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    ELF Fund gift drop-off begins today
    Local News, News
    ELF Fund gift drop-off begins today
    Nov 28, 2017
    Gift drop-off for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund begins today. Volunteer gift buyers can drop off wrapped gifts with their tags from noon to 6 p....
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    UPB receives bequest from Carlson estate
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    UPB receives bequest from Carlson estate
    Sep 14, 2017
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has received a gift of more than $200,000 from the estate of Bradford resident Naomi Carlson. The university ...
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    Northwest Bank makes gift to Horne Museum
    Business, News
    Northwest Bank makes gift to Horne Museum
    Jun 16, 2017
    Northwest Bank has made a $15,000 contribution to the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center in downtown Bradford. Northwest’s gift will support the ...
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    Mother’s deserve more than a day
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Mother’s deserve more than a day
    SIDNEY PERALTA Era reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
    May 15, 2017
    One day for mothers just isn’t enough. I think that moms deserve a month not just a day. Mothers bare the burdens of their family all in the name of k...
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    Pitt-Bradford issues $100,000 challenge to alumni
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    Pitt-Bradford issues $100,000 challenge to alumni
    Mar 17, 2017
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is challenging alumni to give to their alma mater during the 2017 fiscal year — a gift of $100,000 for academ...
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    Open house to be held for Wallace 90th birthday
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Open house to be held for Wallace 90th birthday
    Feb 16, 2017
    PORT ALLEGANY — The community is invited to join the Wallace family in celebrating John Dorman Wallace’s 90th birthday. An open house will be held fro...
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    Girls’ Night Out event slated at Bradford Club
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Girls’ Night Out event slated at Bradford Club
    Jan 10, 2017
    If you have a gift you would like to keep on giving, there is an upcoming event just for you. The fourth annual Girls' Night Out White Elephant Gift E...
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    Girls’ Night Out event slated at Bradford Club
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Girls’ Night Out event slated at Bradford Club
    Jan 09, 2017
    If you have a gift you would like to keep on giving, there is an upcoming event just for you. The fourth annual Girls' Night Out White Elephant Gift E...
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    United Way short of campaign goal with three weeks left
    Local News, News
    United Way short of campaign goal with three weeks left
    Dec 22, 2016
    The conclusion of the United Way of the Bradford Area’s 2016 campaign is three short weeks away, and the local efforts are currently $15,000 short of ...
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    With a week ‘til Christmas, the rush hasn’t hit downtown Bradford stores
    Local News, News, Online Features
    With a week ‘til Christmas, the rush hasn’t hit downtown Bradford stores
    ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 17, 2016
    “I think she’s going to love it,” said Rennie Florentine of Bradford as Orris Jewelers co-owner Carol Orris handed him a boxed piece of jewelry. He an...
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    Holiday magic: Kiwanis Club donates presents to Beacon Light children
    Local News, News
    Holiday magic: Kiwanis Club donates presents to Beacon Light children
    Dec 16, 2016
    For the 81st straight year, the Bradford Kiwanis Club held its Christmas party for the children of Beacon Light at the school in Custer City. Dozens o...
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    Intergalactic excitement: Newest Star Wars film coming to the big screen
    Local News, News
    Intergalactic excitement: Newest Star Wars film coming to the big screen
    AMBER TURBA Era Reporter bradforderanews@gmail.com 
    Dec 10, 2016
    With less than one week left until the first Star Wars spin-off, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , hits theaters, anticipation is higher than ever. And w...
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    RTS for Dec. 10
    News, Round the Square
    RTS for Dec. 10
    Dec 10, 2016
    SPECIAL GIFT: A volunteer with the McKean County SPCA brought in this poem to remind residents of the “family members” they may be forgetting as the t...
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    Today is ELF Fund gift distribution day
    Local News, News
    Today is ELF Fund gift distribution day
    Dec 09, 2016
    Today is the gift distribution day for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund. Applicants can pick up their Christmas gifts at their scheduled time at th...
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    Fretz cheerleaders volunteer with ELF Fund
    Local News, News
    Fretz cheerleaders volunteer with ELF Fund
    Era photo by Wade Aiken 
    Dec 05, 2016
    Floyd C. Fretz Middle School cheerleaders helped The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund shop for and wrap presents at the ELF Fund’s 2016 distribution ce...
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    Breakfast With Santa in Smethport
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    Breakfast With Santa in Smethport
    Era photo by Fran De Lancey 
    Dec 05, 2016
    Santa Claus, escorted by the McKean County American Legion Riders, waves as he arrives at the Bucktail Post #138 Smethport American Legion on Saturday...
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    Christmas party for Bradford boy
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    Christmas party for Bradford boy
    Era photo by Ruth Bogdan 
    Dec 05, 2016
    Santa Claus and Khia Pire lay next to Pire’s son, 9-year-old Ethan Fox, during a family Christmas party held for Ethan on Saturday. The gathering was ...
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    ELF Fund gift drop-off continues today
    Local News, News
    ELF Fund gift drop-off continues today
    Dec 01, 2016
    Christmas gift drop-off The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund continues today. Anyone who took an ELF tag from a local business or organization may drop...
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    ELF Fund gift drop-off starts today
    Local News, News
    ELF Fund gift drop-off starts today
    Nov 29, 2016
    Today is the first of four drop-off opportunities this week for people buying Christmas gifts for The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund. Anyone who took...
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    Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes at Episcopal Church of the Ascension
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    Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes at Episcopal Church of the Ascension
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    Nov 21, 2016
    Ascension preschool student Olivia Rodgers helps fill Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes with gifts and toys that will be sent to children around the...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    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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