Montgomery Area High School celebrated Homecoming this past Friday at the football field.Molly Slattery was voted Homecoming Queen, and was crowned by last year's queen, Katie Forrestal. Other members of the Senior court included: Nita Imen, Megan Moser, Breanna Seagraves, and Saige Whipple. ...
There's no doubt about the season as I look out the window: Leaves of a wide range of yellow, red, and orange coloring dance down the street, and my mums have taken on the rusty tinge of frostbitten petals. While it isn't cold enough for a parka or wool coat, my light windbreakers aren't warm ...
Do you have any idea how many bizarre "holidays" exist? It's amazing what unusual annual observances pop up on Google if you go looking for them. One of the stranger ones falls on October 17 and is called "Wear Something Gaudy Day." Yes, you read that correctly. To "celebrate," people are ...
It's hard to pay attention to national and international news without becoming seriously depressed and concerned these days. I try to keep up with what's happening locally as well as around the country and the world, but it's difficult to do more than read the headlines and choose a select few ...
People, for some reason, enjoy being scared. Books, movies, television shows, and other media sources use the macabre` to turn a profit. Locally, media night was held last week at the Pennsdale Haunted Barn and a number of outlets attended, including our "big sister" publication, the ...
This week brings to my memory a favorite poem, James Whitcomb Riley's "When the Frost is on the Punkin". I especially like the second verse:They's something kindo' harty-like about the atmusfereWhen the heat of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here-Of course we miss the flowers, and the ...
Many thanks to the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company for having such a wonderful Fall Festival last weekend. The event was held at the carnival grounds and the firemen as well as their volunteers kept busy in the kitchen cooking up many favorite foods. Townsfolk enjoyed eating well and ...
It's always satisfying to learn about Muncy alumni who, in one way or another, who remember the values taught at "Dear Old Muncy" and "pay it forward." Two such alums are Vicki Thompson-Hess and Tammy Avery Weber.Starting a grand new adventure, Vicki has been notably associated with the ...
Three Montgomery Area High School seniors have been chosen to embark on the opportunity of a lifetime this coming spring. Breanna Gardner, Dylan Ring, and Laura Ulrich have given some remarkable performances on stage in the high school auditorium as members of Virtuoso, and they have been given ...
Former Muncy resident Wayne Parfitt, living in Newport News Virginia for the last 16 years, recently learned some fairly impressive news. Back in the day, Wayne set a few records in cross country track while attending the Williamsport Area Community College, now known as Pennsylvania College of ...