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Fifteen-year-old Dana Zbozien, a former pop singer, decided to take on country. During the week, she is like any other teen-age girl. Between classes at York Country Day School, soccer practice and other school projects as well as homework, Stewartstown resident Dana Zbozien is busy with the activities of most tenth-graders. But during the weekend and most of the summer, this 15-year-old lives her dream--to perform in front of live audiences.
The Stewartstown Borough Sewer and Water Authority expects the pipeline construction along Route 851 bringing water from York Water Company to be complete near the end of August - beginning of September timeframe. The Authority had requested Kinsley Construction to add a second crew at its July meeting. This speeded construction up considerably. As the two crews got closer to each other, PADOT expressed safety concerns with the weaving of traffic around two crews, so work resumed with one crew. In addition, the Authority’s request for approval from PADOT to cross a box culvert was denied. Both of these added a few days to the construction schedule, but helps to assure safety and that adequate cover is provided over the pipeline.
Its title page states, “Published in honor of (Stewartstown’s) sesquicentennial, 1851-2001,” and the Stewartstown Historical Society’s new pictorial history, Stewartstown, Then and Now, is a worthy tribute to that event. It contains 197 photographs of people, places, and things that were important in the borough’s growth over the years.
The Stewartstown Historical Society’s June 27 meeting was really a grand slam homer because everything came off so superbly. The ladies in the audience were resplendent in their 1851 period finery. Most of the gentlemen were Brothers of the Brush sporting their requisite facial hair. Add to that the lemonade and cookies lending just the right touch to an evening devoted to history.
Voluntary no more. Effective immediately, Stewartstown residents must comply with a mandatory water restriction. Basically this means that outdoor water use is prohibited. The ban on outdoor water usage was announced by Stewartstown Mayor Richard Hall on Monday, June 4 and is in effect for 30 days. Of course this may be extended if the situation doesn’t improve. The mandatory restriction follows close on the heels of a voluntary restriction that was put in place in mid-May.
Original. Innovative. Inspiring. All words that have been used to describe the new coloring book that portrays the events that shaped the history of Stewartstown and its environs. The book, Welcome to My Town, was recently published by the Stewartstown Historical Society. It was the brainchild of society president, Mary Sue Shaw, and the creation of member-artists Jane Thomas and Jenni Sipe. The first page holds a representation of Anthony Stewart, the town’s first postmaster, ready to be colored. Subsequent pages unfold in a first person narrative as the history of Stewartstown is recalled.
The following account was contributed by the Stewartstown Historical Society and is reprinted from Stewartstown Walking Tour, second edition, copyright 1993. Stewartstown, the seventh oldest borough in York County, has a long history. In 1774 James Savage was granted 100 acres of land in Hopewell Township by John Penn, son of William Penn. That grant was land upon which Stewartstown now stands.
Stewartstown Police offer several suggestions to help you have a safe holiday season. If you are traveling, ask a trusted neighbor or your local police department to keep an eye on your home. If you have timers for your lights, use them. Also, stop mail/newspaper delivery or have your neighbor collect it each day.
It’s hard to believe, but November marks one year since Stewartstown.com began its electronic life. We’ve changed during that time, but the goal of helping to bring our community together is still our driving mission.
Hopewell Township has its new website up and running, and if you’re a resident of the township, I think you’ll like it. While Township Supervisor Joe Brock describes the site as a continual work in progress, there is already a lot of good information there.
They would be known as the Homeless of Bailey’s Woods in today’s politically correct setting, but a generation ago everyone in the Stewartstown area knew of them as “bums,” - the Bums of Bailey’s Woods. Stewartstown Lion Don Yost is preparing a book about the phenomena and wove excerpts from it into an entertaining story for his fellow Lions at their October dinner meeting.
So what are all of those charges on your phone bill for? Here’s what I’ve found out so far. Interstate/Intrastate Access Charge
According to GTE, the FCC has mandated an access charge (known as the Federal Subscriber Line Charge) to partially reimburse telephone service providers for the cost of routing long distance calls made by local customers. This charge is applied to all customers who have telephone lines in their home or business, whether they make long distance calls or not.
If you’re thinking about buying a new computer for your home, now may be the time to do it. From August 6 - 13, 2000, you can buy a personal computer tax-free at Pennsylvania retail stores, by mail order, or via the Internet, if it is for non-business use. This tax exemption period is part of the Tax Reform package recently passed in Pennsylvania.
Lee Street has long been used as a shortcut to bypass downtown Stewartstown, but the recent detour around road work on Route 851 between Lee Street and the railroad tracks makes the former traffic seem inconsequential. The official detour takes drivers a long way around, so many (perhaps most) local residents opt to use Lee Street.
Are you a music lover? If so you’re bound to find something you like at the Music Festival and Community Days event at the fairgrounds on August 5 & 6, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. |
