Print Edition Highlights - September 20, 2012

Governor signs execution warrant for killer of
Franklin Township teen
By Marie Chomicki

Trista Elizabeth Eng, 16, was murdered by Hubert Michael, Jr., on July 12, 1993.

____A convicted killer on death row is to be executed for the kidnapping and murder of a Franklin Township teen 18 years ago.
____On Sept. 11, Gov. Tom Corbett signed an execution warrant for Hubert L. Michael Jr., 56, who pled guilty in October 1994 to the kidnapping and first-degree murder of 16-year-old Trista Eng. Michael is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Nov. 8.
____This is the third death warrant Pennsylvania governors have signed for Michael, formerly of Lemoyne and Dillsburg. Tom Ridge signed one July 31, 1996, and Ed Rendell signed a second on April 5, 2004. Both times, Michael's execution was stayed pending further appeal.
____Acting on a tip, Pennsylvania State Police found the body of Eng on State Game Lands 242, located just off Game Road, Warrington Township, on Aug. 26, 1993. The badly decomposed body was located a few feet from a private access road, in chest-high weeds, next to a corn field and twin utility poles.

File Photo/ David March
Pennsylvania State Police secure the crime scene at State Game Lands 242 just off Game Road, Warrington Township, where the body of 16-year-old Trista Eng was found on Aug. 26, 1993.

File Photo/ David March
Hubert Michael, Jr., 37, is taken to prison following arraignment before District Magistrate Paul Walters, in Dillsburg in 1993.

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Despite concerns, officials signal tepid approval of big development
By Carolyn Hoffman

____Warrington Township supervisors seem to favor the idea of allowing a roughly 200-unit development targeted toward people 55 and up on a tract of land outside of Rossville. Several of the supervisors only grudgingly favor the proposal by the developer Don Haubert, but find it preferable to the alternatives.
____At this stage, the proposal has many miles and many years to go before it might be completed. Sewage disposal and water will be major hurdles to seeing the development reach fruition.
____Supervisors met on Sept. 12 to discuss the pros and cons of several possible alternatives. Under current regulations and ordinances, the developer could probably build as many as 250 townhouses and multi-family units on the 85-acre site. Chairman Bob Stoner voiced the feeling of several other board members when he said, “I hate to see any kind of development like this in the township, but the gentleman owns the property and can already legally build that many units [on the site].”

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Agriculture celebrated through the ages
By Peggie Williams

Clair Zeiders demonstrates wheat winnowing.

____The Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society celebrated the Agriculture through the ages at Dill’s Tavern on Saturday, September 15.
____Volunteers demonstrated some traditional techniques for butchering, and sausage, scrapple and sauerkraut making. Visitors were able to try their hand at wheat flailing and winnowing, turning the cider press, and stuffing sausage.
____Dan Taylor of Warrington Farms Meat butchered two hogs and the meat was sold to benefit NYCHAPS. Also for sale that day was homemade sauerkraut, apple cider, and sausage sandwiches.
____The pumpkin patch was open and children were able to pick and paint a pumpkin under the supervision of Northern History Club members Josh Myers and Dan Wirth.

Chad Bowser turns the crank of an antique Amish cabbage shredder.

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Raising Butterflies
Story and photos by Curt Werner

This caterpiller will morph into a monarch butterfly after spinning a chysalis.

___ They don't wear royal crowns, but a few area ladies have a history with monarchs. Cathy Johnson and her two daughters, Lindsay, 9, and Kimberly, 12, raise monarch butterflies. Cathy was fascinated with the monarch butterfly before moving to the Dillsburg area many years ago and her daughters have become experts in the cycle of life from egg to butterfly.
___ "Butterfly eggs can be found on milkweed leafs. Housing developments, clearing brush and heavy rains can destroy the milkweed, which in turn destroys the eggs," said Cathy. "Less than one out of 10 survive in the wild."
___ The monarch butterfly only takes four weeks to go from the egg to one of the most colorful, recognizable insects in the world. The butterfly passes through four stages: the egg stage, the larva stage (which becomes the caterpillar), the pupa state (which spins the cocoon, called a chrysalis) and the butterfly stage. After they take flight, monarch butterflies migrate all the way to Mexico. It is the only insect that flies more than 2,500 miles to a warmer climate.

Cathy Johnson holds a container showing the chrysalis stage of a monarch’s life cycle.

A monarch butterfly sits on 9-year-old Linsay Johnson's finger. The Johnsons’ swarm of 152 butterflies will soon migrate 2,500 miles to Mexico.

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Bears to face Bulldogs
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
Northern's Elijah Locke scores the hard way, going over the goal line upside down and backwards from the one yard line against Mechanicsburg on Friday night.

____Trying to regroup from last week's loss against Mechanicsburg, the Northern H.S. football team will face Big Spring in Newville this Friday night. The Bulldog's mascot, Will E. Bite, is a formidable looking feller but the Polar Bears will be concerned only with playing four tough quarters in their first division match up.
____Northern fell to 2-1 against Mechanicsburg as the pesky Wildcats pulled away in the second half for a 33-26 win. Mechanicsburg improved to 3-0 on the year. The Bears got their first score started with a 34 yard pass play ----after some backfield deception with a hand off and pitch back ---as Anthony Salomone connected with Travis Saylor. Three plays later, quarterback Tristan Kalinay launched a 13-yard pass to John Gamber who made a nifty leaping catch for the first down. Six plays later, running back Elijah Locke found the end zone from two yards out at 2:56. Zacc Thomas made the extra point for a 7-0 visitor lead.
____Northern's defense played well in the first quarter as Richard Settle, Kenny Dietrich, Nick Lodovici, Isaiah Locke and Austin Egolf made key tackles. A fumble recovery by the Wildcats soon turned the momentum as they followed with a 13 yard run by Joe Hennessey and then a 21 yard reception by Joe Becker. At 4:29 in the second quarter, Mechanicsburg quarterback Tyler Schubert found the end zone on fourth and goal, busting in from the one yard line. However, the extra point was wide and the Bears clung to a 7-6 lead. Northern rebounded with a seven play drive capped by Kalinay's pass to Saylor at 1:46. Thomas' point after attempt missed but Northern led, 13-6.

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Northern to host McDevitt
By Joe Guty

____Improving each week, the Northern H.S. cross country team will host Bishop McDevitt next Tuesday, September 25 in a dual meet. The Polar Bears had Camp Hill and Milton Hershey slated earlier this week..
____Northern got a taste of tough District III and out of state competition last Saturday when they raced in the 17th Annual Bulldog Invitational hosted by Big Spring H.S. in Newville. Senior Jason Barbaretta placed an impressive fourth among the AAA boys' competitors with a time of 17:08.80 for the 5k course.
____Junior Tyler Monko was 66th in 19:00.47, freshman Jared Kearns was 81st in 19:31.30 and junior Kevin Millar was 84th in 19:35.91. Rounding out the Northern team were the following runners: senior Luke Aumen (19:56.46), senior Ryan Cummings (20:08.75) and sophomore Ben Anderson (21:40.46). Senior Vinny Todaro of Big Spring set a course record as he captured the overall title with a 16:09.58. In the AAA team race, Northern placed 12th out 15 teams that included squads from the formidable PIAA District III and from Maryland.

Jason Barbaretta was the first runner on the Northern boys' team to cross the finish line at Big Spring on Saturday.

See the September 20, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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