Print Edition Highlights - August 15, 2013
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger
____You know you’re doing something right when year after year thousands of people turn out for an annual celebration. This year should be no different. With the weather smiling down upon the region this week, the Wellsville Fire Company hopes to break records at its 72nd annual carnival. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it’s what keeps us running,” said Carnival Committee Chairman Andy Slothower.
____Friends, neighbors and even out-of-towners are invited to the three-day event which will feature hay rides, raffles, amusement rides, bingo, games and the all-important variety of fun fare from chicken corn soup, to hot dogs, to ham and barbeque chicken dinners.
Wellsville resident Paula Smee attends every year and said, “It’s a nice little carnival. The chicken corn soup is very good, so I usually bring a container.” Slothower agreed that the soups are very popular. “They are all made in iron kettles outside. We make the ham and bean soup all day Thursday and the chicken corn soup Friday and Saturday,” he said.
____The sausage sandwiches are a big hit as well--so much that they are now referred to as “famous,” according to organizers. Seth Weaver at Weaver’s of Wellsville said, “My grandfather developed the recipe and he passed away last year at age 85, so it’s been around for quite some time. We make approximately 1,400 pounds for the carnival every year.” For those who might not be in town during this year’s event, Weaver said you’re in luck because “Wellsville Fire House Sausage” is also sold at their retail outlet in town.
See the August 15, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Mary Lou Bytof
One of the newest books on the topic of Heaven is written by Dillsburg Borough resident, Rev. Peter A. Posca, who penned, “Heaven: What You Would Like to Know,” which was released this month.
____People want to know about Heaven. Go to any on-line book store and the list of books on this subject is bountiful. Authors range from ordained clergy armed with pages of biblical references to people who claim to have visited the place in a “near-death experience.”
One of the newest books on the topic is written by a Dillsburg Borough resident, Rev. Peter A. Posca, who penned, “Heaven: What You Would Like to Know,” which was released this month. The book is written in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, and it is available through the publisher Author House as well as on-line book stores such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
____Posca said he never intended to write a book. However, he said he became infuriated with the number of books on the subject that were written by “people who had no idea what they were talking about.” In particular, he said he was upset with a book dictated by a four-year-old who claimed he visited God’s home while he was in a coma.
____In his book, Posca shares stories about his relationship with God over the years, miracles God performed in answer to his prayers, and scriptural references to bolster his beliefs about Heaven. “The Bible establishes that Heaven indeed exists, and that God is perfect and can do all things,” Posca said.
____“Unselfish people make it to Heaven,” Posca proclaimed. Because there is a lot of selfishness in this world, a lot of people aren’t going to make it there,” he added.
____“It makes God angry to think of yourself and nobody else,” he insisted. Because we live in a self-centered society, many people will not make it into Heaven, Posca said. In the book, the author chides the United States for turning its back on God.
See the August 15, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Peggie Williams
Photo by Curt Werner
The northwest corner of the intersection of Old Gettysburg Pike and Spring Lane Road, above, is the proposed site for the relocation of Bob Ruth Ford.
____The Carroll Township supervisors meeting on August 12 was dominated by presentations.
____Representatives for Bob Ruth Ford were before the board to present a sketch plan for relocating the dealership at the northwest corner of the Old Gettysburg Pike and Spring Lane Road intersection. The eight-acre site will hold a 47,000 square foot building that will house the dealership, the service center and 700 parking spots for inventory as well as employee and customer parking.
____A concern for the engineers on the project was the restrictive lighting requirements of the township zoning ordinance. They asked if the supervisors would consider a revision to meet the standards of the Illuminating Engineering Society to allow more powerful lights. The lighting would be similar to that which the township now allows at a gas station. Supervisors agreed to consider the revisions presented by the group, but gave no promises. Another avenue the group might have is to request a variance from the zoning hearing board.
____Traffic concerns at the already congested four-way stop sign were also discussed, but no solutions were suggested. The developer’s traffic engineer said numerous solutions to the problem had been investigated in the past and the four-way was the best solution. She estimated that the projected 96 to 109 extra trips the dealership would generate was less traffic than from many other things that might be built on the site.
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Also in the August 15, 2013 edition
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___ -Community events
___ -Obituaries
___ -Births
___ -20 years ago
By Andy Sandrik
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Photo by Curt Werner
Dillsburg lost the third game in the series against Mechanicsburg 4 to 1 on Monday, August 12. Mechanicsburg now leads the series two to one. In photo, Dillsburg's Kevin Gorman is tagged out by Mechanicsburg's catcher Matt Osenbach on a close play at home plate in the top of the third inning.
____ For the first time in more than 50 years, Dillsburg has advanced to the finals of the West Shore Twilight Baseball League playoffs.____
____ Harry Sanders' club advanced to the championship round with a 3-2 series victory over Cumberland in a best-of-five semifinal series.
____ Dillsburg moved on to face the WSTBL's most-storied franchise, Mechanicsburg, in a best-of-seven series. Sanders' club trailed the Cardinals 2-1 in the series when the Banner went to press.
____ So exactly how long has it been since Dillsburg played in the finals? The answer still remains unclear, but Mechanicsburg manager Bill Rickenbach, who has been involved in sandlot baseball for many years, told Sanders he believed the year was 1948.
____ Assuming that year is correct, Sanders would have been a 1-year-old the last time Dillsburg played in the finals.
____ "I'm sure the guys aren't satisfied. They want to win it," Sanders said. "We got to the mountain, but to get over the mountain is a giant climb. I think the guys believe they can do it."
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Students learn to weave on an inkle loom during the Colonial Kids Camp held at Dill’s Tavern in July.
____What do you get when you combine 14 children with lots of games, crafts and living skills from the 1700’s in an historic setting? ____You get a week of fun and learning at the Colonial Kids Camp run by the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society at Dill’s Plantation.
____This has been a goal for NYCHAPS for several years according to Peggie Williams, vice-president of the organization. “It was finally this year that everything fell into place.”
____The campers ranged in age from 7 to 11 years old. They spent their mornings dipping candles, drying apples, weaving, spinning, and making tin cookie cutters. They tried their hand using quill pens and making linseed oil paint. There was time for playing games and making apple pies, herbed butter, and baking biscuits in the squirrel tail bake oven.
____“My daughter Haley was looking forward to this since we signed her up” and she wasn’t disappointed,” said Gina Staton. “Most of the things she brought home are hanging in our entrance hall where people see them as soon as they walk in.”
____“We couldn’t have done this without great help.” said Cathy Cavanaugh, a member of the NYCHAPS education committee.
Inside the tavern, girls practice the skill of writing with quill pens.
Colonial campers learn the art of making schnitz (dried apples).
Using buttermilk and herb butter made the day before, these three boys are busy stirring batter for bisquits which they served to their parents on the last day of camp.
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