Submitted Article Many listeners of WPEL radio feel as if they know Susquehanna County Penn State Extension Master Gardener Catherine Hynes personally. Catherine has been doing a weekly radio program on gardening related topics for 18 years. Thousands tune in weekly and often call the Penn State Extension office inContinue Reading
Submitted Article Looking for a wonderful educational opportunity for your children (ages 8-13) beginning on May 7? The Penn State Junior Master Gardener program offers children the opportunity to learn about the many aspects of horticulture. They will receive basic instruction in botany, insects, berries, trees, soils, vegetables, flowers, fruitsContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) A series of meetings geared to dairy producers will also provide an opportunity for them to meet the region’s new Penn State Extension dairy educator, Michal Lunak, who started with the agency this past summer. From 11 am to 2Continue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna County Independent) SarahRae Sisson (top, left) started work last week at the Penn State Extension office in Montrose as the new 4-H educator for Susquehanna County, after serving in the same position for just less than a year in Wyoming County. InContinue Reading
Jodilyn Coleman, a resident of Bradford County, recently began her position as a Nutrition Education Adviser for the Penn State Nutrition Links program. Nutrition Links is one of many programs that Penn State offers to the residents of Bradford and Sullivan counties. Penn State Extension’s Nutrition Links program offersContinue Reading
submitted article Have you ever thought of running for local elected office? Pennsylvania’s system of local government puts many decisions about land use, economic development, local roads and our children’s education in the hands of township supervisors, borough and city council members, and school district directors. Penn State Extension isContinue Reading
Submitted Article Penn State Extension of Wyoming County appointed a new Business and Community Vitality Extension Educator in May of this year. Linda Falcone (above) will be chairing the 30th Annual Susquehanna County Ag Day event slated for Friday, March 1, 2019. Ag Day will be held at Elk LakeContinue Reading
Submitted Article Mark your calendars! The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Bradford and Sullivan Counties will begin their free Public Class series on Tuesday, May 15, 6:15 pm at the Penn State Extension Office, 200 Main St., Suite 3 in Towanda. The topic for May will be “Gardening in Containers” and willContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Penn State Extension will host a Pond & Lake Management Workshop at Camp Brulé, located at 2559 North Street, Forksville on Friday, May 11, at 5:00 p.m. Join Peter Wolfhurst, Penn State Extension Educator for presentations on timely pond and lake issues in Northeast PA. Homeowners and commercial property managersContinue Reading
Chancellor Dale Jones and Jane Ashton, Director of Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education, are pleased to announce the addition of Donna Yale (above) to the Continuing Education staff at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Northern Tier Center in Towanda (top). In her role as an Education Program Associate, Donna will beContinue Reading