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  • City of Williamsport Gears Up for Holiday Festivities0

    The City of Williamsport’s Recreation Department is getting ready for the holiday season. There will be multiple different family-friendly events taking place this year. Up first, on Friday, November 22th at 6:00 p.m. the Children’s Magical Christmas Parade welcoming Santa to town. The parade kicks off at Elmira and Third Streets heading East, then North

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  • A Region Remembers

    A Region Remembers0

    This is the third of a four-part story of my July Normandy experience re-tracing the path my father, Ralph N. Lowery, took as a member of the Pennsylvania 28th Division during World War II.

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  • Giving Thanks In All Circumstances0

    Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 While we know it is God’s will for us, most of us would agree that sustaining a thankful spirit in all circumstances is not easy. Here are two reasons why we struggle: 1. Faulty theology—idolatry.

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  • 21st Annual Victorian Christmas To Be Held This Weekend, November 22-24

    21st Annual Victorian Christmas To Be Held This Weekend, November 22-240

    One of the most highly anticipated annual events that kicks off the Holiday Season in elegant fashion will occur again this weekend, November 22nd-24th, when the 21st Annual Victorian Christmas is held. The Victorian Christmas Committee under the auspices of Preservation Williamsport presents the event. According to committee member Vicki Fischer, “Our mission remains the

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  • The Vegetable Side Dish

    The Vegetable Side Dish0

    In 1621, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast. Fast forward almost 400 years, and Thanksgiving still is a feast, but we’ve added football, euchre, and drinking wine in the afternoon. At least those have become the traditions for my husband’s family in Ohio, where we celebrate Thanksgiving. If, like me, you

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  • Williamsport’s Susan Durrwachter Works As Producer For CNN0

    When Susan Durrwachter was growing up here in Williamsport, she could have scarcely imagined that one day she would be rubbing elbows with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Donald Trump, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, the Jacksons, Matt Damon, and several four and five-star generals. She was able to do this as

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck” by Brian Yanish, pictures by Jess Pauwels

    The Bookworm Sez: “Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck” by Brian Yanish, pictures by Jess Pauwels0

    You are the bravest kid you know. You try things other kids won’t try. When their feet are on the ground, you climb higher, jump farther, and run faster. You have no limits because, as in the new book, “Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck” by Brian Yanish, illustrated by Jess Pauwels, even a big

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  • No Harm in Prepping

    No Harm in Prepping0

    As I sit here typing up this week’s column, I’m thankful for my health. We are always supposed to be thankful, but November is the month to remind us to be grateful for the many positive things happening in our life. There is just so much to give thanks for. Today was my first day

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  • Uptown Music Collective Kicks Off Performance Season0

    The Collective’s 2019-2020 performance season will kick off on November 15th and 16th at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport with Walk This Way: The Music of Aerosmith. As the Uptown Music Collective hits its 20th year in existence “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”, Aerosmith, will be hitting its 50th. In honor of the bad boys from Boston, the

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  • How to Wear A Button-Down Shirt0

    I know what you’re thinking. A button-down shirt isn’t that complicated, you just put your arms through the sleeves and do up the buttons. Yes, it’s true, most shirts are fairly straight-forward. In fact, a crisp, white button-down is a classic wardrobe basic, and an autumn staple for many women who are in no need

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  • God’s Will for Your Life0

    Ask most Christians, and we will tell you that knowing God’s will for our lives is a high priority — likely the highest. We put a lot of prayer, thought, and effort into the quest to know God’s will, and we often wonder if we are living within God’s will. We Christians often say that

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  • Don’t get SAD this Winter0

    Winter in North Central Pennsylvania can be tough. The days are short to the point of almost non-existence. When there is “daylight,” it is almost always overcast and either raining or snowing. During this time, many of us go through a seasonal depression, commonly known as the “Winter Blues.” The scientific term for this condition

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