Webb Weekly March 20, 2024

The First Pitch of Spring

Happy o cial 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 rst pitch of Spring Training baseball, while for others, it may be Saint Patrick’s Day. I know one thing: the weather this past week was amazing. It was so good to feel that sunshine on your shoulders and enjoy 70° days.

It was also good to see so many kids and young people out and about enjoying the beginning of the Spring sports season. It warms my heart to see the local playing elds come back to life. I had my rst two ballpark hot dogs as I attended a baseball scrimmage in Southside. My compliments to the chef; they were cooked perfectly. I must also comment that the South Williamsport High School eld was in amazing shape. ank you to those who got it ready.

What a great baseball, so ball, and soccer area the borough folks have developed just below what provides a perfect entrance — the Little League Baseball complex.

I hope, for the boys’ and girls’ sake, as the high school seasons get underway, that

the beautiful weather I was talking about hangs in there. Unfortunately, baseball and so ball never seem to go that way in our neck of Penn’s Woods. Let’s just cross our ngers that we’ve seen the last snowfall.

Please get out and about and support all our local teams, no matter the age level. at doesn’t mean you have to su er through a full game if the weather is cold or inclement, and this message is mostly for grandparents and sports fans in general. We know there will be warmer days ahead when you can stick around for the whole game and have one of those hot dogs I was talking about. Parents, you don’t have much of a choice — dress warmly.

e most important thing is for the young ball players to feel the warmth of your support. is especially holds true for our little leaguers just starting out. But please don’t kid yourself; even our older high schoolers love to see their family, the people they know, and a crowd in the stands.

Moving right along to another sure sign Spring has sprung, our Webb Weekly Spring Home Improvement Guide can be found within our pages. ank you to the 110 businesses that trust us to promote whatever they do to make your

living space feel like home space. We take great pride in this and providing you with a simple guide to nd just what you’re looking for.

e pull-out section is great to keep around for when you’re planning a project or when that unexpected repair pops up. If you don’t want to keep a copy in your junk drawer or where you keep your reading material, it can always be found in our archived issues at webbweekly. com. If you misplace it and want a hard copy, you can always stop by our o ce and pick one up.

A quick note while we’re talking about home improvement and projects. e West Branch Susquehanna Builder’s Association Home Show is a little later than normal this year. It will be held April 26th through the 28th at a new location, the Liberty Arena in Williamsport. ere is still limited booth space available for anyone interested. More information about the event can be found on page 36 of the Home Improvement Guide.

In keeping with our Webb Weekly Spring theme and what can be found within our pages, it is once again time for Editor Steph’s Annual Easter Hunt contest. Complete details can be found when you ip the page. is year, Steph is doing an Easter basket hunt, and I’ve

especially liked having them on my page for the last two weeks.

e kids always seem to have a great time with whatever they’re hunting. Please make sure they don’t miss out. I never seem to get the count right, whether it’s Halloween or Easter. And believe me, I try. Good luck to all the kiddos counting.

In closing things out this week, it was great to hear from and talk to so many of you about my column last week. Be Awoken by Faith, Not Fear and Hatred. My contact information can always be found on page 4 if you would like to comment or have something you would like to share.

A special shout out to Mrs. Dora Pioli regarding this: it was great to hear my long-time friend’s voice and catch up with her. Dora also gave me some good advice, like only she could do. She has witnessed much during her 90 years and always stayed active within the Montoursville community. Dora, like most her age, has been through some di cult times. e woman has a remarkable faith she’s followed during her journey — something we all need to have and work on in the world of today.

Please get out and about and enjoy all Spring has to o er, and please be positive while doing so.

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From the Editor…

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

Spring has nally sprung, and it’s o cially the second and nal week of our Easter Egg (Basket) Hunt contest! And just a heads up, I’ve decided to make things more dicult this week. So be sure to count extra good, because not only will you nd the baskets in the regular portion of the paper, but you’ll also nd them in the Spring Home Improvement section.

In case how you forget how all this works, sprinkled throughout this issue, you will nd a variety of Easter Baskets. Find all the baskets you can! e rules of the game are simple. Count up all the Eas-

ter Baskets you nd in March 13th and March 20th editions of the paper. en take the total of the two weeks together and send them to me. Easy as pie…

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I will then take everyone who answered correctly and pick ten random winners. Winners will receive an Easter basket full of goodies big enough to make the Easter Bunny himself jealous!

e easiest way to enter the contest is to email the answer to contest@webbweekly.com, or you can drop a postcard in the snail mail at

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c/o Webb Weekly, 280 Kane St., Suite 2, South Williamsport, PA 17702.

Or, if you are so inclined, you can drop your entry o at our o ce; we are open Monday- ursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Fridays until around 12 p.m.-ish. Entries must be submitted by March 22nd, around noon or so, and only one entry per person. Winners will be listed in the March 27th edition. But I’ll call or email the winners before that.

Remember, the contest is only open to kiddos 12 and under.

So, look carefully and count them up! I get a little sneaky when I place them, so make sure you check every page closely!

Now time to scoot little newt! Get counting and good luck!!

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Local Wrestlers Win Gold in Hershey

By Scott N. Lowery & Dave Bellomo

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 identi ed as ‘golden delicious!’

e couple’s o spring, sons Conner and Brandt, were the talk of Hershey and the state’s wrestling fans when the Montgomery duo walked away from Chocolate Town with gold PIAA medals draped around their necks. Conner, a senior, won his third consecutive state title with a hard-earned 4-3 decision over Cael Weidemoyer of Faith Christian at 160 pounds. Sophomore Brandt, a second-place nisher in 2023, stood atop the podium at 133 pounds, winning an intense 2-1 overtime victory over Bishop Mc Devitt’s Camden Baum. Seeing his sons take PIAA gold as both their father and coach has been a most memorable season for Denny. An outstanding high school wrestler himself, he surpassed three hundred coaching wins and was enshrined in District IV’s wrestling hall of fame.

play as the brothers achieved a dream of winning state titles together.

“We’ve dreamed of this since we were ve to seven years old,” Conner revealed. “When Brandt won his match, my heart lit up. All the nerves calmed before my match because I was so happy for him.”

“ ere has always been competition between the two,” Denny Harer explained. “It’s insane. ere have been st ghts and stitches in their head, but it’s clear how much they love each other. When Brandt won his gold medal, Conner was crying. He was going to be wrestling in three matches. We took him to the locker room to calm him down and get him back on track for his match. ey are not only brothers, but they are also best friends.”

Conner’s three-peat capped a dominant high school career, breaking both the Montgomery and District IV record for career wins (191), capturing four sectional and regional titles, and completing two undefeated seasons.

“When they are competing, I know them from both roles and am pretty good at knowing what they need to do. It can be challenging. ere has to be a good balance. As a coach, when practice is over, you need to know when to shut it o . en, when you go home, it becomes Dad time, and you don’t talk about wrestling.”

e wrestling family bond was on full dis-

Conner is heading to Rutgers University to wrestle collegiately and views his senior high school season as “the perfect year. is was my last ride, and I was able to do it with my brother.”

Brandt’s win not only erased his disappointment of last year’s second-place nish, but he did so with a perfect 54-0 record, surpassing 100 wins, putting him in position to chase down Conner’s current record.

“I’ve always dreamed of 100 wins, and

now that I have 100, I’m going to try and get 200!”

In reaching the high school wrestling pinnacle, the Harers have shown dedication to their sport.

“Conner showed an interest in wrestling early, but we kept him o , and he didn’t start until he was seven,” Denny added. “Brandt started at ve. We couldn’t keep him o the mat.

“ ey wrestle a lot throughout the year.

ey are also kids, so they do a lot of other stu . ey sh, they hunt, they ride four-wheelers, they hang out with their buddies. During the summer, they train for about an hour three times a week. en they do what teenage boys do.

“In the days leading up to Hershey, we didn’t change anything regarding preparation. We kept it the same and the same patterns. eir mindset was gold medals or bust, and that is what they continued to work towards.”

Asked about their dietary regimen, the brothers di er.

“ e boys are totally di erent when it comes to their diets. Conner details everything. He writes down what he eats and how he feels a er he eats it. If it doesn’t make his body feel good, he won’t eat it again. At the state tournament, the weight limit for Conner was 163, and he weighed in at 158. Brandt is just the opposite. He will eat about anything, including peanut butter and jelly.”

While the road to Hershey has long been the destination in the Harer household, it’s been something they have done together.

“For Jennifer and me, it has been a journey.

It is not always about accomplishments. It is about the journey. e boys have been successful in what they have achieved, but it is the journey to get them there that has made memories that will last forever.”

Year a er year, Northcentral Pennsylvania produces some of the best wrestlers in the country, and 2024 was no di erent. Warrior Run sophomore Reagan Milheim and Central Mountain senior Luke Simcox both took home state gold in Hershey. Milheim won a 3-1 decision over Mason Barvitskie from Southern Columbia, winning the PIAA Class 2A 145-pound class. Not only was Milheim’s victory dramatic, but it was also redemptive, as Barvitskie had beaten Milheim earlier in the year.

Milheim’s coach, Jeremy Betz, was also named PIAA Class 2A Coach of the Year, making Reagan’s victory a bit sweeter still. is is not the Milheim family’s rst trip to Hershey. Reagan was a runner-up state champ in 2023, and his brother Cameron, an accomplished wrestler in his own right, took 6th this year at 152 pounds, his third state medal.

heim and Simcox families to discuss their seasons leading into Hershey, as well as their thoughts on tournament highlights.

Reagan Milheim interview:

Dave: Did you ever think you would win a state wrestling title as a sophomore?

Reagan: Yes. I set out this year with a state title in mind a er taking silver last year in my freshman season.

Dave: What was your thought process going into this season?

Reagan: My thought process going into the season was to use every match as an opportunity to prove myself and what I’m capable of.

Dave: Was your training any di erent this year compared to last year?

Reagan: My training was really wasn’t di erent than any other year. I’ve been training year-round wrestling for six years or so. So, I just focused on getting better at wrestling at each practice.

Dave: e championship match was a 3-1 decision. What were you thinking going into the nal period? Did your previous loss to Barvitskie factor into your strategy?

would be that close?

Reagan: I don’t really think about how close matches are going to be going into the match. At the state tournament, everyone is tough, or they wouldn’t be there, so I just know I need to wrestle to score points.

Dave: Were you always con dent about a win, or did you have any doubts?

Reagan: I wrestle every match con dently; I think that’s what sets me apart from a lot of my opponents.

Dave: How did it feel to be the rst champion from Warrior Run since 2006?

Reagan: It feels good to know I ended the drought, and I plan to keep adding more.

Dave: Tell me about your thoughts as Reagan wrestled throughout the regular season.

Simcox of Central Mountain beat Pierson Manville, State College, 4-1 to clinch his second consecutive state PIAA Class 3A title by winning the 145-pound class. is was the second time in two weeks that these athletes faced each other. e prior match took place at the Northwest Regional championship in Altoona, where Simcox beat Manville 1-0.

I was able to catch up with both the Mil-

Reagan: In the third period, I knew I needed to get o the bottom quickly because Mason is very good on top, and in the past, I’ve struggled to get out of that position with him. A er I escaped, I was looking for opportunities to score. I got in deep, close to the edge, and we got called back. With 20 seconds or so le , I got to another leg attack, got into a scramble, and came out on top with 2 points.

Dave: Did you think any of your matches

Aaron and Trisha Milheim: Reagan was really fun to watch wrestle throughout the season. He works hard year-round on his wrestling. He’s dedicated, does the right things in his life, and has a winner’s mindset. Honestly, you’d be hard-pressed to nd someone who’s as con dent as he is when he walks on the mat. He did take a few losses during the season, but he didn’t let them faze him from his goal. ey actually probably helped him focus on a few things to change in future matches.

Dave: What was it like watching Reagan in Hershey? Were you nervous, excited, both?

Aaron and Trisha Milheim: As his parents and a coach, watching Reagan in Hershey was great! As a family of multiple wrestlers, we’ve been to the state tournament multiple times and knew what to expect. In fact, Reagan was in the state nals last year as well

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and came home with a silver medal. It was really awesome to see him achieve his goal of being a state champion this year with our whole family there. Between all six of us, there was a combination of both nerves and excitement.

Dave: Did you have any doubts about Reagan’s success in winning the state title?

Aaron and Trisha Milheim: Reagan is focused; he’s a competitor. ere are a lot of things that go into being prepared to compete at the state tournament, and Reagan lives that life. ere were a lot of very accomplished wrestlers in his bracket that he would have to beat to accomplish this goal, but we had no doubt that he was capable; it just came down to him being able to execute. He’s known locally for not showing a lot of emotion and rarely cracking a smile during competitions. Watching him let out his emotions at the end was the best part.

Dave: You’ve raised other accomplished wrestlers. Please tell me about them.

Aaron and Trisha Milheim: We actually have four children: three sons who wrestle and a daughter who is proud of her brothers and has her own successes. Our oldest son, Kaden, placed 3rd twice at the state tournament. He is currently a freshman at American University on a wrestling scholarship, majoring in nance. Cameron, who is a junior in high school this year, is also a 3-time PIAA state medalist. He is also committed to wrestling at American University on a full athletic scholarship and plans to major in business with hopes of going into sports

management.

Luke Simcox interview:

Dave: Did you ever think you would win back-to-back state wrestling titles?

Luke: I think you are always hopeful that you will win a state title. en, when you nally win one, I think your ultimate goal is to go a er another title. I knew this year would be di cult since I was wrestling up a weight class and going against some nationally ranked kids.

Dave: What was your thought process going into this season?

Luke: I really just tried to focus on getting better and improving my technique. I knew that I wouldn’t have to worry about my weight, so I just wanted to keep pushing myself to get better. ankfully, I have a great support system with my Central Mountain coaches (Bi Walizer, Doug Buckwalter, Dylan Caprio, Mike Brown, and Steve Krouse) and my M2 Coaches (David Taylor, Mark McKnight, and Brad Pataky). I am fortunate to have some of the best teammates (Dalton Perry, Gri n Walizer, Aiden Kunes, Patrick Tarantella, and more) that I can train with each day in the mat room.

Dave: What was your training like this season?

Luke: My training this year was very different because of my shoulder injury, which

OBITUARIES

~ Week of ~ March 11th–March 15th

Thomas “Tom” W. Dempsey, Sr., 93, of Williamsport

Lynda Anne Carey, 81, of Lock Haven

Janet E. Seybold, 78, of Woolrich

Christopher G. Marks, 57, of Montoursville

John A. Emery, 81, of Williamsport

Glenn R. Zarr, 71, of Montgomery

Alice M. Neufer, 84, of Unityville

Mary Almeda Eldred, 89, of Lock Haven

Connie E. Keiper, 65, of Jersey Shore

George C. Knerr, III, 82 of Williamsport

Carol Ann Dieffenbach, 84, of Montoursville

Michael J. MacGill, 48, of Nisbet

Robert W. “Bob” Fisher, 78, of Cogan Station

Ann Clinger Pfleegor, 87

Sally Anne Sherman, 82, of Muncy

Jeffery A. Paulhamus, 43, of Williamsport

Ronald E. “Ron” McGregor, 81, of Hughesville

James L. Lewis, 85, of Williamsport

Coleen M. Fike, 72, of Muncy

Freda A. Bender, 89, of Dushore

Clair Finley Overturf, Jr., 92, of Mill Hall

Mary E. Seewald, 89, of Williamsport

Lois Jean Hower, 84, of Turbotville

Gary D. Saul, 71, of Catawissa

Lynette M. Di Paolo, 70, of Montoursville

Janet L. Smith, 90, formerly of Turbotville

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really kept me from wrestling in all of the matches this season. I hurt it before King of the Mountain but injured it more during the Powerade tournament. A er Powerade, I had to be selective about which matches I could wrestle. I really wanted to still be able to help my team out, so I only wrestled in the matches when my team needed me, and then I wrestled for the individual season as well. My coaches were great about only putting me in the lineup when needed. During my training, I had to focus more on technique and less on intensity. Our athletic trainer, Lindsay Dry, was really helpful, too. She would help me rehab my shoulder and try to strengthen it so I would be ready for the next competition.

Dave: e championship match was a nail-biter. What were you thinking when your headgear broke?

Luke: Actually, my headgear breaking didn’t really phase me. I was locked in and just focused on the match. I knew I had great coaches in my corner, and they would handle that part. At that moment, my only job was to focus on winning the match.

Dave: Did you have any expectations regarding your competitors?

adjustments when I need to.

Dave: How was your con dence level?

Luke: I think you have to believe you can win in order to win. I knew that it would be a very close match. Pierson Manville, who is a friend and M2 teammate, was ranked 1st in the nation for the entire season, so I knew it would be a tough match. Pierson and I have trained many times together at M2 and have been friends for many years. We were both aware of each other’s wrestling styles, so I think we both knew it would be a competitive match.

Dave: What was it like to have your hand raised?

Luke: Having your hand raised for your last match of your senior year is one of the best feelings. I knew I had trained hard since I was young, and it validated all of my hard work.

Dave: Tell me about your plans a er you graduate. Career goals, major in college, etc.?

welcomed the challenge and felt strong at that weight. I felt like he didn’t have to worry about cutting weight, so he could really just feel strong and healthy. However, my excitement changed in January when he injured his shoulder. I was anxious when he stepped out on the mat. I didn’t want to see him cause further injury to his shoulder, so I think that was always in the back of my mind.

Jesse Simcox: I thought he wrestled really well and was dealing with a couple of adversities. He chased the good competition and did all the right things, like dieting and li ing. A er the injury, I saw him change his style of wrestling to compensate for it, but he dealt with it the best he could, and I was proud of him for everything he had to go through.

Dave: What was Hershey like this year?

Jesse Simcox: I always love watching Luke compete, win or lose. I am always nervous for Luke to compete as well, but the state tournament takes that to another level. I am a pretty emotional guy, so it makes it hard because I have coached many of those kids who were down there as well, and when some of them don’t do well, it’s hard; a rollercoaster of ups and downs and by the end of the weekend I am exhausted. Watching him win his 2nd state title was just as “sweet” as the rst one. I am one of Luke’s biggest supporters, and he knows it, so watching him win was one of the best days of my life — twice!

Dave: Were you con dent Luke would win the title?

Luke: I expected my matches to close. Pennsylvania is loaded with amazing wrestlers, and everyone is going a er that title. I think most wrestlers will wrestle a little di erently at States. I just try to focus on one match at a time and make

Luke, Next year, I will be attending and wrestling at UNC under head coach Rob Koll. UNC has an amazing coaching sta , and I am very excited to continue my wrestling career with them. I plan on mixing my love of athletics with law. I am excited for the next chapter to begin.

Dave: Tell me about your thoughts as Luke wrestled through the regular season.

Nichole Simcox: I thought he started the season really strong and con dent. I knew he was wrestling up a weight class, but he

Nichole Simcox: ere are so many heightened emotions in Hershey, so I think it’s hard to really enjoy the moment until the nal whistle blows in the last match. We are so fortunate to be surrounded by so many great people. We were there not just watching our own child, but we were watching and rooting for all of the wrestlers from Central Mountain. You end up having so many mixed emotions because you are excited for the ones who succeed, but your heart aches for the ones who aren’t reaching their goals. You just know that every single wrestler put all of their emotions, hard work, and sacri ces into their matches and battled hard to win that elusive State Title, so we wanted to see all of them reach that same goal.

Nichole Simcox: I don’t know if I had any doubts, but I knew the match could go either way. When you have the #1 nationally ranked kid (Pierson Manville) wrestling the #3 ranked kid (Luke Simcox), you know it is going to be a battle on the mat. Pierson and Luke have been friends for many years and have trained together at M2, so we knew it was going to be a rough match for both of them. Honestly, I think the best part was behind the scenes a er the match when Pierson was joking around with Luke and Dalton Perry. All of these wrestlers battle from the start of the whistle to the nal whistle of the match, but the friendships they create in between whistles are what stay with them for a lifetime.

Jesse Simcox: I had no doubts about him being capable of winning, but we know

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many guys in that bracket are also capable of winning as well. It’s the guy who puts the best tournament together on that given weekend. e guy who does all the right things from warm-ups and recoveries to eating and sleeping and all the other little things. He does it all right and has for a very long time when it comes to competitions, so I knew he was going to put himself in the best possible place to win.

Dave: I’m sure you are both proud parents. What was it like having both a son and daughter in the same grade and watching them ourish?

Nichole Simcox: Having two athletes that are both seniors keeps us very busy. We spend a lot of our time at wrestling tournaments or gymnastics competitions. Sometimes, we have to divide and conquer so both kids have one of us there to support them. I can count on one hand the number of athletic events that they didn’t have one of us there as support. We were both athletes, Jesse (wrestling) and me (soccer), so I think that we knew the underlying life lessons and values that sports can o er kids. Luke started wrestling when he was 3 or 4, so I knew I wanted Darbi to be able to start something she loved too while she was young. It didn’t take long to realize she had a calling for gymnastics. Giving them the opportunity to be successful meant that we also made a lot of sacri ces. It wasn’t just sports to us; it was a lifestyle.

Jesse Simcox: ey are extremely

supportive of each other, and it has been a blessing. ey understand each other has their passions and always are at the others’ competitions when they can be. ey also understand the commitment it takes to be successful and sometimes that they have to make sacri ces for each other. Nichole and I were going separate ways a lot of the time, and it was hard not being able to be at both places. However, watching them develop and grow over the years and putting themselves through uncommon situations that most teenagers are not willing to do is what makes them successful.

Dave: You also have an accomplished daughter who is into gymnastics. Please tell me more about Darbi.

Nichole Simcox: Our daughter, Darbi, is a 5th-year Level 10 gymnast at Dynamats Gymnastics in Muncy, PA. Level 10 gymnastics is one level below the Olympic level or the elite level. Unfortunately, PA only has three gyms that o er the elite program, so Darbi put most of her focus on training just to get better. Darbi is a 10x PA State Qualier, 7x Region 7 Quali er, and 3x National Quali er (1x: Level 9 Eastern Nationals, 2x: Level 10 DP Nationals). rough this great sport, she has been able to travel across the US to compete in places like Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Louisiana. Darbi is undecided about where she will attend college, but she does plan on continuing her gymnastic career while obtaining a degree in criminal or abnormal psychology.

Wednesday,

Top 10 Happiness Research Insights From 2023 (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the premise that everyone ultimately wants to be happy even if their actions don’t line up with this. Ultimately, everything we do, say, or even think is intended to produce an end result of happiness. Even self-destructive behavior is based on what we think will make us happy. e good folks at U.C. Berkley took a lot of the guesswork out of this pursuit of happiness by conducting a mountain of research and si ing through other research on the topic of happiness to bring us the top insights of 2023. Now for the remainder of those insights.

Dave Bellomo

5. Ghosting hurts everyone involved. About one-third of all people in the United States have experienced ghosting at one time or another. For those of you born before 1972, this includes me; ghosting is when someone doesn’t respond to a call, text, or email. ey’ve written you o and gone completely silent. It could be a “friend,” I’m talking about you, Steve, or a soon-to-be ex. In any case, lack of communication can be painful for the party being ignored and even cause symptoms of low self-esteem and depression in some instances. e interesting thing is that re-

search has shown that ghosting also hurts the o ending party. People who ghosted others also showed those same symptoms of low self-esteem and depression later, as it tends to harm relationships, especially in young adults. 6. We need to think about compassion di erently. Let’s face it: caring about everything and everyone can sometimes feel exhausting. You might feel that you simply do not have one more ounce of emotional energy to give. e world is in chaos with wars, famine, elections, etc., and you just can’t a ord to care about anything else and feel burned out. A study in Psychological Science, however, showed that feelings of compassion can actually lead to a greater feeling of compassion. It fuels itself! If we understand that compassion is unlimited, not nite, we are able to feel less fatigue about caring and helping others. So, instead of throwing in the towel, take a breath and hang in there. You have plenty more compassion to give to others.

7. Take care of your work buddies. e truth is that work is not really a family. We

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all get paid to do a job, and we can be friendly without actually being friends. Here’s the “but” — but we are all better off if we create a caring work environment. Researchers at Harvard University surveyed 1,200 employees about their work environment. The study found that employees who felt respected, recognized, treated fairly, and cared for at work were more productive one year later than those employees who did not feel cared for, ultimately showing that building a culture of respect and fairness pays big dividends.

8. Children benefit from grateful parents. Most parents these days are looking for any tip or hack to be better parents and damage their kids slightly less than they were. A study published earlier this year in Emotion by researchers Katherine Nelson-Coffey and John Coffey showed that parents who felt more gratitude, well-being, positivity, and empathy felt more closeness and less conflict with their children. This was regardless of how happy the parents felt on those days. Feelings of gratitude and nurturing have a ripple effect and are felt by your kids, which makes sense because if you are angry or feeling stressed, those around you, including your family, are likely to feel it as well.

9. Feeling awe makes kids more generous. As I’ve written in previous articles, feeling a sense of awe or wonder is very powerful. By feeling somewhat small and knowing that you are a part of something greater, you can develop a sense of peace. Everything is going to be OK and that no matter how

badly you screw up, you won’t blow up the universe. Research backs this up. In fact, it shows that children who experience a sense of awe tend not only to be more at peace but also kinder to others. Experiments have shown that these children had greater parasympathetic nervous system activity — the rest and digest system — than children who experienced joy. Basically, feelings of awe encourage more compassionate kids than feelings of happiness. So, take your kids out to explore nature, teach them about music and art, and read them some good books. They’ll be kinder.

10. People aren’t becoming more unethical. Maybe you feel the world is going to hell in a handbasket, as my mother used to say. Yes, things are crazy, but they are always crazy in one form or another. Did I mention it’s an election year? We hear about shootings and car-jackings because we would have very little reason to watch mainstream media if they didn’t sensationalize every little thing on a 24/7 new cycle. Trust me, there are plenty of really good things going on as well. It just doesn’t make the news. All of this might lead you to believe that humans, as a species, are terrible and doomed to destroy themselves. Well, according to a new study published in Nature, there is no evidence that people are in a moral decline. We’re as good — or bad — as we’ve always been. Though we are bombarded by negativity on social media and the news and may feel people are getting worse, most of us are actually pretty decent.

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County Hall Corner

Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

By Larry Stout

The website for the Center for Immigration Studies listed all sanctuary cities, counties, and states in the United States, updated on March 6, 2024. e site stated, “ e sanctuary jurisdictions are listed below. ese cities, counties, and states have laws, ordinances, regulations, resolutions, policies, or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

Pennsylvania has 67 counties, but only 14 were listed as sanctuary counties on this website — and Lycoming County was one of them. So, it was not surprising that the Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting on ursday, March 7th, was packed, and the issue of sanctuary status was passionately discussed.

Since January, the new board of commissioners’ weekly meetings have generally lasted less than an hour. is one, however, went almost three hours, with the discussion of the sanctuary county status for an hour and a half alone. Commissioner President Scott Metzger tried to quickly put the issue to bed by emphasizing that Lycoming County was NOT AND NEVER WAS a “sanctuary county.” Sheri Mark

also spoke to verify that fact. ey emphasized that the website that started this rumor was not a liated with the federal government but rather was an independent organization that gleaned information, and in the case of Lycoming County, it was wrong information.

Despite these disclaimers, the 90-minute marathon was due to the adversarial attitude that was evidenced by the citizens who were challenging the commissioners as well as the sheri and warden. ere were claims of ights coming into the Williamsport Airport in the dead of night, motels packed with aliens, and numerous spotting of people who were de nitely foreign in origin.

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Lusk and Prison Warden Brad Shoemaker

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My heart went out to Commissioner Metzger, particularly, as he had spent countless hours in the preceding days contacting government bodies, local proprietors, and hotel/motel owners to deny or verify any in ux of illegal aliens. It was like trying to nd a black cat in a dark room that was not there.

the population of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia combined!) Sadly, it has taken the death of Laken Riley, a 22-yearold nursing student who, while jogging, was abducted and killed by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant who is also a career criminal, to bring a face to this ongoing national nightmare.

When the commissioners were nally able to put the issue of being a sanctuary county to bed, there were still those who expressed concerns about the appearance of increased numbers of non-English speaking, likely foreign-born individuals in this area. Commissioner Mark Mussina, in particular, called out a woman who highlighted three such persons. When the woman began to push back at the questioning, Mussina openly questioned what exactly these individuals were doing that was wrong.

e temperature in the room was rapidly getting warmer, and President Metzger quickly intervened to get back to the issue of removing Lycoming County from any and all lists of sanctuary counties.

An irony in the whole scheme of things is that the United States really does need immigrants to supply the de cit of population growth that is necessary for a society to continue to thrive. China is a good example of bad practice. It has had decades of population control measures. It is now facing a very dark future in the 21st century with an older population and a disproportionate number of males vs females. Many Western European countries and the United States are in the same boat of not being able to sustain the economy without a continual younger generation in the queue. However, it should be obvious that open borders is not the way it should be done.

Sadly, all this angst is a result of President Biden’s administration’s immigration policies concerning our southern border. President Trump’s policies had brought illegal immigration almost to a standstill.

Biden opened the southern border indiscriminately, and since January 2021, there have been over 9.3 million illegal, or undocumented people coming into our country.

(Which, by the way, is larger than

It is worth remembering that outside of our native Americans, we are all descendants of immigrants. Legal, and not indiscriminate, immigration helped build this country to what it is. e words on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty are still true, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me; I li my lamp beside the golden door.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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EVENTS

Lycoming SPCA Volunteer Orientation

What: Want to volunteer with the Lycoming County SPCA to enrich the lives of the county’s homeless animals? Fill out an application at https://lycomingspca. org/volunteer/ or grab a paper application at the shelter.

When: Wednesday, March 20th from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Where: Lycoming County SPCA, 2805 Reach Rd., Williamsport.

PA CareerLink® Lycoming County Open Recruitment Event

March

What: Open recruitment event; Walk-ins welcome! Stop by to meet with employers and learn about all the exciting opportunities waiting for you! Employer(s) include UPMC. For more information contact: (570) 6015465/TTY (570) 601-1754.

When: Thursday, March 21st, from 9:00 a.m.-noon.

Where: PA CareerLink® Lycoming County,329 Pine St. Williamsport.

Shrimp Dinner

What: Battered shrimp with fries & veggie.

When: Friday, March 22nd, from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Where: Roland Ritter American Legion Post 268, 515 Legion Rd., Muncy.

Dinner

What: Beer battered or broiled haddock dinner or chicken alfredo dinner, Open to the public. Take-out or eat in. Call 570-327-0255 for take-out orders.

When: Friday, March 22nd, from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Royal P. Steinbacher, American Legion Post

Community Calendar

0617, 901 South Market St., S. Williamsport.

Band Night

What: Adam and Eve band.

When: Friday, March 22nd, at 8 p.m. No cover. Open to the public.

Where: Royal P. Steinbacher, American Legion Post 0617, 901 South Market St., S. Williamsport.

Chicken BBQ

What: Chicken BBQ to benefit the Montgomery Vol. Fire Co. 1/2 Chicken, baked potato, baked beans, roll, and dessert. Full meal - $12, just chicken - $8.

When: Saturday, March 23rd, from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Where: Montgomery Vol. Fire Co., 24 Montgomery St., Montgomery.

Roast Pork Dinner

What: Roast pork loin take-out dinner. Each meal includes roast pork loin served with choice of homemade sauerkraut or stuffing & gravy, mashed potatoes, succotash, applesauce, pickled beets, roll & butter and pineapple upside down cake. Suggested donation - $13. Reservations: Advance reservations required by 3/18/2024; contact Daisy Styer @ 570-546-5861.

When: Saturday, March 23rd. Pick up between 2-4 p.m.

Where: Eagle Grange Hall, at the intersection of Route 15 and East Blind Rd., Montgomery.

Wing Night

What: Wing night. Members and guests only.

When: Monday, March 25th, from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Royal P. Steinbacher, American Legion Post 0617, 901 South Market St., S. Williamsport.

Full Menu

What: Full menu plus Burger Basket, eat in or take out. Call 570-327-0255 for take-out. Open to the public. Bingo at 6 p.m.

When: Tuesday, March 26th, from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Where: Royal P. Steinbacher, American Legion Post 0617, 901 South Market St., S. Williamsport.

Dinner

What: Beer battered or broiled haddock dinner or Black Diamond steak dinner, Open to the public. Take-out or eat in. Call 570-327-0255 for take-out orders.

When: Friday, March 29th, from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Royal P. Steinbacher, American Legion Post 0617, 901 South Market St., S. Williamsport.

Seafood Sale

What: Seafood sale. Large selection of fresh & frozen Maine seafood, including live lobsters, fresh scallops, chowders, frozen shrimp, Maine blueberries, and so much more. To order, call Ed Watson at 570- 971-7545, or email: edwatsonlhv@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit Sentimental Journey, Inc.

When: Pick up is Friday, March 29th, from 3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. Deadline to order is Wednesday, March 27th

Where: Piper Memorial Airport, 353 Proctor St., Lock Haven.

CHURCH EVENTS

Candy Fundraiser

What: Candy fundraiser. Milk and white chocolate peanut butter meltaway; milk chocolate peanut butter eggs and dark chocolate coconut eggs. $9.00 a box.

When: Now until Easter.

Where: West End Christian Community Center, 901 Diamond St., Williamsport.

Spaghetti Dinner

What: All you can eat spaghetti dinner with two meatballs, tossed salad, bread, beverage and dessert. Take out available during serving hours. $12 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12, under 6 – free.

When: Wednesday, March 20th from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Where: St. Luke’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, 118 Kendall Ave., Jersey Shore.

Clothing Drop-off

What: Donations drop-off & set-up of infant & adult seasonal clothing/shoes.

When: Thursday, March 21st, from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church - Curbside Dropoff, 1101 Washington Blvd., Williamsport.

Homemade Donuts

What: Fresh homemade donuts. Best to call and pre-order. Call 570-398-2913, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Walk-ins will be accommodated beginning at 7:00 a.m. on the sale day until 4:00 p.m., or sold out. $7/dozen, or $3.50/half dozen.

When: Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Where: Trinity UM Church, 1497 Allegheny St., Glover St. Entrance.

Daniel’s Closet

What: Daniel’s Closet free clothing & shoes for infants & adults.

When: Saturday, March 23rd, from 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church Social Hall, 1101 Washington Blvd., Williamsport.

Susquehanna Valley Chapter Pennsylvanians for Human Life

What: Pro-Life Prayer Breakfast. This event is a time of prayer and is not a fundraiser or political. Money collected from tickets is used to help defray the cost of the breakfast. Principal Speaker: Pam Burkholder. She has served in many roles at Expectations Women’s Center, beginning as a volunteer when the Williamsport office first opened in 1996 and is currently serving as their Executive Director. Pam has a heart to help everyone be the very best they can be. Breakfast buffet: $20 adult, $7 child 2-10 yr., under 2 Free. RSVP: Doris at 570-7453502 or Tammy 570-745-3328 by Friday, March 15th

When: Saturday, March 23rd, at 9:30 a.m.

Where: Holiday Inn Express, 90 Pine St., Williamsport.

Breakfast and Egg Hunt

What: Free Easter breakfast and egg hunt.

When: Saturday, March 23rd. Breakfast at 9:30 a.m., egg hunt at 10:00 a.m.

Where: South Williamsport United Methodist Church, 409 Main St., S. Williamsport.

Bible Study

What: Bible study on synoptic gospels.

When: Sundays, March 24th, April 7th, & 21st, at 3:00 p.m.

Where: Mill Creek Church, 2255 Warrensville Road, Montoursville.

Palm Sunday

What: Palm Sunday. A Litany of the Palms will be held at All Saints, 1656 Scott St., Williamsport, at 9:15 a.m. followed by a procession from All Saints to Trinity beginning at 9:30 a.m.

When: Sunday, March 24th, at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Where: Trinity Episcopal Pro-Cathedral, 844 W. 4th St., Williamsport.

Church Service

What: Sunday Service: Jesus Is Savior and King.

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When: Sunday Morning, March 24th. Service Time 10:15 a.m.

Where: Garden View Baptist Church, 1600 Doris Ave., Williamsport.

Closet Tear Down

What: Volunteers needed for “Closet” tear down.

When: Monday, March 25th, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church Social Hall, 1101 Washington Blvd., Williamsport.

MEETINGS

MEETINGS...

Audubon Event: Chapter Meeting

What: Join Lycoming Audubon for a program on the dangers of lead poisoning presented by Robyn Graboski from Centre Wildlife Care. Program is free and open to the public. You can also attend virtually with zoom using the link found at the LAS website: www.lycomingaudubon.org.

When: Wednesday, March 27th, at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Taber Museum, 858 West Fourth St. Williamsport.

Monday 4pm-5:30 & 8:45pm-10pm

Tuesday 11am-10pm

Wednesday 4pm-10pm

Thursday 4pm-11pm

Friday 11am-11pm

Saturday & Sunday Noon-11pm

Please call 570-398-1976 for Lane Availability

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Monday

Andrea’s Home Cookin…

Watch for Motorcycles

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 owers. She was so excited to give them to me. I was shocked and asked where she found them. She proceeded to explain that they were all over in our woods and that she would continue to keep our favorite two little vases lled with owers until the snow ies again.

Andrea McElroy

I knew our da odils were starting to bloom, but just the stems. No owers in sight yet. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you were sure to see the photo on my story of Kenz holding the two vases of owers she picked so proudly. She has been pickin’ her momma owers ever since she started walking. But I think this is the earliest we have ever had them bloom! Wild owers are my absolute favorite.

e sun is warm on my skin and feels so nice. e black hot tub cover I’m lying on may help with that, but any warmer and my upper lip sweat may start early! Haha! I can’t have that. Not yet. Gee whiz, it’s only March. at sucker can’t start giving me lip till at least May. (See what I did there?) I crack myself up. Seriously,

though, I’m just not ready for that kind of heat yet.

I’ve heard two motorcycles go by since I have been outside writing. en, I heard a rumble of a bike idling nearby. “Leeeeburrrr!” It was my dad, Lee, who lives right below us. Nickname of Leebur from my brother and I’s friends. (Love it!) My dad got a gorgeous new Harley here before Christmas up in Vermont. In fact, the day he got it, there was tons of snow where he bought it. He has been so anxious to get this bike out! It’s like a candy apple red with silver ghost ames and just all these pops of red on it. You can’t NOT notice it if you see it. It’s splashy, which is kind of funny for my dad! Usually, I am the splashy one with my bright blue cars.

I’m not bougie with much, but when it comes to my vehicles, I de nitely am. I can’t help it! I have a splashy car reputation to uphold, and the brighter the car, the better.

en you have my brother, who would drive around some old station wagon and just rock the crap out of it — not giving a care in the world! Not his sissy. Big fat N to the O-P-E. Dad has always taught us to ride a er we get a good hard rain a er winter so that the cinders get washed o the roads. Cinders are an accident waiting to happen on a motorcycle. It’s like ice if you hit them right. I’ve always listened. Better safe than sorry, and not having a bike for

half the season! So, when Dad told me a week ago that he was thinking of getting his new bike out, I said to him with a giggle, “Dad! You are breaking your own rules. ere are still cinders on the road.”

He laughed, “I know, honey.”

I said, “Well, I guess that rule doesn’t count when you have a brand-new bike you haven’t got to ride yet.”

He agreed, and let me tell you, there is no more of an experienced rider than my dad. No one I trust more. He taught my brother and me to ride at a young age and our friends, too. It’s been so awesome. He has been a teacher to so many!

We really appreciate it. ank you. And to my fellow bikers out there, please stay safe and enjoy the rides this season!

Broccoli Cheese Stu ed Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

As the owers start to bloom, and you can feel the warmth of the sun on your face, please remember us bikers. Look twice when you are driving a car. Be aware of your surroundings. We are back out there on the roads, just doing what we love.

Give us space, please! Nothing irks me more and gets me red up more than this. If someone knows what’s good for them, they won’t ride my tail or cut me o . I’m even worse if it happens to someone in our pack. I can get pretty red up. *enter cheesy smile here*

Yes, Andrea can be a hothead, especially when it pertains to this. So is Leebur. We don’t play around when it comes to this and our pack. Boy, could I tell you some stories!

Also, always assume we are closer than what it may seem, and a car turning in front of bikes is the biggest issue; just take the time to look for us.

So many people I love, love to ride motorcycles, so please be on the lookout as the weather grows warmer.

– 3 large chicken breasts

– 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder, divided – 1/4 tsp. paprika

– 1 cup broccoli orets, nely chopped

– 1/2 cup red bell pepper, nely diced

– 1 cup mild cheddar cheese

– 1 tbsp. mayo

– 2 tbsp. olive oil

– Salt and pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, paprika, and 1/2 tsp of the garlic powder. Use a sharp knife to cut a slice through the middle of the chicken breasts, but not all the way through, creating a pocket for the lling.

For the lling, place the broccoli in a microwaveable dish and add about 2 tablespoons of water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute. Drain any excess water. To the dish, add the bell pepper, cheese, mayo, remaining garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix until combined, then divide the mixture between the chicken breasts, using a toothpick to secure if necessary.

Heat a large, oven-safe skillet (I prefer to use a cast iron skillet) over medium heat and add the olive oil. Sear the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Cover skillet with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, or until chicken reads 165 degrees. Let rest, covered for 5 minutes before enjoying.

TGuarantors to Underwrite Grays to Produce Permanency to Club

president. e name of Mr. Richardson was proposed, and he was unanimously elected.

he directors of the Williamsport Baseball Club of the New YorkPennsylvania League, meeting last evening in the o ces of Bowman Lumber Company in the Trust Building, acted favorably on a suggestion that community backing for the team be invited. omas H. Richardson was elected vice president of the club. Last night’s meeting was the nal meeting of the directorate before the team’s departure for Winston-Salem, North Carolina for spring training.

Irvin W. Gleason, who consented to become president of the club following the death of J. Walton Bowman, presided at the opening of the meeting. He said that R.W. orne, who as vice president automatically became president following the death of Bowman, would return today from Florida and the rst order of business of the directors would be choose a vice

Since the death of President Bowman, it is deemed advisable, in order to a ord permanency to the team to give it community backing, and this will be sought in a list of local guarantors.

No money will be asked but the directors to ask local enthusiasts to pledge a certain amount of money. e amount pledged by each guarantor will constitute a slight risk, but the total will give the team permanency and will give the directors encouragement to go to the limit in giving Williamsport the best Class B baseball possible.

e insigni cance of the risk to the guarantor is shown by the fact that the seasons of 1929 and 1930 did not show a de cit. It is not only believed that a de cit not only can be avoided this year, but that the season will end with a balance in favor of the club.

Centers for Healthy Aging

Let’s do Lunch!

If you are 60 years of age or older, stretch your grocery monies by coming to dine with us!

We offer a hot meal and “Lighter Fare” menu options.

Come dine with friends or make some new ones!

Reservations are required 48 hours in advance. Transportation can also be arranged!

Clinton County

Community Center 124 East Walnut Street Lock Haven 570-858-5822

Jersey Shore Center 641 Cemetery Street Jersey Shore 570-601-9591

Lincoln Center 2138 Lincoln Street Williamsport 570-601-9573

Loyalsock Center 1607 Four Mile Drive Williamsport 570-601-9590

Meck Center 50 Fitness Lane Muncy 570-601-9593

Mill Hall Center 9 Peale Avenue Mill Hall 570-726-6378

Renovo Area Center 415 Fourth Street South Renovo 570-923-2525

RiverWalk Center 423 East Central Avenue South Williamsport 570-601-9592

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

March 25

Chili con carne, baked corn bread, four seasons veggie blend, fresh pear

Lighter Fare

Chicken rice soup, tuna salad with lettuce leaf, whole grain wrap, baby carrots, Mandarin oranges

April 1

Cheddar cheese omelet, hot spiced peaches, warm beets, fresh orange, dinner roll

Lighter Fare

Ham & bean soup, turkey & Swiss wrap, tropical fruit salad, pickled beet salad

March 26

Popcorn chicken with orange sauce, broccoli & cauliflower, Asian rice, three bean salad

Lighter Fare

Ham salad, croissant, creamy coleslaw, sugar cookie, fresh pear

April 2

Italian meatballs, spaghetti with sauce, Italian blend veggies, fresh romaine with Italian dressing

Lighter Fare

Chicken fajita salad with ranch dressing, chuckwagon corn salad, tortilla chips, sugar cookie

March 27

Kielbasa, pierogi casserole, green beans, dinner roll, fresh orange

Lighter Fare

Chicken bacon cobb salad, blue cheese dressing, pasta salad, fresh apple

April 3

Roasted chicken with gravy and stuffing, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, pumpkin custard

Lighter Fare

Ham, turkey, & Swiss, whole grain bread, peaches, broccoli salad, fresh banana

March 28

Creamy Tuscan chicken, wild rice blend, winter veggie blend, tropical fruit salad

Lighter Fare Seafood salad, croissant, baby carrots, fresh orange, three bean salad

April 4

Alpine hamburger, sandwich roll, molasses baked beans, shaved brussels, baked custard

Lighter Fare

Greek salad with feta dressing, & breaded chicken strip, pineapple, fresh apple

March 29

Centers Closed in observance of Good Friday

April 5

BBQ turkey burger, sandwich roll, broccoli & carrots, macaroni & cheese, tropical fruit salad

Lighter Fare

Chicken bacon ranch sandwich wrap, creamy coleslaw, fresh banana

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Hall Family Dynasty Trust Real Estate Auction

4 Valuable (500 acres ) Eastern Lycoming County Farms

Auction Site at 1301 Stoney Batter Road Farm Muncy, PA

Friday, APRIL 12, 2024

Starting 9:00 AM with Shop Tools & Farm Machinery REAL ESTATES 1:00 PM

Farm #1: located at 566 Halls Way, Muncy, (Penn/Moreland Twp) Consists of 187 acres 100 tillable, 15 pasture, 58 woodland, balance building site, with a 2 story, 4 bedroom farmhouse, 1 1/2 baths, shop, 2 Harvestore silos, 16x60 stave silo large bank barn w/ cow stable, milk house, heifer barn, equipment shed, fields are all contoured, approx. 2 miles of township road frontage. Property is all organic.

Farm # 2: located at 1301 Stoney Batter Rd., Hughesville, (Penn/Moreland Twp) Consists of 163 acres 92 acres tillage, 65 woodland, balance building site. with a 3 bedroom 1 bath home older bank barn w attached block shop building. 6/10th of Township road frontage.

Farm #3: located at 2899 Dr. Poust Road Muncy. (Penn Twp) Consists of 103 acres 79 tillable, 16 woodland, balance building site & well pad. with a 3 bedroom 1 bath home, remodeled, newer 2 car garage, & machinery shed. 6/10th mile township road frontage.

ALL 3 ABOVE FARMS BORDER EACH OTHER

Farm #4: located in Franklin/Penn Twp. 51 acres of vacant land, 30 acres tillable, 15 woodland, 6 acre well pad. along C Spring Hollow & Derr Road Extension, approx 1/4 mile township road frontage.

REAL ESTATE TERMS: Parcels 1 & 2 $100,000 each down in guaranteed funds day of sale

Parcel #3: $ 75,000 down in guaranteed funds day of sale

Parcel #4: $ 25,000 down in guaranteed funds day of sale

Real Estate Terms: Properties will sell with Surface Rights Only-Subsurface rights (OGM’S) have previously been reserved.

Balance at closing within 60 days. RE taxes prorated day of settlement. Transfer Taxes divided equally between buyers & sellers. Any inspections can be made by a potential Buyer at their expense prior to the Auction. Other terms made known day of sale. All Properties sell subject to immediate Trustee’s confirmation.

6% buyers premium, 1% Broker participation - must be registered with Auction Co 48 hours before sale day . If new buyer wants to start farming right away there will be a $100.00 non refundable per acre extra rent fee due on sale day. The farming fee will be credited to the purchase price at Settlement.

For more info or to view contact:

David Williams, Keller Williams Advantage Realty

(570) 326-3333 office / (570) 971-0371 mobile

Transfer Taxes divided equally by a potential Buyer at their expense prior to the

be registered wants to start sale day. The

viously been reserved.

Balance at closing within 60 days. RE taxes prorated day of settlement. Transfer Taxes divided equally between buyers & sellers. Any inspections can be made by a potential Buyer at their expense prior to the Auction. Other terms made known day of sale. All Properties sell subject to immediate Trustee’s confirmation.

Fraley s Spring Consignment Auction

6% buyers premium, 1% Broker participation - must be registered with Auction Co 48 hours before sale day . If new buyer wants to start farming right away there will be a $100.00 non refundable per acre extra rent fee due on sale day. The farming fee will be credited to the purchase price at Settlement.

For more info or to view contact:

David Williams, Keller Williams Advantage Realty (570) 326-3333 office / (570) 971-0371 mobile

At the Fraley Complex, 1515 Kepner Hill Road, Muncy, PA

It’s Here and It’s Time -You can Sell & You can Buy!

“The Sale They All Talk About ”

The “LARGEST SALE” of its kind in the Northeast

This is a very brief early listing, 1000’s of items are not advertised

Saturday, MARCH 23, 2024 8:00 AM

TRACTORS:

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ANTIQUES: AC D12 SERIES II ALL ORIGINAL; JD 730 DIESEL RESTORED; JD 530 TOTALLY RESTORED; JD 430 P.S.; AC C W/WOODS BELLY MOWER -RESTORED; CASE VAC; CASE SC; FARMALL 404 W/ CULITAVATORS; MCDEERING W4 STANDARD; SUPER M.

‘09 PRENTICE 2432 SKIDDER, 6.7 CUMMINS

SKID STEERS:

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Local Senior Care Community Earns National Recognition

Alocal senior care community recently earned national recognition for excellence in 2023.

Celebration Villa of Loyalsock, PA, was honored by Priority Life Care, a nationally recognized operator of more than 60 senior care communities across the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast U.S., as its 2023 Community of the Year. Celebration Villa was honored at Priority Life Care’s recent annual retreat in Florida for going above and beyond in ensuring all aspects of its community combined to create a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment for residents, families and fellow sta members.

“ is is an incredible honor for our entire team,” said Sara Finkbiner, Executive Director at Celebration Villa.

“And it’s a re ection of the e ort each team member puts in every day to positively impact and shape the lives of those we serve. Our commitment is to provide our residents with a vibrant lifestyle and personalized care with compassion, understanding, and a positive attitude. We believe that commitment is a big reason for our success in 2023.”

“ e dedicated team members at Celebration Villa drive our mission forward with unwavering commitment, care, and expertise,” said Sevy Petras, CEO of Priority Life Care. “ eir impact is immeasurable, shaping the lives of the seniors they serve. We’re thrilled to recognize their outstanding team members for their e ort and passion throughout the year.”

Located on Four Mile Drive, Celebration Villa provides a comprehensive suite of services to enhanced care

and respite care residents. e community earned a spot among the top 10 percent of communities in a national Great Places to Work survey in 2023 for the senior care industry. To learn more about Celebration Villa of Loyalsock, please visit its website at https://celebrationvillao oyalsock. com.

Founded in 2009, Priority Life Care is built on a mission of lighting the way through supporting independence and a belief that everyone deserves dignity, compassion, and respect – residents and coworkers alike. Its focus on healthy choices and an active lifestyle helps to ensure residents at each Priority Life Care community can live their retirement life to its fullest. For more information on Priority Life Care, visit its website at https://www.prioritylc.com.

WAHS SADD Club Wins 1st

Place in Statewide Suicide Prevention Video Contest for 3rd Consecutive Year

AWilliamsport Area High School video produced to help raise awareness on mental health stigmas and suicide prevention received rst place for the third consecutive year in a recent statewide PSA contest conducted by Prevent Suicide PA (PSPA).

e video, created by members of the high school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club, earned the top spot in the 60-second category through online votes received from both students and the broader public.

“Every year our remarkable students brainstorm ideas that will make a lasting impact on the well-being of their fellow peers,” said Jeremy Steppe, club adviser. “I am always so impressed by their creativity and the level of compassion that our community leaders demonstrate when creating these videos.”

e high school’s winning video focuses on a series of students who are secretly and silently battling depression and poor mental health.

ose responsible for the video are Steppe and WAHS

SADD Club members Ella Ballard, Colyn Jandrisavitz, Kyra Lichtenfels, Isabella Newcomer, Alonzo Rice, and Elizabeth Stoica, with production assistance from Greg Hayes, the district’s public relations director.

e club will be recognized for their winning production during an on- eld ceremony in May at PNC Field during a Pittsburgh Pirates game.

e aim of the annual contest is to empower and give rise to youth voices in the prevention conversation using “new and creative ways to share resources with our communities,” according to PSPA.

To view the high school’s video, visit www.wasd.org or https://psa. preventsuicidepa.org/.

Healthy Steps for Older Adults: A Program to Prevent Falls

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Well, some of the presentations went up on YouTube. Others made it into this book.

If you’ve ever served in the deserts of Kuwait, for instance, you know that mythology about camel spiders is mostly an exaggeration. e creatures are big, but not all that big. ey can’t jump super-long distances. ey aren’t really even spiders. Oh, but they’ll chase you – though not for the reasons you’ve heard.

Or take, for instance, a glass of moojuice. You’ve been taught all your life that only mammals give milk, but that’s not exactly a fact. By de nition, birds, sharks, insects, even worms nourish their young with a form of “milk.”

Trap-jaw ants and stomatopods can bring a world of hurt to your body. People who have misophonia can’t tolerate the sound of your breathing; people with synesthesia might be able to taste it.

ere’s a reason why some letters get lost in words we pronounce correctly. NASA is working on ways to recycle astronauts’ solid waste for fuel, but you don’t have control of your bladder. A real grizzly bear inspired the California state ag. Chances are, “you will probably not survive the next mass extinction [but] spiders and gophers will.”

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Faith Q&A: Can God be Surprised?

is faith question has been around for a long time. It is a shortened version of the question, “If God knows everything, including the future, then is it possible for God to be surprised by anything?”

In my last article, I suggested that God’s character de nes Him more than His super-abilities. What is God’s character? God is holy, just, love, life, and light. His character is good — good beyond anything we can understand. While He has superabilities (all-knowing, all-powerful, allpresent), God’s good character de nes how those abilities are used.

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answer is yes—if He chooses to be. at answer leads us to another faith question: Why would God want to be surprised? We can nd the answer to that question in one amazing word: love.

Love requires freedom in the giving and freedom in the receiving. Love cannot be manipulated or coerced. It cannot be demanded or taken. It cannot be bought or sold. Love can be encouraged and nurtured, but it cannot be forced. Love can only be freely given and freely received. Before reading any further, take a moment to think about the connection between love and freedom.

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Friends, none of us wants to be de ned by our abilities. For example, if you’re married, you have the ability to commit adultery. If you own a gun, you have the ability to commit murder. If you have money, you have the ability to squander it. If you have children, you have the ability to abuse them.

While we may have those abilities, we do not act on them because our good character won’t allow it. I don’t know about you, but I would much rather be de ned by my good character than by my abilities.

So, can God be surprised? e

In Matthew 10:8, Jesus a rms the connection between love and freedom. As He prepares His disciples to serve in ministry, He gives this direction: “Freely you have received; freely give.” He cautions them that some people will receive their message—and others will reject it. e giver is not in control of the outcome. e giver gives, nurtures, pursues, and overcomes, but the rest is up to the receiver. Freedom is the required element in love. God loves you. He created you to spend all of eternity with you.

He has meaning and purpose for your life. He is relentlessly seeking you. To overcome insurmountable obstacles, He gave the greatest gi He could give — the life of His one and only Son. He sent His Holy Spirit to awaken you and to help you understand. He prepared this article just for you, and He put it in front of you so you could see it. He has brought people into your life who are praying for you and encouraging you. He has made a way. He has done what He can do. e rest is up to you.

e point is this: Love requires freedom. God has given you that freedom. God will not force you. He has freely given of His love; you must freely receive it. When you do, God is surprised by joy!

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three beautiful stories: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. In each story, there is great rejoicing when the lost is found. Why? Because being found was not a foregone conclusion — it was a surprise!

When we freely accept God’s love and grace, the surprise causes great celebration in heaven! And the reason we celebrate is because our hopeless lives have been bought back by our God, who freely chose to love us through Jesus Christ. Sin and the tomb have been defeated, and holiness and heaven have been restored!

We rejoice! Hallelujah!

God has surprised us — and it would seem

that we have surprised Him! Such is the majesty of love freely given and received! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

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Zephaniah 3:9-17. It provides a powerful description of God’s rejoicing. e passage concludes with God giving this celebratory declaration, e Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing. God is inviting us into His love. He made us for it, to know it, to experience it, to live freely in it, both now and forever. He invites; He does not demand or force. We must choose. Sin has devastated us and le us hopeless. But God, who loves us so much, has made a way for us through Jesus Christ and the awakening grace of His Holy Spirit. He has freely given of His love — will you freely receive it? He is eager to be surprised by your reply — just as a father is eager to be surprised by the return of his lost child.

Listen as Jesus describes how God feels about you, “Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his nger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” So they began to celebrate. Luke 15:22-24

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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 o en feel like — brainless people, I’ve been wanting to share these with my readers; and the approach of April Fools’ Day makes a ne excuse.

(For obvious reasons, I didn’t want to talk about stupidity and madness during the week right before Easter; we’ll reserve that slot for religious words in our next column.)

Instead, with its concomitant theme of madness, mid-March works nicely for a weird-words piece on various types of mental incapacity.

Here are more than a few — with thanks to the Online Etymology Dictionary:

To begin with, insane is of course just a negative of sane, whichin turn derives from Latin sanus, meaning “sound, healthy.” Curiously, it is not related to the secondary sense of sound, implying “good” and “normal” (e.g, safe &

sound). at alternate meaning, however, does connect to the well-known German interjection gesundheit, having to do with soundness in health.

Crazy, by contrast, is from a very old word meaning “to shatter, crush, break” — though again, somewhat surprisingly, that is not related to crack.

As for lunacy, lunatic and the related slang-term loony: Many readers know that this is tied to lunar, since it’s o en assumed that the moon a ects emotions and mental health. Scienti cally, there is wide disagreement on this; but it does at least explain the werewolf myth. (And for the record, our word month derives from “moon”; and in this way, the menses word-group likewise connects to our glowing earthly satellite.)

e idea with lunacy is that one’s mental state is just as unstable as the ever-changing moon — and as it happens, that’s also where we get mad (and madness); it’s related to the Latin base mut-, meaning “change” (as in mutate, commute, immutable, permutation and many others.)

A personal favorite among wordstudy tools is my handy 1979 Roget’s International esaurus, which is organized not with alphabetical

entries like a dictionary, but rather in broad topics — for instance, “goodness,” “warfare,” “anger” and “stability.” Each of these then branches out into dozens (or hundreds) of related terms.

While many words under “insanity” are of course medical, we do nd an impressive list of slang, all ending with Y: da y, nutty, batty, screwy, kooky, wacky, dotty, balmy — to which I might add bananas, bonkers, gaga, nuts, bats, fruity, cuckoo and (getting back to where we started) … cracked and crackers.

But the real treasure-trove in this topical Roget’s is its list for “fool,” which I herewith present in honor of the upcoming April 1 date.

(Since many of these have similar endings, keep in mind that poll and pate are very old synonyms for “head.”)

Have fun:

Dolt, dunce, clod, dullard, stupid (yes, this can be a noun), ninny, ninnyhammer, looby, noddy, witling, lamebrain, rattlebrain, peabrain, scatterbrain, harebrain (because rabbits are notoriously witless), clodpoll, clodpate, rattlepate, dunderpate, addlepate, numskull, nitwit, halfwit, thickwit, dimwit, cretin, klutz, fuddy-duddy, dotard, oaf, lubber, gawk, lummox, rube, clodhopper, juggins, tomfool, jackass, clown, bu oon, milksop, doodle, mooncalf, sap, dingbat, dingdong, ding-a-ling, jerk, ignoramus and imbecile.

Not to mention more than 30 words ending in “head”: blockhead, dumbhead, stupidhead, dullhead, bu ehead, bonehead, jughead, lunkhead, chucklehead, knucklehead, chowderhead, muttonhead, bee ead, so head, saphead, meathead, noodlehead, pinhead, cabbagehead, pumpkin-head, fathead, blubberhead, muddlehead, puzzlehead, addlehead, tottyhead, featherhead, puddinghead, mushhead, blunderhead and dunderhead.

Yiddish has contributed schmuck and schlemiel, while British slang gives us gaby, gowk, sawney, clot, jolterhead and jobbernowl

ose last few are classic “weird words” — along with the fan-fave ibbertigibbet, which technically means a “chattering, ighty or light-headed person” (dictionary.com).

A nit, by the way, is technically a “louse egg,” and thus a nitwit is someone whose brains are correspondingly tiny. is is also where we get nit-picky — because the eggs of lice need to be picked o the scalp with extreme care and fastidiousness.

Looking ahead to 2025, I see that next year’s April Fools’ falls on a Tuesday — same day people start receiving their Webb Weekly.

Fair warning.

If you have dry or dehydrated skin, rst, know that there is a di erence between the two. Dry skin is a skin type (your skin lacks oil), whereas dehydrated skin is a skin condition (your skin lacks water). If you su er from either and are a person who also wears makeup, you’ve most likely experienced cracking, creasing, and caking foundation. When your makeup fails in that way, not only does it look bad, but it can also make dry skin even worse. e whole point of makeup is to look better and feel good, so here are a few tweaks that help everyday makeup look better on dry skin.

Skin prep, or lack thereof, is going to impact the way your makeup sets. For those of us with dry skin, it may seem that heavy moisturizer is the most e ective means of combatting dryness. However, applying skincare in thin layers creates a more hydrated canvas for makeup. Wiping on thick creamy lotion in one go can drown the skin, which then won’t absorb the product thoroughly. When not fully absorbed, the product will sit on top of your skin, leading to pilling or aking foundation. So, instead of slathering on a rich cream in the morning, smooth

several thin layers of light-tomidweight skincare products on your face. An e ective moisturizer as we transition from winter to spring is Neutrogena’s Hydro Boost Lotion, which consists of a water gel for both the face and neck. Be sure to give each layer a chance to sink in before applying the next.

By applying lighter layers, you can skip some of the steps of traditional prep, like primer. Makeup primer has been seen as the glue that holds foundation and concealer onto the skin and prevents creasing. But if you apply those light layers of skincare properly, you may not need primer at all. So, there’s some time and money saved!

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Once your skin is prepped and you have an on-the-go moisturizing stick at the ready, then you can start applying actual makeup. One fun trick to achieving a more natural look, no matter your skin type, is to “cocktail” blush and bronzer. Mixing shades can create a nice ush that looks more natural than just slapping on a single-tone blush. I nd that tints and

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Akin to color is highlighter. You may typically use this on the apples of your cheeks or around the eyes, but to elevate

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need as much, if any. e work of blush, bronzer, and highlighter can act as concealer, giving your face an overall healthy glow and taking attention away from blemishes and discoloration concealer usually covers. Plus, if you skip concealer on the places your face moves most, as mentioned above, you’ll avoid potential cracking altogether.

Whether you have dry or dehydrated skin, makeup can help elevate your look. Hopefully, these few tips can help elevate that look even higher. If you prefer to go without makeup, great, but be sure to moisturize and use sun protection. Also, drink water; everyone should be drinking more water.

UPMC Gastroenterologist: Don’t Get Burned by Heartburn

Emily Suvock, D.O. Gastroenterology, UPMC

Everyone loves to indulge in fast food, processed snacks, and carbonated beverages from time to time. We know that they aren’t the best for us health wise, but did you know that they can also trigger heartburn?

Heartburn is the burning feeling in your chest, up to the back of your throat, caused by acid re ux, or the backward ow of stomach acid into the esophagus. Not only is it uncomfortable, but it can also leave you with a sour taste in your mouth. Learn about the ways to help treat this condition and know when to reach out to your physician if it starts to a ect your everyday life.

Treating Heartburn

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– Limit ca einated and carbonated beverages

– Eat at least two to three hours before lying down to sleep

– Sleep with your head raised about six inches

– Lose weight

– Reduce stress

– Limit alcohol consumption

– Stop smoking or the use of tobacco

– Avoid exercise a er eating

If these changes are still not making a di erence to your experience with heartburn, it may be time to consult your primary care provider.

Long-term E ects of Heartburn

Heartburn is a condition that can become chronic and lead to other problems like GERD (gastroesophageal re ux disease) or Barrett’s esophagus. GERD may be diagnosed if the signs of acid re ux occur at least twice a week and interfere with daily living. When the e ects of GERD have become long-term, Barrett’s esophagus may develop. is condition is a precancerous

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When to Call Your Doctor

It’s important to reach out to your doctor if your heartburn symptoms are severe or if they occur more than two times a week. Nonemergent symptoms that may also warrant a visit with your primary care provider include trouble swallowing, unwanted weight loss, or a cough or wheezing that does not go away.

If you experience black or maroon stool or vomit that appears like co ee grounds or is bloody, you should seek urgent

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Snow geese and Canada geese have been ying north, and robins are more plentiful, and the intermittent snowfalls don’t take long to melt away. Even though we experienced a relatively mild winter, it’s nice to know that spring has nally sprung! As we welcome the warmer days and the emergence of da odils and tulips, it is time to look to the nearby elds and forests to discover what Mother Nature has to o er for springtime foraging. Hopefully, you still have a good supply of canned or frozen venison and other game and sh to enjoy for months to come, so let’s look outside now for healthy plants to accompany your harvest.

Dandelions: As lawns begin to turn from winter brown to springtime green, dandelions with their bright yellow ower begin to appear. To some, it is time to get out the sprayer and eliminate these “unsightly” weeds! But to some who know better, it is a time to begin foraging some of nature’s bounty. e freshly emerging leaves of the dandelion are packed with vitamins A, C, E, K and Calcium. ey make a very healthy salad and are very tasty when topped with vinaigrette, Italian dressing, or your chosen dressing. e owers are edible and can be used to make jelly. e process is a bit tedious, but the results are well worth it. e jelly is packed full of vitamins and is very

tasty, with a mild honey avor.

Stinging Nettle: As the soil continues to warm up, stinging nettle will begin to appear, shooting up quickly to a height of about 3 to 6 feet. But the emerging plant and the leaves, in particular, can be used. e stems are slender and square, and the dark green leaves have toothed, tapered edges with distinctive veining and rough edges. It is found this time of year primarily in damp, fertile soil in a eld setting. e nettle has sharp hairs on its leaves, and if brushed against the skin, it can cause a slight rash and will produce a stinging sensation in the area it touches. It imparts the painful sting through tiny hairs on the underside of its leaves and on its stems. is is a plant that is good to identify so that you can avoid casual contact. It does, however, have some medicinal uses. For centuries, common nettle has been a staple for ancient cultures and continues to be an important food source throughout the world. It is arguably one of the most nutritional wild edible plants available, but it needs to be cooked or dried to neutralize its sting. Prepare nettle leaves as you would spinach leaves — sautéed, stir-fried, lightly steamed, or used in soups. Stinging nettle tea is perhaps the easiest way to yield the bene ts of nettle. Cover a handful of leaves with boiling water, let steep for 10 minutes, and strain and drink. For a stronger brew, loosely ll a canning jar with nettle leaves, cover it with boiling water, place a lid on the jar,

and allow the tea to steep overnight. Fresh mint will enhance the otherwise earthy avor. Stinging nettle has medicinal uses as an anti-in ammatory and to alleviate allergy symptoms.

Ramps, Wild Leeks or Wild Garlic: For those folks who enjoy harvesting wild edible plants, it is the ramp that best signals that spring is upon us. is plant is known by all three names and is one of the most harvested and useable of the springtime wild edibles. It grows in abundance (I have seen “patches” of ramps that intermittently cover several acres), it is easy to identify, and the entire plant is edible when eaten either raw or cooked. e plant is 6 to 10 inches tall, has six broad petals on a thin stalk, and is ideal for making pesto, garlic butter, or used in marinades or soups. eir taste is stronger

than that of a domestic leek, somewhat like a mild onion avor, and they are more pungently garlicky than a scallion. e taste is mild at the beginning of their growing season but becomes much stronger as the season progresses.

ey can be roasted, grilled, sautéed, and raw in dishes like salads. ey can be added to rice dishes, pasta dishes, and omelets. You can use both the white bulb and the green leaves (the leaves are milder in avor). For a really great springtime taste, try scrambling together a few ramps, wild mushrooms, and eggs - it is a delicious combination! Even Martha Stewart has recipes available for wild leeks. Or just use your own imagination and use them as a substitute where you would normally incorporate onions, garlic, or a combination thereof.

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Spring is here, at least I think it is, but judging from how the weather has been, we could be scraping snow o our windshields next week. No doubt the wildlife roaming Pennsylvania woodlands nds the weather patterns a bit erratic as well. Of course, most of our wildlife goes about everyday challenges regardless of weather or seasons, albeit with some modi cations or adjustments to their usual routines. We do, however, have a few critters that revert to a more extreme adaptation during the winter months — hibernation.

Actually, very few of our state’s wildlife species revert to hibernation during the winter months, and that’s obvious since we see an assortment of wildlife in our everyday travels. If you aren’t hunting deer in deer season, you certainly have to be on the lookout, especially when you’re driving, or you may end up tagging one with the front bumper.

Last month, I had to stop my truck and allow at least 60 or 70 turkeys to cross the road — some ying and some running. If you don’t get a glimpse of some animal crossing the road in your everyday

travels, you can certainly add a lot to your list by what’s lying dead along the roadways. Deer are high in roadkill numbers, but this winter, in my travels, I have also spotted turkeys, opossums, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, skunks, and coyotes.

However, a few critters rarely make the winter roadkill list, and the largest one is the black bear. e idea for this piece came to me when my wife, who works for an insurance agency, said they had their rst claim this year for a bear hit by a car. Guess what? ey’re coming out of hibernation, and sightings will be on the increase.

Hibernation for bears can vary somewhat depending on the type of winter we have.

Pregnant females will enter dens in the fall and hole up all winter, but males o en den up later and vacate their den sites more quickly.

Hibernation in bears is actually more like resting compared to the deep torpor characteristic of other true hibernators. During a bear’s “hibernation,” they remain alert, but their body temperature is not drastically reduced. eir respiration and heart rate decline somewhat, and they do not urinate or defecate while in this dormant state.

At the opposite end of the hibernation

The welcome mat is out! O cially, 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 de nes the passing of time a bit more succinctly than do the pages of the calendar on the wall.

‘Athletic spring’ actually began a few weeks ago when spring sports began their ‘o cial’ practice season. Now, those same baseball, so ball, tennis, and track and eld teams are beginning their regular season play, whether Mother Nature is ready or not.

152; Cameron Milheim, Warrior Run, sixth at 152; Colton Wade, Sullivan County, eighth at 121; Hudson Ward, Canton eighth at 160; Dalton Perry, Central Mountain, second at 130; and Gri n Walizer, Central Mountain, sixth at 152.

In the PIAA’s rst girls’ wrestling tournament, Williamsport Rumsey sisters Lillian 112 and Marissa 136 placed third. Montgomery’s Emily Murphy nished third at 130; Alexis Kurzawa of Hughesville placed eighth at 148; and Kendall Wagner of Central Mountain also placed eighth at 170.

While conditions outside seemed determined to keep winter’s chill among us with snow squalls and howling winds, wrestlers from District IV continued to show their PIAA brethren that there is gold in the local hills. As reported in the week’s cover story, Montgomery’s wrestling brothers Conner and Brandt Harer and Warrior Run’s Reagan Milheim stood atop the podium, winning state champions at 160, 133, and 145 pounds, respectively, while Central Mountain’s Luke Simcox won gold at Class AAA 145 pounds.

Twelve other area grapplers medaled in Chocolate Town, including Muncy’s Austin Johnson, second at 215 pounds; Gage Wentzel, Montoursville, fourth at

Many of those same wrestlers and fans watching the action in Hershey gathered around their TV sets the next day to watch the Penn State wrestling team secure its second consecutive Big Ten team wrestling championship in dominating fashion, nishing 47 points ahead of runner-up Michigan.

Five Nittany Lions secured Big Ten gold, including freshman Braeden Davis, who became PSU’s rst 125-pound champion since 1999. Other Happy Valley champions were Levi Haines (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Aaron Brooks (197), and Greg Kerkvliet (285).

e victory marked Penn State’s eighth Big Ten team title under head coach Cael Sanderson, showcasing the program’s

continued excellence in collegiate wrestling. e team is sending ten individual wrestlers, the most since 2014, to this year’s National Championships in Kansas City being conducted this ursday to Sunday.

Under Sanderson’s guidance, the Nittany Lions have consistently excelled in the NCAA Championships, winning an impressive 10 national titles and have produced numerous individual champions. eir dynasty twice has had consecutive runs of four titles from 20112014 and again from 2106-2019.

Hours before the Big Ten wrestlers put on their big show, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, NCAA women’s basketball biggest star, emerged from the Minneapolis hal ime locker room energized with super-powers to lead the Hawkeyes to their third consecutive Big Ten Tournament championship in a 94-89 victory over Nebraska.

Down 46-35 at hal ime and su ering her worst shooting performance of the year (0-9 from 3 and 11-13 shooting overall), the NCAA’s all-time leader scorer put on a dazzling performance, scoring 34 points, dishing out 12 assists, pulling down 7 rebounds, and making critical stops down the stretch to cap a comeback leading to Iowa’s 3-peat title.

While the Penn State wrestlers and Clark’s Hawkeyes shown forth the pride of the Big Ten, ugliness was exhibited at the Southeastern Conference women’s championship game between undefeated and number 1 ranked South Carolina and the defending

national champion LSU.

With two minutes to play, a benchclearing melee broke out, resulting in multiple ejections. South Carolina had just six available players, and LSU had ve. As joyous as the TV scene was following Iowa’s victory, this game le a bad taste in the mouths of those tuning in.

South Carolina’s coach Dawn Staley and LSU’s Kim Mulkey are two of the top coaches in the women’s game. Both have won national championships, and both are known to be outspoken. But in the a ermath, one showed class, the other de ance.

Staley o ered an apology.

“I just want to apologize to the basketball community. Sometimes, things get heated, and players’ emotions get so far ahead of them. I want to apologize for us playing a part in that because that’s not who we are, and that’s not what we’re about.”

Mulkey’s comments came out swinging.

“Well, let me say this: do you realize there was only one foul called on each team in the fourth quarter? Are you kidding me? at might have created some of that (rough play). Not the way we play, we’re gonna foul your *#*. But I can tell you this: I wish she (South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso) would’ve pushed Angel Reese. You’re six-eight. Don’t push somebody that little. at was uncalled for. Let those two girls that were jawing go at it.”

Seems a safe bet that Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win Friends & In uence People isn’t on Mulkey’s bookshelf.

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Apologies for skipping out last week. I would like to thank those who reached out. Many did. I’m not kidding. Mostly my bearded friends. at is a fantastic feeling. I’m good, folks. I simply missed my deadline. My bad, Steph. You are a great chief. I appreciate you lling in.

I am home from a short trip. I ew out to Minnesota to pay respects to Uncle Chuck. It was great to see my mother’s kin. e circumstances weren’t ideal, but I got to hang with the entire fam. It has been a few years. Oh, how I miss the prairie winds.

I scrambled to nd an expensive ticket. I prefer to y out of Williamsport International, but I guess they are still under construction. I le at 3 a.m. to catch my plane, which was leaving just before sunrise in Harrisburg, PA. e nal stop was Sioux Falls, SD, with one connection in Chicago, IL. Dear Lord, where do all these people come from?

I forgot how comical and frustrating traveling is. It all started when I was asked to remove my belt at the security checkpoint. I felt terrible for

America was founded on Biblical principles. The further we dri away from these principles the crazier our nation becomes. Right becomes wrong and wrong becomes right. Common sense ceases to exi . It is time to get back to the God of the

the young lad behind me. I got through without any hiccups. Found my gate and laid down for a quick catnap. ey started boarding ZONE 1. I looked at my ticket to nd none. I patiently had to wait until everything was clear. YES. MR. SPENCER: you are 44A. You are at the very back of the plane. I was solo, and I only had my small overnight pack. I am glad I did. ere was no more room. What is considered a carry-on? One guy had a giant cooler. e same family had an electric four-wheel stroller. We all had to wait. Dude. ere is no way both of those items are going to t. Keep trying, bro. He eventually had to get them checked. I found my seat and had to ask an older lady to move. I was in the far corner. No window. is blows. I was so cramped. You do not get to recline when you are in the very back. I wish I had a tape because I could have measured. My area was so small. It had to be some sort of violation. I struggled the entire trip. We nally approached Chicago. I knew I had to run. Not much of a layover. All the passengers stood up in unison when we landed. Forget my idea of getting a head start.

I even considered jumping the seats in front. e older lady to the right was not moving. EXCUSE ME MISS. I HAVE TO GET TO SIOUX FALLS. MY NEXT FLIGHT LEAVES IN FIFTEEN MINUTES. Oh. I have a relative in Sioux Falls. He goes to school at Augustana College. How long are you staying? is wasn’t happening. Chicago O’Hare is massive. Insane actually. A miniature city. People are everywhere — all walks of life. Picture a busy Bloomsburg Fair. en multiply it by ten. It was absolute bedlam. I was in a dead sprint. Weaving in and out of tra c. Running on the underground tarmac. I laughed at all the businessmen talking on their blue tooths. Hilarious. Why does everyone need to hear your conversations? I am thrilled that you killed your sales pitch, Cachie. My American Airlines app was blowing up with noti cations. ey were already boarding. Dude. Look at the long line at McDonalds. I somehow made it. Last call. Another back seat, and I was sweating. I politely asked for a glass of water. e stewardess gave

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I had the opportunity to chat it up with another traveler. She was heading home from a conference in Kentucky. My new friend was a nurse by trade, and her family lived in South Dakota. We had so many things in common. Her husband was a big outdoorsman, and he loved to golf. She also enjoyed basketball and played for a small school. She was amazed when I knew the mascot. We bragged about our children and what they did for fun. We compared photos and swapped stories about our young athletes. I told her I was a part-time scribe for a weekly publication. She found that very interesting. I gave her a few links. And we now have a few more readers in the Midwest. Back to shing next week. Cheers.

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE

COUNTY Before the Clerk of Superior Court James Kelso Adams, et al., v. Tynesha Adams, et al., 23SP-1715. TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JACQUELINE ROBERTSON.

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled special proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Partition (per NCGS Chapter 46A) of the following real property by sale: BEING that tract of land containing approximately 41 acres, more or less, depicted as Tract “No. 4 Geo. Adams” on a map prepared by W.P. Massey, dated February 28, 1913, and entitled “Survey and Division of the Isaac Adams Land, Geo. Adams et al. vs Betsy Adams et al.” The property was conveyed to George Adams by that Decree Confirming Report of Commissioners entered by the Clerk of Superior Court on May 8, 1925, in

Special Proceeding No. 1918 which was instituted by George Adams and others against Betsy Adams and others on or about October 30, 1912, in Wake County Superior Court. The Clerkʼs order confirmed the Report of Commissioners dated July 28, 1914. SUBJECT TO AND EXCEPTING a certain strip of land extending 50 feet on each side of and at right angles to the center of the track or road-bed of the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad Company as the same is located and established by the railroad upon and over the lands herein described, and in the case of high banks or deeps cuts such additional width as may be necessary, not to exceed a total of two hundred feet, as described in that deed dated January 15, 1904, and recorded in Book 212, Page 417, of the Wake County Registry. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than April 13, 2024 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 4th day of March, 2024. Nathaniel C. Parker, Attorney for Petitioners 200 Towne Village Dr., Cary, NC 27513 . 180982

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BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. We want to Read Your Book! Dorrance Publishing-Trusted by Authors Since 1920 Book manuscript submissions currently being reviewed. Comprehensive Services: Consultation, Production, Promotion and Distribution Call for Your Free Author`s Guide 1-866-4821576 or visit http://dorranceinfo. com/macnet. M11

WE TRANSFORM YOUR KITCHEN IN LESS TIME, with less stress, at an amazing value. Since 1979, Kitchen Magic, a family-owned business offering cabinet refacing, new cabinetry, and luxury countertop throughout the Northeast. Call today for a free estimate 1-844-887-5145 (PA017137) M11

WEED WHACKING, Field Mowing, Brush Hog & Mulching. 570-377-0428. 180964

JUNK REMOVAL, HAULING, Clean-Out. Brush Removal. Free Estimates. 570-377-0428. 180963

LAWNCARE

SCOTT'S LAWN CARE. CELEBRATING OUR 25TH YEAR!

SPRING AND FALL CLEANUP. Residential And Commercial Mowing And Landscaping. Now Offering Grading, Stump Removal, Clean-Up Of Large Areas, Field Mowing, Brush Hogging. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. 570-419-6326. 181319

D & M LAWNCARE LLC. We Are Looking To Add Residential And Commercial Customers For Mowing. Insured and Affordable. Please Give Us A Call Today For A Free Estimate. 570-337-1606. 180984

RICHARD’S LAWN CARE AND LANDSCAPING. Spring Clean-Up, Trimming, Mowing And Mulching. Free Estimates. PA064570. 570-772-1588. 181126

HEALTHCARE CLEANING

NEED A CLEAN HOUSE? No

Time? Call ME! I Will Get Your Home Looking Great So You Can Relax! Great Rates, References Available Upon Request. For An Estimate Call Joyce 570-238-1796.

EMPLOYMENT

JOIN OUR WORK FAMILY!

Full Time position open for maintenance in Williamsport area. Rate is $16/hr, fuel, cell, & medical is included! Email resume, request application to lmiller@gspmanagement.com or fax 717-840-3901. 181334

HAPPY ACRES RESTAURANT

Immediate Openings. Full-time, Part-time, Servers, Bartenders, Dish Washers, Sous Chef. 570-753-8000. 181331

HIRING FOR SEASONAL

Groundskeeping. Starting Pay $13.50. Inquire At Jersey Shore Cemetery, 1103 Locust Street, Jersey Shore. 570-398-1863. 181158

PLUMBINGMASTERS IS LOOKING for Plumbers, HVAC Technician and Laborers with experience in servicing and installing all types of systems (some experience in oil furnaces is a plus). We offer competitive pay, paid vacation and holidays, medical benefits, and 401K. Please send resume and business references to: PlumbingMasters, 302 Sidney Street, South Williamsport, 17702 or email at plumbingmasters1@verizon.net or call 570-323-1983. 181333

THE JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA seeks a customer-oriented, energetic, and computer-savvy part-time Public Service Assistant I (PSA). Must be able to excel in a fast-paced environment and multi-task. PSAs assist library patrons and promote the use of the library through friendly, efficient, and effective interactions. Must train and certify as a U.S. Passport Acceptance Agent. This is an entry-level, part-time position scheduled for 16-20 hours per week. Anticipated work schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm; alternating Saturdays 11:00 am –3:00 pm. The wage for this position is $13.00/hour. Application forms and a complete job description may be found on the library’s website: www.jvbrown.edu/careers/. Submit a completed application form and resume to Karen Confer at kconfer@jvbrown.edu. Review of applications will begin on March 22, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. The James V. Brown Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 181160

HEALTHCARE SEEKING

EXPERIENCED HOME

HEALTH AID Seeking Employment. Williamsport. Personal Care. Meals Preparation. Medication Reminders. Laundry, Light Housekeeping. 814-404-7033. 181176

SEEKINGHEALTHCARESERVICES

NEED ASSISTANCE Setting Up A Verizon Flip Phone. Will Pay $25.00. Call Ben At 570-494-7398. 181181

SERVICES OFFERED

LEGAL

NEED IRS RELIEF $10K$125K+ Get Fresh Start or Forgiveness Call 1-877-705-1472 Monday through Friday 7AM-5PM PST. M11

HEALTH

HERNIA REPAIR? Did you receive the Mesh Patch Between 2018 and the present? Was the patch removed due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727, Email: bdehkes@ charleshjohnsonlaw.com . M11

DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER and 65+? You may qualify for a substantial cash award. NO obligation! We’ve recovered millions. Let us help!! Call 24/7, 1-866-590-5563. M11

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FINANCIAL

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REAL ESTATE HOME FOR RENT

NEWBERRY AREA: LARGE

HOME: 4 bedrooms/ 1.5 baths for rent, parking area, fully equipped kitchen, full basement, gas heat, central air & washer/dryer hook up. Background checks required and small limited pet policy with charge. Tenant pays all utilities except trash. Rent $1,100.00. Please call 570-649-5668 or 1-800735-3068 ext. # 147, to schedule a tour. 181310

APARTMENTS FOR RENT FURNISHED LUXURY APARTMENT Downtown Williamsport. 1 Bedroom, All Utilities And Parking Included. Private Rooftop Patio Deck. All Linens And Kitchen Accessories Included. Short-term Lease. No Pets, No Smoking. $1,200/Month. 570-9163309. 181342

3 BEDROOM, 2ND & 3RD Floor Apartment. Washer/Dryer, Stove, Refrigerator And Dishwasher. Parking. Near Bus Stop. Newberry. No Pets. No Smoking, $900.00 Plus Utilities. 570-9163309. 181341

2ND FLOOR, 1 BEDROOM

Apartment With Jacuzzi, Stove, Refrigerator, Deck And Parking. $525.00/Month. 570-326-7697. 181336

NICE STUDIO APARTMENT

3rd Floor, Secure Building Behind The Bullfrog Downtown. $750 Plus electric. No Pets. Security Required. Call Michael T Roan, Keystone Business Ventures Inc. 570-4190380 Or 570-322-3300. 180833

RALSTON 3 BEDROOM, 1/2 Double With Stove, Refrigerator, Yard And 2 Porches. $525.00/ Month. Call 570-326-7697. 181337

STORAGE UNITS

10 X 16. $75.00/Month. Call 570337-4994. 180821

CEMETERY LOTS

6 SPACES IN South Rose Bowl For Sale, Twin Hills Memorial Park. $8,000.00 OBO. Call 570323-3162. 180830

\ VEHICLES

TRUCKS

$19,000, 1986 F250. Sold new at Bill Marks Ford. Original 6.9 diesel, 34,000 original miles, just serviced and inspected, new batteries, new fuel pump. Runs like new. 570-5067602

MOTORCYCLES

GARAGE FOR SALE

2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON

Model FLSTCI Heritage Softail. 7,500 Miles. Must See To Appreciate, $10,900. 570-323-0309. 181134CARGO VAN

2016 FORD E350 CARGO VAN 5.4L Gas Engine; 16ʼ cargo box. 110,000 miles; good condition. $20,000 obo. 570-337-3096. 181150

CAMP TRAILER

39ʼ PARK MODEL Camping

Trailer, Loaded. Outside Shower, AC, 3 Large TVs, Full-Size Kitchen & Bath, Fireplace. 2 Covered Parking Spaces, Pergola, Outdoor Fire Pit. Available April 1st. 25K. Call Bob 570-435-0024. 181127

1999 24 FOOT Wilderness Fleetwood Camp Trailer. All Offers Considered. Call 570-244-8586 For Details. 180818

5TH WHEEL

2010 SUNDANCE 5TH WHEEL

Camper Ultra-Lite, 35 Ft., 1 Slide, New Tires And Awning With Hitch For Back Of Pick-up, 570-3985680. 181151

FOUR CAR GARAGE, Close To Hospital And YMCA. Land, 628 Spruce Street, Williamsport. $25,000.00. 570-916-3309. 181339

VEHICLES WANTED WANTED

STREET ROD

To Rent/Lease For 6 Months

Possible Sale After Please Call 570-322-4104

Thank You.

181332

WANTED! MOTORCYCLES!

ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Triumph,