Fall Festival & Pumpkintown Return to Old Mill Village
Submitted Article The ever-popular Pumpkin People will be out and about the Old Mill Village grounds to welcome all guests who arrive for the annual Fall Festival & Pumpkintown event on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, from noon until 5 pm. These beloved Pumpkintown friends – cleverly costumed,Continue Reading
Visitors Bureau to Sponsor Social Media Advertising Workshop
The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau is hosting the “How to build social engagement and relationships with social media ads” workshop with Sarah Benoit from JB Media on Tuesday, Oct. 1. This four-hour training session and interactive workshop, conducted at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock from 10 am to 2:30 pm,Continue Reading
Conservation District to Sponsor ‘Easy’ Gardening Class
Submitted Article A garden that requires no work (well, very little anyway). Imagine no rock picking, no watering, no weeding, no tilling. Sound like a fantasy? It’s not. It is actually very easy to do and you don’t need to have anything to start except the willingness to try somethingContinue Reading
Clarification Offered on Jail Feasibility Study – WyCo Prison Population Steady
Participants in the September meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise from lower left) commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky; deputy chief clerk Georgette Smith, sheriff Ned Sherman, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, judge Russell Shurtleff, public defender Tim Michaels and county solicitor PaulContinue Reading
Heritage Region Plans Annual Meeting at Black Walnut
The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) will hold its annual business meeting and presentation on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Black Walnut American Legion Post 510 in Laceyville, Wyoming County. The event, which will include an overview of Partnership Grant projects and a discussion about the Route 6 Facade Program,Continue Reading
Ric Ocasek and The Cars Led Rock’s New Wave into the MTV Era
Memories and Chart Synopsis by Rick Hiduk The rock band The Cars came along at a time when “disco backlash” was reaching its zenith. In addition to their outward appearance, which was everything that disco wasn’t, they rocked hard without a syncopated rhythm. That’s not to say that they didn’tContinue Reading
Country Music Celebrates Area Hotel Manager
Submitted Article In celebration of and in conjunction with Ken Burns’ Country Music Documentary, which premiered on PBS nationwide on Sept. 15, VIA Public Media and Froggy 101 FM recently conducted a Country Music Singer-Songwriter Contest. This week, they announced Gary Carl Kaschak, Executive Director of The Multi Award WinningContinue Reading
NTIEC’s Fall ‘Hospital Internship Program’ to Resume
Participants in last year’s NTIEC Hospital Internship Program at Tyler Memorial Hospital included (top, front, from left) Tunkhannock High School students Gabbie Bodine, Lily Fetterman and Madison Driscole; Katie Meeh from Wyalusing Valley High School; Makayla Davis from Elk Lake High School; Dawcin Jones from Wyalusing; (back) Bridget Wood, MadisonContinue Reading
Summer Temps Winding Down as Fall Approaches
The sunsets are taking on a new look over Cherry Township in Sullivan County, and the morning dew is getting heavier. Photos by Karen Black and weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk Despite an unseasonably cool Friday, the long term forecast hints at above average temperatures over the next week, followedContinue Reading
NTIEC Partners with Progressive Dental to Bring Career Awareness to Students
Submitted Article The Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium (NTIEC) is pleased to announce they are partnering with Progressive Dental to offer a dental internship program to local high school students interested in the field of dentistry. “With dental offices in five communities (Montrose, PA; Binghamton, Endwell, Kirkwood and Norwich,Continue Reading