RTS (Round the Square)

BIPLANE: We laughed out loud when Andy Heffner of Ormsby told us this story of his well-meaning grandmother. “Back in the 40s, I’m going to say around...

ALPINE: Clayton Vecellio of Lewis Run also remembers the Alpine ice cream shop that used to be open on Main Street in Bradford. We mentioned in Saturd...

FEED BAGS: Don Close Sr. of Eldred added his own recollections to those of Andy Heffner, who remembered his grandmother making clothing from feed bags...

ALPINE: Another local person had information to share about the Alpine, an ice cream shop and restaurant that had been on Main Street in Bradford at o...

TURKEYS: We always like listening to stories and recipes from Andy Heffner of Ormsby. Andy called us this week to talk about Thanksgiving turkeys, fee...

BIRDS: We were talking to Ormsby resident Andy Heffner on Thursday, and he told us he “saw four robins today in the yard.” He explained his wife had m...

READING: The September/October 2014 issue of “American Libraries,” the magazine of the American Library Association, featured the story of a successfu...

REPLICA: We hear the Oswayo Memorial Valley Library in Shinglehouse has a neat new display in its children’s room, for anyone who wishes to stop by an...

KANE LETTER: We shared on Saturday part of a letter from Kane resident Sharon Avenali Moore, who was inspired to write after reading a column with inf...

ON TOPIC: West Corydon Street resident Lance Begin shared information on two topics we’ve been talking about in our columns: Woolly bear caterpillars ...

with photo SWEETS & SONGS: Chick Curcio of Bradford called to add to our collection of local stores that used be in the area. Chick recalls that he an...

SHOPS: Talking about local stores that used to be in the area has turned out to be a very popular topic. Anthony T. Falconi wrote to add his own memor...

STORES: After reading our recent columns on long gone local stores, Alberta (Bennett) Johnston, passed along her own memories. “I grew up in Custer Ci...

PIE: We mentioned Frances Haight’s recipe for Impossible Pie in Friday’s column, and she sent us the full recipe, along with her recipe for Sundae Sho...

WINE MONTH: The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced that October is Pennsylvania Wine Month, which the agency is marking the occasion by “kick...

NASA SOLVE: Do we have any closet scientists in the audience? NASA recently announced the development of a website which posts competitions for the ge...

AMALIE: “’Amalie’ still lives!” This message is from Ward Sexton of Clearwater, Fla., who was kind enough to pass along an article he found in the “Ta...

MAN-EATER: It appears scientists have found a new tool to lure and kill an invasive insect species that has been found on the Allegheny National Fores...

BARN BURNING: Residents are being warned about the increased risk of fires right now caused by overheating hay. According to a press release from Penn...

BICENTENNIAL: One bar of the song and Americans know it is our queue to stand at attention. Some put their hands on their hearts, most stand if they a...