Top ROCK & ALTERNATIVE Hits of 2015
Compiled by Rick Hiduk While groups like Milky Chance (above) and Modest Mouse may have held the top spot on the Alternative Rock charts for more weeks with individual tracks, no alternative or rock act had as many successful entries in 2015 than Twenty One Pilots (top). If there was anyContinue Reading
TOP MODERN COUNTRY SONGS of 2015
Compilation by Rick Hiduk Chris Jansen (above) wasn’t asking for too much – was he? – with his tongue-in-cheek hit “Buy Me a Boat,” while Little Big Town’s intriguing “Girl Crush” tugged at people’s ears and sensibilities. We have to call it what it is. Modern Country bares little resemblanceContinue Reading
Top Pop and Dance Hits of 2015
Compilation by Rick Hiduk “Shut up and Dance” by Walk the Moon (above) was the inescapable dance floor filler of the year, while the folky “Renegades” by X Ambassadors (top) proved to be an excellent bridge song for DJs to mix from country to pop in bars. Pop rock songs withContinue Reading
Heritage Region Visits ‘Oldest House,’ Unveils 2016 Agenda
The Oldest House board member Deborah Courville (top, left) shows Endless Mountains Heritage Region board members the view of the Susquehanna River from what would have been the front of the house during the canal era, while Debbie Stevens (above, left) shows (from right) Sullivan County Commissioner Wylie Norton, EMHRContinue Reading
New Marquee Lighting Dedicated at Dietrich Theater
(submitted article) Have you noticed the new lighting of the marquee at the historic Dietrich Theater? When the Dietrich Theater opened in the last century in 1937 its marquee was appropriately lit with the lighting of the time, neon lighting, to blend with its art deco architecture. Today it isContinue Reading
BradCo Commish Applauds Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Chesapeake
Bradford County Commissioners, including Ed Bustin (above) have been battling the PA Legislature for more than three years to take action against natural gas companies for cheating property owners out of a large portion of the royalties due to them. They finally managed to catch the attention of the AttorneyContinue Reading
South Creek Lions Plan Breakfast and Recycling
The South Creek Lions Club on Route 14 in Gillett will hold a country-style breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 10 from 7 to 10:30 am. The menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, toast and sausage gravy, home fries and beverages. Cost is $8 per meal. The South Creek Lions ClubContinue Reading
Dushore Gallery to Wrap up Year With Holiday Sale
Urania Bogart (top) of High Mountain Coffee and Krystal Guglieme (above) of Mad Mallard Farms are among numerous vendors who will participate in a holiday show at Studio K Galleria in Dushore as the studio wraps up 2015. Studio K Galleria will end 2015 with a Holiday Buy Local Show,Continue Reading
Sassafras and Blogg Catalysts for Change in Tunkhannock
Photos and Commentary by Rick Hiduk Members of Sassafras (top, from right) Jillian Hannigan, Jessica Illuzzi, and Channing Lynn were joined during several songs at a recent gig at The Blogg in Tunkhannock by guest performer Merl Johnson from Virginia. The corner in which the band played will soon becomeContinue Reading
Wyoming County Players to Present Christmas Drama
The Wyoming County Players will present their annual musical, The Christmas Schooner, at the Waverly Community House, 114 N. Abington Road, on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19. The 2014 cast included (seated, from left) Giuliana MacDonald Scotti, Gary Sands, George Sobeck, Amelia Comly, Katherine Curry, Bella MacDonald Scotti,Continue Reading