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Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame To Hold Its Inductions Locally0
- Local News, Sports
- October 25, 2017
Lycoming County has always been a hotbed of sports, producing many great and proficient athletes. As a way to celebrate that sports heritage, the West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame was organized with its first class of inductees in 1974. The West Branch Chapter has been one of the more
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Gazette and Bulletin: October 22, 1920 – James N. Kline Did Big Thing0
- Old News
- October 25, 2017
The James N. Kline Boy Scout Camp is rapidly gaining a nationwide reputation and inquiries concerning it are being received almost daily from Scout councils from all across the United States. Already prominent citizens of other communities are preparing to emulate the example of Mr. Kline in providing similar camps for the boys of their
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Three WAMS Students Lead Walk-a-Thon Fundraising Effort – Daniel Confer, Benjamin Smith and Becca White0
- Local News
- October 18, 2017
Three Williamsport Area Middle School students led the charge in securing individual sponsorships for their school’s walk-a-thon event on Oct. 5. The three collectively raised more than $870, representing more than half of the overall total of about $1,500 generated among the student body. The money raised will help support activities related to the building’s
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Grit: October 17, 1965 – Local Airman to Direct Pick Up of Gemini Crew0
- Old News
- October 18, 2017
After the splashdown, he’s the man the astronauts count on. When Gemini 6 parachutes into the Atlantic Ocean October 27, after two days of orbiting the earth, the eyes of the world, and particularly those of astronauts, Walter M. Schirra, Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford will be on the Williamsporter who is piloting the Navy
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The Public and the Government0
- Government, Politics
- October 18, 2017
An interesting exercise in government transparency is coming up soon. Based on the 1992 JFK Records Act, October 26th is the final date for the United States government to release about 3,000 never-before-seen documents also with 34,000 previously redacted files related to President Kennedy’s assassination in November of 1963. The investigation into the causes of
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72nd Annual South Williamsport Mummers’ Parade This Saturday0
- Local News
- October 18, 2017
The leaves are starting to fall, the air has a chilly crisp to it, there may even be some frost on those fall pumpkins, warm cider is bubbling, ghouls and goblins are ever-present and it is October, so it must be time for the annual South Williamsport Mummers’ Parade, which will step off for the
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Walkers to Take to Penn College Streets to Fight Suicide0
- Local News
- October 18, 2017
Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States, yet it is preventable. More than 250 participants from throughout Lycoming County are expected for the annual Out of the Darkness Greater Lycoming Walk at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Registration begins at 4 p.m. for the fundraising walk,
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Fall Cleanup Day to be Held at Rider Park – Saturday, October 28, 20170
- Local News
- October 18, 2017
The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania will host a fall cleanup day at Rider Park on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. This event is open to the public – both individuals and service groups. Volunteers must be at least twelve years of age to participate. Workday plans include making
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Helplessness0
- Commentary
- October 11, 2017
Helplessness. An inability to defend yourself or act effectively. The moment in a person’s life when they are watching their world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly. The feeling when you truly want to help, but there is nothing that you can do. In Las Vegas, on October 1, 2017, at
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Gazette and Bulletin: October 10, 1913 – Billy Sunday was Kept Busy0
- Local News
- October 11, 2017
Thousands of men standing as one, signified with their voices the wish that Jesus shall rule in Williamsport last night, following a great meeting and a soul-stirring an address by the Rev. William A. Sunday, the famous evangelist, who traveled hundreds of miles on Wednesday, yesterday and last night to be in Williamsport for nearly
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Local Vietnam Vets Weigh In On Ken Burns’ Vietnam Documentary0
When Ken Burns’ latest documentary effort, dealing with the Vietnam War was shown recently on PBS, there was probably no audience with a greater interest in this documentary and how it presented the Vietnam experience than Vietnam veterans. Webb Weekly talked to several local Vietnam veterans to get their take on Burns’ presentation. Mike McMunn
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Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Raises $3,175 for Hurricane Relief0
- Local News
- October 11, 2017
Call it a lesson in citizenship. A three-day fundraising campaign last month to support an East Texas elementary school affected by Hurricane Harvey exceeded expectations by nearly $1,200 — a success celebrated on Friday afternoon. Students at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School were challenged by Principal Michele Kunkle to raise $2,000 for Rosa Parks Elementary School in
