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    Brick Oven Pizza organizes toy drive
    Local News
    Brick Oven Pizza organizes toy drive
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 17, 2020
    Toys and pizza, a winning combination. Brick Oven Pizza and Catering has organized a toy drive for Saturday. The event, which is set to take place fro...
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    911 Toy Express accepting donations
    Local News
    911 Toy Express accepting donations
    Marcie 
    Dec 01, 2020
    The City of Bradford Police and Fire departments are currently holding the “911 Toy Express,” their annual toy drive for children who live in the Brad...
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    Operation Christmas Child accepting donations
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    Operation Christmas Child accepting donations
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Nov 18, 2020
    Operation Christmas Child, organized by Samaritan’s Purse, provides needy children around the world with shoeboxes filled with things such as toys, cl...
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    National Collection Week ongoing for Operation Christmas Child
    Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    National Collection Week ongoing for Operation Christmas Child
    Nov 17, 2020
    This week, from Nov. 16–23, is National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child. The Samaritan’s Purse project partners with churches across the...
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    Dickinson to hold toy drive
    Local News
    Dickinson to hold toy drive
    Marcie 
    Nov 13, 2020
    RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI) will hold a Toy Drive on Nov. 16-20, during regular operating hours, to gather unwrapped gifts for children 10 y...
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    RTS Nov. 6
    Round the Square
    RTS Nov. 6
    Marcie 
    Nov 06, 2020
    TOYS : The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted its class of 2020. The three toys that made it this year are Baby Nancy, sidewalk chalk and Jenga. T...
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    The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library announces additional operating hours
    Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library announces additional operating hours
    Sep 03, 2020
    PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library has announced additional operating hours and provided an update on what services are currently ...
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    Eldred Methodist Women to have bag sale
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Eldred Methodist Women to have bag sale
    Aug 19, 2020
    ELDRED — The Eldred Methodist Women will have their $1 bag sale the next two Fridays, Aug. 21 and 28. The sale includes all clothing in the first room...
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    911 Toy Express Fund provides Christmas presents for Bradford families
    Local News, Online Features
    911 Toy Express Fund provides Christmas presents for Bradford families
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erastaff.43@gmail.com 
    Dec 10, 2019
    Every parent wants their children to have a happy holiday season, though life circumstances don’t always allow extra money for everyday needs, let alo...
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    RTS for Nov. 8
    Round the Square
    RTS for Nov. 8
    Marcie 
    Nov 08, 2019
    TOYS : It’s the announcement we’ve all been waiting for — which toys made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, N.Y.? The ...
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    RTS for Sept 12
    Bradford, Life, News, ...
    RTS for Sept 12
    Sep 12, 2019
    Toy Hall of Fame: The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced 12 finalists vying for the honor of induction this November. Strong’s National Toy Hall ...
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    Manufacturing enterprise class at Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School
    Local News, News
    Manufacturing enterprise class at Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School
    Era photo by Fran De Lancey 
    Dec 11, 2018
    Students in the manufacturing enterprise class at Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, taught by Shane Locke, technology education teacher, have ...
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    ELF Fund donation ideas
    Local News, News, Online Features
    ELF Fund donation ideas
    Photo submitted 
    Dec 08, 2018
    The students in Mrs. Angie Sheeley’s first grade class brainstormed ideas on ways they could help their community. Their top choice was to donate toys...
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    ELF Fund receives handcrafted gifts just in time for Friday distribution
    Local News, News, Online Features
    ELF Fund receives handcrafted gifts just in time for Friday distribution
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 06, 2018
    It felt like Christmas for members of The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund as they unboxed wooden toys Wednesday from Santa’s Helpers in Erie. The hand...
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    Dusenburys hosting Gift of Memory Program
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Dusenburys hosting Gift of Memory Program
    Photo submitted 
    Nov 10, 2018
    Kevin Dusenbury’s Gift of Memory Program, which benefits Potter County’s Christmas House, is currently in its 18th year. Through Dusenbury’s business,...
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    ‘Round the Square –– 9/15/18
    News, Round the Square, RTS (Round the Square)
    ‘Round the Square –– 9/15/18
    Sep 15, 2018
    TOYS: Which toys will make it into the hallowed halls of the National Toy Hall of Fame this November? “Will Uno play its cards right? Can the Magic 8 ...
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    Local doll club is much more than just child’s play
    Local News, News
    Local doll club is much more than just child’s play
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 11, 2018
    HINSDALE, N.Y. — For many people, a doll is nothing more than a child’s toy that is soon outgrown, forgotten, given away or thrown out. Not so for mem...
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    Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club visits Chapel Ridge
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club visits Chapel Ridge
    Era photo by Kate Day Sager 
    Apr 30, 2018
    Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club members Molly DeCapua of Olean, N.Y., foreground, and Karen Ostrum of Bradford, display DeCapua's kewpie doll collect...
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    Winter welcome: It’s good to be bored
    Health
    Winter welcome: It’s good to be bored
    Jason Maholy, Editor 
    Feb 07, 2018
    Most parents have undoubtedly heard the words “I'm bored” come out of their child's mouth. This unfortunate occurrence happens on car rides, while sit...
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    Smethport high donates to Toys for Tots
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Smethport high donates to Toys for Tots
    Era photo by Fran De Lancey 
    Dec 01, 2017
    Students in Shane Locke's Manufacturing Enterprise class at Smethport Area High School show some of the toys they have made and will be contributed to...
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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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