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Buster Keaton Movies in Canton — With a Live Orchestra!0
- Uncategorized
- April 17, 2024
When I taught English at Loyalsock High School, I sometimes took a single class-session and introduced my students to silent-film genius Buster Keaton. It was a bit of a stretch connecting this to my curriculum — though Keaton worked with Samuel Beckett and was also a master of the nonverbal cues covered in my speech
READ MOREArt in Rider Park: Local Clay Artist to Hold Classes for Students0
The First Community Foundation Partnership of PA will host the Lycoming Arts for an Artist in Residency at Rider Park. Local clay artist Kathy Gorg will lead five classes in making hand-built clay creations inspired by nature. Participants will create a textured clay bowl and a small animal sculpture. Each session will be held on
READ MOREHow to Help Students Master College Entrance Exams0
- Uncategorized
- April 17, 2024
The college admissions process is multifaceted and stretches out over a year or more. High school students who plan to continue their education at four-year schools typically go through the admissions process at various schools before deciding where the next step on their academic journeys will take them. Testing is part of the college admissions
READ MORELycoming Big Brothers/Big Sisters Helps to Mentor Youth Onto the Right Path of Life0
- Local News
- April 10, 2024
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
READ MOREWASD Secures ‘Best Communities for Music Education’ Designation for 22nd Year0
- Uncategorized
- April 10, 2024
Williamsport Area School District has once again been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. This is the 22nd year that WASD has received the designation, which is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access
READ MOREWarriors That Golf0
Lycoming College has a golf team. Yes. We still get a few strange looks. Whether it is walking across campus with our clubs. Or when we pull up to a McDonalds in our matching outfits. This is my second stint with the Warriors. I mentored the team from 2001 to 2016. I got out of
READ MORESeveral To Be Honored by Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance0
- Charity, Local News
- April 3, 2024
Recognizing service to others by several individuals who have done so in an outstanding and dedicated way will be the focus of the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance when they hold their annual banquet on May 1 at the Genetti Hotel. This is a celebration of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to serve their community and
READ MOREJourney Bank Sponsors Teen Star Musical Competition0
- Local News
- March 27, 2024
More than $5,000 in prize money will be at stake when the Journey Bank sponsors its 14th Annual Teen Star Musical Competition to be held on the campus of Bloomsburg University on May 19. The first-place prize is $2,000. The second-, third-, and fourth-place finishers win $1,000, $750, and $350, respectively. The remaining eight finalists
READ MOREBobwhite Quail Back in PA0
- Uncategorized
- March 27, 2024
A wildlife species native to Pennsylvania but long missing is back home again. The Pennsylvania Game Commission today released 50 bobwhite quail on the grounds of Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County. That brings to 76 the number of bobwhites planted on site in recent weeks, with one more release to go. The birds —
READ MOREWAHS SADD Club Wins 1st Place in Statewide Suicide Prevention Video Contest for 3rd Consecutive Year0
- Local News
- March 20, 2024
A Williamsport Area High School video produced to help raise awareness on mental health stigmas and suicide prevention received first place for the third consecutive year in a recent statewide PSA contest conducted by Prevent Suicide PA (PSPA). The video, created by members of the high school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club, earned the
READ MOREWASD Kindergarten Registration Week Scheduled0
- School
- March 13, 2024
2024-2025 School Year Enrollment Period Set for March 18-22 The Williamsport Area School District’s kindergarten and new student registration week is scheduled for March 18-22. Children must be age 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024, in order to enroll. All registrations for the 2024-2025 school year will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
READ MOREGrit: March 5, 1967 – Area Industries Will Interview W.A.C.C. Graduates0
- Old News
- March 6, 2024
More than 20 manufacturing representatives met recently with Williamsport Area Community officials to establish an interview program for 1967 graduates interested in area employment opportunities. Dr. Kenneth E. Carl, college president and Lewis H. Bardo, dean of the school of applied arts and sciences, said some 383 graduates will be graduating in June from 16
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‘Pippin’ Coming to the WAHS Stage March 15th-16th0
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- March 6, 2024
The Williamsport Area High School music department is preparing for its annual musical production. “Pippin” is set to hit the stage beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, March 15, with a matinee performance scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 16. The musical follows the journey of a young prince named Pippin as he searches for meaning
READ MOREUptown Music Collective Set for One-Night-Only Irish Rock Tribute0
- Local News, Music
- March 6, 2024
On March 16th at 7:30 p.m., the Uptown Music Collective will bring a one-night-only musical experience, “Rattle and Hum: A Celebration of U2 and Irish Rock,” to the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. This event, presented in partnership with UPMC North Central Pa and UPMC Health Plan, celebrates
READ MOREBower & Brotherhood0
- Sports
- February 28, 2024
Since community icon Bill Pickelner was first presented with what is now known as the Ray Keyes Sports Award (named in honor of longtime Williamsport Sun-Gazette sports editor) in 1957, the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance has yearly recognized local individuals for their involvement in helping others through sports. Usually, the individual chosen to receive the
READ MOREThe Junior League of Williamsport Celebrating 95 Years of Service0
- Charity, Local News
- February 21, 2024
The year was 1929 — the year of the “Great Stock Market Crash” that ushered in the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was President. The first Academy Awards were presented with “Wings” winning Best Picture. The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemmingway was published. Foster Grant mass produces sunglasses
READ MOREGrant Funding Helps Support Growth of ESports Program at WAMS0
- Uncategorized
- February 21, 2024
With a continued focus on preparing students for industries of the future, Williamsport Area Middle School is building on an esports program where students can put their gaming skills to the test and compete against other esports teams from other schools across the state — all thanks to some recent grant funding. Sanctioned through the
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How to Master Time Management0
- Advice
- February 7, 2024
There only are a set number of hours in a day and a lot of demands on personal time. Finding ways to use time more efficiently and effectively is a goal many people aspire to, whether they are business owners, students or anyone in between. A hectic schedule quickly can get the better of anyone,
READ MOREFirst Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania Announces $380,000 Available to Area Students for Scholarships0
- Scholarships
- February 7, 2024
The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP) announces over 80 scholarships are now available to area students for the 2024-2025 academic year. “Scholarships help students from all walks of life to achieve their educational dreams. Every year, our scholarships support area high school and non-traditional students who are pursuing higher education to develop their
READ MOREEnvironmental Education Expo0
- Outdoors
- February 7, 2024
I suspect most locals are aware of what the Montour Preserve has to offer in the way of outdoor recreation: – A lake for boating and angling – Picnic areas, – Hiking trails, – A great nature center loaded with wildlife mounts and exhibits. The 640-acre nature preserve, a part of the former PPL power
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Snow Days0
I received a notification. Williamsport Area is on a two-hour delay. I knocked on Jensen’s door. He was already stirring. It was 6:00 a.m. I gave him the news, and he went back to bed. There was a new update a few minutes later. Williamsport Area is now REMOTE. We were in a sudden panic.
READ MOREWilliamsport Sun: January 28, 1939 – Doebler Youth has Three Teeth, Sled Missing – Since Coasting Crash Tuesday NightWilliamsport Sun0
- Old News
- January 31, 2024
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
READ MORECounty Hall Corner: Rethinking the Future0
- Government, Politics
- January 31, 2024
I taught an elective course on Future Studies at a business college in Europe. The students were quite interested in knowing what skills and possibilities in employment would be out there when they entered the working world. It is obviously a shaky science as we have no way of knowing the future and, at best,
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New Program for Big Brothers/Big Sisters0
- School
- January 31, 2024
An exciting new program for Lycoming BBBS of NEPA — the Bigs and Blue Program — started at Cochran Elementary School on January 11, 2024, with Chief Justin Snyder and Asst. Chief Jason Bolt, from the Williamsport Police Department, were matched with two students, Idris, and Giovani. This is a great program as the children
READ MOREThe Uptown Music Collective to Present “A Decade of Grunge” Saturday, January 270
- Concerts, Local News, Music
- January 24, 2024
The Uptown Music Collective has been a musical laboratory and teaching entity that has mentored, taught, and developed the talent of numerous young people in various aspects of popular music genres for more than 20 years. During this time, they have presented many excellent musical concerts demonstrating their talents. They have saluted various popular musical
READ MOREPies, Polecats and Pomegranates: Food-Related Etymologies0
- Weird Words
- January 24, 2024
This week, after a couple of typical columns on oddball vocab, “Weird Words” once again takes up the related field of etymology; that is, where words come from, what they used to mean and how they acquired their current definitions. Here are eight terms related to food or eating, all with an origin that’s unusual
READ MOREBeating the Winter Blues0
- Editorials
- January 17, 2024
It’s official. We are at a pretty dreary time of year. The weather ain’t great. I’m fairly sure it rained for 27 hours straight last week. It’s cold, it’s dark, the post-holiday blues are rearing their ugly heads. I know the last thing you probably want to do is go outside. But the best way
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Loyalsock Township School District Triumphs in The Woodlands Bank Fall Semester Investment Challenge0
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- January 17, 2024
Brighter Financial Futures (dba PennCFL) is proud to announce that Julia Breon of Loyalsock Township School District, who worked under the leadership of Michelle Carpenter, was a winner in our state investment challenge. “I love competing in The Investment Challenge with my students. It is great experience for our students to become familiar with how
READ MOREHarlem Wizards to Appear at Williamsport High School Wednesday, January 170
- Local News
- January 10, 2024
The Harlem Wizards will spin their basketball wizardry and prestidigitation (magic) again when they appear at the Williamsport High School Gym (the aptly nicknamed Magic Dome) on Wednesday, January 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event is being held to raise funds for the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation.
READ MOREAnother Christmas Grouch Gets Cured: Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers”0
- 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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HHS Fly-Fishing0
- Sports
- January 3, 2024
Happy New Year to my family and friends. I would also like to give a shout to those who frequent this page. I look forward to many more tales. This part-time gig is grand, and we will cover many different topics in 2024. Let’s kick things off with one of my favorites. Dave Weigle of
READ MOREClosing Out 20230
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
READ MOREWAHS Students Earn More than 20 Awards at ConCon Event0
- Uncategorized
- December 20, 2023
Williamsport Area High School students recently participated in the annual mock Constitutional Convention (ConCon) at Pennsylvania College of Technology, bringing home a number of awards and recognitions. Forty-six WAHS students, representing 12 states and territories, competed against 150 students from 10 area high schools to debate topical issues. WAHS students earned 26 Superior Delegate Certificates
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