Print Edition Highlights - May 23, 2013
Photo by Curt Werner
___A low flying helicopter Saturday morning had many people wondering what it was doing. Was it in trouble, was it a rescue mission or was there a James Bond movie being filmed?
___As it turns out the helicopter was trimming trees around the power lines in the wooded areas next to Northern High School.
___Attached to the chopper by cable were 10 circular saws. The chopper navigated up and down a dozen times before moving to another location.
Photo by Curt Werner
A firefighter hands over two cats to their owner after they were rescued from a smoke-filled house in Washington Township on Saturday.
____Franklintown Fire Company rescued several animals from a house fire on Baltimore Pike, Washington Township on Saturday, May 18.
____Shortly after entering the smoke-filled house the fire was knocked down quickly and kept from spreading. As other fire companies arrived, a search inside the house revealed five cats and two dogs. Firefighters rescued the animals before they were overcome by smoke.
____Franklintown Fire Company was joined by East Berlin, Lake Meade and Wellsville Fire companies. Franklintown and Dillsburg Fire police along with the Latimore Township Police were also on the scene for traffic control.
See the May 23, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Peggie Williams
____Dillsburg Borough voters have spoken and Dillsburg is no longer a dry town. With close to a two to one margin, in an off-year election that brought out 22.17 percent of the voters (including 6 absentee ballots), residents have cleared the way for liquor sales. Although zoning regulations still greatly limit where alcohol can be served in areas along Route 15, it will open up the possibility for a restaurant or bar close to home.
____Councilman John Richardson said he’s glad the residents of the borough had a chance to be heard. “And they said they thought it would be a good thing for the borough by a big margin.”
____Borough manager Karen Deibler says no one has submitted any plans yet although she expects to start hearing from developers any time now.
____And while the change in status goes into effect immediately, it’s up to the Liquor Control Board to actually issue any licenses and Deibler hasn’t heard yet what they’re going to do.
See the May 23, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Also in the May 23, 2013 edition
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___ -Community events
___ -Obituaries
___ -Births
___ -20 years ago
By Erica Smithson
Photo by Curt Werner
Dr. Amber Crow, DVM, the new doctor at Timberview Veterinary Hospital, prepares Ernie for his exam.
____Timberview Veterinary Hospital, in an effort to meet local community needs by expanding its practice with extended hours, more emergency response and urgent care, has added a second doctor, Amber Crow, DVM. For the past eight years, the Timberview staff has been led solely by owner and veterinarian Sara Mummert, MVB.
____Dr. Amber (as she is known to Timberview staff) completed her undergraduate studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College and would later graduate in 2005 from Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine in Alabama. Though school and her husband’s family took her south, Dr. Amber grew up in York County and has always called Pennsylvania home.
____“It’s where my heart has always been,” she said.
____Dr. Amber currently lives in the York area with her husband, three children and a five-year-old yellow Lab. She has only been with Timberview for about a month, but seems to have made a smooth transition into the new office.
See the May 23, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Andy Sandrik
Kennedy Shank pole vaults at a meet at Northern. On Saturday Shank captured the pole vault district title at Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium with a height of 12-0, finishing in front of Lebanon's Erin Winters (11-6) and South Western's Erin Harman (11-0).
____ Northern sophomore pole vaulter Kennedy Shank has won gold medals nearly everywhere she's been this season.
____ Saturday's District 3-AAA Track and Field Championships were no exception.
____ Shank captured the pole vault district title at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium with a height of 12-0, finishing in front of Lebanon's Erin Winters (11-6) and South Western’s Erin Harman (11-0).
____ It was an improvement from last season, when Shank tied for second at districts.
See the May 23, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Andy Sandrik
Photo by Curt Werner
Northern's pitcher Shanon Ward throws a shut out against Susquehannock for a 2 to 0 win on Tuesday, May 21, at Spring Grove High School to advance the Bears on to districts.
____ Jess Rhoads' first district playoff game as a head coach was a resounding success.
____ Shanon Ward made sure of it.
____ The Northern hurler Ward fired a one-hit shutout and played a part in both of her team's runs to lead the No. 9 Polar Bears to a 2-0 victory over No. 8 Susquehannock in Tuesday afternoon's District 3-AAA first-round game, held at Spring Grove High School.
____ Northern (14-6) moves on to today's quarterfinals, where it will face No. 1 Twin Valley, a 5-0 winner over No. 16 Hamburg, at Manheim Central at 6:30 p.m.
____ “It feels pretty good. It wasn't everything I did. The girls had to go out there and do it and I'm very proud of them,” Rhoads said. “Every person on the field made plays. Not all of them were easy, but they made clean plays. It was wonderful to watch them.”
See the May 23, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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