Seen ‘N’ Heard
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
Welcome to our first issue of June. It’s the sneezin’ season. Many people still plagued with itchy eyes and sneezing thanks to the abundance of pollen in the air. * * * It seemed like a good idea for Nancy Keeler to bring her son, Mike, who lives in Ormond Beach, FL, a small, battery-powered, hand-held air pump to keep […]
Conservation Corner
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
Canton H.S. Matches Best Ever Finish
Bradford County Conservation District
Canton High School of Bradford County places 4th at the 2024 PAState Envirothon. The PA Envirothon state competition was held as a “hybrid” competition. The Oral Component was held May 15-17. Teams submitted their presentations electronically and then answered questions from a panel of judges through a Zoom Meeting. The Station testing was held in-person at Camp Mount Luther on […]
JUST ASK ALICE
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
DEAR ALICE: Since you’ve obviously been around a few years, what’s your definition of being old? —AGING IN ALBANY DEAR AG: Old is when your sweetie says let’s go upstairs and make love and you answer “Honey I can’t do both.” —ALICE ********** DEAR ALICE: Why is it that people from other countries have such a difficult time learning to […]
The Way We Were…
A look back at the people and places of the Wyalusing area over the last 20 years or more.
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
1943 Fire Devastates Downtown Meshoppen It was March 20, 1943—a typical windy March day that proved to be disastrous for much of Meshoppen’s business district. The fire started when a high school boy ignored the gusts of wind and started a trash fire outside Elston Brotzman’s grocery store. One of the first to spot the fire was Carmeta Allen, who […]
The Good Old Days
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
News items gathered from an earlier edition of the Rocket-Courier, reprinted as they were in the June 7, 2001 edition. Price at the newsstand, 80¢ per copy. * * * It was a full house at the Terry Township building in Rienze Monday night—so full that they drove the truck out of the garage bay, left the door open, and […]
Jester Hill
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
The pork dinner at Jester Hill Grange slated for Sunday has been changed to a potluck meal. *** Charlie Gordon, president of the Jester Hill Cemetery Association, was the only speaker during the public comment portion of Monday’s Jester Hill Township meeting. He requested that the township remove the sign that had been recently posted at the beginning of the […]
Reflections of Nature
By ohtadmin | on June 05, 2024
During the last week of May and the beginning of June, the deer herd population in PA will reach its peak, and then begin to decline until the following May when the herd population will be at its lowest point. The reason for the peak during the last week of May and the first week of June is due to […]
Reflections of Nature
By ohtadmin | on May 29, 2024
My niece recently finished writing a book on my mother’s family genealogy. She previously had done the same in my father’s family. After reading the two books, I learned that on my mother’s side we are related to a few aristocrats; however, on my father’s side, there were some shady characters. Working on a genealogy is often referred to as […]
Seen ‘N’ Heard
By ohtadmin | on May 29, 2024
Welcome to our final issue of May. We’ll be back next month on June 6. * * * Scientists uncovering a massive, untapped reservoir of lithium in wastewater from PA natural gas fracking sites, a finding that could help meet surging demand for the vital battery material. Lithium is essential for electric vehicle batteries, smartphones and other electronic devices. Currently, […]
Conservation Corner
Light Pollution—Naturally
By ohtadmin | on May 29, 2024
Last week’s article was on noise pollution. Even though it typically may not be thought of as “pollution,” it certainly can be. We have become so accustomed to noise, that it just seems “normal” now. However, take a stroll through a state or national park, or go find anywhere where you can get away from this, and you can really […]
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