with Michael Betteridge If Rodeo Was Easy, They’d Call It FootballMy 21-year-old granddaughter, Maida, lives on a farm up in Ortanna, Pennsylvania. She is an accomplished barrel racer, competing often at the Chambersburg Saddle Club. For many years, I coached her brother, Stephen, in Fairfield youth football. My daughter, Corinne, their mother, and her family…

Raven Rock Livestock recently opened at the corner of Rt. 16 and Harbaugh Valley Rd in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. The Zeller Brothers, Tyler and Andrew, and their families, recently started the new venture together after purchasing the farm from their grandparents in 2017. As kids, the two spent many hours helping their grandparents around the farm…

Richard Bard Makes Good His Escape by James Rada, Jr. Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of columns about Richard Bard’s escape from captivity and the rescue of his wife. Richard Bard had made his getaway from the Delaware Indians, who had captured his family at their mill near present-day Fairfield on…

The 10th annual Foothills Artists studio tour will be held the weekend before Thanksgiving, November 19 and 20, at nine locations in the western Adams County (Pennsylvania) communities of Fairfield and Cashtown. Ten artists and artisans will open their homes and studios in a special pre-holiday show and sale, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. both days.…