Round the Square

RAIN: The roads can be surprisingly slippery in the summer during bouts of rain — and boy, have we had some rain recently. To avoid accidents, AAA Eas...

EVENTS: Looking for something to do the next couple of weekend? Coming up this Saturday will be the second annual Enchanted Mountains Brew Fest, happe...

WALKING TOUR: Ever wondered about the history behind many of the older buildings in Bradford? The Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau announced ...

DUCK CUISINE: Don’t feed ducks bread. That’s what one reader, a member of the Audubon, called to tell us this week. “It’s quite dangerous to feed duck...

FULL CIRCLE: Shirley Good of Smethport shared this poem about the similarities between the first years of life and the last years of life. “Full Circl...

INFLUENZA: Could bats be a brewing ground for new strains of the flu? That what some researchers at Penn State University are trying to find out. Huma...

GONE FISHIN’: If you’re looking for a pleasant way to spend your Fourth of July outdoors with your family, look no further than Pennsylvania’s own wat...

TIDBITS: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called to talk about fireflies and springs. Last week he let his little dogs out in the yard, and they started to make...

FIREWORKS: Between the thunderous boom of a firework and the way the explosion lights up the night sky, it’s no wonder they signal celebration. And th...

SPEEDWAYS: Bob Kirchner of St. Marys found this article in the June 20 edition of Area Auto Racing News. He passed it along after reading Tuesday’s co...

A RING: Anthony T. Falconi of Lewis Run remembers the park that was mentioned in Tuesday’s column well — and for good reason. He explained, “The other...

ROCK ’N’ ROLL: “Hey Rock fans, if you haven’t been to the Rock Hall in America set your GPS to Cleveland, Rock and Roll Boulevard.” That’s 1100 Rock a...

PARK: We recently asked if readers could tell us anything about a Kennedy Park that was in Bradford. A caller said he remembered a small park with pic...

MEMORIES: Frances Wolfe Haight of Kane shared a couple of memories from her childhood. We laughed out loud when we got to the middle of this first sto...

SAFETY : With the current craze of raising one’s own poultry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a warning reminding peop...

BULL: The third-largest bull elk ever measured in Pennsylvania has returned home. Known as “Historic Pennsylvania Poaching Bull” — or for purposes of ...

SOME TALES: Potter County is home to some oddities, and we’d like to share some with you. Here’s one about a giant skeleton. In December 1886, W.H. Sc...

SUMMER: Summer 2017 is forecasted to begin today with a chance of showers and partly sunny with a high near 73. This longest day of the year will begi...

SOME TIPS: Summer is a time of fun in the sun, but it’s also a time of bug bites. StatePoint says that insects can trigger allergic reactions in some ...

KENNEDY PARK: Anthony T. Falconi of Lewis Run had some information about our recent inquiry on Kennedy Park. “If I remember correctly: Kennedy Park is...