Print Edition Highlights - October 1, 2015
Five sections of bridge put in place
By Peggie Williams
Photo by Curt Werner
A crane lifts an arched section of the prefabricated Spring Lane Road bridge up and over the electric lines.
____ The replacement of the Spring Lane Road bridge in Carroll Township took another step forward this week, as sections of the bridge were lowered into place.
____ This project has been ongoing since late 2011 when an inspection by York County showed the bridge to be deficient. Early in 2012 the bridge was rated as “Failed.” The township first lowered the weight limit, then closed it entirely.
____ Issues including financing the construction, attaining right of ways, Department of Environmental Protection permits, damage from flood waters in June, and lowering utility lines were just a few of the snags encountered as the project attempted to move forward.
____ Brandon Slatt, Carroll Township’s construction inspector said the spans have been set and grouted, but there is still a lot to do. The wing walls need to be installed and the area backfilled. Then the road will need to be constructed across the bridge. Eventually site clean-up and stream restoration will happen. He said the project is on target to be completed by the end of October, which is generally the end of the paving season in this area.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Marie Chomicki
____ A former Northern High School band director has been charged with having sex with a student.
____ Jeremy Leidhecker, 28, of Williamsport was charged with institutional sexual assault and corrupting the morals of a minor by Pennsylvania State Police on September 22.
____ Police said Leidhecker allegedly had sexual intercourse with a then 17-year-old female at his Franklintown apartment nearly two years ago, on September 28, 2013 while employed by the school district.
____ According to the affidavit of probable cause, Leidhecker’s neighbor told police, that around 3 p.m., a girl, driving an unfamiliar car to him, drove slowly around the apartment complex and parked several buildings down from Leidhecker's, who was living at 50 Glenview Circle at the time. After sitting in her pink Honda coupe texting for about two minutes, the blonde-haired female pulled a pink hoody over her head, left her car and made her way quickly to Leidhecker's apartment where he let her in.
____ The neighbor told police he and his son could hear sexual noises coming from the apartment. An hour and a half later, at 4:30 p.m., the witness said he saw Leidhecker come out and nervously pace back and forth from his apartment to his vehicle. Soon the girl came out and jumped into the back seat of his car, ducking down as if to hide, and they drove off.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
 Photo by Curt Werner
On Saturday, September 26, the Northern Class of 1970 held their 45th reunion at Noonans in Dillsburg. The 2015 reunion attendees were: Donald Bechtel, Christina Bowman, Janet (Chomicki) Biden, Steven Clauser, Rick Cook, Kelly (Cromer) Farrell, Wilhelmina Diven, Sharon (Eichelberger) Ayers, Steve Eurich, Larry Gerber, Phyllis (Gleixner) Elicker, Diane (Gundrum) Haines, Sharon (Hoffman) Seltzer, Josylan (King) Henry, Twyla (King) Bolliner, Garry Lefever, Ronald Lehman, Jill (Long) Speck, Joyce (Miller) Phillips, Debra Murphy, Donna (Myers) Bechtel, Stewart Nell, William Nell, Molly (Pitcher) Sebright, Jo (Sealover) Hoffman, Robert Seltzer, Beverly Sheffer, Jerry Shughart, Jeff Shultz, Steve Slothower, Cindy (Stitzel) Witmer, Beverly (Strausbaugh) Staller, Deborah (Stausbaugh) Pummell, Brian Trostle, Linda (Trump) Helfrick, Wendy (Witmer) Crouse, Eileen (Wonders) Hewett and Tom Young.
By Carolyn Kimmel
____ It’s a done deal - the Dillsburg Area Public Library board recently purchased the building at 204 Mumper Lane from Holy Spirit Hospital, making it certain that the library will have a new home sometime next year.
____ “It was a great feeling of not only relief but delight that we are now the owner of the building,” said Rex Bickley, library board president. “The Dillsburg community can be confident that we will move ahead with a new library.”
____ The fundraising isn’t over though, Bickley said.
____ “We still need to raise money toward renovations and furnishings,” he said, noting that the board has raised $911,000 of the $1.2 million it seeks.
____ The only thing from the present library that will make the move to the new digs is some of the shelving, said Library Director Kate Pursel.
____ “We’ll have new library space that will need new furnishing,” she said. “We will have a small meeting room, more tables with outlets for laptops and more of a separate space for children with moveable shelving so that we can open up the space for programs. We’ll also have more kid-friendly furniture.”
____ The effort to purchase the building received a big shot in the arm last winter when the board received a $500,000 Keystone Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The library also received a $50,000 grant from the Stabler Foundation.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Also in the October 1, 2015 edition:
-Community Calendar
-Obituaries
-Letters to the Editor
-Editorials
-Births
-20 years ago
-Classifieds
Print Edition Highlights - October 1, 2015
Northern Lights Band Competition to be held
Submitted by Deb Bream
Photo by Curt Werner
Northern's Skylar Weatherbee adds to the colorful performance by the Northern Band at half-time of the football game.
____The Northern Music Boosters will host the Northern Lights Band Competition on Saturday, Oct.10 at Bostic Stadium.
____The program begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Northern Middle School Band playing the National Anthem.
____High school marching bands performing include Upper Dauphin, Middletown, Trinity, Biglerville, Allegany, Central Dauphin and South Western.
____Northern High School will perform in the exhibition as the host band.
____Bands are grouped according to size and experience and will demonstrate their musical excellence while marching through a choreographed precision drill, enhanced by beautifully-costumed color guards that provide elegant dance paired with accurate flag spinning and tossing.
____Awards are given out for place and special categories such as percussion and color guard.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
We few, we happy few, we band of sisters
Submitted by Jack Armstrong
Photo by Curt Werner
Katherine Hixenbaugh battles a Camp Hill player for control of the ball.
____ On a beautiful Indian-Native American-Indigenous Peoples Summer’s eve, Northern welcomed Camp Hill (Sept. 23). The Bears were a much better team than the one the Lions defeated earlier in the season and were anxious for the chance to prove it. Less than a minute in, Annalise Armstrong’s drive on a penalty corner from the top of the arc banged hard into the backboard to the right of the keeper. Unfortunately, the referees ruled that the ball had not left the circle as required to start the process and it was waved off. Later in the half, Camp Hill appeared to have scored on a corner of its own but this one was disallowed due to goalie interference. The pitch was tilted in favor of the home squad much of the first half, but it remained scoreless at the intermission. Northern began the second 30 minutes much like they did the first and forced yet another corner nine minutes in. Emma Strouse inserted to Annalise who slid it over to Carly Speese, who, when she didn’t have the shot, quickly moved it back to Annalise who slapped it to Emma who poked it past the Lions’ netminder for her first of the season. The Bears continued to control the match until the last 5:47 when Camp Hill was able to maintain possession and exert their first sustained pressure of the evening. Emma Kauffman, Anna Juba and center back Mikayla Ickes continued their recent string of strong play and were able to parry the Lions’ every thrust until the clock reached 0:00 and the ‘nutritionally overindulgent, gender-fluid but currently identifying as female’ lady sang. Kyra Gerber acquitted herself well in her varsity debut. Highly-ranked and heavily favored, AAA Central Dauphin traipsed confidently into Dillsburg on Friday afternoon having overwhelmed Northern in last year’s clash 4-1.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Polar Bears crush Rockets
By Joe Guty
Photo by Mark Ryder
Jake Cromer charges the field during Friday night’s game. The Polar Bears are 3-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Colonial.
____ After blanking James Buchanan 51-0 last Friday on Homecoming night, Northern takes to the road this week as they face Waynesboro for another Mid Penn Colonial Division match up. The Polar Bears are 3-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Colonial. Northern hopes the momentum gained from back-to-back wins (against Mechanicsburg and James Buchanan) will continue for several weeks. Waynesboro is 3-1 on the year but fell to Cedar Cliff last week as the visiting Colts scored a 55-32 victory at Rip Engle Stadium. Michael Kearney scored the first of his two touchdowns on the night at around five minutes into the first quarter. The senior halfback would finish the game with 51 yards on 16 carries. Taking a touchdown lead into the second quarter, the Bears moved the ball downfield with a sharp 17-yard pass by junior quarterback Curtis Robison to Andrew Swaisgood. After Bobby Shelly made a big gain on the ground, Northern was poised for another score before two miscues and an inspired Rocket defense shut down the Bears. The hosts made a nice defensive stand on the next series and got to work as senior quarterback Justin Markle hit John Kearney on a quick slant good for 24 yards. Four plays later, Michael Kearney sprinted in for the host's second TD at 3:30. Aiden Alves added his second of six extra points for the game.
____ Northern posted a safety at :35.7 left when James Buchanan's Seth Carbaugh got stopped in the end zone. The Polar Bears also utilized the waning seconds to form a seven-play scoring drive. Robison connected twice to Joey Razzano and then Andrew Swaisgood earned every bit of a 34-yard highlight-film-worthy touchdown reception with no time left on the clock. Alves added the extra point to put Northern ahead 23-0 going into the locker room at halftime. The scoring fest continued early in the third quarter when Robison aired it out to Jared Sutch for a 22-yard touchdown pass play. The Rockets gained 19 yards on their next possession before Andrew Swaisgood displayed solid defensive skill by making a nifty pick six from 40 yards out. With the PAT, it was 37-0 and the Mercy Rule kicked in. Bobby Shelly added a touchdown run from 26 yards out late in the third quarter. Northern tallied yet another score on Ray Avila's 5-yard run at 6:18. Jake Coover added the extra point to stamp the 51-0 win.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
Wolf Tracks
Stepping into fall
By Dave Wolf
Photo by Dave Wolf.
The reflection of changing leaves is worth the journey
____ The steps have been slow, despite the blurb on my calendar indicating that autumn began on September 23. It seems that summer wasn’t in any hurry to leave and drenched us with heat and humidity. If you have forgotten, we had temperatures soar into the 90s this past month, giving us one more “heat wave” to endure.
____ I go back and forth on which season is my favorite. I enjoy spring, a time to watch the earth thaw and think about all the outdoor activities at my doorstep. Despite winter’s icy grip, there is the knowledge it will give way to leafing-out in numerous shades of green.
____ But fall is something that brings forth the changing of the leaves and a puff of breath captured to be seen before dissipating. It is a beautiful time of year, one that sends many of us scurrying to the mountains, be they north, south, east or west. From my office I can hear the sound of a lawnmower, the rider most hopeful he can silence it until spring arrives.
____ For years, scientists have worked to understand the changes that happen to trees and shrubs in autumn. Although we don't know all the details, we know enough to explain the basics that help us to enjoy nature's multicolored display.
____ Three factors influence autumn color — leaf pigments, length of night, and weather, but not quite in the way we were told as children. The timing of color change and leaf fall are primarily regulated by the increasing length of night. None of the other environmental influences - temperature, rainfall, food supply, and so on are as unvarying as the steadily increasing length of night during autumn. As days grow shorter and nights grow longer and cooler, biochemical processes in the leaf begin to paint the landscape with nature's autumn palette.
See the October 1, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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