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Print Edition Highlights - September 8, 2011

--Area affected by flooding, road closures, evacuations
By Staff Reporter/ Dillsburg Banner

_---Many area school districts, including the Northern York County School District were closed early and many roads in the Dillsburg and surrounding area flooded on Wednesday due to heavy rains and scattered showers stemming from Tropical Storm Lee.
_---Dillsburg area roads did not flood as much as neighboring communities. Roads flooding in Carroll Township included Route 74 and Camp Ground and Spring Lane Road. Pinetown, Thundergust, Detters Mill and Mt. Airy roads were closed in Warrington Township.
_---In neighboring Monroe Township the rising waters of the Yellow Breeches Creek caused the Williams Grove trailer park to be evacuated, on a voluntary basic, Tuesday evening. Residents at White Rock Acres were asked to remain at home because roads leading out of the development would be impassable later in the day due to the rising waters along Kuhn and Creek roads.
_---Cumberland County Department of Public Safety urged residents of Silver Spring Township to leave flood prone areas along the Conodoguinet Creek

See the September 8, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.–

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Livin’ It project volunteers offer help to locals in need
Photos and story by Curt Werner

A wheelchair ramp is built at a Pin Oak Park home to help make it easier for the family to reach the doorway.

_---Nearly 200 people rolled up their sleeves and participated in "Livin' It Project Day" held by the Celebration Church on Sunday, Sept. 4,
_---Every corner of Dillsburg was covered with volunteers helping with small and large projects to make the community a better place and helping those who could use a hand in fix up projects.
_---Young and old had fun with the hoses at the Citizen's Hose Fire Company washing the fire-trucks and the bay area. Gloves were needed to work at Logan Park. Raking and tan bark were on the menu there.
_---Dill Tavern had ladders propped up and one was held by a father so his daughter could clean the windows.
_---Yard work, painting and cleaning were done at 11 locations. A few of the larger projects needed more help and expertise. A wheelchair ramp was built to make getting up and down the steps into the home easier. The homeowner sat in her wheelchair and watched as the hammers went to work.

John Young watches from his wheel chair as volunteers from the Celebration Church repaint the roof on a shed behind his house.

Betty Maclay, an eighty-seven-year old, from Elm Croft, enjoys the attention of lotion being rubbed on her hands by Beth Wenrich.

See the September 8, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.–

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Wellsville Rodeo draws crowds despite sloppy conditions
Photos by Curt Werner

Josh Dixon is thrown from a bull and for a brief moment the bull contemplates charging him with his back turned.

A disaster nearly happened as nine- year-old Riley Shetron from Newville ran the barrel race. Her horse lost its footing going around the third barrel, slipping in the mud but both regained their balance and finished the race with a time of 21.73.

See the September 8, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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____ Community events
____ Obituaries
____ Births
____ 20 years ago

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--------Northern goes on the road to Berks County this Friday to face Muhlenberg H.S. in a non-league varsity football clash. Accumulating 348 total yards, Muhlenberg-- in the Berks League Section I-- defeated Conwell Egan 48-6 in their opener last week. The Polar Bears, meanwhile, traveled to Bermudian Springs for their opener last Friday but fell short as the Eagles staged a second half comeback to win 28-19.
--------Missing starting quarterback Alex Dale who was injured in the Dover scrimmage, the Polar Bears opened with junior Tristan Kalinay. On the third play from scrimmage Kalinay threw a sharp play action pass to Anthony Salomone. After the catch, Salomone raced to the goal but had the ball stripped by the Eagles Adam Berryman around the 20 yard line. While the hosts could not capitalize on the turnover on the next series, the Bears responded with a personal foul penalty and another fumble. The Eagles then took advantage capping a seven play, 59-yard drive for the first touchdown of the night. Tyler Fitzkee’s 32-yard run and follow up extra point made it 7-0.
--------On their next series, Northern moved the ball well, highlighted by two Travis Saylor catches and solid runs by Dom Salomone and Elijah Locke. Kalinay’s keeper from a yard out at 11:20 in the second quarter and Zaac Thomas’ extra point tied it up at 7 apiece. At 10:43, senior lineman Ian Fanton recovered a fumble for the Bears. In the red zone, the visitors settled for a field goal by Thomas at 8:55. Northern started another drive midway through the second quarter with a key catch by Saylor (28 yards) and run by Dom Salomone (29 yards). At the one yard line, the Bears were called offsides and could not find the end zone. Another Thomas field goal made it 13-7.

Steam Engine show draws thousands
By Jeffrey Roth

Photo by Mark Ryder
Pete Castle stands beside his son Colin who is driving a tractor in one the parades during the Willams Grove Steam Engine Show.

_- _-While the 53rd Historic Steam Engine Show at Williams Grove got off to a wet start due to Hurricane Irene, thousands of visitors came to the grounds of the former amusement park.
_- _-Richard Reed Sr., president of the of the Williams Grove Historic Steam Engine Association, said the annual event was well attended. About 20 steam engine pieces, along with hundreds of gas powered tractors and engines were showcased.
_- _-Saturday drew a large crowd for the consignment sale, said Barry Peck, a member of the association, and past president. Hurricane Irene kept crowds away the first Sunday of the nine-day show, he said.
_- _-Beck said that after the soggy start, attendance increased. At Tuesday evening’s horse pull, there was a large crowd.
“I thought it went exceptionally well,” Beck said. “The weather was good after Saturday. We had huge crowds on Sunday and Monday. We had one of the largest Friday turnouts during the day.”
_- _-The Classic Car Showhad to be rescheduled to this Saturday, Peck said. Approximately 250 cars from the 1920s to newer models, and motorcycles are on hand for the event.

Also in the September 8, 2011 edition_
____ Northern Girls Basketball _
____ Northern School News
____ Purple Haze
____ The Homeschool View
____ Classifieds

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