RTS (Round the Square)

PAINTER: A local reader shared an article with us that was published this week about a former resident in the Johnston (R.I.) Sun Rise newspaper. Rhod...

BENEFIT: The annual Kids and Cancer Benefit Run is happening today in Bradford. The group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past fe...

PAUL OWENS: Mea culpa. A reader pointed out that we had the wrong year in Thursday morning’s paper for local baseball legend Paul Owens’ death. Paul O...

STARDUST: A memorial to late British rocker David Bowie has cropped up right here in Pennsylvania. On Saturday, people were invited to a memorial cere...

LINT: After hearing about a local clothes dryer fire a few days ago, Andy Heffner of Ormsby said he wanted to remind people to get their dryers cleane...

SPACE ODYSSEY: Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? NASA is accepting applications through Feb. 18 for “the best candidates to work in the best...

LEAVES: The Allegheny National Forest is making it easier for residents to enjoy the autumn display this year. Out-of-towners can learn about the tran...

BUCKET LIST: Joyce Geis has been reading Pennsylvania “bucket list” items we’ve been running from readers, and she thought of a couple not said. “I th...

TEXACO: Clayton Vecellio remembers the Texaco station in the photograph in Tuesday’s column. Clayton writes, “I believe it was Curly Vinca’s, then Mar...

AGRICULTURE: Ag Progress Days exposition at Penn State University is happening this weekend, starting today at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Rese...

EARTH DAY: With today being Earth Day, we have some ideas for how to celebrate. Goodwill Industries of North Central PA shared advice for being friend...

CROSSWORDS: Lester Tibbetts wrote to let us know he found a product invented locally in a recent Wall Street Journal crossword puzzle. He writes, “The...

WOMEN’S DAY: In the United States, the first National Women’s Day was observed Feb. 28, 1909. The first International Women’s Day was commemorated in ...

LETTERMAN: The Era has made the Letterman show. Rich Hannon of Bradford forwarded us a video clip from the David Letterman show that mentions The Era ...

SHADOWS: Happy Groundhog Day! Everybody’s familiar with Punxsutawney Phil and the big to-do in his hometown each Feb. 2. Everyone knows about Phil’s s...

GARDEN PLAN: We just wanted to remind readers, it’s about time to start thinking about what you wanted to plant in your gardens this year. The season ...

ICE-O-RAMA — Looking for a way to get outside for a bit? We know we’ve been cooped up in our house for weeks and would take about any excuse to get ou...

CENTENNIAL: We wrote Friday about the Old Home Week and Centennial celebration Aug. 9-15 in 1925 in Bradford. The event, touted as a reunion for all o...

BACK TO BRADFORD: As the holidays are over and a good chunk of winter still looms ahead, we thought we’d find something fun to share with readers toda...

BIRD FEED: Yesterday we promised to share a recipe from the Penn State Extension for a type of bird food. According to the recipe listed on the Extens...