Larry W. Stout has worn lots of hats over the years; a decorated military veteran, ordained pastor, university professor in Europe, and missionary to the former Soviet Union. He has authored textbooks on human resource management and leadership that have been translated into six languages as well as had published two novels. He currently invests his energies as a foster parent and board member for eight different community organizations. He is a native of Montgomery, graduating from Montgomery Area High School in 1970, who married his high school sweetheart Debbie, and together they have raised two sons and two daughters, one of which is adopted, but they cannot remember which one.
This Friday, we will celebrate Independence Day. This is when families get together for picnics, watch fireworks in the evening, and generally enjoy a day off. It is a tradition that goes back a very, very long time, in fact, as long as our national independence itself. John Adams, our first Vice President of the
Both my wife Debbie and I had chaotic 70th birthday parties. Three years ago, I spent my birthday in Geisinger Hospital in Danville with a major heart issue, and last year, my wife’s birthday had an uninvited party wrecker. It was late June, and Debbie had designed a fantastic event we planned for our church
It is rare to see a Lycoming County Board of Commissioners Meeting that was as excited and joyous as the one on Thursday, June 5th. If a county government were a family, this meeting would be like opening the presents on Christmas Day. I knew something pretty big was about to happen when I watched
There is something special about a parade. For almost two decades now, we have seen this in Williamsport with the Grand Slam Parade in August. That parade welcomes the 20 teams from around the world that will be playing each other in the Little League World Series. The popularity of the parade is evidenced by
At the Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting on Thursday, May 22, I thought I was in for a remake of the movie “Rocky II” when Muncy Township supervisor candidate Terri Lauchle returned to follow up on the issues she brought up several weeks ago about the old Lycoming County Mall complex. It led to another back
Commonly referred to as “Happy Valley,” State College is known for its carefree living and is the home of the Pennsylvania State University. This community of 40,700 has been designated one of the least stressful places to live in the United States by Psychology Today. Even so, State College has a robust economy and unemployment
