It’s a creation of beauty, a priceless piece of artwork by Severin Roesen.
Roesen, an artist active in Williamsport during its heyday as a lumber capital, is known for his still life paintings of fruits and flowers, sometimes with a bird’s next tucked in somewhere, often with a beer glass or wine flute included.
On June 27, 1895, the Williamsport Sun and Banner wrote a story under the headline, “An Interesting Williamsport Genius Recalled by His Works.”
“His studio was much frequented by his friends, who would sit all day with this genial, well read and generous companion, smoking his pipes and drinking his beer, and he was seldom without this beverage,” the forerunner to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported. “In one corner of the finished painting would always appear the faint outline of a beer glass, and when a customer objected to its presence, he would say, ‘Why, do you not like beer?’ and then take it out.”
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The maiden flight of American Airlines AA5011 from Williamsport to Charlotte taxis out to the runway under a water cannon salute and a rainbow in mid-August at the Williamsport Regional Airport.
American Airlines, which left the Williamsport Regional Airport in late 2020, will begin running commercial passenger flights to and from Philadelphia next Wednesday.
Airport Executive Director Richard Howell told the Williamsport Sun-Gazette the recent approval of federal COVID-19 relief funding includes money for airports, thus convincing American to resume service.
But “we would rather still be going to Charlotte and we will continue to work on that,” he emphasized.
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Pictured is the Williamsport Regional Airport. Passenger flights from the airport to Philadelphia are set to resume by mid next week.
WILLIAMSPORT American Airlines, which left the Williamsport Regional Airport in late 2020, will begin running commercial passenger flights to and from Philadelphia next Wednesday.
Airport Executive Director Richard Howell told the Williamsport Sun-Gazette the recent approval of federal COVID-19 relief funding includes money for airports, thus convincing American to resume service.
But “we would rather still be going to Charlotte and we will continue to work on that,” he emphasized.
In mid-August, Americans Airlines launched local flight service to and from the busy hub of Charlotte, N.C., as a means of attracting more passengers.
Indiana Fencing Manufacturer to Add Pennsylvania Facility, Create 150 Manufacturing Jobs
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An Indiana producer of fencing, railings, outdoor lighting, and other building materials plans to establish a new manufacturing operation in central Pennsylvania.
The Lycoming County Commission approved the sale of 20 acres of county property to Digger Specialties Inc. for an undisclosed price, the
Digger plans to create 150 new manufacturing jobs, including positions for welders and other skilled workers at salaries of more than $40,000 per year.
Robert O. Rolley Jr.
Whatever you believe, I hope you agree that, in this season of both hurt and hope, these holidays are meant for us all to recognize what we mean to each other.
No more so than now, when a disease threatens all of us while our best defense against it outside of science is each of us.
Do you get that?
Do you understand that, to wage a successful battle against this deadly virus, our hope for a bright future is directly tied to our mutual empathy … and decency?
Indeed, during this just passed Hanukkah and now Christmas and upcoming New Year holidays, many family and friends will sacrifice their time to be together and their beloved traditions in order to protect each other.