Blue Ridge Elementary School sixth grader Chris Kowalewski (top) garnered a seventh place ribbon for his Duroc named Mater. He also had an opportunity to show off his mullet in a separate contest. Sawyer Herbert (above), a member of the Born to Show 4-H Club, placed third with a DurocContinue Reading
Lillian Broschart (top, left) listens to instructions from the judge of the Youth Poultry Division at the PA Farm Show in Harrisburg. Lillian (above) holds her favorite rooster, Smoke, and the second-place ribbon she won telling the judge everything about the peculiar mixed-breed bird. Story by Rick Hiduk / PhotosContinue Reading
Northeast Bradford FFA members (from left) Brooke Calkins and Anna Towner were greeted at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan. 8 by Kay and Daryl Miller. The landscape display they designed was inspired by Shores Sisters Farm Market in Wysox, where the girls enjoy shopping. Kay Miller is the motherContinue Reading
The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) will conduct a public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18 to share information about the organization’s pursuit of National Heritage Area (NHA) designation. The meeting will be conducted by representatives of Point Heritage Development Consultants (PointHDC) at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, starting at 5Continue Reading
The Tim Shelton Syndicate has ties to southwestern Pennsylvania and is one of several new acts that will be featured at the 2024 NEPA Bluegrass Festival from May 30 to June 2 at Lazy Brook Park in Tunkhannock. Early bird tickets are on sale now at NepaBluegrass.com. The 17th annualContinue Reading
Displaying some of the toys brought into Unwind Café & Market in Tunkhannock in December are (from left) Coterra’s Bonnie Morrison, Candy Garrison of GasSearch Drilling Services, and Debbie Tierney from Lake Carey. The toys were collected through Dec. 13, then sorted and wrapped at Susquehanna County Interfaith and distributedContinue Reading
Auburn Township supervisors (from left) Gilbert Oakes, Dan Strohl, full-time employee Eric Burgess, and supervisor Dan Trivett prepare to give away fresh Christmas hams to township residents on December 19. By Rick Hiduk (originally published in the Susquehanna County Independent) The Auburn Township supervisors have a long history of lookingContinue Reading
Children’s Service Center associates (above, from right) Kristin Tewksbury, Alicia Gantz, Nicole Huyck, Chyann Phillips, Phoebe Quintero, Mary Valburg and Mike Hopkins thank Tammy Bonnie of Williams (far left) for the company’s generous support of CSC’s annual Giving Tree initiative. For a ninth consecutive year, employees of Williams Companies participatedContinue Reading
Members of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) met at the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency in Towanda on Dec 6. Others, including representatives of Point Heritage Development Consultants (PointHDC), participated via Zoom. Utilizing funding from the state, the EMHR hired PointHDC to perform a feasibility study that will determineContinue Reading
Burke Center staff (above, from left) Jessica Burke, Kim Rosencrans, Joanne Price, Lori Bennett, Dylan Sebring, and Lisa Tinna accept a check in the amount of $15,000 from AllOne Foundation & Charities CEO John Cosgrove to help fund the facility’s “Access Approved” program. The Burke Center in Tunkhannock received aContinue Reading