Print Edition Highlights - March 21, 2013

Cars collide, one lands atop parked car
Workers come to aid of traffic victim
By Marie Chomicki

Photos by Marie Chomicki
A car lands on a parked vehicle, tipping on two wheels, after being T-boned by a car attempting to cross North Baltimore Street from the alley Friday afternoon. The driver was pulled to safety by Met-Ed workers, who positioned their truck to block oncoming traffic.

____ Two Met-Ed workers came to the aid of a lady entrapped in her vehicle Friday afternoon.
____ Seeing the car tipped on its side, leaning precariously on another vehicle, the men stopped their truck, blocking opposing traffic, opened the woman’s passenger door, released her seat belt and pulled her to safety. She was then taken to Holy Spirit Hospital by Dillsburg Ambulance.
____ "There were no life-threatening injuries," said Carroll Township Police Sgt. David Smith.
____ Smith said the accident began as a "basic T-bone" when a driver, attempting to cross North Baltimore Street from the alley, struck a lady driving towards the square. The lady lost control of her car, hit a parked vehicle and rolled onto its side, wheels resting on the car. The parked car was pushed into the back of yet another automobile.
____ "It was a low-speed collision and no one was in the parked cars at the time," Smith said.

Carroll Township police say the car, after being struck, may have ran up along the side of the parked vehicle, before landing on two wheels.

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

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Positive attitude, supportive community help family stay strong through cancer battle
By Erica Smithson

Kato Griffiths, 16, sings in front of a crowd of thousands at Penn State's THON in February.

____ The Griffiths family of Dillsburg — parents Gene, 46, and Stacey, 45, twin sons Kato and Kaleb, 16, and daughter Kasey, 13 — have been reaching out to their community in big ways lately. On Feb. 14, they presented South Mountain Elementary School with a big cake and told them, “We will never forget what you’ve done for us.” Days later, a crowd of thousands at Penn State’s THON heard Kato’s original song, “Over and Done With,” a soulful, heartfelt performance in honor of children who battle cancer and the effects that the battle brings on a family.
____ Both of these emotional expressions reflect what this family has been through in the past three years. In the spring of 2010, as a 10-year-old fourth grader at South Mountain Elementary School, Kasey was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She would experience many ups and downs. Chemotherapy treatments and medications would leave her weak and in pain. Sensitivities and side effects of her medications would develop at times, making the course of treating her more difficult.
____ She has made tremendous progress, though, and finished chemotherapy treatments last August.
____ “We consider her cancer-free right now,” said Stacey. “We know she’s cured. There’s always a fear of relapse, but you can’t even go there.”

School Dance: Kasey Griffiths, left, attended her first middle school dance this year. At right, her good friend Stephani Violette.

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

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Sixth annual Polar Bear Foundation gala to be held in April
By Erica Smithson

____The sixth annual Polar Bear Foundation gala fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 27, at the West Shore Country Club in Camp Hill. It will run from 6-11 p.m., with hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction from 6:00-7:15 p.m. Dinner is served at 7:30 p.m., followed by an evening program, music by the band Jazz Me, and a cash bar will be available. Dress is cocktail/business attire.
____The gala is the Polar Bear Foundation’s biggest annual fundraiser and typically attracts about 200 people. Last year’s gala raised over $10,000. It is open to members of both the Northern York County School District and Dillsburg communities, including parents, teachers, administrators and business owners.
____“The purpose of the annual Polar Bear Foundation gala is twofold,” said the foundation’s board president, Dr. Jon Stuckey. “The first is to help raise funds to support the programs of the foundation, and the second is to promote awareness about the work of the foundation within our local community. Though, I suppose a third reason is to bring everyone together from the community and simply have fun.”

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

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The art of making Easter Eggs

Photos by Curt Werner
Greg Yost, Jayme Hose, Nelson Zinn and dozens of volunteers spend their Monday morning making peanut butter eggs at the Wellsville Fire Company.

____It's that time again, with Easter around the corner, the Wellsville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and volunteers are busy making peanut butter chocolate easter eggs. The four Mondays before Easter about twenty-five to thirty-five volunteers show up at the Wellsville Fire Company and produce between 3500 to 4000 peanut butter eggs each Monday. The eggs this year are $10.00 a dozen or 90 cents per egg. The proceeds from the sale of the eggs go to the Ladies Auxiliary which helps the fire department and the Wellsville community. To purchase eggs call the Wellsbville Fire Company at 432-5428 or Mary Ellen at 432-3138.

Terry Anderson feeds the peanut butter eggs to be coated with chocolate.

Bob Sheetz takes the peanut butter eggs off the conveyor belt and places them on a tray as Terry Anderson (far back) places the eggs.

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

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Bears in new league
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
With the baseball fields continue too wet for play, the baseball team practices inside on Tuesday, March 19.

____ Eager to open the season at home this Friday against Shippensburg, the 2013 Northern H.S. varsity baseball team returned home on March 16th from their annual spring trip to North Carolina. The Polar Bear's first Mid Penn Capital division game is slated for Tuesday, March 26 at Milton Hershey. Moving from the Colonial to Capital, Northern joins the ranks of the Spartans along with West Perry, East Pennsboro, Susquenita, Trinity, Camp Hill and Steel-High. The Polar Bears hope to improve on their 18-7 record from last season and make a run at another league title as well as pay a visit back to districts--and maybe states.
____ While the 2011 PIAA state champions have lost some key players over the last two years, don't expect these Polar Bears to roll over for anyone. They are used to winning as evident by claiming division titles outright or shared for five years in a row. Third baseman Anthony Salomone (.368 average, 32 hits, 29 RBI and a 4-0 pitching record) and short stop Tyler Betz (.322 average, 28 hits, 10 RBI) are two starters from that 2011 glory season and they'll make sure the proud tradition continues at Northern.

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

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Net men back on the court
By Joe Guty

Photos by Curt Werner
Ryan Boucher, a junior, eyes a serve during practice.

____Despite some annoying, late winter weather, the 2013 Northern H.S. boys' tennis team has begun play. The Polar Bears won their opener against Carlisle last Monday and then dropped their match against Lower Dauphin last Friday. ____A Wednesday match with State College was postponed --due to snow.
____At press time, the Polar Bears were slated to travel to Susquehanna Township on Monday, March 18 and then face James Buchanan, away, on Wednesday, March 20 --the first day of Spring.
____ "We have 18 players out this year and the team has been working hard," said head coach Lee Wilson earlier this week while dodging snow showers.
____Junior Ryan Boucher holds the No.1 singles spot followed by junior Patrick Daggs at No.2 and freshman Brian Daggs at No. 3. At No.1 doubles will be seniors Alex Crisamore and Caleb Thompson. At No.2 doubles the projected duo will be juniors Ben Hammen and Trevor Kline or Austin Snyder.

Patrick Daggs, a junior, returns a serve during practice on Tuesday, March 19. 

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