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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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A 2-story garage at 24 Lisburn Road, Wellsvile, still smolders after burning down on 3:00 a.m. July 5, 2011

Man airlifted with serious burns after garage burns down

Phillip Showalter, 50, was airlifted to Bayview Burn Center, Maryland after he was found laying on the ground with serious burns outside his garage on Tuesday, July 5 at 3:00 a.m. in Wellsville.

The 2-story building at 24 Lisburn Road was fully involved in flames when the Wellsville Fire Company arrived at the scene.

No origin or cause of the fire has been determined, PA State Trooper Patrick McKenna, Jr. said. Damage has been set at $60,000.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact PSP Fire Marshals at (717) 428-1011.

Print Edition Highlights - June 30, 2011

Long-time employee honored
Dillsburg Area Authority recognizes Sheldon Williams
Submitted by Lewis W. Albert, Jr.

--Pictured in center is Dillsburg Area Authority General Manager Sheldon K. Williams holding a plaque honoring his 20 years of service at the April board meeting. Standing from left are Assistant Secretary, Ted Pesarchick; DAA Engineer, Joel Kostelac; Vice Chairman, Randy Jackson; board member, Edward Rogers; DAA Solicitor, William Schrack; board member, Mervin Ice; Chairman, James Creavey; Treasurer, Lynn Potts; Secretary, Lewis W. Albert Jr.; visiting past board member, William Mullaney; board member, R. Radcliffe; not pictured is board member James Shaffer.

__---The Dillsburg Area Authority (DAA) honored Sheldon Williams at a recent meeting for his outstanding service. The Board presented Williams with a plaque commemorating his more than 20 years of service.
__---Williams originally worked for both Dillsburg Borough and the Dillsburg Borough Authority. Due to area growth, and the regionalization of water and wastewater services, the two organizations split and the Authority was renamed the Dillsburg Area Authority. DAA provides service to all or part of five area municipalities.
__---During his time as manager of the Authority, he has been responsible for numerous water and wastewater system upgrades. The wastewater treatment plant has been upgraded twice to meet demand and new regulations, and a third upgrade will be completed later to meet new Chesapeake Bay water quality regulations. A major upgrade to sanitary pumping stations in northern Carroll Township has been completed, eliminating overflow and maintenance problems. __---Many miles of new sewer collection mains have been extended to several area neighborhoods where municipalities were in need of service. The sewer system now extends from Franklintown Borough to the South, to the new West Shore Evangelical Free Church and Monroe Acres area to the north. More than $2,000,000 in grant and private funding sources have been tapped to help with the costs of these improvements.

See the June 30, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.–

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‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’
‘Extreme’ family comes home to see completed project
By David Beitzel

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Brian Keefer, sitting in his wheelchair, smiles his appreciation, as his mom, Dawn, hands Jeff and Beth Musser of Musser Home Builders, Inc. a card of thanks for building their family a new home. Behind Brian are his brothers, from left, Colin, Scott and Adam and his father, Steve.

The Keefers new home after “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” Musser Home Builders, Inc. and thousands of volunteers remodeled and built a new addition in the span of one week.

-------After a long week of round-the-clock construction, about 5,000 people showed up to watch as “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” revealed two custom-built houses for a local family on Sunday, June 26.
-------Having spent the week in Colorado Springs, the Keefer family is back home, and what they found surprised them. The family of five was living in a modest two-story home in an Etters development. After a tragic gymnastics accident, son Brian was left paralyzed from the neck down, limiting his access to his own home.
-------The “Extreme Makeover” crew, headed by Musser Home Builders, completely remodeled the original Keefer home, rebuilding it from the ground up. They also built a separate “Forever Home” for Brian, to encourage his independence and help him walk again. The makeover also included an overhauling of the existing above-ground pool into a therapy pool for Brian.
-------Jeff Musser, owner of Musser Home Builders in Dillsburg, oversaw the project from start to finish, living on-site and getting about three hours of sleep per night. Both he and the Keefer family spoke at a press conference on Monday.

See the June 30, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.––-=_–-
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Krux blood drive to benefit American Red Cross
By Stephanie Lytle

_---Students of the Krux student center will be hosting a blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross on Wednesday, July 6, from 1 - 7 p.m.
_---“This is new for them to be doing things like this,” Carla Stutenroth, Krux volunteer, said of the students’ upcoming service project.
_-=_A Red Cross representative was invited to the Krux to educate the kids. A mini-seminar was held on why the blood bank is important and why donating blood is so valuable. “Blood collection drops significantly during the summer,” Stutenroth explained, citing busy schedules and vacations.
_-=_The Red Cross stressed to the students that blood collected through donations is used for a wide range of purposes, including transfusions for accident victims, surgery and cancer treatments. There is no substitution for blood and volunteer donors are the only source, Stutenroth said.
_-=_The Red Cross requires a goal of 40 pre-registered donors to hold a blood drive.
_-=_Since the majority of the Krux students don’t meet the age requirement to donate blood, they were asked to recruit donors from their family and community.
_-=_“This is where our adult volunteers will have to step up to the plate and set the example of how to recruit for a good cause,” Stutenroth said.
_-=_Interested blood donors should contact David Downey at 432-1361 or daviddowney@allstate.com to pre-register. _-=_The Krux is located at 5B Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg.
_-=_The Krux is open Wednesday evenings from 3 - 6:30 p.m. Currently the student center doesn’t have enough volunteers to be open more than one day per week. “It’s our goal to have three adult volunteers at all times, which is more than before,” Stutenroth said.

See the June 30, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.––-=_–-

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School board votes to close Kralltown Elementary School
By Carolyn Hoffman

_---The one thing that wasn’t on the agenda for June 20 meeting of the Washington Township supervisors—the expected closing of Kralltown Elementary School—was the main topic of interest among the fewer-than-usual residents who attended. Dover School Board was expected to, and eventually did, vote later then same evening to close the school. _---Many residents who regularly attend the Washington Township meeting were at the Dover meeting instead.
The township’s monthly municipal meeting had none of the drama swirling around the fate of the elementary school, which sits just across the road from the township office. Now that the long-expected school closing vote is official, the township might yet be faced with a choice of its own—whether to try to secede from the Dover schools and join up with either Northern York or Bermudian Springs, the two adjoining school districts. But that’s a topic for another session.
_---During this meeting, supervisors approved a plan that will allow York County Control to automatically dispatch the county’s advanced technical rescue team for certain emergencies, such as a trench collapse, swift-water rescues and confined-space rescues, all situations where in response speed is critical. Previously, a chief on the scene made the decision to dispatch the rescue team, which added minutes to their response. Chiefs will still have the option to cancel the unit once they are on the scene.
_---A resident questioned a 34-minute ambulance response time to a recent accident in the township. The arrival of emergency services was apparently hampered by three things. The first two are the number of roads named Creek Road in the area and the person reporting the accident apparently giving dispatchers the wrong township when asked to locate which Creek Road was involved. As a result the wrong ambulance company was dispatched and that company was then also forced to deal with the detour around Davidsburg Road, adding more time to the response.

See the June 30, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.––-=_–-

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Also in the June 30, 2011 edition

____ Community events
____ Obituaries
____ Births
____ 20 years ago

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RELAY FOR LIFE: Groovin’ for a Cure
Dillsburg teams raise over $91,000
By Jeffrey B. Roth

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Groovin’ for a Cure. Relay for Life teams walk around the track at Bostic Field on Saturday morning.

_------More than 940 racers participated overall in the 17th Annual Relay for Life, in York County, held Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18.
_------Over $91,000 was raised by the Dillsburg’s Groovin’ for a Cure, according to the American Cancer Society, York Chapter. Twenty-eight teams, composed of 152 individuals participated in the event.
_------Kathleen Cooper of the York chapter of the American Cancer Society, who coordinates the event, said this year's event raised $235,000, about $30,000 more than last year. In addition to the relay, other ceremonies were held to honor those touched by cancer.
_------The relay started with the Survivors Lap. Survivors are invited to circle the track together to celebrate their victories over cancer.
_------A Lumiunaria Ceremony was held after dark. People were asked to donate $10 to purchase a sand-filled bag containing a candle and the name of a person touched by cancer. The participants then walk a lap in silence to honor those who lost their fight with the disease and their loved ones.
_------The Fight Back Ceremony was a new program. Participants were asked to make a personal commitment to remain cancer free by adopting a healthier life style, by not smoking, maintaining a regimen of exercise and establishing healthy diets, she said.
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People walk a lap around the Northern High School track in silence after lighting luminaries Friday night.

_-------At Bostic Field, on the campus of the Northern York County School District, the 7th Annual Dillsburg Relay for Life was held, said Marge Prosser, who was a member of the committee that started the Dillsburg Relay for Life event. She also began the Dillsburg Women's Club relay team and was responsible for starting the St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Rossville. In total, Prosser's two teams have raised about $12,000 for the event.
_------“I've been relaying for about 12 years, for Team Donna, a friend of mine who had ovarian cancer,” Prosser said. “She lived for about two years. It became even more meaningful when my daughter was diagnosed with cancer about 10 years ago. You just never know whom it might strike next.”
_------Elmcroft, a personal care, senior living residence, in Dillsburg, sponsored a number of events to benefit Relay for Life, said Julie Martin, resident director. Prior to the event, a car show and chicken barbecue was held. Residents also made tie-die t-shirts for the event.

A car show and chicken barbecue was held at Emcroft two weeks before the Relay for Life; 250 chicken dinners were sold.

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Craig Agan sits in a customized E-Z-Go golf cart the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing is raffling off. The drawing will be Oct. 1 at the Williams Grove National Open.

_---=The 27th annual Latimore Valley Fair was bigger and better, with more vendors and more midway activities than in recent years. And on the other end of the fairgrounds, just past the camping area that sits on the banks of the Latimore Creek, their sister event, the Latimore Valley Gas and Steam Engine Display, also did well.
_---=Barbara Paxton, chairperson of the event committee said, this year was busy.
_---=“We didn’t have a lull on Saturday afternoon like we usually do,” she said adding that the weather helped a lot.
_---=“None of my volunteers were in danger of heat stroke or drowning this year like they are some years,” she said, laughing.
_---=She also noticed a large number of first timers, which she attributed to some extra advertising this year.
_---=All the favorites that make the events a success each year were back, including two tractor parades, an antique tractor pull, flea market and craft show, steam engine show, car show, bands both nights and lots of great food.
_---=The old-fashion country fair has lots of kid friendly activities, including a petting zoo, pony rides, Crackers the Clown, a variety of games and time to play in the creek. No day at the Latimore Fair would be complete without a ride in the rocket, a 10 seat, silver-colored, rocket-shaped, tractor-pulled wagon that makes it’s way around the fairgrounds all day long.
_---=Live music filled both nights and afternoons, and Saturday night was cruise night, as the infield flooded with classic cars and street rods. Food was provided by various service groups and included the typical assortment of burgers, fries and funnel cakes and the not-so-typical taco salads and strawberry sundaes.

_ -=Racing cars were on hand for spectators to see. Saturday night was cruise night as the infield flooded with classic cars and street rods.

Also in the June 30, 2011 edition_
____ Northern Girls Basketball _
____ Northern School News
____ Purple Haze
____ The Homeschool View
____ Classifieds

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