I don’t know about you, but I am totally glued. I can’t get enough. I watch every minute of every game. I have always been a fan, but this is quite wild. No matter who takes the field, I am tuned in for each game. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is legit. Setting records on
READ MOREAs Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band highlights both national and local history through the summer of 2026, one Central PA ensemble will get special attention on July 5. The Williamsport Scottish Rite Imperial Teteques Band, once the nation’s oldest Masonic band, will be honored with a free 7 p.m. concert that Sunday — performed where the
READ MOREIn 2031, Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band will celebrate its 200th year of continuous existence; but in the meantime, this year, the local ensemble honors yet another anniversary — America’s 250th — with a robust slate of concerts in June, July and August. With 10 Central PA gigs on the schedule, the band’s summer 2026 program
READ MOREWith all that the Class of 2026 has witnessed in what was supposed to be that special senior year, they deserve a presidential quality commencement speech. So I looked to our Commanders in Chief since the founding of our Nation in 1776 for the class of 2026. Our 2nd President, John Adams, will give the
READ MOREThank you to everyone who took the time to talk with me about last week’s column, “Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid.” Long story short, it ended with, we don’t have to agree, but we need to be civil and work together to make a better future for our children and grandchildren. This rang true with almost
READ MOREThe Repasz Band’s April 7 concert in Williamsport will feature a specially commissioned piece written by area native Jeremy Leidhecker — and honoring the band’s long-time conductor, Albert Nacinovich. Slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, this year’s free concert has both a theme and a dedication. Entitled “Kaleidoscope,” the show embraces a
READ MOREIn the past, I’ve mentioned a sign I have in the office. It has an American flag draped down the side and says in this place, we always salute our flag, support our troops, buy American, say Merry Christmas, say one nation under God, respect our law enforcement, and then it ends with, ‘If this
READ MOREMuch love, sports fans. It is a great time of year. The high school basketball playoffs are near. The same with wrestling, swimming, and bocce. Best wishes to our local teams and individuals. I hope they advance. The groundhog saw his shadow. I have no idea what that means. Let’s pray for warmer weather. The
READ MOREAccording to Britannica’s website, there may have been two men named Valentine — both dating back to ancient times. Both were Christian martyrs, while one was patron saint of lovers — though he’s also associated with epileptics and beekeepers. Since this doesn’t sound terribly romantic, I tend to sidestep Valentine-related terms here at “Weird Words”
READ MOREThe Harlem Wizards return to the Williamsport Area High School to perform their feats of basketball prestidigitation on Thursday, January 22, at 6:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., to again help raise funds for the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation. “Our ongoing partnership with the Harlem Wizards, along with the generous sponsorship
READ MORE“Jingle Bells.” “Silver Bells.” “Carol of the Bells.” “I Heard the Bells….” Hmm — are you noticing a pattern here? Yes, along with angels, shepherds, stars and kings, bells seems to be a favored motif in holiday music. And if you want to hear what Edgar Allan Poe so fetchingly called “the tintinnabulation that so
READ MOREThe Lycoming County Veterans Day Parade is a traveling parade that moves from community to community each year to recognize our county’s veterans and their sacrifices that were made for our freedom. This year, the Lycoming County Veterans Day Parade Committee is holding the annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday November 8th, at 2 p.m.
READ MOREIn this time of turmoil for Americans, Covenant Central Presbyterian church is offering to our community a stirring patriotic concert along with music of pure joy. The synchronization of music and video will offer a unique and unparalleled experience. The concert begins and ends with a tribute to all Americans, especially those defending our beautiful
READ MOREThere’s not much left to do at the Ryder Cup. Enough with the talk and prep. It’s time to tee it up. Matches will get underway in just a few hours. Golf fans and I will be glued to the television the entire weekend. It is the ultimate team competition. The United States versus the
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My column was all but penned out in my mind; it was to be a celebration of Manager Tom O’Malley’s Lady Mountie softballers and Manager Jeremy Eck’s Montoursville Warrior baseballers. My hope was both won their way onto the cover as PIAA state champion. It was to be a lead-up for our June 25th cover,
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There is something special about a parade. For almost two decades now, we have seen this in Williamsport with the Grand Slam Parade in August. That parade welcomes the 20 teams from around the world that will be playing each other in the Little League World Series. The popularity of the parade is evidenced by
READ MORENext 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
READ MOREThis year’s event took place over two days (April 4th & 5th). The event was held at Pine Street Methodist Church in Williamsport. The Lycoming & Clinton County Homeschool Association of PA is beyond grateful to the staff and members of Pine Street for all their support and graciously opening their building to us! This
READ MOREEvery government entity needs money to operate, and that money has to come from somewhere. When the USA was founded in 1790, the primary source for supplying funds was from foreign tariffs. In fact, until 1913, tariffs supplied 80 percent of the federal revenue. But supporting an army, navy, and marine corps when wars come
READ MORELast week, Webb’s Weird Words attempted an April Fools’ column consisting entirely of made-up words. No idea how many readers fell for that — but my spurious list included one whimsical monetary unit: the fictitious praq, supposedly used in the fake former Soviet republic, “Ziurtzybad.” Now if you swallowed that one, don’t feel bad; “praq”
READ MOREFor a person such as myself who tries to follow what is happening in the Oval Office, the Trump Administration is very hard to keep up with. However, I can finally highlight an executive order that I think is at least a century or more overdue — the establishment of English as the official language
READ MOREFolks of a certain age might recall “Night at the Opera” as the name of a best-selling Queen record — the one with “Bohemian Rhapsody” on it. For those a bit older, that title also invokes the Marx Brothers’ classic comedy from 1935. But for Lycoming County music fans this spring, it means another exciting
READ MOREUnited States presidents come in all shapes and sizes. It is ironic that our two greatest presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, could not be more different from one another. Washington was one of the richest men in the American colonies; Lincoln was born and raised in a log cabin in the wilderness. Washington was
READ MOREHello, West Branch Valley; I’m in agreement with the meteorological community; spring begins on March 1st. And that is worth celebrating with the winter we’ve had. I wish it were possible to have all the cheerleaders across our area doing the old-school “let’s get fired up” cheer for you as you begin reading my words.
READ MOREI believe that Ronald Reagan gave us more of the best quotes about our country than any other president. As I was thinking about President’s Day, I remembered a quote by him, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be
READ MOREWith President’s Day approaching, I have heard from many of you waiting for my column and thoughts about President Trump’s first month in the White House. The most interesting thing is as I engage people in conversation, I either know or they inform me what political party they are registered with. I think the mainstream
READ MOREThe United States has been going through tremendous changes since the presidential election of Donald Trump. It seems everyone has their own particular area they are focusing on, mine is over the continually growing collapse of the mainstream media. For decades, we have been straight jacketed from considering whether information was acceptable and true. The
READ MOREIt was a lesson learned long ago when my interest in journalism was in its infancy. A scribe well-versed in the occupation passed on his warning – ‘If you ever become a columnist, don’t include your personal opinions regarding politics or religion in what you write.’ That advice is spot-on, as those of you who
READ MOREThis week, Webb’s “Weird Words” takes a break from its series involving X, Y and Z; indeed, rather than looking at the end of our alphabet, we will honor the beginning of something else: namely, Donald J. Trump’s forthcoming inauguration — which marks only the second time a U.S. president has served two nonconsecutive terms.
READ MOREI’m going to begin my first column of the year with my thoughts and prayers not only for those victimized by terror in New Orleans but for all dealing with the senseless violence seen across our Nation. This is a problem that will need all of us to come together to prevent future tragedies. We
READ MOREI generally attend the weekly Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting and sit in the back with my other local press colleagues. I truly appreciate how objectively honest these journalists are. Their columns are straight up and accurate. It seems like a lifetime ago when newspapers simply told what happened, and the editorial page would be the
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