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Published: Jun 28, 2025 at 08:08 AM
In June of 2022 we headed out West with our main objective Yellowstone National Park.
The day we were to arrive, the entire park closed due to disastrous flooding. At least I got to see a lot of the r...
Published: Jun 15, 2025 at 09:05 PM
Our region’s resting grounds include grave markers that tell remarkable stories about people whose lives impacted our area. Some were famous. Others were simply ordinary people who led extraordinary l...
Published: Jun 14, 2025 at 09:10 AM
The 20-member Polk Township Historical Society is working on restoring and displaying historical items at Lodge Hall, which recently received a fresh coat of paint.
The Historical Society also recentl...
Published: May 31, 2025 at 08:43 AM
Our region’s resting grounds include grave markers that tell remarkable stories about people whose lives impacted our area. Some were famous. Others were simply ordinary people who led extraordinary l...
Published: May 24, 2025 at 07:14 AM
Some readers of this column have complimented my topics but have also stated: “I don’t like when you print pictures of snakes.”
I’m sure you’re aware of my passion for birding, observing white-tailed ...
Published: May 17, 2025 at 09:05 AM
the contents of Alexis McAllister’s backpack were lined up on a table inside the Hawk Mountain education building for the inaugural Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Hiker Kickoff event.
She had a hammoc...
Published: May 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Our region’s resting grounds include grave markers that tell remarkable stories about people whose lives impacted our area. Some were famous. Others were simply ordinary people who led extraordinary l...
Published: May 03, 2025 at 06:48 AM
It’s April 28 and I’m getting ready to submit my column to the Times News.
My Carbon County bird list has slowly crept up to 102 species.
That will soon change. By late May, if this year is like most...
Published: Apr 26, 2025 at 07:07 AM
“He does not see the world like normal people do.”
Those are words said by Mary Dion to describe her husband, Dave.
For the past 57 years, the craftsman has utilized his extraordinary imagination to c...
Published: Apr 19, 2025 at 09:09 AM
Earth Day, founded in 1970, was intended at that time to educate the public to growing environmental issues.
Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” brought attention to the indiscriminate use of pesticides a...