From the mid-19th century, the Munson family was prominent in Williamsport business, legal, and social circles. The story of three generations of this family captures local life in this time period. While father, son, and grandson were leaders in the community, their wives were active in ...
Dear Walter, I’m a puppy with lots of questions. I get a little distracted and sidetracked, sometimes. When I’m goofing around with a ball or something, and then catch sight of that bumpy spot on the wall, I can’t stop myself from running over and investigating (and nibbling at the ...
WILLIAMSPORT — Did you know that the James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has an online digital archive of local newspapers? On Sunday afternoons, the library’s Facebook page will feature a local history fact and the date and edition in which that information appeared. Previous ...
As the first day of school approaches, is your child prepared for the academic year? Libraries across Pennsylvania grow students’ school readiness social, cognitive and emotional skills. The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., offers year-round story times and early literacy programs ...
Agenda: Our people have lost their minds. AKA Phyllis. Attendees: Walter, (moderator), dachshund, 14 years-old; Virgil, cat, 16; Miriam, dachshund, 13; Kevin, dachshund, 9; Ivy, big dog of mixed parentage, 4; Marty, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 4; Tom the tortoise, 13; Jenny the turtle, 13; ...
• Employ stealth tactics to siphon off nutrients without any notice of the host. • Picking on unthrifty, very young, weak, or debilitated hosts is asking for trouble. • Don’t get greedy. • Don’t kill the host. Heartworms, hookworms, tapeworms, coccidia, giardia, fleas, ...
Give a child a box of crayons and a piece of paper, and ask for a flower, and you very likely will get a picture of a daisy. Daisies also hold attraction for poets. Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet of the 14th century, wrote "...of all the floures in the mede, Thanne love I most thise floures ...
I find it interesting that the first definition for “parasite” in Webster’s Dictionary is “(noun) A person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery.” A people-centered, figurative interpretation of the real thing — we have redefined the term such that ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., received a $2,500 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the library’s Summer Learning 2020 Program as part of PPL’s Cover to Cover initiative to improve child literacy. The PPL Foundation awards annual grants through a ...
The Friends Bookstore, third floor of the Welch Children’s Wing of the James V. Brown Library, is now open again. Bookstore hours are 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The bookstore is closed on Wednesdays, Thursdays and ...
When I look in a mirror, I try to compose my face so that it is at its best, but it’s a face that beyond my bathroom gets supplanted by all the more homely faces I carry out into the world. John Thornberg is a Minnesota poet, but here’s a poem of his that reflects upon all of us ...
Dear Annie: Unfortunately, after years of declining health, my wife’s father passed away this year. The reason that I’m writing is that, since my father-in-law’s death, my wife wants me to not even bring up my dad, who is still alive. It’s very extreme. She doesn’t even want to see ...
The Shank sisters were career women. Martha Shank spent her entire career in Williamsport as the first full-time female journalist for the Williamsport Sun. She was the subject of a previous Williamsport Women column on March 3, 2019. Her half-sister, Dorothy Ester Shank (1890 to 1966) pursued ...
The James V. Brown Library is joining others libraries around the globe encouraging patrons to read a historical fiction thriller e-book and audiobook during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. Till July 13, readers can borrow and read Tim Mason’s “intellectually ...
MONTOURSVILLE — The W.B. Konkle Memorial Library, following the guidance and framework provided by the CDC and the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, has added another service for its patrons. The library will allow patrons to browse the collection, including the Children’s Room, for 30 ...
MONTOURSVILLE — Penn State Cooperative Extension in Lycoming County is now accepting applications for the 2020 Penn State Master Gardener program. This program consists of a volunteer training course designed to provide experienced home gardeners with information and skills necessary to share ...
A New York Times article on Hong Kong reported that “the territory erupted in monthslong protests last year over a proposed extradition law.” My eye stopped at “monthslong.” The New York Times has its own house editing rules, so I can’t be sure that the term is wrong in their world. ...
My books on the post-World War II era and years as appraising collectibles worldwide gives me great interest in the fun and kitchy objects of the 1950s. For pet lovers and canine enthusiasts many dog breeds were popular in the decorative arts and collectibles of the mid-century modern ...
How much pain and anger can a good poet pack into just a few words? A lot, in this 15-word haiku by Laura Foley from her 2019 collection of poems from Headmistress Press entitled “Why I Never Finished My Dissertation,” her seventh book. Foley lives in Vermont. Black Belt Her husband in ...
Brown Zeafla reunion canceled Due to the death of Nancy Brown Davis, the Brown and Zeafla Reunion on Sunday, July 12, is canceled. Steppe reunion The John T. Steppe reunion will be held at the Nisbet Park at 1 p.m. July 19. Please bring a dish to share and your own drinks. There will not be ...