Visitors Bureau Outreach to Planners Brings Tourism Business to Region
By Rick Hiduk Morgan Christopher (standing) speaks to Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau members at a marketing workshop about how to accommodate tour operators and meeting planners when they come to their business. The Endless Mountain Visitors Bureau (EMVB) has made outstanding progress in the past year in not only putting the four-county (Bradford,Continue Reading
C.O.G.E.N.T. Offers Registration Information for First Responder Pipeline Emergency Training
(Mehoopany) – Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (COGENT) is pleased to announce a $50,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for pipeline emergencies training. These funds will be used for training first responders in Bradford, Sullivan,Continue Reading
Susquehanna County’s Inaugural ‘Ag Day’ Draws Large Crowds
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Susquehanna County Dairy Princess and Elk Lake High School junior Merecedes Spickerman (left) and PA State Dairy Princess Lu-Anne Antisdel from West Warren, Bradford County, were among the dairy royalty who offered milk, cheese, and ice cream to guests at the newly combined AgContinue Reading
Towanda Students Visit Harrisburg
Approximately 40 students from Towanda Area High School, as well as teachers and some parents, paid a visit to the state capitol in Harrisburg today, where they met up with Sen. Gene Yaw. The senator noted in a Facebook post that he looks forward to “seeing many of the sameContinue Reading
Commissioners Address Colon Cancer, Mental Health, and Nicholson Rail Station
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The Wyoming County Commissioners chambers at the courthouse in Tunkhannock were filled on March 11, as representatives from Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services (MH/DS), several elected officials, and clients served by the agency joined the regular meeting of the commissioners for aContinue Reading
Prison Population Holding Steady – For Now
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk (March 13 update: After Wednesday’s sentencings, which included a 10-month to four-year mandate for Robin Gorton-Parrish for embezzling more than $34,000 from the Noxen Fire Company, prison population in Wyoming County stood at 70 inmates. The decision by Judge Shurtleft concerning Gorton-Parrish did not affectContinue Reading
Royalty Legislation Subject of Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Meeting
(Harrisburg) – Legislation sponsored by Reps. Garth Everett (Lycoming), Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), Sandra Major (Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) and Matt Baker (Tioga/Bradford) to clarify minimum royalty payments in state law was the subject of a meeting of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Tuesday in Harrisburg. House Bill 1684 would directly respond toContinue Reading
Top Alternative Hits – March 2014
Young The Giant (above) is at #1. The rest of the chart can be found below. By Rick Hiduk I’ve been a big fan of Alternative music since the week I started college in 1980 and made the school’s radio station my second home. Previous to being a DJ onContinue Reading
Rick’s Report: Who’s Ready to Spring Forward?!
When I wrote “Preempt the Winter Blues” back in November 2013, I nor anyone else could have imagined the harsh winter that lie ahead. http://endlessmtnlifestyles.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/ricks-report-preempt-the-winter-blues/ In it, I offered three key suggestions to stave off the harbingers of winter depression: stay warm, make your own brightness, and don’t let theContinue Reading
Heating System at Prison Has a Bad Day
By Rick Hiduk The furnace at the Wyoming County Prison in Tunkhannock shut down on Feb. 24 in the midst of the cold snap that has held sway in the Endless Mountains since January. Warden Ken Repsher said that the culprit was a combination of a bad gasket and snow andContinue Reading

