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Jason There will be a new local podcast called the Southern York County Podcast. Though no pragrams have been scheduled yet, programs will explore issues pertaining to southern and southeastern York county, PA.
A cow might seem to be the obvious spokesperson for the dairy industry. Unfortunately, cows can’t talk. That’s why York County names a Dairy Princess to help promote the industry and its products.
Bigger is better. Preliminary results from a pilot program in New Freedom have found that giving residents larger recycling bins significantly increases the amount of material that is recycled. Borough residents have increased the amount recycled by 72 percent in the eight months since 22-gallon bins were distributed to replace 14-gallon bins. Residents also received educational materials as a reminder as to what can and cannot be recycled.
She always loved filmmaking, but Jessica Brillhart was 15 or 16, back at Dallastown Area Senior High School, when she realized it could be a career.
Zach Galante quickly raised his hand and said his name several times. Though several other students were doing the same, Zach wanted to be the one to give the answer. His teacher had asked, “What is an epistle?” When the teacher nodded her head in his direction, he blurted out his answer. “Zach 1—letter.” And Zach 1—there are two Zacharys in the class—was right.
In more than half of York County school districts, families owning a home and earning as little as $40,000 per year would lose money under changes being considered because of tax reform legislation.
At age 12, Andrea Foore will be showing cattle in her second Pennsylvania Farm Show this year. But though she’s no longer a rookie, she admits she’s likely to experience some pre-show butterflies.
Goal: More jobs at business park Hopewell Township officials last week urged the South Eastern school board to sign on for three more years of industrial tax forgiveness, saying it’s critical to the area’s ability to attract jobs.
East Hopewell Twp. stallion an international champion An 8-year-old working horse from York County who until this year knew only a life of labor showed that fairy tale dreams can come true.
Cyclists welcome: 82-mile round trip to raise funds
Demi Fair has a doctorate in flute and taught music at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa. But it’s her role as director of the Southern York County Library she calls her “dream job.” Next weekend, she’ll combine her passion for libraries, a New Year’s resolution to get physically fit in 2006 and a strong community spirit in the first Ride for Reading fund-raiser.
Six chaplains join Southern Regional Six ministers recently joined the Southern Regional Police Department as part of the department’s newly formed police chaplains’ corps.
Age not an obstacle for York team in Keystone Games Al Chesnavage seems to have a thing for the No. 7. Between coaching and playing soccer, he’s on the field seven days a week. Besides being the head coach of the Kennard-Dale girls’ team (and assisting with the boys’ team), Chesnavage coaches two other club teams and plays on one of his own.
Freight hasn’t been hauled on York County’s section of the Northern Central rail line in more than a decade. But prices at the pump are sparking some creative thinking about how to move things from here to there.
Google is testing a new email service that provides hosted email accounts using their popular GMail. SYC Life is pleased to announce that we have been selected to help beta test this service.
Susquehannock’s Phillips has two state titles under his belt Susquehannock’s Zach Phillips is both competitive and candid. Asked why he selected swimming for his main sport, Phillips said: “Swimming is the only thing I’m good at.” |
