Print Edition Highlights - February 21, 2013

Ed Hirshman, Tom Buckwalter and Bob Hall accept a donation of $2,000 from members of the Ski Roundtop courtesy staff for the Wounded Warrior Patrol program, which provides a program of winter sports to veterans' families to aid in the healing process caused by multiple deployments and extended family separations.

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Superintendent presents state of the school district
By Mary Lou Bytof

Brian Eshbach, Northern York County School Superindent.

____ Several hours before the president of the United States delivered the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday, the Dillsburg Borough Council listened to a presentation on the state of the Northern York County School District delivered by Dr. Eric Eshbach, the district superintendent.
____ Although the superintendent might not have chosen the date to coincide with the president’s address, he said he is making the rounds of the seven local municipalities within the district. Before Eshbach began his presentation full of facts, figures, graphs and charts, School Board President Harry (Bud) Lake introduced the district’s new leader.
____ “We are here today for you to see a lot of data,” Lake told the council, “and to show off the new superintendent.” Eshbach took the helm of the district in late summer, replacing Dr. Linda Lemmon, who retired last June. Unlike many previous superintendents, Eshbach resides in the district. He moved his family from Dover in December 2011.
____ “I did a lot of research on Northern, and what I’ve found was very impressive,” he told the council.

See the February 21, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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The Art of Making Maple Syrup
By Peggie Williams

Herb Bomberger, chairman of the agricultural activity committee for NYCHAPS, taps a maple tree on the Dill’s Tavern plantation site.

____ The Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society (NYCHAPS) is starting the new year with a new agricultural adventure at Dill’s Tavern. Friday, Feb. 22, is Boiling Day, wherein members of NYCHAPS will spend the day boiling locally collected maple sap into maple syrup. If all goes well, this finished product will be available for tasting and used on pancakes at the breakfast the next morning.
____ “You can’t get it any fresher than that,” said Herb Bomberger, chairman of the agricultural activity committee for NYCHAPS.
____ Several weeks ago, Bomberger tapped both of the large maples on the Dill's Tavern plantation site, as well as other trees around town, to get enough product for the event. It takes 10 gallons of sap to get just one quart of syrup. Sugar maples and red maples make the syrup with the best flavor.
____ Sapping season is between late January and the early weeks of March, when the sap is at its highest sugar content, as the trees begin responding to the lengthening days and warming temperatures and get prepared for flowering in spring. The amount of sap obtained from one tree depends on the size and health of the tree and the weather, with sap flowing faster during warmer weather. The average amount of sap extracted from a tree is about 5 to 15 gallons. However, some trees have been known to produce up to 80 gallons of sap in one year.

See the February 21, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Schwille to receive NIAAA State
Award of Merit

Photo by Marie Chomicki
Gerald Schwille has been selected to receive the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) 2013 State Award of Merit.

____Gerald Schwille, Athletic Director at Northern York High School, has been selected to receive the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) 2013 State Award of Merit. This honor is given annually to one individual in each state in recognition of meritorious service, leadership and special contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local and state level.
____Gerry has been athletic director of Northern York High School for 21 years. Prior to holding that position Gerry had been the Head Athletic Trainer at Temple University from 1988-1992, the Director of Sports Medicine at Valley Hospital Sports Institute from 1986-1988; the Head Athletic Trainer of the New Jersey Generals of the USFL from1984-1986; Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Washington Redskins from 1980-82; and the Head Athletic Trainer at Messiah College from 1981-1982.
____Gerry has been an ASEP instructor since 2000 and has taught both the Coaching Principles Course and the Sport First Aid Course. He has conducted clinics for coaches at levels ranging from youth programs to high school varsity programs. He has also taught many of the NIAAA LTI courses. Gerry has earned the Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA) designation from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

See the February 21, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Grapplers advance to Regionals
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
Four Polar Bears qualified for the District III Southcentral Regional Championships on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Mechanicsburg High School. Andy Reed (160) and Kyle Koser (182) placed second, while Jonathan Ross (126) and Garek Strouse (138) placed third. They will compete next weekend in Hershey.  In photo, Northern's Kyle Koser lost a close match, 3-2, against Big Spring's Danny Hockensmith in the 182-pound weight class.

____Heading into last Saturday's District 3, Section 1 - Class AAA Wrestling Tournament (Sectionals) in Mechanicsburg, Northern H.S. wrestlers knew they had a chance to keep their season going. And after the matches were completed, the Polar Bears proved that they earned the right for more post season championship competition.
Four Northern wrestlers will compete in the District 3, Class AAA (South Central Regional) Tournament at Hersheypark Arena starting on Friday, February 22: Jonathan Ross (25-7), at the 126 weight class, will face Dallastown's Rodney Sunday (29-6). At 138, Garek Strouse (23-12) battles Cedar Cliff's Max Good (33-5). At 160, Andy Reed (21-10) meets Cedar Cliff's Jackson Pettis (26-9). At 182, Kyle Koser (26-5) is pitted against Exeter's James Moran (32-6).
____The Sectional Tourney was no cake walk but the Polar Bears went in with confidence.
____"We knew we should have some guys in the finals as well as a few wrestling back with solid chances of advancing.," said head coach Mark Murphy. "Garek Strouse took third and Andy Reed second place to advance for the first time in their careers. They both wrestled good tournaments and added something extra to their senior season. "

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See the February 21, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Dress rehearsals underway

Photos by Curt Werner
Matt Zook (Barnaby), Kim Bartol (Dolly) and Zach Poole (Cornelius) sing “Goodbye” during rehearsal Monday night.

____ Dress rehearsals began on Monday for the Northern High School’s spring musical, “Hello Dolly”.
____ Over 60 cast and crew members work feverishly to hone their skills for opening night. Play dates are March 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 3 p.m.
____ Tickets are $7 (reserved seating) and may be purchased in the Northern High School auditorium lobby every Monday through Thursday, 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon now through show nights or at the door. Purchase ahead for the best seating options.

From left are townspeople Albert Holderman, Ashley Bergstresser and Christie McGowan, Georgia Weaver (Ernestina) and Matt Zook (Barnaby).

See the February 21, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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