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    Festival of light for dark time
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Festival of light for dark time
    Dec 23, 2022
    Hanukkah commemorates events that occurred more than 2,100 years ago, but it especially is pertinent now. The Festival of Light recalls a vastly outnu...
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    Festival of Trees is almost ready for bidders
    News, Online Features
    Festival of Trees is almost ready for bidders
    MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com 
    Nov 15, 2022
    Let the festivities and merriment of the season take over. The 21st Annual Festival of Trees Auction opens its doors at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Brad...
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    Thousands visit Kinzua Bridge for fall festival
    News, Online Features
    Thousands visit Kinzua Bridge for fall festival
    Marcie 
    Sep 19, 2022
    Thousands of people enjoyed beautiful weather while visiting the Kinzua Bridge State Park over the weekend for the annual fall festival. Visitors brow...
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    Help ELF Fund plan Festival of Trees
    News
    Help ELF Fund plan Festival of Trees
    Jul 18, 2022
    Want to help make this year’s Festival of Trees auction magical? Join the Festival of Trees Committee, which plans the event for The Era’s Less Fortun...
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    Weekend wanderings around the region
    News
    Weekend wanderings around the region
    MANDY COLOSIMO era.Mandy.C@gmail.com 
    Jul 12, 2022
    With all the wonderful weather the area has had this summer, getting out and wandering has been at the top of everyone’s list. This weekend has opport...
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    RTS
    Round the Square
    RTS
    Marcie 
    May 07, 2022
    MEANING: We turn to the Encyclopedia Britannica — online, of course — to tell us how Mother’s Day came into being. “During the Middle Ages the custom ...
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    Festa Italiana to return
    News
    Festa Italiana to return
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 17, 2022
    After a two-year hiatus, area residents — and those who like to come home for festivities — will be happy to hear that Festa Italiana will return in 2...
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    Festival of Lights illuminates McKean County Fairgrounds
    News, Online Features
    Festival of Lights illuminates McKean County Fairgrounds
    DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 04, 2021
    For the second year in a row, adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic atmosphere, the McKean County Fair Association is currently hosting the Festival of L...
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    ELF Fund season officially underway
    News, Online Features
    ELF Fund season officially underway
    Marcie 
    Nov 04, 2021
    Want to help make Santa’s job easier this year? Give a gift to a local person who is facing hard times this year. The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund ...
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    Pa. Hemp Festival set for Kersey
    News
    Pa. Hemp Festival set for Kersey
    Marcie 
    Sep 09, 2021
    KERSEY— The Women of Weedville and Pennsylvania Hemp Festival will hold a festival at Elk County Fairgrounds, Kersey, on Saturday. The festival is fea...
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    American Spirit Aviation Festival is Saturday at St. Marys Airport
    News
    American Spirit Aviation Festival is Saturday at St. Marys Airport
    BRIANNE FLEMING Courier Express, DuBois 
    Aug 20, 2021
    ST. MARYS — Families and community members are invited to enjoy some “high in the sky” good times Saturday at the St. Marys Municipal Airport. The Ame...
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    Kettle Creek Music Festival starts Thursday
    News
    Kettle Creek Music Festival starts Thursday
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ choltz@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 11, 2021
    Be prepared for music, camping and fun during the 2021 Kettle Creek Music Festival, Aug. 12- 14 at Quiet Oaks Campground in Cross Fork. In addition to...
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    PA Lumber Museum announces cancellation of 2021 Bark Peelers’ Festival
    News
    PA Lumber Museum announces cancellation of 2021 Bark Peelers’ Festival
    Jun 14, 2021
    ULYSSES — The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum announced that there will not be a Bark Peelers’ Festival this year. Vendors and other participants will be r...
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    Festa Italiana tentatively planned for 2021
    Local News, Online Features
    Festa Italiana tentatively planned for 2021
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Mar 05, 2021
    Festa Italiana is a time in August each year where local area natives gather to enjoy great authentic Italian cuisine and culture, play games, listen ...
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    Pitt-Bradford Cultural Festival goes online
    Local News
    Pitt-Bradford Cultural Festival goes online
    Marcie 
    Feb 24, 2021
    While many activities have been canceled by the pandemic this year, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s popular annual One World Cultural Festi...
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    Festival of Trees silent auction starts today
    Local News
    Festival of Trees silent auction starts today
    Marcie 
    Nov 17, 2020
    Today marks the start of the Festival of Trees silent auction, one of three auctions that are part of The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s auction fu...
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    37th ELF Fund season to kick off Thursday
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    37th ELF Fund season to kick off Thursday
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 04, 2020
    With the kickoff of the The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s 37th season, Bradfordians again will have a chance to ensure a fellow community member i...
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    Ridgway, Johnsonburg offer day of fun
    Local News
    Ridgway, Johnsonburg offer day of fun
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 09, 2020
    Saturday will be a chance for area residents to get out and enjoy some fun, something that has been all too rare in a year filled with pandemic concer...
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    PMEA suspends in-person student events for 2020-21 school year
    Bradford, Local News, News
    PMEA suspends in-person student events for 2020-21 school year
    Aug 17, 2020
    The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) State Board has approved the suspension of all in-person student events for the 2020-21 school yea...
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    Virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival to begin today
    Local News
    Virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival to begin today
    Marcie 
    Aug 14, 2020
    JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The National Comedy Center will present its Lucille Ball Comedy Festival virtually this year, featuring conversations with a diverse...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    Local News
    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    National Sports
    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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