Round the Square

LEEKS & BIRDS: “I just wanted to add a little bit more to the spring fever,” Gordon Sherk called to tell us on Monday. “Me and David Anderson went out...

RECYCLING: Justin Lund, recycling director in McKean County, passed along more recycling information after seeing us question how to dispose of NiCD b...

RING: Denny Hostutler captured this beautiful view on Sunday night. He writes, “I took these pictures a little bit ago at (8:30 p.m.) and took my GoPr...

SPRING: We had a bit of happy news on Friday. The weather this week may have been chaotic, but it seems nature’s meteorologists think spring is here. ...

FEBRUARY 23: Today is the anniversary of two different World War II-related events, as Lewis Run resident Clayton Vecellio wrote to remind us. Feb. 23...

PLANTING: “I can’t believe it,” Ormsby resident said Tuesday evening. “It must be an early spring.” He called with news about how his yard has changed...

SHELTER: On Tuesday, March 12, 1968, the McKean County SPCA shelter was still only an idea. That edition of The Era reported on a presentation the day...

HOMETOWN: A recent proclamation by Bradford City Mayor Tom Riel thrilled one native son. At last week’s city council meeting, Tom announced Feb. 15 wo...

SCAMS: People are always finding new ways to scam you. With tax season underway, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is warning residents of IR...

MR. ROGERS: Fifty years ago today the show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” made its debut on television. Now, 50 years later, Fred Rogers’ legacy of hea...

FALCONS: The 18th courtship season for the Harrisburg falcons began just in time for the Valentine’s Day holiday. The Pennsylvania Department of Envir...

BATTERIES: Fran Rovito wrote with a question for our readers. “Over the past couple of years I have accumulated quite a collection of NiCd type of bat...

LOVE: Many will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, a day for romance, with their loved one in spirit rather than in person. One is local poet, Frances Wo...

WINTER: “This is a crazy winter,” writes Pat Franco. Sir, we agree! “It reminds me of 60 years ago when I was in the Army at Fort Benning, Ga. It was ...

ABE: Feb. 12 is a big day in Abraham Lincoln history, according to the Associated Press, which reported that on this day: • On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham ...

STORM: On Jan. 31, 1977, McKean County was still largely shut down from a massive cold spell and snowstorm. Bradford was mentioned on national televis...

MORE : Pennsylvania’s problems began even before the Blizzard of ’77. An arctic blast of cold preceded the storm, which wreaked havoc on the natural g...

WINTER: The anniversary passed us by last week, but in light of the current snowfall, we were reminded to take a look back at Jan. 29, 1977 — the bliz...

BIRD COUNT: A simple joy can be had from the placement of a bird feeder outside a window. If you agree, perhaps you’d enjoy lending your observation s...

GARDEN: Look out the window. In just a couple short months that snow will be melting and those bare trees will begin showing signs of new life. An art...