Round the Square

SPECIAL GIFT: This poem from Carol is a ‘Round the Square tradition now.  ”’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house ... Not a crea...

MUSIC: 'Tis the season for Christmas music everywhere you go. We all have preferences, but for us, we'd have to say Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Gene Autry...

STORY: Here's the second half of Carole Longo-Harris' story. "I huddled against my car. God bless cell phones! I thought as I dialed with my shaky fin...

CHRISTMAS: Bradford native Carole Longo-Harris sent a story for us to share with an important message for Christmas.  She called it "Christmas in the ...

RANDOM: If you're like us, your heads are spinning, thinking of so many things at once. How much longer until Christmas? Is all the shopping done?  We...

GIFTING: With nearly 90% of older adults preferring to stay in their own homes and “age in place,” according to the National Institute on Aging, thoug...

PRESIDENTIAL: We got a phone call from a reader about our presidential firsts. A Smethport resident told us that President William Howard Taft, the 27...

FIRSTS 3: A year after the introduction of the Model T Ford in 1908, Congress authorized $12,000 so that the 27th president, William Howard Taft, coul...

FIRSTS 2:  Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, was the first sitting U.S. president to ride in an automobile, taking a public ride in a Columbia e...

FIRSTS: With the recent unveiling of this year's Christmas decorations at the White House, we're thinking presidential. We've put together a list of s...

SNOW: We hear it over and over again, but after a while, the importance of snow removal might slip from your thoughts. Keep the fire hydrant clear. Ke...

QUOTES: We all know no one is perfect, but when the man known as the Leader of the Free World makes a gaffe, it's memorable. It hasn't happened to jus...

ODD: We've all heard sayings like "Not my circus, not my monkeys," but have you ever wondered what they say in other countries? That saying, for examp...

NAMES: Isn't Waddle a great name for a penguin? The Lincoln Park Zoo put it up to the public what the name of the cute little baby penguin would be. A...

REMINDERS: We're sure you remember this stuff, but we're going to take a moment to refresh memories. Dress warmly. Wear multiple layers of loose-fitti...

ONLY IN PA: Here's the next part of the Bradford article from Only In Your State.  "Bradford even had one of the first monorails, which feels oddly fu...

ONLY IN PA: Bradford is in the news again. This time, it made the website Only In Your State , which is about trip ideas.  Author Jacki Mick says a vi...

OBSOLETE: Remember the show “Duck Dynasty”? Phil Robertson said once on that show, "I'm a low-tech man in a high-tech world." Looking at the list of t...

GIFTS: It's time to think about shopping for those on your Christmas list. Lots of disciplined buyers have been shopping all year long, but we have to...

PARADE: This year is the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with 34 giant balloons, 28 floats, 26 performers, 11 marching bands, 32 clown crews and n...