In the late 19th century, Williamsport was known as the “Lumber Capital of the World,” and the lumber barons who created this great wealth owned and lived in beautiful and opulent homes that featured the outstanding architecture of that era. Many of these homes, which are a testament to our rich history, survive and will
It is hard to stand out when there are 203 members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. However, we have two men who cover our area who are truly unique. I wrote last month about the amazing man, Joe Hamm, and this week, I want to highlight the recently reelected PA 83rd Legislative District Representative
Construction by the Williamsport Water Company of a new impounding reservoir on Mosquito Creek to supplement the city’s present mountain water supply, and to alleviate water shortages was announced today. Mayor Leo C. Williamson received a communication this morning from Jerome Powers of New York, president of the corporation which the Williamsport Water Company is
John E. Person, editor of the Williamsport Sun was the Armistice Day speaker yesterday-noon at the Rotary Club meeting at the Lycoming Hotel, and gave one of the best talks it has been the good fortune of the Rotarians to listen to in years. He was given a strong rising voice of thanks with applause.
I have been following politics since my teen years in the 1960s, and I thought it was crazy then. Nothing has been more crazy, weird, bizarre, and just plain stupid than this past presidential election. The Second Coming of Trump is certainly getting the attention, but there are casualties that are worth looking at. We
When Donald Trump won back the Presidency in this past election, most people probably thought that this was the first time that this historic feat had been accomplished, but they would be wrong. This remarkable feat was accomplished one other time, 130 years ago, by Grover Cleveland, who became the 22nd and 24th President after
The streets of Muncy will be filled with martial music and patriotic airs as the borough hosts the annual Lycoming County Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 9. The parade will step off promptly at 2 p.m. and form at Musser Lane at 12:30 p.m. Doug Lane, President of the organization that puts on the
Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, Williamsport is assured of a new textile industry with splendid prospects for development. The Chamber is pleased to announce today that the J.G. Smith of Lopez, Pa., makers of pajamas, will open a branch factory in Williamsport and will occupy under lease, a portion of the Lycoming
After teaching leadership for education, business, and political officials in Europe and Asia for a number of years, I compiled my program into a book in 2006 entitled, Ideal Leadership: Time for a Change. Ironically, Barack Obama was running for president and used “Change” as his campaign focus. Many thought I was piggybacking on Obama,
Veterans Day (United States) and Remembrance Day (Canada) are commemorated each year on November 11. Both holidays honor the individuals who served in the armed forces for their respective countries. Community-wide events tend to be held on November 11, but any day of the year is a good time to pay respect to veterans. On
We are now at that scary time of ghouls and goblins. That fun time of year is known as Halloween. Even though there was a wide variety of Halloween-related events that have already taken place last week, there is still plenty of ghoulish fun to be had. One of the most notable and exciting will
This column has always focused on local people who have impacted our area, but this one is rather different. This very special person is a fiction writer who is no longer with us, but was born and died in the month of October. He also wrote his first published work exactly 100 years ago. The
