Print Edition Highlights - June 14, 2012

Photo by Curt Werner
Lee Dale Reed, 76, of Felton, Pa lost control of his white box truck while driving north down Chestnut Street when he allegedly fell asleep striking four parked vehicles on Sunday, June 10, at 5:50 a.m., according to Carroll Township police. In photo, a police officer talks to a homowner after an SUV missed going into her house by less than two feet, knocking down a front porch support post instead. Reed was not injured.

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Public safety dominates disscussion at Borough
By MaryLou Bytof

____Public safety issues dominated the Dillsburg Borough Council meeting on Tuesday. As usual, the Carroll Township Police Department, represented by Chief Sean Kapfhammer, delivered the monthly report shortly after the opening of the meeting. Last month, the department cleared 13 out of 14 Part I, or serious offenses, in the borough, which amounted to a 92 percent clearance rate. In the Part II offenses, or misdemeanors, the department cleared 30 of the 33 cases, giving it a 90 percent clearance rate.
____After the police report, Councilman Hal Anderson asked the chief about a recent letter to the editor in the Banner that addressed the issue of officer safety in relation to proposed budget cuts within the department.
____“These are grossly exaggerated,” the chief said. “I don’t think it’s going to be an issue,” he said in regard to officers having backup in potentially dangerous situations. “You’ll have your two men out there.”

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Council to press charges for unpermitted 'junkyard'
By Peggie Williams

____Franklintown Borough council will be pressing charges against Jeri Harbold and his tenant Timothy Rowbottom for allegedly having a junkyard without a permit and other nuisance charges at the site of the former Bumper Boys on Cabin Hollow Road. Despite an appearance by both men at last month's council meeting and promises from Rowbottom that he would begin to clean the place up during the following week, the council said that nothing has been done.
____At one point in 2010, the borough brought charges against Harbold, but they were dropped because work began to clean up the property.
____Three property owners who are delinquent in their trash bills and already have municipal liens against their homes will see their property come up for sheriff’s sale in the next few months. Council decided it was time to take stronger action on the overdue bills that total more than $4,500 and have been piling up since as far back as 2008.

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Wellsville Fire Company honors those who shaped community
By Erica Smithson

Photo by Mark Ryder
Eric Eshbach, left, is the new superintendant of the Northern York County School District. He is replacing Linda Lemmon who is retiring at the end of the month.

____The Wellsville Fire Company held their 17th annual appreciation banquet at the Dillsburg VFW building on April 28. They honored firefighters, both rookie and senior, who have gone beyond expectations in their duties. Time served by active members of this all-volunteer company and its ladies’ auxiliary was recognized. Special thanks were given to people who are not active members, but have generously donated their time to the company through fundraising efforts and other service.
____Some of the most important awards of the night were given to those who have achieved decades of service. First Lieutenant line officer and trustee Andrew Hood celebrated his first 10 years with the company. Shirley Harbold and Betty Albert each marked their 40th anniversary with the company after holding various officer positions in the ladies’ auxiliary and received engraved watches in commemoration. The highlight of the evening was presenting Ira James (“Jim”) Slothower an engraved replica of the bell placed on the company’s new engine tanker for his 60 years of active service.
____These awards do not simply reflect a number, although dedicating yourself to decades of service is undoubtedly impressive. It is a reminder of the dedication of these people to not only to be civic-minded and serve their community, but to do it on a purely volunteer basis, selflessly donating their time, skills and interests to a greater good. This long-term commitment also shows a cycle of forward-thinking that has carried the company through its 71 years of operation: They recognize that older members are needed just as much as younger members. And while younger members can get things done, this is only possible through the guidance and wisdom of the members who have served before them.

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Northern High School has 24 seniors planning to play sports in college
By Erica Smithson


Pictured front row from left: baseball – Vince Apicella, Jordan Miller and Jon Mayer; field hockey – Molly Urey and Emily Hudson; football – Dominic Salomore, Zack Barber and Ryan Hoffman, (missing in photo is Cody McLaughlin); track and field – Bobby Smutsky; soccer – Olivia Snare. Back row: baseball – Dylan Tamecki and Justin Charles; softball – Kendyl Morse, Evie Rentzel, Haley Thomas and Katie Mikos; swimming – Alayna Kalinay and Sam Linder; lacrosse – Derek Davis; wrestling – Zach Ross; lacrosse – Evan Werner; soccer – Kirsten Kleckner and Lauren Berry.

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Commander Bill Albright and the Dillsburg American Legion, Post 26, sprang Steve Myers, manager of the Mechanicsburg Walmart, out of "jail" by donating $1,600 to go toward the Children's Miracle Network on Thursday,
June 7.

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Dillsburg Ride 2 Recovery cycling event a success
By Erica Smithson

Photo by Mark Ryder
Dillsburg Ride 2 Recovery cyclists round a corner in Dillsburg on their way to Gettysburg Saturday morning.

____The third-annual Ride 2 Recovery cycling event, hosted by the Dillsburg Post 26 American Legion family, including Sons of the American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary and the Legion Riders, was held on Saturday, June 9.
____About 50 cyclists, a combination of active-duty and retired members of the armed forces, as well as civilians who wanted to support the cause, departed the American Legion building for a 50-mile roundtrip bicycle tour with a mid-way point at Gettysburg High School. The cyclists departed the American Legion building and were escorted on their journey, which took place mostly up and down the sides of Route 15 by the Legion Riders on motorcycle and received further assistance from the police forces of Carroll and Latimore Townships. Auxiliary members provided refreshments and were stationed at rest stops at 10-15 mile intervals.
____This “Honor Ride” supported the Ride 2 Recovery organization, which raises money to provide cycling equipment for wounded soldiers, sailors and Marines. Each individual who uses a bike is given one fitted specifically to their needs. It is theirs to keep after they leave the hospital and the bikes are especially helpful to veterans with prosthetic limbs. The bikes cost several thousand dollars each, which is why it is so important for fundraising organizations such as Ride 2 Recovery to exist.
____According to Ride 2 Recovery’s website, cycling is integral to a soldier’s recovery and rehabilitation process because cycling is an activity that almost all patients with mental and physical disabilities can participate in. Also, participation in such a program can help to speed up the recovery and rehabilitation process. Ride participant Lt. Amy Zaycek from the Bethesda, Md., area, knows the importance of helping these “wounded warriors.” She is an active-duty nurse in the Navy and has served in the severe trauma platoon. While her job consists of coming to soldiers’ aid on the battlefield, she is happy to help them at home also.

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Jessica Shoemaker - Naturopathic Doctor
By Steven M. Nesbit

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____Something changed on Gettysburg Road in the past few months. Something was different about one of its buildings. A renovation converted a time-worn rancher into a fresh, state-of-the-art office building and when I noticed, little did I know that I was going to be sitting across from its owner, Jessica (Keeley) Shoemaker. A graduate of Northern High School, Shoemaker has made her dreams come true by opening her own naturopathic health center, Natural Paths to Wellness.
____"My entire family and I revamped this place in eight weeks. We bought this building so I could build a naturopathic center here,” she said. “I want to be the naturopathic expert in the area. I want more NDs (naturopathic doctors) working with me. I want more people to have this type of care. I want the people to feel better when they walk out my office than when they walked in. That's my vision for the center."
____Shoemaker was born in Harrisburg Hospital on Oct. 19, 1976. She grew up in Dillsburg, so throughout her entire K-12 educational experience, she was a Polar Bear. She graduated from Northern High School in 1994, though she said her fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Zeintek, was the most influential throughout her education. "He was inspiring, and I will remember him, forever,” she said. “He changed my life!"

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Haar’s Drive-in celebrates 60 years of family-friendly entertainment
By Erica Smithson

Photo by Curt Werner
Elwood Haar at the controls in the projector room of Haar’s Drive-In. Elwood is the son of Vance Haar, the founder.

____Haar’s Drive-In movie theater, a favorite local spot for family entertainment, is celebrating its 60th year of operation in 2012. Drive-ins have faced tough times in recent decades after their peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Real estate prices have gone up, making large property areas on which these theaters sit too expensive to maintain. Film distribution rights have become more complex and the format for showing films is moving from print to digital. However, Haar’s remains a successful business because it has been kept in the same family, maintains low ticket prices and offers incentives, such as prizes and discounted food items, to keep audiences rolling in. Because of all of these features, Haar’s is able to attract grandparents, who grew up going to the drive-in and bring their grandchildren, who are able to experience the wonder of the large outdoor screen for the very first time.
____Haar’s Drive-in was founded in April 1952 by Vance Haar. Vance had a “passion for entertainment,” said Vickie Hardy, Vance’s granddaughter and current owner of the drive-in with her husband, Doug, her sister, Connie Darbrow, her sister’s husband, Al, and her cousin, Sandra Haar. He would travel around the Boiling Springs and West Fairview areas and show movies. Vance also had a larger dream of owning a traveling circus/carnival, but soon realized having that would mean more time traveling and being away from his family than he already was. So, he met with a booking agent and began plans to build a drive-in movie theater on some farmland on Logan Road.

See the June 14, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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