January 20, 2012
Franklintown firefighter Capt. Ted Baker sprays water on a hot spot from a window on the second floor of a townhouse in the 100 block of Twin Hills Road, Franklin Township, today at around 7:59 a.m. A neighbor in the Twin Hills development saw the fire in the upstairs window and called 911, according to Franklintown Deputy Chief Wilbur Stough. The neighbor then knocked on the door, woke the resident and got him out. First on the scene was Baker. Stough said the fire was contained to the second floor around the window and no one was injured. Fire companies from Franklintown, Dillsburg, Monroe, York Springs and Upper Allen responded.
Print Edition Highlights - January 19, 2012
PA FARM SHOW
Throughout the past few months, Carol Richwine's Horticulture II class at Northern High School has been working on their project for the FFA Farm Show landscaping exhibit. Part of the structure has a living roof. This year they won several ribbons; a chair sitting within the project displays some of the ribbons the exhibit won.
Photos by Curt Werner
In front of the Farm Show Complex, many folks were greeted by State Police Mounted Unit troopers (left) Sgt. Jeff Zapach and (right) Trooper First Class Ed Golias.
Samantha King, of York Springs, with Latimore Valley Farms stands with her Texas longhorn named Spot.
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Stormwater, signs addressed at Washington Twp. meeting
By Carolyn Hoffman
____Washington Township’s January 16 supervisors’ meeting was short, with just three items of business approved. Supervisors officially released the $36,000 bond for Mountain Ridge Church after assurances from their engineer that the stormwater detention pond volume was adequate, a concern that delayed the bond release for one month.
____Supervisors also exonerated the tax collector from unpaid per capita taxes for 2011. The move does not mean any unpaid taxes will not be collected, but they will become the responsibility of the York-Adams Tax Bureau.
____Also approved was a change in the zoning officer’s hours. The new hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
____The solicitor reported that approval of a new stormwater management ordinance, required under new state provisions, is likely still a few months from being ready. She did report that the new requirements won’t require additional submissions from farmers, as long as they have a conservation plan, also known as a Chapter 102 plan.
____Another regulation that affects local municipalities is one requiring road signs to be reflective. Any sign that does not have reflectivity – or loses it – must be replaced with a sign that meets the new reflectivity requirements. However, all signs do not need to be replaced immediately, as was originally feared. All signs must meet the new standards by 2015.
____Dillsburg EMS reported three calls in Washington Township in December, out of a total of 113. Franklintown Fire Co. responded to 24 calls during December, with one in Washington, while Wellsville Fire Co. had 16 calls with one in Washington, for a total of 26 calls in Washington in 2011.
See the January 19, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Grab your partner and do-ci-do
Photo by Curt Werner
Couples square-dance the night away with Midnight Pickers.
____ On Sunday, Jan. 15, the C.P.C.A. had an old-fashioned square dance at the Franklintown Fire Company.
____ ____ The band, Midnight Pickers, played to a full house.
____ On May 20, there will be a square dance at Monaghan Fire Company with the Keystoners band, and, on June 17, Franklintown Fire Company will again host the band Nitelife.
See the January 19, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Also in the January 19, 2012 edition
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____ -Community events
____--Obituaries
____ -Births
____ -20 years ago
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Polar Bear swim team scores 100th win
By Joe Guty
Photo by Curt Werner
On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Northern Polar Bear swim team won Northern High School's 100th dual meet against Cedar Cliff. Northern's Josh Clarke (front) gets a good start as Eric Lyden from Cedar Cliff (back) checks out Clarke in the boys’ 100 yard backstroke. Clarke finished in first place with a time of 1:00.48.
____ It seems like yesterday that varsity swimming and diving began at Northern. Fast forward to last Thursday when history was made as the girls' team defeated Cedar Cliff for the 100th dual meet victory recorded by the combined girls' and boys' teams.
____ For a program that began in the 2002-03 season, this was a significant milestone. The host Lady Polar Bears' won handily, 122-45, and the boys' team followed up with win No. 101 as they defeated the Colts, 125-31. The Lady Bears' overall record improved to 5-2, while the boys' team remained undefeated at 7-0. A total of 10 season-best and 48 career-best times were also recorded in the non-league meet.
____ In the girls' 200-yard medley relay, the quartet of Alexis Munshower, Lily Ritter, Sydney Archuleta and Madi Bleiler clocked 2:05.60 for first place. The boys' team claimed a win with the time of 1:46.63. Team members included Liam Handley, Sam Linder, Josh Clarke and Ben Haley. Madi Osterhoudt led a sweep in the girls' 200 freestyle (2:08.19), followed by Sami Poe (2:10.28) and Alayna Kalinay (2:12.73). Sam Linder led the sweep for the Bears with a 1:49.00 mark. Josh Clarke (1:50.55) and Peter Wheat (2:11.18) followed. Caitlin Helsel's mark of 2:28.68 was the top time in the girls' 200 IM. Liam Handley earned gold in the boys' event in 2:11.30.
____ Sydney Archuleta added another first for Northern in claiming the girls' 20 freestyle (26.99). And Keenan Handley won the boys' 50 freestyle in 25.67. Archuleta added another first place as she clocked 107.80 in the girls' 100 butterfly. Ben Haley captured the boys' 100 butterfly in 59.57. Meghan Gallagher led a sweep in the girls' 100 freestyle in 1:03.02. She was followed by Sam Harlacker (1:05.37) and Kate Richwine (1:13.05). Keenan Handley took the boys' 100 freestyle in 54.76.
See the January 19, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Polar Bears run winning streak to 8
Now 9-2, ranked 9th in District 3
By David Reed
On Monday, Jan. 16, the Northern Polar Bear wrestling team defeated Gettysburg 38-24. Northern's Gunnar Merovich tries to pin his opponent Gettysburg's Conner Smith, winning with a technical fall at the 113-pound weight class.
____ Building on the sweep at the Warwick duals, the Northern varsity wrestling squad extended its winning streak to eight matches this past week with three Mid-Penn Colonial League wins. In the midst of this streak, the team has also found its way into the PIAA District 3 power rankings for the first time since 2007.
____ The Polar Bears beat Middletown, 39-26, Waynesboro, 42-24, and Gettysburg 38-24 last week, improving their league mark to 3-1 and 9-2 overall with four duals matches remaining. Based on previous year’s results, each of those wins could have been considered upsets by some, but not to this team. First-year coach Mark Murphy and his staff has them believing they can compete with anyone and the wrestlers are certainly responding.
See the January 19, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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___Bears to host Rockets
By Joe Guty
Photos by Curt Werner
Northern's Monique Brown drives to the basket against Milton Hershey on Saturday, Jan. 7. Bears lost to the Spartans 47-34.
____Next Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Northern H.S. girls' basketball team hosts James Buchanan in a Colonial Division game. Against Greencastle on Jan. 17, the Lady Bears fell to 0-15 as the host Lady Blue Devils (6-7) cruised to a 58-38 win. Haley Thomas led Northern with 13 points and Sara Yunez added eight points. Other scorers for Northern included Steph Clark (6), Monique Brown (5), Darby Anderson (4) and Kelsi Ceriani (2).
See the January 19, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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