Reflections of Nature
By ohtadmin | on October 02, 2024
On Sept. 17 and 18, the full “harvest” moon that rose in the east was also a supermoon, which meant that it was slightly larger and brighter than an average moon. This moon appeared full for approximately three days, from Monday evening through Thursday morning. Also, on the night of the full moon, there was a partial lunar eclipse that […]
Seen ‘N’ Heard
By ohtadmin | on October 02, 2024
Welcome to our first issue of October. Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) will here in just 56 days, and it will be Christmas Day 83 days from today. We’ll return to Standard Time—turning our clocks back an hour and gaining an hour of sleep—on Nov. 3, the first Sunday of November. * * * Latini’s Corn Maze opening over the weekend on […]
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 October 02, 2024
Henry J. Norconk is pictured outside his men’s clothing store on Wyalusing’s Main Street in a photo snapped sometime in the 1930s. The store featured a nice selection of men’s straw hats, which are on display outside. The signs announcing “We Give Baby Votes” were part of a promotion where purchases would count as votes to determine Wyalusing’s Most Beautiful […]
JUST ASK ALICE
By ohtadmin | on October 02, 2024
DEAR ALICE: A friend told me that they just started selling iPhones in North Korea. Is this really true? —TOWANDA TECHIE DEAR TOW: It’s not exactly the same iPhone that the rest of the world uses. With the North Korean version, if you ask Siri a question, she turns you in to the police. —ALICE ********** DEAR ALICE: I’ve been […]
Jester Hill
By ohtadmin | on October 02, 2024
Tyson and Alice Wickhammer struck up a conversation with a couple while on a winetasting tour through the Finger Lakes last weekend. During the conversation, the wife said they had decided they didn’t want children. “Yes,” the husband piped in. “And as soon as we get back home, we’re going to tell them.” *** Bierney’s Tavern is proud to announce […]
The Good Old Days
By ohtadmin | on October 02, 2024
Compiled from old issues of The Wyalusing Rocket
News items gathered from an earlier edition of the Rocket-Courier, reprinted as they were in the Oct. 4, 2001 edition. Price at the newsstand, 80¢ per copy. * * * Unless the people of Wyalusing can convince the town council not to do it, Wyalusing’s Borough Council could be reduced from seven to five members in less than a month. […]
Reflections of Nature
By ohtadmin | on September 25, 2024
During this month of September, I saw my first yellow-shafted flicker. Along with the leaves changing colors, a yellow-shafted flicker sighting is an indication that fall is near. Today, the yellow-shafted flicker is referred to as the northern flicker. Its scientific name is Colaptes auratus. Colaptes comes from the Latin word kolapter, which means a hammer or a chisel and […]
Unexpected Challenges And Sharing Information
Conservation Corner
By ohtadmin | on September 25, 2024
Brian Zeidner
– Director of Member Services, Claverack REC Bradford County Conservation District
This is the seventh and last of a series of articles that inform the public of an ambitious project that will benefit our local communities in many ways. Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative has undertaken a lawnto native pollinator habitat transition project on the grounds of their headquarters building, located along Route 6 in Wysox. Expected benefits include improved environmental stewardship, […]
Seen ‘N’ Heard
By ohtadmin | on September 25, 2024
Welcome to our final edition of September. We’ll see you next week in October. * * * Residents of the southeastern U.S. bracing for Hurricane Helene, which forecasters are expecting to be the most powerful storm of the hurricane season so far. * * * The American Red Cross continues to report their critical need for blood and platelets to […]
JUST ASK ALICE
By ohtadmin | on September 25, 2024
DEAR ALICE: How long do you think it will be before gasoline prices go down? —WAITING IN WYALUSING DEAR WAIT: You can count on gas prices taking a steep dive just before the election. —ALICE ********** DEAR ALICE: A friend of mine recently was married and her mother cried through the entire ceremony. I’ve noticed this at other weddings, too, […]
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