Round the Square

SPRING: We’ve been remiss with the peepers reports this year, but we can attest they are out in full force. Joe Cucuzza made sure we didn’t miss letti...

ARREST: Senior Judge John Cleland, Kane native and longtime jurist in McKean County, shared with us a pretty neat piece of presidential history with t...

SIZZLE. Now that the snow has melted and warmer temperatures are slowly bringing the green of a fresh new spring to the area, the Farmers’ Almanac is ...

NO FOOLING, tax day is coming. Just two weeks remain until the deadline for taxpayers to submit their individual returns. The official date this year ...

SPONSORS: We heard an interesting idea for coming up with more funding for rural school districts in Pennsylvania, which we know are chronically under...

BUNNY LORE. Have you ever been curious to know where the Easter Bunny came from or how the tradition got started of equating a rabbit with the Easter ...

INTREPID: Aug. 16, 2023 will mark the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World War II-era Essex class aircraft carrie...

JUNIATA: We admit to still getting a bit excited when we get a package in the mail. On Tuesday, one came from the Juniata River Valley Visitor’s Burea...

CRAFTERS, you have one week left to let your creativity show for National Craft Month in March. National Craft Month does not focus on any one artisti...

EARTH HOUR. According to NationalToday.com , all we need is one hour to make our environment better, and Earth Hour, which is observed annually on the...

LOOK UP. Earlier in March, on a cold, clear night in Bradford the planets of Venus and Saturn shone very bright in the night sky and if you thought th...

DANGER. Your chances of being struck by a lightning bolt in any given year are about 1 in 500,000, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. And per the Nati...

FISH STORIES: The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau announced its 2023 Big Fish Contest, which runs April 1 through June 30. There is no sho...

STILL DANDY — Yes, we here at ‘Round the Square are still talking Dandelions — albeit, for a totally different reason today. With the ice and snow sta...

DANDY: Don’t be so quick to pull out the weed killer, those dandelions are a nutritious and beneficial plant. FarmersAlmanac.com explains. Dandelion g...

EQUAL DAY, NIGHT. That is roughly what the word EQUINOX translates to. So, Spring Equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, is one of two occurrences...

WEATHER: Did you know dandelions can predict the weather? An article by Tiffany Means for Farmers Almanac describes six plants that are more reliable ...

NORTHERN LIGHTS. One of the Era’s reporters went on vacation recently — to Iceland. The search for the merry dancers of many colors was not what was e...

ST. PADDY’S : March 17, each year, is a day to wear green and pinch those who don’t — right? Well, that’s part of the folklore. Apparently, leprechaun...

MORE: Did you know Florida is considered the lightning capital of the world? It has accounted for nearly 2,000 injuries and 50 deaths over the past 50...