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DONUTS: Want to try your hand at making the donuts that started it all? Below, you will find the century-old recipe to bake and share these sweet trea...

IN MEMORY: We got a message from David Paddon of Newfoundland, Canada, about Bradford native Roger Mellion, and the “Liberator with a gift from above....

FLAG: We received a copy of a poem by Marion G. Mahoney called “Those Honored Dead.” Today seems a fitting day to include it. “Why do you fly the flag...

PARKS: There are more than 300,000 acres of state parks in the state of Pennsylvania in 124 state parks managed by the state Department of Conservatio...

MADE UP: There have been multiple instances throughout history when the words already in the daily lexicon just aren’t enough to accommodate the thoug...

COOKING: Do you like to cook, or are you culinarily impaired? We understand. There aren’t enough hours in the day sometimes. We’re a fan of Crock-Pots...

POISON IVY: It’s the season to be outside, which comes with some hazards that should be recognized to make life easier, one of which is poison ivy. Fa...

CHURCHILL: We’ve shared some quotes lately from entertaining folks from the past. While reading about World War II, we were fascinated by Sir Winston ...

CUTE: Isn’t it lovely to be able to share that Bradford has made another great list, this one the “Cutest small towns in Pennsylvania to visit in 2024...

TWAIN: Last month, on April 21, marked 114 years since the passing of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain. We meant to ...

READING: We started ourselves down a bit of a rabbit hole, talking about reading in a recent column. We looked up more information on the number of bo...

POSIES: What’s your favorite flower? Most folks probably won’t mention forget-me-nots, but chances are the pretty blue blooms have caught your eye at ...

POPCORN: It’s getting to be the time of year to get out and enjoy the outdoors, watch a ball game or sit on a bank and dunk some worms and pretend you...

TODAY: It’s National Apple Pie Day, according to NationalToday.com . It’s also International Hummus Day, National Fruit Cocktail Day, Cough Drop Day, ...

MOTHERS: How does your family celebrate Mother’s Day? Around the world, nearly all countries have a day set aside to mark the family’s matriarch, ofte...

THIS MONTH: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the theme of which is “Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World.” Think it doesn’t apply to...

TODAY: You might have seen us mention that there’s a day for everything — alphabet magnets, sleepovers, pizza, ice cream, scrapbooks, orange juice … y...

V-E Day: It was 79 years ago today that V-E Day was first celebrated in America and Great Britain — Victory in Europe Day. History.com gives a brief s...

TODAY: May 7 is an important day in history. Do you know why? We’ll give you a hint, it happened in 1945. According to History.com , on May 7, 1945, t...

SPAM: As we’re perusing our email each day, we can’t help but notice the number of spam emails we receive, most of which are thankfully caught by a fi...