The Moore College of Art and Design, located in Philadelphia, is a prestigious school for those aspiring to careers in art and design. Its Summer Design Institute (SADI) is a highly sought-after summer school for budding young artists. One local girl, Avery Sauers, a junior at Williamsport Area High School, has been accepted to this
2022-2023 School Year Enrollment Period Set for March 28-April 1 The Williamsport Area School District’s kindergarten and new student registration week is scheduled for March 28 through April 1. Children must be age 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2022, in order to enroll. All registrations for the 2022-2023 school year will occur from 8:30
The world of MotoTrials is demanding, thrilling, and at times dangerous, but this doesn’t deter or scare one area youngster, 14-year-old Coran Calvert, from competing and excelling in them. According to the MotoTrials website, “MotoTrials (formerly ‘Observed Trials’) is now the pinnacle of off-road riding, as the riders tackle the most severe terrain capable of
There is a running joke with those of us who regularly attend the weekly Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting. We know it means a long meeting when we see a short agenda. We could call it the Lyco Comm Law — the shorter the agenda, the longer they talk, talk, talk about each agenda item. At
An official level of 22 inches of new snow fell on the Williamsport area this weekend and another several inches are expected. Official weather service records indicate the snowstorm is the worst since a record 23 inches fell in a 24-hour period in January 1964. Heavy snow warnings are still in effect for the Lycoming
Like most organizations, Camp Victory has had to adapt to new ways of fundraising without in-person events. From February 24 to 26, there will be an online auction at http://www.campvictoryauction.org with an array of items including jewelry, art, designer handbags, housewares, family entertainment packages, couples’ overnight stays, themed gift baskets such as coffee and wine,
Kayla O’Dell is a typical 15-year-old girl enjoying her high school experience and all the fun you can have as a teenager. Kayla is in 10th grade; she lives in Muncy and attends Commonwealth Charter Academy. One thing is not typical, however — she has written a science fantasy novel and had it published. Webb
Trust us when we tell you that the decision made by the former Newberry Little League Board of Directors to give up our charter was not an easy one. 76 years. One of the oldest charters in the world. The history, the teams, the past, present, and future players… they all factored into our decision.
“Who’s going to cut my hair in 25 years?” That is the question that might be asked by men in Williamsport and elsewhere in Pennsylvania. The ranks of Pennsylvania’s licensed barbers are being thinned to the point that it is causing concern. “Very few young fellows take up barbering these days. I don’ think there
It is very difficult to keep up with all the controversies that are flying around concerning the government these days — especially at the federal level. None seems to be more challenging than the immigration issue. This is not referring to illegal (or the politically correct word, ‘undocumented’) immigrants, but those who are actually filing
A gentle giant who served his community and his God well died on January 24 at the age of 77. That man was Curley Jett, who had the historic distinction of being the first African American Police Chief of the City of Williamsport. Curley did not live his life necessarily to be a trailblazer, but
One of the political words that has become a weapon and joke, depending on your political persuasion, is the word ‘woke.’ It came into vogue in recent years to describe a person who is consciously awake to concerns in relation to social and racial justice. The Urban Dictionary, mocking, notes that being “woke” is opinions
