STEPHEN KING: Mike McCoy of Mayville, N.Y., read our recent article about the horror movie “IT,” based on the book by Stephen King.
He wanted share that Stephen King has a connection to Bradford.
Mike writes, “King’s late brother-in-law, Mark Morehouse, was a Bradford native and grew up on Walker Avenue.
“Mark passed away October 8, 2014 in Brewer, Maine. His obituary ran in The Era and you can easily look it up.
“Mark and I and Alan McLaughlin of Kane were roommates in college at Pitt in Pittsburgh in 1974. It’s a small world isn’t it?”
It certainly is.
TOYS: Stop reading now if you think you’re too old to reminisce fondly on the toys you played with in your youth.
The 12 finalists for possible induction into the The National Toy Hall of Fame were announced Tuesday. The hall is part of the The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.
This year’s nominees are the board game Clue, the Magic 8 Ball, Matchbox Cars, My Little Pony, the paper airplane, the Pez dispenser, play food, the board game Risk, LEGOs, sand, Transformers, the card game Uno and Wiffle balls.
According to The Strong, “The National Toy Hall of Fame receives thousands of nominees annually.”
The inductees are chosen based on the advice of a national selection advisory committee, and the 2017 winners will join the 63 past inductees in the Hall of Fame.
This year’s inductees will be revealed Nov. 9.
SEPT. 13, 1788: The Associated Press shared this interesting fact on this day in history about our nation’s beginnings:
“On September 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.”
