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- February 20, 2019
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We’ve Been Cooped Up Too Long!0
- Editorials, Local News
- February 20, 2019
Y’all. For real though. It feels like it’s been the longest winter ever. It’s like Winterfell around here. And I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to get out of the house. Now, you know how much it bothers me when people say there isn’t anything to do around here. Just in case you’ve
READ MOREUptown Music Collective to Bring Women of Pop to the Community Theatre League0
Starting on Thursday, February 21st and running through Saturday, February 23rd, the Uptown Music Collective will bring its new show, Women of Pop: 21st Century Divas, to the Community Theater League in Williamsport for their now yearly three-night /four performance stand. This exciting performance will feature the music of outstanding female artists, including Adele, Alicia Keyes, Beyoncé, Amy
READ MOREThis Week’s LION: Commissioner Candidate Gabe Campana0
- Government, Politics
- February 20, 2019
The starting gate for the May Primary will have a crowded field for the office of County Commissioner. The count could be as high as eight to ten candidates, including the incumbents, but probably none are as well known as Gabe Campana. After three terms as Williamsport mayor, Campana felt that he had succeeded in
READ MOREGrit: February 18, 1962 – Collegians, Scouts Labor to Make Fallout Shelter0
- Local News, Old News
- February 20, 2019
Yesterday and last Saturday were busy days for members of Alpha Gamma Epsilon Fraternity and Lycoming College. They were hard at work making a combination scout room and fallout shelter at the Bethune-Douglas Community Center. Assisting the collegians were a number of 12 and 13-year-old members of Troop 19, a Boy Scout group sponsored by
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Liberty Arena Expands to Add Kaos Fun Zone and Scorz Bar and Grill to Downtown Williamsport0
- Local News, Sports
- February 20, 2019
The recently renovated entertainment complex will hold official Grand Opening on Thursday, February 28 After a $5 million renovation, the expanded Liberty Arena is hosting an official grand opening to mint the complex as the newest destination for fun in downtown Williamsport, bringing together attractions, entertainment and quality food under one roof. The Liberty Arena
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Book Signing Event Meet Bestselling Author Adam Makos at Otto Books on Sat., Feb. 23, from 3pm to 6pm.0
- Books, Local News
- February 20, 2019
From author and Montoursville native Adam Makos comes the true story of a tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich. After seeing his buddies get cut down by enemy armor, 21-year-old tank gunner Clarence Smoyer from Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is assigned to an experimental T26 Pershing tank, the tool he needs to keep
READ MORECounty Hall Corner Bicycles: To Buy or Not To Buy?0
- Government, Politics
- February 20, 2019
A long debate over a grant request at a recent Lycoming County Commissioners meeting seemed to take on Shakespearian dimensions — “to be or not to be, that is the question.” Hamlet was talking about his mortality, but this debate appeared much less momentous. The subject was about bicycles for parolees. When a county agency
READ MOREAnnie Get Your Gun!0
- Editorials, Outdoors
- February 13, 2019
The family tradition of hunting in Pennsylvania began before Penns Woods had even become a state. In 1683 hunting was permitted as a right of ownership on all land covered by Mr. William Penn’s Charter. The family tradition of an actual “deer season” in the Keystone State did not begin until 1869. At this point
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