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THE OLD TOWN: If you're in Bradford for the holidays, we print this poem just for you - especially if you're here from California. It originally appea...

OUR THANKS: "T'was the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone. I had come down the chimney with ...

THIS, TOO: We can't have the holidays without thinking about the ELF Fund - the Era's Less Fortunate Fund, a program which has provided gifts to needy...

TOP TOYS: What were kids' favorite toys 100 years ago? In its December newsletter, Bradford Landmark Society has that answer for the period 1900-1920....

TOP TOYS: Have you guessed the next top toys from the period 1900-1920? Here's the rest of list, provided by Bradford Landmark Society: 6. Radio Flyer...

GIFT TIPS: Let's face it: Christmas 2008 is no time to be going hog-wild with holiday gifts. We're all into having a frugal holiday and so we pass alo...

JIM OWENS: Some information today on former hilltopper Jim Owens who played professional baseball. First and most important, Jim is alive and well. In...

DOING THE 'LOOP': The February edition of Snow Goer magazine hits the newsstand soon, just in time to kick off the winter snowmobiling season. Feature...

ROBIN REPORT: Those robins we told you about in the last week or so apparently have made it south, safe and sound - with a few feathered friends. Thom...

IN THE NEWS: Snowmobiling in the Allegheny National Forest is the topic of a major article in the February edition of Snow Goer's magazine. The length...

THAT SCENT: Kristie Bentley of Grayslake, Ill., writes, "The powerful memories recalled by certain foods and scents never cease to amaze me. I was eat...

WILDLIFE HOLIDAY: Our area is populated by wildlife lovers. Heck, there's a lot of wildlife around to love! In this spirit we pass along some holiday ...

WISE WORDS: Steven Hurd of Bradford has a cautionary tale, particularly for online shoppers this holiday season. "In July of this year, I was in an ac...

SEZ IT ALL: Our reports on gas prices in various locations continue unabated but this one, from Ted McKinney of West Fargo, N.D., this past Tuesday, t...

BIANCA ELIA: It was Bianca Elia of Kane who celebrated her 10th birthday on the Today show. A reader had seen a young girl on the program but knew onl...

SO BLESSED: Helen Crissman of Bradford has a word of encouragement for our little town. She writes, "Elderly people are so blessed to be living in Bra...

LINCOLN SCHOOL: Foster Township Supervisor Cary Kaber is looking for help in piecing together the history of the old Lincoln School which now houses t...

MORE THANKS: Newsroom employees can relate to our next Round the Square, an item submitted by Mary J. Williams of Bradford about one of our downtown n...

FIFTY CENTS: Don Parrish of Beaver Falls writes, "While serving with the Air Force in northern Italy, back in '55 and '56, gas was the equivalent of ,...

DEC. 7, 1941: There are some dates we, as a country, will never forget. Certainly Sept. 11, 2001, for the current generation. Going back a bit, the as...