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  • PNC Real Estate0

    In the real estate world, other than ‘sale is final,’ ‘location, location, location’ seems to be the magic words. Where, as opposed to what is often the sought-after trump card. In the baseball world, the long-suffering fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates are a prime example of the location conundrum. Its physical property, PNC Park at

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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • Fall Golf

    Fall Golf0

    I cannot believe our summer is coming to a close. We just started. The kids will be heading back soon. The fall sports scene will be kicking up shortly, too. I need to make the transition. We all do. I seriously do not know where the time goes. I would like to send some praise

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  • Fishing the Plastic Worm0

    When I was a kid growing up in western Pennsylvania, when I wanted to go fishing, I did what all the other kids did — I dug some night crawlers and went fishing. It was in my high school days when all that began to change, and artificial plastic worms were introduced. I thought it

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  • The Roving Sportsman… The Lunker of the Lower Deschutes Continued0

    For more than 70 years, I have had the privilege of hunting and fishing across the United States, and the adventures have taken me to virtually every state. This lifetime of enjoying the bounties of nature has frequently presented challenges of one manner or another, but none had rivaled the challenge of the single cast

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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • Flick Not Accepting Paycheck Amid Budget Impasse0

    Rep. Jamie Flick (R- Lycoming/Union) released the following statement on the status of his salary as state representative during the budget impasse. “As many of you may know, I have opted not to receive my paycheck as state representative until the budget is fully passed. “I was among 12 of 203 members of the Pennsylvania

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  • Young of the Year

    Young of the Year0

    One of the things I’m sure we all enjoy is going down the road and spotting young wild critters, and high on that list, I’m sure, are fawn deer. I and several others I’ve talked to have had one or more occasions where we had to stop our vehicles to avoid hitting one or two

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  • The Roving Sportsman… The Lunker of the Lower Deschutes0

    The Deschutes River is located in central Oregon and is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The Deschutes provided an important route to and from the Columbia for Native Americans for thousands of years and then, in the 19th century, was used by pioneers on the Oregon Trail. The river flows mostly through rugged

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  • Let’s Hear It For the Girls

    Let’s Hear It For the Girls0

    Congratulations to Williamsport Area’s 9-11 softball team. They cruised past Central Columbia to win the Section 3 Championship. These local gals will now head to the State Tournament in Wellsboro. By the time you read this, several games will have already been played. Win. Lose. or Draw. I only wanted to give my young friends

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  • The WCC Invite

    The WCC Invite0

    It’s a great time of year as I set my alarm for 4 a.m. No. Not to do anything important. The British Open is LIVE in the early morn. There is something about watching golf before the sun. Links golf is a different animal. Mother Nature plays a huge part. Beware of the wind. Perhaps

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  • Reunions0

    On a sunny and hot 90-degree July afternoon, a slight breeze, a covered pavilion, and a scenic view of folks enjoying boating activities on the Susquehanna River provided the backdrop as long-ago South Williamsport high school classmates gathered at the Susquehanna Boat Club. Many years ago, during his scholastic days, class president Bob Coolidge excelled

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