Print Edition Highlights - November 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy pummels eastern seaboard
Dillsburg area sustains minimal damage
By Jeffrey Roth

Photos by Curt Werner
Herman Palmer (left) and Gene Shoop repair Shoop's fence to keep the cattle from going onto the road. A large branch from a tree broke the fence along Hickory Road.

____Hurricane Sandy earned its name as a storm of the century as it ravaged the northeast.
____In Pennsylvania, more than 1.2 million people experienced power outages. While many customers had power restored, utility company officials said efforts to restore power to all customers will continue for several days. Officials said thousands of utility company repair technicians were brought in from Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois to help restore service.
____Major highways around Philadelphia and other eastern counties were closed because of flash flooding, mainly from streams and creeks. Portions of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76, and I-476, along with stretches of I-95 were closed by flooding.
____By the end of Tuesday, most major highways were again open to traffic, though some roadways and bridges remain closed Wednesday because of erosion and concerns about the structural integrity of some bridges. At least nine deaths statewide were attributed to Sandy.

A large tree fell on top of a mobile home Monday night at Young's Mobile Home Park on Range End Road.

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Facing lack of funding
Fire company president threatens to shut down service
By Peggie Williams

____People don’t have to beg for help when their house is on fire, we just show up. But we’re begging now!”
____Frustration spilled out of Franklintown Community Fire Company (FCFC) member Will Yuknek as he and a half-dozen of his fellow volunteers sat at a meeting with elected officials from three local municipalities. An aging fire truck needs to be replaced at a cost of more than $400,000 and, despite three years of warning that this was coming and one year of formal meetings and requests for help, only Dillsburg Borough has committed any funds toward the replacement truck.
____Four Franklin Township supervisors, four Franklintown Borough councilmen and one supervisor from Carroll Township met at the fire hall on Oct. 23 as the fire company officials tried one more time to get a commitment of funds. FCFC officials have been talking to municipalities about this need for three years, preparing for this moment. And they need to know soon, as the price of the truck they need goes up at the end of the year.

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Save Carroll Township Police Department Meeting
Crowd gathers to show support for police
By Peggie Williams

Photo by Curt Werner
Friends and families of Carroll Township police officers, as well as concerned citizens met at Logan Park pavillion to show their support.

____A looming hurricane did not stop a crowd of 30 people from gathering under the pavilion at Logan Park Saturday morning to voice a storm of protest regarding the rumor that Carroll Township supervisors might be considering cutting back or even disbanding their police force. Friends and families of Carroll Township police officers, as well as citizens concerned about what they’ve heard, met to show their support and spend the day distributing fliers in a door-to-door campaign in neighborhoods covered by CTPD.
____“This is a preventative measure,” said group spokesman Marc Anderson. “We don’t want to have happen here what happened in Newport Perry County.”
____On Tuesday, the Newport council abruptly disbanded their police force to save $175,000 from their $700,000 budget. Within minutes of the unexpected decision, the police officers were fired and the locks changed on their office.
____“I’m willing to sacrifice a lot for budget cuts, but police is not one of them,” said Anderson, garnering applause from the crowd.

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Country musicians rock the Rode House
By Ian MacGregor

Photo by Ian MacGregor
Justin Moore, center stage, and his guitarist rock the crowd Tuesday night at BOb 94.9’s 5th annual Boo Bash.

___ Country fans packed the bar on Tuesday night, Oct. 23, at Buck Wild's Rode House in Mechanicsburg for a sold-out show that rocked the house. The concert was the fifth annual Boo Bash, presented by BOB 94.9.
___ Justin Moore headlined the night, preceded by up-and-coming country star Thomas Rhett. Not only did the guys bring the house down with their boot-stomping, rough and rowdy country songs and wailing guitars, but they did it for a great cause. All proceeds of this show go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to “help advance treatment and prevention of catastrophic diseases in children.”
___ Tickets were $10 for general admission and there wasn't a bad seat to be found. The venue is small, the feeling intimate, the acoustics perfect, the beer cheap and the music loud. It was a good night to be a country fan in central Pennsylvania.
___ The bar was packed with die-hard country fans in camouflage hats and cowboy boots. This, for most, is where hillbilly-heaven begins. Everyone knew they were in for a great evening. For many, this was not their first time seeing their country idols perform at this location. Buck Wild's is making a habit of bringing country performers to Mechanicsburg, and the fans can't get enough. Harrisburg country radio station BOB 94.9 has a lot to do with this. The organized chaos of the night's proceedings were handled flawlessly by a full staff of BOB 94.9's radio DJs, including country radio icons Nancy and Newman.

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Bears face test at West Perry
By Joe Guty

____With a 7-2 record, Northern travels north to face West Perry this Friday night in a Mid Penn Colonial Division football show down with District 3 , Class AAA playoff implications. The Mustangs are also 7-2 and currently ranked 14th in District rankings. The Polar Bears sit in 15th place just ahead of Northeastern (6-3). The top 16 schools qualify for the playoff in Class AAA. Bishop McDevitt and West York are at the top two positions with identical 9-0 records.
____The Polar Bears improved to 5-1 in the Colonial last week after crushing James Buchanan, 55-7. With a 35-7 lead by halftime, Northern cruised in for the victory, a fitting tribute to the seniors.....on Senior Night.
____Elijah Locke had a big game with five touchdowns as he also broke the 1000 yard rushing mark for the season. He added 159 yards on 12 carries. Senior Trey Vajdic picked up 55 yards on six carries. Senior quarterback Tristan Kalinay threw for 99 yards in a 6-for-11 night and a touchdown pass.

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Artists Featured

Works by seven Northern artists were chosen for display at the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the month of October with two receptions held to honor those exhibiting.
Pictured from left are Northern Middle School Art Club members MaKenna Rosensteel, Kiersten Staly, Megan Michaels and Christian Nase with their exhibits. (Not pictured are high school National Art Honor Society exhibitors Allison Spoonhour, Monique Brown and Aubrey Davis).

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Cross country
Northern's season ends at districts
By Joe Guty

____At the PIAA District 3 Championships last Wednesday, Northern's cross country season finally came to an end. None of the Polar Bear harriers qualified for the state meet but with five harriers returning from the top seven, the future looks bright. Senior Jason Barbaretta paced Northern in 54th place as he clocked 17:49 on the 5k Hershey Parkview course.
____With 871 points, Northern placed 34th out of 35 teams in the Boys' Class AAA race, but again, had several underclassmen getting their first taste of post season competition. Freshman Jared Kearns clocked 19:23 for 180th place and freshman Dakota Santo clocked 19:38 for 198th place. Junior Tyler Monko placed 208th (19:54) while junior Kevin Millar finished 231st (20:34). Rounding out the team: sophomore Ben Anderson who placed 233rd (21:00) and senior Luke Aumen who finished in 235th place (21:08).
____Cumberland Valley edged Lower Dauphin for the team title posting 166 to the Falcon's 169. With a score of 174, Hershey captured third place.

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