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  • Gazette and Bulletin: November 12, 1924 – John E. Person Delivers Unusual Address to Weekly Rotary Meeting0

    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.

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  • County Hall Corner: The Real Losers0

    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

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  • Trump Political Comeback Historic but Not Unprecedented0

    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

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  • Muncy Hosting Annual Lycoming County Veterans Parade On Saturday, November 90

    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

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  • County Hall Corner: Is it Time for a Change?0

    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,

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  • Gestures Anyone Can Embrace in Support of Veterans

    Gestures Anyone Can Embrace in Support of Veterans0

    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

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  • Williamsport Sun: November 3, 1932 – Textile Industry to Bring Branch to This City0

    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

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  • Spooktacular Halloween Happenings and Safety Tips0

    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

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  • This Week’s LION: Author Conrad Richter

    This Week’s LION: Author Conrad Richter0

    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

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  • How Has Lycoming County Voted In Previous Presidential Elections0

    Mercifully, the long, contentious Presidential election contest is winding down, but it might be interesting to look back and see how Lycoming County has voted in previous Presidential elections. Webb Weekly has researched how Lycoming County has voted in Presidential races since 1860. We have found that the Republican Presidential candidate carried this county in

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  • Curtin Intermediate School “Socktober” Charity Drive Now Underway

    Curtin Intermediate School “Socktober” Charity Drive Now Underway0

    Curtin Intermediate School’s motto, “Enter to Learn, Go Forth, and Serve,” is not just a phrase, but a principle the students take to heart. Their commitment to the service-oriented project, “Socktober,” is a testament to this. On Friday, September 27th, Andrew G. Curtin Intermediate School kicked their annual Positive School-Wide Behavior Program (PBIS) with their first “FINAL

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  • Williamsport Sun: October 24, 1938 – Hundreds Take to Highways to Enjoy Colorings0

    Jack Frost’s handiwork attracted so many motorists to mountain roads and wooded spots Sunday that the travel bureau of the Lycoming County Motor Club was kept busy and open all day yesterday. The tinting of the foliage and colorful scenes of the region are believed to be at their peak, rust reds as well as

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