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  • Eelpouts, Coccoliths and Cunctators: Another Batch of Weird Words0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    After recent forays into terms related to March Madness, Easter and Tax Day, Webb’s Weird Words is back to its stock-in-trade this week: another set of 10 oddball words for your perusal and edification. All are nouns except the adjective milchig. Biltong (BILL-tong) – Long strips of dried meat, usually cured in the sun. Though

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  • Williamsport Sun: April 15, 1920 – County Drive for Jewish Relief Begins Monday0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Beginning on Monday of next week and continuing for one week, Jews of this county will ask for funds for the American Jewish Relief, which is looking after war sufferers. One of the unusual features of the plea for funds is there will be no solicitors or teams out requesting money for this cause, but

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  • Lycoming Big Brothers/Big Sisters Helps to Mentor Youth Onto the Right Path of Life0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Today, we live in a time of an increasingly large number of single-parent families. This sometimes causes children to feel they don’t have an adequate female or male authority figure to help mentor them through the difficulties of being young in these times. This is where a program such as Lycoming Big Brothers/Big Sisters of

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  • Coming to America: Terrific New Film Honors Mother Cabrini0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    Quick trivia question: Who was the first American to be canonized as a Catholic saint? Well, if you read our headline above, you probably already guessed: Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who worked tirelessly to help her fellow-countrymen in their struggle against poverty, prejudice, crime, and disease at the turn of the last century.

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  • County Hall Corner: It’s Time for America to Grow Up0

    Larry Stout

    I wonder if we are living in a fantasy world rather than a real one. A good example would be from the 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” which featured a little spoiled brat named Veruca Salt. She ‘found’ her golden ticket to visit the factory because her father bought hundreds of thousands

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  • The Anglers0

    Jamie Spencer

    I recently had the opportunity to hook up with some old friends. We gathered at the Trout Run Volunteer Fire Hall for a wonderful evening. Fishing was the focus of our conversations. Yes. It was the annual meeting for the Lycoming Creek Anglers. I am so proud to be associated with this great organization. It

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  • Easter Blessings0

    Jim Webb

    As I sat and pondered what to write about it was a beautiful sun-drenched spring morning. Although the temperature might be a little on the chilly side, the smell of spring is in  the air. You can feel the warmth of the sun and just know warmer days are right around the corner. It’s such

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  • Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter!0

    Steph Nordstrom

    Hey y’all! I’m so excited for Easter this weekend! I always have so much fun prepping for our annual Easter contest! Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It’s right up there with the 4th of July! But before I get too far into my article this week, let me ask you a question. Are

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  • Words of Eternal Life: Etymology for Easter0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” That’s how the Apostle John opens his gospel about the life of Christ. Though ancient Greek does not distinguish between upper- and lower-case letters, translators capitalize “Word” here because the last two clauses clearly show that it refers

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  • He Has Risen!

    He Has Risen!0

    Andrea McElroy

    One thing I was never good at was being a testimony to others about Jesus in person. I idolized my Gram, Lois Liddick. She would witness to anyone, anywhere. “Let me tell you about my Jesus,” she would say. I remember her and Pap having a blue and white sticker on their storm door off

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  • March ‘Madness’0

    Scott Lowery

    As the NCAA’s annual hoop frenzy enters its Sweet Sixteen round of play this weekend, many fans’ brackets have already been busted, while fans of the remaining teams in the field are giddy with excitement over what could be. Oh yes, March Madness, a term first coined by Henry Porter, an Illinois high school official,

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  • What is Holy Week?

    What is Holy Week?0

    Family Features

    One need not be Christian to recognize the significance of Easter Sunday to practicing Christians. However, non-Christians may not recognize that the week that precedes Easter Sunday is important and full of meaning as well. According to Christianity.com, the name “Holy Week,” which is the name Christians have given to the week preceding Easter Sunday,

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  • The First Pitch of Spring0

    Jim Webb

    Happy official Spring to everybody! Like me, most see March 1st on the calendar as the beginning of the season that moves us out of winter. Some may recognize it as the first pitch of Spring Training baseball, while for others, it may be Saint Patrick’s Day. I know one thing: the weather this past

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  • We’re Going on an Easter Egg (Basket) Hunt!0

    Steph Nordstrom

    Spring has finally sprung, and it’s officially the second and final week of our Easter Egg (Basket) Hunt contest! And just a heads up, I’ve decided to make things more difficult this week. So be sure to count extra good, because not only will you find the baskets in the regular portion of the paper,

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  • Local Wrestlers Win Gold in Hershey0

    Scott Lowery

    In adherence to the well-known saying, ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,’ the fruit lying in the backyard of Denny and Jennifer Harer’s home can be identified as ‘golden delicious!’ The couple’s offspring, sons Conner and Brandt, were the talk of Hershey and the state’s wrestling fans when the Montgomery duo walked away

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  • Madness and Fools: Weird Words Through April 10

    Joseph W. Smith III

    You would hardly believe how many synonyms our language has for idiots, dummies, dopes, boobs, nincompoops, and morons. (OK, OK — so maybe you would believe it….) Since we all know — and often feel like — brainless people, I’ve been wanting to share these with my readers; and the approach of April Fools’ Day

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  • The Good, the Bad & Mulkey0

    Scott Lowery

    The welcome mat is out! Officially, spring begins this week. To be sure, it is a welcome sight, but in the transitioning world of sports, the changing of the athletic seasons defines the passing of time a bit more succinctly than do the pages of the calendar on the wall. ‘Athletic spring’ actually began a

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  • Be Awoken by Faith, Not Fear and Hatred0

    Jim Webb

    There has never been a time when one’s faith has been more important. There has also never been a time when one’s faith is being tested by fear and division. We witnessed this on many levels this past week. As we have now sprung ahead into daylight savings time, let’s talk about what is most

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  • Marching Toward April: Abiding the Madness … Till Easter!0

    Joseph W. Smith III

    As we proceed through “March Madness” toward a strange Sunday-Monday conjunction of Easter and April Fools’, your Weird Words writer is compiling a suitable pair of vocabulary lists: one on fools & madness — and then, more positively, on the death and resurrection of Christ. In the meantime, here are 10 more oddball terms to

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  • How to Style Overalls0

    Bernadette Ulsamer

    Now that spring has sprung, you may be starting to unpack warmer weather clothes or at least are thinking about your spring style. Pastels and florals are springtime staples and work well for standard spring events like Easter or weddings and graduations. But for a more casual approach to spring style, I’ve been thinking about

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  • Remembering Ed Ott0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    With deep sadness, area sports fans learned last week of the death of Lycoming County sports legend Ed Ott, remembered as a standout catcher on the 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirate team. He was also a legendary athlete at Muncy High School, excelling in both football and wrestling. I had the pleasure of interacting with

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  • We’re Going on an Easter Egg (Basket) Hunt!0

    Press Release

    Boys and girls, you’re about to behold a sight so fuzzy, so enchanting, so utterly charming, that I urge those of you who are easily tickled or prone to the giggles to look the other way — but if you are still here, step right up, everyone has a chance to win a prize! As

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  • WAHS’s Connor Poole Selected to Play in 2024 Big 33 Football Classic

    WAHS’s Connor Poole Selected to Play in 2024 Big 33 Football Classic0

    Press Release

    Williamsport Area High School senior Connor Poole has been selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic as a kicker. Poole was named to the Pennsylvania roster earlier this winter to participate in the game against Maryland at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field. The event is one of

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  • Billies Basketball0

    Scott Lowery

    A 75-yard game-winning overtime drive engineered by Patrick Mahomes gave the Kansas City Chiefs the Super Bowl victory, their third NFL title in five years, and put the finishing touches to the past football season in dramatic fashion.  Local sports attention now switches to the upcoming high school basketball and wrestling tournaments underway to crown

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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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  • The Roving Sportsman… It’s Bluebird Time!0

    Jon Pries

    In the early years of growing up in the countryside of Lycoming County, it was a tradition to watch for the early arrival of robins — signaling the soon to occur arrival of spring. It usually meant that the winter weather and snowfalls were about to be replaced with warmer temperatures, daffodils, and green grass.

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  • Pennsylvania Elk Growing in Popularity

    Pennsylvania Elk Growing in Popularity0

    Ken Hunter

    As a kid growing up in the western part of the state, seeing an elk was a pretty rare sighting; sure, we had a small number roaming around not far from DuBois, but I’m sure most of us never expected to see what’s now roaming northern Pennsylvania today. Years ago, there was no such thing

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  • Special Olympics Pennsylvania Holds Regional Bowling Competition0

    Press Release

    Lycoming County Special Olympics was one of eight counties who sent 120 athletes and Unified partners along with 46 coaches to the first ever Region 3 Bowling competition. In addition to Lycoming County, individuals from Bradford, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties attended this one-day event, which were recently held at Faxon

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  • Mid-Winter Baseball Banquet Has Been Local Tradition for Many Years0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    This week, the Williamsport Crosscutters will be hosting their annual Hot Stove League Banquet at the Genetti, which features former 1979 standout relief pitcher Kent Tukulve and Muncy’s own Ed Ott, a catcher on that team, as well as ESPN commentator Tim Kurkijan. The “Hot Stove League” is a time-honored baseball term that means baseball

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  • County Hall Corner: On Your Mark…Get Set…0

    Larry Stout

    Yes, yes, I know it is a long time out, but believe me, it will be here before we know it. I am speaking about the upcoming Primary Election on April 23rd and the General Election on November 5th. Many political prognosticators, who are wiser than I am, believe this might be one of the

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Culling All Coyotes!0

    Jon Pries

    First, here are a few facts regarding Mr. Coyote. In just a few weeks, the breeding season begins. Females have one heat period, which lasts 4-5 days and occurs sometime during a 4-6 week period beginning in February. The gestation period runs 58-63 days, resulting in 5-7 pups being born mid-April to early May. While

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  • Dream Week0

    Steph Nordstrom

    The timing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day can be a little awkward for our publication. Because we come out on Wednesday, we are either really early or too late. But that doesn’t mean that we skip it. Next week brings us MLK Dream Week, presented by STEP AmeriCorps, Penn College, Lycoming College, the Central

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  • Going Over the Hill: Weird Words Turns 300

    Joseph W. Smith III
    • January 10, 2024

    In this second week of the new year, Webb’s Weird Words happily notches its 30th installment. Meanwhile, your humble wordsmith keeps trying various themes to help select from the 2,300 oddball terms on his ever-expanding list of weird words. In this case, the number 30 suggested a mathematical framework: Let’s go with four factors of

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