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  • Big Times0

    Andrea McElroy

    I want to do things a little differently this week and share about a local business. I don’t know about you, but when my family and I go on vacation, we like to go out to eat and try new restaurants. You’re in a whole new area, and the choices are never-ending. But I still

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  • This Week’s LION: Publisher Jim Webb and Editor Steph Nordstrom0

    Larry Stout

    It was ten years ago this month that I wrote my very first column for Webb Weekly. In April of 2014, I had a lot on my plate. I was a pastor at a church in Williamsport, a virtual professor for an international MBA program (which also meant I had to travel abroad occasionally), served

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  • Shining Moments on the Local Hardwoods0

    Scott Lowery

    As it has done for years, Hershey’s Giant Center ushered in spring’s arrival, rolling out the red carpet and hosting the annual Pennsylvania private & charter school invitational, formally known as the PIAA State High School basketball finals. Twenty-four teams, 12 boys and 12 girls squared off in the six PIAA classifications, aiming to take

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  • Watch for Motorcycles0

    Andrea McElroy

    It’s Wednesday, March 13, 2024, and here I am, in a t-shirt, laying on top of our hot tub cover, soaking up the sun while writing my Webb column. Yesterday, I came home from a 10-hour workday, and my daughter Kenzy met me at the car holding two beautiful bouquets of purple flowers. She was

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  • Memory Lane: 10 Worthy Memoirs for Winter Reading0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Among the hundreds of books I’ve enjoyed since retiring five years ago, I somehow keep gravitating to memoirs — those fascinating accounts of lives well lived. Or not so well, as the case may be. In this genre, you might encounter history; a little romance, comedy, or nostalgia; interactions with famous figures; or perhaps just

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  • Crazed and Evil Perpetrators0

    Jim Webb

    The cover reading February 21st means only one more issue this month; that’s a good thing. To go along with Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day falling on the same date, we also have a leap year in 2024. An early Happy Birthday to all those folks who only celebrate that special day once every four

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  • Little Baker

    Little Baker0

    Andrea McElroy

    Growing up, I wasn’t in the kitchen much with my momma. Once in a while, I would help her ice some whoopie pies or make nachos and cheese on Sunday nights. I remember making pizza Triscuits with her, too. But when it came to cooking dinner or baking, I didn’t help much other than setting

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  • County Hall Corner: The 21st Century Freedom Riders0

    Larry Stout

    Originally, there were eight holidays that everyone knew about. There were the major holidays of Christmas and Easter, along with Independence Day (July 4) and Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November). The minor ones were: Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12), Washington’s Birthday (February 22), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), and Labor Day (First Monday in

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  • Rituals & Superstitions0

    Scott Lowery

    Roses are red, violets are blue Don’t forget Valentine’s Day, or shame on you! As February’s mid-point approaches, Valentine’s Day falls on the heels of President’s Day and Ground Hog Day, marking the third ‘celebration’ of the year’s shortest month. At a recent family event on a sunny Sunday afternoon, conversation shifted to Punxsutawney Phil’s

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  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love0

    Andrea McElroy

    The first day of starting my new math class in Mrs. Buck’s room didn’t start off in my favor. I know I have shared this story before, but I’ll give a refresher and tell it again for any new readers. My mom had packed me a water bottle where the lid had issues locking all

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  • Welcoming Wiser’s 50th0

    Scott Lowery

    Nineteenth-century French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Kerr is credited with saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Apparently, Lycoming College has bought in. The school has announced plans to recognize 1974 graduate and longtime football coach Steve Wiser for reaching the career milestone of 50 years coaching Warrior football by naming the

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  • Young Love

    Young Love0

    Andrea McElroy

    Love Month starts this week. When I think of February, I think about love, hearts, the colors red and pink, and flowers. It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year. I feel like I was just throwing our jack-o-lanterns out yesterday and saying goodbye to Halloween. Time, where do you go? Wasn’t it just

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  • Williamsport Sun: January 28, 1939 – Doebler Youth has Three Teeth, Sled Missing – Since Coasting Crash Tuesday NightWilliamsport Sun0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Troubles seem to just pile up on Theodore Doebler, 10, Williamsport R.D. 1, who was badly injured in a coasting accident Tuesday night on unprotected Packer Street hill. Examinations at Williamsport Hospital have disclosed that Theodore had three teeth knocked out in the accident, which also produced double fractures to each of his legs when

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  • Pajamas Days0

    Bernadette Ulsamer

    Winter has taken over, and cuddling up in bed or on the couch is the only activity I’m interested in for the next couple of months. And what’s better to wear in a cuddle-bubble than pajamas? Sure, you could opt for sweats or gym shorts, but for my money, a matching pajama set is the

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  • Doesn’t Cost Anything to be Nice

    Doesn’t Cost Anything to be Nice0

    Andrea McElroy

    I didn’t want to be a Debbie downer the first week of January, so I waited to share this article, but I feel like it’s a good time to touch this area since it’s a new year. A friend of mine over the holidays worked at Kohl’s just for their busy season. She has a

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  • Another Christmas Grouch Gets Cured: Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers”0

    Joseph W. Smith III
    • January 10, 2024

    Ever notice the way Christmas stories often have some grouchy crab who hates all goodness and badly needs redemption? I suppose Ebenezer Scrooge would be the founding chairman of this group — though we might also go back to the murderous King Herod in the Bible’s original nativity tale. And of course, there’s Dr. Seuss’s

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  • Teammates0

    Jamie Spencer

    I ran into an old friend at the Magic Dome last week — someone I haven’t seen in fifteen years. Rahim Washington was a former teammate back in ’95. I was a senior, and Rahim was a talented freshman. We were part of a Millionaire squad that went to the state final. Washington was legit.

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  • Flintlock Season is Well Underway0

    Ken Hunter

    I’ll be honest, like a lot of other hunters, after using high-powered rifles with powerful telescopic sights to take a deer, switching to a black-powder flintlock didn’t fill me with a lot of confidence. Over the years, more and more hunters began to pursue deer in the late flintlock season, and I, too, eventually added

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  • Let’s Call it 20240

    Jim Webb

    Happy New Year! Three easy words to say — let’s hope and pray they ring true for 2024. I wish everyone a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year. The year 2024. I have trouble wrapping my thoughts around that, even though I’ve been blessed to live my way there for over half a century. It

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  • Happy New Year!0

    Steph Nordstrom

    “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.” —Neil Gaiman Well, y’all, I did it.

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  • Cheers to 2024

    Cheers to 20240

    Andrea McElroy

    Here we are; another year has gone by, and a new one has just begun. It always feels fresh, like a clean slate. New start to a new year. Some people want to lose weight. Others want to clean and organize or set some kind of goal for themselves throughout the year. Praying more? Quit

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  • Dollars & Sense0

    Scott Lowery

    Welcome to 2024! Ready or not, it is here. Hopefully, this past holiday week’s festivities went well, and Santa treated you kindly. Perhaps not if you are an MLB baseball fan of teams other than the Dodgers. Possibly, it can be put thusly: it’s the week after Christmas, and all through the town, if you

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  • Happy New Year!0

    Steph Nordstrom

    This is easily my favorite issue of the year, it’s hard not to get a little choked up thinking about all the fantastic organizations that my co-workers and I get to support this week, from furbabies to farm babies to families and vets and the great outdoors! This week’s issue is just one of the

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  • Closing Out 20230

    Andrea McElroy

    As we put out the last issue for the year 2023, I want to take this time to thank you all for your support. At the Webb Weekly, we are all family. Everyone knows everyone. We see each other out and about throughout the year, but all of us get together once a year for

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  • Fishing Boots for Christmas0

    Scott Lowery

    Exchange week. Party week. Travel week. Rest-up week. Whatever these December days between Christmas and New Year’s may be called where you reside, you can be assured of one thing when it comes to the media; its broadcasts and pages will be filled with a lot of ‘year-in-review’ lookbacks. With so much increased violence, corruption,

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  • FAST MAZ

    FAST MAZ0

    Jamie Spencer

    Marilouise Mazzante and I have been friends for a long time. We first met my sophomore year at Williamsport High. I was in her classroom for honors History. Maz was outstanding, passionate, and tough. I learned a great deal, and she is easily in my top five. She was a fantastic teacher. A terrific motivator

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  • A Christmas Wish of Hope, Love, and Compassion0

    Jim Webb

    A very Merry Christmas to everyone! Let’s all be careful out there while enjoying all that is a blessed Holiday Season. Please remember to say thank you to all that prepare the perfectly delicious Christmas feast. Absolutely no political discussions until after the New Year. And let’s keep the conversation around the table joyous and

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  • Merry Christmas0

    Steph Nordstrom

    Before you ask, no, I do not have everything done for Christmas. Most of the shopping is done. I still have dinner stuff to buy, but I don’t even want to think about what’s ahead for wrapping. But it’s OK. It’s totally fine. I’ll get everything done — probably. I do have my priorities though,

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  • Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships Christmas Fun Coloring Contest Winners Announced!0

    Webb Weekly

    The following are the Winners of the Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships Christmas Fun Coloring Contest! Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to all of our entrants! We had hundreds of entries this year! You kiddos wore our elves out with judging!! We’d also like to thank all of the people who offered

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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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  • “Not Such a Bad Little Tree”: A Charlie Brown Christmas0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Charles Schulz’s beloved Peanuts has inspired no less than 50 different television specials; but of course, the best and most beloved is the one that started it all: A Charlie Brown Christmas. Last week in Webb, I named that as my single favorite holiday movie; so now let’s expand a bit with background and trivia

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  • A Partridge in a … Perdrix? Unwrapping Holiday Words, Pt. 20

    Joseph W. Smith III

    This week’s Weird Words continues its holiday theme with another dozen terms we rarely use at other times of year. Our previous installment focused on religious vocab like manger, noel and Kris Kringle; here are 12 more, with a slightly secular slant. (Remember, in this space we’re concerned not so much with traditions as with

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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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