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  • Lycoming County Chapter of Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees Presents Education Grants to Loyalsock District Teachers

    Lycoming County Chapter of Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees Presents Education Grants to Loyalsock District Teachers0

    Webb Weekly

    The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR), Lycoming County Chapter (LCC), presents two yearly educational grants. Any professional or paraprofessional from Lycoming County public schools may apply for these grants. The applications are sent to each district yearly. On Tuesday, May 3rd, two Educational Grants were presented to Loyalsock High School Music Directors Ryan Bulgarelli,

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  • Williamsport Sun: June 1, 1915 – City Commission to Give $50 Aid to the Famous Repasz Band0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Councilman Charles E. Cole, superintendent of finance for city council at a council meeting held this morning, introduced a resolution providing for an appropriation of $50 be given to the Repasz Band to aid in recovering the loss in yesterday’s disastrous fire at the Lycoming Opera House in which the well-known local band had its

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  • County Hall Corner: School Shootings: Action and Reaction0

    Larry Stout

    There are times that even the best of writers are at a loss for words. The incredible tragedy that took place at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which took the lives of nineteen children and two adult teachers, is simply unfathomable to comprehend. What causes an individual to not only want to take

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  • This Week’s LION: Abby McCoy – Champion in Life

    This Week’s LION: Abby McCoy – Champion in Life0

    Larry Stout

    I once had the pleasure of meeting James Irwin, one of the twelve men who walked on the moon. Irwin noted that, like his fellow moon-walking astronauts, he also suffered from depression years afterward. What happened was that they hit their peak in their late thirties and early forties. Think about it — after you

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  • C.H. Waltz and Sons Celebrating 75 Years in Business0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Not many businesses these days are able to stand the test of time, but C.H. Waltz and Sons is one that has. They are celebrating their 75th Anniversary. They have gained an enviable record in the sales, maintenance, and parts of lawn and garden tractors; sub-compact, compact, utility, and full-size tractors, construction equipment, off-road vehicles,

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  • This Week’s LION: Anne Reiner – Information Entrepreneur0

    Larry Stout

    The idea behind this “Leaders in Our Neighborhood” (LION) column is to highlight people in our community who do extraordinary things but fly below many folks’ radar. I have wanted to feature Anne Reiner for several years, ever since we sat down in Backhouse Cafe on 4th Street in Williamsport (another place that needs to

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  • Grit: May 31, 1942 – Parade Marks Memorial Day0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Hundreds of persons lined Williamsport’s main streets yesterday afternoon to watch one of the longest Memorial Day parades held here in years. The event staged annually on the day commemorating war dead; this year was featured with organizations engaged in the Second World War effort. Veterans, civic, fraternal, military, and civilian defense groups were featured

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  • County Hall Corner: Three Men Walked into a Barbershop0

    Larry Stout

    Some time back, the best political discussions were not on television or Facebook but at the local neighborhood barbershop. As a youngster, I found the discussions intense but also insightful. Imagine a scenario today with an old traditional barbershop featuring Joe the Barber, and three of his faithful clients, Tom, Dick, and Harry, who all

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  • Williamsport Civic Chorus to Present Concert on May 290

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    After a two-year hiatus, one of this area’s premier musical organizations will again share its talents with an audience. That musical organization is the Williamsport Civic Chorus. “One of the aspects of this concert that’s kind of special is that we’ve been waiting a long time to perform it,” Tina Swisher, Director of Publicity for

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  • Gazette and Bulletin: May 26, 1943 – Mrs. Frank Fenno to Christen New Submarine in Philadelphia on Sunday0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Mrs. Frank Fenno, wife of local naval hero, Commander Frank Fenno, is a living exception to the rule that women cannot keep a secret as she prepares to participate in a twin launching of a submarine at the Cramp Shipyards, Philadelphia, Sunday afternoon. The excited “Navy wife” learned in March from Secretary of the Navy

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  • County Hall Corner: The Sages Speak to Today0

    Larry Stout

    The leak from the Supreme Court revealed that the justices are leaning toward reversing the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973. According to Vice President Harris, “What is clear is that opponents of Roe want to punish women and take away their rights to make decisions about their own bodies.” Speaker of the House Nancy

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  • Two Area Softballers are Members of Team USA Fast Pitch Softball Team0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Two outstanding area softball players, Tyler Albert and Owen Lukens have reached the elite level of the sport by playing as members of the Team UJSA Fast Pitch Softball Team. Both men competed this year as members of the team participating in the Pan American Championships earlier this spring in Argentina. Lukens comes from quite

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