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  • NCAA Football Recap0

    Jamie Spencer

    I was glued to my big screen the past few days. I am not the biggest college football fan, but the 2024-25 playoffs have been grand. Yes. I am rooting for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Teach is a proud alum. We have been to many games. Johnny Goodtimes is retired. He was that guy.

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  • The Roving Sportsman … Knowledge through Reading Tracks0

    Jon Pries

    If you are willing to devote the time, you can gain a great deal of knowledge by learning to read what animal tracks can reveal. Whether your goal is to become a better hunter, to develop a better understanding of Mother Nature’s wonders, or to discover just what animals frequent the woods where you hike

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  • In X-Celsis Deo: Weird Words for Dec. 24-260

    Joseph W. Smith III

    It’s possible you just might have noticed a slight focus on Christmas in the last several issues of Webb Weekly. That’s certainly the case with my own recent articles; but since some readers won’t get their Christmas-week copy till 12/26, I was stumped on a theme for the year’s final batch of “Weird Words.” And

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  • What’s a Good Buck?0

    Ken Hunter

    With the exception of the upcoming Flintlock deer season, our deer hunting is over in most states. When we run into our hunting buddies, the photos come out, and the success stories follow. Most of the racks are what many of us would consider “average,” but now and again, a really nice rack comes up.

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  • It’s the Final Countdown!0

    Steph Noviello

    Well, y’all. This is it. We are down to the Christmas wire! Before you ask, no, I’m still not ready. I will be. Promise. I’m just not there yet. In the meantime, let’s talk about the final days of the holiday season. There is still plenty of fun to be had and things to do

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  • A Merry Christmas Carol: Discussing Dickens at Brown Library0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Charles Dickens’s holiday classic A Christmas Carol is now 181 years old. In addition to furious sales during the author’s lifetime, Dickens’s “ghostly little book” has spawned thousands of stage performances, along with countless radio and audio renditions (Audible alone offers more than 100 different readings). And as for the screen: Fred Guida’s A Christmas

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  • Fine with an E: Honoring Anne and Her Creator0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    The beloved Anne of Green Gables would have turned 150 last week. … In a sense. Nov. 30, 2024, marked the sesquicentennial of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birth; she’s the prolific Canadian writer who gave us young Anne — and then followed her to adulthood in so many charming books. But for all the joy her

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  • Happy Thanksgiving0

    Steph Noviello

    Happy Thanksgiving Y’all! It is once again time for my yearly list of all the things I am thankful for! It’s been quite a year, so I think it’s more important than ever to take some time for gratitude and appreciation for all that we have this year. So without further ado… – Steve and

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  • Here’s Help for Hitting the Road: Audio Books for Holiday Travel0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Oh, by gosh, by jingle; it’s time for carols and Kris Kringle… … plus car rides and complaining kids! Yes, it’s that time of year … when so many folks head over the river and through the woods … on very long trips to grandmother’s house. And as in 2023, Webb’s resident book-lover herewith suggests

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  • Add a New Offering to Your Christmas Cookie Lineup

    Add a New Offering to Your Christmas Cookie Lineup0

    Webb Weekly

    The holiday season doubles as cookie season. Indeed, there’s no shortage of baking opportunities in December. Various cookies make the rounds, and if you are tasked with bringing cookies to a function, you might be interested in something a little different. “Santa’s Whiskers” likely get their name from the coconut on these cookies, which resemble

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  • Great Gifts for Film Fans0

    Webb Weekly

    Individuals’ hobbies can provide inspiration for gifts, particularly during the holiday season when shoppers have a lot of names on their lists. Shoppers are bound to have a movie buff in their midst. These gift ideas can be fitting whether the recipient is a budding director, cinematographer, actor, or simply enjoys the magic of the

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  • Baby Safety Tips for New Parents

    Baby Safety Tips for New Parents0

    Webb Weekly

    Becoming parents for the first time is a joyous experience nine months in the making. First-time parents may be a little apprehensive about life with an infant. Despite all the books, well-meaning relatives and personal research, a lot of what goes into caring for an infant is a combination of instinct and trial and error.

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  • November is National Family Literacy Month

    November is National Family Literacy Month0

    Family Features

    The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recognizes November as National Family Literacy Month. National Family Literacy Month is organized by the National Center for Families Learning. This month-long observance celebrates the role that literacy programs play in empowering families. To celebrate this observance, we encourage Lycoming County residents to get a free

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  • The Raven0

    Edgar Allan Poe

    By Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber

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  • Tribe Seeking Playoff Wampum0

    Scott Lowery

    If you blinked, you might have missed it. The 2024 high school football regular season is in the history books, and those qualifying for the District IV playoffs begin their hoped-for quest for PIAA gold this weekend. The season passed has seen its share of exciting games, record-breaking performances, and stunning developments extenuated by perennial

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  • This Week’s LION: Author Conrad Richter

    This Week’s LION: Author Conrad Richter0

    Larry Stout

    This column has always focused on local people who have impacted our area, but this one is rather different. This very special person is a fiction writer who is no longer with us, but was born and died in the month of October. He also wrote his first published work exactly 100 years ago. The

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