Friday September 3, 2010 Bradford County would like to announce that the next region of the countywide  readdressing project began on August 27th, 2010. All addresses for Region 1, 2 and 3 have been delivered. Region 5 addresses have been submitted to the Post Office for approval.    Region 4, consisting of Columbia Township, Springfield Township, Troy Borough, Troy  Township, Wells Township and ...

Friday September 3, 2010 Five vendors had booths at the Canton Farmers' Market, August 28. Our two "anchor booths", Arla and Ken Moyer and Country Delights were present,  there was one other returnee, Mikayla Saunders, and there were two "first-timers" this year. Vanessa Bonnell and Justin Williams had garden produce: green and yellow snap beans, zucchini, squash,  melons and  cucumbers; and Brad and Sharo...

Friday September 3, 2010 Closing date for applications is September 17 Get your cameras, brushes, paints and pencils ready!  It is nearly time for the Pennsylvania Apple 'n' Cheese Fine Art and Photography Show. The Festival and show will be held the first full weekend of October, Saturday the 2nd and Sunday the 3rd.  The hours are 10:00 to 6:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 5:00 on Sunday. The festival i...

Friday September 3, 2010 The Bradford County Historical Society will host a free program entitled "Canton: Circus Capital of the East" scheduled for Friday, September 17 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Although the event is free, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at mailto:info@bradfordhistory.com">info@bradfordhistory.com. “Canton: Circus Capital of the East” covers...

Friday September 3, 2010 Folks who attended the Bluegrass Festival at Manley-Bohlayer farm had a wonderful time, in perfect weather....

Friday September 3, 2010 Post 303 and its affiliates recently made a donation to Western Alliance Emergency Services.  The members of the American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of the Legion contributed funds which were used by Western Alliance to purchase a new Automated External Defibrillator unit for the brand new ambulance shown  in the picture above. The ambulance will be based in the Canton St...

Friday September 3, 2010 The Canton Senior Citizens Club met Thursday, August 26 at the McCallum Manor. In the absence of President Richard Pratt, Vice President, Howard Route conducted the meeting. Bradford County Dairy Princess Maria Noble presented a program on the benefits of milk and dairy products. She made milk punch and served it to all. The next meeting will be Sept. 23 at 12 noon in the McCallum Manor. The prog...

Friday September 3, 2010 Dale G. Palmer, Alba, and his hammer collection is just one of the many exhibits featured at the PA Heritage Festival, September 18 & 19, at Alparon Park, Troy, PA. Dale has been collecting hammers for over 20 years, and to date has accumulated over 1500 different styles. Some of the more unique hammers are called: double-claw, triple-claw, multi-claw, and a "goat's head" hammer. The "multi-c...

Friday September 3, 2010 This works of fiction are available at the Bradford County Library: Postcard Killers by James Patterson.  NYPD detective Jacob Kanon’s daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper...

Friday September 3, 2010 Shirley H. Jenkins, 75, Canton, passed away at home, August 25, 2010, with her loving and devoted husband, Hal Jenkins, Jr. by her side. Shirley Elizabeth was born on September 23, 1934 in Troy.  She was the only daughter of the late John and Mary Elizabeth “Lib” (Morris) Harvey.  Shirley lived part of her childhood years in Norristown, PA, until the age of 14 when her famil...