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    Penn State Extension to offer workshop on maple syrup production
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    Penn State Extension to offer workshop on maple syrup production
    Jan 22, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Interested in learning to make maple syrup from start to finish? Penn State Extension will hold a no-cost workshop on identifying an...
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    Pa. syrup production lags again during year that sets national record
    Pa. syrup production lags again during year that sets national record
    MARCUS SCHNECK PennLive 
    Jun 26, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvaniafell to No. 7 nationally in maple syrup production, as the amount of the sticky, sweet stuff flowing through taps in th...
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    The sap is flowing just in time for the ‘Maple in the Mountains’ event at Sprague’s
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    The sap is flowing just in time for the ‘Maple in the Mountains’ event at Sprague’s
    KATE DAY SAGER kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 09, 2020
    PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Despite crisp, cool temperatures that barely reached above freezing early Saturday, groups of adults and children were waiting their...
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    It’s maple syrup time at sugar bushes in the area
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    It’s maple syrup time at sugar bushes in the area
    KATE DAY SAGER kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 22, 2020
    {p dir=”ltr”}{span}The snow on the ground was crunchy and underlined with ice earlier this week as Brian Pfister drove a four-wheeler on his forest pr...
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    Getting Started in Maple Syrup class set in Coudersport
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    Getting Started in Maple Syrup class set in Coudersport
    Dec 27, 2019
    COUDERSPORT — The Penn State Extension office in Potter County will hold a class on Getting Started in Maple Syrup in January. The class is free and w...
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    Students learn about maple syrup
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    Students learn about maple syrup
    Mar 13, 2019
    Students from the Bradford Area Christian Academy learned how to make maple syrup at Sprague’s Maple Farms in Portville, N.Y., where they were given a...
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    Tapping a maple tree
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    Tapping a maple tree
    Era photo by Kate Day Sager 
    Mar 17, 2018
    The early signs of spring were witnessed Sunday on West Washington Street, where a household hung several buckets to collect maple sap to boil down in...
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    Sap is flowing: Maple syrup time
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    Sap is flowing: Maple syrup time
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Mar 10, 2018
    March is here and many have been busy tapping maple trees and gathering their flavorful sap. A good friend of mine is one of the few with the energy, ...
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    ‘Round the Square for Feb. 24, 2017
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    ‘Round the Square for Feb. 24, 2017
    Feb 24, 2017
    GARDENS: We reached out to Donald J. Comes, a horticultural botanist gardener from Smethport, to see what gardening he recommends people do — and not ...
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    Sugary goodness: Recent weather good recipe for early maple sap run
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    Sugary goodness: Recent weather good recipe for early maple sap run
    RICK MILLER Special to The Era 
    Feb 23, 2017
    PORTVILLE, N.Y. —Cold nights and above-freezing temperatures during the day are a recipe for a good run of maple sap this time of year. By the looks o...
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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
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    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?
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    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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