Print Edition Highlights - October 29, 2015
By Marie Chomicki
Photo by Curt Werner.
Carroll Township Police sort out the drivers and cars after a four-car pile up on Rt. 74 Tuesday, October 27 at 7:45 a.m. No injuries were reported. The driver of the first car who was traveling north was stopped to turn into a business in the 900 block when he was hit by the driver behind him. The last car sustained the most damage. Dillsburg Citizen Hose, fire police and Carroll Township Police were on the scene.
____ Two lives were lost after several accidents in a five day period throughout the area shut down roadways and kept responders busy.
____ Police said a four-year-old boy was killed in a Saturday morning crash in Adams County between the York Springs and East Berlin exits.
____ The Adams County Coroner said they discovered the boy dead at the scene following a one-car crash at 11:31 a.m.
____ Police said the driver, Jazmine Correa, 39, of Gaithersburg, Md. was driving northbound on Route 15 in the left lane, when in attempts to correct her steering, she lost control and slammed into a center guardrail, overturning onto its roof.
____ Upon impact the young boy was ejected through the rear driver’s side window. Four other people were in the car and received minor injuries. No word if the boy or others were wearing seat belts. Police said the investigation continues.
____ Four other occupants in the car suffered minor injuries. Those hurt include, the front passenger, 35-year old Carlos Tucto, also of Gaithersburg and three juveniles, ages 15, 13 and 6.
____ All lanes were closed for several hours.
____ The next day, on Sunday, Oct. 25, a York Springs man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle at 7:05 p.m., just south of the Mountain Road and Rt. 15 intersection.
Photo by Curt Werner.
A four-year-old boy died from his injuries when he was ejected from the car through the rear driver’s side window Saturday morning on Rt. 15 in Adams County.
Photo by Curt Werner.
Russell Allen Brown, of York Springs, died from injuries suffered after he lost control of his Yamaha motorcycle and struck a vehicle on Route 15 just south of the Mountain Road intersection Sunday night at 7:05 p.m.
See the October 29, 2015 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
By Carolyn Kimmel
Photo by Marie Chomicki.
President of Messiah College Kim Phipps and Bob Woodward in the High Center shortly after his presentation.
____ Although any Messiah College students in the audience probably had to be told who Bob Woodward was before his talk there Tuesday night, the mostly middle-aged and older audience seemed to thoroughly enjoy the Watergate-famed journalist’s musings about presidents gone by and their lessons for today.
____ “What is the President’s job?” began Woodward, now associate editor at the Washington Post and author of 18 books. “I think it’s to establish what the next stage of good is for the majority of people in the country and to develop a plan to get there, not for one party or interest group but for everybody . . . It’s a sacred trust, an office that can do immense good and much harm.”
____ Woodward, of course, has firsthand knowledge of the harm that a president can do, having been the one to investigate and report on the Watergate scandal with colleague Carl Bernstein, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
____ After writing “All the President’s Men” and three subsequent books about that dark period of U.S. political history, Woodward confessed he never imagined he would write another book about Nixon – until he met up with Alexander Butterfield, who was deputy to Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman.
____ “This is the guy who had an office next to Nixon’s for three years – a front-row seat to his presidency,” said Woodward of Butterfield, who is now 89 with a great memory and 20 boxes of original documents that he took with him when he left the White House back in the 1970s.
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By Liz Evans Scolforo - YORK DISPATCH
____ Northern High School's former band director is living with and engaged to a teen with whom he's accused of having sex when she was his 17-year-old student, according to his defense attorney.
____ "They're planning to be married ... and move to California," attorney Rick Robinson said of Jeremy Leidhecker. "Her family is (supportive of) him."
____ At a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning, District Judge Richard Thomas determined enough evidence exists for Leidhecker to stand trial in York County Court. Thomas set formal court arraignment for Dec. 4.
____ Leidhecker, 28, of 105 Northway Road Extended in Williamsport, Lycoming County, remains free on unsecured bail, charged with institutional sexual assault and corruption of a minor, both third-degree felonies. He declined comment outside the hearing room.
____ His alleged victim did not testify in court and did not attend the hearing, but drove into the district judge's parking lot afterward and picked up her fiance and her mother. The York Dispatch is not naming the young woman, who is now 19.
____ Her mother did attend Leidhecker's hearing, nodding or shaking her head emphatically in response to various testimony. Her reactions made it clear she sides with her daughter's fiance. The mother also declined comment.
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_29030978/former-northern-hs-band-director-engaged-girl-hes
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Print Edition Highlights - October 29, 2015
Northern team opens districts with win
Focus now on Middletown
By Andy Sandrik
Photo by Curt Werner.
Northern's Maddie McCarty looks to pass the ball.
____There are some teams that, even after a terrific regular season, would be scared to carry that No. 1-seed target on their backs in the playoffs.
____Seth Lehman's Northern girls soccer team is not one of those squads. The Polar Bears, who earned the No. 1 spot in the District 3-AA Championships with a 16-2 mark during the regular season, continued their strong season on Monday with a 3-0 win over No. 16 Conrad Weiser in the first round.
____Coach Lehman, even in his early days as the skipper for Cumberland Valley, has always carried a lot of confidence. It's a quality that the girls on his team seem to have taken on as well.
____"I think there's no pressure with being the No. 1 seed," Lehman said. "I understand teams will be going after us because we're the No. 1 seed, but we're the No. 1 seed for a reason and we need to have confidence and swagger and use it to our advantage."
____The Polar Bears, at least early on, were tight against Conrad Weiser. But Northern controlled the action and midway through the first half, took a 1-0 lead over the Scouts on a goal from Emily Munkittrick.
____"I think maybe we played a little bit nervous in the first half. We pressed a little bit and gave the ball away," Lehman said. "But we calmed down at halftime and moved to what we do with passing and patience on our attack."
____Before Northern could pull away with two goals in the second half, it needed a big save from goalkeeper Alyssa Swartz. The Polar Bears had a defensive breakdown and Conrad Weiser had a clean look at goal. Swartz made the stop and shortly after that Northern buried the Scouts with two more scores.
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Band makes history with first place win
The Northern High School Band and Color Guard perform at Cedar Cliff High School on Oct. 4.
____ For the first time in its 58-year history, the Northern Marching Band won the Tournament of Bands Region VI Championship.
____ The 2015 tournament (formerly known as Chapters) took place on October 24 at Cedar Cliff High School. Hours of hard work and dedication paid off for the Northern Marching Band as they were awarded the first-place trophy with a score of 92.10 and awards for best music, best visual and best color guard. On Sunday, November 1, Northern will conclude their competitive season at the 2015 Tournament of Bands (TOB) Atlantic Coast Championship, held at Hershey Stadium. The show begins at 8 a.m. with the Northern Band performing at 1:15 p.m. Tickets will be available at the gate. Tournament of Bands is one of the largest competitive band organizations in the country and provides a competitive arena for marching bands in nine different states. Hundreds of bands compete in the field shows from September through November.
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Wolf Tracks
High hopes
By Dave Wolf
Photo by Dave Wolf.
The deer were where I wasn’t.
____ On the road against Waynesboro last Thursday, Oct. 22, the Northern H.S. girls volleyball team fell in both the varsity and JV contests. In the varsity match-up, the Maidens scored a 3-1 victory over the Lady Polar Bears (10-4 in the Mid Penn Capital and 14-5 overall). Waynesboro finished first in the Mid Penn Capital at 14-0 and 20-0 overall. Northern tied for second place with Greencastle-Antrim. In the JV skirmish, it was Waynesboro taking a 2-0 win.
____ The Lady Polar Bears are now focused to begin play in the PIAA District 3, Class AA Tournament this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they face Schuylkill Valley H.S. at Central York H.S. (2:30 p.m.). With an opening round win, Northern will face the winner of the Susquehannock - Kennard Dale match. The Quarter-Finals are slated for Tuesday, Nov. 3 and the Semi Finals on Thursday, Nov. 5. The Championship Final, hosted by Dallastown H.S., is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7.
____ Delone Catholic and Berks Catholic are currently ranked 1-2 in the District 3 Class AA Power rankings and both received opening round byes. They will begin tourney play in the Quarterfinals. Delone will face the winner of the West York-Trinity contest while Berks Catholic will meet the winner of the Lancaster Mennonite-Bermudian Springs match-- another Class AA opening round contest --hosted by Northern H.S.
____ Results from the varsity match against Waynesboro: 25-22,18-25,22-25,13-25. Ally Bittinger had seven kills, 29 assists and 16 digs for Northern. Ashley Deardorff added seven kills and 11 digs while Katie Smith had three assists and 16 digs. Other stat leaders included: Taylor Brown - 1 ace, 12 kills, 1 assist and 2 kills; Maranda Gibb - 2 aces, six kills, 1 assist and 5 digs; Jenna Bittinger - 4 aces, 3 digs; Madi Landis - 3 kills and 4 digs; Megan Hamm - 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 assist and 2 digs; and Ashley Bittner - 5 digs.
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