Print Edition Highlights - January 3, 2013

Happy New Year
Hundreds turn out to ring in 2013 at 20th anniversary of Dillsburg’s Pickle Drop
By Jeffrey B. Roth

Photo by Curt Werner
Just as Mr. Pickle touches the barrel, fireworks explode into the sky from the town fields along Dill Alley on South Baltimore Street, Dillsburg, heralding in the new year.

____ Hundreds of revelers congregated in front of Citizen's Hose Company, Dillsburg, to ring in 2013 during the 20th anniversary of the Pickle Drop.
____ The evening was cold, but dry – seasonable for December 31, in south central Pennsylvania. At 4 p.m., families with children flocked to the Community Hall for an early celebration of the New Year. As in previous years, games and other activities were available for children.
____ Pickle soup made by the Dillsburg Senior Center, did not sell out early, as it did last year. The restaurant also served other favorites, including cheese steaks, burgers, dogs and various desserts. At 7 p.m., the Mrs. Pickle Drop was held. As always, both kids and adults had a chance to have photographs taken with Mrs. Pickle and L'ill Dill.
____ At 8 p.m., the outside celebration began as DJ Brad Milbrand returned as emcee for the event. Vehicle traffic was rerouted at the square to allow pedestrians to meet and enjoy the night's events on South Baltimore Street. Mr. Pickle was hoisted on the Dover fire company's ladder truck awaiting his descent at midnight. Dillsburg’s truck was being repaired.

Photo by Curt Werner
Sitting next to Mrs. Pickle and holding Lil Dill is Maddie Zarate, 5, who won the chance to drop the balloons and her mother, Brandy, who lowered Mrs. Pickle.

Photo by Mark Ryder
Mrs. Pickle made her descent at 7 p.m. in the fire hall surrounded by a sea of green balloons dropped from the ceiling.

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Photo by Mark Ryder
Pickle soup anyone? Cindy McCoy ladles out a cup of pickle soup, a favorite food during Dillsburg’s New Year’s Eve celebration. About 65 gallons of the special, top secret treat, made by the Senior Center, is sold every year to benefit the fire company.

Photo by Curt Werner
A crowd of people pack South Baltimore Street in front of the fire hall waiting for Mr. Pickle to drop on New Year’s Eve.

See the January 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Dillsburg man chosen to participate in new
career training program
By Erica Smithson

____ On Dec. 18, Schugt Manufacturing in Dover welcomed Gov. Tom Corbett as he signed legislation for Keystone Works, a new program designed to help unemployed Pennsylvanians receive training for a new career. The company was one of the first to be approved for the program and is currently training Greg Vasquez, a Dillsburg resident.
____ Keystone Works connects unemployed individuals with employers looking to hire. If the individual is chosen to train with an employer, he or she will still be able to collect unemployment compensation benefits in place of being compensated by the employer. The trainee will work at the participating business for a maximum of 24 hours per week for up to eight weeks.
____ At the end of those eight weeks, the employer and the trainee will have a discussion about their next steps. The employer may choose to hire the trainee as a full-time employee. If so, the employer will receive a monetary incentive from Keystone Works in the amount of $375 for every four weeks the new hire is employed up to a total of $1,500.

Photo courtesy of the Manufacturer's Association of South Central PA
Several local business leaders and career specialists came out to support Gov. Tom Corbett's signing of the Keystone Works legislation at Schugt Manufacturing in Dover. Seated from left are Rep. Stan Saylor, (R-York), who authored the legislation; Gov. Tom Corbett; Julia Hearthway, Secretary of the PA Dept. of Labor and Industry; standing, David Schugt, owner of Schugt Manufacturing; Greg Vasquez, Keystone Works trainee; Bernie Tucker, President at Tucker Industrial Liquid Coatings, Inc.; Mike Smeltzer, Executive Director of the Maufacturers’ Association of South Central PA; Bob Duck, Career Link Specialist with PA Dept. of Labor and Industry; Sandra Butt-Richardson, Business Representative with HACC; Bob Jensenius, Executive Vice President of the York County Chamber of Commerce and Darrell Auterson, President and CEO of York County Economic Alliance.

See the January 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Northern welcomes new year and Shippensburg
By Joe Guty

Photos by Curt Werner
The Northern Boys Basketball team lost to Palmyra 70 to 44 on Friday, Dec. 28, at the 7th Annual Big Spring Holiday Classic. In photo Northern's Travis Saylor goes up with a jump shot in the second quarter of play against Palmyra.

____A busy night of high school basketball is on tap this weekend at the Igloo, the home court of Northern hoops. In the boys' match-up, Northern looks to improve their 4-6 record on Saturday night when they face Shippensburg.
____A 33-16 first half lead by Palmyra doomed the Polar Bears in Big Spring Holiday Tournament last Friday night in Newville. With four players in double figures, the Cougars (6-3) cruised to a 70-44 victory. Jason Johnson led Northern with 10 points and Zac Ilgenfritz added seven.
____Other scorers included: Zach Martick (6), Eric Jacobs (5), David Cuckovic (4), Travis Saylor (4), Kevin Reeder (4), Tanner Dixon (2) and Miguel Mateo (2). Logan Stovall and Chris Lynn scored 14 points apiece for the victors. Due to snow last Saturday, the consolation game was cancelled with Bears' game against Big Spring tentatively scheduled for February. The championship game was held with Palmyra going on to defeat James Buchanan 68-43.
____The Lady Polar Bears (0-10) also face their Shippensburg counterparts in an Igloo double header with the JV team playing at 3 p.m followed by the varsity.

Northern's Alexis Horn goes up with a shot in the second quarter of play against Big Spring.

The Northern Girls Basketball team lost to Big Spring 43 to 12 on Friday, December 28, at the 7th Annual Big Spring Holiday Classic.  Northern's Sara Yunex and Big Spring's Danielle Kepner go to the floor for a loose ball.

See the January 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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“Celebrating Art” Winners from Northern High School

Art created by three Northern High School students has been chosen for publication in the upcoming “Celebrating Art” book available to schools, students and art enthusiasts nationwide. The annual volume showcases the works of students K through 12 representing schools across the country. The book is available at http://celebratingart.com/index.php.   Pictured from left are Jenny Halterman, Samantha Barnes and Leanne Russell.

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Strouse and Koser pace Bears
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
At the 132 pound weight class against Dover, Jonathan Ross gets a reversal on his opponent in the second period. Ross wins the match 10 to 2.

____At the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Tournament held at Liberty H.S. last weekend Northern H.S. placed 22 out of 28 teams. The event featured some of the top teams in the state and the Polar Bears posted a respectable 61.5 points. Wyoming Seminary won the team title with 245 points followed by these other top teams: Central Dauphin (163), Phillipsburg (NJ) (157.5), Big Spring (123), and Delaware Valley (119).
____Garek Strouse placed 6th at 138lbs and Kyle Koser placed 5th at 182lbs.  Both wrestlers improved on their performance of 8th and 7th, respectively, last season.
 ____"Garek was unseeded, but wrestled a really good tournament," said head coach Mark Murphy." It was definitely the best that he has wrestled all year and is something that we are looking to build upon as we head into phase two of the season."

See the January 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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