Print Edition Highlights - October 11, 2012

Seibert released on state parole in death of Northern Regional Police Officer David Tome
By Jeffrey Roth

Pennsylvania State Police investigate the scene where David Tome, 31, a Northern York County Regional police officer, was killed on October 21, 2008 while setting up cones along the right hand lane of Route 15 southbound just past the Hickory Road intersection.

____A Dillsburg woman who was convicted in the October 2008 death of a police officer has been released on state parole supervision after serving slightly more than one year and four months in jail.
____Joanna L. Seibert, 41, will remain under parole supervision until 2016, the remainder of her sentence, according to Edward Spreha, Jr., Seibert's attorney. Spreha said that following her conviction, his client decided not to file any appeals related to her case.
____Seibert was convicted of homicide by vehicle on Oct. 12, 2010, for the Oct. 28, 2008, death of Northern York County Regional Police Officer David Tome, 31. Tome had been setting up traffic cones on Route 15 near Clearsprings Road in Franklin Township, York County, as part of an accident reconstruction investigation.
____Police said Seibert was speeding, tailgating and applying makeup or using her cell phone at the time of the crash. She was driving her SUV at about 70 mph when she struck Tome, who was thrown 150 feet over a guardrail, killing him instantly.

Northern York County Regional Police Officer David Tome.

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Johnson sentenced to death in Grove murder
By Jeffrey Roth

____An Adams County man has been sentenced to death for the 2010 murder of a law enforcement officer. The death penalty verdict, which jurors delivered Thursday in Gettysburg, carries an automatic appeal.
____Earlier in the week, Christopher L. Johnson, 29, of Carroll Valley, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the Nov. 11, 2010, shooting death of Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove, 31, a Waynesboro native. The case against Johnson was heard by a 12-member jury composed of Lancaster County residents, who were chosen for the trial that was held in Adams County Court. The change of venire was granted because of pretrial publicity. The jury deliberated for about 30 minutes.
____The penalty phase of trial began Tuesday afternoon and ended Thursday night when the jurors returned their recommendation for the death penalty. To warrant the death penalty, the jurors had to determine that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating circumstances. One of those circumstances was Johnson's previous felony conviction.

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Wings of Freedom WWII aircraft land at York Airport for educational tour
By Jeffrey Roth

WITCHCRAFT -- This Consolidated B-24 Liberator, known as Witchcraft, is one of three WWII aircraft that landed at York Airport, Wednesday, as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour. (Photo courtesy of Collings Foundation).

____When it comes to WWII aircraft, the North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane, the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber are legendary.
____On Wednesday afternoon, these historic aircraft touched down at York Airport, Thomasville, as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour, sponsored by the Collings Foundation. The planes will be available for viewing for free, but an admission of $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under is charged for ground tours. Admission is free to all WW II veterans, according to Hunter Chaney, spokesperson for the Collings Foundation.
____The aircraft will be at York Airport until about noon on Friday. From York, they will fly to Westminster, Md., where they will stay Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Flights are available on the bombers, before and after the ground tours. The cost per person of the 30-minute flights is $425. Half-hour and one-hour flight instruction experiences on the P-51C Mustang trainer are available for $2,200 and $3,200, respectively, Chaney said.
____The B-17 is one of only 10 Flying Fortress bombers still taking to the air in the country. Chaney said the Mustang, one of the best known of the WWII fighter aircraft, is one of less than five of the early B/C models still flying. The trainer differs from its fighter brethren in that it has two seats – one for the pilot-instructor and the other for the pilot-trainee. The B-24J Liberator is the only one of that series still flying.

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Photo by Mark Ryder
2012 Northern High School Homecoming Court. Pictured from left are runner up Colin Thomas, King John Zook, Queen Tiffany Hammer and runner up Kim Bartol.

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Bears power on to 5-1
By Joe Guty

Photo by Mark Ryder
Northern’s running back Zacc Thomas looks for an opening in last Friday’s 41-0 shutout against Gettysburg.

____Delivering a 41-0 shutout against Gettysburg on Homecoming Night, Northern takes both confidence and a 5-1 record on the road this week. The Polar Bears travel to Waynesboro on Friday night to face another Mid Penn Colonial Division foe. Trying to find a new spark, the Indians have dropped two games in a row, losing to Gettysburg 14-19 and to Shippensburg 12-42. The Polar Bears, meanwhile, will try to extend their unblemished league record which stands at 3-0.
____Last Friday, the Warriors fell behind early as Northern struck fast, scoring 27 points in the first quarter . After 14 second quarter points, the Polar Bears had all the ammo they needed to invoke the Mercy Rule in the third quarter. Elijah Locke set the tone with an 85-yard kick-off return and Zacc Thomas added the extra point. Quarterback Tristan Kalinay tossed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Thomas at 7:21. Thomas' extra point made it 14-0. After a fumble recovery by Anthony Salomone at 5:57, a six-play scoring drive ensued with Kalinay finding John Gamber on a quick slant and subsequent 35-yard touchdown.
____Safety Isaiah Locke tipped a pass on third down, and then quickly took the role of punt returner and scored on a 36-yard return at 2:50. Another Kalinay pass - this time to Travis Saylor for an eight yard touchdown --and Trey Vajdic's nifty 44-yard touchdown run completed the Northern scoring frenzy.

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Lady Bears to host Gettysburg
By Joe Guty

On Monday, Oct. 8, the Northern girls’ volleyball team lost three close games to Greencastle. Northern's Jenny Halterman bumps the ball as Kelsi Ceriani watches.

____Next Tuesday, October 16, the Northern H.S. girls' volleyball team will host Gettysburg and then follow up to host Shippensburg on October 18. The remaining regular season games are slated away against Cumberland Valley (October 20 and West Perry (October 23).
____On Monday, October 8, the Lady Bears' varsity fell to Greencastle 0-3 (23-25, 24-26, 20-25). Northern dropped to 7-5 in the Mid Penn Colonial Division and 9-5 overall. Greencastle stayed unbeaten at 12-0 and is 13-1 overall. Delany Roman posted 17 kills and 13 digs. Jenny Halterman had 21 digs and Sam Miller added 12.
____The Northern JV fell 0-2 (17-25, 11-25) . Katie Smith paced the Lady Bears with15 digs while Lindsey Dunkle and Kaitlyn Gwozdecki posted eight digs apiece. Mariah Albert had four aces and four set assists.

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DASC Shootout Tournament draws thousands
By Ian MacGregor

Photos by Curt Werner
On Saturday morning at the Dillsburg Shootout, the Dillsburg Rush under 10 boys' team faced the North Carroll Rage. In photo, Dillsburg Rush players Aidan Romano (27) and Bailey Lutz (15) close in on the ball.

____About 7,000 soccer players, coaches and fans came pouring into Dillsburg this past weekend for the 20th annual Dillsburg Dual Shootout soccer tournament. The tournament drew in 270 boys’ and girls’ teams from throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland for the weekend tournament, in which 4,080 soccer players participated in 918 matches on 34 fields sprawled out across 10 sites in Dillsburg, Mechanicsburg, Hanover and Carlisle.
____The tournament has seen a major influx in participants since its inception in 1992, when only 32 teams registered.
____The weather was less than ideal for the weekend, with clouds, light rain and high gusts of wind making it bitter cold for those standing on the sidelines. Moms, dads and coaches were bundled up in full winter storm gear on Saturday at Century Lane Park in Dillsburg. Every kid under the age of 10 was seemingly unphased by the cold, playing through the bad weather in only shorts and T-shirts.

The Dillsburg Sparks under 9 girls' team played Hershey on Sunday morning. In photo Sophia Goretski takes control of the ball.

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Farmers Fair 2012

Dillsburg farms the best in agriculture, entertainment for 97th annual fair
By Erica Smithson

Photo by Curt Werner
Carl Shearer is surrounded by pumpkins at Paulus Orchards. Shearer says Farmers Fair is a chance to bond with your neighbors. Fair starts next Monday, Oct. 15 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 20.

____Dillsburg’s 97th annual Farmers Fair will take place Oct. 15-20. Featuring food, crafts, music, games and parades, anyone of any age can find fun things to do throughout the week.
____The Farmers Fair began in the early 20th century when, like many of its surrounding areas, Dillsburg was predominantly a rural and farming community. According to the Farmers Fair website (dillsburgfarmersfair.org), Dillsburg’s local high school held a Farmer’s Day to honor local farming establishments as early as 1905. It was not until 1911, though, that local farmers began exhibiting their work in what they called a Farmers Fair. The exhibits were displayed in the new Dillsburg Opera House, but a large fire there in 1913 brought the show to a halt. Two years later, a group of local business leaders took it upon themselves to carry on the event as a way to strengthen the relationship between farmers and business establishments. It would also provide the community a way to celebrate the harvest and be more in touch with each other as fellow citizens. The fair grew beyond just exhibits: it soon included contests, concerts and parades.
____The website also says that World War I interrupted the Farmers Fair for two years, but it was brought back in 1919 to celebrate the end of the war. Other historical events, such as the Great Depression and World War II also impacted the ability to have annual celebrations, but the traditional Farmers Fair returned in 1946 and has been going strong each October every year since.

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King and Queen

2012 Farmers Fair Senior King & QueenLorin and Sandra Stough

____The community roots of this year’s Farmers Fair senior king and queen, Lorin and Sandra Stough, are deep. They include a family history of volunteer involvement that extends to Sandra’s grandfather, Scott Dick, who was a Farmers Fair Committee officer in the 1950s.

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Grand Marshal Fantastic Parade

Grand Marshal Herb Hartman

____Herb Hartman has been announced as the grand marshal for the 2012 Farmers Fair in Dillsburg.
____He was born on July 6, 1934, in Monaghan Township to Margaret and Niles Hartman.
____After graduating from Porters one-room schoolhouse, Herb worked for his dad on the family farm. He didn't go to high school because he didn’t have any transportation – school buses were not running in his township in 1948.
____In 1954, Herb was drafted into the U.S. Army. He took basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., then went to Quartermaster School at Ft. Lee, Va. From there he was sent to Korea for the rest of 1954 and 1955. He was discharged from the Army in April 1956. Afterward, he started working for Trostle Masonry and was employed there for 29 years.

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Farmers Fair Queen Contestants

Photo by Curt Werner
Seated from left are Kimberlee Bartol, Jo Caruso, Sarah Horvath and Caitlin Reeder; standing, Kiely Eichelberger, Morgan Sanderson, Emily Noll, Megan Wilson, Tiffany Hammer, Shelby Rocco and Melitta Parzyszek.

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Farmers Fair 2012

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