RTS (Round the Square)

KUDOS : Maybe this is the adult equivalent of a proud parent putting a paper with an A+ on the refrigerator, but when Larry Sperry called us on Tuesda...

FALL : We received a notice from the McKean County Conservation District that we felt was important to pass on to our readers. Did you know some work ...

OPERATORS: We’ve heard from a couple more people who have memories of the elevator operators who used to be found in some of the buildings in town. On...

BOSTON: A Bradford native has made a successful career for himself in the Boston, Mass., area, but he hasn’t forgot about his roots. Douglas Eymer was...

MOMENTS: Charles Morris, aka “Chuck” or “Mickey,” has this message to share with our readers: “You’re never too old.” His real-life example is publish...

THEY’RE BACK: We haven’t seen the hickory tussock caterpillar all summer — that is, until last week, when we spotted one hanging from a tree on the Ri...

GOLD STAR: The annual Willow Creek Triathlon will be held Saturday, and Dr. Dennis Faucher is once again honoring Gold Star families. He wrote to us a...

WILDLIFE: Living in rural Pennsylvania, it’s inevitable that you’ll have some sort of run-in with wildlife. Trash day is a day in particular when crea...

REST ROOM: Here’s a little reminder of the importance of the little things in life. In 1920, The Era wrote about the popularity of, of all things, the...

ELDRED — The McCrae Brook Wesleyan Church celebrated its 80th year Saturday afternoon in Eldred. Approximately 70 attendees, including current members...

OLYMPICS: The first international Special Olympics Summer Games was held this day in 1968. Today is recognized as the 50th anniversary of the Special ...

MONDAY: Mondays aren’t all bad. Frances Wolfe Haight shared this poem she wrote about what she likes about the day. “Thanks for Mondays” Thank you for...

CONGRATS: We want to take a moment to send a hearty congratulations to our former Kane correspondent, Chuck Abraham, who wed his sweetheart Robyn Well...

SUMMER: Welcome, summer. Today is the first official day of the season, and downtown Bradford will be celebrating the year’s longest day with music. T...

AVIATION: Seeing our recent tidbits regarding the oil and gas industry in the Bradford area, we got a call from a reader who wondered why there was so...

ONE TRILLION: Larry Fay of Anchorage, Alaska, wrote back to let us know he read Denny Ordiway’s response to his oil industry suggestion. “He, his twin...

FLIGHT: If you haven’t been keeping up with the pair of peregrine falcons that reside on the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg, state ...

GOOD: SmartAsset confirmed what we’ve known for years: That our region is a good place to live. Recently, the financial technology company stated that...

ETIQUETTE: A reader found this list of yard sale etiquette and passed it along. “It was probably devised from a list of experienced annoyances,” the r...

ROCK TOWER: On July 26, we shared a photo of a rock tower a reader discovered at Willow Bay. Rhonda Gray of Bradford told us the type of structure is ...