RTS (Round the Square)

SNOW ROLLERS: Clayt Vecellio sparked our interest in a rare winter phenomenon known as “snow rollers” when he dropped off an old clipping the other da...

SNOW ROLLERS: Living in Bradford we have seen virtually every form of snow — or so we thought. How about snow rollers? For complete stories, subscribe...

TOP 100: As promised, the other 50 of a list of 100 books that are “musts” — or, shall we say, “shoulds”? — on your reading list. For complete stories...

LIGHT UP!: Be sure to turn your outside lights on tomorrow night. The ELF Fund’s annual holiday bus tour gets under way in the Bradford area at 6 p.m....

ANGELO CRAPSEY: Imagine our surprise when we heard the name of a Civil War veteran from Potter County on an HBO documentary about “combat stress.” For...

SNOW BIRDS: Geese were flying every which way during the snow storm on Monday and Tuesday. A large flock was spotted going between Foster Brook and Ro...

TRUE STORY: We conclude the story of that runaway train in 1908 in Medix Run: For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please no...

THAT DATE: Let us stop to remember that today is the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, the event which prompted U.S. involvement in Worl...

HOLIDAY SHOW: A special opportunity to see Charles Dickens comes to Bradford this coming Saturday at 2 p.m. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bra...

LATE GUEST: While hunters of all stripe were hitting the woods for the wily deer on Wednesday, Mary Ann Young of 440 Congress St. was watching a big b...

HOLIDAY TUNE: Frances Ohman of East Smethport provides us a holiday tune of her own making. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edit...

THUMBS UP: Every year, the question is: “Is it environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree?” For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford ...

GIFT IDEA: We’ve learned over the years that there remains a good segment of the population who are train aficionados. For complete stories, subscribe...

SNAKE STORY: Thomas Raught has an interesting rattlesnake story: For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e...

CORD CUTTIN’: If you’ve ever been in a house with a wood stove — and who around here hasn’t? — you can appreciate the superior warmth of this source o...

ELF TIME: Given the holiday season and the Era’s Less Fortunate Fund, we got to wondering recently about all kinds of “little people” in folklore arou...

LISTEN UP: Today might be the perfect opportunity to sit down with your grandmother or other “senior” member of your family and do something simple. L...

WITH THANKS: It wasn’t all that long ago when motorists on West Washington Street would see a virtual slum. House after dilapidated house lined the st...

TOP 50: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was No. 1, The Lord of the Rings was No. 2 and Jane Eyre, the Harry Potter series, and To Kill a Mockingbir...

BLOU CHRISTMAS: Blou may be gone, but he’s not forgotten. And he’s not “forgetting” either. The memory of Blou, who died a year ago in December, will ...