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FISH: Pics or it never happened. The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau will hold its 12 annual Big Fish Photo Contest April through June. Th...

NAMES: Are you named after someone, a family member, an actor, a treasured friend? How about a sports star? The website Gambling ‘N Go did a survey to...

CHEER: We received a letter from Melissa Dibble that was pretty long, but we wanted to share the best parts — she was telling us about a woman whose d...

FOOD: Since the advent of Food Network and shows about culinary travel, most people know to get a beignet in New Orleans, a bagel in NYC, deep dish pi...

TODAY: Today is the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, and International Children’s Book Day. The goal of the day is to create and further in childr...

PARTNERS: Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced a pretty exciting partnership with the Seneca Nation of Indians. Major plans are underway and include b...

SAFETY: It’s spring, and we would guess nice weather would be more common. More folks will be out and about, and so will animals. We thought this migh...

DAYS: The last three days of March, the 29th through 31st, are known as the Borrowing Days. Folklore says these last three days of the month are belie...

HISTORY: Pop culture. It’s a fascinating look at society, driven from the bottom up — it’s the interactions and tastes of a broad audience, not the cr...

WEATHER: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” This March weather lore comes from the thought that Mother Nature equals out. “If the weather in early Mar...

MARCH: March is filled with symbols that remind us of renewals. “The cheerful bloom, the daffodil, symbolizes new beginnings and hope, while the aquam...

KUDOS: Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) has been selected as one of Newsweek’s Best Art Museums. In its listing at number 3, the museum is described as ...

OFF GRID: Do you ever contemplate just chucking it all and going to live in a tree? No, we don’t either. But just in case you’re someone whose mind th...

BIRDS: We’ve heard from lots of bird watchers over the years, who have sent us photos of the beauties they have captured and we’re grateful for all of...

WOMEN: Just last month, McKean County Judge Michele Alfieri-Causer was sworn in, making history as the first female on the bench for the Court of Comm...

SPRING: Spring is here! The snow and ice are disappearing, and soon the beautiful colors of nature will be everywhere. Sure, by about September we’ll ...

YELLOW: When you think about harbingers of spring, does the lovely yellow forsythia bush make your list? It does for the Farmers Almanac.”Forsythia ar...

ROBINS: Shirley Goodman called March 6 to tell us she’s been seeing robins on the grounds outside Chapel Ridge. As temperatures plummeted Monday, the ...

GLASS: Looking for a bit of color in your life? The Corning Museum of Glass, always a place of beauty, will open a new exhibition May 10 — Brilliant C...

ACRONYMS: We had a reader call us recently to ask what a common acronym meant. We were taken aback. In our business, everybody knows that UPMC is the ...