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Print Edition Highlights - June 1, 2023
Photos by Curt Werner
Boy Scout troups walk down S. Baltimore Street in the Memorial Day Parade to the Dillsburg Cemetery for the ceremony.
Marie Chomicki
On Monday, Memorial Day, a warm sunny day greeted area residents as they lined the parade route and assembled at the Dillsburg Cemetery to honor the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
At 11 a.m., Boy Scouts and veterans with the colors led the annual parade sponsored by the VFW South Mountain Post 6771 in Dillsburg followed by motorcyclists from the local VFW Riders of Post 6771 and the American Legion Riders of Post 26.
Other scouts distributed small American flags with attached red poppies to the spectators along the route. As the parade made its way down South Baltimore Street, VFW Post 6771 Commander Brendan Middaugh and Vice-Commander Chris Wyatt stopped at the Community Hall to raise the American flag and place a wreath at the war memorial.
The Northern High School Marching Band, under the direction of Andrew Sheffer, played patriotic tunes as the parade continued down the main street, turned onto Harrisburg Street and pro- ceeded across U.S. Rt. 15 to the cemetery.
Guest Speaker Vietnam Veteran Dennis “Doc” O'Connor, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army and son, Sam, are escorted in a Jeep.
Vice Commander Chris Wyatt, Dillsburg VFW Post 6771 and Commander Brendan Middaugh pause at the Northern York County Fire Rescue station to raise the American flag and place a wreath on the war monument during the parade.
For the rest of the story see the June 1, 2023 edition.
Last week, a group of learning support teachers and aides in the Northern York County School District attended the monthly school board meeting to show support for each other. Several of them addressed the board regarding the need to hire more instructional aides and to increase their pay and benefits to retain good employees.
The school board acknowledged that it has been working diligently for the past 16 months on try- ing to find classroom aides, especially for the class- rooms with special needs students.
“Legally, the district has to have the special edu- cation/intensive instructional aide positions filled in order to comply with the IEPs (individual education- al plans),” Superintendent Steven Kirkpatrick said.
At the start of the meeting, the teachers and aides asked the board to reconsider voting on an agenda item that would amend and extend the district’s service agreement with ESS Support Services, LLC, for the 2023-24 pay rates.
After listening to the teachers and aides, the board voted unanimously to accept the amended ESS contract. The board decided that a timely approval was necessary to allow Northern to continue with the hiring process for the next school year.
Teacher Molly Atkinson was the first to address the board. A special education team leader and autism support teacher, Atkinson called the board’s attention to the recent drop in the district support staff and pointed out the number of teacher resignations listed on the meeting’s agenda.
According to the agenda, 12 professional staff members were resigning for reasons other than retirement. Of those employees, one was a spe- cial needs teacher. The agenda also included the names of three professional retirees, none of whom were classroom teachers.
For the rest of the story see the June 1, 2023 edition.
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