Water Witching – It’s Not Just for Halloween
With flags and bent wire in hand, John Benscoter strides into a field in Auburn Township (top) to locate spring seeps and mark their flow lines so they can be trenched and channeled into a culvert. Above, heavy equipment moves in behind Benscoter to dig trenches that will funnel excessContinue Reading
Sizable Grant Puts Nicholson Housing Project Back on Track
Participants in a brief meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board prior to the regular public meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners on Oct. 26 included (clockwise from left) solicitor Paul Litwin; commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King; chief clerk Bill Gaylord; district attorney Jeff Mitchell; sheriff BobContinue Reading
Warm-Up Will Be Brief
Temperatures were soaring into the 60s on their way to the low 70s on Wednesday morning along Beechwood and White Pond roads in Auburn Township, but the midweek warm-up will not last past Thursday. Photos and weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk A few days near or above 70 degrees caughtContinue Reading
OSO Wash Keeps Trucks and Tanks Safe and Legal
Ready to serve you in the OSO Wash retail center are (above, from left) Matt Austin, Dale Kitchenefsky, and Cindy Farr. Keeping trucks clean in the natural gas industry is more than a matter of maintenance. It is an absolute necessity. That’s why so many contractors have come to relyContinue Reading
Refinancing Will Provide County With Funds for Other Needs
At their Oct. 12 public meeting, Wyoming County commissioners (above, seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King acknowledged area business women by proclaiming Oct. 17 to 23 National Women’s Week. Tunkhannock Business & Professional Women representatives included (back, from left) Mary Tempest, Elaine Walker and Erica Rogler.Continue Reading
Counseling Center Embraces and Employs Art Therapy
Story by Rick Hiduk / Photos from IAM Center (Originally published in the North Branch Arts Trail Magazine) Since the early 1980s, Jack Walters and Fred Strugatz have been offering counseling services at the IAM Center for Creative Healing, just outside of New Albany in Bradford County. On 90 ruralContinue Reading
Master Gardener Premium Poinsettia & Christmas Wreath Fundraiser
Submitted Article It’s hard to think of a beautiful winter landscape and the joys of Christmas right now, but why not? The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners in Susquehanna, Tioga and Bradford will be holding their annual premium wreath and poinsettia fundraiser. The deadline to order for each county isContinue Reading
Silks and Sunshine Combine for Unique Art Project
Story by Rick Hiduk / Images by Studio K Atelier (Originally published in the North Branch Arts Trail Fall Magazine) Dushore area artist Karen Black, owner of Studio K Atelier, has been getting people outside on nice days this past year to take part in a new project called SilksContinue Reading
EMHR Grant Recipients Share Progress at Annual Meeting
Wyoming County residents have been watching local artist Bob Lizza install a new mural on the north face of the Dietrich Theater building (above) in Tunkhannock that will look like this when it is completed. The Riverside Cemetery Association in Towanda is making progress on turning the oldest public burialContinue Reading
Williams Supports United Way With Successful Golf Tournament
Latitude Land & Regulatory team members participating in Williams’ Golf Tournament included (top, from left) Dane Smith, Zach Root, Keith Comeno, and Trevor Hodge. Above, Williams employees (kneeling, from left) Carlene Starkey, Kim Crown, (standing) Alicia Polzella, Sue Connor, Nick Lee, and Amanda VanTyle sold raffle tickets for a varietyContinue Reading