Wyoming County Marks Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk More than a dozen Wyoming County residents (top) who have benefited from services facilitated by Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services gathered at the Wyoming County Courthouse in Tunkhannock on Tuesday as the County Commissioners (above) proudly read a proclamation declaring March 2015Continue Reading
Flags Lowered in Bradford County
The Bradford County Commissioners ordered all flags at county buildings to half-staff on March 10 in honor of Tom Fairchild, who passed away on March 5 at the age of 92. The commissioners honored Fairchild as a veteran and POW, as well as for his service to county. Fairchild served eightContinue Reading
Williams Seeks Re-Election in Wyoming County
Democratic Wyoming County Commissioner Ron Williams (above) announced last week that he is seeking another term on the three-member board of commissioners (top). Wyoming Commissioner Ron Williams will run to retain the seat that he won to in 2011 in the May 19 primary elections. The sole Democrat on theContinue Reading
Maple Weekend Planned in Bradford and Susquehanna Counties
John Mann (above) of Bradley-Mann Maple Syrup near Mosherville in northwestern Bradford County provides participants of last year’s Maple Weekend a tour of his facilities. The site is one of eight that the public is invited to visit for Maple Weekend, March 21 and 22. Mann is shown below boilingContinue Reading
United Way and Community Foundation Partner for Workshop
The United Way of Bradford County and Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers hosted a “Fundraising Pitfalls and Legalities” training workshop for nonprofit organizations from around Bradford County and surrounding areas. Panel members included (top, from left) Susan Storch, Jason Krise, and Mark Gannon, and (above) Brooks Eldredge-Martin, David Jarrett, and Evan WilliamsContinue Reading
Visitors Bureau Releases 2015 Tourism Guide
A photo of a sunrise in Susquehanna County taken by Bill Maile Jr. (top) was one of last year’s photo contest conducted by the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau and adorns the front of the tourism agency’s new brochure. Additional photos in the publication include an award-winning photo by Brandi StullContinue Reading
Targeted Use of Various Resources Key to Bradford County’s Success, Say Commissioners
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Bradford County Commissioners (from left) Doug McLinko, Mark Smith, and Daryl Miller conducted their final public meeting together on Feb. 26. Smith has accepted an appointment as a personal assistant to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and will resign as Bradford County Commissioner on MarchContinue Reading
Science Backs Effectiveness of Drug Abuse Prevention Over Treatment
Partners in Family and community Development Director Joyce Kerrick (top, standing, right) welcomes members of the Communities That Care coalition to a breakfast meeting held on Feb. 18 at the American Legion Post in Towanda. Key speaker at the meeting was Phyllis Law (above) of State College-based EPISCenter. Communities ThatContinue Reading
Lunar Landscape? Nope. Just a Very Cold River
Photos by Rick Hiduk The ice on the Susquehanna River at Tunkhannock keeps getting thicker as temperatures remain below freezing both day and night, taking on the appearance of the surface of the Moon, especially in the top photo. Fluctuating water levels in early January allowed ice to push upContinue Reading
Americana (Folk/Bluegrass/Blues/Country) Overview February 2015
Compiled by Rick Hiduk Robert Earl Keen (top) holds down three position in the top 10 of the quarterly Americana chart, each from Keen’s “Happy Prisoner – The Bluegrass Sessions” album, which features several other well-known Americana artists, like Lyle Lovett (above) and Natalie Maines. Bluegrass artists make an impressive showingContinue Reading