This article is about an automobile built in Williamsport called the Imperial. In October 1905 N. Barrow Bubb started a garage. In November 1905, his two sons Harry A. and Nathan B. convinced their father to rent them the garage. This garage became to be known as the Williamsport Auto Exchange selling Reos, Whites, and
Father John Manno came to Annunciation Parish (as it was known then) right around the time I left home for college. So, I never had the same level of interactions with him that rest of my family experienced. I did enjoy his homilies when I came home for weekend visits, and I was impressed with
I love Father’s Day because it gives us a chance to put our dads in the spotlight – a place they’d normally not choose to be. I have three different men in my life who have the roll of a father figure. One being my amazing dad, Lee Perry, who was and has always been
The Williamsport Civic Chorus slated to go on a concert tour of Ireland on June 28, will have a concert previewing some of the music they will be singing on that tour, when they present a free concert on Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Williamsport. Four concerts are
I’ve always been a big fan of gifting books for holidays and birthdays because I personally enjoy reading and I believe more people should be reading actual physical books. Usually when browsing books for gift-giving I lean towards novels or biographies. However, for Father’s Day this year I’m looking at parenting guides for the Dads
For the first time in 36 years, the annual Flag Day March in Williamsport will take place without Anthony “Tony” DiSalvo. Sadly, the man who was the sparkplug and spiritual father of the previous Flag Day marches died earlier this year. His spirit will go proudly on when the annual, newly renamed “Anthony DiSalvo Flags
It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to our Lycoming County Dairy Maid, Katelyn Taylor of Allenwood. Katelyn will serve in the role of Dairy Maid for the next year. She is a very outgoing and a goal-driven young lady with a bright future. She has served our Dairy industry for many years
I will confess to you, right at the start of this series, that I am writing these articles as a personal journey. Like many of you, I was raised in the Christian faith and was taught that faith and obedience would result in answered prayers and blessings. Faith was taught to me as a simple
No man or woman, regardless of his or her age, wants to consider that a day may come when they need to rely on loved ones to help them perform everyday activities. But every day tens of millions of people serve as unpaid caregivers for their aging friends or family members. A 2015 survey from
In a bid to expand its appeal and attendance the Billtown Blues Festival scheduled for June 14, 15 and 16 has expanded to a new three-day format. It is being billed as “Three Great Days of Music and Camping.” “After 30 years and being an all- volunteer organization, it is real easy to just “ ditto ”
They say photography is a story that lacks words; a way of feeling, of connecting, of learning about a moment in time through visual media. Our region is rich in stories, and the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) wants to see and share yours in their 8th Annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest: Treasured Towns and Landscapes
The old adage ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ is certainly true when one visits the YesterShoppe! indoor yard sale at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society on Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Sunday, June 9, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. YesterShoppe!
