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  • Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus0

    Webb Weekly

    DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON. 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET. VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected

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  • The Bookworm Sez: Winter Books on the Royal Family by various authors0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    Chances are, you do not live in a castle. You don’t have a moat or a drawbridge or even a guard in a high furry hat. The only throne you have is, well, never mind. The point is, you’re probably not royalty but you can surely read about those who are… About that castle: you

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  • Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!0

    Andrea McElroy

    While driving to go to look at Christmas lights, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer came on the radio, and Kenzy started to sing, but not the correct words. She sang, Oh, my momma, she is famous She does work from her computer! It goes in the paper, and people love her She gets lots of

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  • The Three Kings0

    Webb Weekly

    By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Three Kings came riding from far away, Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar; Three Wise Men out of the East were they, And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star. The star was so beautiful, large and clear, That all the other

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  • Road Trips0

    Jamie Spencer

    The high school basketball season is in full swing. Yes. I have already seen some of you in the local gyms. I appreciate all the kind words, folks. I sincerely do. I ENJOY THOSE ARTICLES will always get you a fist bump or a hug. Kids under the age of 10 will score a $5

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  • The Discipline of Confession0

    Tim Hartzell

    Note: This is the ninth article in a series called Overcoming the Five Failures of Us. Previous articles are always available at http://www.webbweekly.com. In response to God’s convicting and awakening grace (last week’s article), we have the opportunity to take important steps on the narrow pathway that leads to redemption. Our first step is confession.

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  • A Not-So-Silent Night: Webb Staffers Pick Their Fave Xmas Movies0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Merry Christmas, Webb readers! Here’s another early gift: Some splendid seasonal cinema for you all—in this case, chosen by your friendly Webb staff. Tim Hartzell: My favorite Christmas movie is Elf. I’m not a big Will Ferrell fan, but his portrayal of Buddy the Elf is so believable. I would pick a favorite scene or

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  • Christmas Feels

    Christmas Feels0

    Andrea McElroy

    Does anyone feel like they turn into a kid again at Christmas time? Have you heard the song by Kenny Rogers, “Kids”? The first part of the song goes like this: Kids Christmas is for kids Look around, and you will see Kids from one to 93 Laughing, loving life, and being kids Every time

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Reformatory” by Tananarive Due

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Reformatory” by Tananarive Due0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    You’ll do better next time. You’re sorry, deeply sorry, sincere in your apology, and it won’t happen again. You had a chance to think about your transgressions and you were wrong. What can you do or say to make things better? How can you properly make amends? As in the new book “The Reformatory” by

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  • “It’s Time for Carols and Kris Kringle”: Weird Words for the Holidays0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    With the holidays upon us, Webb’s Weird Words returns to its fall-season focus on etymology — that is, word origins. This week and next, I’ll unpack two dozen terms we rarely use except at Christmastime: words like noel, manger, poinsettia and egg nog, for example. Our first batch below is largely religious, with secular terms

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  • My Gridiron Boys

    My Gridiron Boys0

    Jamie Spencer

    One of the joys of scribing is getting to know so many great kids involved with sports. We would get to know one another in high school, and then we would stay in touch. Sometimes, I will do a college or professional follow-up. Yes. It is always fun. There is an impressive list. This keeps

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  • The Five Failures of Us0

    Tim Hartzell

    Backstory to Redemption Note: This is the eighth article in a series called Overcoming the Five Failures of Us. Previous articles are always available at http://www.webbweekly.com. This is an article about hope. Moral failure will happen, but — Redemption is always possible. We are all redeemable. God’s grace affects everyone! Redemption is always predictable. The

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  • The Moments That Make Christmas0

    Andrea McElroy

    Now that it’s December, I want to embrace every single day between now and the end of the year. I’m always so excited for Christmas Day, but this year, I’m extra excited due to a bigger surprise that is planned. I’ll have to share after the holidays, but I can hardly wait! I just don’t

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  • Coaching for Dollars0

    Scott Lowery

    With the utmost respect for Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Declaration of Independence signees, as the month-long college bowl season is about to commence — we hold these truths to be self-evident: Ohio State can’t beat Michigan, Penn State can’t beat either one, and some college boosters and administrations are shelling out millions of dollars

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  • A Golden Surprise0

    Scott Lowery

    Even the more casual viewers of sports, especially at the college and professional levels, have noticed the increasing amount of ‘bling’ hanging around the necks of players. Following South Williamsport’s football team’s win over Muncy for the District IV Class A championship, the Mountaineers trainer, Chelsey Rieppel, was kidded about the added hardware she is

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  • Bald Eagles0

    Ken Hunter

    As a hunter, fisherman, and outdoor enthusiast, I enjoy seeing all kinds of wildlife — and that includes the various bird species. As a wildlife artist, I have an even greater interest because I enjoy painting birds of all kinds, including songbirds. While this interest doesn’t make me a serious bird watcher like some people

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  • Thanksgiving Day Across America

    Thanksgiving Day Across America0

    Jim Webb

    I wish everyone a very happy, healthy, and blessed Thanksgiving. Before we fly right through Thanksgiving into the Christmas season, please make sure you take the time to re  ect and give a heartfelt thanks for all your blessings. Explain to the children what Thanksgiving is all about. Give God and his son, Jesus Christ, some

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  • Planes, Trains and Mayflower Ships: Films for Thanksgiving0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Sometime in the next few days, TV listings and internet sites will begin to burst with Christmas-film suggestions. But before we get swept away in a flood of Scrooges, wonderful lives and Red Ryder BB guns, how about a few films for Thanksgiving? Here’s a six-course movie-meal for the upcoming holiday: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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  • The Bookworm Sez: Books on Hollywood, Movies, and TV by various authors

    The Bookworm Sez: Books on Hollywood, Movies, and TV by various authors0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    Pass the salt, please. Did you remember to add lots of butter? Of course, you did. What’s popcorn without butter and salt? What’s a movie without popcorn? And what’s a movie without these great books about Hollywood and TV? It’s been said that the great director Alfred Hitchcock was obsessed with having beautiful blonde women

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  • Local Man Once Served with Lee Harvey Oswald in Marine Corps0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    For one local man, Tom Kline, the anniversary of JFK’s assasination has a special meaning to him because he served for about six months in the Marine Corps with Kennedy’s accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Kline and Oswald served together as radar operators at the U.S. Naval Air Facility at Atsugi, Japan, in Marine Air

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  • Former Bloomsburg Area Man was JFK Pallbearer0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    This week marks the 60th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, November 22, 1963, the assassination of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. On the occasions of the 40th and 50th anniversary of that dark day in Dallas, Webb Weekly ran two stories featuring two individuals who

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  • Avoid the Thanksgiving Food Coma

    Avoid the Thanksgiving Food Coma0

    Dave Bellomo

    Every year, on the fourth Thursday of November, Americans gather friends and family to sit down for an hour-long feast. That’s right, Thanksgiving dinner. A ready-made excuse to put on your stretchy pants, eat and drink to excess, watch football, and eventually pass out into what many people call a “food coma.” Food coma, or

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  • Pennsylvania Elk-Tourist Attraction and Hunting Ambition

    Pennsylvania Elk-Tourist Attraction and Hunting Ambition0

    Ken Hunter

    Elk were native to Pennsylvania when the first European settlers arrived in our area, but the elk were no doubt a major and much-needed food source at that time. There were obviously no hunting regulations, and by the 1870s, Pennsylvania’s native elk were believed to be gone. The creation of the Game Commission, however, in

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  • Go Ahead and Decorate…

    Go Ahead and Decorate…0

    Steph Nordstrom

    The world is…not so fun these days. Mortgage rates are through the roof, rent prices are barely manageable, the economy is in the — well if you are a “Christmas Vacation” fan, let’s just say, “It’s full.” War, poverty, homelessness, gas and heating oil prices, and let’s not forget that groceries cost approximately 750% more

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  • Turk0

    Andrea McElroy

    Last year, around this time, we had an accident happen, and an eight-year-old at the time who was very upset. My phone rang, and it was Kenzy on the other line. I could hear her crying in the background. “Kenzy Mae. What’s wrong, honey?” I asked. She was trying to tell me but just kept

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  • Lycoming Hoops0

    Jamie Spencer

    Daylight savings is always an adjustment. And after two weeks, I am still struggling. It gets dark at 4:30. No more golf. Forget fishing. Can’t even mow grass. Depressing. Thankfully, the basketball season is now upon us. My favorite sport will help fill the void. I no longer coach, but I love to sit in

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  • Deer Season, Oh How it’s Changed0

    Ken Hunter

    A bunch of guys and I were talking over some coffee the other morning, and the subject of deer hunting came up. The more we talked, the more we delved into the past and how things have changed over the years. Do you remember “in the old days,” when you finally got your deer dragged

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  • A Monster Buck Story0

    Zach Fry

    I have been an avid hunter my whole life but never got into archery hunting until I bought my first compound bow last year. I spent last fall in the woods witnessing my first rut and became instantly hooked. Although I wasn’t successful in harvesting an archery buck last fall, the experience of being in

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  • How Great Thou Art

    How Great Thou Art0

    Andrea McElroy

    For the month of November, I thought it would be nice to write about being thankful. This is a scary world we are living in, and if we dwell on the hate and cruelty of this world, it could really get you down. We need to focus on things we should be thankful for. From

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  • Grandfather Talking0

    Scott Lowery

    If you are a country music fan, most likely at one time or another, you have heard the song “I Wanna Talk About Me.” It was a 2001 Toby Keith hit that reached number one on the charts. Its lyrics detailed the relationship of a man dating a woman who constantly wanted to talk about

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  • Logan and Me

    Logan and Me0

    Jamie Spencer

    Paul McGinn and I have been good friends for a very long time. We coached hoops together, and we called a few games with WEBBWEEKLYLIVE. Paul is a great dude, and he is always around. We don’t see much of each other nowadays as we focus more on our sons. Thankfully, our boys still look

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  • Uptown Music Collective Kicks Off Performance Season With tribute, ‘It Came From the ’80s’0

    Webb Weekly

    On November 10th and 11th at the Community Arts Center in Downtown Williamsport, the students of the Uptown Music Collective will present their first show of the school’s 2023-2024 Performance Season with It Came From the ’80s: New Wave to Pop Rock. The performance, presented in partnership with UPMC North Central Pa and UPMC Health

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  • The Bank is Closed0

    Scott Lowery

    The silence was deafening. More than 42,000 came early and loud to the South Philly Bank, credit and debit cards in hand, anxious to make a lifetime memory deposit of their beloved Phillies in what seemed sure to be a second consecutive trip to the World Series. But in the end, they were snake-bit. As

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