Coming back from a trip to Ohio, I entered Pennsylvania and was greeted with a very big road sign that said, “Welcome to Pennsylvania – Pursue Your Happiness.” I know our state officials who designed this welcome sign probably thought they were clever in borrowing a partial phrase from the Declaration of Independence. It is
My wife Debbie and I both had parents and grandparents who were married for over fifty years. This coming Saturday, August 24th, our four children and ten grandchildren will be able to add one more couple to that family legacy. On that day, my wife and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. There does
Adding one day of games in which tickets are required and celebrating two notable anniversaries are among the new, notable things that will be happening at this year’s 77th Little League World Series. In previous years, the only games that required tickets to view the games were on championship weekend, but this year, the games
Memorial Field will close its 1927 season about Labor Day but before it does there has been arranged a series of events beginning September 1. The Park Amusement Company, of which Dan D. Kline is manager, will stage a bathing beauty contest on Thursday, September 1, a style show the next day, and a Mardi
Lycoming County government will be less active in the next couple of weeks, just as many other organizations in our community will be in full swing because of an annual event that literally put Williamsport on the map — the Little League World Series. It is often easy to take for granted something that is
Imagine this scenario. Your cell phone rings, and you will see that the caller ID shows “Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office.” You assume this is important and answer the call. The caller tells you that they are from the Sheriff’s Office, that you have a violation, and that there is a warrant for your arrest. As
Close competition between brothers marked the second running of the running the Young Men’s Bureau Annual Jalopy Derby with Lloyd Cotner of 325 Eldred Street placing first and his brother, William, placing second. Upwards of 3,000 spectators saw the running of the Derby on Market Street Hill between Washington Boulevard and Fifth Street yesterday. The
A new start time and a slightly shorter parade route are among the changes to the always highly anticipated Annual Grand Slam Parade on Tuesday, August 13. Instead of the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m., it will begin at 5 p.m., and instead of the parade starting at Susquehanna Street and West Fourth Street, it
The Lycoming County Fair recently concluded, and it is now time for a noted annual fair in a neighboring county—the Clinton County Fair, which takes place this week, July 27 to August 3. It promises to offer fun and excitement all of its own. The fair, which is taking place at the Clinton County Fairgrounds
In our time, there have been several transformational elections: John F. Kennedy over Richard Nixon in 1960, Ronald Reagan’s victory over President Jimmy Carter in 1980, Barack Obama’s triumph in 2008, and Donald Trump’s shocking victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016. These were the ones in our era that significantly changed the direction of the
Ground will be broken by Grit Publishing Company within two weeks for a new building to be added to the two units here. The new structure is to be located at the corner of Willow and William Streets. It will be of steel and concrete, faced with red brick. The plans drawn by Bollinger and
The citizens of Williamsport have enjoyed the fire protection and emergency services of the Williamsport Bureau of Fire for a very long time — since the time of President Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, in 1874. They have performed their duties with pride and professionalism. With this in mind, they
