RTS (Round the Square)

LOCAL HEROES: Two bona fide heroes are part of a group of McKean County men who served in the 104th Infantry Division. And, in all, six local soldiers...

SPECIAL PLACE: While it no longer exists as a specific place in the Allegheny National Forest - the structure itself has been razed - Camp Cornplanter...

SPECIAL PLACE: Two words that carry a lot of meaning for Bradford folks - Camp Cornplanter - were brought back to memory in a note from Craig A. Stein...

YEARS AGO: "I recall in the late 1960s, located above McCrory's, now Performance Tool and Supply, was an office door lettered, 'Bradford Phillies.' Wo...

MOM'S DAY: "It was while Frank Hering was a young professor of history at Notre Dame University that he had the idea for which he is remembered as the...

MAYFLOWERS: This is that time of year when a walk in the woods can produce a great bouquet of flowers. Our favorites are trillium of any color, and th...

FLAG FARE: "Many of us are now knee deep in the process of spring cleaning. Many lawns in our area have been cleaned of the debris which, until a few ...

LEEK LOOT: Harold Pier of Remsen, N.Y., writes, "My son, David, who is living in Brooklyn, N.Y., e-mails me that leeks are selling for ,10 a pound in ...

GETTING BUGGED: "I would like to know if you can research how, why, when and who was responsible for the release of ladybugs in our area. I think it w...

MAY DAYS: "The mayflower celebration came next! Mayflowers in the northern woods were small and delicate, pink, blue, yellow and white, carpeting the ...

THEY'RE BACK!: The hummingbirds, that is. Pete Lindstrom in Willow Creek put out his feeder last Sunday and the first bird arrived on Tuesday - two da...

MAY DAYS: "Spring comes slowly where I grew up in the hills of northern Pennsylvania along the New York state border. The mountain snow lingers in bit...

OLD BATS: Chauncey Kan of Panama City Beach, Fla., writes, "Love the stories about the past from the old bats. Keep 'em coming." Is Chauncey is referr...

BEAR NOTES: Act now to keep Pennsylvania's bear population from becoming a nuisance in your neighborhood this summer. That's the word today from the P...

FOOD FACTS: Anybody who's been to the grocery store lately knows how much the prices are going up for everything from milk to cereal, to soup and nuts...

SR. TRACY?: With the recent visit by former President Bill Clinton, St. Marys has been getting a lot of ink lately. We heard a second mention of the t...

EAGLE ALERT: A reader on his way to vote Tuesday saw a pair of eagles on Route 321 south between Marshburg and Willow Creek. He couldn't help but thin...

IN THE PARK: Barney Snyder of Tucson, Ariz., reminisces, "Oh my … PONY league baseball. I lived on Hawthorne Road 'til I was 12. I remember so much ab...

ALLEGRETTE'S: The headline read "Candy Store Closing Ends Era." On April 19, 1958, the Era paid tribute to Allegrette's Confectionery Shop at 38 Mecha...

IT'S TODAY: Politicians coming through the 43 Main St. office of The Era have been a pretty common occurrence over the past couple months. For the mos...