Print Edition Highlights - February 28, 2013

Two days, two fires
Fire destroys mobile home Wednesday
By Jeffrey B. Roth

Photos by Curt Werner
A firefighter hoses down the sides of the mobile home at 160 Mount Zion Road.

____ A Warrington Township couple are homeless after a fire destroyed their mobile home located at 160 Mount Zion Road, Wednesday afternoon.
____ Wellsville Fire Company, along with several other companies, responded at about 1 p.m., to the fire at the mobile home owned by Jeremy and Erin Stine.
____ Gary Stine of Stine's Equipment Maintenance, Dillsburg, said that his son and daughter-in-law were “thankfully” not home at the time of the fire. The mobile home was a complete loss. The couple will be staying with family as a result of the fire.
____ Stine did not know what might have caused the fire.

A firefighter hoses down the sides of the mobile home at 160 Mount Zion Road.

See the February 28, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Fire destroys barn Tuesday
By Jeffrey B. Roth

Photo by Curt Werner
A fire broke out around 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in a barn located at 188 South Peiffer Road in Washington Township. Fire companies from Cumberland, York and Adams Counties assisted in bringing the blaze under control and keeping it from spreading to other buildings. In photo, Leonard Wiederhoeft and Jon Altland, of Dillsburg Citizens' Hose No. 1, fights flames from above in Dillsburg’s hook-and-ladder truck, which had returned from repairs one week prior.

____ A 1:28 a.m. fire at a barn located at 188 S. South Peiffer Road, Washington Township, destroyed a 1961 Ford Falcon, a second Falcon and a Chevrolet Nova, along with a skid-loader and “tons and tons of tools.”
____ Wellsville Fire Company vice president, Andrew Slothower, said when firefighters arrived at the scene, the barn was fully engulfed in flames. While the fire was contained and “knocked down” quickly, the metal roof collapsed, and the structure was flattened.
____ Slothower said there was an adequate supply of water. Firefighters drew water from a pond on the property.
____ Wellsville Fire Chief Larry Anderson said they were assisted by multiple adjoining fire companies. He said the cause of the fire was undetermined and no one was injured.

See the February 28, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Pit orchestra accompanies Northern’s “Hello, Dolly!”

The 2013 Northern High School musical’s pit orchestra, comprised of some of the best student instrumentalists, alongside professional musicians, rehearse with the cast of “Hello, Dolly” earlier this week for this weekend’s performances.

____The pit orchestra for Northern High School’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” is setting new standards with help from area professional musicians, music majors from the nearby Messiah College and music faculty of the Northern York County School District. Under the direction of Jeremy Leidhecker, Northern High School band director, the pit orchestra provides all of the music heard throughout the musical. Some of the best instrumentalists from Northern High School are lending their talents and skills to the pit orchestra, but more than half of the members are professional musicians, many of which are being paid for their services.
____“Most pit orchestra music is not intended to be played by high school students,” said Leidhecker. “The music is incredibly difficult, moves at a quick pace and needs to be performed at a very high caliber in order to elevate the quality of the entire production.” Northern has used students in the past for the pit orchestra, though recently it has prioritized professional musicians for performances.
____“This is most definitely a worthwhile and necessary investment if we want to make each year better than the last,” said Leidhecker.

Nathaniel Curry is airborn in his role as Ambrose Kemper, just one many quirky characters looking for love in “Hello, Dolly.”

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Wrestlers close season at Districts
By Joe Guty

Photos by Curt Werner
Northern's Jonathan Ross lost his first match against Rodney Sunday, of Dallastown, with a score of 5-1 in the 126-pound weight class.

____Last weekend at Hershey Park Arena, four Northern H.S. wrestlers competed in the District 3, Class AAA (South Central Regional) Tournament. Jonathan Ross -- at the 126 pound weight class- went 3-3 on the weekend.  He lost his opening round match to Rodney Sunday of Dallastown, 5-1.  He then stormed through the wrestle backs, winning 6-2, 9-2, 14-0.  This put him into the consolation semis where he once again had to face Sunday.  A win would punch a ticket to the state tournament. However, Ross lost 5-3 in overtime. 
____"He wrestled a much better match, unfortunately did not get the win," said head coach Mark Murphy. " He had a solid freshmen season and by being that close to making states it will hopefully leave him hungry for next year."
____ At 138 pounds, Garek Strouse went 0-2 in his first trip to Districts.  He had the toughest draw out of all the Polar Bear wrestlers and did not advance as he lost his first match to Max Good of Cedar Cliff (pin at 3:55).

Northern's Andy Reed won his first match against Jackson Pettis, of Cedar Cliff, with a score of 3-1 in overtime in the 160-pound weight class.

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Book Signing

Photos by Curt Werner
Steve Bloom, of Carlisle, held a book signing and release party on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Tremendous Life Books in Mechanicsburg for his new book, "They've Crossed the Line: A Patriot's Guide to Religious Freedom." It is Bloom's second book, which was five years in the making. It offers advice on rights regarding religious freedoms at home, work and school. Bloom's first book was "The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues."

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