BCRAC Announces 8th Annual Endless Mountains Film Festival
The Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC) announces the eighth Endless Mountains Digital Film Festival. Filmmakers of all ages are invited to submit short digital films to the arts council by Friday, July 26 at 4 pm. Winning submissions will be screened at the Keystone Theatre in Towanda on Monday, Aug.Continue Reading
NEPA Rail-Trail Council Plans 25th Anniversary
submitted story The Rail-Trail Council of NEPA will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a day full of activities including “Art on the Trail” – a celebration of local art and crafts – on Saturday, June 25. The public is invited to participate in a series of trail events, kickingContinue Reading
EMHR Board Enjoys Tour of Baldwin House
Sullivan County Museum volunteer and EMHR board member Melanie Norton (above, left) gives a tour of the Baldwin House in Laporte to (continuing from left) Hilliary Robinson, EMHR project manager; Alice Deutsch, board president; and Marion Sweet, Wyoming County board member. Board members also toured the home’s Victorian flower gardensContinue Reading
Pickett Pleased with News of Natural Gas Refinery in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Pickett was pleased with the news that Shell Chemical Appalachia will build a petrochemical refinery and complex in western Pennsylvania, thereby increasing demand for Pennsylvania-produced natural gas. “As part of the plastic manufacturing process, this type of plant will need huge amounts of natural gas toContinue Reading
Sixth Graders Enjoy Tunkhannock Walking Tour
Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour guide Rich Jones (top) explains the origins of the Wyoming County Courthouse to Tunkhannock sixth-graders, as project coordinator and guide Rick Hiduk (above) speaks of the history of the Gravel Hill Cemetery on Susquehanna Avenue. Photos by Erica Rogler Approximately 170 sixth graders of Tunkhannock AreaContinue Reading
Master Gardeners of Bradford County are Abuzz About Bees
Submitted Article Busy bee Master Gardeners of the Penn State Cooperative Extension will host a free public class at the Towanda Demonstration Garden on Fourth Street and College Avenue at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, June 21. Topics will include “Pollinator Monitoring” and “Non-Honey Products” Did you know pollinators are responsible for oneContinue Reading
Sojourners to Mark ‘River of the Year’ with Tunkhannock Stop
Endless Mountains Heritage Region Executive Director Annette Schultz (above) will present Tunkhannock Mayor Norm Ball and other public officials with ‘2016 River of the Year’ poster and proclamation of June as Pennsylvania Rivers Month. The media event will take place at Tunkhannock’s River Side Park on Tuesday, June 14. TheContinue Reading
Students to Participate in Walking Tour Next Tuesday
The Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour Committee has announced that Tunkhannock Area Middle School sixth-graders will participate in a modified version of the Walking Tour on Tuesday morning, May 31. Project coordinator Rick Hiduk has been working with sixth-grade teacher Sarah Slocum Ergot to arrange for approximately 170 students to walkContinue Reading
Bluegrass Festival Family Includes Variety of Vendors
Returning vendors Jake and Katy Feather (top) of Color Me Crazy and Janelle LaValle (above) of Liberty Sisters Soap Company will be selling tie-dye clothing and accessories and products made from goats milk, respectively, at the NEPA Bluegrass Festival from June 2 to 5. The shopping selections don’t stop there! FolksContinue Reading
Contest Focuses on Sullivan County Museums & Conservation District
Submitted Story Have you ever been on a scavenger hunt? Well, now’s your chance – sort of. The Sullivan County Historical Society is going to have what we’re calling a History Quest 2016. This will be done along with the Sullivan County Conservation District this summer. And it is hopedContinue Reading









