Print Edition Highlights - October 18, 2012
Farmers Fair underway
The 2012 Farmers Fair is now underway
Photos by Mark Ryder
The 2012 Farmers Fair Queen is Emily Noll, center. First runner up is Kimberlee Lynn Bartol, left, and
second runner up is Megan Wilson, right.
____Eleven Northern High School students competed in the queen pageant on Monday night held at the high school.
____Emily Noll was chosen as the 2012 Farmers Fair Queen. First runner up is Kimberlee Lynn Bartol and second runner up is Megan Wilson.
Farmers Fair Vice President Paul Tucker, left, receives the Outstanding Fair Award from Boots Hetheringtown, Fair Fund Administrator for the Dept. of Agriculture on Tuesday night.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Local post offices face uncertain future
By Peggie Williams
____The Franklintown post office is in danger of being closed as a part of the U.S. Postal Service's effort to cut costs, so the Franklintown Borough Council is urging borough residents to turn out to an Oct. 24 meeting to show their support for keeping the office open.
____The meeting will be at the Franklintown fire hall at 7 p.m., following similar meetings to discuss the closing of the Arendtsville, Bendersville and Gardners offices. The council encourages all residents to attend and show their support for their post office.
____“This is important,” said council president Dick Blouch. “We may have to go knock on doors to get people to that meeting.”
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Officials debate health insurance hikes
By Carolyn Hoffman
____Warrington Township’s first meeting of October was a short one, with not much business to conduct and only a few topics discussed or reported on.
____Supervisors are in the process of getting quotes for the 2013 health insurance contract for the township employees. They reported at the Oct. 3 session that their present carrier was raising premiums by about 30 percent and that health insurance premiums now cost the township about $10,000 per month.
____At this meeting, supervisors planned to choose a carrier and insurance plan at the Oct. 17 session. However, several days after the Oct. 3 session, township officials said the current insurance carrier was requiring an answer sooner, so supervisors scheduled a special meeting for Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. to select a carrier and a rate plan. Supervisors indicated on Oct. 3 that they might ask employees to pay a share of the deductible, which the township has always paid in the past.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Barking ordinance has bite
By Carolyn Hoffman
____ Owners of dogs that bark in Monaghan Township may find themselves before the district magistrate after October 13.
____ Monaghan Township passed an ordinance prohibiting excessive dog barking and requiring disposal of dog feces at the October 8 session. Fines could run as high as $1,000.
____ The new ordinance prohibits dogs that “bark excessively at frequent intervals” during a one hour period or that bark “on a sustained basis” for 10 consecutive minutes or more. At the first offense, owners will get a written warning and any future offense in the next 12 months could see the case brought before the district magistrate. Fines are set at $1-300 for the first conviction, $1-600 for the second conviction and $6-1,000 for additional convictions.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Also in the October 18, 2012 edition
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____ -Community events
____--Obituaries
____ -Births
____ -20 years ago
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Farmers Fair showdown
By Joe Guty
Photo by Mark Ryder
Northern’s Anthony Salomone avoids a tackle in last Friday’s 45-7 win against Waynesboro.
____Shippensburg arrives in town this friday night for Farmers Fair to face a Northern H.S. football team that has posted back to back blowouts. The Polar Bears improved to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Mid Penn Colonial Division after they crushed Waynesboro 45-7. The division win comes on the heels of a 41-0 thrashing of the Gettysburg Warriors the previous week.
____At the Charles A. "Rip" Engle Sports Complex last Friday night, the temperature dropped sharply after kick off while the Polar Bears warmed up nicely to take a 14-0 first quarter lead. Elijah Locke's 56-yard opening kick-off return moved the Bears right into the Indians territory. Eight plays later, Locke took the pitch out from quarterback Tristan Kalinay and cut back for a seven-yard touchdown run. Zacc Thomas nailed the extra point (the first of four for the night). After an interception by Dylan Thomas -- who returned it 20 yards down to the five yard line -- the Polar Bears scored again on Locke's second effort from the one-yard line at 3:46.
____The second quarter was all about Northern as they rolled up 31 unanswered points. A 19-yard drive over four plays was capped by Kalinay's 14-yard touchdown pass to John Gamber at 11:32. Sparked by ace running back Jonnie Adgers, Waynesboro fought gamely with a seven-drive play before fumbling the ball out of bounds in the end zone. The night did not get any better for the host team and a Homecoming crowd faced with the harsh reality of the Polar Bear Express.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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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.
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Polar Bears to wrap up season
Submitted by the
NHS Boys Soccer Booster Club
____Northern wrapped up the regular season in boys' soccer this week with games slated for Tuesday (Senior Night hosting East Pennsboro) and Susquenita on Wednesday. East Penn is currently the Mid Penn Capital Division leader.
____The Polar Bears three-game winning streak came to an end last Monday night, October 8, as they dropped a hard-fought battle to division rivals Trinity, 2-0. Trinity got on the board early in the 1st half, and despite a hustling Northern offense, the Bears could not find the equalizer. Trinity then added an insurance goal late in the game on a breakaway to provide the final margin of victory.
____However, Northern returned to the winning column the following night, traveling to Susquenita to face off with the Black Hawks. Northern took care of business early, with scores by Nick Watson, Ryan Boucher, Brandon Heller, Nate Curry and Andy Swivel in the 1st half for a 5-0 halftime lead. Seth Weaver, Eric Wenrich and Noah Richwine added goals in the 2nd half en route to the 8-0 Northern victory.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Barbaretta paces Northern
By Joe Guty
The Mid-Penn Cross-Country Meet was held Saturday, Oct. 13, at Big Spring High School. Jason Barbaretta, of Northern High School, finished in the top 35 of more than 240 runners.
____Senior Jason Barbaretta paced the Northern H.S. squad at the Mid Penn Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Newville. Barbaretta clocked 17:09.29 for the 5k race held at Big Spring High School. There were 29 teams and 221 finishers in the race. Hershey took the team title with 96 points followed by Lower Dauphin (128) and Cumberland Valley (132). The Polar Bears placed 19th. The overall individual winner was Big Spring's Vinny Todaro (16:11.59) who held off James Buchanan ace Liam Corcoran (16:13.59). Hershey's Nate Hamilton was a close third in 16:14.52.
____Freshman Jared Kearns placed 111th for the Bears (18:46.212) and junior Tyler Monko was 131st (19:07.58). Other Northern finishers were freshman Dakota Santo (138th in 19:14.57), junior Kevin Millar (140th in 19:16.54), senior Luke Aumen (174th in 20:06.95), senior Ryan Cummings (189th in 20:43.05) and sophomore Ben Anderson (191st in 20:44.38).
____In the girls' race, Northern placed 12th out of 27 teams with senior Michelle Yeager leading the team in 47th place and a time of 21:18.55. Senior Darby Anderson placed 73rd in 22:17.02 and sophomore McKenzie Shank was 74th in 22:20.12. Also competing for Northern: Freshman Toni Feite (90th in 22:41.51), junior Erin Monko (111th in 23:08.17), junior Emily Noll (126th in 23:43.10) and junior Sarah Hannigan (150th in 24:35.68). Palmyra won the team title with 70 points followed by Cumberland Valley (87) and State College (109). Freshman Mady Clahane captured first place in 18:48.55.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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____When writing your signature, how do you like to see your name appear? “It depends what I'm signing. If it is a script, it's really short - a C, a P, and Nelson. If I sign something more official, I have this way to spell Christopher. You kind of recognize the C, the T and maybe the R, then a big P and Nelson. It's doctor scritch-scratch.”
____Christopher was born on September 1, 1951 in Freeport, Long Island. His parents were Robert Paul Nelson and his mother, Lillian. They had four children. The oldest, sister, Carol Parvin, then Christopher Paul, followed by sister Claire Patrice and his younger brother Craig Peter. “We were all C.P.N.s,” said Chris.
____Freeport, Long Island was a nice suburb; it had a nice yard with green grass, and it was a safe place to play. “So, as a kid, I can remember playing in the yard, said Chris. “I remember taking my tricycle and going the whole way around the block with no mom around. We could go where we wanted to go. Even as a little guy, my older sister Carol would be the driver and I stood on back of tricycle. Once we went too far. From my mom's perspective, we were lost, so she called the Fire Dept. They found us about three blocks from home. We were kids just having fun.”
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Bann
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Steven Spielberg to be keynote speaker for 149th anniversary of Gettysburg Address
____A little more than one week after his newest movie, “Lincoln,” opens in theaters, producer-director Steven Spielberg will be the keynote speaker at the Dedication Day observation to commemorate the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
____Spielberg will take the podium on the rostrum in the Soldier's National Cemetery on Nov. 19, following opening events. The day's events begin at 9:30 a.m., with the laying of a wreath at the Soldier's National Monument. The Dedication Day ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., said Tina Grim, chairperson for the event.
____Actor Stephen Lang was last year's speaker. Other speakers have included Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Tom Ridge, John Hope Franklin, Shelby Foote, Adlai Stevenson, Carl Sandburg, Colin Powell, Jack Kemp, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Donaldson, Sandra Day O’Connor, Ken Burns and Tom Brokaw.
See the October 18, 2012 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Happy 101 Birthday!
Photo by Curt Werner
Wyoma Arlotto, who was born on Oct. 3, 1911, celebrated her 101st birthday at Elmcroft with fireworks, the one present she always wanted. The fireworks were set off in the driveway so her son, Bob, and residents of Elmcroft could all see the colorful display. Wyoma is sitting on the right wearing her birthday hat.
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