Let’s Talk About ‘Suicide Prevention Awareness Month’
Jessica Ives, MSW, LSW, is the director of Case Management and Community Programs at Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Submitted Opinion Piece Most people do not broach the sensitive subject in an open setting. Rather, friends, family members and acquaintances address the portentous question aside from the public domainContinue Reading
Spotlight Shines on Ag Producers for Farm Bureau Tour
SCFB environmental coordinator John Benscoter (top, far right) fields questions from tourgoers about the “paint-tray” manure storage facility he helped design. Above, Renee LaRue (above, left) and daughter Peyton were among those working behind the counter at LaRue’s Farm Market on Aug. 24. Story and photos by Rick Hiduk (Originally published inContinue Reading
Slow Down for School Buses
Submitted Article With students returning to class, school buses are or soon will be back on the roads. Motorists, parents and children are encouraged to refresh their memories about how to share the road safely. Pennsylvania law requires motorists stop at least 10 feet away from school buses when theirContinue Reading
Endless Mountains Ag Producers’ Weather Woes
Submitted Article The latter half of August is upon us. This growing season brought its own unique challenges. During the early part of May temperatures reached the upper 80s with plenty of dry days. It was noted across the region that exceptional first cutting dry hay was made. Soil temperaturesContinue Reading
Summer Career Experience Sparks Interest in Natural Gas Among Students
Paul Creneti (tope, left) of Earth Engineering explains the compaction process for soil during construction using a nuclear density gauge to participants of the recent Oilfield Career Experience summer program conducted by NTIEC. Above, Carrie Claypool of Sayre examines shale samples through a microscope during. As part of the ongoingContinue Reading
Lackawanna College School of Natural Gas Taking Registrations
Classrooms and labs are nearing completion at the new Tunkhannock Center of Lackawanna College, where Fall Semester classes will begin on Aug. 30. Hundreds of people toured the facility on Aug. 5 prior to and after a ribbon cutting ceremony involving elected officials and leaders in the energy industries. ItContinue Reading
Williams Employees put in ‘Day of Caring’ at Wyoming County Fairgrounds
Williams employees (top, from left) Melissa Iddings, Tammy Bonnice and Amanda Armanini pull weeds from flower beds at the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on the company’s Day of Caring. There’s a lot to do every summer in preparation for the Wyoming County Fair. On Aug. 9, about 45 employees from WilliamsContinue Reading
Say ‘Goodbye’ to Excessive Heat
Heat and humidity were building rapidly over western Wyoming County as seen this afternoon from Ol’ Mother Cluckers Farm north of Meshoppen. Photos and weather synopsis by Rick Hiduk The longest stretch yet this summer of 90 degree or higher temperatures will come to an end this evening as thunderstormsContinue Reading
More Public Input and Man Hours Needed to Bring Seneca Trail Park to Fruition
Volunteer Danny Coolbaugh (top) moves what remains of dead ash trees in Seneca Trail Park that were cut down for safety reasons. Above, Eaton Township supervisor Paul Rowker (left) symbolically gives one dollar for a one-year lease on the park to Wyoming County commissioner Tom Henry. It’s hard to driveContinue Reading
Thunderstorms Evoke Concerns But Little Relief
By Rick Hiduk (exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) Posting on Weather.com Above) indicated that heavy thunderstorms might develop over Bradford and western Wyoming counties between 2 and 3 pm. Bradford County’s ‘Weather Wizard’ Wayne Venderpool agreed. The storms picked up speed very quickly and tore through a swatch of the middleContinue Reading