July 29, 2013
Bryan Brackbill Jr. is escorted by a official to a holding cell at the Carroll Township Municipal Building to await his preliminary hearing before District Magisrate Richard Thomas Monday morning.
Photo by Curt Werner
____Bryan Wayne Brackbill, Jr., 32, will stand trial for the murder of Sandra "Sandy" Smith Mulder, 52, of 204 Chestnut Grove Road, Dillsburg.
____"All charges have been met and it will be taken to court," District Magistrate Richard Thomas said following testimony heard Monday morning at the preliminary hearing held at the Carroll Township Municipal building.
____Thomas set the trial date for August 30, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the York County Judicial Center and remanded Brackbill back to York County Prison without bail to await trial.
____David Sunday, Chief of Litigation for the Commonwealth said at the hearing that the cause of death was determined to be "positional asphyxiation" in the "manner of homicide" according to the July 8, 2013 autopsy report by forensic pathologist Dr. Barbara Bollinger.
____Mulder's body was found laying face down on a bedroom floor with her hands and feet bound by duct tape on Sunday, June 2, Det. Sgt. John Schreiner, Carroll Township Police testified.
____Charges filed against Brackbill include criminal homicide, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury theft by unlawful taking or possession and unauthorized use of automobiles an other vehicles.
See all the details in the August 1 Dillsburg Banner.
Print Edition Highlights - July 25, 2013
By Mary Lou Bytof
Photo by Curt Werner
The Northern York County School Board voted unanimously to accept Rami A.F. Yahya, 15, as a member of the NHS junior class this fall. He will be living with the James Shelly family.
____After listening to comments from local residents, most of them parents of students or graduates of Northern High School, the Northern York County School Board voted unanimously to accept Rami A.F. Yahya, 15, as a member of the NHS junior class this fall. He will be living with the James Shelly family.
____During the June 20 meeting, Yahya’s name was listed for acceptance in the superintendent’s report along with Gina Steubensand from Germany. Since the young lady’s application was in order, the board approved her last month; however, it tabled the young man’s acceptance due to an incomplete application. At that time, Gregory M. Hlatky, school board vice president, and board member Michael Barndt expressed concern that the applicant did not list his country of origin. So, his name was removed from the superintendent’s report pending more information on the student.
____A month later, at the July 18 board meeting, both Barndt and Hlatky said they had the information they needed to cast a vote in favor of accepting Yahya. Immediately before voting, Hlatky explained his prior concerns.
____“The biggest problem I saw was that his paper work was not filled out correctly. He listed his country of origin as Ramallah, which is a city, not a country.”
See the July 18, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Photos by Curt Werner
Carroll Township Police and Dillsburg emergency responders, above, stop traffic in the 500 block of Mumper Lane after a tree fell across the roadway and landed on top of electric power lines at 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, July 22. Drivers were re-routed and residents were without power for several hours. The central core of the tree, below, was consumed with rot.
Today’s Home and Leisure Products
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger
Photo by Curt Werner
Michele and Barry Dobb stand in front of one of their "outside" kitchens assembled inside their new showroom at 5428 East Trindle Road in Mechanicsburg.
____Barry and Michele Dobb are old hands at taking big chances in life. When they both quit their jobs in the fall of 1990 and moved from Canada to Mechanicsburg with their two children Matt, age 11 and Michael, age 9, they really weren’t sure about the next chapter in life, but they took a leap of faith.
____“Both of us quit our jobs, sold everything and moved down here with the two kids,” said Barry. His wife, Michele, was originally from Camp Hill, so she knew the lay of the land and the couple had “some irons in the fire,” as Barry puts it. When they built their house, they made the decision to install a central vacuum. This interest eventually led them into the business and in 1991, the couple opened Today’s Vacuum Systems in Mechanicsburg.
____“It took over my basement and garage,” said Barry, who soon decided it was time to expand, so in 1993, they moved into a 1,200 square foot space in the Windsor Park Shopping Center. The couple added grills, and a line of German vacuums called Miele (which they sell to this day), along with vacuum repairs to their repertoire.
____As time went on, they outgrew the 1,200-square foot area and moved into a much larger Windsor Park space. “We eventually added more products like home theater speakers, distributed audio installations and re-named the business ‘Today’s Home and Leisure Products.’ After that we added structured wiring and got into automation that ties subsystems together such as HVAC, and audio and video to be controlled like one system,” said Barry. Pretty soon the couple outgrew that space as well. “The grill business grew to a point that it was ridiculous. We should have gotten out of there after four years,” said Barry of the 2,400 square-foot space.
Also in the July 25, 2013 edition
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___ -Community events
___ -Obituaries
___ -Births
___ -20 years ago
Christ Lutheran Church, Filey’s is having a summer community fair at their new building on 15 S. Fileys Road on August 10 from 2-7 pm.
____ Christ Lutheran Church, Filey’s is having a summer community fair at their new building on 15 S. Fileys Road on August 10 from 2-7 pm. There will be games, food and entertainment for old and young alike. The fair will have an “old fashioned country fair” theme and will have games and activities like those encountered in fairs of yesteryear—cake walks, coin pitches, sack races, bingo, scavenger hunt, egg relays, and the like. There will be chicken corn soup, hot dogs, etc.
____ The proceeds from this event will be divided between the Filey’s Nursery School and the Learning Center at Filey’s. Please stop by to enjoy the fair and visit the new building that was constructed following the devastating fire in 2010.
By Andy Sandrik
The 10U Polar Ice (Pope) team won the 10U Minor championship at last weekend's Polar Blast Tournament.
Pictured from left, bottom row are Bella Shaffer, Abbey Hertz, Shay Lieb, Hannah Chenault, Sarah Fraker and Rylee Martin; middle row, Gabby Morris, Kameo Grasser, Mary-Kate Holubowicz, Libby Dunlap and Natalie Stone; top row, Randy Stone, Dwayne Pope, Brian Holubowicz and Mike Lieb.
____Dwayne Pope's 10U Polar Ice squad ended its Northern York Fastpitch Association season in the best way possible -- as a champion.
____The Polar Ice went 5-0 to capture the 10U Minor title at last weekend's Polar Blast Tournament.
____Winning the championship wasn't easy for Pope's squad. Heck, just making it past the first few games was a task in itself.
____The Polar Ice advanced through the first day of the tournament with a 3-1 win over Dover, a 2-1 decision over West Manchester and a 4-0 victory over Upper Adams.
____The tightly-contested wins set the stage for a dramatic Day 2.
____Pope's team faced Upper Adams in the semifinals and the game went into extra innings. It all came down to one at-bat for the Polar Ice.
With the knotted at 1-1, Gabby Morris smacked a bases-loaded single to win the game 2-1 for the Polar Ice.
See the July 25, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Jeffrey B. Roth
____Inspirational musician, Tab Beechler, will lead the hymn sing and also perform at the Mount Olivet Campmeeting program, opening Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
____Christi Whitcomb, publicity manager, said that Mount Olivet offers various worship and musical programs throughout the year. The facility, located at 300 Campground Road, just north of Dillsburg, has been around for 137 years.
____With a 400-cushioned-seat open air tabernacle, the facility offers daytime and evening programs. An interdenominational program, congregations of churches from throughout the area participate in the free programs.
____“Tab Beechler is from Indiana,” Whitcomb said. “He travels around the country performing and has a large following of fans.”
Beechler began his musical journey at 5, when he would play a battery-operated toy piano. Since that time, Beechler, who is also a vocalist, has made six recordings, including “Dare To Be Different,” “It's Time,” “Issue Of Life,” and “The Early Works.” At age 15, Beechler was invited to join The Gospel Crusaders, a regional gospel music group. He has also performed with the award-winning family group, the Northmen.
____Beechler took a break from performing in 2002, to devote his full attention to God for one year – what he calls his “Season of Selah.” Selah means “to pause and reflect.” That sabbatical increased his passion for his music ministry.
____“I came in off the field and God basically turned off the music for a year,” Beechler said. “I thought I had God figured out, but I learned I needed Him in a way I hadn't before; I had to trust him. He reassured me that the hurt I was going through was going to bring glory to His name.”
See the July 25, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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