RTS (Round the Square)

RECIPE SEARCH: It’s no secret that food and unusual critters are among our favorite subjects here at RTS. This item combines both. Andy Heffner of Orm...

WHERE BUFFALO ROAM: It turns out that Max Spindler’s recollection of some buffalo roaming on Interstate Parkway in the early 1930s was right on target...

POTHOLE PATROL: It’s the season that comes after winter — pothole season. We all know what causes them, the old freeze-thaw-freeze cycle that crumbles...

FIRST HUMMER: Lee Taylor alerted us to the arrival of the first hummingbird he’s spotted this year at his home in Eldred. It’s also the first sighting...

MORE TALK: Kent Smith of Farmers Valley adds another perspective to our discussion of regional pronunciations and sayings. Kent grew up in the area, s...

TIME’S TOLL: The time hasn’t been right on the clock at the top of Bradford’s Old City Hall for quite some time. It’s either noon or midnight, accordi...

ROUGH LANDING: It was a cold day in January 2004 when Steve Jackson took his daughter and a flight instructor on a flight to Syracuse, N.Y. There, he ...

TALKING FUNNY: Ron DiGiacinto and his wife Caroline have lived in Bradford for 13 years, but the pronunciation and regional phrases they grew up with ...

INTERESTING TIMES: Our recent mention of Civilian Conservation Corps camps on the Allegheny National Forest in the 1930s and early 1940s prompted Dick...

CITY CHANGES: Officials with the City of Bradford are planning some changes for the downtown, both to improve its appearance and to become more enviro...

CCC : The current issue of the Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy Journal has an article about the Sugar Run Civilian Conservation Corps camp that was...

SPRING REVISITED: Calls about signs of spring like robin sightings and crocuses blooming suddenly ceased about 10 days ago, about the time spring offi...

SCHOOL FIRE: Last month, RTS shared recollections of the June 19, 1950 fire that destroyed the South Bradford School. Last week, Ted Price brought in ...

UPDATED WITH MORE RECIPES AT THE END MORE CHILI: Last week we shared a recipe for a Greek sauce for Texas hots that was requested by former resident N...

INFLATION GAUGE: We hear a lot these days about the rising cost of health care. Patty Catalone of St. Marys mailed us documentary proof of the trend i...

CLUB SOCIETY: We continue today to excerpt an article by Del Crockett about the Valley Hunt Club, which was the equestrian center of the region from t...

VALLEY HUNT CLUB: Del Crockett writes from Bisbee, Ariz., where he has lived for 12 years, that he still subscribes to The Era and has enjoyed our fre...

MORE BARBERS: Our list of longtime barbers around Bradford continues to grow. Neil Reynolds called to remind us of Glenn Osgood, who has barbered in E...

CHILI RECIPE: Former Bradford resident Norm Geist, who now lives in Kentucky, sent out a call about a week ago for a recipe for a Greek sauce for Texa...

HAPPY SPRING: If the weather forecasters were correct, you might have worn your boots to pick up the paper this morning, the first “official” day of s...