Natural Gas Students Interviewed by Local Companies at Tunkhannock
Robert Berta (top, left) of Jessup was one of several first-year students at the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas interviewed on March 18 by (continuing from left) Tyler Chapman, Jeff Wright, and Ashley Knox of Chesapeake Energy. Above, Susquehanna resident Rachel Rockwell (left) prepares for her interviewContinue Reading
Communications Companies Garner Significant Grants for Broadband
Edited from Submitted Materials Claverack Communications, LLC and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC were awarded state funds on Tuesday to assist with broadband expansion projects in Bradford and Lycoming counties, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw (PA-23rd) and Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna). The funding was made available through the Unserved High-SpeedContinue Reading
Ag Producers Identify and Confront Challenges of Upcoming Growing Season
Hay season at the Empet farm (top) near New Milford and Mike Russell Sr. (above) at Russell Farms near Brackney. By Rick Hiduk (originally published in the Susquehanna County Independent) Most ag producers in the area reported brisk business during the pandemic as people had the time to look closerContinue Reading
Extraordinary Effort Addresses Baby Formula Shortage and Recall
Baby formula purchased by Maternal & Family Health Services through the generous support of Coterra Energy, Women Helping Women, and the Earle and June Wootton fund of the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains will be distributed to families in need in Wyoming and Susquehanna counties. MHFS associates in TunkhannockContinue Reading
Window Opens Soon for EMHR Mini-Grant Applications
The Wyoming County Cultural Center successfully applied for an EMHR Partnership Mini-Grant that covered the cost of a third mural (top) by artist Bob Lizza that was applied to the Bridge Street side of the Dietrich Theater in 2021. Extensive exterior and interior renovations of the LeRoy Heritage Museum buildingContinue Reading
Who Put The Irish in Irish Hill?
Maureen Van Nostrand, a sixth generation Irish Hill resident and descendant of Thomas Guiton painted this bucolic view (top) of the Curley, Conboy and Guiton farms on Irish Hill as they appear from St. John’s Cemetery. She was told that the Irish favored the area because it reminded them ofContinue Reading
Train Station Owners Work Toward Future While Retaining the Past
The former Lehigh Valley Railroad freight station (top) is home to a chiropractor’s office and the Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency. The adjacent baggage car will soon sport an interpretive history mural. The former S&NY Railroad tracks, now owned by Reading & Blue Mountain Northern Railroad parallel Trowbridge & Co. WealthContinue Reading
A Few Turns off Rt 267 in Retta Leads to Back Road Maple
Eric, Sara and Morgan (not pictured) Robinson have opened the doors of their sugar house at 2694 Carter Road in Retta to the public, turning a cherished hobby into an attractive cottage business. Above, Eric tests a batch with a hydrometer to see how close it is to being syrup.Continue Reading
ARP Funds, Inmate Re-Entry Programs, and Adult Day Care Among Meeting Topics
Participants in the March 15 public meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners included (top, from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur and Ernie King, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) The Wyoming County Commissioners announced that theyContinue Reading
Archives Depicting County’s Early Rural History Provoke Mystery
A copy of a photo (top) hanging in the Bradford County Commissioners office of a “Cow Beauty Contest” held on Main Street, Towanda in the first half of the 20th century resurfaced recently on Facebook. Renewed attention to the photo brought to light the huge collection of early farming memorabiliaContinue Reading