What appeared to be a rattelsnake hanging on a tree limb behind a fireman caused quite a stir after our photographer, Curt Werner, posted the photo online. Werner thought the snake was real. After much speculation on Facebook and a few phone calls, we discovered the snake was fake.
York Springs Fire Chief Alfred Leer said he did notice the snake, and since he is not particularly fond of them, he immediatly did an assessment. Based upon where it was hanging, near a grape arbor, he determined the snake to some type of blow up decory. He later found out that the homeowner put the snake there to scare away birds.
What appears to be a rattlesnake dangles off a tree limb behind a firefighter as he adjusts his mask during a garage fire in York Springs Sunday morning.
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The main bridge into Bralltown from Wellsville will close October 3 and is expected to remain closed for a projected three months. The PennDOT project was supposed to start the first of August.
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Northern will look for a measure of redemption this Friday night when they travel to face Waynesboro in a Mid Penn Colonial Division contest. The Polar Bears hosted Big Spring in the league opener last week, but the Bulldogs prevailed 28-21. Northern battled back and forth with the Newville gridders as they went into the final quarter tied at 21 points apiece. Ryan Adams' 77-yard touchdown run at 10:37 of the fourth quarter sealed the victory for Big Spring. Northern fell to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Colonial.
Northern High School Band and Color Guard perform "No Strings Attached" during half-time Friday night.
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Seth Lehman's Northern girls soccer team just keeps on rolling.
The Polar Bears improved to 12-0 overall and 8-0 in the Mid-Penn Colonial Division with wins over James Buchanan (3-0) late last Tuesday, Big Spring (10-0) on Thursday, Shippensburg (1-0) on Saturday and Boiling Springs (2-0) on Tuesday.
Northern, which has outscored its opponents 53-3, was ranked No. 2 in the District 3-AAA power rankings behind unbeaten Fleetwood.
The Polar Bears return to action today with a road game at Greencastle-Antrim and will stay on the road on Saturday for a tussle with state power Villa Joseph Marie. Northern will then return home on Monday for a game with Waynesboro.
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