As we honor our veterans in the upcoming week, I would like to share with you a quote from General Colin Powell. General Powell passed away in 2021 and is now honored at the very place he spoke these words. “The Nation owes a great debt to its veterans, whose sacrifice to the Nation spans every decade, every year, every day of our country’s existence. Through untold courage and sacrifice, America’s veterans have secured the liberty that the founding fathers sought to establish in times of darkness and danger, as well as in times of peace and prosperity. America’s veterans have been there.” From a speech given by General Powell at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11th, 1989.
A God bless and heartfelt thank you to all our veterans. Every freedom we enjoy has been provided by the grace of God and the service men and women of the United States Armed Forces. There is a price for freedom that way too many inhabitants of our great land do not understand. It requires a constant commitment and effort each and every day by the American soldier. Those who have provided this service and moved on in life’s journey are respectively called veterans. Many of these special folks may still face physical and mental challenges long after their last day of service to our country. It’s important our Nation does everything we can to provide for our veterans.
On Veterans Day, please take the time needed to say thank you to these true American heroes who have served the United States of America and now live among us.
It is our privilege at Webb Weekly to team up with Ron Insinger, his wife Carol, and his family to provide a special thank you to our veterans. His great staff at Dolly’s Diner’s four locations will be serving up a free All-American breakfast. I should mention that Dolly’s South is now part of the Dolly’s Diner family and was formerly the Buttery Biscuit in South Williamsport.
Breakfast will be served from opening until noon on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th. If there’s a veteran in your life who may need a little helping hand to attend, please make the time to get them there. A tip of my Webb Weekly cap with the American flag on the side to all the great folks at Dolly’s for taking such great care of our veterans, not just on Veterans Day but every day. Complete details can be found directly below.
We are so very blessed to live within our one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. It’s important, with the current challenges and division of the politically elected to serve the American people in Washington, that we all come together to honor, respect, and say thank you. Please be better than the example they set and remember what this day is all about.
I would like to finish this part of my column by thanking CI – Coach Ron Insinger for his 51 years of coaching at the same school, Loyalsock Township. With all the challenges any coach faces at any school, this is something we may never see again. I would also like to mention that on the same day my nephew Jed received word that his cancer was in remission, CI received the same news. It was a very blessed day in the Insinger household, as well.
Hunters Show Us Those Antlers
It was great to hear what normally happens around Halloween did. Some monster bucks finally showed themselves to area hunters. Thank you to those who sent me pictures and those who told me stories about the one that got away. Please remember in our Webb Weekly Uncle Ron’s Monster Buck Contest, a trophy is in the hands of the holder; any legally harvested local buck can be entered. The short version of how you go about it is, after you harvest that trophy buck, all you need to do is have the antlers roughly measured at either Poust Taxidermy up Route 44 outside of Jersey Shore or Sauers Trading in Southside. This gets you not only entered into the monster buck contest, but everyone who takes the time to do this is automatically entered into a random drawing to win a rifle courtesy of Sauers Trading. They take care of all the legalities.
So in a simple sentence, size doesn’t matter in this contest to have a shot to win; only making the time to enter does. By taking this time, there will be a donation made to help fight MS on behalf of every hunter. That is where the Uncle Ron’s comes from in the naming of the contest. For those of you who do take down a monster, the winner gets the great wildlife artistry of Poust Taxidermy. And those lucky enough to finish second through 4th receive a Stoltzfus Venison Processing gift card for the great products they can turn your trophy into.
I will finish this week’s column with a final heartfelt thank you to our veterans and a good luck to our hunters. Please, no matter what you’re doing, let’s all be safe out there.
God Bless America.
