Canton Library Plans Summer Programs
Librarian Cathy Golder (top, left) and board members Mary Campbell (center) and Dona Beers hosted a public meeting of the Bradford County Commissioners on May 11. The library in Canton was built in 1913. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The Green Free Library in Canton is a busy place,Continue Reading
New Camp Directors Reach Out to Community
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce members enjoy lunch (top) in the dining room, and look up at the rock climbing wall (above) at Camp Kelly during a tour of the facilities on May 10. The new managers of the campgrounds are hoping to attract support from Wyoming County for family andContinue Reading
Rally Shows Support for Replacement of Canton Bridge
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk More than 50 local residents (top) gathered on Pratts Mill Road just east of Canton on Thursday morning. They represented another 100 people they say want the concrete and steel span that crossed Towanda Creek there from 1910 until a about three weeks agoContinue Reading
Weather Window: Warm-up After Damp Weekend?
Photo by Rick Hiduk A general brightness over Tunkhannock and Wyoming County as seen from Lemon Township was appreciable today but didn’t quite translate into the midweek warm-up that was predicted. After a week of below average temperatures, residents of the Endless Mountains are more than ready for legitimateContinue Reading
Engineering Contract Awarded for Public Safety Center
Bradford County Commissioners Ed Bustin (top, left) and Doug McLinko (right) depart the Green Free Library in Canton, where today’s public meeting of the commissioners was held. Above, McLinko, Bustin and Commissioner Daryl Miller (center) thank library board member Mary Campbell (not pictured) for the hospitality of her and theContinue Reading
NO PADDLING FOR STUDENTS, BUT CAMPING WILL GO ON
Due to unsafe river conditions and a forecast of more inclement weather this weekend, the “Student Heritage Sojourn” coordinated by the Endless Mountains Heritage Alliance for May 12 to 14 has been modified. The public launch and media event planned for the kayakers on Friday morning has been postponed, but theContinue Reading
Weather Consolidates Renewed Festival at Vosburg Neck
Families mingle on the grounds of the Vosburg Neck Festival and Pow Wow (top) on Saturday afternoon where, even when it was raining, there was something to do. (Above, from left) Jason and Haiden Helvig of Lawton and Claire Custred and Lisa Bangs of Freeland make fiber wall hangings fromContinue Reading
Wyoming County Democrats Gather Primary Support
Key speakers, candidates, and Wyoming County Democratic Committee members attending a breakfast meeting in Factoryville on May 6 included (front, from left) Colleen Eagen Gerrity, Norm Ball, Tammy Balewski, (back) David Plummer, Barbara Grimaud, Jeff Mitchell, Abe Kukuchka, Norm White, and Alan Howe. Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk ApproximatelyContinue Reading
Day of Prayer Observed at Towanda
Adults and children bow their heads in prayer in front of the Bradford County Courthouse in Towanda on May 4 (top). Participants included students from St. Agnes Elementary School (above) and North Rome Christian School (below). Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Students from two religion-based schools in Bradford CountyContinue Reading
Weather Window: Cool and Damp Weather Ahead
Photos by Rick Hiduk Skies were overcast, and temperatures were below normal in Laceyville (Wyoming County) this morning. Not much change is expected in the Endless Mountains over the next week. Heavy rain that nobody needs is in the offing over the next 24 to 36 hours. Temperatures will fluctuateContinue Reading