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  • South Williamsport Mini-THON A Record Success0

    The better half of my sophomore year was spent being the vice president of South Williamsport Mini-THON club and working alongside our president, Gianna Godfrey, along with Michael Rodgers and Michael Allison, our club advisors, and a team of great students who made this year’s Mini-THON possible. Our Mini-THON tradition was broken in 2021 due

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  • Spring Hair Color0

    Spring is emerging, and as we wait for the first colorful bursts of pansies, snowdrops, and violets, you may be reconsidering your own bloom hue, aka hair color. Hair color can say a lot about one’s identity, personal style, and self-confidence. And, whether or not you color your hair, there can be seasonal shifts (intentionally

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  • ‘Into the Woods’ Coming to the WAHS Stage0

    The Williamsport Area High School music department is preparing to open its first musical production in two years. “Into the Woods” is set to hit the stage beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, March 18, with a matinee performance scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19. The musical “follows a Baker and his wife, who wish

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  • Billtown Blues Association’s Annual Audition Concert Set for March 12th0

    The Genetti Hotel ballroom will finally, once again, be filled with musicians and music fans for the annual Audition Concert “challenge” in band and solo categories. This anxiously awaited event will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to conclude at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday March 12th. Five bands and 3 solo/duo acts are

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  • Life is Short, Eat Cookies

    Life is Short, Eat Cookies0

    One of my fondest memories as a child was my momma’s homemade cookies. Coming home from school and having them for a snack was such a treat. She always had some delicious homemade treat made for us most weeks. Even the neighbor girls knew Susie usually had delicious baked treats inside our sweet little home

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  • Hope Enterprises Celebrates 70 Years of Serving Pennsylvania’s DisABILITY Community0

    Hope Enterprises, a non-profit provider for people with intellectual disabilities, announces its 70th anniversary. Founded in 1952 by Dr. Max E. Miller and his wife Leona, Hope Enterprises started as a school for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Parents and local leaders in the Williamsport area worked alongside the Millers to grow an organization

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  • Nine Influential Women in World History0

    Women have made a profound impact on world history, but their stories weren’t always told in great detail. From leading armies to breaking down medical barriers to heading nations, women have been at the forefront of historic events for millenia. This list of nine influential women is only the tip of the iceberg when it

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  • Optimism is Key to Getting Through Tough Times0

    I was recently on a cross-country trip with my wife and daughter and had the opportunity to stop at several art galleries along the way. As I was looking at one of the pieces, I wondered, with all of the issues going on in the world if any of it — the art, my articles,

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  • Uptown Music Collective brings “All Things Must Pass” to Community Theatre League

    Uptown Music Collective brings “All Things Must Pass” to Community Theatre League0

    On March 10th, 11th, and 12th, the Uptown Music Collective returns to the Community Theatre League in downtown Williamsport to present All Things Must Pass: The Solo Works of The Beatles. This performance will feature the music from the solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr after the dissolution of

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  • Truth in Tension: Truth, Power, and Tyranny0

    “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Proverbs 29:2 The topic of truth cannot be discussed without the consideration of power. Power has the ability to influence our understanding of truth. And here’s a caution: the further a truth statement travels from reality, the more dangerous it becomes.

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  • Would You Like Some Ketchup With Your Escargot?0

    A sidewalk cafe in Paris. “Waiter! Help! There are snails in my food!” shouts a clueless and bewildered American with flaming red hair. “You want me to eat these? I’m supposed to eat them?” Maybe if I had some ketchup.” This classic clip from a 1956 episode of “I Love Lucy!” shows the mindset most

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  • Seed Mistakes

    Seed Mistakes0

    Don’t give up. I personally have had seedlings not germinate, germinate and then die, or germinate and get very leggy. I have also had great success with seedlings germinating then, after I transplant them into the garden, the harvest was very small to almost nothing. Keeping seeds from one year to the next is something

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