Cardboard creations hit the slopes
Photo by Curt Werner
Kids push their fire truck through the snow during Ski Roundtop’s annual Cardboard Derby on Sunday, Jan. 31. Participants were disqualified if they got out of their floats.
____ Ski Roundtop held a Cardboard Derby on Sunday, Jan. 31. The event featured 65 participants in teams of up to six people. Participants built vehicles, such as fire trucks, tanks, airplanes, Noah’s ark and George Washington crossing the Delaware River, out of cardboard, paper and glue and raced them down the snow tubing runs head to head. Floats were judged for creativity, team spirit and distance travelled. Each team spent on average 12 to 14 hours constructing their vehicles and used around 2 gallons of glue.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1A, for details.
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Hoover receives volunteer award
Photo by Curt Werner
Debbie Rutter, volleyball instructor with the YMCA, presents the Adult Volunteer of the Year award for 2009 to Nathan Hoover at Calvary United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Hoover has volunteered with the Harrisburg Area YMCA Dillsburg Youth Volleyball program for 5 years.
____ Each year the Harrisburg Area YMCA honors dedicated youth and adult volunteers from each of the four YMCA branches. This year Northern York County resident and YMCA volunteer Nathan Hoover won the “Adult Volunteer of the Year” award.
____ Hoover has volunteered with the Harrisburg Area YMCA Dillsburg Youth Volleyball program for 5 years. He has been instrumental in teaching children 8 to 13 years old in all aspects of volleyball along with head coach and instructor Debbie Rutter. For the first 4 years, Hoover volunteered 3 hours once a week for the 8-week program.
____ The program has grown over the years with as many as 18 kids in a class. Last year an additional class was added and Hoover was ready to volunteer an additional 4 hours per week.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1A, for details.
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Businesses want new group to start off with a BANG
By Jeffrey B. Roth
____ A group of area business owners hope a recently formed networking group will get off of the ground with a BANG (Business Associates Networking Group).
____ “Specifically, it is designed to give businesses who are members more opportunities to network,” said David Downey, Allstate Insurance and spokesperson for the group. “Its purpose is to help each other with referrals and help each other grow their businesses.”
____ The group currently meets for lunch every other week, Downey said. Members of the group represent different categories of businesses, trades and professions.
____ “We don’t have any fees or dues or fines like a lot of networking groups do,” Downing said. “We want to keep it simple.”
____ Downey said the group encourages its members to participate in other community organizations such as the Dillsburg Area Businesses Association and service organizations such as Kiwanis.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1A, for details.
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Wellsville Borough
New fee schedule approved
By Carolyn Hoffman
____ Wellsville Borough Council approved its 2010 fee schedule at its Feb. 1 meeting, the first update in 3 years. The schedule includes fees charged for all kinds of permits and inspections. Many of the fees, which primarily are used during construction, remained the same.
____ A few are new fees, including rental of the borough park pavilion for $75 for non-profit organizations and $125 for others; gazebo rental of $25 for non-profits and $75 for others; a bad check charge of $20; a copying fee of $0.25 per side and a faxing fee of $2.
____ The highest fees are reserved for street opening permits and a tapping fee. The street opening permits are $1,000 for up to a year, with amounts decreasing down to $100 for 4 to 5 years.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 3A, for details.
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Members 1st kicks off first DABA mixer of year
Photo by Curt Werner
Attorney Jane Alexander, left, is greeted by Kristi Raykos, business loan officer of the Members 1st Federal Credit Union, at the Dillsburg Area Business Association mixer Tuesday night. Pictured in back are Frank Fischer, SVP of relationship management for the branch, and attorney Jan Wiley.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 3A, for details.
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Also in the February 4, 2010 edition
____ Costello - Bilous engagement
____ Spangler and Stem obituaries
____ Upcoming community events
____ A Lighter View
____ School district coverage
____ Police reports
____ Dean's List
____ 20 years ago
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Special Olympics teams compete
Photo by Curt Werner
Brittany Rinehart, a Northern Middle School student, carries the flag down the slopes during the Special Olympics opening ceremonies hosted by Ski Roundtop on Saturday, Jan. 27.
____ Ski Roundtop hosted the Special Olympics on Saturday, Jan. 27.
____ The opening ceremony took place on the Fife and Drum Slope with Stacey Behrens and Martel Robinson, 2009 athletes of the year, leading the start. Behrens recited the Special Olympics oath, “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
____ The event had 75 athletes from Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry and Northern York counties, of which 25 received first place ribbons for their heat. “In Special Olympics, everyone is a winner,” Anne Gallaher, assistant head coach for Area M Special Olympics alpine skiing, said.
____ Another 25 received second place ribbons and approximately 25 received third place ribbons.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Northern wrestling
Big Spring Retains Trophy
Kyle Hejmanowski goes for an escape in last week’s match at 125 lbs. against Big Spring Jan. 28. Hejmanowski won 7-2.
____ The Northern High School varsity team hosted this year’s annual wrestling match with the Big Spring Bulldogs, dubbed The South Mountain Classic on Thursday, Jan. 28. The Polar Bears failed to recapture the trophy lost in 2008 and fell 42-24. Despite the loss, the match was closer than the final score indicated with several of bouts ending in close decisions and a forfeit at 122 due to an injury.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Junior High Bears Place 8th at Northern Tournament
Pictured from left are Junior High tournament medalists Andy Reed (155) third; Elijah Locke (145) champion; Kyle Koser (138) third; Isaiah Locke (122) fourth and Austin Snell (115) fifth. Not pictured are Dakota Janney (130) fifth and A.J. McClintock (185) third.
____ The Northern junior high wrestling program held its annual tournament on the weekend of Jan. 29 with 18 teams from around the region participating. The Polar Bears placed eighth with seven wrestlers winning individual medals. Elijah Locke was the 145-pound champion, cruising through his bracket and winning the final with an out-of-nowhere pin while locked in a 4-4 tie in the second period.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Northern boys basketball
Bears finale against Camp Hill
By Joe Guty
Photo by Curt Werner
Cody McDonald drives to the basket against East Pennsboro Tuesday night. McDonald lead the Polar Bears with 16 points and Scott Reeder added 12. Bears lost 61 - 46. Junior Varsity won 50 - 39.
____ The Northern H.S. boys’ varsity basketball team will host Camp Hill next Tuesday night 2/9 in a Senior Night finale. This past Tuesday, the Polar Bears suffered a tough loss to East Pennsboro as the Panthers pulled away to win 61-46.
____ Cody McDonald paced Northern with 16 points and Scott Reeder added 12 points. Other scorers included Bobby Smutsky (6), Jordan Miller (4), Jeff Berwager (3), Zach Fish (2), Jordan Reed (2) and Emery Olcott (1).
____ Alberto De Los Santos led East Penn and all scorers with 18 points. The Panthers improved to 16-3 while Northern fell to 5-14.
____ Boiling Springs got out to a strong first half last week (1/27) en route to a 56-41 win over the Bears. Scott Reeder led the Bears with 14 points and Evan Werner posted nine points.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Northern girls basketball
Lady Bears to host Big Spring
By Joe Guty
____ On Monday, 2/8, the Northern H.S. girls’ varsity basketball team will host Big Spring as they also stage Senior Night to recognize their graduating players. As the Banner went to press, the Lady Polar Bears were scheduled to host West Perry on Friday, 2/5 and, after the Big Spring game, wrap up the season at Camp Hill on Tuesday, 2/9.
____ On Tuesday, 2/2, East Pennsboro defeated the Lady Bears 71-24. Steph Poplaski led Northern with eight points and Haley Thomas and Lucy Kauffman added four points apiece. Other scorers were Mekia Kauffman (3), Liz Verbitsky (2), Leah Ilgenfritz (2) and Amber Updike (1). At Boiling Springs on 1/27, the Lady Bubblers rolled to a 74-33 win. Haley Thomas posted 10 points and Lucy Kauffman added nine points.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Northern swimming and diving
Polar Bear Plunge is next for team
By Joe Guty
____ This Saturday, 2/6, the Northern H.S. Swimming and Diving teams will host the Polar Bear Plunge. For swimmers not moving on to post season competition, the meet provides another opportunity to strive for a personal best or try a new event. On Monday, 2/8, Big Spring H.S. is scheduled to host the Boys’ Class AA Diving Championships while on Tuesday, 2/9, Cumberland Valley hosts the Girls’ Class AAA Diving event. CV also hosts the Girls’ Class Swimming Championships on Friday, 2/12, and the Boys’ meet on Saturday, 2/13.
____ Hosting Big Spring at home last Tuesday, eight graduating seniors were honored for their contributions to the Northern H.S. Swimming and Diving program. Recognized by the coaches were Rachel Handley, Meagan Miller, Kristin Taylor, Fabian Behr, Nathaniel Clarke, Chris Junkin, Jake Miller and Jon Wolf.
See the February 4 Dillsburg Banner, page 1B, for details.
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Also in the February 4, 2010 edition
____ Boys basketball players of the week
____ Girls basketball players of the week
____ Wrestler of the week
____ School news
____ Purple Haze
____ Northern band and DECA coverage
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