I request that during that month (March) our people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross. ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first Presidential Proclamation of March as Red Cross Month, 1943 I am a big proponent of the Red Cross. They have their issues, just like most large non-profits, but
Aubree Leone never looked at her brother Caleb differently after a debilitating injury during football left him in a coma for weeks. When Caleb awoke, the world was not the same. The injury damaged parts of his brain to the point he would never be the same person again. That didn’t stop his sister from
Company I, Twelfth Regiment, accompanied by the Repasz Band, arrived home from Washington, D.C. on a special train at 9:40 o’clock Friday night. The soldiers and musicians were glad to get home, the guardsmen went directly from the Market Street station to the armory and the band paraded down Pine Street to its headquarters in the
The Junior League of Williamsport’s Cinderella’s Closet has found a new home at the YWCA Northcentral PA. The YWCA and the Junior League will work together during the event to create an uplifting, positive environment for teenagers to find their prom essentials. This year high school juniors and seniors are required to make a 30-minute
The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP) is excited to announce Raise the Region 2019, an event to help the communities of Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union Counties support local nonprofit organizations fundraising efforts. FCFP, in partnership with Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships, will be launching a 30-hour fundraising event starting on Wednesday,
If there is one hard and fast rule in life, it is that without an education, it is extremely difficult to get a job and make a living. So, what happens to young people who run into obstacles in school and find themselves unable to finish high school? How do they come up with the
What weather we’ve seen over the last year. You just don’t know what to expect. Last week snow and treacherous driving were on full display one day, followed by a beautiful sunrise and 50-degree temperatures the next. One thing’s for sure, March is just around the corner, and that sounds good to me. Let’s hope
Cold and flu season is in full swing and no one is immune. It’s been working its way through my house and our Webb Weekly office. Prevention is the key to keeping yourself healthy this winter, so here are some tips and tricks to keep you from getting sick this year. Sore throat and runny
Earlier this month more than 700 Penn State students turned the Bryce Jordan Center into a 46-hour dance marathon raising $10,621,683 helping the Four Diamonds Fund support more than 4,000 families in their battle with pediatric cancer. Originated in 1973 the annual event is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world having now raised 167-million
Tony Mussare has declared his candidacy for a third-term as Lycoming County Commissioner. He has the most seniority on the current board, and if truth be told, these past eight years have been a constant challenge for him. But then, challenge is something that Tony Mussare is used to. When Tony graduated from South Williamsport
Prison overcrowding in Lycoming County has been around so long, it is almost seemed like “prison” and “problem” were two words joined together in marriage. Five years ago, GEO Services began the process of removing that word “problem.” Today prison overcrowding has not just been removed as a problem, the prison has vacancies! What it
How many women, if they could look into the future, would still decide to get married and have a family? There are few guarantees in this “deal.” I am awed when I consider what my mother went through. Would she still have married Sam from Rhode Island after WWII if she could have foreseen the
