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SWEETIE: Mention of the tongue-in-cheek “Miss Olde Frothingslosh” beer cans prompted reader Jim Minich of Bradford to hunt through an old beer can col...

UNTOUCHED: Joe Pettinato had attended South Bradford School years before the fire but was affected by the blaze that destroyed the school behind which...

BEFORE FIRE: The account of the 1954 South Bradford School fire "sparked" local memories, including some from Marie (nee Frenz) Disney, whose second g...

AT FIRE: Today we continue the Bradford Landmark Society's summary of the Jan. 19, 1950, South Bradford School fire. For complete stories, subscribe t...

SCHOOL FIRE: Thanks to Bradford Landmark Society volunteer Molly Lindahl and curator Sally Costik, we have information about the Jan. 19, 1954, fire t...

PHONE NUMBERS: It seems the phone numbers in the local area went from four digits to seven in 1953-54, according to Bradfordian Karen VanOrden. For co...

TAX QUERY: We received an inquiry about fees involved for Bradford City residents paying county per capita and real estate taxes online, a system the ...

TURNAROUNDS: Duke Center resident Lester Stuck shared with us his childhood memories of playing at the B&O Railroad turnaround out High Street Extensi...

GRAND SENDOFF: Thomas and Christine Sebastian Camera received a surprise ride on the "40 & 8" railcar when they were married Aug. 22, 1959, at St. Ber...

SUDS STORY: We continue the tale behind the Olde Frothingslosh can opener bought at a local yard sale. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford...

BEER TASTING: With the growth of micro-breweries in recent years, “proper” etiquette for sampling beers apparently has become more complex. For comple...

BEER BASICS: With the inaugural Bradford Brewfest being held Saturday, we thought we'd pass along some basic information about beer. For complete stor...

REDPOLLS: Common redpolls are being seen in bunches throughout the county, our readers tell us, answering a Smethport woman's from a few days ago. For...

CHINESE COIN: About seven years ago, Paula Housler found a coin while using a metal detector on her property near Potato Creek in Betula, but she just...

SNOW TUNNEL: The mention of birds burrowing in the snow reminds us of a program Cliff Hastings gave a couple years ago about Rew in its heyday. Cliff ...

BIRD INVASION: Smethport area resident Carolyn Smead phoned us Friday to ask whether "swarms" of common redpolls have invaded anyone else's bird feede...

CRITICS: In the middle of the current entertainment awards season, we thought it would be entertaining to show how wrong the critics can be. Recently,...

NICKNAMES: Our readers' stories about former businesses prompted Patsty Piganelli Arrowsmith to tell us how her father's job at Colella's Bakery led t...

EAGLE: On Jan. 10, a reader called to tell us he had spotted a bald eagle hunting along Tunungwant Creek near Mill Street. For complete stories, subsc...

SCHOOL FIRE: Mary (nee Mesler) Witter of Anderson, S.C., is looking for photos, clippings or information about a fire in Custer City School about 1950...