Print Edition Highlights - April 26, 2012
Photo by Curt Werner
At the April 18 meeting, Warrington Township supervisors made the first move to resurrect their stalled plans for the Beaver Creek bridge project. As Beaver Creek Road is a dead end, finding a way for residents to get in and out during construction is problematic.
See the April 26, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Perry wins Republican primary race
____Scott Perry won the Republican primary race Tuesday to replace the retiring Todd Platts in the U.S. House. Winning on the Democratic ticket was Harry Perkinson.
____Perry and Perkinson will face off in November to replace Platts in the re-drawn 4th District that includes the West Shore, parts of Harrisburg and all of York and Adams counties.
____Michael Regan took the Republican nomination for state representative in the 92nd District.
He will face Democrat Charles Comrey, who was unopposed for the nomination, in November.
____None of the state representative candidates were incumbents. They were all seeking to replace Perry’s vacated seat.
____The 92nd District consists of Mount Holly Springs and South Middleton Township in Cumberland County and Dillsburg, Franklintown, Goldsboro and Lewisberry boroughs and Carroll, Fairview, Franklin, Monaghan, Newberry and Washington townships in York County.
See the April 26, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Dillsburg in
Full Bloom
By Carla Maddox
Photo by Carla Maddox
Dillsburg Garden Club members take a rest on the square next to the blooming tulips. Pictured from left are Doris Miller, Nancy Putt, Barb Ceo and Carol Ference.
____Beautiful tulips have been blooming in the Dillsburg square throughout the past few weeks. The Dillsburg Garden Club members have taken care of that flower patch for about 30 years. This year, the bed received a new permanent sign compliments of Carol and Len Ference. On hand for its dedication was Barbara Ceo (president 2012-13), Carol Ference (member of the Beautification Committee), Nancy Putt (chairwomen of the Beautification Committee) and Doris Miller (committee member). Club members sign up to weed, plant and water flora. After the threat of frost has passed, even brighter colors appear as the members of the Beautification Committee pull out their green thumbs and start planting annuals.
____Gunn Mowery Insurance graciously provides water for the club’s efforts. The Garden Club hopes the town’s water cart can include a sprinkling of the lovely flowers on the square this growing season.
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Also in the April 26, 2012 edition
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____ -Community events
____--Obituaries
____ -Births
____ -20 years ago
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REAL ESTATE: Carpenter Builds Relationships
Following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather, Dillsburg agent sees the true value of selling real estate
By Steve Nesbit
Photo by Daniel Zampogna
Olivia Carpenter is now the broker of record for Keller Williams Keystone Real Estate, York. There is a misconception that Carpenter moved to York, but she didn’t. All of her house listings are in this area from Harrisburg to Dillsburg.
____If there was a documentary about Olivia Carpenter’s real estate career, you would see a young woman, 31 years old, with two children (a 3-year-old and a 7-year-old) at home. The phone rings and the 7-year-old runs to answer it. It’s a man by the name of Vernon Anderson. Olivia called him earlier about a property that was for sale and now her life was about to change. Two months later, Vernon called Olivia and said, “I’m opening a real estate office in Dillsburg. Would you be interested in working as an agent at Anderson Real Estate?”
____Olivia’s father was in real estate; so was her grandfather. Her father dealt with commercial real estate. Her grandfather came to the United States from Italy and sold fruit from a wagon during the Great Depression. Later, he began to buy properties – large properties in Baltimore.
____“My father managed those properties and I had been studying the real estate business to the point where I could’ve been licensed at any time. So, I went and talked to Vernon and that was it. In 1981, I became a real estate agent,” she said. “I’m an agent. That’s what I do. I still sell real estate … I had my associate broker’s for years, and only in 2008 did I actually initiate my license to become a broker. So, I’m now broker of record for Keller Williams Keystone Real Estate.”
____Olivia explained that the broker is responsible for everything. A broker is responsible to ensure the business is acting in a legal fashion. Everything within the real estate company is listed with the broker, the agent is only a representative for the broker.
____“The bottom line is, it’s always the broker who is responsible for the actions of the agent,” said Carpenter. “Therefore, my job is to make sure agents understand the legal responsibilities of the contract and the legal responsibilities to the client, be it a buyer or a seller. That’s what a broker does.”
____The agent goes out, sells the property and writes the contract for the house. The broker reviews the paperwork to ensure it meets the guidelines of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Olivia only spends a few hours per week reviewing agents’ paperwork. The majority of her time is spent actually selling houses.
____Carpenter once heard a speaker who said, “Find something you love to do and then find somebody to pay you to do it.”
____“I’m still selling houses,” she said. “It’s my passion!”
See the April 26, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Northern Boys’ Lacrosse Week in Review (4/15 – 4/21)
Photo by Curt Werner
It is anyone's ball as it flies high in the air while the rain was falling. Northern's No. 11, John Gamber, and No. 18, Tristan Kalinay (in white), are sandwiched between Susquehannock players also going for the ball.
The Northern Polar Bear lacrosse team defeated Susquehannock in a driving rain on Saturday, April 21, 8-7 in overtime. This was the fourth overtime game of the year, of which the Bears have won three.
____If you put a lacrosse stick in a boy’s hand, some say he will never want to put it down. Going into overtime for the third time in four games, the Northern boys’ lacrosse team took that sentiment to the extreme in their match against Trinity on Monday, April 16.
____One week prior, the Polar Bears defeated York Suburban in overtime when Evan Werner’s third goal of the night gave Northern the road victory. They then lost a heartbreaker in double overtime to Lower Dauphin on Wednesday, April 18.
____Monday night saw the Shamrocks of Trinity come to town. Northern seemed to have the game in hand as they took an 8-3 lead into the final frame. However, a string of penalties left the Polar Bears shorthanded for extended periods of time. The Shamrocks took full advantage of these miscues and roared back, outscoring the home team 6-1 in the fourth quarter to the tie the contest 9-9 at the end of regulation.
See the April 26, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Bears to Penn Relays
By Joe Guty
Photo by Curt Werner
Northern’s David Cuckovic places first in the high hurdles against Gettysburg on Thursday, April 12.
____Two Northern High School track and field stars will compete in the Penn Relays this Thursday and Friday in Philadelphia. While the meet, held at Franklin Field, is known as the largest relay carnival in the world, it is also a showcase for high school, college and Olympic-caliber athletes competing in individual events. Northern freshman Kennedy Shank is slated to compete in the high school girls’ pole vault championship on Thursday, April 26, and senior Bobby Smutsky will throw in the high school boys’ javelin championship on Friday, April 27.
____Last Thursday, April 19, Shank established a Bostic Field stadium record of 11-02 while winning the pole vault in a meet against Trinity, Bible Baptist and Harrisburg Christian. Shank’s mark erased the record of 11-01 set by Georgia Williams, of Bermudian Springs, in 2009. The freshman paced the Lady Polar Bears, who scored 90 points but fell short to Trinity’s 144 total. Harrisburg Christian posted 27 points and Bible Baptist tallied seven. Brittany Roberts helped the Northern girls in the field events as she won the shot put (35-10) and discus (104-03).
____Other Lady Polar Bear placers in the top three included Shank (100-meter hurdles - 18.51), Darby Anderson (1600-meter run - 5:49.29 and 3200-meter run - 13:28.64), Michelle Yeager (800-meter run - 2:29.68), Monique Brown (high jump - 4-02), Hannah Davis (400-meter run - 1:03.78), Ali Hippensteel (long jump - 13-09.50 and triple jump - 29-10-50) and Madison Bleiler (discus throw - 88-11, javelin - 78-09 and shot put - 31-00).
See the April 26, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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