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  • Congratulations, Maia and Hunter

    Congratulations, Maia and Hunter0

    Thank you to Editor Steph for holding my page last week. At the end of her column, she mentioned that I would have something special to share with you this week. Before I get to that, I have a few Fourth of July thoughts. As you’re enjoying everything that is our 249th Independence Day, please

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  • Independence Day Festivities Highlighted by “Set the Night to Music” and Fireworks0

    Downtown Williamsport will once again light up the skies for the annual “Set the Night to Music” fireworks display on Friday, July 4th, celebrating our nation’s 249th anniversary of independence. As in previous years, Backyard Broadcasting will partner with the City of Williamsport to host this exciting event. Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter expressed pride in

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  • Cutter’s Carvings0

    TICKET EXCHANGES Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6, June 8 & June 17 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done

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  • TICKET EXCHANGES0

    • June 25, 2025

    Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6, June 8 & June 17 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done over the

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  • Leaving Her Mark

    Leaving Her Mark0

    For Alizabeth Schuler and her South Williamsport High School softball teammates, it was like Ground Hog Day all over again. As the state championship game ended, the Mounties fell to state powerhouse Neshannock for the second year in a row. Emotions overflowed, both from the players on the field and the legion of blue-clad fans

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  • TICKET EXCHANGES0

    Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6 & June 8 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done over the phone or

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  • Happy Father’s Day: The Power of a Present Father0

    Father’s Day stirs up all kinds of feelings. For some, it’s backyard barbecues, crayon-scribbled cards, and bear hugs. For others, it’s more complicated — maybe it’s a reminder of someone who wasn’t there, or of a relationship that didn’t quite live up to what it should have been. Whatever your experience, one truth stands out:

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “When It All Burns” by Jordan Thomas

    The Bookworm Sez: “When It All Burns” by Jordan Thomas0

    Don’t touch! You tell a toddler that something’s hot, don’t touch, a dozen times but you know they’ve got to learn it on their own. The lesson is set when they put fingers to the fire and ouch. That’s how many of us learn to steer clear of flames while, as in the new book

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  • It’s All Over!0

    The proms have concluded, planned with such care Flowers and dinners and fancy dresses to wear The Seniors have realized those school days are gone Teachers and coaches had told them it wouldn’t take long Graduations are over, hats thrown in the air Some have expressed sadness while others don’t care Those days in the

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  • Repasz Band Launches Summer Schedule0

    Nine free concerts in 28 days. That’s what Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has lined up for the summer of 2025. Venues and occasions include local parks, annual festivals, summer holidays, nearby nursing homes, a national convocation in Gettysburg — and even two brand-new sites where the group has never played before. Just a few weeks

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  • Cutters Baseball Returns Friday0

    Extensive research has revealed there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Queen’s We Are the Champions is the ringtone on Gabe Sinicropi’s phone. But the Crosscutters organization has every reason to be proud. “It is a very positive thing to point to,” Sinicropi, the team’s director of marketing, echoed, referencing the Crosscutters 2024

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  • Crosscutters Begin Their Defense of MLB Draft League Championship Beginning June 40

    For the first time in a little more than 20 years, the Williamsport Crosscutters will seek to defend a league championship they won the previous season when they open their season at State College on June 4. They begin their home schedule on Friday, June 6. The other teams of the MLB Draft League will

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  • Journey Bank Hosts 15th Annual Teen Star Musical Competition0

    Journey Bank is pleased to announce the top 14 finalists from local area high schools who will perform at the 15th Annual Journey Bank Teen Star Musical Competition. The live finale is set for Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg, Haas Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. Tickets to

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  • Summer Bucket List Ideas

    Summer Bucket List Ideas0

    Here we are in the last week of May, and June starts on Sunday. Folks, how on earth did we get here? How are we almost six months through the year? I feel like I just packed my Christmas stuff up yesterday. I didn’t, haha, but it feels that way with how fast time is

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  • Memorial Day 3650

    Memorial Day has come and gone, and with it, it brought what most folks consider to be the first day of summer. Forget the meteorologists and calendar makers who have decreed that occurrence doesn’t happen until June 20; it’s Memorial Day that signals the beginning of summer fun! Originally known as Decoration Day, the last

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  • Springtime Alert: Leave Young Wildlife Alone0

    Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers are watching over them from somewhere nearby. So when encountering young wild animals, whether deer, birds, raccoons

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Soaked to the Bone!0

    One of the most often asked questions I hear is “when is the best time to hunt turkeys?’ The first week of our spring season is preferred by many and there are those who are convinced that the last week of the season is the best time to call in a lonely gobbler. For sure

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  • Sun is Shining on Sinibaldi

    Sun is Shining on Sinibaldi0

    As a ten-year-old Little Leaguer, Peter Sinibaldi dreamed of someday hitting a walk-off home run just like his New York Yankees heroes were doing. Eight years later, his walk-off single gave his South Williamsport high school team a 2-1 win over Sayre, clinching the school’s second consecutive District IV championship. Telling the media after the

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  • Millionaire Mountain0

    I have seen many baseball venues — larger-than-life professional ball fields to stunning Little League complexes. I once waved a Homer Hankie in the Metrodome. A left-handed friend of ours pitched at Memorial. I almost caught a fly ball at Dodgers Stadium. I used to hang out on the bank to catch the games at

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  • Local Veteran Pens Vietnam Memoir0

    It was 50 years ago this year that the Vietnam War ended, but for many veterans, the memories of this war are still vivid. One of these veterans, a local man named Joe Grafius (Harry Joseph Grafius), has decided to write down his memories of his experiences of this war in a new memoir he

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  • Cold Spring Rain and the Shivers

    Cold Spring Rain and the Shivers0

    As the sky grew darker, there was lightning behind us as Kenzy and I made our way up Lycoming Creek Road on the bike from her soccer practice. Still no rain. I kept thinking about a time in the past that reminded me of this very moment. I was eighteen, and Chris and I bought

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  • Mission Possible0

    A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to join a number of individuals from Northway Community Church as we traveled to the Black Mountains of North Carolina to help with recovery efforts, still very much needed, as a result of the Hurricane Helene that tore through that secluded area in Western Carolina in September

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  • Mother’s Day Appreciation from a Grateful Nation0

    A Happy Mother’s Day and heartfelt thank you to all the moms. There is nothing more special than a mother’s love, caring, and nurturing. This represents an amazing gift in the plan of God. The bond between a mother’s love and maternal guidance seems to grow stronger as the years pass by, and mom is

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  • Black Skies and Back Country Roads

    Black Skies and Back Country Roads0

    This weather lately has been absolutely incredible. If the temps could be like this all summer, I would absolutely love it. My upper lip has been pretty tame so far, and if it could keep it up, that would be great. *Insert cheesy smile here* I had a memory flashback this week, and it was

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  • Cutters Announce 2025 Promotions First-Ever Drone Show Part of the ’25 Lineup0

    The Williamsport Crosscutters have released their promotional schedule for the 2025 season presented by UPMC. The Cutters begin defense of their 2024 MLB Draft League title with a 2-game series in Trenton June 4 and 5. The home opener is scheduled for Friday, June 6 when the Cutters host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Game times

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  • County Hall Corner: Meet Your Future First Responders0

    The decline in the number of volunteer firefighters and other first responders is well known. Our area and the rest of the Commonwealth struggle with having first responders who are aging out, and there are not enough younger ones to take their place. What should scare the entire country is that as much as we

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  • This Week’s LION: Volunteer Emeritus Mark Lusk0

    Next week’s edition of County Hall Corner will highlight the Lycoming County Sheriff Mark Lusk. Given the incredible activities he has done in the past decades, his accomplishments would be better shown in a book rather than a column. But it is worth following up on the article in this issue on fire company young

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  • A Hong Kong Thank You0

    In April of 2021, our church family gave us a very generous gift at a celebration of our twentieth year of ministry at Faith Wesleyan. It was given so we could “visit someone special to us.” We knew they meant our son, Reid, who lives in Hong Kong. Due to COVID-19, our trip was delayed.

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  • Mealtime

    Mealtime0

    How often have you been driving down the road past that dead deer you saw lying at the edge of the highway and spotted a couple of turkey vultures feasting on the deer remains? If you don’t see vultures feasting on the deer or other carrion, you are likely to spot them perched in a

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  • Mother’s Day Crafts Mom Will Cherish

    Mother’s Day Crafts Mom Will Cherish0

    Many mothers will attest that few things are better than a little rest and pampering on Mother’s Day. And when it comes to gifts, homemade items are among the most heartfelt. Although schools and day care centers may take the lead and guide children through Mother’s Day crafts, parents and caregivers looking to encourage kids

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  • Tips to Make Mother’s Day Extra Special

    Tips to Make Mother’s Day Extra Special0

    Mother’s Day is celebrated each May and marks a perfect opportunity to show Mom how much she’s loved and appreciated. Mother’s Day has been celebrated for more than 100 years, and in that time mothers have grown accustomed to certain staples of the holiday. A bouquet of fresh flowers, Sunday brunch at a local restaurant

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  • Williamsport Bicycle Recycle Serving the Local Bicyclists For 10 Years0

    Bicycling for fitness and exercise has increased by leaps and bounds in recent years. In this area, the bike path makes that even more attainable. With this increasing demand, one local business has been trying for the last 10 years to help meet and aid in this increase in interest. That business is Williamsport Bicycle

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  • Tangled Up in Blue0

    The news spread like a fire. The Community Arts Center got the nod. Bob Dylan was to perform in Williamsport on April 22. Tickets went on sale the first week of February. We were the last scheduled stop on his “Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide Tour.” The prices were extremely salty. And they were selling

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