Producing honey is hard work for both the people and the bees, according to Charlie Vorisek of Crawford County, Vice President of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association. “One pound of honey is representative of about two million flowers,” Vorisek says. Beekeepers use a special machine to extract the honey from the wooden frames where bees […]
Farm Show week in Harrisburg is about more than world famous milk shakes and baked potatoes – it’s about blue ribbons. Awards are earned for everything from hay to heifers. Kendra Brown of Lebanon County showed “Diamond,” the grand champion shorthorn female. “What’s really cool about winning this is that her mom won too,” Brown […]
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All 10 casinos in Pennsylvania saw an increase in slots revenue for the month of December compared to last year. The biggest boost came for the newest casino. Philadelphia’s SugarHouse saw a 63% jump. Overall, the casinos combined for a nearly 14% increase. Gaming Control Board spokesman Doug Harbach says the play at slots machines […]
Pennsylvania doesn’t have a state fair. It doesn’t need one; it has the Farm Show. The Pennsylvania Farm Show is an eight-day celebration of everything agriculture has to offer. “We will have 6,000 animals here this week and a half, over 10,000 competitive exhibits. 400,000 people will come here to visit,” says state Agriculture Secretary […]
Private industry is working to develop a new, natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania and beyond. For instance, Clean Energy Fuel Corp’s new plans call for “America’s Natural Gas Highway.” The nationwide project will develop about 150-natural gas fueling stations over the next three years. “We are planning… to put stations in Carlisle, Mill Hall and […]
Some Democratic leaders in the state house are trying to get more focus on transportation funding issues. Saying there is a cost to inaction; House Minority Whip Mike Hanna and Caucus Chairman Dan Frankel are introducing a package of bills to help close the state’s transportation funding gap. The bills are based on the recommendations […]
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum may be getting most of the ink in the buildup to next week’s New Hampshire primary, but theirs are just two of the 30-names that will appear on the Granite State’s GOP presidential primary ballot. Ballot access is relatively easy in New Hampshire, where citizen candidates like Bear Betzler can find […]
The number of licensed Pennsylvania wineries has grown from just over 100 to more than 180 in the past five years. “That is an enormous jump, especially when we think about ten years ago when we had about 65-wineries,” says Pennsylvania Winery Association Executive Director Jennifer Eckinger. Pennsylvania wineries combine two of Pennsylvania’s biggest industries: […]
Pennsylvania State Police investigated ten fatal crashes during the four-day holiday weekend that ran from December 30th through January 2nd. They handled 552 wrecks, 141 fewer crashes than the last New Year’s holiday. Six of those who were killed were not wearing seatbelts and two of the fatal crashes were blamed on drunk driving. State […]