Visitors Bureau Works Hard to Promote Bradford County, Director Asserts
Photo of Asylum Township, Bradford County, and Story by Rick Hiduk Since 1962, the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau has promoted sites like French Azilum in Bradford County among residents of its four-county region and beyond. The origins of the term describing the rolling glacier-carved cliffs and hilltops, deep valleys, andContinue Reading
‘Frozen’ River Not to Be Trusted
Photo by Rick Hiduk It has been years since the landscape around Susquehanna River bridge at Tunkhannock has appeared this wintry. The river looks to be frozen solid but is in fact simply jammed with ice that flowed to this point during last week’s brief thaw and got stuck. HeavyContinue Reading
Nearly a Lifetime of Beatles Memories
By Rick Hiduk Almost as soon as I began spending my allowance and newspaper delivery money on yard sale records, I learned to look for 45s with the yellow/orange yin-yang logo of 1960s Capitol records and the green apple of Apple Records that bore most of the Beatles’ later hits.Continue Reading
Mark Smith Names Campaign Consultant Team
TOWANDA—Bradford County Commissioner Mark Smith named his consultant team for his Lieutenant Governor’s campaign on Monday. “My consultant team brings an incredible amount of experience and talent to my campaign for Lieutenant Governor,” said Smith, a second term County Commissioner. Andrew Eldredge-Martin, Smith’s general consultant, is the Senior Media DirectorContinue Reading
Public Hearing Participants Protest Piecemeal Solutions – SALDO Amendment Passed
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Betty Booth of Nicholson Township was one of several citizens at a public hearing held at the courthouse in Tunkhannock on Tuesday who encouraged the Wyoming County Commissioners to take a more proactive approach with gas-related issues as the county faces a dramatic increaseContinue Reading
Flood Demo Bids Opened by Commissioners
Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk Wyoming County Commissioners (clockwise from front, left) Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams and Chief Clerk Bill Gaylord prepare to open bids for the demolition of 18 properties damaged during the 2011 floods with (continuing clockwise) Reade Schield and Eric Speicher of CecoContinue Reading
Sun Can’t Penetrate Meshoppen’s Frigid Landscape
Photo by Rick Hiduk The waterfall on Meshoppen Creek, as it flows into the borough of Meshoppen, appeared to be frozen in time this afternoon (Jan. 29). The stream continues to run under the thickening ice, of course, and might rise a bit this weekend with a spate of slightlyContinue Reading
2014 North Branch Paddling Trips Announced – Close the Gaps in Your Quest for the New 444 Club Pin
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk Few activities beat the serenity that a paddle on the Susquehanna River can provide. In just three months, the ice will have cleared from the 444-mile waterway that is part of the National Park System, and paddlers and fishers will once again set inContinue Reading
Veterans Park Construction to Resume in Spring
An artist’s rendition of what the completed Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park in Towanda will look like. The Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park Association (BCVMPA) has announced that construction of the next stage of the park in Towanda will begin as soon as weather permits. A major element of theContinue Reading
Tobacco Possession Now Illegal on Prison Grounds – Courthouse Annex Focus of Renovations
Photos and Story by Rick Hiduk The historic annex of the Bradford County Courthouse actually predates the courthouse itself, which was finished in 1898. On Thursday, the Bradford County Commissioners awarded a contract for the refurbishing of windows in the building. At their regular meeting on Jan. 23, the BradfordContinue Reading