The year was 1996. Bill Clinton defeated Senator Bob Dole to win re-election as President; Tom Ridge was governor of Pennsylvania. In January of that year, this area suffered a disastrous flood that claimed several lives, which was caused by melting snow, and the St. John’s School of the Arts came into existence. This year,
Americanization school or “night school,” as it is more generally known, will begin Tuesday evening in the Washington School building, under the instruction of W.W. Stiber, who has been principal of the night school for about 20 years, and his assistant, W.T. McClaren, who has been principal. The school will continue for about six months
This year marks the 50th year of operation for the Community Theater League. An entity that has brought excellence to the stage and enriched the cultural climate of northcentral Pennsylvania during that time at various locales. But perhaps the best way to understand CTL’s 50 years is through the organization’s anniversary theme: “50 Years of
Refreshments, Joe Vannucci’s Orchestra, and election returns announced over powerful electric amplifiers will be featured at the election party Tuesday evening from 7 to 10 o’clock at the opening of the new Neyhart’s store at 141-151 West Third Street and its alliance with the retail department of Kline and Company, whose store was closed permanently
For those of us who were around at the time, the images and recollections of that evil and memorable day of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 are burned into our memories forever. Webb Weekly remembers this day with the recollections and
