Print Edition Highlights - July 9, 2015
Two dead in murder-suicide
Patrons witness shooting, scramble off deck
By Marie Chomicki
Photo by Curt Werner
The outdoor deck of Flapjack's Restaurant & Pub in Carroll Township shortly after the murder-suicide July 2 at 8:50 p.m.
____ A week after the violent murder-suicide at Flapjack's Restaurant & Pub in Carroll Township, police say they are still looking for a motive.
____ Sharon Williams, 33, 200 block of McLand Road, Mount Holly Springs, and Arthur Guise, 31, 100 block of OreBank Road, Dillsburg, were both pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Steve Cosey on July 2.
____ Carroll Township Police say the two had been in a relationship in the past but, “There was no interaction between them before the shooting,” Sgt. David Smith said.
____ Guise walked onto the outside deck of the pub at 8:50 p.m, pulled a semi-auto pistol from his waist band and shot two rounds into the victim’s back as she was sitting at a table on the deck, Smith said. Guise immediately placed the pistol to his head and fired one round, killing himself.
____ He did not say a word, Smith said and it happened in a matter of seconds.
____ Customers scrambled to get off the deck, some jumping over the rails, he said.
____ Multiple calls to 911 were made. A lot of people told police they thought it was firecrackers.
____ Attempts to resuscitate Williams were made by bystanders and Dillsburg EMS who were the first to arrive.
Photo by Curt Werner
Patrons of Flapjack's Restaurant & Pub, shortly after the shooting Thursday night, wait behind police tape near the motel adjacent to the back deck of the bar to be questioned by police.
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Where to next year?
Friends take a new spin on annual motorcycle trek
Submitted by Jeff Shultz
This is a fully restored 1950 Indian Chief 80 cid.
____ You are never too old, or young, to start your “bucket list.” Mine includes a pilgrimage to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Race Course in Lexington, Ohio that I have taken nearly every year since 1996. This annual motorcycle trip to see AMA Super-Bike racing has been my passion. For many years, I made the trek on consecutive weekends, also attending the AMA Vintage Days, scheduled either one week prior or following the racing venue.
____ Over the years, I was accompanied by several different friends to Vintage Days. Out of the blue six years ago, I asked Jay Zeigler, a fellow Dillsburg rider and former motorcycle shop owner, if he would be interested in attending the SuperBike weekend. He was and he got hooked. I was happy to ride with someone who shared my two-wheeled passion.
____ For 2015 the scheduling changed. The Super-Bike Racing division was sold to another entity and Mid-Ohio was not on the calendar for the first time in 16-plus years. That caused a little bit of concern for Jay and me. How were we going to get our summer motorcycle fix?
____ For several years, we talked about going to Barber Motorsports Vintage Museum, located just outside Birmingham, Ala. The museum is “Home of the World’s Largest Motorcycle Collection” and most extensive collection of Lotus racecars. This trip would equal more than twice the miles of our previous annual Ohio trip distance. As too often happens, the trip just wasn’t materializing, that is, until this year. With planning beginning in February, the trip finally became a reality just a few weeks ago. We started out one morning at 5 a.m. from Dillsburg. Our overnight stop was 525 miles away, just a few miles east of Knoxville, Tenn. We continued our trip the following morning, arriving at our motel around 1:30 p.m., just a short distance from the Barber Museum. After checking in, we still had plenty of time left before closing, so we set off to see a fantastic array of motorcycles and vintage races cars.
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Carolyn Hoffman
____ Wellsville Borough council received notice from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about changes to the flood plain maps. FEMA wants municipalities to amend their existing regulations within a month to reflect the changes, but that deadline can’t be met. Writing and getting those changes approved and passed takes longer than that.
____ Council did agree at its July 6 meeting to support the Pennsylvania State Association of Borough’s request to urge legislators to approve a medicinal cannabis bill.
____ Mayor Craig Harlacker reported work is proceeding on the town’s street sign improvements. Rocks that will hopefully discourage truck drivers heading to Pennex from infringing on lawns were due to be placed on July 8. Mayor Harlacker also noted the declining appearance of many borough homes and urged residents to take care of both brush and property maintenance at their homes. He also acknowledged that this summer’s rainy weather is a factor and noted that poison ivy is particularly an issue along fence rows.
____ Council declined to spend $275 on a revised soil treatment plan for several blue spruce in the borough park, as the wet conditions are causing much of the problem.
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Photo by Curt Werner
Two people were taken to the hospital after the driver lost control striking a telephone pole on Camp Ground Road, Carroll Township, Thursday, July 2, at 7:25 p.m. Dillsburg Citizen Hose Fire Company, Dillsburg Ambulance, fire police and Carroll Township Police were on the scene.
Also in the July 9, 2015 edition:
-Community Calendar
-Obituaries
-Letters to the Editor
-Editorials
-Births
-20 years ago
-Classifieds
Print Edition Highlights - July 9, 2015
Local artists attend Plein Air festival
By Kate McGlynn
Photo by Marie Chomicki
Donna Barlup paints a watercolor of Jen Delozier during the Plein Air competition held in Willow Park, Camp Hill on Saturday, May 30.
____Several local artists recently participated in the 5th annual Plein Air art festival in Camp Hill. The three-day festival began on Friday, May 29 with an awards ceremony for several different competitions. Recent high school graduate Georgia Weaver won the first place $300 prize in the student painting competition, which was open to students from grades 9 through 12 and drew painters from 14 different area school districts. Weaver learned about the festival through Jennifer Brink, her art teacher at Northern High School. “She gives me every contest I ever enter – it’s always because of her,” said Weaver. “She’s great.”
____Awards were also presented to artists who participated in the juried competition. These artists had from Tuesday to Friday of that week to paint en plein air, which is French for “in the open air” or “outside,” and had to submit two framed paintings by Friday afternoon to be judged and sold. Local artist Donna Barlup was one of many artists who participated in this portion of the competition. “I do not consider myself a plein air painter,” said Barlup, “although…I love being outside and painting. I have met many wonderful artists this way.” The paintings entered into the juried competition were sold on Sunday, the final day of the festival.
____Saturday held the Quick Draw, which is the main portion of the festival. The Quick Draw is highly popular, attracting artists from as far away as Michigan and Massachusetts. The competition is open to anyone, even those who did not compete during the week.
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Dillsburg Majors team powers to District 14 semifinals
By Andy Sandrik
Photo by Curt Werner.
Tommy Molsky is congratulated by a teammate after hitting the second of back-to-back homeruns to give Dillsburg a 2 to 0 lead over Bermudian. Owen Kitts hit the first homerun.
____ Dylan Merovich is very pleased with the effort he's been getting from his pitching staff and his offense.
____ But if there's one thing that has stuck out for Merovich, it's the way his Dillsburg Youth Baseball Majors team is playing defense.
____ Dillsburg improved to 5-0 this postseason after collecting three more wins in the District 14 Tournament. Merovich's boys wrapped up pool play with an 11-3 win over Gettysburg on Thursday before advancing to the double-elimination portion of the tournament, where they earned a 9-2 win over Bermudian on Monday and a 4-0 victory over York.
____ Dillsburg, which has outscored its opponents 45-10, is just two wins away from bringing home a district banner. Merovich's team will take on either South Middleton or Shippensburg this Thursday in York in a high-stakes game. The winner will get two cracks at a district championship, starting with a Saturday night game at Dillsburg's Ryder Field.
____ "They're excited and just happy to be here," Merovich said. "They can't wait to get to the next game.
____ "(To win a district title) it's going to take our bats lighting up a little bit more, a confident defense and our pitchers continuing to throw strikes."
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Wolf Tracks
New Recreational Plan in place
By Dave Wolf
Photos by Dave and Karen Wolf.
Hiking makes gains in popularity._Fishing interests decline.
____ Getting outdoors means different things to different people. Bringing those diverse ideas and personalities together to decide how to use our land has always varied and will continue to well into the future.
____ As a goal-oriented individual, I have never been a hiking fanatic. I did however put more miles under my soles than most. But, it was most often in pursuit of game animals or those finny critters we call trout, bass, or any other fish that happens to swim wherever I’m fishing.
____ As my wife and my generation creak into old age, we join the ranks of many other “mature” Pennsylvanians in what seems like a startlingly short period of time.
____ In Pennsylvania and nationally, the percentage of people age 65 and over is increasing.
____ According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania was one of the country’s oldest states, with 15.4 percent of the population 65 and over. By way of comparison, Florida had 17.3 percent. At 27 percent, Pennsylvania also had one of the highest percentages of baby boomers, defined as those individuals born between 1946 and 1964.
____ In general, younger populations were found in the state’s southern and eastern counties, with older populations in the north and west. By 2030, people over 65 are projected to grow to 23 percent of the state’s population. Until 2030, baby boomers in the 65-75 age range will dominate older Pennsylvanians. A greater percentage of those over 65 will be female, and they are expected to live longer and more independent lives as they age.
See the July 9, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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