Dear Customers, Summer is coming to its normal conclusion, albeit three weeks before the calendar thinks!  This weekend we celebrate Labor Day which is for all intents and purposes the end of summer for most people.  That is “most people with school age children”.  I no longer fall into that category and neither does my…

Dear Customers, This Friday night, at about 7pm, the Orange & Black will be lining up for their season opening kickoff.  The Hubber marching band will be settling into the bleachers as the final notes of the National Anthem fade away.  Down on the track, the cheerleaders are anxiously waiting to start exhorting the crowd,…

Dear Customers, The McKean County Fair comes to town this week for its 117th visit.  I’ve been alive for way more than half of those, but the fair still holds a special amount of magic for me.  I’ll admit that my interest has centered on different aspects over these many years. As a boy, I…

Dear Customers, In a couple more weeks, I’ll be turning 69 years old.  While that’s not an accomplishment I can take any credit for, it seems to be a big deal to those who think I retired several years ago!  I’m just a little flabbergasted when a friend or acquaintance I haven’t seen in a…