BIG BEE: Skip Riekofsky stopped by recently with a very large
bee in a jar. He called it a “super bee,” and he found it inside
his house in Kushequa.

Although it was suggested we put the creature next to a dime to
show its size, we opened the jar for a moment — thinking about
getting a photograph — and were almost knocked over by the scent.
Suffice it to say, it’s a very large bee which is now going into
the trash can.

HORSE SENSE: Cheryl Thomas of Duke Center passes along some
information that makes perfect “horse” sense to us about road rules
for motorists passing an equestrian on the highway.

“SLOW down, turn the music down and give the equestrians a wide
berth,” she writes. “A 1,000-plus pound horse coming into your
vehicle will probably kill you, the rider and the horse.”

She also refers to a pamphlet she got with her ATV registration
from the state advising motorists what to do when approaching a
horse on a trail.

“Approach slowly, pull over (on the downhill side if possible)
and turn off the engine. Slowly remove your helmet and talk in a
normal, calm voice. This allows the horse and/or other animals to
recognize you. Ask the lead horse rider what you should do or how
you can assist. Avoid sudden movements.  Wait until horses have
long passed and then quietly continue on your ride.”

“Please think of your safety as well as the safety of the horse
and rider,” Cheryl adds.

“ARCHITECTURE: Preliminary plans for the first building to be
erected on the new Pitt-Bradford campus indicated that the
architectural style will not be ‘modernistic’ but rather a
dignified traditional, modified Georgian design.”

So said Round the Square on Jan. 7, 1969. That particular day’s
edition was left on our desk as a keepsake from the big news event
of that day — “Seventeen survive, 11 perish as Allegheny airlines
plane crashes on golf course near Marshburg.”

The juxtaposition of Round the Square and the horrific news —
which filled the remainder of the front page — seems odd.