Anne's Arts & Activities Blog

Another downtown Bradford building may be getting a facelift. The Loyal Order of Moose building at 14 Pine Street is currently in the county repository, but the Bradford School Board during its meeting tonight is expected to give its consent to the Tax Claim Bureau to sell the property to the Downtown Bradford Revitalization Corporation for $500. Lee Minter has also made an offer -- $1,000 – and says he has two prospective tenants. Minter bought the former Archer’s building at the corner of Main and Congress streets two years ago. The item on the school board’s agenda says the DBRC is making the offer because it is “concerned with the preservation of one of our most significant buildings in the city’s historic district.” The DBRC plans to restore the building using grant money and/or by working with private investors who having a building restoration plan and resources to implement it. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

CARE for Children was again an agency chosen to be “adopted” by the Bradford Chapter #330 Women of the Moose as part of their annual community projects. The Women of the Moose purchased school supplies which were distributed to 25 school-aged children with special health care needs during CARE’s annual family picnic on Wednesday. Supplies were also donated to the Rainbow Corner Preschool. This is the fourth year for the collaboration between the two community organizations. Pictured from left to right are: Vickie Cromley, Recorder; Sandy Roulo; Kimberly Engstrom, Rainbow Corner Preschool Director; Josie Taylor, Senior Regent; Dorothy McAndrew, Secretary; Virginia Ross. Missing from the photo was Anita Wolcott, Project Coordinator. Photo provided by CARE for Children