Print Edition Highlights - July 3, 2013
By Jeffrey B. Roth
Photo by Curt Werner
An aerial photograph taken Saturday afternoon of one of several battles performed by more than 8,000 Civil War reenactors from the Blue Gray Alliance to mark the 150th anniversary of the July 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg last weekend. The event was considered the turning point in the Civil War.
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Gettysburg should be a warning lesson
about the current political climate
____Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin said the Battle of Gettysburg should serve as a lesson to America's leaders about the price of political disharmony.
____On July 1, 1863, 150 years ago, the first of nearly 165,000 soldiers of two opposing armies descended on Gettysburg, Pa., a small town of about 2,400 residents, located a few miles north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
____For three days, the battle waged through the streets of Gettysburg and across 50 square miles of fields, meadows and forested hills. By the eve of July 3, 1863, 12,000 horses lie dead on the fields, and a total of 50,000 Confederate and Union soldiers were killed, wounded, missing or had been captured. From that carnage, Union forces, for the first time in two years had scored a strategic victory, which historians now consider to be the turning point of the war.
Photo by Jeffrey B. Roth
Prior to the ceremonies, keynote speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, talked with a handful of media about the historic significance the battle had on the course of the nation and the lessons learned that are still relevant today.
Photo by Curt Werner
Hundreds of Civil War era tents line the Gettysburg battlefields Saturday afternoon as reenactors from the Blue Gray Alliance stage several battles last weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Flying with a response team
By Curt Werner
____Last Saturday, June 29, was a special day for me.
____Like a child waiting for Christmas morning, I was anticipating a once in a life time adventure: a ride along with Air Methods Life Net 81 based out of Hagerstown, Maryland. Life Net 81 is a emergency response helicopter that transports patients from hospital to hospital and responds to home and auto emergency accidents when a patient needs to get to a hospital fast.
____I left my house early in the morning to head for the airport in Hagerstown. About half way there I received a phone call from Eric Warren, Outreach Coordinator, Flight Paramedic. He said my flight was pushed back an hour because Life Net 81 was out on another call. Right away I thought, ok what else can go wrong. I arrived at the airport carrying all my camera gear, not knowing which lens I would need.
____So I waited, wondering when the helicopter would arrive. Finally, I heard the chopper fly overhead. It landed on a large trailer-like cart on wheels with a tongue for towing. Wow, I thought, how did he do that? The time was pushed back again, because of refueling.
Flight Nurse Reuben Layton takes a photo of Curt Werner, writer and photographer, Life Net 81 Pilot Marion "Bugs" Drake and Flight Nurse Kris Lawson after returning from an afternoon of flying.
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Photo by Curt Werner
Dillsburg Citizens Hose Co. No. 1 firefighters Hector Morales, left, and Jonathan Altland stand inside the ladder truck’s bucket and check for hot spots and any damage to the roof of the Giant Food store from the donut fryer fire.
____ Firefighters, on right, set up a fan to remove smoke from inside Giant Foods just after midnight Monday morning, July 1 after a donut fryer caught on fire.
____ Carroll Township police officer Dave McCoy, one of the first to respond, acted quickly and put the fire out before it spread.
Dillsburg Citizens Hose Co. No. 1, Franklintown, Monroe, Monaghan and Upper Allen fire companies along with Dillsburg Ambulance, Dillsburg and Franklintown Fire Police were on the scene.
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Also in the July 3, 2013 edition
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___ -Community events
___ -Obituaries
___ -Births
___ -20 years ago
A Golf Sanctuary
By Joe Guty
Photos by Joe Guty
Range End Golf Club is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
____ For almost 60 years, Range End Golf Club has been a refuge for golfers.
____ Since 2001, the Dillsburg course has also been a sanctuary: a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
____ One of only 32 such certified courses in Pennsylvania, the distinction and designation that Range End holds is a result of meeting environmental standards established by Audubon International.
____ The six key areas of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP) include Environmental Planning, Wildlife and Habitat Management, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, Water Quality Management and Outreach and Education.
____ Range End is in good company. Golf fans know well of Merion Golf Club, host of this year's recent U.S. Open and more USGA Championships than any course in the United States. Merion and Range End are both certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries.
A panoramic view of the golf course can be seen from the veranda of Noonan’s Restaurant. Future plans for the restaurant include expanding the outdoor seating area.
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Erica Smithson
Photo by Curt Werner
Christy Trump sits on Rep. Michael Regan's motorcycle as he watches during the “Freedom Ride to End Human Trafficking” sponsored by Traffick411 on June 1.
____Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined by U.S. Federal law, human trafficking can take many forms. It can include children involved in the sex trade, adults who are coerced or deceived into performing sexual acts, or anyone forced into “labor services” such as in-home domestic work or on farms.
____Because this issue is just as problematic locally as it is nationally and internationally, organizations and state lawmakers are making strides to combat and prevent human trafficking and bring some much needed awareness to it. One such organization is Traffick411 which began about four years ago as an outreach ministry of Mountain Ridge Church in Dillsburg.
____Since a cause is most strongly supported when there is a lot of awareness about it, Traffick411 keeps busy holding fundraisers and other events to spread the word about their mission to see a world without slavery.
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Andy Sandrik
The Dillsburg All Star Minor 9-10 year olds defeated Carlisle 3 to 1 in a rain delayed game Friday, June 28. In photo is winning pitcher Aidan Sherman.
____ It's just two games into the Little League Baseball postseason and already, Rob Holford's Dillsburg Minors squad appears to be in good shape to advance to the next level.
____ Dillsburg turned in a tightly-contested 3-1 victory over Carlisle on Friday before bashing Bermudian 24-1 on Tuesday.
____ Dillsburg has one game remaining in District 14 Northwest Pool play, a contest against fellow undefeated South Middleton this Friday.
____ With the top six teams advancing to the District 14 double-elimination tournament, it seems as though Dillsburg has already punched its ticket to the next round. But Holford isn't going to take any chances -- he believes it's very important for his team to win against 2-0 South Middleton.
____ "Our goal is to take care of business Friday, to beat South Middleton and possibly lock up the No. 1 seed," Holford said. "That would provide us with momentum for the District 14 Tournament."
See the July 3, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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