Huge Yard Sale / Moving Sale
Women's Clothing
Children's Toys
Tons of Household Items
All priced to make you want to take it home!
Saturday, September 26th
8a - 2p
330 Meadowview Drive
Montoursville, PA
17754
Come and get [...]
The Good Old Days
"Imagine what it would be, if as a national policy, the idea would be to have such nutritionally dense food that people actually felt better, had more energy and weren't sick as much. You know ... see, that's a noble goal." quote from FOOD, Inc. trailer
A Pristine & Modern Woodland Beauty Minutes from Town
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Here is an excerpt from a press release issued yesterday:
Announced today by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, Step. Inc. of Lycoming and Clinton Counties, is one of 183 recipients to be granted part of a $114 million award from the Deptartment of Labor. The grant money was distributed among community groups which provide [...] 
The winners of the Annual Regional Juried Art Show, held at the Gmeiner Art Center included two artisits from the Greater Williamsport Area:
CARNEGIE, PA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Student Transportation of America Ltd. (STA) (TSX: STB) announced it has been awarded a contract to provide transportation services for the Williamsport Area School District (WASD) in Pennsylvania. The new seven year contract will generate more than US $2 [...] 
MONTOURSVILLE,PA — CRS Incorporated, parent company of well-known automated absence management software product, SubFinder®, has announced today it has rebranded the company as CRS Advanced Technology. The new name, logo, and company website were unveiled today.
Vera Bradley Bingo
Maurice Frontz, associate pastor of Messiah Lutheran in South Williamsport, asked me to announce their Clothing Exchange which takes place tomorrow. 
Another Great Christmas Gift Idea for Fans of Local Arts 
Enjoy local talent Matt Hoppes' YouTube video detailing the history of Silent Night:
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Williamsport's Cassie Diggs, a junior at Bowie State University in MD, assisted his team the Bulldogs in a win against the previously undefeated Shepherd University.
(by guest blogger Chris Brass)
With the US (and world) economy taking a turn for the worse, people may not be as willing to spend big bucks on luxury Christmas gifts this year. This may be the year to start to think about giving practical gifts, instead [...]
Biodiesel Magazine published this news on their website.
Williamsport, PA News on the Net
copy of RegScan press release
It's that time of year. Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Soon I'll be donning my apron and dusting my counters with flour as I begin my first batch of holiday pies. (Pumpkin, Pecan, Sour Cherry and Apple.) Friends throughout our mini-metro are baking pumpkin [...] 
Macki, a member of Billtown Boards, recently sent me this link. It's to a website sponsered by Xerox, that allows you to send a free printed postcard to US military personell stationed overseas, showing your appreciation for their service to our country.
On the Lycoming County Website, on the Voter Services page, there's a link that will show the election results as they are updated. There were 72,342 citizens registered to vote in this election. This site will also provide the interesting percentage reflecting those' [...] 
I have several girlfriends who work at Synergy Strides and have just been alerted by one of them that they have a new website. 
Student Brian Knecht from Bucks County Technical High School was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Student Spotlight. The recent graduate finished second in the high school welding division of SkillsUSA, a competition held competition June 24 to 27 in Kansas City, Mo.
Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today launched the TIO-360-EXP Thunderbolt engine. The Signature TIO-360-EXP is a non-certified turbo-normalized intercooled fuel injected gasoline engine that is nominally rated at 180HP from sea level to greater than 20,000 feet altitude.
I keep meeting people from the Greater Williamsport Area recently who are involved with a group called Celebrate Recovery. It is described succinctly as a place to “find freedom from your hurts, hang-ups and habits.”
The Indy Star has an "Ask the Expert" column with a racing feature by Curt Cavin. The Q&A format features questions by readers, with answers by the 20+ year reporting veteran of the Indianapolis 500.
Sharon McLoone writes about Steve Mattie, owner of Montoursville company Transport Designs, in her June 16 article Small Business Owner Puts Technology in the Driver's Seat; part of her Profiles in Entrepreneurship series. 
I've noticed a lot of search hits recently from people looking for information about the Jersey Shore Town Meeting Celebration.Here's what I've got:
What: Jersey Shore Town Meeting CelebrationWhen: June 30 - July 5Where: Held on Recreation Field on Thompson Street in downtown Jersey Shore, PAYou' [...]
Last month, an eclectic group of seekers met at Jeremiah's for friendship, a cold brew and a wide open discussion of GOD. I thought it would be interesting -- but I had no idea. In actuality, it was beautiful.
In a weekly collectibles column syndicated by King Features and published in today's New Brunswick Times & Transcript, Larry Cox - an antiques and collectibles expert - identifies Williamsport's Timothy Hughes as one of the top two North American authorities in vintage newspapers.Go to [...] 
rather fond of Southern Similes. So let’s try some of these:
I spoke with Lorena Beniquez yesterday, the Media Director and Economic Development Coordinator for Williamsport City. Lorena was warm, down-to-earth and absolutely endearing and she gave me some important information.
Who: Families with children of all ages 
JUNE 7th
Both on the boards and in private email requests, people have been asking "when?" concerning the opening of the new Target at Lycoming Crossing. So I called Target and asked -- and I've got two important dates for you.
This afternoon we enjoyed bowling at Faxon Lanes in Loyalsock. Three moms and six kids was just the right number for two games on 2 lanes in 2 hours ... although we did take our time! Even my three year old can bowl easily without [...] 
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 
A bevy of local performers artists will give a pair of free "farewell concerts" to Rockstation Records, 357 Pine Street in Williamsport. The first event, "Shut Up and Play Already," starts 3PM, [...] 
Williamsport area residents have something to say. And they're saying it on Billtown Boards - Williamsport's still new v-bulletin community forum.
This morning I attended my first meeting of the Susquehanna Technology Association or STA. Wow! I was impressed. This is a group of movers and shakers from local technology companies who, among other things, put together events providing technology education for local businesses and consumers. But [...] 
pic shot with camera phone from my front porch
This post is about the one year anniversay of Billtown Blog: Williamsport, PA's City Blog.What would you like Downtown Williamsport to look like ... to be like? Someone really wants to know
For those of us who have already returned from the polls, it's all done but the waiting.
Complex 3D simulations are a powerful tool for training, e-Learning, and real-time operations support. Fortunately, with a new tool under development using Hypercosm's 3D Software suite, they will soon be easier and more economical to create as well.
oFind out for yourself on Billtown Boards - a community discussion site powered with the most popular forum engine vBulletin.onemoretaxpayer says:
"I also think [...]
So reads the description of this Newswise Pop-Culture article that features the applied expertise [...] 
More than seventy musicians from the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra will accompany a chorus [...] 
"Hurdle's salvation came at Rivals Sports Bar in Williamsport, Pa. ..."There were two articles in this weekend's Sun Gazette related to the mayoral race, one of which I found rather compelling reading. The articles, available online at the Sun Gazette site:
Many [...] 
Today's New York Post features a story entitled Amazin'ly Piti-Phil written by Mike Vaccaro.
A friend of mine needs a Finish Carpenter as soon as possible, but is hoping to find one who comes highly reccomended. She asked me to post her need for references here.
Today my search for Williamsport on the Web yielded this interesting find.
A press release from Verizon yesterday draws attention to improvements the company has made to its' high-speed wireless broadband network in Williamsport and other cities in PA.
Now this reference is a little older than those I usually quote -- it's from 2003. But 5 years is not a long time in the life of a city so I thought this was still relevant. Besides, now we're even better.
Small Business Owner?
I haven't had time to research this, so I'll just post what I've got:
candidates websites since I last blogged them.
My husband and I drove by the Lycoming Crossing site this weekend and speculated on its' completion date. This morning, a Sun-Gazette article answered our speculation about whether or not we'd be shopping at Target this Christmas season.
The news magazine of mechanical contracting, Contractor magazine, features a letter in this months edition from a Penn College intern at Lewis Engineering, currently enrolled in the college's Bachelor of Science HVAC/R undergraduate program.
A Webb Communications technology purchase makes the news today in Editor & Publisher, America's oldest journal covering the newspaper industry.
Free Film Series Continues with "In the Heat of the Night"
Go to www.billtownblog.com to read more [...] 
City Slicker's fans will well remember Jack Palance; the fear inspiring Curly, and the hunt for Curly's gold in the movie's sequel.
Williamsport Sun Gazette Article
Williamsport makes national and international news once a year - when the Little League World Series is [...]
Yeah! Tom O'Connor's website is up![...]
The WSO will be auditioning:
Maurice Frontz, associate pastor of Messiah Lutheran in South Williamsport, announced a Fall/Winter Children's Clothing Exchange on Facebook. OK, it's [...]
If you're looking for a job in the Williamsport area, try Menus & Merchants! They have this note in the issue I glanced through today:
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