Print Edition Highlights - September 27, 2012

At 62, Dillsburg woman sets
international power-lifting record
By Erica Smithson

Power lifter Mary Nauman, stands with her trainer, Jaime Carrion, holding her trophy for winning the 225-pound deadlift competition during the Association (IPA) Raw National Championship held at York Barbell Company in York this past August.

____A few years ago, Mary Nauman, of Dillsburg, felt the weight of the world on her shoulders. She had been diagnosed with type II diabetes and when her admitted “half-hearted” attempts to maintain the disease weren’t working, she was put on insulin. Nauman needed a complete lifestyle overhaul. This past Christmas, she received a gift certificate for membership to the First Class Fitness gym in Lemoyne, where she began working with a nutritionist and trainer. Many months later, the weight isn’t so heavy.
____Now, it signifies pride in her physical accomplishments, the ability to get off of insulin and a new, healthier outlook on life. On Aug. 18, at the International Power-lifting Association (IPA) Raw National Championship at the York Barbell Company in York, the 62-year-old Nauman set an international world record for her division, women’s masters age 60-64, with a 225-pound deadlift.
____Nauman did not always have her sights set on being a power-lifter. She said she was athletic when she was younger and always enjoyed competition. She looked into participating in an event in the Senior Games, which is a multi-sport, Olympics-style competition for adults ages 50 and over. However, she couldn’t find anything she liked. While consulting with her nutritionist one day, the nutritionist told Nauman that she was “very strong for [her] age.” She recommended that Nauman try weightlifting.

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New bridge in Warrington? Not so fast
By Carolyn Hoffman

____Warrington Township will likely not have time to repair the Beaver Creek bridge during this construction season, as approval from Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is not yet in hand. Approval is expected in 7-10 days, engineer Chris Hoover told supervisors at the Sept. 17 session. However, fall rains and the end of the construction season are also limiting the township's ability to complete the project.
___The next question supervisors will face is whether to do the work with the township road crew or bid it out. If it’s bid out, the total cost will likely be about $150,000. Using the township crew will cost less, but that will also prevent the road crew from doing any other work while the bridge is being fixed. That could be an issue, as current residents of Beaver Creek Road will need to cross the creek on a temporary bridge during construction, a situation supervisors want to keep to a minimum amount of time. Should heavy rains require the township road crew to work elsewhere during the bridge project, the temporary bridge would need to be in use longer.

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Art Show at Elmcroft Senior Living
features work of local artists
By Jeffery Roth

Photo by Jeffery Roth
Elmcroft Assisted Living resident Helen Middleton, 91, said she has been creating art since she was a young girl, growing up in rural Lebanon County. She was one of a number of artists showing her work at an art show and open house to celebrate National Assisted Living Week.

____At 91, Helen Middleton, a resident of Elmcroft Senior Living in Dillsburg, has been drawing and painting for most of her life.
____A resident of Lebanon, Pa. prior to moving to Elmcroft, Middleton said she has been painting for the past two years, while living at the assisted living facility. At an art show and open house Thursday, Sept. 13, Middleton had three of her oil paintings – scenery and character study works.
____“I make them up from my memories,” Middleton said. “The painting of the girl and the geese was inspired by a neighbor who used to walk through the fields around my house.”
____For the past 11-12 years, Barbara “Bobby” Nace, of Mechanicsburg, has applied brush to canvas to create watercolor, pastel and poster paint works inspired by photographs or through observational drawing and painting. Primarily, landscapes and still life are the subjects of her work.

Photo by Curt Werner
Dillsburg-area resident, Bob Banks, exhibited his pastel paintings and prints featuring local landscapes and buildings in the area at the Elmcroft Assisted Living art show and open house.

Photo by Curt Werner
Mechanicsburg artist, Barbara "Bobby" Nace, prefers to create watercolor and pastel still life and landscape paintings.

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Wearing two hats
NHS student Jason DeWitt leads a double life on Friday nights
Story and photos by Curt Werner

Northern football player and band member, Justin DeWitt, marches with the band during half time Friday night. DeWitt swaps out his football helmet for a plumed band hat to perform.

___ Justin DeWitt, a sophomore at Northern High School, is a man who wears two hats. On Friday nights, he wears a football jersey stitched with the number 74. At half-time in away games, he swaps out his football helmet for a Northern marching band hat.
___ His mother, Marlene, stands near the bench during away games. When half-time arrives, Justin quickly runs to his mother, then takes off his helmet, jersey and shoulder pads. She in turn gives Justin his band hat and trumpet. Justin puts the jersey back on without the pads and joins the marching band on the field.
___ "I was nervous at first asking Coach [Marty] Green and Coach [Rick] Mauck if I could do both football and march with the band," said Justin. "I have been playing football since eighth grade and the trumpet since third grade. I like playing defensive end and offensive tackle."

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Northern to host Blackhawks
Submitted by NHS Boys Soccer Boosters

Photo by Curt Werner
The Northern boys' soccer team lost to West Perry, 1-0, in a close game Thursday, Sept. 20. In photo Cameron Hoffman battles for control of the ball.

____This Friday, September 28, the Northern H.S. boys' soccer team will host Susquenita. After games against Shippensburg (Monday) and Milton Hershey (Wednesday), the Polar Bears cap a busy week when they travel to face James Buchanan on Saturday.
____Last week, the Bears lost two close games. Against visiting West Perry on Thursday, Northern battled to a scoreless first half before succumbing to a lone goal by the Mustangs with 14:35 left in the match.
____On Saturday, September 22, Northern traveled to East Pennsboro to face the Mid Penn Capital Division leading Panthers. Once again, the Bears fought their opponent to a scoreless 1st half.
____About 16 minutes into the 2nd half, Northern’s Ben Hammen, with an assist from Seth Weaver, gave the Bears a 1-0 advantage. However, the host team responded with a goal of their own with nine minutes left in regulation to knot the match and send it into overtime. After a scoreless 1st overtime period, East Penn broke through with a goal in the 2nd overtime to claim victory and send Northern home with a hard-fought defeat.

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Polar Bears rebound;
Blue Devils up next
By Joe Guty

____Northern shrugged off the week three loss to Mechanicsburg and improved to 3-1 as they walloped Big Spring in Newville last Friday, 47-7. Senior quarterback Tristan Kalinay led the Polar Bears as he threw for 126 yards in a 9-for-10 performance. Another senior, Elijah Locke posted a big game with 133 yards rushing on 12 carries.
____While the Polar Bears cruised to their opening Mid Penn Colonial Division win, thoughts quickly turned to the match up this Friday under the Bostic Field lights: Greencastle Antrim (2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Colonial). The Blue Devils rocked Gettysburg 50-3 for their first league win of the season.
____After a scoreless first half against Big Spring, the Bears woke up and scored 26 unanswered second quarter points. Trey Vajdic capped a seven play drive as he made a nice cutback and scored from five yards out at 10:50. After a fumble recovery, Kalinay found Dylan Thomas wide open for a 15-yard catch and score at 8:04 in the quarter.

Photo by Mark Ryder
Collin Thomas carries a kick off return for the Polar Bears last Friday night against Newville in another victory.

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