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How to watch Trinity Thomas, Florida Gators compete for shot at national titles
She has received perfect scores on every piece of apparatus during her college gymnastics career, completing the coveted "Gym Slam" this season.
Twice she was named SEC Gymnast of the Year. Her winning all-around total at this season conference championship was the second-highest in SEC history.
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She won 25 event titles in 2022 to lead her University of Florida team.
But there is one thing West York Area graduate Trinity Thomas hasn't done ... won an NCAA title. The quest to end that drought begins Thursday night, when No. 2 Florida takes on No. 15 Denver, No. 17 Ohio State and the winner of No. 28 Iowa State/No. 36 Western Michigan in their first action of the Auburn Regional.
The competition begins at 8 p.m. ET. It follows an afternoon session between No. 7 Auburn, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 23 Georgia and No. 27 Southern Utah. The top two teams from Thursday's two rounds will compete at 6 p.m. Saturday to determine the two teams that will go to nationals in two weeks.
Other regionals and teams involved are:
- Norman Regional: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 8 Minnesota, No. 9 California, No. 16 Arizona State, No. 18 Arkansas, No. 24 Boise State, No. 25 Utah State, No. 31 West Virginia and No. 32 Arizona.
- Raleigh Regional: No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 LSU, No. 11 Missouri, No. 14 UCLA, No. 20 Maryland, No. 22 Iowa, No. 30 N.C. State, No. 33 Towson and No. 35 North Carolina.
- Seattle Regional: No. 4 Utah, No. 5 Alabama, No. 12 Michigan State, No. 13 Oregon State, No. 19 Illinois, No 21 BYU, No. 25 Washington, No. 29 Stanford and No. 34 San Jose State.
All of the regional action can be watched on ESPN+.
College Gym News predicts Florida and Auburn will advance to the national semifinals, which will be contested against the top two teams from the Raleigh Regionals at 6 p.m. April 14. The other semifinal will be held at 1 p.m. ET.
The final is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET on April 16 and will be shown live on ABC.
What are Thomas' chances of bringing a title home? College Gym News thinks it's pretty good, as the outlet is predicting Florida will win the national team championship.
But with a pair of Olympians in the mix for individual titles, CGN is picking others over Thomas in the four elements and all-around title. They think those will go to Olympian Jade Carey of Oregon State (all-around), Haleigh Bryant of LSU (vault), Olympian Suni Lee of Auburn (bars), Maile O'Keefe of Utah (beam) and Nya Reed of Florida (floor).
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Trinity Thomas leads Florida into regional gymnastics final with a pair of perfect scores
Trinity Thomas was thisclose to being perfect Thursday night.
She didn't have just one perfect score in the NCAA Auburn Regional gymnastic competition. She had two − one in floor exercise and one on the bars. They were the 15th and 16th 10s of her career.
A small bobble on the landing of her vault earned the University of Florida senior a 9.90 in between her 10s. She closed things out by being as close to perfect on the beam as you could get with a 9.975.
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Her perfect bar routine gave the West York Area High School graduate a "Gym Slam" for the season. She earned a slam (a 10.0 on each apparatus) for her career earlier in the season when she nailed a perfect vault.
Thomas said after the competition that she wasn't surprised by the 10 on the floor. But the bars?
"I didn't think it was my best routine," she said in a TV interview. "But I'm super excited about it, and my team is excited."
Thomas said she goes through a mental routine before she competes on each piece of equipment, giving herself positive affirmation.
Thursday night that paid off with a total score of 39.875 to lead the all-around competition.
The Gators, ranked second in the country, battled Denver University, Ohio State and Iowa State for the right to compete in the regional final on Saturday. The top two teams, Florida (198.1250 points) and Denver University (197.0750), advance to face Kentucky and Auburn in the final. It begins at 6 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN+.
Denver and Ohio State were tied going into their last rotation, but 15th-seeded Denver scored better on the floor than Ohio State did in vault to advance.
Kentucky led after every rotation in the afternoon competition to finish with 197.750 points, upsetting higher-seeded host Auburn. Olympian Suni Lee shook off a leg injury to score a 9.95 on the floor to help Auburn secure their spot.
Auburn finished with 197.500 points, followed by Southern Utah (196.325) and Georgia (195.725), who saw their seasons end.
Regionals are being held in four spots around the country. The top two teams from each regional final will advance to the NCAA Championships in two weeks.
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Remembering those impacted by COVID, 1,488 luminaries, one for each life lost
About 1,488 luminaries wound around the concourse of PeoplesBank Park Thursday, each marking a life lost to the coronavirus in York County since the beginning of the pandemic. The entryway of lights was part of A Time of Remembrance & Light: A COVID-19 Memorial Event hosted by Healthy York Coalition.
The sea of illuminated white bags quivered in the high winds before the event as an approaching cold front and severe thunderstorm alert sent the program inside. Over a half ton of sand was needed to hold the bags in place in the stiff wind even under the partial roof of the stadium, Natalie Williams, executive director of the coalition said.
A combination of words by two local pastors and music by members of the York Youth Symphony Orchestra walked the audience through a moment marking two years of the pandemic.
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Opening the program, Jenny Englerth, of Family First Health and a coalition chairperson said, “The losses of the past two years are real and felt among us now, but regardless of the magnitude of grief, I believe in gratitude to help close the gap between pain and peace. I appreciate my opportunity to publicly share my gratitude this evening for this community's incredible health care workforce.”
Pastor T. Vanessa Hopkins, of Fairview Full Gospel Baptist Church, remembered her cousin Lenward A. McMillan, who died from COVID in January 2021. “He was a son, he was a big brother, he was a father and many in the community just called him coach,” she said before offering hope with scripture.
Through an interpreter, Pastor Alex Alvarado, of House of Reconciliation, offered a bilingual message of spiritual hope to those gathered. Alvarado lost a member of his congregation to COVID in December, “I considered him a friend, my spiritual son,” he said, adding, “we know what grief is and that is why we are here tonight.”
The program concluded with members of the York Youth Symphony Orchestra playing three pieces from Bach, Bruch and the theme from "Schindler’s List."
“And I know in these moments, I know it’s hard to want to be there for somebody else, but it’s good to know that even in the midst of sadness we still have community around us who is praying for us and who is there for us,” Hopkins said.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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Timeline of events that led to the fatal police shooting in Lebanon
Here's a timeline of events leading up to the Lebanon shooting in which one officer was killed and two officers were seriously injured:
Travis Shaud, the alleged shooter, was killed during the incident. He has been arrested several times in the past. His last known address was 1624 Rita Lane, Lebanon.
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2018: Police responded to a domestic-violence call in which they found Shaud's girlfriend on the roof of her residence, according to police records. The woman had injuries on her arm, was "distraught" and told police that Shaud had assaulted her, according to records.
2019: A criminal complaint was filed against Shaud for domestic-violence-related simple assault.
2020: Shaud was placed on probation for 23 months in January for domestic-violence-related simple assault, and in June 2020 he was sentenced to serve 9 days to 23 month in jail for simple assault.
July 2021: Shaud was served with a protection from abuse order filed by his girlfriend. That order listed both the woman and a minor child as the plaintiffs.
Day of the shooting
March 31, 2022, 3:35 p.m.: Lebanon police officers were called to 1108 Forest Street in Lebanon City for a domestic disturbance and burglary, according to Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello. The Forest Street address belonged to a family member of Shaud.
March 31, 2022, 4:24 p.m.: Officers exchanged gunfire with Shaud, and Lt. William Lebo was killed. Lebo was a 40-year veteran of the department and was one month away from retirement. Two other officers were also seriously injured by gunfire: Officer Ryan Adams, 32, who has has seven years of service and is in stable condition, and Officer Derek Underkoffler, 32, who also has seven years of service.
April 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.: At a brief news conference, officials gave more details and provided the names of those involved in the incident. District Attorney Piers Hess Graf said Shaud had a long history of mental health issues. The Lebanon County District Attorney's Office is continuing to investigate the incident and asked anyone with information to share it with law enforcement officials.
Kaity Assaf is a regional news reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA Today Network. Contact her at kassaf1@ydr.com, on Twitter @kaitythekite or by phone, 717-472-0960. Please support local journalism with a digital subscription.
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Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, not guilty of murder, in fatal shooting in York
Dasean Morris, 20, of York, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Friday but not guilty of first- and third-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Kyle Hagenbuch on July 31, 2020.
A man was found guilty on Friday of involuntary manslaughter but not guilty of first- and third-degree murder for fatally shooting a prospective member of a motorcycle club visiting York.
Dasean Morris, 20, of York, shot and killed Kyle Hagenbuch, who was looking to join the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club, outside its clubhouse on East Clarke Avenue near North Albemarle Street before 7:30 p.m. on July 31, 2020. The trial — including deliberations — spanned 10 days in the York County Court of Common Pleas.
Hagenbuch, 26, of Leighton, Carbon County, later died at York Hospital.
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Prosecutors argued that Morris was driving a 2006 Acura TL, sped past members of the motorcycle club, stopped and fired one shot into the crowd. One of the motorcyclists then returned fire.
Surveillance cameras captured the shooting.
York City police later found the car, connected the vehicle back to Morris and learned that he had cut off his dreadlocks. Law enforcement discovered the hair hidden in a drop ceiling, and one sample contained particles consistent with gunshot residue.
Morris testified that he was not in the car that night and cut his hair because he feared for his life.
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According to his obituary, Hagenbuch graduated from Lehighton Area High School and worked several different jobs. He enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson and played semi-professional football on the Carbon County Savages.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Lewis Reagan and Senior Deputy Prosecutor Greg Seiders prosecuted the case. Sandra Thompson represented Morris.
President Judge Maria Musti Cook scheduled sentencing for June 6. Morris is being held without bail in York County Prison.
Also of interest:Man found guilty of murdering Dover Area High School student Emily Shoemaker
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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Trinity Thomas leads Florida to NCAA gymnastics championships with 2 more perfect scores
Like she did in the University of Florida's first round of regional competition, Trinity Thomas started Saturday's final on the floor exercise.
With a 10.
She followed that with a 10 on the vault.
Next was a 9.95 on the uneven bars and she wrapped things up with a 9.95 on the balance beam.
That gave Thomas an all-around score of 39.90. It matches her career high and put her atop the all-around competition at the Auburn Regional.
How Gators got here:Trinity Thomas leads Florida into regional gymnastics final with a pair of perfect scores
"It blows my mind, but at the same time, those are the routines she does every day in the gym," Florida coach Jenny Rowland said of Thomas' performance. "She has so much poise and confidence. I am so happy to see her owning her gymnastics."
It was the 17th and 18th perfect scores of the West York Area High School graduate's college career, best in Florida history. The first tied her with Leah Brown of Georgia at No. 8 on the NCAA list and she took over the position by herself with the second.
Jenny Hansen of Kentucky and Jamie Dantzscher of UCLA are atop the list with 28.
Thomas said after the competition that she was really excited to start off with two perfect scores, but knew she had to let them go and handle the other rotations.
She was clearly excited about continuing the quest for a national title.
"This team is capable of amazing things," Thomas said. "This score is incredible, but I know we can do better."
With no gymnast scoring lower than 9.90 in their routine, Florida jumped out to the lead after the first rotation. The Gators, the top-ranked team in the Auburn Regional final, scored 49.650 to lead Kentucky (49.375), Denver University (49.325) and Auburn (49.20).
Thomas wasn't the only Gator to find perfection on the vault. Freshman Leanne Wong is halfway to a Gym Slam after nailing a 10 two spots ahead of Thomas. She scored a 10 on uneven bars earlier in the season.
Thomas not only has a Gym Slam on her resume, she also has a Season Slam after scoring a 10 on bars on Thursday.
Florida increased its lead with each rotation, until the Gators finished with 198.775 points, one point more than Auburn. Both teams qualify for the NCAA Championships in two weeks.
Auburn moved into second place after the second rotation, thanks in part to a 10 on the balance beam from Tokyo Olympics all-around gold medalist Suni Lee. It was Lee's third perfect score on the balance beam this season, and fifth overall.
Florida's final score is the highest in school history, and the third highest in NCAA history.
The top two teams from each of four regionals, and qualified individuals whose teams didn't advance, will compete in the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 14-16.
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Dover Area High School teen dies from injuries in weekend crash
A 16-year-old girl died Saturday from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash hours earlier in Dover Township, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Autumn Short of Dover Township died Saturday evening at WellSpan York Hospital, the coroner said.
An autopsy is planned for Tuesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
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Short was riding in the front passenger seat of the vehicle when it crashed, the coroner said. The wreck happened around 3:18 p.m. in the area of the 1500 block of East Canal and Fox Run roads.
She was taken to York Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries despite life-saving measures, the coroner said.
She was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the coroner said.
Northern York County Regional Police say Short was riding in an Acura Integra that was traveling south on Fox Run Road when it failed to stop at the posted stop sign. It entered the intersection and collided with a Ford F-350 pickup that was heading east on East Canal Road.
The driver of the Acura, an 18-year-old Dover Township man, suffered a head injury and was taken to York Hospital, police said.
The driver of the pickup, a 52-year-old Dover Township resident, was not injured, police said.
Dover Area School District issued a statement over the weekend.
"It is with great sadness that we must inform you that we have lost a member of our school family," the district said in a statement. "An 11th-grade student at the High School passed away yesterday in a tragic car accident."
The district's crisis team is working to help students and staff manage their feelings of shock and loss, and counselors will be available in the district this week, the statement says.
"As a school community, we are deeply saddened by this loss," the statement says. "One of our pillars as a district is our strength as a community. Together, as a school community, we will continue to support each other through this difficult time."
The crash remains under investigation and anyone with information may contact police at (717) 467-TELL (8355) or tips@nycrpd.org.
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York County jury delivers split verdict in case of woman shot, run over and left for dead
Roberto Rodriguez III, 21, of York, was found not guilty on Monday of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder in the attack on Meredith Keltner on June 12, 2020, but guilty of aggravated assault.
Roberto Rodriguez III, 21, of York, was found not guilty of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder, criminal conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and aggravated assault after a six-day trial in the York County Court of Common Pleas in connection to the shooting of Meredith Keltner, which happened on Smyser Road near Indian Rock Dam Road in North Codorus Township on June 12, 2020.
But Rodriguez was found guilty of aggravated assault for running over her — he testified that he had no choice — with his car. She survived.
"Factually, it was complicated. It was emotionally-draining. The stakes were very high," said Chief Deputy Public Defender Matthew Sembach, one of Rodriguez's attorneys. "All three people inside that vehicle — their lives were changed drastically."
Sembach said he feels terrible for Keltner.
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On June 11, 2020, Keltner testified, she was homeless, traveling and keeping her belongings in a room at a building on East Princess Street near South Pine Street in York. She said she was addicted to crack at the time.
Keltner, 29, said she was on the balcony drinking a small bottle of wine, listening to music and dancing by herself when she twice heard a voice from below. She later came down and spoke with a man, who offered to get a hotel room.
They later went to a Motel 6 off U.S. Route 30 in Manchester Township, drank, used drugs and had sex. She said the man told her that his name was “Rodriguez.”
The next morning, Rodriguez drove her back to the building and picked up a man she knew as “Esteban”: Francisco Torres Rivera. She said she had loaned him $70 or $75 but needed that money back to get to Sayre, Pennsylvania, a borough of about 5,500 in Bradford County.
Next, Rodriguez drove out to a country road and ordered her out of the car. She said she last remembers seeing him holding a gun.
“Rodriguez is the man who shot me with the gun,” Keltner testified. “He had the gun.”
Keltner was shot five times and run over. She suffered other injuries that included more than 12 broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and a brain bleed.
While in the ambulance on the way to York Hospital, Keltner told Northern York County Regional Police Cpl. Erika Eiker that two men committed the attack over money.
Eiker testified that she later re-listened to the audio from her body-worn camera and heard Keltner appear to state, "Rodriguez."
On the witness stand, though, Keltner could not identify Rodriguez in the courtroom. She also disputed the accuracy of the transcript of her testimony at the preliminary hearing.
Read:Woman shot, run over and left for dead in York County testifies at trial that 'he had the gun'
The Northern York County Regional Police Department recovered car parts at the crime scene and tied them back to Rodriguez’s blue 2004 Mazda 3 hatchback. Law enforcement also found his DNA on items left on the road, such as a BIC lighter.
Police obtained records from the motel that showed that Rodriguez had paid for the room.
First, Rodriguez reported to investigators that he loaned his car to a man named “Saca” or “Saxa.” Then, he told Northern York County Regional Police Detectives Mark Baker and Joseph Jones that he lent his car to a man named “Flaco” in exchange for one ounce of marijuana.
During the trial, Rodriguez testified that Rivera directed him to drive to Smyser Road near Indian Rock Dam Road and make a U-turn.
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Rivera, he said, pulled Keltner out of the car while holding a gun, ordered her to drop her belongings and show her hands, and then shot her five times.
Rodriguez testified that Rivera — a pimp and drug dealer who sells crack and heroin and had ties to a violent Puerto Rican gang — then jumped in the front-passenger seat, held a gun in his direction and told him to drive.
He said River later threatened to kill him and his family if he told anyone what happened.
“I’m not trying to die,” said Rodriguez, who testified that he unintentionally ran over Keltner. “He knows where I live.”
His former cellmate at York County Prison testified that he overheard Rivera threaten, “Imma do you the same way that I tried to do to that [expletive].” A woman who used to live with Rivera stated that he bragged about shooting at least two people.
Rivera, 30, of New Castle, Lawrence County, is also charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder and related offenses. He's being held on $2 million bail in York County Prison.
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In her closing argument, Senior Assistant Public Defender Catherine Law, one of Rodriguez’s attorneys, asked the jury to hold “the real monster accountable for his actions.”
Law later pointed to a picture of Rivera, which she had placed on an easel facing the jury.
“Ladies and gentlemen, fear is a powerful thing. It can motivate people to lie. It can make you act before you have the chance to think. And it can make what should be a simple case like this far more complicated,” Law said. “But we cannot let fear win in this courtroom. Because what matters in this courtroom is truth. “
Law said her client was acting under duress and that he feared for his life as well as for the safety of his family members.
Rivera, she argued, had the motive, means and opportunity to commit the crime.
Law contended that Rivera was angry that Keltner had sex with Rodriguez for no payment. That's also why Keltner was afraid to identify Rivera as her attacker, Law argued.
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Meanwhile, Chief Deputy Prosecutor Melanie Wiesman showed a picture to the jury of what Keltner looked like before she was shot, run over and left for dead.
“She’s a different woman. She’s frail. She’s soft-spoken. She has absolutely no self-confidence, no self-worth,” Wiesman said in her closing argument. “Ladies and gentlemen: they killed Meredith. She just didn’t die.”
Next, Wiesman stood inches away from Rodriguez, pointed directly at him and declared that he was the man who shot and ran over Keltner.
Keltner has been consistent from the beginning about the identity of her assailant, Wiesman said. Meanwhile, Rodriguez repeatedly lied and changed his story three times, she said.
Wiesman stated that the allegations that Keltner sold sex for money or drugs are false. Rivera and Rodriguez, she said, were friends.
As for Rivera, she said, “his day will come.”
“Go back there and find the defendant guilty of each and every count,” Wiesman said. “Let Meredith know that you hear her, you believe her and that you are fighting for her.”
Wiesman tried the case with Deputy Prosecutor Jenna Strausbaugh.
Common Pleas Judge Amber Anstine Kraft cleared the courtroom and scheduled sentencing for May 31, according to court records. Rodriguez is being held on $200,000 bail in York County Prison.
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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Select GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week for March 25 to April 2
It's time to select the first GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week for the spring season.
Each week readers select the GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week in an online poll at ydr.com/gametimepa and eveningsun.com/gametimepa.
The poll will run from 5 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
If you'd like to nominate a local athlete for future polls, email Matt Allibone at mallibone@ydr.com or Shelly Stallsmith at mstallsmith@ydr.com. To vote for this week's Athlete of the Week, see the polls below.
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Shelly Stallsmith is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. She can be reached at mstallsmith@ydr.com or on Twitter @ShelStallsmith.
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USDA: Employee kicked lamb in nose at Dillsburg Halal Meat, leading to suspension
The United States Department of Agriculture temporarily suspended a Halal slaughterhouse in Warrington Township from operating after an employee allegedly kicked a lamb in the nose during slaughtering.
On March 17, 2022, an inspector from the Food Safety and Inspection Service observed two employees at Dillsburg Halal Meat slaughter a lamb by performing a ritual cut. Following the ritual cut, the lamb was still paddling and breathing, at which point the employee who did not perform the cut proceeded to kick the lamb very hard in the nose, according to a notice of suspension.
The lamb flinched in reaction to the impact, and the inspector informed the employee that this behavior was unacceptable.
The preparation of halal meat requires that Islamic practices are followed to ensure the slaughtered meat is certified halal. One method of the process is by performing a ritual cut by hand under the animal’s jaw and reciting bismillah − “in the name of God.” According to Mukaram Syed, head of the board of directors at the Islamic Community Center of Lancaster, “by cutting the animal at the jugular vein, it allows for blood to flow out and drain, because in our faith, blood consumption is not permissible, or haram.”
The Federal Meat Inspection Act requires inspectors to be present in butcheries “for the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock.”
Dillsburg Halal Meat owner Saber Sassi said the butchery supplies meat to wholesalers and has been in operation since October 2021 − though Sassi has been in the butchery business for several years.
"I talked with him (the employee) after, and he said he was checking to make sure the lamb died. But he was not supposed to do that," Sassi said.
Sassi said this was the first time such an incident occurred at his butchery, and members from the USDA are present every day. "They are with us every step of the way, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - they open with you, they close with you," Sassi said.
Following the employee’s handling of the lamb, the USDA halted all slaughter operations by Dillsburg Halal Meat.
This is the second incident involving animal handling at a Central Pennsylvania butchery during the month of March this year. In early March, the USDA temporarily suspended Stoney Point Butchery Inc. in Littlestown from operating after an employee allegedly punched a boar hog multiple times during handling.
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According to the notice, the Dillsburg Halal Meat employee was suspended for a period of 10 days, from March 17 through March 27, and upon return, the employee will be on a probation for three months. When the employee eventually returns to slaughter, they will be monitored by Sassi "100% of the time on the slaughter floor."
The Dillsburg Halal Meat staff was also re-trained following the incident, which occurred March 18, 2022.
Lena Tzivekis is a reporter for the Hanover Evening Sun/York Daily Record. Email Lena at etzivekis@gannett.com or message her on Twitter at @tzivekis.
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Artist makes personal connections to chip away at ‘invisible wall’ between York and Hanover
Andrew Smith lives in Midway, a sliver of Adams County’s Conewago Township between Hanover and McSherrystown.
That village is also somewhere in the middle of the three largest York/Adams communities: York, Hanover and Gettysburg.
So when Smith leaves his driveway in Midway in any given day, the retired middle school teacher might head to any of these communities to do volunteer work for nonprofits.
It’s not usual for someone to volunteer in all three communities as Smith is doing, particularly between the communities of York and Hanover that have never really meshed.
The historic lack of cohesion between York and Hanover increasingly comes at a cost to both towns and the county of York in which they both reside. Our communities as marketplaces are too small and our volunteer talent is too short to continue to live in silos.
Smith, a Hanover-area native, is modeling how the York and Hanover regions can connect. Actually, three towns, when you add in Gettysburg, all originally part of York County.
Smith volunteers mostly in the art arena, and he’s intentional about engaging with others.
It starts with personal connections, he says.
York, Hanover differences
Why the gap between York city and Hanover borough?
It might have started at the beginning.
In 1727, Lord Baltimore of Maryland granted John Digges 10,000 acres in future Hanover and surrounding townships.
The Hanover area, thus, grew from Maryland roots, and land settlement elsewhere in York County came from settlers with licenses from the Penns, proprietors of Pennsylvania. Differences between Pennsylvania and Maryland were so great that the Mason-Dixon Line was created to settle things down.
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York and Hanover differences also might come from Hanover’s real or perceived isolation. A better road — today’s Lincoln Highway or Route 30 — connected the county seats of York and Gettysburg after Adams County separated from York in 1800.
As many have noted for years, if you were trying to get from York to Hanover, or vice versa, you can’t get from here to there. Indeed, it’s still difficult.
The isolation of Hanover and York – and vice versa - is not new. In fact, in the 1830s, some in the Hanover area sought to secede from York County.
“Hanover, the county seat of Jackson County, Pennsylvania. What?” June Lloyd wrote in 2021.
Petitions for a county named after then-President Andrew Jackson were filed in Pennsylvania’s Legislature.
“The proposal was considered seriously enough several times to go to a legislative committee,” Lloyd wrote.
We’re about 200 years away from those schismatic days, and we still don’t seem to understand that no community is an island.
Strengthening links
Some initiatives are underway to bring the communities closer together.
The completion of a rail trail connecting the towns would prompt people to discover the regions in a new way. An aim of a growing York County Trail Towns initiative is to accomplish just that.
Web and social media connections represent a second medium to cover the 18 miles between the towns.
So, for example, the Hanover YWCA’s impressive lineup of streamed presentations can be viewed in York — and the world — in a way that was not happening 15 years ago. And Hanover residents can now take in the York County History Center presentations that are regularly streamed.
Making contacts
In both the rail trail plans and working in the digital space, Andy Smith is informed and engaged.
We can learn a lot about watching the way Smith works and thinks, particularly his emphasis on personal contacts, a theme in his responses to these questions:
Q. You live in the Hanover area, but your community engagement extends to York and Gettysburg. Would you give a sense of your activities in all three communities?
A. As I approached retirement from a career in music education, my interest in the visual arts increased, so much of my community interaction centers on the arts. I'm a planner, so I gradually inserted myself into the York and Gettysburg communities even before retirement.
I've had works at Creative York, Parliament, Hive, Dark Parlour, etc., and with some artist friends started a new group of creatives called the Collective Rogue Arts. In addition, I've been a member of the wonderful Adams County Arts Council in Gettysburg and had both photography and clay monoprint solo exhibits there, as well as an art studio space. More recently, I've been working as a "Navigator," helping connect artists with arts grants via the Cultural Alliance of York County.
Right in the center geographically, I was a previous president of the Hanover Area Arts Guild, where I still serve on the board, and I served on the Conewago Township Zoning Board for roughly a decade. In addition, several community groups and projects have utilized my photography, and I'm interested in how the greater Hanover community functions, so I also have a curated community Facebook page, "On the Line: Adams-Hanover."
Q. Why do you feel it is important to invest your volunteer time in Hanover as well as other communities in the region? And do you sense a separation between Hanover and York, the largest two towns in the same county? If so, why is that?
A. During a faculty meeting at my school, staff took one of the numerous personality tests available, and I was found to be in a particular group whose characteristic was a belief in institutions. I've been the lay leader of a church council, served on a zoning board and worked as a teacher — all institutions. So communities are in my DNA.
People, organizations, businesses and communities universally value connections but are often not good at stepping out of their comfort zone and initiating them; that's certainly the case for me. However, when connections are made available and offered, people tend to be appreciative and will be more likely to take an initial step.
Interestingly, I see a lack of connection between neighboring municipalities, perhaps by leadership and sometimes by the people living there. Certainly, inter-municipal efforts are not what they could be in the greater Hanover area, and Hanover citizens have frequently felt like the forgotten sibling to York in county efforts. (Too often, "York County" has, in reality, meant only York and its immediate neighbors, both by government and other organizations.)
Perhaps that's filtered down because I see that issue with individuals in general and arts communities specifically in both York and Hanover. I somewhat jokingly refer to the invisible wall that must be between York and Hanover.
Both towns have clung to their outdated, harmful stereotypes of the other. For example, some Hanoverians still hold overblown safety concerns about downtown York. At the same time, York residents think that Hanover is a tiny village with little to offer that York can't provide. (I'll note that some folks in each believe these stereotypes about their own town, as well.)
Even in the arts communities, crossover is much smaller than it should be. Artists and creatives, in general, would be well served by expanding their market to the next town over, but too few do.
Hopefully, creating one-to-one personal connections between artists in different markets will help bridge the gap at the individual level. As artists in York and Hanover begin to interact socially, they may be more willing to check out each other's physical spaces.
Creating these bridges at organizational and official government levels may be more challenging. Nonprofits want to stay where their donors are. (And, of course, their donors aren't going to be outside of that immediate area if the nonprofits never venture out. The problem self-perpetuates.)
Both elected and otherwise, government officials do not always find outside motivations to reach across their borders.
We need a few leaders to step up and make an effort, and that will happen when citizens, collectively, let them know that we'd value those steps. But our leaders need to see us acting regionally before they will.
Q. What advice would you give to those who would like to engage with other communities? As a retiree, why do you do what you do in the community?
A. As an individual, businessperson or nonprofit leader, it always starts with personal connections. So to reach other communities, begin with initiating one personal connection. Then, as your comfort level rises, work toward the next.
If there was a philosophy that helped me, it was the concept of not waiting for opportunities but rather looking to create them, regardless of how small they may seem. Over time, these steps compound. If you look for these openings for opportunity long enough, the act creates a habit, and you'll spot them more readily.
As a teacher, your school, co-workers and classroom are all communities, and your goal is to connect with the others in that community. Moving outside of the school upon retirement, it feels natural (even comfortable) to interact with other communities. It would be disconcerting after so many years not to connect.
I'm also a "project guy." So longer-term goals are appealing, and community challenges are the longest — they never end!
Jim McClure is the retired editor of the York Daily Record and has authored or co-authored nine books on York County history. Reach him at jimmcclure21@outlook.com.
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Populist Democrat John Fetterman is touring red PA counties for U.S. Senate. Here's why
For John Fetterman, the U.S. Senate campaign is like a second listening tour.
When he was first elected as lieutenant governor, Fetterman set out on a 67-county assignment to find out how Pennsylvanians felt about legalizing recreational marijuana.
Now, as he vies for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, he's again touring all of Pennsylvania's counties. And he's doing something most Democrats rarely do — especially in a primary: he's campaigning in red counties.
"It's a moral strategy," Fetterman said by phone during an interview with the USA TODAY Network Pennsylvania Capital Bureau. "We need to engage everyone."
Taking the road less traveled is as much a part of his personal ethos as it is of his political brand — even when the road leads through reliably red places such as Butler and McKean counties. It's not that Fetterman is naive to think he can flip them blue. He's campaigning there because there are Democratic voters there, and he wants to hear from everyone.
Though Republicans frequently label him as a socialist, Fetterman is a self-proclaimed populist. And he thinks he can win back some of the blue-collar voters who felt left behind by Democrats and supported former President Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.
"We need to make sure we as a party are having conversations with the entire state," especially in a midterm cycle that is expected to be a challenging year for Democrats, he said.
What he's learning on this listening tour is similar to what voters are expressing across the state and nation. They are concerned about inflation, the war in Ukraine and divisive politics. But they are also worried about local issues, such as broadband infrastructure in rural areas and farmers' right-to-repair laws.
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"People across Pennsylvania are getting squeezed when they fill up their tanks at Sheetz or Wawa. It's a real problem," Fetterman said.
It's a problem that has exposed a "jacked up supply process" caused by too much outsourced manufacturing, he said. Too many products are made overseas, he said.
To give Pennsylvanians immediate relief at the pump, Fetterman supports suspending the gas tax in Pennsylvania and also supports President Joe Biden releasing oil from the strategic reserve to drive down energy prices. He is also in favor of gas tax rebates or a similar stimulus.
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"Nobody should pay more than $4 a gallon for gas," he said.
Fetterman and his wife, second lady Giselle Fetterman, have three children and regularly do their own grocery shopping. He said they see and feel the higher prices in their own family and believe good Democratic values are a way to lower costs for all Pennsylvanians.
To him, those values mean supporting unions and family-sustaining wages — and helping those who are left behind by structural problems in the economy.
Fetterman's campaign — and the campaigns of other Democrats running for U.S. Senate — stand in stark contrast to the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, which is bitterly divided and full of relentless attack ads.
"We're running the kind of campaign we've always run," Fetterman said.
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He's choosing to focus more on the people of Pennsylvania rather than other politicians, he said. His listening tour has shown him people don't have much of an appetite for infighting among candidates. They want real solutions to their problems, and that's what he wants to offer.
Before being elected lieutenant governor in 2018, Fetterman was a third-place finisher in the U.S. Senate race in 2016.
Now he is considered the frontrunner in the Democratic primary because of his fundraising lead, social media following and national profile that increased with numerous cable news appearances. He became one of Pennsylvania's fiercest defenders against Republican attacks and misinformation about the state's 2020 election results.
A new poll released Thursday by The Hill and Emerson College shows Fetterman with a double-digit lead against his competitors. He earned 33% support from primary voters in the poll, compared to 10% for U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and 7.6% for state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
Despite his growing national recognition, about 90% of his campaign donations come from Pennsylvania zip codes, and he has 5,000 campaign volunteers in the state.
Fetterman is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh County, who in fall 2020 said he would retire rather than seek reelection in 2022. The open seat is one most likely to be flipped by Democrats, according to CNN, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball and other political analysts.
"I'm incredibly humbled," Fetterman said. And as his campaign heads toward the May 17 primary, "We feel really good."
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22-year stained-glass project tells Christian stories, as church offers Holy Week tours
Church members started a stained-glass project 22 years ago at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Manchester. It concludes with tours to see 41 windows during Holy Week.
In 2000, Francis Schroll gifted money in memory of her friend Rosemary Glassick Neal in order to install stained glass in the church sanctuary, according to a book the church published about the windows. At the time, many of the mid-century, modern church’s windows were glazed in a golden-colored, bubble glass.
A Stained-Glass Committee was formed and while exploring its options, noticed a newspaper article about Salem United Church of Christ in Jacobus, which was making and installing their own stained glass. “They were impressed by what they saw and made the decision to attempt to make stained glass for St. Paul Church,” according to the book.
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The first window was installed in 2003, near where Rosemary Neal sat. It includes an angel.
Four windows were first created for a small Prayer Chapel at the rear of the main sanctuary so the group could master their technique.
Twenty-four windows were completed in the sanctuary by 2009, which illustrate the life of Christ. Each panel is matched with the moment in scripture.
The project continued with stories from the Old Testament, with 12 windows installed in an overflow area of the church sanctuary that was completed in 2013.
The project has continued through five different pastors at the church. Pastor Dave Brenneman, who has only been there for nine months said, “It’s amazing! It’s one of the first things that caught my eye when I walked in the building the first time… Everything we do is about communicating the story, and here it is.”
Connie Aldinger, who has been with the project from the beginning, said she never expected the project to continue for 22 years when she first started working with a group of nine people. She said the group has taught 40 people over the years how to make stained glass. Today, the group has the same number as when it started.
“I have no regrets, we learned so much,” she said.
The church continues to work on nine windows as the tour draws near with the final set depicting the days of the creation, which will be installed in the church offices.
“The hands of Christ with the world in his hands. That will be the last window,” Aldinger said.
The Stained Glass Windows Tour will be held at St. Paul U.M. Church, 4360 Board Road, Manchester, on April 10 from 10:30 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m.; April 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.; April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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Primary 2022: Who is on the ballot in central Pa.?
Voters will be mailing their ballots or heading to the polls for the May 17 primary to nominate candidates for a number of high-profile positions, including governor, U.S. Senate and Congress.
For some, the legislative districts they live in might have changed with the recent redistricting. The current representatives will remain the same until the November election, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
The candidates recently filed their nomination petitions to run for offices. Challenges and withdrawls can be filed.
The primary is closed, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans may vote on candidates in their respective parties.
Primary day information
When: Tuesday, May 17. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Are you registered? Find the status of your voter registration online at vote.pa.gov. The deadline to register is May 2.
Mail-in ballot: Apply for a no-excuse mail-in or absentee ballot online at vote.pa.gov, or contact your local elections office. The deadline to apply is May 10. Mail ballots must be returned to the elections office by 8 p.m. May 17. Postmarks do not count.
Here is the list of candidates who have filed to run on the ballot in the primary:
United States Senator
The Democratic candidates are:
- Kevin Baumlin
- John Fetterman
- Malcolm Kenyatta
- Alex Khalil
- Conor Lamb
The Republican candidates are:
- Kathy Barnette
- Jeff Bartos
- George Bochetto
- Sean Gale
- Dave McCormick
- Mehmet Oz
- Carla Sands
Governor
Just one Democratic candidate is running for the position: Josh Shapiro.
The Republican candidates are:
- Lou Barletta
- Jake Corman
- Joe Gale
- Charlie Gerow
- Melissa Hart
- Douglas V. Mastriano
- Bill McSwain
- Jason Richey
- Dave White
- Nche Zama
Lieutenant Governor
The Democratic candidates are:
- Austin Davis
- Brian Sims
- Ray Sosa
The Republican candidates are:
- John Brown
- Jeff Coleman
- Teddy Daniels
- Carrie Lewis DelRosso
- Russ Diamond
- Chris Frye
- James Earl Jones
- Rick Saccone
- Clarice Schillinger
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Congress
9th Congressional District
- Amanda R. Waldman (D)
- Dan Meuser (R)
This district includes all of Lebanon County as well as other counties.
10th Congressional District
- Rick Coplen (D)
- Shamaine Daniels (D)
- Scott Perry (R)
The district covers all of Dauphin County and parts of York and Cumberland counties.
In York County, the district includes the City of York, the boroughs of Dillsburg, Dover, Franklintown, Goldsboro, Lewisberry, Manchester, Mount Wolf, North York, Wellsville, West York and York Haven and the following townships: Carroll, Conewago, Dover, East Manchester, Fairview, Franklin, Jackson (PART, Precincts 01 (all blocks except 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 3008, 3009, 3015, 3016, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030 and 3031 of tract 020522 and blocks 2031 and 2032 of tract 020524) and 02), Manchester, Monaghan, Newberry, Spring Garden, Springettsbury, Warrington, Washington and West Manchester.
11th Congressional District
- Bob Hollister (D)
- Lloyd K. Smucker (R)
The district covers all of Lancaster County and part of York County.
In York County, the district includes the boroughs of Cross Roads, Dallastown, Delta, East Prospect, Fawn Grove, Felton, Glen Rock, Hallam, Hanover, Jacobus, Jefferson, Loganville, New Freedom, New Salem, Railroad, Red Lion, Seven Valleys, Shrewsbury, Spring Grove, Stewartstown, Windsor, Winterstown, Wrightsville, Yoe and Yorkana and the following townships: Chanceford, Codorus, East Hopewell, Fawn, Heidelberg, Hellam, Hopewell, Jackson (PART, Precinct 01 (only blocks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 3008, 3009, 3015, 3016, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030 and 3031 of tract 020522 and blocks 2031 and 2032 of tract 020524)), Lower Chanceford, Lower Windsor, Manheim, North Codorus, North Hopewell, Paradise, Peach Bottom, Penn, Shrewsbury, Springfield, West Manheim, Windsor and York.
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13th Congressional District
- John Joyce (R)
The district covers all of Adams County and includes other areas.
Senator in the General Assembly
28th District
Judith Higgins (D)
Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Cross Roads, Dallastown, Delta, East Prospect, Fawn Grove, Felton, Glen Rock, Hallam, Hanover, Jacobus, Jefferson, Loganville, New Freedom, New Salem, North York, Railroad, Red Lion, Seven Valleys, Shrewsbury, Spring Grove, Stewartstown, Windsor, Winterstown, Wrightsville, Yoe and Yorkana as well as the townships of Chanceford, Codorus, East Hopewell, Fawn, Heidelberg, Hellam, Hopewell, Jackson, Lower Chanceford, Lower Windsor, Manheim, North Codorus, North Hopewell, Paradise, Peach Bottom, Penn, Shrewsbury, Spring Garden, Springettsbury, Springfield, West Manheim, Windsor and York.
48th District
Calvin Clements (D)
Chris Gebhard (R)
The district includes all of Lebanon County as well as parts of Berks and Lancaster counties.
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Representative in the General Assembly
47th District
Joe D'Orsie (R)
Keith Gillespie (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Hallam, Manchester, Mount Wolf and Wrightsville as well as the townships of Conewago, East Manchester, Hellam, Manchester and Springettsbury (PART, Districts 02, 03 and 07).
91st District
Dan Moul (R)
The district covers part of Adams County. It includes the boroughs of Bonneauville, Carroll Valley, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Littlestown and McSherrystown as well as the townships of Conewago, Cumberland, Franklin, Freedom, Germany, Hamiltonban, Highland, Liberty, Mount Joy, Mount Pleasant, Straban and Union.
92nd District
Dan Almoney (D)
Dawn Keefer (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Dillsburg, Franklintown, Goldsboro, Lewisberry, Wellsville and York Haven and the following townships: Carroll, Dover (PART, District 02), Fairview, Franklin, Monaghan, Newberry, Warrington and Washington.
93rd District
Chris Rodkey (D)
Mike Jones (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Cross Roads, Dallastown, Fawn Grove, Jacobus, Loganville, Shrewsbury, Stewartstown, Winterstown and Yoe as well as the townships of East Hopewell, Fawn, Hopewell, North Hopewell, Springfield and York.
94th District
Wendy Fink (R)
Stan Saylor (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Delta, East Prospect, Felton, Red Lion, Windsor and Yorkana as well as the townships of Chanceford, Lower Chanceford, Lower Windsor, Peach Bottom, Springettsbury (PART, Districts 01, 04, 05, 06 and 08) and Windsor.
95th District
Carol Hill-Evans (D)
The district covers the City of York, North York and West York boroughs, and Spring Garden Township.
98th District
Faith Bucks (R)
Lu Ann Fahndrich (R)
Tom Jones (R)
Mark Temons (D)
Logan Hoover, a Republican, has withdrawn from the race.
The district covers part of Lebanon County. It includes Mount Gretna borough and South Annville and South Londonderry townships.
101st District
Catherine Miller (D)
John Schlegel (R)
The district covers part of Lebanon County. It includes the City of Lebanon, Cornwall borough and the following townships: North Cornwall, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, West Cornwall and West Lebanon.
102nd District
Russ Diamond (R)
Laura Quick (D)
The district covers part of Lebanon County. It includes the boroughs of Cleona, Jonestown, Myerstown, Palmyra and Richland as well as the townships of Annville, Bethel, East Hanover, Heidelberg, Jackson, Millcreek, North Annville, North Londonderry, Swatara and Union.
169th District
Kate A. Klunk (R)
Isaac Riston (D)
Matthew Smith (R)
The district covers part of York County. It includes the boroughs of Glen Rock, Hanover, Jefferson, New Freedom and Railroad as well as the townships of Codorus, Manheim, Penn, Shrewsbury and West Manheim.
193rd District
Torren Ecker (R)
The district includes part of Adams County. It covers the boroughs of Abbottstown, Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville, East Berlin, New Oxford and York Springs as well as the townships of Berwick, Butler, Hamilton, Huntington, Latimore, Menallen, Oxford, Reading and Tyrone.
196th District
Seth Grove (R)
The district covers part of York County, including the boroughs of Dover, New Salem, Seven Valleys and Spring Grove and the townships of Dover (PART, Districts 01, 03 and 04), Heidelberg, Jackson, North Codorus, Paradise and West Manchester.
Questions?
Here's how to reach your local elections office:
Adams County
Director: Angie Crouse
Address: Elections & Voter Registration, 117 Baltimore St., Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: (717) 337-9832
Website: adamscounty.us
Lebanon County
Director: Sean D. Drasher
Address: Elections & Voter Registration, Municipal Building, Room 209, 400 South 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717) 228-4428
Website: www.lebcounty.org
York County
Director: Julie V. Haertsch
Address: York County Administrative Center, 28 E. Market St., York, PA 17401
Phone: (717) 771-9604
Website: yorkcountypa.gov
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Large explosion at J&K Salvage attracts fire department, rattles residents
The J&K Salvage operation in Spring Garden Township had a "loud explosion" registered by local authorities this afternoon.
The Spring Garden Township Fire Department was called out to the location after residents reported an exceptionally loud explosion from the location.
"I don't usually feel them in my basement," Regents’ Glen resident Melissa Yakim said. "I was in my basement office, and I literally thought that a rocket and bomb collided because it was the worst one we've ever had today."
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Harry Darrah with J&K Salvage identified the incident as "normal operations" in an email.
York Area United Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Matt Arnold said the fire station received a series of calls about the afternoon's explosion from residents but found nothing out of the ordinary.
"Our crews went to the J&K site itself, kind of did their sweep of the scene there and didn't see anything abnormal by the time they got there," Arnold said. "They also spoke to operations personnel for J&K, who by the time they got there reported everything was normal."
Yakim, who keeps a record of the explosions from the site, has been trying to get the Department of Environmental Protection to get involved, along with Spring Garden Township. She believes if someone does not do something about the explosions someone will get hurt.
"That's our normal," Yakim said. "I've recorded probably 200 over the last, I don't know, four or five years."
Spring Garden Township filed a lawsuit in December in the York County Court of Common Pleas asking a judge to, at a minimum, order J&K Salvage to temporarily cease the day-to-day operations of its shredder and make changes.
In February, the township and J&K reached a settlement to shut down the industrial shredder for one month to make upgrades to ensure the health and safety of the surrounding areas from flying debris and other hazards. The business must spend a minimum of $250,000 per year for shredder replacement parts for the next five years, allow the township to inspect the shredder and pay a $15,000 fine whenever metal flies off the scrapyard, causing damage to property and people.
Jack Panyard is a reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at jpanyard@ydr.com, 717-850-5935 or on Twitter @JackPanyard.
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Century-old Lake Williams Dam is being demolished; what happens next?
For over a century, Water Street has crossed the top of Lake Williams Dam. On Tuesday, 35 percent of that bridge decking had been demolished before lunch. Once the project is done, access to the waterway will only be by foot and below the dam.
Most of the dam is expected to be demolished and removed within a week by Kinsley Construction, according to Mark Wheeler, chief operating officer of the York Water Company, who marveled while watching the quick work take place.
Using a trackhoe with a large jackhammer on the arm, the machine worked its way backward across the bridge, weakening the deck and dropping it below. The bridge, piers and gate structures will all be removed Wheeler said.
The York Water Company was waiting for PennDOT to approve abandoning the roadway before demolition could begin. Water Street will no longer connect through from Jacobus to York Township, around Lake Williams, as it did for years.
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“We are waiting for our construction and dam permit from the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection),” Wheeler said referring to the next step of the project. He said that building the new spillway will be the next part of the construction process.
The water level on Lake Williams is at its lowest point for the project, Wheeler said.
With approval by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat, York Water will start lowering nearby Lake Redman slowly in mid-April until it is approximately five feet below normal, according to Steven Metzler, senior engineering project manager for the York Water Company.
Metzler said the level is going down to provide added capacity in Lake Redman in the event of heavy rain upstream. Without lowering Redman, unexpected water could wind up in Lake Williams and flood the project.
The original dam was built in 1911 and lasted for more than 100 years. It was still in good shape but lacked the ability to withstand extreme weather events.
The new dam will hold the same amount of water as it does today, JT Hand, president and CEO of the York Water Company said in an earlier interview. In addition to normal rainfall, it's designed to prepare for a worst-case scenario: a storm that dumps more than 40 inches of rain within 72 hours. It would allow 10 feet of water to go over the top of the spillway.
The new dam is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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The newest York Revolution Team Dog was introduced to the public Tuesday, and her name, decided by fans, is Rosie.
The 9-month-old Goldendoodle’s story began as a stray in southern York County.
Rosie made her presence known at the opening of her news conference at PeoplesBank Park, as Steven Martinez, executive director of the York County SPCA, told her story. “The Revs leadership team came to us and let us know that they are seeking a – 'woof!'”, Rosie interrupted.
Martinez said that when Rosie was found as a stray, she was grabbed by a concerned person and taken to the Mason Dixon Animal Emergency Hospital in Shrewsbury. Eventually, the dog made her way to the York County SPCA, where she stayed while time was given for a possible owner to come forward.
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For the Revs, Rosie takes over for Blue, a Siberian Husky who took over team dog duties upon the retirement of the late Boomer, the original team dog and the namesake of the Revolution’s book club for local students. Rosie will continue the reading tradition as well as be part of game days.
The name Rosie was chosen by the public through the Rev’s social media accounts. Fans could choose from Rosie, Dottie or Peaches.
".. we at the Revolution have found it important to have a team dog not only for, honestly, just for fun... but also to reiterate to the community, because we do this through the SPCA that there are lots and lots of amazing pets out there who are waiting to be adopted...," said Doug Eppler, director of Marketing and Communications.
Revolution officials said that the new team dog will be gradually introduced to fans this coming 15th season in York, opening May 3. The puppy is currently working with a trainer and spending her days at the ballpark getting used to the new experience.
More information about the York Revolution season and tickets can be found at yorkrevolution.com.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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How a guy from 200 years ago showed up in Gettysburg Saturday
Ross Hetrick moved to Gettysburg just because Thaddeus Stevens once lived there.
Hetrick opened a coffee shop in the small battlefield town in 1996 to join with other fans of the Civil War-era politician and celebrate his legacy.
He was shocked at what he found.
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“His graveyard was overgrown. No one knew about him,” he said. “It is still incredible to me that he doesn’t get the recognition that he deserves.”
It has taken more than two decades to change that, culminating April 2 with the unveiling of a Thaddeus Stevens statue outside the Adams County courthouse.
“Communities should look at their past and honor the people who were for equality, against slavery so people know about them,” Hetrick said.
Stevens, who represented Pennsylvania in Congress, is best known for his efforts to abolish slavery, which represented "the culmination of his life's work," according to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Thaddeus Stevens Society calls him the "Father of the 14th Amendment," which granted citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States. He also fought for public education. A native of Vermont, he worked in York as a teacher and eventually practiced law and politics in Gettysburg and Lancaster.
The building of his statue comes at a time when other figures have been removed across the country, but to some, this is the right time to honor him.
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“There are tons and tons of statues across the United States, and as you know with the bringing down of many of them, they were icons of negative things,” said Kelly Summerford, manager of the William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad in York. “I look at statues, museums, all those things as a way of educating people. Why not bring in a story that embodies equality, that embodies what we should be today?”
York was the initial landing spot for a young Stevens. Straight out of Dartmouth College, he got a job as a teacher from 1815-1816 at the York County Academy, now York College, according to Karen Rice-Young, archives and special collections manager at York College.
While teaching there, Stevens studied law with James Kelly, one of the academy’s trustees. “The residence requirement of the courts prevented his admission to the York County Bar. In August 1816, he was admitted to the bar at Belair, Maryland; began the practice of law in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and was elected to the legislature from Adams County in 1832, according to “The History of the York County academy," researched and written by George Hay Kain.
He would eventually move to Lancaster and represent the region in Congress, often working as an antagonist to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and later leading efforts to impeach Lincoln's predecessor, Andrew Johnson. Hetrick calls Stevens the 17th and a half president because if people needed something to get done during Johnson's term in office, they needed to go through Stevens.
When the House passed the bill that authorized the 13th Amendment, Stevens said: “I will be satisfied if my epitaph shall be written thus, ‘Here lies one who never rose to any eminence, and who only courted the low ambition to have it said that he had striven to ameliorate the condition of the poor, the lowly, the downtrodden of every race and language and color.’”
His tenor and work have long attracted hobby historians through the last two centuries, but he hasn’t always been portrayed as a hero. Southern politicians, while promoting their war heroes, derided Stevens for his relationship with his mixed-race housekeeper, Lydia Hamilton Smith. His detractors at the time claimed Smith, who was single, and Stevens had a romantic relationship. Hetrick says there is no evidence to that claim.
When Steven Spielberg's movie “Lincoln” portrayed Stevens as a hero, memberships for the Thaddeus Stevens Society doubled, as thousands of people found the club’s website, Hetrick said.
Among Stevens’ fans is musician (and Nobel Prize winner) Bob Dylan, who wrote of Stevens in his autobiography, “Chronicles: Volume 1”: "He grew up poor, made a fortune, and from then on championed the weak and any other group who wasn't able to fight equally. … He made a big impression on me.”
He made an impression on Summerford as well.
“He would be the kind of white Congressman I would love in the Legislature today. He’s one of the persons I would like to go back and meet if I could, just to hear his conversations,” he said. “We all know what he did but it would be nice to speak to him and have a one-on-one as to how he came to those conclusions."
Summerford and his colleagues at the Goodridge Freedom Center will erect a monument of their namesake this summer. William C. Goodridge, a former slave, abolitionist and conductor for the Underground Railroad, will be the first Black man to receive a statue in the City of York, and Summerford believes the statue will be the first for York County as well.
Getting a statue built is expensive, and for the Thaddeus Stevens Society, time-consuming as well. Hetrick started the club in 1999, and its members started fundraising about seven years ago. It was all worth it to Hetrick, as Stevens moved mountains, helping to lead the United States from a country that permitted to slavery to one that is now free.
"I don't think people appreciate the dramatic, world-changing development that was," Hetrick said. "Thaddeus Stevens' story is a message of hope."
Kim Strong can be reached at kstrong@gannett.com.
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GOP candidate Gerow may be a political outsider, but "knows what's going on inside"
Charlie Gerow tends to live by former President Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment: Thou shall not speak ill of any fellow Republican.
In a crowded GOP primary for Pennsylvania governor, Gerow thinks he has found a way to stand out without attacking the other competitors in his party.
"I'm a political outsider, but I know what's going on inside," he said during a phone interview with the USA TODAY Network Pennsylvania Capital Bureau.
He realizes many people may not describe him as an outsider, given that he has been involved in the public policy debate for more than 40 years.
What Gerow means is that he hasn't held elected office in Pennsylvania.
Instead, he's worked behind the scenes as a Republican strategist and former lobbyist to shape the public policies that govern Pennsylvania life.
He also has experience at the federal level, starting his political career as an aide on Reagan's campaign.
Gerow is also a member of the Republican State Committee, a delegate to the Republican National Committee, vice chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference and the American Conservative Union.
His conservative credentials have been well established through weekly television news appearances and other media interviews.
Gerow thinks he can also use his experience as the CEO of Quantum Communications, a Harrisburg marketing and public relations firm, to "win in the battle for our ideas."
There's also another way he stands out in the race. The 66-year-old Cumberland County resident believes he is the first Latino to seek the governor's seat as a Republican in Pennsylvania.
He was adopted by American missionaries when he was a toddler living in a slum in Brazil.
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"I was very blessed to be able to come to Pennsylvania, the crucible of democracy, to live in a state and country full of freedom and opportunity," Gerow said. "If I hadn't been brought here, my opportunities would have been near zero."
He's lived in Pennsylvania throughout his life, and his experience as an immigrant is important to him — especially the citizenship test.
Gerow wants to require all graduating seniors from every Pennsylvania high school to pass a citizenship test, which includes questions about the basic principles of American democracy, the U.S. Constitution, the nation's history and more.
"I think it would be a huge benefit to Pennsylvania," he said.
Gerow also wants to reverse the brain drain and exodus of educated, young workers leaving Pennsylvania.
"We need to convince younger people their best opportunities are here in Pennsylvania," he said.
As governor, he would push for a tax structure that makes job creators come to Pennsylvania, allow workers to keep more of what they earn and clean up public corruption, Gerow said.
Democrats say policies and proposals of the Republican-led Legislature, such as anti-abortion bills and anti-LGBTQ+ bills, are uninviting to young workers.
Gerow disagrees.
"I haven't had one person say to me that's why they were leaving Pennsylvania for Texas, South Carolina, Arizona and Florida, which have more stringent rules than we do," he said.
Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Texas are among the top 10 fastest-growing states in the nation, according to U.S. Census data.
Pennsylvania is among the states losing the most residents, according to the same data. The population decline is attributed to multiple factors, including that Pennsylvania is an aging state.
Gerow thinks it's also because of Democratic policies.
Though Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, is finishing his second term, Republicans have been in control of the Legislature for more than a decade.
Gerow wants to be elected and have a supermajority in the state capital that can "get things done."
And he's expecting to see voters in record numbers at the polls this year — a turnout he believes will benefit Republicans.
"Voters are really angry and frustrated about losing freedoms during the pandemic and now suffering through the Biden economy," Gerow said. "They want a positive change for the future."
The self-described happy warrior hopes he can be that positive change. He's competing for the job against about a dozen Republicans who want to succeed Wolf, including former Congressman Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman and former Congresswoman Melissa Hart.
Rising inflation and the economic side effects of COVID-19 could prop up the campaigns of the Republicans in the race, according to analysts, while the fight to protect voting rights and a woman's right to choose is expected to help unrivaled Democrat Josh Shapiro, the current attorney general.
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It's time to legalize adult-use marijuana in PA, says GOP senator, former U.S. marshal
When I first started talking about legalizing adult-use marijuana, I got the expected question from constituents, friends, and colleagues: How could I, as a former U.S. Marshal, support legalizing marijuana? I have reached this position after thoughtful study over the past several years, with the start being Pennsylvania’s legalization of medical marijuana in 2016 when I was a leader on the issue in the House of Representatives.
What medical marijuana has shown us is that there is a place for safe, regulated marijuana, and that it does have benefits to its users.
Unfortunately, the long-standing prohibition of marijuana has been the norm with many of us being raised to “just say no.” This makes changing minds and policy difficult. My 23 years in law enforcement, however, didn’t train me to run from difficult situations but rather towards them. It is in my nature to investigate and find the truth and to protect my fellow citizens.
That is what I have been doing and continue to do with respect to adult-use marijuana legalization.
One finding that has been clear for many years now is that prohibition and its enforcement have failed. Instead, there is seemingly a general consensus for accepting the status quo, which is unfathomable. Communities across the Commonwealth have taken it upon themselves to decriminalize marijuana, which only continues to fuel the illicit market and put Pennsylvanians in harm’s way when buying and using marijuana. Further, an estimated $325 million a month is flowing from Pennsylvania to the illicit market and bankrolling violent cartels, who are destroying our communities.
Are we as a Commonwealth OK with the status quo? Are we willingly going to continue to allow criminals to reap $4 billion annually from our own family and friends for a product that is sold to anyone regardless of age, that is not tested to ensure safety, that is not taxed, and that lacks oversight?
Or are we as a Commonwealth going to recognize that it is time to stop funding violence and to start looking at marijuana for what it could be – not for what it is in the harmful form being sold on the streets?
We have the opportunity to build off of our current medical marijuana program that has proven marijuana can be grown and sold responsibly in Pennsylvania and provide the estimated two million-plus Pennsylvanians currently using marijuana with a safe product that is not laced with dangerous drugs like Fentanyl or PCP.
In the simplest of terms, our choices are between safe or unsafe; tested or untested; age controlled or available to all; and tax revenue or criminal gain.
And that is why I have come to my current belief that we must legalize adult-use marijuana, also known as cannabis – to protect our communities. A choice between the status quo and a regulated market is so obvious it is hard to imagine who disagrees.
As it turns out, very few do.
A recent poll asked 1,500 Pennsylvanians from every corner of the Commonwealth a very simple question: With what you now know about current illegal cannabis in Pennsylvania, do you believe it is better to maintain the illicit market status quo or to legalize, regulate, and tax non-medical use of cannabis by adults?
Over 90% agreed that, when presented with the two genuine choices available to us, the logical course was to legalize, regulate and tax adult-use cannabis.
Ninety percent. In this day and age, that’s as close to consensus as we come.
This same poll showed the rapidly shifting views on cannabis – now a widely accepted medical treatment in 45 states. It showed the expected generational shift, but it also demonstrated the changing understanding of cannabis, as the majority of respondents viewed prescription drugs and alcohol as more dangerous than cannabis by a wide margin.
These findings speak volumes, and it is clear that the time has come to say goodbye to prohibition and the status quo, and instead, establish an adult-use marijuana policy that takes control away from violent criminals and protects Pennsylvanians from a tainted product while funding important initiatives to protect the health and safety of our communities.
Republican Sen. Mike Regan represents Pennsylvania’s 31st Senatorial District covering parts of Cumberland and York Counties.
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York Haven man dies in Route 30 crash
A York Haven man died in a single-vehicle crash along Route 30 in Staban Township, Adams County, on Tuesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Devon Mansberger, 31, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene, state police said.
The crash happened around 4:15 p.m. when a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Aiden Bower, of Red Lion, was heading east on Route 30 just west of Granite Station Road.
The vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole, state police said. It traveled down an embankment and came to rest after striking a tree.
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State police said on Tuesday evening that the road would be closed for an extended period because of the crash.
The Gettysburg Fire Department, Adams Regional EMS and Adams County Coroner assisted state police at the scene, a news release states.
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Pa. Superior Court gives DA permission to appeal in case of ex-cop who shot handcuffed man
Stu Harrison, who was a more than 15-year veteran of the Southwestern Regional Police Department, is charged with simple assault in the shooting of Ryan Smith on May 30, 2018.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has given permission for the York County District Attorney’s Office to appeal a judge’s decision denying its motion to drop the criminal case against a former Southwestern Regional police officer who shot a man in handcuffs.
The court issued a two-sentence order on Monday that clears the way for an appeal to proceed in the case of Stu Harrison, who was a more than 15-year veteran of the Southwestern Regional Police Department.
Harrison’s attorneys, Chris Ferro and Ed Paskey, filed a similar petition asking for permission to appeal, which the court also granted.
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On May 30, 2018, Harrison responded to the Santander Bank on West Hanover Street in Spring Grove and shot Ryan Smith in the leg after he refused to get into the back of a police car. He had demanded to withdraw $500,000 but neither had a photo ID nor an account at the bank.
Harrison told investigators that he meant to grab his TASER X26. But he reported that he instead pulled out and fired his Glock 17, the Pennsylvania State Police said.
Smith, 36, of Jackson Township, later pleaded guilty to defiant trespass and disorderly conduct for one year of probation. His mother, Christine, has stated that he had been released the day before from a psychiatric unit and was confused.
They oppose the efforts to drop the case.
When reached on Wednesday, Christine Smith said, "We're not going to get justice in the criminal courts. It's obvious. It's four years." She then added, "Hopefully, we'll get justice somewhere."
She has said her son almost died.
Read:Former Southwestern Regional police officer charged with shooting handcuffed man in Spring Grove
Prosecutors recently tried for a second time to drop the case, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to prevail at trial because an independent witness, Harry Harrington, died in 2019. But President Judge Maria Musti Cook denied the request, describing the DA’s legal reasoning as “lame.”
Harrison, 60, now of Bluffton, South Carolina, is charged with simple assault and free on his own recognizance.
The Southwestern Regional Police Department disbanded in 2019.
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Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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Pennsylvania State Police settle profiling, immigration lawsuit
The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Police settled a federal lawsuit alleging troopers routinely and improperly tried to enforce federal immigration law by pulling over Hispanic motorists on the basis of how they looked and detaining those suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, officials announced Wednesday.
The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. The ACLU filed the federal suit in 2019 asserting police aggressively questioned motorists and their passengers about their immigration statuses without cause or justification, and held them for federal immigration agents.
Troopers from around the state “engaged in a pattern and practice of unlawful civil immigration enforcement that has ripped apart families, terrorized motorists, and sent a clear message to communities across Pennsylvania: the state police are in the immigration business,” said the suit, which alleged discrimination and civil rights violations.
Under the settlement, state police agreed to amend their policy to forbid troopers from enforcing civil immigration law.
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“PSP does not have jurisdiction with respect to civil immigration enforcement,” the new policy language says.
Troopers may not make a traffic stop based on a motorist's suspected nationality or immigration status, and may not ask questions about a person's immigration status unless it's necessary as part of a criminal investigation, according to the policy. Nor may troopers stop, search or detain someone solely based on a federal immigration detainer request.
State police had long profiled Latino residents, the ACLU claimed, but troopers’ efforts to target people without legal permission to be in the U.S. — using alleged vehicle infractions as a pretext — accelerated in early 2017 to coincide with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
“Our investigation found that the six incidents described in the lawsuit were the tip of the iceberg, reflecting a pattern of discrimination by state troopers against Latinos and people of color,” Vanessa Stine, immigrant rights attorney for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, said in a written statement.
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The settlement did not require state police to admit wrongdoing. All six troopers named in the suit are still working for state police, along with a PSP supervisor in commercial vehicle enforcement who was also a defendant, according to an agency spokesperson.
One of the defendant troopers was involved in three of the incidents, according to the plaintiffs.
In one stop, the trooper pulled over a Latina woman who was driving from New York to Virginia to visit family. Even though the woman's alleged infraction was speeding, he began interrogating her partner and adult son — who were also in the car — repeatedly demanding to see their “papers” and questioning whether they were “legal or illegal,” the plaintiffs said. The trooper put them in handcuffs and held them for hours until federal immigration agents showed up and took them to prison to await deportation proceedings, the suit said.
All of the plaintiffs still reside in the U.S., according to the ACLU.
“We hope our victory means that this will never happen again,” said Rebecca Castro, one of the plaintiffs and a U.S. citizen who was stopped on the basis of her appearance, according to the suit.
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State police highlighted the recent policy changes, along with mandatory training and a data collection program that began last year to capture demographic information on traffic stops in hopes of identifying potential racial and ethnic disparities in policing.
“I am confident these changes to policy and training will ensure the department is in compliance with current case law,” state police Commissioner Robert Evanchick said in a written statement.
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Soggy day on tap for central Pennsylvania
Teresa Boeckel
York Daily Record
Grab an umbrella if you are heading out today.
The chance of rain is 100 percent, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
Weather:York Airport records far colder temperatures than the rest of the area. Here's why.
About half to three quarters of an inch is possible, the weather service says.
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Life with alopecia: 'People automatically think you have cancer'
On Mar.27, at the Academy Awards ceremony, Will Smith won a best actor trophy, but also slapped and exchanged heated words with comedian Chris Rock for a "G.I. Jane" joke aimed at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss.
Both Cathy Gibsonsmith, 61, and Bella Wetzel, 13, have alopecia totalis. In 2010, after a traumatic event, Gibsonsmith started experiencing alopecia.
What is alopecia?
Alopecia is a broad term that refers to all the different causes of hair loss, Dr. Mark Goedecker, a Family Medicine physician in York said. The most common form of alopecia is male pattern baldness or female pattern baldness. There are other types of alopecia: traction alopecia, which occurs when hair has been pulled tight for too long; alopecia areata, the immune system goes after the fair follicles, attacks them and causes hair to fall out; and alopecia totalis, when someone loses all of his or her hair on the scalp and anywhere on the body - a rare autoimmune disease.
"My son almost died. He was in the ICU for a while," Gibsonsmith said. "After I came back home from visiting him, my hair started to fall out on a slow basis."
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It finally progressed until all her hair had come out.
"I didn’t have any hair all over my body," she said.
About two years later, Gibsonsmith said her hair started to grow back.
“I always had long hair,” she said. “My identity was my hair.”
But this past summer, after Gibsonsmith experienced food poisoning, she says her hair fell out again.
"I thought I was finally getting past it and I was making progress, but now it’s all bald again," she said.
She recently had an appointment with her dermatologist and said that dermatologists make it difficult.
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“They just say you have alopecia, but they don’t really talk to you about it,” Gibsonsmith said. "I can Google it myself and get some basic information, but I always felt that they weren’t open to us asking questions."
"It’s because they don’t have all the answers to questions," she added.
Dr. Goedecker said there's continued research in all these areas of autoimmune diseases, mainly alopecia areata.
"As you can imagine, this is something, especially in women, when you have hair loss but then men, too, it can be very upsetting, especially if you are younger and you are losing your hair and you don't know why," he said. "There's continued research into not only the causes but treatments of it."
At times, Gibsonsmith said she feels guilty when people see she has a bald head.
“They automatically think you have cancer,” she said. “Then they start talking in that frame and you have to tell them, ‘I really don’t know what’s causing this.'”
Male pattern baldness is more common in men, Dr. Goedecker said. As for alopecia areata or the other types of alopecia, it just depends.
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"Some are more common in men, some are more common in women, and some are equal across the board," he said.
Gibsonsmith said the dermatologist has medications, but some aren’t covered by insurance and others say it causes cancer.
“I’m not taking any (medications) that even comes close to triggering cancer ,” she said.
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She took kenalog shots and her head swelled to twice its size.
"I’m not taking that again," she said.
In her late teens, Gibsonsmith said, she used to model.
“I was in that world, and it was just so much stress about your appearance,” she said. “Other people have their own opinions about what you should look like.”
Gibsonsmith has never gone out in public with her bald head.
"I always have a wig or a hat on," she said. "I don’t have that much confidence, but I wish I did."
She copes with alopecia by writing poems and finding beauty in the world around her.
"I worked in my yard with my beautiful flowers and took pictures," she said. "One poem I wrote is titled, 'Never Ever Sure If I Really Fit In' and is about my journey with alopecia."
The ups and downs of alopecia
Bella Wetzel started experiencing alopecia at just 7 years old.
Her mother, Laura Wetzel, said it was difficult for her emotionally seeing her go through what she was experiencing and knowing there wasn’t anything to do about it.
"We tried different treatments, and seeing nothing working was difficult," Wetzel said.
Laura Wetzel said her and her husband first noticed their daughter had some little bald spots. They weren’t sure what was causing it, so they went to Penn State Health Hershey, and that’s when she was diagnosed with alopecia.
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"They told us it could come and go, it could grow back but then slowly, over the course of two years, it all fell out," she said.
Bella Wetzel said living with alopecia as a 7th grader in Red Lion is hard.
"There are some kids that don’t understand it. I guess it’s nice to enlighten them and tell them about it," she said. "I try my best to understand where they are coming from."
Bella Wetzel had a few things to say about what happened at the Oscars.
"I feel like it was nice sticking up for the ones you love, but also violence is not always the answer," she said. "When you start making fun of people as disorders or diseases, then you are talking about a whole other thing for comedy."
Gibsonsmith has one message for others with alopecia.
"If you need a hug, I’ll give you one," she said.
Kaity Assaf is a regional news reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA Today Network. Contact her at kassaf1@ydr.com, on Twitter @kaitythekite or by phone, 717-472-0960. Please support local journalism with a digital subscription.
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York County Food Bank is moving, as numbers in need are on the rise
The York County Food Bank, which has been serving families in need at the former Kmart store in Springettsbury Township since the COVID-19 pandemic began, is moving to a new location.
It comes as the number of families seeking food is rising because of the increasing cost of gas and groceries.
The Kmart site currently is serving 1,000 families, food bank president and CEO Jennifer Brillhart said. That's up from a low of about 400 to 600. The nonprofit continues to see new individuals who have never had to seek services before.
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'Everybody should have a full belly:'Need for food still exists amid ongoing pandemic
The food bank will be moving its inventory to a new warehouse in Emigsville next week, she said. Companies are donating trucks and drivers to help with the move.
The goods then will be distributed at Living Word Community Church, 2530 Cape Horn Road in Windsor Township, just a few miles down the road from the former Kmart store.
The first distribution date at the new location is April 19, Brillhart said.
Brillhart said the former Kmart store has been a great place for operations, but she knew it was only temporary. The nonprofit was allowed to use it at no cost.
Kinsley Properties owns the building and has no plans at this time for the site, according to a spokesperson.
The new warehouse will help improve efficiency and capacity, Brillhart said. It will have a loading dock and other amenities.
The nonprofit is excited for the move, and no disruption in services is planned, she said.
The food bank lists more than 125 partner agencies throughout York County. They are at churches, schools and community nonprofits. It also offers delivery service as well.
"I think people are going to be very happy with the new arrangement," she said.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are need to help with the food distribution.
To help, visit yorkfoodbank.org.
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PA Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta running for U.S. Senate 'because the status quo will not save us'
After his parents split up, a young Malcolm Kenyatta walked into his home one day and complained to his mother about the trash littering their block in the new neighborhood where they had moved.
With his mother leaning over the stove to light a Newport cigarette, Kenyatta recalled her replying, “Boy, if you care so much why don’t you go do something about it?”
And so he did, running to become a junior block captain. From there, Kenyatta, the grandson of civil rights activist Muhammad Kenyatta, dove into community activism and politics, a journey that saw him become a featured speaker during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Now, years after that challenge from his mother, Kenyatta is a two-term Democratic state representative serving his Philadelphia district and is a U.S. Senate candidate in the Democratic primary. He’s also become a firebrand, progressive critic of legislative Republicans, taking to the House floor to verbally shred bills he finds particularly offensive.
“Literally everything I’ve done since has been with the whisper of that advice in my head,” Kenyatta, 31, said of his mother’s words. “You know, nobody is coming to save us.”
Instead, Kenyatta said that tough-love encouragement has spurred his commitment to poor and working families in Pennsylvania because he can identify with the struggle to pay the rent or mortgage, plan for a “dignified retirement,” or find affordable healthcare and childcare.
Those struggles, Kenyatta said, cross racial and geographical barriers, which is why he has taken his campaign to rural majority-Republican counties not used to having an openly gay, black Philadelphia Democrat working for primary votes there.
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“I’m not running to be the first black senator, the first gay senator,” Kenyatta said. “My campaign has been about how do we restore the basic bargain to every single family, but I will be those things.”
The conventional wisdom that urban voters will automatically vote for him while rural voters won’t no longer applies, Kenyatta said. “We have to reject that, and I reject it,” he said.
“Working families, whether we all look alike, whether we all worship the same or choose not to, we’re all struggling with these same basic issues and challenges, and we’re all fighting for a government that actually will deliver for working people and for our families, and that’s why I’m in this,” he said. “Because the status quo will not save us.”
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Caught in the crowd
Kenyatta is battling Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, both of Allegheny County, for the Democratic nomination, while Dr. Kevin Baumlin of Philadelphia and Jenkintown Councilwoman Alex Khalil round out the field.
A Franklin & Marshall College poll released in early March had Fetterman at 28% among Democrats and Lamb at 15% with Kenyatta a distant third at just 2%. There was still, however, a considerable portion of Democrats ― 44% — who remained undecided.
More recently, a poll by WETM/Emerson College Polling/The Hill in late March, found that Fetterman was leading with 33% followed by Lamb at 10%, making them the only two candidates to reach double-digit support. That survey put Kenyatta at 7.5%, behind Baumlin at 9% and ahead of Khalil at under 3%.
There was still a big portion of Democrats, 37%, who said they were undecided.
At the turn of the year, Kenyatta was far behind Fetterman and Lamb in fundraising. Fetterman raised nearly $12 million last year and had $5.3 million in available cash at the end of December, while Lamb raised $4 million and had $3 million in cash.
Kenyatta reported raising $1.5 million in 2021 and having just $285,000 in cash.
But Kenyatta insisted that he has built a strong coalition of unions, elected officials from across the state and voters who find similarities in his family’s hardships to their own, such as trying to figure out how to pay for insulin or buy a first home.
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“None of those things are unique, and that is the heartbreaking part of all this,” he said, “but what is unique is having a candidate who has had that life.”
A progressive platform
Kenyatta vowed to “take on” the pharmaceutical companies and fight for lower prices, work to counter a lack of investment in affordable housing and “unequivocally” oppose tax breaks for the wealthy that come at the expense of working families.
Ultimately, if he is elected in November, Kenyatta said the highest priority is to pass voting rights legislation.
“If people don’t have the right to engage in their democracy, everything else I’m talking about doesn’t really matter,” he said. “It really doesn’t.”
Job and small business growth will have a domino effect on issues such as education and crime, he said.
Kenyatta said he also wants to expand the Small Business Administration’s work as well as challenge banks’ lending practices in minority communities. He also wants to abolish the filibuster that stifles legislation in the Senate and pass a $15 per hour federal minimum wage.
President Joe Biden has done “a great job in a tough circumstance” when it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said Kenyatta. Pennsylvania has the nation’s second largest population of Ukrainian-Americans by population.
Not besties with Mitch
Kenyatta has frequently taken to the House floor to criticize Republican bills he opposes, often in emotional speeches bordering on firebrand sermons. He said that approach won’t change if he’s elected to the Senate.
“I will not be someone that (Senate Republican Leader) Mitch McConnell likes, and that’s OK,” he said with a laugh.
That passion will always be fueled by the life experiences that drive his career every day, Kenyatta said.
“Why is it always that when working people want something and need something and we ask for it, and we demand it, that we’re somehow stopping progress? No, we’re not the barrier to progress. Working people being asked to survive in the wealthiest nation in the world are not the problem,” he said. “Corporate greed and the fact that for so long and so often our government is completely focused on the well-off and well-connected, that is the damn problem."
More:Primary 2022: Hot races for governor, U.S. Senate, plus what you need to know about voting
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Those are some great marks: York-Adams track and field records go back more than 40 years
York Suburban graduate Yvonne Heinrich and Spring Grove's Laila Campbell own the oldest and newest YAIAA track and field records.
Heinrich set the league high jump record of 5-9.75 as a senior in 1980. That year marked the end of an illustrious career that included District 3 and PIAA Class 2A gold medals for three straight years.
Laila Campbell set records in the 100- and 200-meter sprints last year as a freshman in 11.97 and 24.23 seconds, respectively. She won both events at districts (setting a record of 24.11 in the district final) and states.
Times and distances only count if they come in a league-sanctioned meet or championship.
Here is a rundown of the YAIAA track and field records, according to the league website. Listed are the event, time/distance, athlete’s name, school and the year the record was set.
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Athletes competing this season are in bold.
Boys' records
1,600 meters: 4:19.9, Tim Barkdoll, Dallastown, 1986
100: 10.6, Russ Ziegler, Central York, 1995
110 hurdles: 14.14, Jay Stone, Central York, 2013
200: 21.4, Knowledge Timmons, York High, 2004
3,200: 9:21.1, Jon Grey, Kennard-Dale, 2006
300 hurdles: 37.8, Brian Roberts, Dover, 1989
4x100 relay: 42.43, Dallastown (Justin Tracy, Justin Atwood, Kalen Peterson, Edgar Centeno), 2016
4x400 relay: 3:21.1, South Western (Shane McCleaf, Seth Barnes, Corbin Gotwalt, Karl Maynor), 2007
4x800 relay: 7:58.6, South Western (Bryan Hess, Corbin Gotwalt, Matt Zimmerman, Rob Bum), 2005
400: 47.9, Mike Spangler, South Western, 1984
800: 1:54.7, Matt Dennish, Red Lion, 2004
Discus: 183-5, Luke Hoffman, West York, 2017
High jump: 6-9, Garyl Moore, York Catholic, 1994
Javelin: 192-10, Mike Wilt, Dover, 1990
Long jump: 23-4.5, Mike Powell, West York, 1988
Pole vault: 15-6, Jared Allison, Dallastown, 2012
Shot put: 55-7, Zach Toomey, Spring Grove, 2002
Triple jump: 47-3, Brian Good, Dallastown, 2001
Girls' records
1,600 meters: 5:00.3, Lisa Nagorny, York Suburban, 2000
100: 11.97, Laila Campbell, Spring Grove, 2021
100 hurdles: 14.53, Lynne Mooradian, South Western, 2016
200: 24.23, Laila Campbell, Spring Grove, 2021
3,200: 10:35.03, Margaret Carroll, Northeastern, 2021
300 hurdles: 44.39, Lynne Mooradian, South Western 2016
4x100 relay: 48.00, South Western (Sigourney McCleaf, Trish Kyle, Jess Clark, Catie Hare), 2004
4x400 relay: 3:59.0, Dover (Sasha Hornock, Wendy Hutchinson, Eryn Spangler, Kaila Funk), 2008
4x800 relay: 9:34.6, Red Lion (Lisa Frey, Suzanne Baum, Diane Fitz, Heather Moul), 1994
400: 56.20, Whitney Peach, York Suburban, 1999
800: 2:16.4, Ruth Loyer, Red Lion, 2001
Discus: 150-07, Madi Kling, Red Lion, 2018
High jump: 5-9.75, Yvonne Heinrich, York Suburban, 1980
Javelin: 147-9, Ashton Ball, Spring Grove, 2018
Long jump: 18-6.5, Sasha Hornock, Dover, 2009
Pole vault: 12-00.25, Lauren Corbitt, York Tech, 2016
Shot put: 43-11, Margo Britton, Dallastown, 2011
Triple jump: 39-10, Tesia Thomas, West York, 2019
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Central York students testify before Congress as national book bans escalate
Two Central York High School students testified before Congress Thursday about the growing number of national book bans and in celebration of National Library Week.
Students Christina Ellis and Olivia Pituch testified before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties as part of a larger hearing to understand the ongoing censorship of reading materials in schools and libraries nationwide.
"Silence is deafening, but these books help to break through the silence and allow children to flourish," Pituch said during the hearing. "Kids need to see themselves especially portrayed in a positive light."
Ellis and Pituch received initial national recognition for the efforts they and their classmates took when the Central York School Board released a list of books that were restricted from curriculum use.
The list:These are the books and other resources banned by the Central York School Board
More on book bans:Books are being banned from school libraries. Here's what that does to students
The list prompted protests, book drives and garnered national attention.
"The reason I stood against my school’s book ban is because I didn’t want future African American kids to go through some of the things I went through because of the lack of cultural sensitivity in my schooling experience," Ellis said during the hearing. "I didn’t want minority students in general to feel like their culture didn’t matter because in school there was little to no representation for them."
Now the list has been repealed, but the issue of resource censorship persists nationwide, with reported bans in Tennessee, Texas, Indiana and other states.
The hearing brought on other speakers such as civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, Lancaster librarian Samantha Bridges and Jonathan W. Pidluzny, vice president of academic affairs for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.
Jack Panyard is a reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at jpanyard@ydr.com, 717-850-5935 or on Twitter @JackPanyard.
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York County Food Bank is moving, as numbers in need are on the rise
The York County Food Bank, which has been serving families in need at the former Kmart store in Springettsbury Township since the COVID-19 pandemic began, is moving to a new location.
It comes as the number of families seeking food is rising because of the increasing cost of gas and groceries.
The Kmart site currently is serving 1,000 families, food bank president and CEO Jennifer Brillhart said. That's up from a low of about 400 to 600. The nonprofit continues to see new individuals who have never had to seek services before.
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The food bank will be moving its inventory to a new warehouse in Emigsville next week, she said. Companies are donating trucks and drivers to help with the move.
The goods then will be distributed at Living Word Community Church, 2530 Cape Horn Road in Windsor Township, just a few miles down the road from the former Kmart store.
The first distribution date at the new location is April 19, Brillhart said.
The distribution will be held on from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Brillhart said the former Kmart store has been a great place for operations, but she knew it was only temporary. The nonprofit was allowed to use it at no cost.
Kinsley Properties owns the building and has no plans at this time for the site, according to a spokesperson.
The new warehouse will help improve efficiency and capacity, Brillhart said. It will have a loading dock and other amenities.
The nonprofit is excited for the move, and no disruption in services is planned, she said.
The food bank lists more than 125 partner agencies throughout York County. They are at churches, schools and community nonprofits. It also offers delivery service as well.
"I think people are going to be very happy with the new arrangement," she said.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are need to help with the food distribution.
To help, visit yorkfoodbank.org.
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18 ask judge to disqualify York Mayor Michael Helfrich from holding office, make appointment
The lawsuit was filed on Monday in the York County Court of Common Pleas. No court date has been scheduled.
Eighteen voters who include several former elected officials filed a lawsuit on Monday asking the president judge to disqualify York Mayor Michael Helfrich from holding office and make an appointment to fill the position.
Under the Third Class City Code, Helfrich was required to take the oath of office at the reorganizational meeting of York City Council on Jan. 4 or within 14 days of that date, the lawsuit alleges. District Judge Joel Toluba did not administer the oath of office until Jan. 24 — 20 days later — on Facebook Live.
Helfrich, the lawsuit asserts, also did not submit a signed affidavit to the city clerk certifying that he had lived in York for at least one year prior to the date of his election.
The seven-page petition filed in the York County Court of Common Pleas claims that those failures mean that the office of the mayor is vacant and asks President Judge Maria Musti Cook to make an appointment.
"I think there are concerns about Mr. Helfrich and his qualifications under Pennsylvania law," said Justin Tomevi, an attorney who's representing the 18 voters. "We view it as him not having met multiple of the qualifications, and that prompted the filing.”
Related:York City Council seeking legal opinions on whether mayor took oath of office too late
The petitioners include former York City Council President Henry Nixon, former York City Councilwomen Judy Ritter-Dixon and Toni Smith, and Shareef Hameed, an independent whom Helfrich, a Democrat, defeated to win second term as mayor in 2021.
Hameed said someone asked him to sign the petition. He said he didn't really want to comment on it.
“Nobody’s above the law,” said the Rev. Darnell Bowman, 64, pastor at Unity Church of God in Christ, on Ridge Avenue near Lincoln Highway in York, who's one of the 18 petitioners. "That's all I wanted to say."
Assistant York City Solicitor Jason Sabol has stated that the city operates under the Optional Third Class City Charter Law — not the Third Class City Code — and that those requirements did not apply.
Helfrich said he has not yet been served with the petition. But he said "it doesn't look much more credible than the original accusations."
He said he followed the city solicitor's advice.
"I would be surprised, and most people I've spoken to would be surprised, if a court overturned a valid election because of a difference of opinions among attorneys," Helfrich said. "What are you supposed to do? You're supposed to follow the attorney's instructions, right?"
"We here at the administration are busy trying to run a complex system and keep us all in the best position we can be in," he later added. "So this is about all the time I'm going to give this for right now."
Read:York Mayor Michael Helfrich re-elected to 2nd term, longtime district judge loses
Before Helfrich took office for his first term in 2018, six people filed a lawsuit in the York County Court of Common Pleas asking a judge to disqualify him because of his past felony convictions. They later withdrew the complaint.
Earlier this year, York City Council announced that it received two conflicting opinions about whether Helfrich qualified to hold office and indicated that it would provide them to the York County District Attorney’s Office and Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for review.
York City Clerk Dianna Thompson had asked Morgan, Hallgren, Croswell & Kane P.C. to provide legal opinions and direction about questions regarding city government, for which the firm billed $1,776, according to documents that the York Daily Record/Sunday News obtained through Right-to-Know Law requests.
Also of interest:York City Police Officer Clayton Swartz was put on leave. 2 days later, mayor texted of proof: ‘None’
No court date has been scheduled.
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
List of petitioners
- Henry Nixon
- Katherine Young
- Steven Young
- Burton Parry
- Elizabeth Culp
- Judith McKee
- Thomas McKee
- Judy Ritter-Dixon
- Darnell Bowman
- Shilvosky Buffaloe
- Carla Evette Freeland
- Lois Garnett
- Tim Garnett
- Sarai Kearse
- Wajid DeShields
- Marcus DeShields
- Shareef Hameed
- Toni Smith
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What makes Dr. Oz's Senate campaign stand out? Trump's endorsement, TV show and wealth
Whatever defined Dr. Mehmet Oz’s candidacy before the weekend doesn’t really matter anymore.
The cardiothoracic surgeon turned TV host is now the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Pennsylvania endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
“I’m ready to bring an America First agenda to the Senate for Pennsylvania,” Oz said in a statement Saturday after receiving Trump’s endorsement.
Trump referenced Oz’s television show, which ran for 18 years before his Senate candidacy, and said he was the most electable candidate.
“This is all about winning elections to stop the radical left maniacs from destroying our country,” Trump said in a statement Saturday.
Oz said he would stand up to President Joe Biden and “the woke Left.”
“I will fight to unleash American energy, protect our Second Amendment, and drain the swamp of Washington insiders,” Oz said in a statement. “I will be a powerful pro-life voice in the Senate, and I will protect our children from harmful woke indoctrination. And no one will fight harder against the radical policies of Joe Biden that are causing inflation, creating a crisis at our border, and weakening our position around the world.”
Oz also used his Trump thank-you statement to take a shot at his primary opponent, David McCormick, whom he described as “a pro-China, Wall Street insider.”
McCormick and Oz have been in a heated battle, slinging negative TV ads at each other. Both had been vying for Trump’s endorsement.
Political analysts say the former president is still the leader of the Republican Party, and his endorsement can be a game-changer.
During a call with political reporters late last month, former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway described the weight of Trump’s potential endorsement in the Pennsylvania governor’s race. She is working with state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman’s gubernatorial campaign.
“If President Trump endorses in this race, that person has the best chance of being the Republican nominee,” she said, adding that Trump’s support would be “a definitive, deciding factor” in the primary.
Before the endorsement, the debate between Oz and McCormick seemed to center on who was a true Republican or just a Republican In Name Only (RINO).
Trump’s endorsement could answer that question.
His endorsement could also change the narrative for Oz, who has faced questions and criticism about his ties to Pennsylvania and his medical record.
Opponents and critics have said he pushes questionable products and junk science.
They’ve taken aim at everything from Oz touting a green coffee bean supplement for weight loss to his views on hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug Trump said should be used to treat COVID-19.
His critics have also taken aim at his address.
Oz, who went to the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine, left the state for decades after medical school.
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The Turkish-American surgeon was born in Cleveland and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, where his late father was chief of thoracic surgery at the Medical Center of Delaware.
Oz spent the recent two decades living in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, which is close to Manhattan and where he films his TV show and practices medicine.
But in the 2021 Pennsylvania primary, he started voting in the state by absentee ballot, using his in-laws’ address in suburban Philadelphia.
At a campaign stop in York County earlier this year, Oz said he lives in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, with his wife Lisa. He married her in Pennsylvania 36 years ago and they had children in the state, he said.
His wife’s family owns the Asplundh tree-trimming company.
Oz’s connections to that family business, along with his homes, stock, life insurance and money from his TV show, put his assets at more than $100 million and possibly up to about $400 million, according to Senate campaign finance reports.
As first reported by the Associated Press, if Oz is elected, “he would be one of the wealthiest members of the Senate – and possibly the wealthiest.”
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'He was pure joy.' How Gary Brown made a difference at Penn State, beyond
The football teammate and forever friend made a point to see Gary Brown at the end, every Sunday.
Penn State assistant coach Terry Smith spent time with Brown just before he died on April 10. He was there in Williamsport the week before, too, when the former Nittany Lion two-way star and longtime running backs coach could still talk a bit, knew who he was.
Smith said he made the simple vow to visit because so many former Penn State players simply could not. He said Brown deserved that as much as anyone could.
These former Penn State teammates last true football moment together came in September, on opposing sides. They posed for a photo together before the Nittany Lions played at Wisconsin, where Brown coached this past season until cancer's return became too much.
"It was important for me to see him. I wanted him to know that I love him, that we're here to help him and support his family and he has his friends and support behind him," Smith said of these last visits. "It's important he knew that, important I got in front of him to let him know there’s so many people supporting …"
Penn State football fans old enough to remember will forever see Brown stealing the ball from Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Ty Detmer in the 1989 Holiday Bowl and returning it for the clinching touchdown. Typical Brown, it seemed. The man who made his football life from running the football and coaching others how to do it better switched to defense for that one year in college just because Penn State needed him there.
Brown always was smiling and lifting up everyone around him, from his days starring at Williamsport High to arriving at Penn State in the summer of 1987 to his career as a player in the NFL and then as a coach.
Smith has called him "the spirit of our class" at Penn State. College roommate and former Nittany Lion linebacker Andre Powell, from York High, called him one of his most influential teammates because of his positive outlook on everything.
No matter that cancer took Brown's father and then afflicted his daughter and kept coming back for him. After it returned again early in 2020, during the beginning of the virus pandemic, he fought it back, once more, to coach again.
"He was pure joy, OK?" Powell said Monday from home in Naples, Florida. "He always kept that child-like enthusiasm and wonderment for the love of the game, for other people. That incredible smile, personality. It's hard to think he ever had a bad day, even in light of what he was suffering with for the last 10 years or so."
The Penn State football family also lost former running back and team captain Steve Smith last November, after his nearly 20-year battle against ALS.
Just like with Smith, Brown's fight against cancer mobilized his former teammates, which will stay with them forever.
"Gary continued to bring guys together," Powell said. "He could hang out with offensive linemen or bankers or young high school athletes. Gary was a connector. People will always have a piece of Gary with them."
The lesson is: "We've got to make sure we connect more with each other, love each other," Powell said. "Once again, Gary is helping to show us all the way and to enjoy life, man."
At Penn State, Brown grew from the backup to tailback Blair Thomas to the team's leading rusher to the one-year hero on defense. He always was a standout kick returner.
The Houston Oilers picked him in the 1991 NFL Draft and he played eight years in the league, passing the 1,000-yard rushing mark with the Oilers (1993) and with the New York Giants (1998).
He got his big coaching break with Rutgers in 2008 before coaching for a decade in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him atfbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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It's time to select GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week.
Each week readers select the GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week in an online poll at ydr.com/gametimepa and eveningsun.com/gametimepa.
The poll will run from 5 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Last week, Red Lion distance runner River Van Wicklen won the boys' poll and Dallastown softball player Alexi Dowell won the girls' poll.
If you'd like to nominate a local athlete for future polls, email Matt Allibone at mallibone@ydr.com or Shelly Stallsmith at mstallsmith@ydr.com. To vote for this week's Athlete of the Week, see the polls below.
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Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says legislative accomplishments separate him from the primary crowd
Democratic U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb has survived three tough races in western Pennsylvania to defeat Republican opponents, but now he finds himself in a primary fight for the U.S. Senate nomination.
Lamb, a 37-year-old Allegheny County resident, has four primary opponents, but his eyes are squarely focused on Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a fellow Allegheny County resident who has consistently led in polling and fundraising.
“I’m in the Joe Biden lane, and that’s the lane he wants to be in but he isn’t in because his history doesn’t support that,” said Lamb.
Lamb and other Democrats are running to replace U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh County, who is not seeking re-election. The primary is May 17.
When it comes to the question of electability in a general election, Lamb insisted that there is no comparison, pointing to his three victories in friendly Republican western Pennsylvania territory.
“We don’t have to be hypothetical about this,” said Lamb. “We can just look at what each of us has done in the last four years and it speaks for itself.”
Successful runs for United States Representative
A Marine Corps veteran and former federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh who burst onto the Pennsylvania political stage in 2018 when he won a hotly contested special election in the old 18th Congressional District outside of the Steel City, Lamb has earned the reputation as a moderate Democrat that holds true to traditional party values, such as strongly backing labor.
His family has political roots in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Thomas Lamb, Lamb's grandfather, served in the state House and was the state Senate Democratic Majority Leader in the early 1970s. Lamb's uncle, Michael Lamb, is the controller of Pittsburgh.
In a district that went for former President Donald Trump by nearly 20 percentage points, Lamb slid past former state Rep. Rick Saccone by 755 votes in 2018 although Trump twice came to the district to campaign for him and Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence also made visits.
Later that same year, Lamb defeated then-U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus in the 17th Congressional District general election by almost 13 points. It was the only race pitting two incumbents against each other that year and Trump took multiple shots at Lamb via Twitter while endorsing Rothfus.
Lamb once again found himself in Trump’s crosshairs in 2020 when the former president strongly backed Afghanistan combat veteran, author and Fox News contributor Sean Parnell.
Parnell pushed Lamb to the brink, but the Democrat survived another close race, winning 51% to 49%. Still a Trump favorite, Parnell entered the GOP primary for U.S. Senate but dropped out after he lost a Butler County custody court fight in which his ex-wife made allegations of abuse.
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Defending his voting record
During the Senate race, though, Lamb has found himself under attack from progressive Democrats accusing him of being too supportive of Republican policies and comparing him to West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat who has frustrated many in his party by opposing several Democratic initiatives, most recently President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion Build Back Better plan.
“It’s just not an accurate attack,” Lamb said of the comparison to Manchin. “It’s just not a true thing to say.”
In his own defense, Lamb said he has supported the Build Back Better plan as well as a $15 per hour federal minimum wage and women’s reproductive rights.
Progressives, however, have pointed to Lamb’s opposition to new gun laws and his insistence that background checks, closing loopholes and better enforcement of existing gun laws should work to decrease crime.
Some of those on the left still seethe over Lamb’s remarks following his and Biden’s wins in 2020 when in an interview with The New York Times he declined to criticize progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and other members of the so-called “Squad,” but said their calls for defunding the police and banning fracking were turning off a large portion of voters.
“The fact is that they and others are advocating policies that are unworkable and extremely unpopular,” Lamb told the Times.
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"Speaking as an American"
According to a fivethirtyeight.com analysis of congressional voting records, Lamb’s votes coincided with Trump’s positions 22% of the time, with many of those votes coming in 2018 on issues such as expanding the eligibility for health savings accounts, opposing a carbon tax, and allowing new businesses to deduct start-up expenses.
Lamb voted to impeach Trump in both cases brought against the former president and repeatedly voted for bills that funded government without providing additional money for Trump’s ill-fated border wall.
After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Lamb took to the House floor to give an emotional address that fueled a brief confrontation with angry Republicans.
“We know that attack today didn't materialize out of nowhere,” Lamb said in his floor speech. “It was inspired by lies — the same lies that you're hearing in this room tonight. The members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves, and their constituents should be ashamed of them.”
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The impassioned speech surprised many because it clashed with Lamb’s usual placid demeanor. Lamb said the attack “went to the deepest part of what I believe” as a veteran, prosecutor and public official.
“That night I really didn’t feel like I was speaking like a Democrat against Republicans,” he said. “I felt like I was speaking as an American against people who were aiding and abetting an attack on our government itself. It probably shifted my mindset a little bit.”
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Check list, to-do list
Lamb said his most recent legislative accomplishments have been his work and votes for Biden’s infrastructure bill and American Rescue Plan. The infrastructure bill brought $857 million to reconstruct the crumbling Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Beaver County and $77 million to renovate the Emsworth Locks and Dam on the same river in Allegheny County, both of which are vital to keeping commercial river traffic flowing toward the Mississippi River.
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Lamb said he was proud to return to Obama-era methane emission standards after Biden took office, which struck a balance between protecting the environment and industry jobs. He supports an incremental raising of the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
Those earning $40,000 to $50,000 a year also need higher wages, he said, and working to make unions stronger will have a domino effect.
“Strengthening the rights of labor unions overall will help raise wages because it gives them more of an ability to bargain on their wages, helping raise pay in the public sector,” said Lamb.
Lamb also pointed to his work on trying to lower prescription drug prices and allowing Medicare to bargain over the price of drugs and using savings to provide free dental, vision and hearing coverage.
There is “an enormous backlog” of bills in the evenly divided Senate because Republicans have used the filibuster to block votes, Lamb said. “I am a vote to get rid of the filibuster,” he said, so important issues can be tackled.
“Gun violence cannot be ignored. Immigration cannot be ignored. A woman’s right to choose can no longer be ignored. Voting rights, themselves, can’t be ignored and that’s what the Senate does,” Lamb said. “It’s not like they’re voting down our ideas. They’re ignoring them and refusing to take action because of the obstacle that the filibuster creates.”
Lamb said the Biden administration has handled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine well and kept the NATO alliance strong. However, Lamb said as a senator he would take a more forceful approach to get across the message that the United States is helping Ukrainians win the war with the goal being to “beat Putin and send him back to where he came from.”
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From sweet breads to hand-painted eggs: This is how Pennsylvania families celebrate Easter
As a child, I always wondered why my mother would challenge herself with the task of roasting lamb, baking countless cookies and breads, and coloring dozens of eggs all within the span of one week. But as I grew older, her methods started to make sense.
Holidays are all about tradition.
Raising their children in America, my immigrant parents understood how important it would be to instill the Greek traditions they grew up with in me and my brothers.
For Christians, the week before Easter is an important span of seven days called Holy Week. In addition to attending the multiple church services that lead to Easter Sunday, Holy Week is also when holiday breads, pastries and colored eggs are prepared.
Eggs are often colored on Thursday during Holy Week. Dying eggs red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and on Easter Sunday a game is played using the eggs. Fans of the romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' may remember the scene in which two people each grab an egg and take turns hitting the ends of each other's egg. One person recites "Christos Anesti,'' or "Christ is Risen,'' and the other replies "Alithos Anesti,'' or "Indeed, He has risen.'' The person whose end does not crack wins the game.
Greek Easter bread, or Tsoureki, a sweet, braided bread resembling a brioche, is prepared. It is traditionally made with mahleb, a spice that comes from the seeds of a cherry and often is finished with sliced almonds or sesame seeds, and topped with a red-colored hard boiled egg.
Along with tsoureki, butter cookies called koulourakia also are prepared for Easter. These cookies have a buttery and vanilla essence, and are often topped with sesame seeds and shaped into braided patterns.
Roasted lamb is a staple dish on the table, and traditionally served in Greece to commemorate Jesus’ sacrifice, where he is referenced as the Lamb of God.
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Recipes 'made from generation to generation'
On a corner of Uptown Harrisburg sits Alvaro Bread and Pastry Shoppe, an old-fashioned Italian bakery where Sal and Lina Alvaro use family recipes and imported ingredients to create authentic Italian pastries, breads and pasta.
Sal Alvaro and his wife Lina were born in Italy. After immigrating to America, the couple held onto their traditions and family recipes handed down for generations.
The holidays are always a busy time for the bakery, especially Easter.
The Alvaros prepare an Italian Easter Bread called pane di pasqua. This light and fluffy, citrus, hand-rolled bread is sometimes topped with colorful sprinkles and finished with a hard-boiled egg placed in the center.
There are many origin stories. According to Lina, one version dates back to medieval times.
"The medieval nuns would bake these during Holy Week in quantities that used 40 eggs in each batch, which represented 40 days of Lent."
According to tradition, the youngest child of the family would eat the hard-boiled egg and would then have good luck all year.
Another specialty they whip up for Easter is a citrus ricotta pie: sweet ricotta cheese combined with vanilla, lemon and orange. There are many variations of this classic pie.
"These Italian delicacies have been made from generation to generation, and we've had them growing up, every Easter," Alvaro said.
In addition to baking these specialties for their Easter celebrations with family, the Alvaros also offer Italian Easter bread and citrus ricotta pie at the bakery during Holy week.
Alvaro Bread and Pastry Shoppe is located at 236 Peffer St., Harrisburg.
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'A family working together'
Tears filled Margie Mutmansky's eyes as she recalled the Slovak Easter traditions of her upbringing in Pittsburgh.
She grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania on a coal patch where her father worked. In a two-bedroom home nestled her family of eight.
For Mutmansky and her family, who now live in Hanover, the holidays were a special time based around family, food and faith.
“Easter traditions in the coal patches of southwestern Pennsylvania included days of baking by all the women in the patch,” she said.
Slovak sweets such as kolache, a pastry made with nuts, seeds or cheese filling surrounded by puffy dough, and Easter bread called paska, were prepared.
She recalled the pickled beets and eggs her mother would make, with fresh horseradish that would fill Easter baskets, handmade by the older women and brought back from the "old country," whether that was Poland, Austria or Hungary.
Other delicacies filled the baskets, including ham, kielbasa, fresh butter and decorative eggs.
“The baskets were covered in beautifully worked cloths of woven, cross stitched or embroidered patterns. Those were always what kept my attention.”
On Holy Saturday, ham was baked at 5 a.m., she recalled. Her mother rigorously cleaned their home, polishing furniture, ensuring everything was in order before the priest arrived.
Mutmansky and her five siblings often were sent outside to watch for the priest, Father Andrew Balok from Holy Rosary Parish, who would arrive to bless their Easter baskets.
"The Slovak people, and sometimes Polish or Ukrainian, of Catholic faith brought their large baskets to our house," she said. Neighbors and families would gather in her home and join in Slovak prayers as the priest blessed the baskets.
Today, Mutmansky’s family is spread all over the East Coast. She has maintained several of the traditions she grew up with, especially baking paska. She gets her grandchildren to help.
“These memories are just so special to me. It’s all about a family working together to do what had to be done,” she said.
Carrying on 'traditions and customs for future generation'
The art of decorating Pysanky eggs dates back to ancient times and remains a tradition among many families in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe.
Growing up right outside of Pittsburgh, Susan Kandra Burkins of Stewartstown remembers gathering around the table with the women in her Slovakian family, decorating eggs with intricate designs that would later be given as gifts.
The word pysanky comes from the Ukrainian verb pysaty, which translates "to write."
The process involved heating a kitska, a wooden tool with a sharp tip, over a candle's flame and slowly drawing melted beeswax over the pencil-outlined design on the raw egg.
“Every line that's drawn and every color you use has a meaning," she said. "Whether it's being given to someone for health, happiness, or even to a new bride, the eggs are meant to match the person."
After the eggs are decorated and the paint has dried completely, a hole is carefully poked into the egg, so the yolk and white can be drained, hollowing out the egg.
Some eggs are even added to their Easter egg tree.
"My dad and uncles would go out into the woods on the farm and pick out a thorn tree and then bring it inside put it in a vase with rocks," she said.
The symbolism behind the egg tree, Burkins said, is to showcase the colorful eggs and observe "the rebirth of spring."
During Lent, Burkins and her parents, two brothers, aunts and uncles would prepare their home for the arrival of the priest. Scrubbing the walls, cleaning their home, and decorating the egg tree was a family affair as they awaited the priest's ceremony.
"Easter is the most religious of celebrations, and for me it is the beginning of life, the renewal of all things and a fresh start."
Growing up, Burkins said her immigrant relatives only spoke Slovak at home. They followed the traditions and customs they brought with them from their home country and shared them with their children. These are the moments she misses most of all, she said.
"We try at Easter to do as many traditions as possible,'' she said. "It is our responsibility to carry on the traditions and customs for our future generations."
Lena Tzivekis is a reporter for the Hanover Evening Sun/York Daily Record. Follow her at @tzivekis on Twitter, and say hi, or let her know where to get some of the best food in Central Pa!
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White Clover Family Farm born out of the pandemic, supply chain and local food awareness
Seeded in the roots of an 18th century homestead in Hellam Township, White Clover Family Farm has been inspired by the locally sourced food movement and spurred on by supply-chain issues that intensified during the pandemic.
“Without the pandemic, I don’t think this business would exist”, Nate Riedy, who goes by "Farmer Nate" on his social network platforms, said recently after opening the gate to a chicken house for a noisy gaggle of hens tripping over each other to get out for a day of free ranging around the farm.
The family didn’t intend to get into farming before the pandemic. Riedy was working full-time in marketing for the non-profit World Relief.
“The plan (in 2017) was really for my father-in-law to retire and sort of putter around the farm and for all the kids to move back but just to enjoy it ourselves…it didn’t happen until last year that we decided… it morphed into, why don’t we invite other people to enjoy it with us,” Riedy said.
Riedy runs the farm with his parents-in-law John and Linda Holden and his wife, Chelsea. Riedy's children Everly, 6, and Sara, 16, help by baking and taking care of the animals. Sara joined the family through foster care and then adoption in 2020.
The farm, anchored by two historic stone farmhouses, was itself in danger of getting swallowed up by development prior to the 2017 purchase by Riedy's in-laws.
According to the Kreutz Creek Valley Preservation Society, the farm was started with a William Penn land grant. Its two stone houses were built in 1749 and 1765, with each being enlarged in subsequent years.
The farm was most recently owned by Gretchen and Albert Blakey. For 45 years, it continued mostly unchanged, where it was home to horses. When it came time to sell, the Blakey children wanted the farm to remain as open space and for the historic buildings to live on. It was their mother’s dream.
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“During the pandemic is what happened,” Riedy described as the trigger for transforming the private family hide-a-way into a community-supported business selling eggs, meat, produce and fresh bread.
“We got our first chickens in March (2020) right when the pandemic began, and then we got our first lambs and then we got our first goats, but we were still not farmers… We were just like accumulating farm animals and starting to grow crops,” Riedy said, describing the conversion phase of becoming farmers.
“Slowly, I fell in love with that - everything we were doing,” Riedy said.
"June of last year, my brother-in-law said 'why don’t you put a little cart down the lane and sell eggs, jams you’ve been making'… I said, I guess I’ll do that on the side…just a little cart, that’s it,” said Riedy, describing the origin of the farm stand.
“And one thing led to another, and by the end of the year we were selling thousands of pumpkins, bushels of sweet corn, hundreds of jars of jam each week, and we built the stand and the pavilion and it turned into a full-time business,” he added.
On March 18, Riedy quit his full-time marketing job to devote all his time to White Clover Family Farm.
He said the reason for the early success of the market is the “crazy community support.”
“Three years ago, no one ever said the words 'supply chain,' now everyone hears and says that word, and they’re thinking about where does my food come from?'" Riedy said food shortages during the pandemic highlighted problems of how food is produced by a consolidated market.
There was a groundswell of support, as they began their operation, on the farm’s social media from the people living in the suburban neighborhoods around the farm. “When I decided to quit my job, I posted a video walking through a field telling them about this, hundreds of people commented (positively).” Riedy said, adding that people are craving authenticity when supporting local business. .
The CEO of the farm, who lets out the chickens and cleans the sheep stalls, said, “We want people to feel like this is not just ours, that they feel they can stop by, that they are part of this. This is their community.”
Julie Myers, one of the first in line before the stand opened on a recent “bread day,” held each Saturday morning, said, “If you're not here in the first five minutes, you’re not getting your bread.” When asked if locally made bread tastes different, she didn’t hesitate with a "yes" and said it's because “it’s made with love.”
For more information about White Clover Family Farm, at 327 Campbell Road, visit their website whitecloveryork.com or their facebook page.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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Two-century-old Felton church illustrates message of Easter
Early on Easter morning, the congregation of St. Paul (Lebanon) Lutheran Church will assemble on a wide walkway in front of their stately brick building.
They’ll have a clear view of the new day, there atop a high hill overlooking the southeastern York County town of Felton.
As part of the Easter service, they’ll proceed through the front door to the small sanctuary of this rural church.
There, the worship will continue, as that congregation has celebrated for more than 200 years.
They’ll join scores of other Christian congregations across York County and the world in worship at Easter, a day of joy and celebration in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
But this congregation has a rare and visible reminder of the meaning of the day that their forebears have provided for them.
We’ll return to this special scene later.
A story of a church
The story of St. Paul (Lebanon) reflects that of many churches with parishioners of Pennsylvania German background in York County.
This rural congregation, originally known as Flinchbaugh’s or Stabley’s, first met in 1812 in a wooden frame building on that hilltop.
Some county church buildings today still bear the names of prominent member families who provided land and support. But in the 1800s, the congregation took on the biblical name of Lebanon.
As often happened in Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Lebanon congregation shared its property with another German group.
The Lutherans at Lebanon looked back to Martin Luther of Wittenberg in Germany and to the Augsburg Confession for guidance.
Their German Swiss partner on the hilltop, the Reformed congregation, favored the Heidelberg Catechism and were influenced by Ulrich Zwingli, a contemporary of Luther. With fellow Swiss pastor John Calvin, Zwingli built the theological foundation for the Reformed faith.
Despite differences in doctrine and tradition dating to Luther and Zwingli, congregations had the German language as a common denominator.
Lutheran and Reformed congregations faced at least three realities when it came to forming union churches: These thrifty farmers lacked cash, and pastors were in short supply. And intermarriage of families between the two denominations was common. So practical matters trumped doctrine.
A union church, an arrangement in which Lutheran and Reformed congregations jointly owned property and the church building, made sense.
Most of the 16 Lutheran and 16 Reformed congregations in York County before the American Revolution were union churches.
Lebanon’s Lutheran and Reformed arrangement lasted until 1892, when the Reformed congregation sold its property to the Lutherans. Such separations were common. Today, only one union church operates in York County: St. Paul’s (Dubs) Church near Codorus State Park.
Church built to last
Just before the Civil War, Lebanon replaced its original building with the brick structure that has since solidly commanded the elevation.
The running of the railroad in the valley below Lebanon likely created the population and commerce to support a Lutheran church in the village below. That happened in 1888, when St. Paul Lutheran opened its doors, sharing a pastor with Lebanon. The town’s growth prompted it to incorporate as a borough in 1899, with the name of a railroad official named Felton.
Yet another chapter of Lebanon’s story was written in those years. The bilingual pastor serving both Lebanon and St. Paul congregations considered his German proficiency no longer necessary. That meant that the use of English now was so common that services could be conducted in that tongue.
Despite all this activity, the Lebanon building, with periodic additions, served its congregation well. In fact, it became St. Paul (Lebanon) Lutheran in 1978, when the two congregations merged. The railroad, now the Maryland and Pennsylvania, was ending its service, and Felton was returning to a quiet village in the valley.
So Lebanon’s story as a union church, disunion with the Reformed, becoming an English-speaking congregation and sharing a pastor with another church is a rich and common story in Pennsylvania Dutch country.
A different church story
As we’ve said, Lebanon’s story is different in another telling way.
When congregations built new structures, they often would locate it on another site, allowing its graveyard to cover its former footprint. That happened with Lebanon’s sister congregation in nearby Rinely, for example.
But at Lebanon, the cemetery filled in around the building, meaning in front of the brick structure, too. Congregants, thus, walked through the graveyard to enter the sanctuary.
That winsome feature adds meaning to that hilltop, particularly at Easter.
The Easter connection
The grave is a crucial part of the Easter story. The empty tomb is a keystone of the Christian faith.
Jesus’ promise to go prepare a place in his Father’s house for his flock wouldn’t work if his body was still in the grave.
That bodily resurrection of Jesus means that Christians buried on Lebanon’s ground have joined Jesus in heaven above. When you walk through there on Easter or any day, you’re reminded of that.
Second, as people walk past those headstones, they are reminded of the lives, example and faith of those who came before them. There’s strength in that; the Christian journey is not a solo run. Other faithful have believed, persevered in life and are in their Father’s house today — a cloud of witnesses, as the Bible describes them.
Last, as the Lebanon procession moves inside on Easter after gathering outside near those graves, members will go into the sanctuary where they are reminded that they were once dead in their sins. But through Jesus’ death for their sins and his resurrection, they are delivered. The liturgy, message and Communion serve to strengthen their faith. They walk past those graves on their way out with a sense of renewal.
Lebanon pastor Kathy Kuehl will be leading the Easter procession into Lebanon’s sanctuary, and all will walk in the steps of generations of Christians who have preceded them.
In the pulpit, Kuehl will preach from the Gospel of Luke.
And the theme or title of her message based on that text?
“He arose,” she said.
With emphasis.
References: York County History Center files, Charles H. Glatfelter’s “York County Lutherans,” interview with the Rev. Kathy Kuehl.
Jim McClure is the retired editor of the York Daily Record and has authored or co-authored nine books on York County history. Reach him at jimmcclure21@outlook.com.
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Demeioun Robinson: 3 things to know about Penn State transfer from Maryland
Penn State scored big in the transfer portal when needed most.
Coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions earned a commitment Tuesday from former Maryland Terrapins' defender Demeioun Robinson − a former Top 100 high school prospect who had turned them down out of high school. He is the Penn State's third transfer pickup since the end of last season, joining receiver Mitch Tinsley and offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Robinson graduated from Quince Orchard High in Gaithersburg, Maryland and now has four seasons to play three in State College.
Franklin recently talked publicly about how the Lions needed to pursue a pass rusher more than anything in the transfer portal before preseason practice begins. Last season, Penn State received a huge boost from defensive end and pass rushing extraordinaire Arnold Ebiketie, a Temple transfer.
Here are three things to know about Robinson and how he fits into the 2022 Nittany Lions:
An immediate pass-rushing option
While Robinson was used as a linebacker at Maryland he expects to move to defensive end when he begins practicing with the team this summer.
He will be a welcome addition as the Lions search for pass-rushing answers after losing Ebiketie and defensive end Jesse Luketa to the NFL. The pair combined for 10 sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss in 2021. While coaches are high on Adisa Isaac, he must return to form after missing last season to injury. The only other experienced option is senior Nick Tarburton.
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Robinson should be in a similar position to other young Penn State defensive ends Smith Vilbert and Zuriah Fisher. Each has promising reports, including Vilbert's three sacks in the Outback Bowl loss to Arkansas. But none is a proven starter.
Penn State must improve upon its pass rush, which often seemed to be limited to Ebiketie, an All-Big Ten first team performer. The Lions were eighth in the Big Ten in rushing the passer.
High school recruiting
Robinson was an Under Armour All-American coming out of Quince Orchard and was pursued heavily by the Nittany Lions two years ago. He was rated as a coveted 4- or 5-star prospect, depending on the national recruiting site.
He broke his school's all-time sack record, piling up 14 as a junior.
He picked coach Mike Locksley's Terps in March of 2020 over Penn State, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M and others.
He decided to leave the team before spring practices began for undisclosed reasons. He made a recruiting trip to Penn State last weekend.
"It always helps with the transfer portal if we recruited the young man on the front end, so we've known him longer and you're not trying to get to know him in two weeks, " Franklin told reporters last week in State College.
A promising first college season
Robinson made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2021, playing in all 13 games for the Terps with one start.
Though used as a linebacker he still showed off promising pass rushing attributes with 19 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.
He ended last season on a high note with three tackles and a sack versus Virginia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him atfbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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After time in Maryland, York County coach excited for the test of Pennsylvania football
Will Thompson admits he's a "fish out of water" with his new opportunity.
The new Spring Grove Area High School football coach has few connections to York County. He's never lived in Pennsylvania or coached football in the state.
But the Virginia native believes his upbringing in that football-crazed commonwealth will help him with his new position.
"In small towns in Virginia football really matters and I equate that to Pennsylvania," Thompson said. "Football is heightened here and people want their teams to do well. That's a huge attraction. I guess you could say I'm anxious but I'm also ready to rock."
Thompson was approved as Spring Grove's new coach Monday night. He will make a yearly stipend of $4,988. He takes over for Kyle Sprenkle, who resigned in January after seven seasons to help his wife raise their six children. A Spring Grove graduate, Sprenkle led the Rockets to a 10-2 season this past fall and the first multi-playoff win campaign in program history.
The 33-year-old Thompson doesn't have the same kind of familiarity with Spring Grove, but he's coming off a successful first stint as a head coach. He spent the past three years leading Francis Scott Key in Carroll County, Maryland ― less than an hour drive from Spring Grove. FSK had gone through nine losing seasons in a 10-year stretch when Thompson was hired in 2019. After going 3-7 and 1-4 (COVID-shortened) his first two years, Thompson led the Eagles to a 7-4 record and the second round of the Maryland state playoffs this past fall.
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A rural high school and one of the smallest in Carroll County, Francis Scott Key doesn't have the same level of resources as Spring Grove, according to Thompson. So while the Rockets are a Class 5A program that competes against four Class 6A schools (Central York, Dallastown, Red Lion, York High) in YAIAA Division I, their new coach isn't worried about being overmatched.
"At FSK, you really had to beg, borrow and steal to get stuff going," Thompson said. "The little things matter and you've gotta work hard when you're at a school with 800 kids and the other team has 2,000. You've got to do different things and find trick plays if you want to maximize everything.
"In the past three years, 20 to 25 teams we faced were bigger than us. I know some schools might be bigger (than Spring Grove) but I'm not overly worried about it."
A 2007 graduate of Charlottesville High School in Virginia, Thompson played defensive back at Division III Bridgewater College, which is also located in Virginia. After college, he immediately took a coaching position in his home state at Fort Defiance High School before ultimately moving to Maryland to be closer to his wife's family.
A special education teacher at Francis Scott Key, Thompson said he hopes to find a full-time position at Spring Grove. While he's new to York County, he's been learning about the area from some friends including new South Western athletic director Troy Warehime, who previously held the same position at Francis Scott Key.
Spring Grove athletic director Jeff Laux said the school had a "good amount of great applicants" but that Thompson "jumped out as the right guy" due to his personality and football knowledge.
Thompson is taking over a team coming off a historic season, but also one that will have graduated a large amount of talent. Spring Grove's senior class this past fall included 2,000-yard running back Zyree Brooks, star linebacker Darien Osmun and three starting offensive linemen.
Still, Spring Grove's cupboard isn't bare. The Rockets will bring back one of the league's best players in dual-threat quarterback and safety Andrew Osmun, who has gotten recruiting attention from a number of Division I schools. Thompson said he's planning to meet the team soon. He's also hoping to keep most of the assistants who coached under Sprenkle.
Thompson said he ran a no-huddle offense at Francis Scott Key that set passing records last season, but he held off on saying he'll bring that system to the traditionally run-first Rockets. He said he'll have to get a sense of the team's personnel before deciding what style it will play.
All of the football coaching vacancies in the YAIAA have now been filled. Earlier this offseason, Bud Kyle was hired at Eastern York, Levi Murphy at Dallastown and Joe Sorice at Susquehannock.
"I'm not going to say we're going to throw the ball 50 times a game," said Thompson, who added he had an undersized offensive line at Francis Scott Key. "We'll find out what is working. It's high school football so you can't just come in and say we're going to run the Air Raid. We'll maximize what the kids do well and adjust."
Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says legislative accomplishments separate him from the primary crowd
Democratic U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb has survived three tough races in western Pennsylvania to defeat Republican opponents, but now he finds himself in a primary fight for the U.S. Senate nomination.
Lamb, a 37-year-old Allegheny County resident, has four primary opponents, but his eyes are squarely focused on Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a fellow Allegheny County resident who has consistently led in polling and fundraising.
“I’m in the Joe Biden lane, and that’s the lane he wants to be in but he isn’t in because his history doesn’t support that,” said Lamb.
Lamb and other Democrats are running to replace U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh County, who is not seeking re-election. The primary is May 17.
When it comes to the question of electability in a general election, Lamb insisted that there is no comparison, pointing to his three victories in friendly Republican western Pennsylvania territory.
“We don’t have to be hypothetical about this,” said Lamb. “We can just look at what each of us has done in the last four years and it speaks for itself.”
Successful runs for United States Representative
A Marine Corps veteran and former federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh who burst onto the Pennsylvania political stage in 2018 when he won a hotly contested special election in the old 18th Congressional District outside of the Steel City, Lamb has earned the reputation as a moderate Democrat that holds true to traditional party values, such as strongly backing labor.
His family has political roots in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Thomas Lamb, Lamb's grandfather, served in the state House and was the state Senate Democratic Majority Leader in the early 1970s. Lamb's uncle, Michael Lamb, is the controller of Pittsburgh.
In a district that went for former President Donald Trump by nearly 20 percentage points, Lamb slid past former state Rep. Rick Saccone by 755 votes in 2018 although Trump twice came to the district to campaign for him and Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence also made visits.
Later that same year, Lamb defeated then-U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus in the 17th Congressional District general election by almost 13 points. It was the only race pitting two incumbents against each other that year and Trump took multiple shots at Lamb via Twitter while endorsing Rothfus.
Lamb once again found himself in Trump’s crosshairs in 2020 when the former president strongly backed Afghanistan combat veteran, author and Fox News contributor Sean Parnell.
Parnell pushed Lamb to the brink, but the Democrat survived another close race, winning 51% to 49%. Still a Trump favorite, Parnell entered the GOP primary for U.S. Senate but dropped out after he lost a Butler County custody court fight in which his ex-wife made allegations of abuse.
More:Lamb wins re-election; Parnell refuses to concede
Defending his voting record
During the Senate race, though, Lamb has found himself under attack from progressive Democrats accusing him of being too supportive of Republican policies and comparing him to West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat who has frustrated many in his party by opposing several Democratic initiatives, most recently President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion Build Back Better plan.
“It’s just not an accurate attack,” Lamb said of the comparison to Manchin. “It’s just not a true thing to say.”
In his own defense, Lamb said he has supported the Build Back Better plan as well as a $15 per hour federal minimum wage and women’s reproductive rights.
Progressives, however, have pointed to Lamb’s opposition to new gun laws and his insistence that background checks, closing loopholes and better enforcement of existing gun laws should work to decrease crime.
Some of those on the left still seethe over Lamb’s remarks following his and Biden’s wins in 2020 when in an interview with The New York Times he declined to criticize progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and other members of the so-called “Squad,” but said their calls for defunding the police and banning fracking were turning off a large portion of voters.
“The fact is that they and others are advocating policies that are unworkable and extremely unpopular,” Lamb told the Times.
More:Lamb bill tightens penalties for stealing from gun stores
"Speaking as an American"
According to a fivethirtyeight.com analysis of congressional voting records, Lamb’s votes coincided with Trump’s positions 22% of the time, with many of those votes coming in 2018 on issues such as expanding the eligibility for health savings accounts, opposing a carbon tax, and allowing new businesses to deduct start-up expenses.
Lamb voted to impeach Trump in both cases brought against the former president and repeatedly voted for bills that funded government without providing additional money for Trump’s ill-fated border wall.
After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Lamb took to the House floor to give an emotional address that fueled a brief confrontation with angry Republicans.
“We know that attack today didn't materialize out of nowhere,” Lamb said in his floor speech. “It was inspired by lies — the same lies that you're hearing in this room tonight. The members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves, and their constituents should be ashamed of them.”
More:U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says he will support articles of impeachment against President Trump
The impassioned speech surprised many because it clashed with Lamb’s usual placid demeanor. Lamb said the attack “went to the deepest part of what I believe” as a veteran, prosecutor and public official.
“That night I really didn’t feel like I was speaking like a Democrat against Republicans,” he said. “I felt like I was speaking as an American against people who were aiding and abetting an attack on our government itself. It probably shifted my mindset a little bit.”
More:Regional political leaders condemn violent insurrection in Washington
Check list, to-do list
Lamb said his most recent legislative accomplishments have been his work and votes for Biden’s infrastructure bill and American Rescue Plan. The infrastructure bill brought $857 million to reconstruct the crumbling Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Beaver County and $77 million to renovate the Emsworth Locks and Dam on the same river in Allegheny County, both of which are vital to keeping commercial river traffic flowing toward the Mississippi River.
More:Montgomery Locks project to be completed with $857 million federal boost
Lamb said he was proud to return to Obama-era methane emission standards after Biden took office, which struck a balance between protecting the environment and industry jobs. He supports an incremental raising of the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
Those earning $40,000 to $50,000 a year also need higher wages, he said, and working to make unions stronger will have a domino effect.
“Strengthening the rights of labor unions overall will help raise wages because it gives them more of an ability to bargain on their wages, helping raise pay in the public sector,” said Lamb.
Lamb also pointed to his work on trying to lower prescription drug prices and allowing Medicare to bargain over the price of drugs and using savings to provide free dental, vision and hearing coverage.
There is “an enormous backlog” of bills in the evenly divided Senate because Republicans have used the filibuster to block votes, Lamb said. “I am a vote to get rid of the filibuster,” he said, so important issues can be tackled.
“Gun violence cannot be ignored. Immigration cannot be ignored. A woman’s right to choose can no longer be ignored. Voting rights, themselves, can’t be ignored and that’s what the Senate does,” Lamb said. “It’s not like they’re voting down our ideas. They’re ignoring them and refusing to take action because of the obstacle that the filibuster creates.”
Lamb said the Biden administration has handled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine well and kept the NATO alliance strong. However, Lamb said as a senator he would take a more forceful approach to get across the message that the United States is helping Ukrainians win the war with the goal being to “beat Putin and send him back to where he came from.”
More:Lamb promises to protect Medicare, pre-existing conditions protections
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Bill against trans girls in girls’ sports passes state House
The Pennsylvania House voted Tuesday after a tense debate to approve a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports.
All but one Republican and four Democrats voted for the proposal to restrict players on K-12 school teams, college sports, intramurals and club teams sponsored by school entities to male or female teams based on their reproductive organs, biology or genetics at birth.
“Identities do not play sports, bodies do,” argued the measure’s prime sponsor, Rep. Barb Gleim, R-Cumberland. She said allowing transgender girls in girls’ sports gives them an “immense unfair advantage” and takes away spots on teams from other girls.
More:Pa. lawmaker pushes bill to protect transgender kids and their parents: How it works
“Sports are not about what we look like or the stereotype or identities we adopt,” Gleim said.
The bill, which went to the state Senate for its consideration on a 115-84 vote, would prevent “students of the male sex” from playing on athletic teams designated for women or girls. It would provide a way for students and schools to sue, including against athletic organizations.
“This bill demonstrates a lack of empathy and, sadly, outright hate to win imaginary political points,” said Rep. Austin Davis of Allegheny County, one of several Democrats to speak against it. “And to those that formulated this game plan, I pray your eyes will open to the harm you are doing.”
A spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday if the bill makes it to him he will veto it.
Gleim spoke about the University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who recently won a title at the national NCAA Women’s Division I championship.
“Thomas’s case shows us how only one biological male competing in women’s sports can decimate an entire league,” Gleim said.
The NCAA has a sport-by-sport policy that sets transgender participation by the national governing body of that sport, subject to review by an NCAA committee. In Pennsylvania, the state’s Interscholastic Athletic Association leaves decisions about transgender athletes with principals.
Rep. Valerie Gaydos, R-Allegheny, said allowing transgender girls in girls’ sports “destroys fair competition, it doesn’t create it.”
“As a former Division III lacrosse player, I can’t imagine playing against biological males who are bigger, faster, stronger,” Gaydos said.
Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, who has long sought without success to win passage of legislation expanding civil rights for LGBTQ people, said research suggests the best approach is “to let trans kids be themselves.”
“We are headed towards a vote that solves a hypothetical crisis that just hasn’t come to pass,” Frankel said.
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No football experience to D1 recruit in three years? Here's how this quarterback did it
Sam Stoner's development as a quarterback didn't start on the football field, but rather in the swimming pool.
The son of football lifer and longtime coach, Russ Stoner, Sam surprisingly didn't play football growing up. His father didn't want him to pick up bad habits by starting the sport too young, so he joined his older sister, Maddi, as a competitive swimmer for nine years during his childhood.
He believes his time in the pool improved his discipline and technique as an athlete. Still, he said it was always clear which sport was his true passion.
"I would get there an hour early for swimming and gather the other kids outside the Graham Aquatic Center to play football on the concrete," he said. "I always wanted to play football, but I knew my dad wanted me to wait."
For Stoner, the wait has been worth it.
The York High quarterback picked up his first two college scholarship offers last week from Division I FCS programs Towson and St. Francis. The soon-to-be senior has seen a boost in interest since then, with Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Elon, William & Mary and Davidson among the schools to reach out to him. West Virginia — where York High star running back Jahiem White has committed — has also shown some interest. And Division II PSAC schools like East Stroudsburg, Kutztown and Millersville could still be options.
Stoner has joined a small list of YAIAA quarterbacks to receive Division I interest in recent years. Penn State commit Beau Pribula has been the obvious headliner, but few signal callers outside of the Central York legend have earned opportunities at even the lower FCS level. The older Pribula brother, Cade, currently plays at Delaware. 2020 New Oxford grad Brayden Long chose Division II Slippery Rock over FCS schools Marist and Central Connecticut State.
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Prior to that, 2009 York High grad Jordan Davis (Hampton) was the last local quarterback to sign with a Division I school.
What makes Stoner different is the rapid ascent he's made since entering high school with no organized football experience. It's one thing to become a varsity star after not playing youth football. It's another to get on field immediately as a freshman, overcome an injury and become a standout the next year.
And it's another thing entirely to do those things at quarterback — a position that usually take years of learning due to extensive knowledge required to play it.
"This is rare. I wouldn't say this is the norm," said York High quarterbacks coach Matt Baker, a former Central York star who played for Bruce Arians at Temple. "But I wouldn't say I disagree with (Stoner's path) because he comes from a football family and sometimes youth programs can make kids seem like the next coming without fully knowing what goes into the process."
Part of Stoner's impressive development has come from being around the game his entire life through his father.
Another part has come from his own intense work ethic.
"I tell coaches, 'If you're looking for 6-foot-5 and a powerful arm that can do all this (physical) stuff, then you're the wrong school (for him),'" Baker said of the 6-foot Stoner. "'If you're looking for leadership, consistency and a guy who knows what everyone is doing on every play, then he can play for you at the next level.'
"It's the competitiveness he has and it comes from his father."
Thrown into the fire
Stoner remembers complete silence turning into a rush of noise in one instant.
York High was playing Pittsburgh Central Catholic at Woodland Hills High School's historic "Wolvarena" stadium in the first game of his freshman season. Stoner stepped on the field for the first time to run a trick play with starting quarterback Tobee Stokes right before halftime.
"Everything in the huddle was quiet and then we stepped to midfield on the Woodland Hills emblem. I heard all the noise and thought, 'holy crap,'" Stoner said. "I was like: 'Where am I? What is going on?'"
Stoner had never played football before that night, but he wasn't new to the sport.
Russ Stoner likes to tell stories about his son setting up toy football players in the 4-3 defense when he just 6 years old. A self-described "chubby" kid affectionately known as "Sauce" (after he mistakenly called a preschool friend named Josh by that incorrect moniker), Sam spent his childhood running around the sidelines of Central York, Spring Grove and York High football games while his father coached. He noticed how the quarterback touched the ball every play and desired that kind of responsibility.
He had the arm strength and the football background, but there was still a steep learning curve when he started playing as a freshman.
"I still have videos on my phone from when he started and we laugh our butts off," Baker said. "We worked countless hours on mechanics and how to use your body and he couldn't get enough. I tell all the quarterbacks I've worked with from Cade to Beau (Pribula): 'You are either the hero or the zero.' Most people think QB is about how far you can throw. There is so much more from leadership to taking control of the huddle to getting people to believe in you. You get all of those in one person and it's a rare breed."
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A lot of Stoner's maturation came after he broke his collarbone in a JV game as a freshman. He ballooned up to 225 pounds. When the COVID-19 pandemic began that spring, he worked out with his father in their garage everyday. He lost 35 pounds and put himself in position to be York High's starting quarterback.
He said he heard chatter from people outside the York High program who doubted he would be starting if his father wasn't the coach. He proceeded to throw for nearly 1,300 yards, 17 touchdowns and two interceptions in a seven-game COVID-shortened season. He thew for over 250 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Central York in the District 3 title game that year.
Central York coach Gerry Yonchiuk described Stoner's breakout game against his team with two words: "Holy cow."
"I didn't feel much pressure that season because we were supposed to be behind Central," Stoner said. "I told myself (before the Central game) I was just going to have fun. I could play timid or I could throw it really well and give us a chance."
Leadership through work ethic
Baker has coached a number of star quarterbacks during his time as an assistant at Central York and York High. He said Stoner is "near the top" but held off on giving a ranking until this upcoming season ends.
As cliche as it sounds, he said the quarterback's intangibles are the biggest reason for his success.
"There are so many different types of leaders and he's the guy whose work ethic is so noticeable that every player knows they have to be working just as hard as him," Baker said. "I'll let him call (blocking) protections against defenses because of his understanding of football and if other kids don't know what to do, he'll tell them what to do no matter their position."
Despite growing up in West York and not attending York High until high school (his family pays tuition so he can attend the City of York School District), Stoner said he hasn't had trouble connecting with his teammates. "We're all just kids," he explained.
The top student in his class with a 4.3 GPA, Stoner hopes to study finance in college. While he's thrilled and relieved about his two offers ― his father played football at Towson ― he said his college decision will be based on personal fit and the chance at playing time, rather than simply reaching the Division I level.
"The biggest thing I'm trying to teach my son is football isn't everything," Russ Stoner said early this past season. "Football has been everything in my life and at sometimes it's overwhelming. I want to make him understand life doesn't have to all be football."
Stoner is coming off a season in which he threw 1,960 yards, 23 touchdowns and five interceptions for a 7-3 Bearcats team. He'll enter his senior season with huge expectations and a superstar running back by his side, but also a new group of receivers to throw to.
His coaches believe his determination will lead to more success.
"He has the whole package," Baker said. "I can tell you about QBs I coached who were great athletes but couldn't read a defense or couldn't lead. Sam and Beau worked out with each other all the time and they compete against each other like crazy. That is the competitiveness he has in his mind."
Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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Jeff Bartos: Senate opponents are 'political tourists' who don't understand Pennsylvania
Ask U.S. Senate Republican primary candidate Jeff Bartos what separates him from the pack and he’ll be quick to mention his Pennsylvania roots and the work he did helping small businesses in the state during pandemic closures - and maybe take a verbal jab at his opponents.
“I’m the only candidate in this race who’s spent the last two years, sleeves rolled up, fighting for the small businesses, and mom and pop businesses on Main Street across all 67 counties,” he said, “and the other candidates, these political tourists, were not living here and they can’t talk about anything they did.”
That “political tourists” barb was squarely aimed at TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, who were living in New Jersey and Connecticut, respectively, until deciding to move to Pennsylvania to run for Senate.
Oz and McCormick are considered the frontrunners in the GOP primary, with Oz recently winning the coveted endorsement from former President Donald Trump even though McCormick’s wife served in the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, Bartos, a 49-year-old Berks County native who now lives in Lackawanna County, repeatedly stressed how he has crisscrossed the state and visited all 67 counties for his campaign and through his work spearheading the Pennsylvania 30-Day Fund that raised millions to help small businesses hurt by COVID-19 closures.
Bartos, a real estate investor and businessman, is also familiar with waging statewide campaigns after he unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2018.
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Republican voters are asking candidates where they’ve been and what they’ve done “to help your fellow Pennsylvanians the last two years,” said Bartos, arguing that is where he has a leg up on his competition.
“I was fighting to open and save Main Street, Pennsylvania, and, again, we can’t put up a candidate who has a decade plus record of bleeding Main Street dry,” said Bartos, taking a not-so-veiled shot at McCormick’s history with Bridgewater Associates, the hedge fund that handled billions in investments for Pennsylvania’s embattled Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS).
The hedge fund’s performance didn’t meet the standard on returns so PSERS cut ties with it a few years ago, according to The New York Times.
Bartos repeatedly mentioned “Main Street” and stressed that voters are concerned about “kitchen table” issues, such as rejuvenating the state’s post-pandemic economy, rising gas prices, their children’s education and public safety.
“I know this state better than any other candidate running, Republican or Democrat,” Bartos said.
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"A deep love for the commonwealth"
Inspired by Pete Snyder, who created the Virginia 30 Day Fund, Bartos recruited a network of volunteers to build the nonprofit Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund, which claims to have helped more than 1,000 small businesses across all 67 counties with more than $3.1 million in assistance.
Bartos said his experience running for lieutenant governor was vital because he had used that time to forge relationships with business leaders throughout the state.
After speaking with Snyder, Bartos said he called friends in Blair County who eagerly backed the idea and formed their own committee to help businesses in their county. “Those relationships were all built over the last five years,” he said.
His effort to help Pennsylvania businesses serves as an example of how he will be an advocate for the state if he makes it to the U.S. Senate, Bartos said.
“I’m a lifelong Pennsylvanian with a deep love for the commonwealth that I’ve called home my whole life,” said Bartos. “The voters know that I will work every day and every night and every weekend during my time in the Senate to fight for the people of Pennsylvania.”
Currently, Bartos said that natural gas from Pennsylvania should be on tankers headed to ports around the globe, particularly Europe to help allies reliant on Russia.
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All hurdles to drilling and building gas pipelines need to be removed so Pennsylvania companies can get gas to New England and ports to ship overseas, he said.
“We need to unleash America’s energy prosperity, our energy resources, and we need to not only be energy independent, but energy secure,” Bartos said, “and we need our allies to be energy secure.”
Campaigning on "kitchen table" issues
Bartos said the “kitchen table” issues at the center of his campaign include bringing economic opportunities to Pennsylvanians, empowering parents with educational choices and doing anything he can to provide safer communities.
The economy was humming along pre-pandemic, Bartos said, and Congress needs to support policies to return to those days, including exploiting the nation’s energy resources.
During the pandemic, the state and federal governments’ response included “colossal mistakes” when it came to Main Street and schools, Bartos said.
“We will look back on the last few years and, with some distance and time, say that it’s perhaps the worst public policy decisions that have been made in the history of our country,” Bartos said.
Empowering parents means letting them have the choice to move their children to better schools and giving them a “key voice” in their children’s education, said Bartos. Masking and other pandemic measures should be kept at the local level, he said.
Bartos promised to be a hands-on senator who will visit every Pennsylvania county every year, and hold town halls without restrictions.
“They will not be scripted. They will not be pre-approved,” he said. “They will be open town halls. My fellow Pennsylvanians will know that I am there listening.”
Ukraine and Pa. election integrity
Bartos released a four-point approach on Feb. 23 in response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict:
- Supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including anti-tank, anti-ship, anti-drone and anti-aircraft weapons.
- Remove Russia from the SWIFT international banking system.
- U.S. should lead a global boycott of Russian ships into ports if Russia blockades Ukraine’s ports.
- Levy sanctions to curtail Russia’s ability to see oil and gas in international markets.
President Joe Biden has been slow to act and government bureaucracy has hindered America’s response, Bartos said. “If it shoots, we should ship it,” he said of arming Ukraine.
The Biden administration’s drawn-out response to Ukraine’s requests reflect “weakness,” Bartos said, saying it is an extension of the “terrible calamity” that occurred in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Bartos said the United States’ withdrawal, agreed to under Trump, sent the wrong message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“We are the leading light in the world, and we support freedom and democracy,” Bartos said. “We, the United States, should be doing everything we can to support the brave people of Ukraine.”
As for election security, Bartos said his biggest concern is the Democratic-majority Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which he said has proven itself to be a “partisan court” on election matters. But, Bartos said, he is confident in the state’s election system, if the state Supreme Court remains uninvolved.
“I wouldn’t have run if I didn’t think that I could run a great campaign in a fair and free election,” he said.
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J.D. Prose is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau. He can be reached at jprose@gannett.com.
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Three die in two separate shootings in York
Three men have died in two separate shootings in York this week, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Milford Singletary, 29, of the 400 block of Walnut Street, was shot Monday evening and succumbed to his injuries at WellSpan York Hospital on Wednesday evening, the coroner's office said.
And then two men died in connection with a shooting in the 500 block of West Market Street Wednesday evening. A 27-year-old man, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. A 30-year-old victim was taken by private vehicle to Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries early Thursday morning, the coroner's office reported.
A third man was wounded in the shooting, but he is expected to survive, York City Police said.
Autopsies are planned for later this week at Lehigh Valley Memorial Hospital, the coroner's office said.
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The deaths are being investigated as homicides, the coroner's office said.
The first shooting happened around 7:21 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Walnut Street, York City Police said in a news release. Officers found the victim with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives continue to investigate.
York City Police said they were called to a shooting around 11:17 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of West Market Street. Officers provided medical aid to the 27-year-old, but he died at the scene.
The department then received a call that two victims arrived at the hospital. The 30-year-old man died from his injuries.
A 34-year-old man, who was wounded, is expected to survive, police said.
York City Police Chief Michael Muldrow issued a call to action on Facebook, saying that the community has to do and try even more. He wrote that 50 percent of the gun violence is coming from young people ages 14 to 21.
"I keep losing Kids I care about, and the Community is tired (as I am)," he wrote.
He suggested in the lengthy post about turning to the schools to give educators the support they need, such as providing mandatory conflict resolution education for the students. He also recommended that residents let local leaders know that they support efforts, such as a neighborhood surveillance camera project.
Just a month ago, York City Police investigated two homicides and six other shootings in six days.
York County has had nine homicides so far this year. Eight of the deaths have been in the city, the coroner's office said.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to contact police:
- Submit a tip through the CRIMEWATCH App or at www.yorkcitypolice.com. Click on submit a tip and fill out the available boxes.
- Email Det. Baez at abaez@yorkcity.org.
- Call the York City Police Tip Line at 717-849-2204.
- Call the York City Police Department at 717-846-1234 or 717-849-2219.
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Doug Mastriano could ride 2020 election denial into the PA governor's mansion
Doug Mastriano, a leading Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, is also a leading election denier.
His supporters love him for it, but critics say his base of supporters won’t help him carry the suburban and urban voters he will need to win a general election against Democrat Josh Shapiro.
Mastriano leads GOP candidates among rural voters who are typically in the 50-64 age range, according to polls, but former Congressman Lou Barletta leads in all other age groups and among suburban and urban voters.
The margin between Mastriano and Barletta is razor thin, according to the latest poll from Emerson College and The Hill.
One of the biggest ways Mastriano stands out is with the unproven election fraud claims he has pushed for 16 months.
The state senator held a campaign event in Gettysburg last month and called it a “voter integrity conference,” where attendees signed a petition upon entering the venue that would decertify Pennsylvania’s 2020 election results.
Steve Bannon spoke to the crowd virtually and made false claims that Pennsylvania’s election was unconstitutional and “stolen.”
Long before Mastriano launched his bid for higher office, he repeated unproven claims about the 2020 presidential election and held an investigatory hearing without sworn testimony.
More:What we know about Mastriano's ties to Jan. 6 insurrection
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He organized buses and attended the “Save America” rally for former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, but Mastriano has condemned the violence that occurred that day. Last month, he was subpoenaed by the U.S. House committee investigating what led to Jan. 6.
Mastriano has pushed for an Arizona-style audit in Pennsylvania and kicked off his gubernatorial campaign in January with former Army Gen. Michael Flynn, who peddled unproven conspiracy theories that voting machines were hacked by the Chinese government to make Trump lose. Jenna Ellis, a Trump attorney who worked to overturn election results, also appeared with Mastriano at his January announcement.
He generally ignores or refuses interview requests with mainstream media and hasn’t taken questions from the USA TODAY Network Pennsylvania Capital Bureau about his actions, efforts or candidacy.
Mastriano, 58, has portrayed himself as a martyr in Pennsylvania, fighting for true “patriots” and anyone who stands up to the political establishment.
Most often his crusade is tied to overturning Pennsylvania’s legitimate election results or trying to ban ballot drop boxes.
More than 60 judges, including Republican judges, either dismissed or ruled against Trump campaign cases alleging widespread voter fraud.
Mastriano and his supporters, including My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, have repeatedly made the false claim that the number of votes counted in the 2020 Pennsylvania presidential election exceeded the number of registered voters in the state.
That false claim started with state Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon, who said there were 205,000 more votes than voters. It’s a claim that has been repeated by Trump, Mastriano and several of their far-right supporters.
The fraud claim has been categorically debunked and rejected by courts, which said the Trump campaign failed to produce evidence of widespread fraud.
More:Perry, Mastriano had key roles in Trump effort to overturn 2020 election, report says
President Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes in the same 2020 election in which Republicans did well, picking up statewide seats for treasurer, auditor general and House seats.
County election officials identified 26 possible cases of voter fraud in Pennsylvania, according to an Associated Press report in December.
The Associated Press reviewed every potential case of voter fraud in six battleground states and determined the numbers wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the election.
AP reporters contacted election officials in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania, and 11 of those officials counted a combined 26 cases of fraud, which represent 0.03% of Biden’s margin of victory.
Mastriano recently released a campaign platform that focuses on "election integrity," rolling back COVID-19 mandates, banning critical race theory in schools, cutting taxes and slashing state bureaucracy.
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Trinity Thomas perfect again on floor, comes away with 3 NCAA individual titles
Trinity Thomas is an NCAA champion.
Times three.
A perfect score in floor exercise - the only one so far in the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas - secured not only the national all-around title for Thomas, it also gave her the national floor exercise title. A 9.9750 gave her the NCAA title on uneven bars.
And the West York Area High School graduate isn't finished. Thomas' 10 gave the Gators a spot in Saturday's team championship. Florida finished with 197.9750 points, ahead of Auburn (197.8375). Missouri and defending champion Michigan were eliminated.
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Florida and Auburn join Oklahoma and Utah, from the afternoon semifinal, in Saturday's championship. They will compete for the national team title at 1 p.m. ET Saturday. ABC will cover the action.
Thomas' floor exercise result was her 11th perfect score of the season and 19th of her career. Her success in floor exercise shouldn't have been a surprise. She has now received perfect scores the last three times she has competed.
And even though she scored a 10 on the bars two weeks ago, winning a national title on the event Thursday night shows the kind of competitor she is.
As Thomas was about to mount the bars to start her routine, she was stopped. She waited for more than 10 minutes, as officials secured one of the apparatus' four floor anchors. She and the remaining bars competitors were each given one pass to warm up.
With Florida hoping looking to throw out a score that included a fall, and finding themselves in a hole after disappointing vault scores, the Gators needed big things from their biggest star.
Thomas didn't let them down.
"Look at her, it doesn't look like this is bothering her at all," an announcer said while Thomas waited.
She nailed a routine that easily could have resulted in a perfect score. "With six judges, it's very difficult to get a perfect score," announcer Bart Conner said. "Because they drop the high and low scores, you have to get five judges to give a 10."
Conner said he saw three 10s for Thomas' bar routine.
When the floor exercise score came out, and the cheers rang out, Thomas realized her goal of being a national champion. It was something she often talked about achieving.
All it took was a perfect floor routine, which kept her just ahead of the reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist, Suni Lee of Auburn.
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Man dies after being shot during fight outside his home in Adams County
An Adams County man died Thursday evening following a fight outside his home, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Michael Deyton, 42, of Conewago Township, was shot during an altercation with an unidentified person, in the 600 block of Linden Avenue, according to a news release from Coroner Pam Gay. He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
She said the death is being investigated as a homicide by Conewago Township (Adams County) Police.
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Police reported at noon Friday that an arrest had been made. They posted on Facebook:
"Please be advised that the Conewago Township Police Department has made an arrest in the Linden Ave shooting incident from yesterday. We like to thank the West Manheim Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police for their assistance."
Further details were not provided.
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'I've had enough': Pa. Supreme Court suspends law license of York attorney for 2 years
Clarence Allen engaged in professional misconduct in five separate cases, according to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the law license of an attorney in York for two years after the disciplinary board found that he had engaged in professional misconduct in five separate cases.
Clarence Allen, 69, demonstrated an “egregious pattern of neglect and incompetence, which often times prejudiced the administration of justice,” according to a 37-page report. He received an informal admonition for “nearly identical misconduct” in 2019.
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“The goals of the attorney disciplinary system include protecting the public from unfit attorneys, maintain the integrity of the bar, and upholding respect for the legal system,” wrote Tioga County District Judge Robert Repard, a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in the report.
“Upon this record, we conclude that Respondent’s multiple breaches of his obligations to his clients coupled with his prior disciplinary history, his lack of remorse, and his failure to accept responsibility demonstrate that he is unfit to practice law and is a threat to the public,” he added.
Allen said he had not yet seen the order. He said the disciplinary board did not speak with four of the five clients.
"No one talked to the clients, and the clients never complained about my representation," Allen said.
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In one case, Allen failed to show up to a pretrial conference for a client who had intellectual and developmental disabilities. The man was facing charges of aggravated assault and strangulation, according to court documents.
Because he believed that he was going to jail, court documents state, the man became anxious, fearful and agitated.
Allen then failed to appear at a hearing that a judge set for him to explain his absence, court documents state.
Later, Allen reported that he had not received notice of that hearing. He also stated that he did not show up for the pretrial conference because he’d filed an application on behalf of his client for wellness court, according to court documents.
But Allen did not file that application until 11 days after the pretrial conference, court documents state, so his explanation was “false and misleading.”
York County Common Pleas Judge Craig T. Trebilcock found Allen in direct criminal contempt and fined him $1,500. He has not paid anything.
Trebilcock filed a disciplinary complaint against Allen “due to his pattern of failing to appear for hearings and other proceedings,” according to court documents.
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During the disciplinary proceedings, Allen testified that he “just wanted to get this over with” and stated that he'd “had enough.”
“If you suspend my license, fine. If I go to jail, fine. I’ve had enough,” Allen testified. “It’s 33 years and I’m just tired. I have no more fight left in me.”
Allen has represented clients including Charles Benjamin, who pleaded no contest in 2021 to abusing and neglecting five of his young children in a home in West York that police described as a “house of horrors.”
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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Watch Trinity Thomas record 19th perfect score of career. Was it her last as a Gator?
Trinity Thomas has realized nearly all of her college gymnastic goals.
Thursday night she won three individual NCAA titles. But she and her Florida teammates fell short of the one Thomas really wants ... a national team championship.
As the Dickies Arena crowd screamed their approval of Thomas' unanimous 10 on the floor exercise, Ragan Smith was in the middle of the beam routine that secured the team title for Oklahoma. Smith received the exact score she needed, 9.9625, to put the Sooners' lead out of reach.
Florida finished second with 198.0850, just behind Oklahoma's 198.2000. Utah finished third and Auburn was fourth.
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Thomas, a West York graduate, has a big decision to make.
Will she take advantage of an extra "COVID" year and try to snare a national team title? Or will the senior wash off the chalk and walk away from competitive gymnastics?
When asked after the competition about her future plans, Thomas said, "we'll see."
She is already planning to continue her education at the graduate level, so she meets the academic part of the student-athlete requirement.
Much like a quarterback who retires after winning a Super Bowl, Thomas would be going out on the top of her sport.
She recorded the only two perfect scores over the last three sessions of the NCAA Championships. Both came on floor exercise. In fact, Thomas has scored 10s on six of her last seven floor exercise routines. She scored a 9.975 on the one that wasn't perfect.
Thomas hasn't scored lower than 9.90 on any apparatus since a 9.875 on the uneven bars on Feb. 18.
She became the third person in NCAA history to complete a Season Slam, a perfect score on each apparatus in the same season. Judges gave her a dozen 10s this season, second most ever in the NCAA. If she never competes again, she finishes her career with 19 perfect scores.
Thomas had the highest scores on floor exercise (10.0), vault (9.9875) and tied for the highest on bars (9.975) in Saturday's competition and finished with the second-highest all-around score (39.8625) in finals history. She won the NCAA all-around title Thursday with a 39.8125.
In a competition that announcers said could come down to how well each gymnast performs her landings, Thomas stuck hers every time.
Her nearly perfect vault drew oohs and aahs from the Olympic medalists who were handing the main broadcasting duties for ABC. They even brought out diagrams to demonstrate her vault height (5 feet above the vault) and distance (8 feet on her landing).
Thomas won NCAA titles on floor and bars Thursday in addition to the all-around crown.
As she was competing on Saturday, fans took to Twitter to applaud the popular gymnast, and to do a little pleading.
It was only a few years ago that people used social media to complain about the lack of airtime Thomas was given during the US Gymnastics Championships.
On Saturday, the tweets were more positive.
"In a gym full of Olympians, Trinity Thomas is still the best," one tweet read. That was in reference to the four members of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team that competed in the NCAA final. That included all-around gold medalist Suni Lee, who is on Auburn's team.
Others were directed to Thomas, asking her to return for a fifth season.
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Bill McSwain still touts Trump connection even though the ex-president trashed him
Former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain said he’s running for governor of Pennsylvania to turn the corner on eight years of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and put the state “on a better path” moving forward.
“Pennsylvania is at a fork in the road, and what it needs at this critical juncture is strong conservative leadership,” McSwain, 53, said. “I’ve lived a life of public service and I’m ready to lead.”
Wolf, McSwain said, “governed out of fear” and his COVID-19 pandemic closures and policies did “lasting damage” to businesses, students and the state’s economy.
“We’ve got a lot of lost ground that we need to make up for, and the sooner we do it the better,” he said.
The primary election is May 17, and the winner of the Republican nomination will take on state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the presumed Democratic nominee.
McSwain said his background as a Marine Corps veteran and former law enforcement official help him stand out from the Republican primary field. “I’m a conservative outsider. I’m not a career politician,” he said.
That statement might raise eyebrows with some who have known McSwain for a while.
According to a March 16 Philadelphia Inquirer story, former colleagues and officials who worked with McSwain said he was building a foundation for a political future for several years, including openly lobbying for the job of deputy U.S. attorney general just months after becoming U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia.
“He had this reputation in the department for being very ambitious, very publicity-seeking,” a former senior official anonymously told the Inquirer. “Everyone knew what he was doing, which was angling to run for something when he was done.”
McSwain, a Chester County resident, also stressed to the USA TODAY Network that he is the only Republican running for governor who served in the Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump nominated McSwain, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from April 2018 to January 2021.
“I’m the only candidate that President Trump has entrusted to do anything,” McSwain said.
That trust, however, seems to have evaporated after Trump recently issued a statement to specifically say he would not be endorsing McSwain in the governor’s race because McSwain did “absolutely nothing” about the nonexistent election fraud in Philadelphia and other parts of the state that Trump continues to lie about.
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Trump said McSwain should have ignored former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and “done his job anyway” when it came to investigating bogus claims of widespread election fraud. “Do not vote for Bill McSwain, a coward, who let our country down,” Trump said.
Last year, McSwain sent a letter to Trump seeking his endorsement and blaming Barr for stopping him from investigating claims of election fraud.
In a campaign statement following Trump’s announcement bashing him, McSwain said he was proud of his record as U.S. Attorney, reported the Associated Press.
“I’ve prosecuted and put people behind bars who committed voter fraud, and put rioters and looters in jail. When I’m governor, we’re going to get back to a voting system that everyone has confidence in,” he said.
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'Pro-growth, pro-business'
Pennsylvania needs to “supercharge” its economy by increasing natural gas production, particularly to ship to Europe so countries there can avoid relying on Russian gas. McSwain said he is convinced that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin believed he had “leverage” over Western European countries because of their reliance on his nation’s oil and gas and that emboldened him to invade Ukraine.
“Pennsylvania should be supplying natural gas to Europe. America should not be relying on Russian energy at all,” McSwain said.
The United States does not import Russian natural gas and imports a small portion of Russian oil.
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As governor, McSwain said he will provide a “stable regulatory environment” desired by companies that will spur investment in the energy field, unlike Wolf, who McSwain said has threatened the industry with additional taxes and stymied it with burdensome regulations.
Rejuvenating the state’s economy, McSwain said, would address inflationary costs, lower energy prices and create jobs.
“We need to set up a pro-growth, pro-business environment in our state so that we can have jobs here,” McSwain said, pointing to population declines in parts of Pennsylvania.
Being U.S. Attorney was “excellent preparation” for him to serve as governor, McSwain said. Not only was he in charge of ensuring public safety, which he called one of the most important jobs of a governor, but he essentially served as an executive over the U.S. Attorney office that oversees a district of about 6 million people.
McSwain described how he went to large employers in the district, nonprofits and hospitals to speak with executives about issues in their communities and to build lines of communication.
“I understand the importance of relationships,” he said. “I understand the importance of treating people the way that I want to be treated.”
Education and election security
Besides public safety and the economy, McSwain said his top priorities include education and election security.
McSwain supports school choice, but insists he is not anti-public education by adding that he went to West Chester public schools and has his children in public schools.
“No matter where you introduce competition, it always results in a better product or a better service at a better price,” he said.
McSwain said he wants to empower families more with educational choices, but argued teachers’ unions have used the pandemic to gain more power.
If he’s elected governor, McSwain said he will put the governor’s office squarely behind police, who, he said, have been unfairly maligned by politicians and the media. That criticism, McSwain said, has put police officers “on their heels” and that has resulted in rising crime, particularly in cities.
When officers are supported, McSwain said proactive policing happens and crime decreases.
“As governor,” he said, “you have a very important responsibility to set the tone of the debate and to influence the culture so that people appreciate the police, appreciate them for the heroes that they are.”
McSwain said he would move to have Act 77 repealed because it caused “unnecessary chaos and confusion” among voters with the implementation of mail-in voting. Act 77 was approved by the Republican-controlled Legislation and signed into law by Wolf.
Pennsylvania should return to in-person voting only, McSwain said.
“I want everybody to have faith in elections no matter what your political party is; whether you’re Republican, Democrat, independent or anything else … that increases voter participation,” he said.
J.D. Prose is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau. He can be reached at jprose@gannett.com.
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Editor's Note: This monthly series explores the York County Caffeine Scene: Where you can go for a delicious cup of coffee and other tasty treats.
Molly's Courtyard Café, a staple coffee shop in downtown York, will close at the end of April and re-open in June under new ownership and a new name − Harmony Café.
This month, owner Molly Fisher announced that she is closing her York location to focus her attention on her other shop in Marietta, as well as prepare for the birth of her baby girl in July.
"I have loved every second of growing my little café in York and feeling so connected to so many amazing people and families," Fisher said.
The cozy courtyard and café space, however, will not remain vacant.
Molly has handed over the shop to her longtime barista, Robert Thomas, to make it his own.
"To be able to pass this space onto Robert and let his creative juices fly is just the cherry on top," she said.
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Coming from the 'bottom of the barrel'
Born and raised in York, Rob Thomas comes from humble beginnings, growing up from the "bottom of the barrel," but coffee shops have always been his happy place.
Thomas grew up in the city, where his single mother raised him and his brother.
"My mom helped through everything, paid for anything I needed, drove me everywhere - even at 23 years old. She helped me get everything I needed."
At 15, Thomas, who never even had a formal birth certificate, left home to pursue various opportunities, which at some points left him homeless, sleeping on benches and in shelters. Several years later, he became a father to his daughter, Harmony.
"I've been to the bottom - anything you could possibly think of, I went through it."
At the shop, his pleasant smile and radiant energy fill the room, it's hard to tell that Thomas had gone through such challenging times.
For him, the coffee shop is a second home, where he is surrounded by two of his favorite things: coffee and people.
In 2015, Thomas got a job at Starbucks, where he would work for two years, before an opportunity opened up at Molly's.
"Growing up, weirdly enough, I wanted to make coffee for a living because it seemed like such a great environment."
In 2017, Thomas heard Molly's was looking to hire a new barista. He took the position and has since been with the shop for over four years.
Last year, Fisher brought up the idea about buying the shop and making it his own. He said yes.
"It's honestly a dream come true," he said.
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Harmony Café
Named after his 7-year-old daughter, Harmony Café will represent Thomas and his family.
"I'm a little less quirky, and a little more modern, so I'm going to change everything."
His concept will include a change in décor; painting the walls with darker tones, including different types of seating and offering more drink options.
The courtyard will continue to be used for seating, as well as events including bonfires, open mic nights, private events and more.
Molly's baristas have turned from friends into family for Thomas, and many will continue to work at the shop and support his mission.
"It's been a blessing to say the least. It's a great culture and environment here, especially in York the community is great and people have been supporting me since they heard the news."
Opening his own café is a big step for Thomas, who said it's also bittersweet, as his mother, who passed away from COVID this year, is not here to see it.
"This is a really big step for me, without her. She really helped me get to this point, and I'd like to think she's working her magic from up there now," he said.
Thomas has even started a Gofundme, to raise funds towards purchasing the shop, and upcoming renovations.
Molly's Courtyard Café, at 46 W. Philadelphia St., will close for about one month and reopen in June as Harmony Café.
Do you know a coffee shop in York County that Lena should check out? Email her at etzivekis@gannett.com or message her on Twitter at @tzivekis.
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Javion Roman, 17, of York, is charged with criminal homicide in the deadly shooting of Malaki Beady, which happened at Penn Park in York on March 23.
A teen who’s accused of shooting and killing a senior at William Penn Senior High School in York will stand trial on charges of criminal homicide and related offenses, a judge ruled on Monday.
Senior District Judge Nancy Edie made the decision at the end of the preliminary hearing for Javion Roman, 17, of York, who’s charged with killing Malaki Beady at Penn Park in York at about 11 a.m. on March 23. He was 17.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Dave Maisch added additional charges — possession of a firearm by a minor, carrying a firearm without a license and two counts of recklessly endangering another person — and called two witnesses.
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First, York City Police Detective Sgt. Kyle Hower testified that law enforcement obtained surveillance video that shows Roman walking from his home on South Newberry Street to Penn Park and back.
Roman, he said, is holding an object at one point that appears to be a gun. Security cameras also captured him later disposing of his sweatshirt in the area of the West College Avenue Bridge, Hower testified.
The shooting itself, though, was not captured on video. Police found eight 9 mm casings at the crime scene but have not recovered a weapon.
Law enforcement spoke to two witnesses, reviewed school records and searched police databases. Hower said investigators positively identified Roman through a photo on Instagram.
Following the shooting, Roman, he said, deleted his Instagram profile — law enforcement sent in a preservation request and obtained a search warrant for the page — and fled to Virginia.
In an interview, Roman, told investigators that he was at his home sleeping the entire time, Hower testified.
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Next, Maisch called a 15-year-old boy who was one of two people with Beady that morning.
The York Daily Record/Sunday News is not using the boy’s name at the request of law enforcement.
Roman, he testified, was the shooter.
Though Roman had been wearing a ski mask, the boy said, he could tell it was him because of his eyes.
Roman’s attorney, Bill Graff, later unsuccessfully argued that prosecutors presented a lot of speculation and had not met their burden of proof.
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Roman is set to be formally arraigned on May 25. He’s being held without bail in York County Prison.
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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Man, woman die in apparent murder-suicide in Red Lion on Easter, coroner says
Two people were found dead in a home in Red Lion Sunday morning, in what is being investigated as a "domestic-related murder-suicide," according to a news release from the York County Coroner's Office.
Authorities were called to the home before 9 a.m. in the 700 block of South Pine Street, where they found two people dead.
Judith A. Snyder, 66, who lived in the home, was dead of a gunshot wound to the head. It was determined that she was apparently shot by James Miller, 76, who then shot himself and died, Coroner Pam Gay said. Miller lived in the 1600 block of River Birch Drive in Spring Garden Township.
'One too many':In York, continuing deadly violence spawns many emotions, few answers
Learn more:York County 2021 homicides
"The deaths are being investigated as a domestic-related murder-suicide. The public is not thought to be in any danger," Gay said.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. No autopsy is planned.
There have been 11 homicides in York County this year − four last week, with 3 in York city, the coroner said.
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'One is too many': In York, continuing deadly violence spawns many emotions, few answers
The March 23 shooting of 17-year-old Malaki Beady was especially painful in the City of York.
His body was found just after 11 a.m. in Penn Park, a playground and community hub that sits in the middle of the city, just a few blocks away from the police station and across the street from William Penn Senior High School.
Seventeen-year-old Javion Roman turned himself in to the police two days later and was charged for the death of Beady.
Two more young lives destroyed in a city reeling from years of gun violence.
“My heart is still heavy," York City Police Commissioner Michael Muldrow told people at Cornerstone Baptist Church a few days later.
"Heavy not just from the loss of another beautiful young life but heavy from the loss of innocence,” Muldrow said.
People in the sparse crowd hugged each other and looked on with exhausted eyes. The gray clouds in the sky matched the somber mood of the people inside the church.
Deaths resulting from gun violence keep increasing in York as the ages of victims and shooters decrease.
Police said they had arrested four juveniles on gun charges within a month and a half. Last year, there were 41 shootings. This year, there have been 18 shootings. Eight people were killed between Jan. 5 and April 14.
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And it seems there is no end in sight.
Just this week, three more men were shot and killed in two shootings that police said were unrelated.
Soon after those deaths were reported, the police commissioner again took to Facebook to vent his frustration in a lengthy post and implore people to step up a variety of ways.
"I keep losing Kids I care about, and the Community is tired (as I am)," Muldrow wrote.
He said educators need support and schools should provide mandatory conflict resolution education for the students. He implored residents to let local leaders know that they support crime-fighting efforts such as a neighborhood surveillance camera project.
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Some residents are calling for unity, as some rally for more policing, or better policing, or strict curfews, or better parenting. Some residents want to leave. Others are willing to fight for their community and the lives of their kids.
“They want to be safe,” said Tiffany Lowe, York City’s credible messenger. “They want to have the freedom to go outside play basketball, ride their bikes, without having to worry about a bullet flying past their head or through their head.”
Lowe reports to the scene of the shootings and offers support to the family of the victims. The support could be financial, connecting people to organizations, and providing resources that they need. But the goal is to get to individuals before they commit any crime.
With her experience as a basketball coach and working at William Penn Senior High School as a monitor, Lowe can connect with many teens.
Some have told her that they want to leave the city.
“They want to get up out of their community over a small percentage of cowards that are running around here shooting,” Lowe said.
York is a microcosm of the collateral damage that 'just ripples out' from youth violence
A resident, who asked not to be named because of former friendships, said “The violence does not represent the city. It is overshadowing the community’s outcry against it.”
He has lived in York City all his life and graduated from William Penn Senior High School. As a student, he admitted, he got caught up in the wrong crowd but got himself together after his cousin survived a gunshot wound.
Another resident, who asked not to be named because she does not want to be possibly harmed, has lived in York city for 25 years and is traumatized by the gun violence. She moved her family out of West Baltimore to start a new chapter in York. Her sons are not teenagers anymore but to her, they are still kids. She fears her sons will be shot when they walk out of her front door.
One of her children still lives with her. She knows what time he gets off work, so she sits on her porch steps or by her window, looking toward the street, and waits for him to come home.
Police and community leaders are asking residents to speak up if they know something to combat the uptick of violence, especially when it is youth violence.
“As a leader, I understand that it’s my responsibility, my priority to keep people safe in this town,” Muldrow said in his address.
However, he wants everyone to take ownership of their role in the city and ask for help when they see that their child or any child is engaging in violence.
“When we are making stands and making points, let us not forget to look inside our own houses too,” said Muldrow. “Our kids are still dying. It does not matter how many, when you know them like we know them, one is too many.”
Katia Parks covers public safety issues for the York Daily Record. Please reach her atKParks@ydr.com. Follow her on Facebook (@Katia Parks), Twitter (@parksphoto), and Instagram (@katia.l.parks).
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Ex-Central York teacher accused of threats pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for $100 fine
Chad Gerrick, who was a sixth-grade teacher at Sinking Springs Elementary School, had been accused of stating that he'd shoot people and infect others with COVID-19 on Oct. 8, 2021.
A former elementary school teacher in the Central York School District pleaded guilty Monday to disorderly conduct and was fined $100 following allegations that he threatened to shoot people and infect others with COVID-19 after maintenance staff removed a plastic barrier in his classroom.
Chad Gerrick, 51, of West Manchester Township, who was a sixth-grade teacher at Sinking Springs Elementary School, had been accused on Oct. 8, 2021, of stating that he'd shoot everyone at the Central York Educational Service Center if he became infected with the novel coronavirus.
Gerrick appeared for his preliminary hearing before District Judge Jeffrey Oberdorf, during which the York County District Attorney’s Office dropped a charge of terroristic threats.
“Chad Gerrick is a good man and was a great teacher for 27 years,” said Chris Ferro, Gerrick’s attorney, in a statement. “While I wish these charges had never been filed, I’m glad that we were able to get the case resolved and the original charge dismissed.”
“Although I’m confident Chad would have been found not guilty at trial, this resolution allows him and his family the ability to move forward now and put this unfortunate situation behind them,” he added.
Gerrick, he said, made a statement out of frustration and in jest and did not intend to cause any harm. But Ferro said that could have caused alarm and public inconvenience.
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In a statement, York County District Attorney Dave Sunday said, "In cases such as this we seek to determine outcomes based on the totality of circumstances to include any potential safety issues and input from victims, as we did in this case, and came to what we all believe is an appropriate outcome."
The Central York School Board unanimously voted in 2021 to terminate Gerrick.
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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York City Wastewater System $235 million sale to Pennsylvania-American approved by PUC
The sale of the York City Wastewater System to the Pennsylvania-American Water Company has been finalized, according to a news release sent Thursday, with the company paying the city $235 million for the system.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a Joint Petition for Approval of Unanimous Settlement that allowed Pennsylvania-American to acquire the York City Sewer Authority's wastewater system.
The purchase transfers all assets, properties and rights to the city's wastewater system to PAWC. The company will now control any service offers to the City of York and to three bulk service interconnection points in North York borough, Manchester Township and York Township in the county.
As of April 30, 2021, the 26-million-gallon-per-day system handles wastewater for approximately 13,700 direct customers and 30,000 from surrounding municipalities, including Spring Garden, Manchester, West Manchester, York and Springettsbury townships, and North and West York boroughs.
York Mayor Michael Helfrich endorsed the sale in February, saying the two companies had reached an agreement on the sale and the application was submitted to the PUC.
"The City of York appreciates our suburban neighbors, the State Advocates (OCA, I&E and OSBA), The York Water Company and Pennsylvania-American Water Company for their good-faith efforts to reach consensus and agreement on this important transaction," Helfrich wrote in the release. "It is our hope that, together, we can bring this sale to PUC approval and conclusion for the benefit of the City and the entire York region.”
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On Jan. 5, PAWC held a public hearing for citizens to express their thoughts on the situation. Eleven people testified in the phone-in hearing and all were against the acquisition.
Maccabee Hirsch, who is a member of a band of Pennsylvanians opposing the privatization of the water companies, Neighbors Against Privatization Efforts, known as NOPE, testified at the meeting.
"How does this sale benefit the ratepayers, residents and business owners of York and its surrounding municipalities? After all, the ratepayers have funded the treatment plant and upgrades since the 1950s. Yet temporary elected officials sign off one of your most valuable assets at a time of pandemic. This is not fair to the public and more must be done to inform the ratepayers of any other options."
The purchase is another in a long line of large private water companies acquiring city utilities, which was made possible by the passing of Act 12 in 2016. The act allowed the private purchase of publicly owned water utilities.
After a protest from Spring Garden, Manchester, West Manchester, York townships and North York borough, the municipalities were provided an out from service from PAWC if the company changes contractual rates, providing potentially more affordable wastewater treatment to the affected areas.
The parties were also ensured a three-year rate freeze after an initial rate increase of up to 47.5% the first year, a similar figure to the 41% increase the city had planned before the acquisition..
Jack Panyard is a reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at jpanyard@ydr.com, 717-850-5935 or on Twitter @JackPanyard.
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This war is partly about Russian vs. Ukrainian language
The complex language history of Russia and Ukraine long ago set the stage for today’s conflict between the two countries. In an impassioned speech to the Russian parliament in March 2014, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin pointed to Ukrainian attempts to deprive Russian speakers of their language. On multiple occasions during his presidency, Putin has cited use of the Ukrainian language as a reason for Russia invading Ukraine. To Putin, language was a motivating force to save Russian speakers in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, areas he believes belong to Russia.
Examples of suppression of Ukrainian as an inferior language are abundant in the history of Russia and Ukraine. For centuries, the Ukrainian language had been relegated to a lower status. From Byzantine patriarchal documents in the 14th century, the term ‘Little Russia’ denoted the area previously known as Kyivan Rus (today’s Ukraine), whereas Northern Rus was called ‘Great Russia’ (present-day Russia). These distinctions were made to denote geographically populous areas, but they became symbols of status.
Through Imperial Russia from 1721 to the Russian Revolution in 1917, Ukrainians repeatedly were denied a sense of national identity through their language. Peter the Great banned printing of Ukrainian books and ordered removal of Ukrainian texts from church scriptures. Over centuries Great Russian, called Russian, assumed a superior prominence over Little Russian, or Ukrainian. Russia’s last Tsar, Nicholas II, supposedly stated “There is no Ukrainian language, just illiterate peasants speaking Little Russian.” In 1922 the Communist Party proclaimed there were two cultures fighting in Ukraine: the urban, where Russian was spoken, and the rural, where Ukrainian was spoken. Despite verbal acceptance of minority languages in Soviet Russia, it was Premier Joseph Stalin who outright banned Ukrainian as a language in 1933 when he decreed to ‘stop Ukrainization’— the practice of promoting Ukrainian language and culture.
Although Ukrainian was acknowledged as a language of the USSR, Russian was largely used in Ukraine. Those who spoke Ukrainian were often ridiculed. Viewing Ukrainian as an obstacle to full unification of all Soviet citizens, the Soviet Government ‘Russianized’ Ukrainian language by introducing Russian words and changing Ukrainian to reflect a stronger sense of Russian. As the once-powerful USSR began to break down, Ukraine’s Supreme Parliament passed a declaration of state sovereignty declaring its independence in August 1991, just months before the USSR collapsed. The only official language designated in the Constitution of Ukraine is Ukrainian, although it recognizes use of other languages such as Crimean Tatar, Polish, Moldovan, Romanian, and Russian.
Today, 68 percent of Ukrainians speak Ukrainian as their native language and, according to a nationwide survey in 2021, only 22 per percent of Ukrainians speak Russian as a native language. Many in Ukraine comfortably switch between Ukrainian and Russian, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy whose native language is Russian. While Ukrainians speak Russian in business and civic activities, they feel a sense of pride speaking Ukrainian, especially given hostilities with Russia. A new law in Ukraine went into effect January 2022 requiring use of Ukrainian in most aspects of public life.
Many, including Putin, believe erroneously that Ukrainian is a dialect of Russian. They are both distinct languages with common Slavic roots from about three thousand years ago originating from the Indo-European tribes around the Pontic Steppes of present-day Ukraine. They are considered sister languages from the East Slavic language group. They share similar vocabulary (Hello is pryvit in Ukrainian and privyet in Russian), sounds, and grammar, as well as similar writing based on the Cyrillic alphabet (with four letters that are different in each). Ukrainian, nevertheless, has many unique features that linguists agree make it a separate and distinct language.
Ukraine began asserting its linguistic independence by changing Soviet-era spellings to purely Ukrainian. Cities such as Kiev, Lvov, and Kharkov changed to Ukrainian spellings Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv, and respective pronunciations. For example, the Russian Kiev is ‘kee-yev,’ and Ukrainian Kyiv is ‘kee-yeev.’ Each is correct, depending on the language emphasis desired.
The word Ukraine literally means ‘on/by the border.’ The correct way to refer to Ukraine is simply ‘Ukraine’ without using the word ‘the.’ The reason for this is subtle, and important. During Soviet times, Russian speakers used the word ‘na’ meaning ‘on’ referring to an unbounded territory and the word ‘v’ meaning ‘in’ referring to a bounded or political territory. In English, the distinction is in the use of the definite article ‘the’ for an unbounded territory such as ‘in the northeast.’ So, when Russian speakers say ‘na Ukraine’ they are saying ‘in the Ukraine,’ implying it is an unbounded, not politically sovereign country. That is a microaggression. Saying ‘v Ukraine’ the meaning is ‘in Ukraine’ which is preferred by Ukrainians out of national pride.
A unique aspect of the current conflict is Ukrainians defiantly speaking more Ukrainian and using off-color language to stand up to Russian invaders. When Ukrainian soldiers rebuffed a Russian warship telling it to “go (expletive),” it served as a rallying cry for all of Ukraine as seen in street signage and protest placards. In contrast to the picky language of Putin who bans use of the word ‘war,’ the gritty language of Ukrainians fighting a war they did not provoke has become a rallying factor in the spirit of resistance.
History will march on long after the dust is settled in Ukraine. But Russia’s motivation for the conflict and Ukraine’s defiance of it will be underscored by language. For Ukrainians, three salient points prevail: 1. The mere act of speaking Russian does not equate to support for Russia, the country; 2. Use of Ukrainian and obscenities is defiance that rallies them in the conflict; and 3. President Zelenskyy’s use of language in social media is a powerfully unifying force that shows an ordinary guy whose leadership could be the difference in an ugly war.
Charles Kauffman is an adjunct professor of World Languages at York College of Pennsylvania.
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Army Ranger tough, Harvard smart, Penn State proud. Can Eric Wilson make it in the NFL?
He's the most eclectic 300-pound lineman in the NFL Draft.
Eric Wilson must be the only one who plays three instruments, sang his way through Europe and owns a degree from Harvard.
The former Penn State Nittany Lion is pretty good at blocking defenders, too.
This all should make him one of the best pro football bargains later this month as a late-round draft pick or free agent signee.
"What he brings to the offensive line is the smarts, the ability to quickly understand plays and what's in front of him," said his mother, Kate, a lawyer, pianist, organist and amateur football analyst. "The academics and arts helped him understand he has to have faith and confidence in himself, and they've (developed) his communication skills.
"It's the combination of all of it. I think that's what makes him a unicorn."
Eric Wilson, the former Ivy Leaguer from Minnesota, became Penn State's steadiest offensive lineman last season and appears to be trending upwards for an NFL career. He is an accomplished FBS lineman who missed only one football practice, ever. Never missed a game.
Consider that a nearly-ruptured appendix is that ruined his perfect football attendance, sophomore year at Harvard. "I was about to go out there, it was my last spring ball practice. But (medical personnel) said, 'Yeah, you gotta get this thing out.'
"The point was, to just be on the field as much as possible. If you control that than you can do the best you can."
Learning from military men
A certain toughness and will to perform was instilled in him early on.
His father, Bruce, trained as an Army Ranger and served a seven-month tour in Iraq during Desert Storm. One grandfather was a Navy lifer, the other grew up in a boarding house with iron miners and served in World War II.
"They always instilled a sense of discipline. That I was always doing the right thing, so to speak," Wilson said, before pausing.
"Yeah, my Dad was a tough guy."
Before Army Ranger training, Bruce Wilson played football and earned an engineering degree from West Point. He shifted careers after marrying Kate: Teaching math would allow him to train and coach his sure-to-be athlete son during the summers.
Kate remembers one occasion, when Eric was about 9, when she heard a distinct commotion coming from the basement. She knew.
"Bruce, he’s too young to be lifting weights!"
He looked at her and smiled. “This is not going south under my watch.”
And so Eric Wilson would soon grow into the highest-achieving, schoolboy dynamo.
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His days went like this: a 6 a.m. workout, a full day of classes, football practice, a 40-minute drive to boys' choir rehearsal. He often didn't start his homework until 10 p.m. He became an expert at grabbing quick showers, naps, dinners in his car.
That regimen molded him into the class valedictorian, a Division I football prospect, a record-breaking track and field thrower and an all-conference band performer. He could have pursued a career in music. He plays the saxophone, piano, guitar and sang for years in the Minnesota Boychoir.
He ultimately chose football, but with a catch. He wanted an exclusive education to go with it. So he turned down scholarship offers from hometown Minnesota and Iowa State, didn't even pursue Michigan and Michigan State.
Rather, he signed on to study and play football at Harvard, which has groomed NFL linemen in recent years.
"I definitely heard that was the wrong move from more than a few big coaches," Wilson said.
He could have cared less. At Harvard, he breezed through multi-variable calculus as a freshman before migrating to psychology. His senior thesis was 60-some pages entitled, "Reputational Effects of Observability on Strategic Ignorance." The paper tracked data regarding how people make decisions based on avoiding negative consequences.
From Harvard to Penn State
He earned that Harvard degree and All-Ivy League status on the football field. He was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, college football's academic Heisman. But he felt he had more to prove after Harvard's 2020 season was canceled because of COVID. Wilson owned another year of college eligibility, so why not prove himself on the highest football level possible?
He transferred to Penn State, picking it over offers from LSU, Auburn and others.
He was the tough guy everyone saw but knew little about, other than his elite academic degree. He played an anonymous position for an offensive line that underachieved, once more.
Still, he was the most reliable of the bunch.
He played in every game and started 11, even when the flu bug ripped through Penn State's ocker room, knocking out what seemed like half the team against Rutgers. He played the entire way that day.
A nasty high ankle sprain against Michigan? He just kept on blocking. "That one was pretty fun to fight through," he said. "Just thinking about how banged up the ankle was ... big ankle brace, all taped up."
His father offered this analysis: "You're not going to be soft in this family."
He laughed when he said that because he knows how toughness comes in different shades. The toughest part of his Army Ranger training? That was the deprivation of sleep and food to hone performance under duress.
So he would come to marvel at how his son handled the rigors of singing for an elite choir: 45-minute drives to rehearsals, high-pressure auditions, standing in perfect form for hours.
"The beauty of (it) was there was another adult telling him how to tuck his shirt in, keep his hair combed, and when he did have solos it was a moving moment," his father said. "I became extremely respectful of the process. He's learned so many human interaction skills from music."
It's all made him a versatile, confident performer on the football field who feels at ease adjusting on the fly. He deftly moved from guard to center during that Rutgers' game. He figures that snapping ability gives him one more prized asset to offer NFL teams.
He performed well during a college senior bowl game in January.
He hit 29 reps on the bench press at Penn State's Pro Day in March, which would have ranked second among linemen at the NFL Combine.
He's hitting the football training stretch run before the draft, which means he's back home in Minnesota.
"I still spend every second of the day doing what I do to play football. (Because) having the opportunity to have fun as a job is a pretty crazy concept. It's what I love doing the most. To do this for a living, it's a no-brainer."
There will be a time to focus on playing his sax "to blow off steam" and re-work the callouses on his guitar-playing fingers and even figure out how he wants to apply that Harvard psychology degree.
Time yet to come for the most eclectic lineman in the NFL Draft.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him atfbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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It's time to select GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week.
Each week readers select the GameTimePA YAIAA Athletes of the Week in an online poll at ydr.com/gametimepa and eveningsun.com/gametimepa.
The poll runs from 5 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Last week, New Oxford hurdler and high jumper Holden Crabbs won the boys' poll and New Oxford lacrosse player Ally Mathis won the girls' poll.
If you'd like to nominate a local athlete for future polls, email Matt Allibone at mallibone@ydr.com or Shelly Stallsmith at mstallsmith@ydr.com. To vote for this week's Athlete of the Week, see the polls below.
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A knee injury seemed to wreck her recruitment. Then a scholarship finally came
D'Shantae Edwards said the people closest to her were honest.
She couldn't count on a basketball scholarship being offered to her.
It wasn't a matter of talent. It was a matter of circumstance. The Dallastown point guard tore her ACL and meniscus five games into her junior year. She didn't start practicing again until this past November ― about a month before her senior season started.
That meant she missed her most important high school and AAU seasons from a recruiting standpoint. She still communicated with a handful of small NCAA Division I and Ivy League programs but knew most of those schools were in the process of finalizing their recruiting classes.
"My coaches and family weren't saying, 'it will happen,'" Edwards said. "They told me I had to put the work in. I couldn't just expect some school to take me because I was feeling vulnerable. They said they know it's a big comeback but I had to prove I could do it."
Edwards proved she could return from injury. And a college opportunity finally followed.
Edwards officially signed a full scholarship with Bethune-Cookman University last week. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, Bethune-Cookman is a private historically Black university that competes at the NCAA Division I level. The Wildcats compete in the Southwestern Athletic Conference against other HBCUs.
She said she initially was in communication with the school prior to her injury. Her AAU coaches with Team Thrill in Baltimore stayed in touch with the school and her Dallastown coaches sent Bethune-Cookman clips of her senior season throughout the winter.
Edwards said she received her scholarship offer in March during Dallastown's playoff run. She said she received interest from other schools but declined to say which ones.
"I was so emotional," she said about receiving the offer. "It was a lot of weight off my shoulders. Most athletes know their junior year is the peak year to show colleges what you're made of. I wasn't sure I was going to get an opportunity. I decided to keep playing my heart out and do what I can do.
"I want to thank everyone because I know this was a long shot and my recruitment was close to ending."
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While the early signing period for high school seniors playing Division I basketball was this past November, the regular period began April 13 and Bethune-Cookman announced its entire six-person class on that date. Head coach Janell Crayton just finished her first season (6-21) with the program.
Edwards is planning to visit the school for the first time later this month, but said she's spoken with the team's coaches and taken a virtual tour of the campus over Zoom.
"The distance is far but basketball can take you anywhere and my parents want me to be happy," she said about playing in Florida. "The (Bethune-Cookman) coaches said they like my aggressiveness and even though I'm not a big guard how I love to rebound. And just my mentality on the court and how I love to win."
Known for her fearless style of play since her freshman season, the 5-foot-7 Edwards didn't look rusty after returning to the court following her injury. She was named YAIAA Division I Player of the Year and a GameTimePA first-team all-star this past season after averaging 13.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game for a Wildcats team that finished 21-6, won the division and reached the state playoffs.
And most coaches around the league believed that Edwards had plenty of contributions that didn't show up in the stat sheet. She helped Dallastown give up just 33 points per game on defense. The Wildcats went 65-21 and won two division titles and two league titles in the three seasons she was healthy. They started 4-1 her junior year and went 5-8 after she got injured.
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"She's one of the best competitors I've ever coached," Dallastown coach Jay Rexroth said earlier this season. "I'm very fortunate to get to coach her. She is a straight-A student, great kid off the court, leader, competitor. Pretty much what you want from your best players."
After saying throughout the season she wasn't quite at full strength, Edwards estimated she's 95% of the way back from her injury and is no longer wearing a brace on her left knee. She said her biggest area of improvement is learning to control her pace better and not always play at "100 miles per hour."
She's also hoping to help other athletes who've gone through similar injuries. She plans to study exercise science and wants to become an athletic trainer for either a high school or college.
"Before I tore my ACL I didn't know the mental side of the recovery," she said. "An athlete can get over the physical part, but you're brain automatically puts a guard up and I want to help kids keep that guard down. That's the most important thing. I want to help athletes and create bonds and connections with them and their families."
Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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Century-old barns and a cigar warehouse: Here are 10 unusual wedding venues in Central Pa
Wedding season is around the corner, and this year is said to be one of the biggest for weddings, as brides and grooms reschedule their plans that had been canceled due to COVID.
According to the New York Times, the world may see roughly 2.5 billion weddings this year, and trends have changed from large elaborate celebrations, to smaller and more imitate gatherings.
Wedding venues are also changing and getting more creative as some couples shy away from country clubs and banquet halls, to garden and museum ceremonies.
Central Pennsylvanians are in luck − there are plenty of unusual venues to host weddings including 200-year-old barns, renovated cigar warehouses and more.
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The options are endless. Here are 10 to start with.
Where: 134 E. King St., York
Sizing: Up to 200 guests
Pricing: April-August – Friday/Sunday: $7,750 Saturday: $8,550
September-November – Friday/Sunday: $8,750 Saturday: $9,250
Located in Royal Square, in the heart of downtown York, The Bond is Central Pa.’s first industrial event space.
The unusual architecture features exposed brick walls, polished concrete floors and plenty of natural light that shines through tall glass windows, perfect for a event that is both special and picturesque.
The Bond is equipped with several rooms and amenities, perfect for a wedding. The atrium acts as a cocktail room, and features a composition of chandeliers, made by local artisans.
Other rooms include a ceremony area, ballroom, bridal boudoir, and chaps chamber for the groom and his groomsmen. As the weather warms up, you can host an outdoor reception at their outdoor space, which features more chandeliers, backdrops, and a fireplace.
Where: 210 S. Penn St., Manheim
Sizing: Varies depending on room; 100-250 guests
Pricing: Contact The Booking House directly
Formally known as The Old General Cigar Co. Warehouse, which produced cigars for more than 50 years, The Booking House venue space is located in the heart of Manheim’s industrial section, in Lancaster County.
The historic building has been modernized with new amenities including new restrooms, handicap accessibility, and brand new heating and air conditioning.
For events, there is no guest count minimum, spending minimum, or china requirement. The Booking House offers two “getting ready” rooms, featuring a Bridal Suite and a Groomsmen Cigar Lounge complete with windows allowing natural golden light to shine through for photos.
Where: 8892 Susquehanna Trail South, Loganville
Pricing: May-October 2022 - Friday: $5,500 Saturday: $6,500
2023 - Friday: $6,500 Saturday: $7,500
Sizing: Up to 150 guests
In Summer 2021, Brown's Orchard and Farm Market opened a rustic wedding venue space on their property, overlooking the green hills and orchards.
This outdoor ceremony site is nestled in the quiet orchards, away from the farm market. The large white reception tent is filled with fabric liner, fans, crystal chandeliers and chapel window sidewalls
Couples can say "I do," under a handmade, wooden arch while guests sit on benches constructed from tree stumps.
For weddings, Brown’s offers additional on-site services including catering, flowers, dessert, party favors and even wedding cake.
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Where: 291 Laurence Drive, Hanover
Sizing: Up to 150 guests
Pricing: Contact Maple Springs directly
Established in 2020, this 53-acre family-owned farm, offers an authentic 1886 Dutch-style refurbished barn wedding space.
Some amenities include full indoor restrooms, dining and dancing areas, a patio, gazebo and on-site parking. It has a lower level, which receives your guests to mingle and get acquainted while the upper level allows for dining
“Parties are able to provide their own certified bartenders, caterers, setup and cleanup,” said Dixie Wildasin, co-owner.
The on-site gazebo is the perfect place for hosting a ceremony, and the lower level barn or outdoor patio allow guests to come together for drinks, and hor d'oeuvres.
Where: 205 Indian Steps Road, Airville
Sizing: Up to 40 people
Pricing: $350 per day
Located along the Susquehanna River, Indian Steps Museum was first built as a cabin, showcasing Native American history and culture.
Its profound architecture and serene nature trail include a one-mile waterfall loop. The museum grounds are available for weddings, anniversaries and other special events.
The museum can host the ceremony, and after saying "I do," the married couple and their guests can enjoy an indoor reception or outdoors at the pavilion. The photo opportunities include taking photos near the boulders along the Susquehanna River, or beside ancient artifacts around the exterior walls of the museum.
Where: 324 W. Market St., York
Sizing: Up to 150 people
Pricing: Packages vary from $600-$1,200
In downtown York, Sara Ellen Event Venue is serving the community through their mission: Celebrate life's greatest moments with the perfect location for any occasion.
Their space offers several different packages depending on the size of your party and type of event.
The classic package offers six-hour venue access of their 2,500-sqare-foot space, equipped with a Bluetooth Surround Sound System, so a DJ is not needed. Depending on the number of guests, the venue offers round or rectangular tables and folding chairs.
Other packages such as the premier, and executive options offer chair sashes, table covers, and plates. Event planning, decorating and day-of coordination are also available, for an additional fee.
Where: 4535 Lincoln Highway, York
Sizing: Up to 300 guests
Pricing: Contact Bentley Farms for rates
Just minutes off of Route 30, Bentley farms is a serene 12-acre farm in York County.
The rich landscaped gardens, picturesque bridge, and a renovated 1820s tobacco barn offer a scenic backdrop for both a ceremony and reception.
The venue can accommodate a small intimate gathering, or large gatherings of up to 300 guests. Both indoor and outdoor accommodations can be made for cocktail hour, and the reception.
Where: 6210 Smoketown Road, Glenville
Sizing: Between 70-175 guests
Pricing: May-October - Friday: $6,700 Saturday: $7,200 Sunday: $6,200
The Stone Mill 1792 is a family-owned event venue space and has been hosting weddings in York County for the past nine years.
Wedding packages offer the happy couple and their wedding party members separate suites before the reception. Outside, the Pergola is equipped with a fountain and pond in the background for the ceremony and picturesque scenery.
Cocktail hour takes place on the landscaped lawns and the reception in a white tent with a wooden deck. Tables and chairs come with the package, and outside vendors are welcome as well, though bartenders and caterers must be insured.
Where: 475 Shady Lane, Manchester
Sizing: Up to 225 guests
Pricing: Contact Historic Shady Lane for rates
The history of the Historic Shady Lane property dates back to a year after George Washington became president. The original family owners built a distillery above the stream, brewing whiskey and other spirits. That distillery was built on the property that is now Historic Shady Lane, over 220 years later.
This 34-acre site offers several wedding packages for a different experience. Have your ceremony in the rose garden, or on the greenhouse patio.
Bride and groom parties can prepare for the big day in their own personal suites, inside the cottage, along with fresh breakfast and mimosas. For the reception and ceremonies, Shady Lane provides tables and chairs, as well as set-up and clean-up. Outside vendors are also allowed to be brought in, but must be insured.
Where: 1649 Broadway, Hanover
Sizing: Up to 200 guests
Pricing: Contact Ballroom on Broadway directly for rates
Located inside the over 52,000-square-foot Markets at Hanover, The Ballroom on Broadway offers a variety of event space options, event management, catering, and plenty of free parking.
Just outside the ballroom is the Edison Terrace, a large, semi-enclosed terrace that can be used for wedding ceremonies, and cocktail hour.
The ballroom offers a modern venue space, where the happy couple can work with event management to design their dream reception. The event team offers food and beverage packages, as well as music, photo and décor assistance.
Lena Tzivekis is a reporter for the York Daily Record/Hanover Evening Sun. Email her at etzivekis@gannett.com or find her on Twitter at @tzivekis, and say hi, or let her know where to get the best cup of coffee!
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After School Satan Club to present its case to Northern York School District board
The Northern York School District Board will consider a proposal to establish an After School Satan Club for students at a hearing Tuesday, April 19 in Dillsburg.
The After School Satan Club, established by the Satanic Temple in 2016, is an alternative to religious afterschool clubs, such as the Good News Club, that utilizes school hours for religion-based programs.
According to After School Satan Club Director June Everett, the ASSC is a secular program and believes Satan to be a myth that encourages free thought and for those involved to question authority.
"The ironic thing here, and it's something that we have to be sensitive to, is the people that are upset, they do believe in Satan. So, you know, we're called Satanists but, you know, we don't actually believe in Satan and they do."
The organization establishes chapters of the ASSC wherever school districts host religious afterschool programs and a parent or local with authority to propose a chapter will represent them.
"We only go where we're asked, and we only go where there's a current club," Everett said. "It doesn't necessarily have to be Christian. You know, we're not trying to like, zero in on them in any religious club at all."
In the case of Northern York, the ASSC is helping propose a club in response to the Joy El Christian Retreats, a program that runs in nine of the 16 school districts in the county.
The program allows public school students to be dismissed from school for religious instruction, including training in Bible memory work, scripturally-based character instruction and learning skills. The Northern York County School District currently has classes available for third through eighth graders.
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According to its website, the ASSC essentially mirrors that structure where they focus on intellectual and emotional development in accordance with The Satanic Temple's seven fundamental tenets without any proselytization.
The existing ASSC chapters do arts and crafts such as building DaVinci bridges, learning how to make dog tie ropes for local shelters, and writing cards to patients in local hospitals.
"Our number one goal is that kids have fun and that everybody's included. And number two is that we do not teach about Satanism, or our seven tenets," Everett said.
The club was proposed to the area by local school district mother Samantha Groome, who has three children in the system. New to the district, one of Groome's children has benefited greatly from the Individualized Education Program the district provides.
Despite the benefits of the Northern School District, she did not appreciate how much the Joy El program was being advertised to her children. While the students who wanted to join in the program were able to leave midday and participate in religious programs, any who were not involved had to stay behind.
After doing some research, she realized her only option to provide a non-religious program was to find an alternative option.
"I don't believe in superstitions and am a very science based thinker," Groome said. "So for me, it would be disingenuous for me to go to say, a Catholic organization or a Jewish organization and ask for this. So I had to find something that aligned and the only thing federally recognized that aligned with my non theistic sensibilities was the Satanic Temple."
There has been an outcry over the proposal, but Groome said there are also many reaching out to thank her for trying to set the group up and that it could be a benefit to the district.
"I just I really want to stress the fact that I did not do this for 15 minutes of fame," Groome said. "I did not do this, just to anger people. That was not my goal. I tried to keep this out of the media. From November till now I tried my darndest."
The ASSC has a legal foothold in public schools due to the 2001 Supreme Court ruling "Good News Club v. Milford Central School," which guaranteed religious organizations to have a "limited public forum" in districts regardless of faith.
Currently the ASSC has four clubs running, with three others pending as soon as its chapters officially have its first meetings.
According to Northern York School District Board President Ken Sechrist, the proposal was initially rejected by Superintendent Steven Kirkpatrick, but has been brought back up for the April 19 meeting.
Since then, Sechrist has moved the meeting to the auditorium of the school, as he expects a large turnout 7 p.m. tonight.
Jack Panyard is a reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at jpanyard@ydr.com, 717-850-5935 or on Twitter @JackPanyard.
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After School Satan Club denied by Northern York school board
The Northern York County School District board denied a resident's request 8-1 to form an After School Satan Club in Northern Elementary School during Tuesday's meeting.
Hundreds from the community filled the auditorium for the board meeting and erupted into applause when the votes were taken on the issue. Only councilmember Thomas Welch voted in favor of the club.
The evening had more than two hours of citizen comments, with the majority opposed to the adoption of the club. Some of the major points of the evening were focused on the age of the children the club would target, the cultural and biblical issues and the content on the Satanic Temple's website for the program.
There were some voices in support, saying they understood the concerns but the formation of the club was a constitutional right.
The club was initially proposed after a district mother, Samantha Groome, began looking for a non-religious alternative to the Joy El Christian club that provided students off-campus, faith-based activities during the school day, serving nine of the 16 school districts in the county.
The classes are for third through eighth graders, training them in faith-based practices such as Bible memory work, scripturally based character instruction and learning skills. The students are dismissed during the school and bused off campus for the program.
Groome, who is not religious, said she did not want her children missing out on extracurricular activities like Joy El, but there were no secular alternatives.
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She found the After School Satan Club program, and because of a legal foothold in the 2001 Supreme Court Case ruling "Good News Club v. Milford Central School," all religious clubs are guaranteed to have a "limited public forum" in districts regardless of faith practices.
According to After School Satan Club director June Everett, there are four such clubs running in the country with chapters in Indiana and Ohio.
Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves said the program is to highlight what he believes are inconsistencies with the separation of church and state in America.
“What you can't do is you can't pick and choose between viewpoints, you can't say that you're going to only accept certain religious voices, but not others,” Greaves said. “That is religious discrimination.”
With the club denied, Greaves said the Satanic Temple will likely pursue legal action.
“That's not something we like to do,” Greaves said. “Unfortunately, we have to put up the funds for our own litigation, to move forward to make sure that people understand the Constitution understand what religious liberty actually means, where their authority ends, and what's covered under the First Amendment.”
Jack Panyard is a reporter at the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at jpanyard@ydr.com, 717-850-5935 or on Twitter @JackPanyard.
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100-year-old Catholic Woman’s Club in York draws strength from its past
When she was growing up, Peggy Keller remembers looking up to a group of elderly women in both her York congregation and the Catholic Woman’s Club.
These women, so savvy and full of wisdom, were heavily involved in the community. They knew about — and deeply cared about — what was happening locally and in the world. Their organization of Catholic women sponsored dinner dances, teas, bridge tournaments, an annual fashion show and new-member teas. They brought in speakers of national renown.
And most importantly, she said, they were women of faith and had valuable insight into the Catholic perspective about things.
She respected and admired them. Her mother, Beatrice Larkin, was one. Other women in their family were members. She didn’t know or can’t remember all of them. But one of those women — so accomplished in Peggy’s eyes — could have been Anna Dill Gamble.
Gamble founded the club in 1922, and her ideas and influence are alive among members today. A leading suffragist and a convert to Catholicism, Gamble was outspoken about her faith. Her message was one of empowerment for her fellow Catholic women before that word became into play.
Years later, Keller holds to an idea about women passed down through her grandmother, Cecilia Larkin, then to her mother and on to her: “We’re important and we count.”
They had a voice, a Catholic voice.
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Gamble in the lead
A century ago, Harrisburg Bishop Philip R. McDevitt had a job he wanted done: Bring women in parishes around York together to celebrate their faith, support each other and address community needs.
He turned to just the right organizer in Gamble.
Gamble, born in 1877 in Paris, had converted to Catholicism in 1917, with her mother and brother.
That came at about the time that she was leading the Woman’s Suffrage Association in York County.
But importantly, she had been down the path of organizing women into a community force. In 1904, in her late 20s, she had helped found the prestigious Woman’s Club of York.
“If there was something that needed to be done, Anna took advantage of whatever opportunity was offered,” historian June Burk Lloyd wrote about Gamble.
These were the years that women joined hands across the community. In the period between World War I and II, other community groups formed: the York Garden Club (spinoff of the Woman’s Club), York Women's Association (formerly Young Women’s Club), Junior League of York and the Women's Club of Spring Grove, among others.
Whether this was intended or not, these groups offered opportunities for women to gather in the same way that the Lafayette Club, Rotary and Lions clubs, and other civic organizations did for men. And Crispus Attucks Community Center opened in 1931 to offer a growing Black population social and recreational opportunities.
This time between the wars also represented an era of growth of organizations that addressed specific community needs: Martin Library, York Little Theater, York Symphony, York Chorus and York Hiking Club, among others.
Many of these startups came in the Great Depression — or maybe because of the Great Depression - to address the need for inexpensive local diversions.
Worldwide work
True to form, Gamble accomplished her mission and became the Catholic Woman’s Club’s first president. She was far from done. She served as director of the Harrisburg Diocesan Council for Catholic Women and founded Catholic women’s clubs in Harrisburg and Lancaster. She went on to international work in leading Catholic women’s call for world peace and international relations.
The Catholic Woman’s Club sponsored many social activities in York. One highlight was the use of engraved china for special events. The set originally included 100 five-piece place settings, decorated with “C.W.C.,” representing the name of the club.
Then there was extensive community work: Volunteering at the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry, Misericordia nursing home, Women’s Care Center and Children’s Home of York.
And they offered a scholarship program, named after Gamble and still in play today, now the Anna Dill Gamble/Susan Wagman Glatfelter Scholarship.
The overseas work of Gamble and others helped broaden the scope of information reaching members of the local Catholic Woman’s Club.
Peggy Keller said a practice of the group was to bring in speakers who could inform the women about national and international topics. So members could build upon what they read in the newspaper, and, importantly, they would gain the Catholic perspective.
Setting an example
Successive generations of members have helped the Catholic Woman’s Club reach the century mark.
Keller’s grandmother, Cecilia Larkin, was there at the club’s founding. And her daughter, Rosellyn Keller, served as president four years ago.
In this anniversary year, Erla Gallagher is the longest-term member. She joined the club in 1954, and the organization has 28 members who have been on the roster 40 or more years.
Peggy is one of those long-tenured women.
She remembers her role models in the past and understands the importance of setting an example for younger women.
“Hopefully,” she said, “I can say that I am doing the same.”
Sources: AAUW’s “Legacies” booklet, 1984. June Burke Lloyd’s Universal York blog, Woman’s Club interview.
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100 wins and counting: How this coach built one of the most consistent forces in the YAIAA
In 24 hours, the Dallastown baseball team went from "dead to the world" to back in the driver's seat.
An improbable 7-5 win over Central York after trailing 5-1 in the seventh inning last Wednesday.
And a thrilling, exhausting 7-6 win over rival Red Lion in extra innings when senior Colin Ahr blasted with a two-run walk-off homer with the Wildcats trailing by one and down to their final out.
Minutes after his players mobbed Ahr at home plate in a jubilant celebration, Dallastown coach Greg Kinneman explained how those improbable moments became possible.
"They have to understand spring baseball doesn't start anymore on March 8," Kinneman said. "That's just not the reality of how sports works. If we want to enjoy these moments and everyone jumping on top of each other, then there are so many hours of work that goes in behind that which nobody sees. The 6 a..m. lifts in the weight room, nobody sees that. But that's the reason these wins happen.
"It goes back to culture."
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Kinneman has worked to establish that culture since he started as Dallastown's head coach in 2016 after helping West York win two state titles as an assistant. At the time, he was the Wildcats' fourth head coach in four years.
The results speak for themselves.
Kinneman earned his 100th career win last week just a month into his sixth season at Dallastown (the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19). Kinneman has an overall record of 101-26 (a 79.5 winning percentage) and averaged a 19-5 mark his first five seasons.
While Dallastown had baseball success prior to Kinneman (including division titles in 2011 and 2012), the Wildcats hovered around .500 (a combined 31-26) the three years before his arrival. Since his hiring, they've won five consecutive YAIAA Division I titles and won the league tournament the three years it has been played (it was canceled for weather in 2018 and due to COVID the last two springs).
The banner season was 2017 ― when the Wildcats won the District 3 Class 6A title and reached the state title game, losing 1-0 in the last inning to Pennsbury.
"They are extraordinarily well-coached and they've always had between a handful and multiple handfuls of really good players," Red Lion coach Kevin Lawrence said. "It's an extraordinarily professional program. The two things you can count on them to do are throw strikes and catch the baseball. And they execute the game plan. If they've ever come into a game without a plan, I've never recognized it. Those are the staples in high school baseball where you're probably .500 if you don't kick the ball around or walk guys."
But any good coach needs talent, and Dallastown has had plenty of it in recent years. That 2017 team had four Division I recruits in the lineup (Bryant Holtzapple, Tye Golden, Nick Parker, Pete Capobianco). Still, the Wildcats have found success since then regardless of how many stars were in the lineup. In 2019, the program had eight former players playing college baseball at some level.
The key has been getting a high level of commitment from players of all talent level. Kinneman credited his first senior class (which featured players like Brandon White and Riley Hamberger) with setting that expectation and culture.
Ahr, the hero of the Red Lion game and also a standout pitcher, said the Wildcats meet for baseball workouts and weight training sessions two to three times a week starting in September.
"That's a huge part of our success, and I credit that work to (Kinneman)," Ahr said. "He's the reason we're all here. His big saying is: 'Coaches win practices and players win games.' That's what he does for us. He comes out every day and puts a good plan for us together."
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Due to their amount of success, Kinneman and his players are well aware that there is a target on their backs. That's rarely been an issue for them in recent years, but this spring has presented some challenges. After a 3-0 start, the Wildcats lost three games in a row, including one to an improved South Western team. In a division that's more balanced than in past years, their division title streak seemed to be in jeopardy.
Two consecutive losses to Central York and Red Lion would've put the Wildcats in a hole, but Dallastown (6-3) remains in first place after those improbable wins. Still, South Western (6-1) has the same amount of league losses and will close out the regular season with a rematch against against the Wildcats at Dallastown.
The league title could also be up in the air this year, with Division II front-runner Gettysburg (4-1) always a tough out and Division III front-runner Susquehannock (6-0) still undefeated.
"We were kind of skidding a little bit," Kinneman said. "We weren't playing good baseball. To find a way to win down 5-1 against Central and then compete every pitch all day long (against Red Lion), now we're back."
This year's Dallastown team has a deep lineup and a pair of heavy hitters in the middle of its order in Ahr and Connor Barto, but the Wildcats are currently ranked eighth in District 3 Class 6A with 12 teams qualifying for the tournament. That includes non-league losses to two teams ranked above them, Governor Mifflin and Hempfield.
Still, Kinneman said the team has the same goal this season that it has every year. The goal at the heart of its culture.
"Win the 6A state title, that's it," Kinneman said. "We'll celebrate everything else between. We talk about this and (our players) know that. If you ask them, they'll say that's our goal. We know the reality is that may not happen every year, but if we don't go in with the mindset that we can do that and believe that, we've got no chance."
Matt Allibone is a sports reporter for GameTimePA. He can be reached at 717-881-8221, mallibone@ydr.com or on Twitter at @bad2theallibone.
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Tulips are near full bloom at Hershey Gardens, and you can see them
More than 21,000 tulips are in peak bloom this week at Hershey Gardens, welcoming a new season.
According to Anthony Haubert, communications and public relations manager, the tulip display began in 1942 and became the inspiration for an annual tulip festival that began in 1953. For several years, the Gardens marked its season opening with the tulip festival, which included staffers dressed in Dutch costumes.
The following is a list of how many bulbs are planted and where you can see them blooming.
- 14,200 tulips in the Seasonal Display Garden
- 3,500 tulips (and 1,500 daffodils) around the Conservatory
- 3,700 tulips (and 500 hyacinths) in The Children’s Garden
- 500 glory-of-the-snow and 500 grape hyacinths in the Perennial Garden
- 200 alliums north of the Gazebo
- 70 Cultivars
A cultivar is a tulip that displays a new combination of characteristics, created by selective breeding. The newest cultivars have been named ‘Innuendo,’ ‘Marie Jo,’ ‘Princess Irene,’ ‘Marilyn,’ and ‘Antoinette.’
You can join Hershey Gardens this Saturday for an Earth Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the importance of recycling, composting and gardening. Make a seed bomb, learn about hydroponics, and play fun educational games. At 10 a.m., Dr. Ray Barbehenn, a biologist with an expertise in plant ecology, will lead a guided hour-long adventure through the gardens.
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Hershey Gardens opened in 1937 with Milton Hershey’s request to “create a nice garden of roses.”
The garden, at 170 Hotel Road in Hershey, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The tulips should continue to bloom for the week if the weather stays cool.
More information about the garden as well as a link to purchase tickets online can be found at their website at hersheygardens.org.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983 and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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Spurred on by Trump, state Sen. Jake Corman wants "to give power back to the people"
State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman says watching the Wolf administration’s “infringement on people’s freedoms” during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred him to run for governor.
“I’m not running to get power” said Corman “but to give power back to the people.”
Corman is already closer to the governor’s chair than other Republican candidates. As Senate president pro tempore, he is officially second in line of succession behind the lieutenant governor.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions during the height of the pandemic were “completely unacceptable,” said Corman, who was part of a lawsuit that successfully overturned the Wolf administration school mask mandate as well as numerous GOP legislative efforts to curtail the governor’s actions.
A poll released last week by the Trafalgar Group showed Corman holding sixth place in the Republican primary with 3% and intraparty rival state Sen. Doug Mastriano leading with 22%. The primary election is on May 17.
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Corman also briefly pulled out of the race last week, initially filing court papers to withdrawal and have his name removed from the primary ballot only to change his mind a few hours later, after he said he spoke with former President Donald Trump, who had announced that he would not endorse former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain for governor even though he served under Trump.
“Two developments today have led me to decide to remain in the race for governor: President Trump’s statement on the race and my conversation directly with the president,” Corman said in a campaign statement. “He encouraged me to keep fighting, and that’s what I’m going to do.”
That announcement raised the prospects of Corman possibly getting Trump’s endorsement, which would give his floundering campaign a jolt and deal Mastriano, who has carried Trump’s torch as an election truther, a serious blow considering the former president’s popularity among the state’s Republican voters.
Corman and Mastriano’s feud ignited last summer when Corman removed the brash retired Army colonel from leading the Senate committee investigating elections. “He didn’t get it done,” said Corman, explaining why he removed Mastriano from his role.
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Mastriano wasn’t effective and was more interested in getting in front of cameras than fulfilling the committee’s task, Corman said. Sen. Cris Dush took over the committee and, according to Corman, has successfully steered the investigation so far.
“I’m not looking for a show horse. I’m looking for someone to get something done,” he said, using similar language used by campaign advisor Kellyanne Conway last month when she criticized Mastriano.
Corman said the tussle over the committee’s work simply highlights his ability to govern the state against Mastriano’s light legislative resume.
“Doug’s made a lot of speeches, a lot of rallies … and he has very little to zero accomplishments,” Corman said. “He doesn’t know how to govern.”
Building an "energy economy"
Corman replaced his father in 1999 and those decades rising up the ranks of the state Senate have prepared him to take over as governor, he said.
Among his successes, Corman listed public pension reform, tort reform, passing medical marijuana legislation and defending Penn State University from harsh NCAA penalties following the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal.
“I have a history of taking on tough issues, not being afraid of issues,” Corman said.
If Wolf enters Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program among states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Corman said he would reverse it.
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“My first day, I will take us out,” he said. “It’s bad public policy.”
Instead of limiting Pennsylvania’s energy potential, officials should be steering the state toward an “energy economy” fueled by natural gas, said Corman. He proposed to build a gas pipeline along the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s existing right-of-way to get natural gas to in-state and out-of-state markets.
A revitalized energy industry, Corman said, would also benefit the many downtrodden former coal and steel towns dotting Pennsylvania that have struggled to bounce back economically.
“We can do more if we just have a governor who wants to embrace it,” Corman said.
Fighting Wolf's pandemic decisions
Corman has been highly critical of Wolf’s handling of the pandemic and he said the pendulum swung too far and infringed on individual freedoms. “I would argue it’s never a good idea to do that,” he said.
Wolf wouldn’t surrender his emergency powers and ignored other opinions when it came to issuing statewide orders, Corman said. “At some point, you have to trust people,” he said.
Corman said he would not have closed schools or implemented a masking order, leaving those decisions to local school boards. The state Supreme Court decision overturning the Wolf administration masking order proved the governor didn’t have the authority, Corman said.
“You just can’t circumvent the law because you think it’s good policy,” he said.
Besides spurring an energy-based economy, Corman said education is a top issue, which includes investing in vocational schools, community colleges and building trades training centers to develop a skilled workforce for employers.
Corman also supports school vouchers and parental school choice. “We should empower parents to find the best place for their kids to succeed,” he said.
Earlier this year, Corman called for the impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who scoffed at the idea coming from a Centre County Republican. But, Corman insisted that “progressive” district attorneys such as Krasner are not protecting the public from rising crime.
If he rises to the governor’s office, Corman said he will be a advocate for police and the judicial system. “As governor, I’m going to make sure we have support for law enforcement,” he said.
J.D. Prose is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau. He can be reached at jprose@gannett.com.
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3 things to know about GOP gubernatorial race debate in Gettysburg
With less than a month before the May 17 primary, the debate stage at Gettysburg College was notably absent four of nine Republican gubernatorial candidates Tuesday night — with those who did attend taking repeated shots at the front-running absentees for skipping the event.
Candidates Jake Corman, Joe Gale, Charlie Gerow, Melissa Hart and Nche Zama discussed where they stood on key issues such as election reform, abortion and recreational marijuana in hopes of swaying undecided voters, while recent polls have them all behind the absent candidates.
State Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta of Luzerne County, Delaware County businessman Dave White and former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain of Chester County turned down the invitation for this week’s debate sponsored by Spotlight PA.
An early March Fox News poll of Republican voters had Barletta favored at 19%, Mastriano at 18%, White at 14% and McSwain at 11%, with about 25% saying they were undecided for the primary.
Recent polls have continued that trend, with the gap between Barletta and Mastriano closing and undecided voters climbing to nearly 50% in some reports.
Here are three things to know from the debate:
On abortion
All of the candidates at Tuesday's are staunchly against abortion.
Zama, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Northampton County, said he would not support any form of abortion. He added that he would not make an exception in cases of rape or incest “because that is still an innocent baby.”
Gale, a Montgomery County commissioner since 2015, was the only other candidate to join Zama’s no-exception stance.
“No ifs and or buts about it, no gray area, there should not be innocent life being murdered in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania … absolutely no exceptions,” Gale said.
Corman, current state senator for the 34th District, said he would fight legislation expanding access to abortion but would make an exception where the health of the mother is at risk or in cases of rape and incest.
Cumberland County resident Gerow, who was adopted, said he would sign bills making abortions illegal when a fetal heartbeat can be detected or based on a diagnosis of Down Syndrome, which is similar to a 2019 bill Corman supported that was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Hart, a former state senator from 1991 to 2001 and then a congresswoman until 2007, noted she too would oppose bills expanding access to abortion, but didn’t expressly say if she supported exceptions.
On recreational marijuana
None of the candidates said they would seek to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania, though Gerow said he would likely sign a bill legalizing marijuana if it came to him.
Recreational marijuana was approved by New Jersey voters in 2020, with approved dispensaries beginning sales of legal weed this week.
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More than half of states across the country have decriminalized or legalized recreational marijuana, though the drug still remains federally prohibited.
Pennsylvania passed a law in 2016 allowing medical marijuana.
Corman said he has been and still remains opposed to decriminalizing marijuana use but said he would consider a bill if it managed to pass the General Assembly. “I’m not for it, and I certainly wouldn’t lift a finger to try and help it, but as governor, you listen,” Corman said.
Hart, Gale and Zama each said they were against legalizing marijuana and said the state should put more focus on getting illicit substances off the streets or, in Zama’s case, prioritizing mental health resources for women and children.
“To legalize a gateway drug that’s proven to lead to many other deadly drugs is a bad decision,” Gale said.
Mail-in ballots
Pushes to repeal Act 77, the 2019 state law that expanded voting access by allowing no-excuse mail-in ballots, would likely see support from any of the five candidates in Gettysburg.
Corman, who voted for the bill three years ago, said the law has changed from its original language as mail ballots were put into practice starting in 2020.
The law was ruled unconstitutional by a panel of Commonwealth Court judges in January, but an appeal from the Department of State, which oversees elections, to the state Supreme Court has kept the law in place for the time being.
Gale has made repealing Act 77 a main focus in his campaign, often criticizing Mastriano’s support of the initial bill.
Like Corman and other Republican lawmakers who supported the bipartisan bill, Mastriano has pointed to policies put in place that removed signature verification and added ballot drop boxes as reasons to undo the law.
The topic arose when the candidates were asked if there were any changes to election laws they would support, given that some current reform efforts seemed to be based around unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud that came out of the 2020 election.
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The candidates all rejected the premise of the question, with Hart saying that current laws like Act 77 fueled uncertainty about election integrity and needed removed.
There have been few confirmed cases of voter fraud in recent elections, with some reports from election officials across Pennsylvania’s 67 counties estimating 26 potential fraud cases in 2020.
The state’s mail-in ballot law generally permits voters to deliver only their own ballots at drop boxes, but there have been repeated instances over the past two years of people dropping off multiple ballots at the same time.
While Corman described those cases as fraud, a moderator pushed back, saying that delivering multiple ballots might be against the law but is not necessarily fraud - some cases of multiple ballot drops could be instances of spouses dropping off each other's ballots.
Pennsylvania’s First Lady Frances Wolf did exactly that this past November as she delivered both hers and Gov. Tom Wolf’s ballots at a drop box in York County.
No clear winner
Tuesday’s event at times came off more like a forum than a debate, said G. Terry Madonna, senior fellow in residence at Millersville University and a longtime Pennsylvania political analyst.
Each of the five stuck to their own positions rather than attacking their opponents on stage, and for the most part Madonna said there was “remarkable agreement” between them.
“Each of them had a little niche, each fell into a certain pattern and tried to use their background effectively. I couldn’t begin to pick a winner because I think they were all pretty evenly matched,” Madonna said Tuesday evening after the debate.
While forums and debates are crucial for voters, Madonna said he didn’t think Tuesday’s debate would do much to persuade voters away from the four missing candidates, who generally have more money to spend on ad buys across the Keystone State.
Spotlight PA reported last week GOP candidates have collectively raised $13 million so far in the GOP gubernatorial race.
Although Corman had so far raised $2.8 million, the other four candidates on the stage Tuesday have collectively raised nearly $868,000.
White leads in campaign funding with $5.1 million, followed by Corman, McSwain ($2.4 million), Mastriano ($1.4 million) and Barletta with $1.3 million.
“We’re down to less than 30 days and it could end up being a very, very close election if nobody comes up with something that dramatically moves the undecided voters,” Madonna said.
Madonna said an endorsement from former President Donald Trump could be a deciding factor or a major upset in this race, though so far Trump has only refused to endorse McSwain.
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Trump last week endorsed Mehmet Oz in his campaign for U.S. senator in Pennsylvania while later saying he had not yet decided to endorse a candidate in the race for governor.
Trump did say he refused to endorse McSwain for not pursuing unfounded voter fraud claims in Pennsylvania.
McSwain, who was appointed as a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, told Trump in a June 2021 letter he was told not to act on Trump’s allegations by then U.S Attorney General William Barr.
Ultimately, Pennsylvania’s 3.4 million Republican voters will decide the outcome when they had to the polls in just a few weeks.
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How can Penn State football rebound? 5 things to watch from the Blue-White Game
The freshman took the hand-off during a Penn State spring practice session.
And the rest of the team saw why Nick Singleton just may be the nation's top incoming running back − why so many have been talking about him, why all eyes will be on him during Saturday's Blue-White Game in Beaver Stadium.
The magic happened on a simple, ordinary running play.
"He pressed the line hard, saw a hole, saw something ... and he cut it back for an 80-yard touchdown. Got up to full speed … it was impressive," said defensive end Nick Tarburton.
"The (running back) room is stacked. It’s been kind of cool to see them work this spring ..."
Penn State football hopes to signal a revised, uplifting course during its annual free scrimmage − the first open to the public since 2019 because of the pandemic. Freeing those talented running backs, including rushing leader Keyvone Lee and newcomers like Singleton, has become a top priority for a team that surprisingly has lost as many games as its won the past two years.
The Blue-White Game should provide valuable insight going forward, particularly at running back, receiver and, to some extent, quarterback. Some other key spots may take longer to fill out, like the defensive line.
Who will make an early name for themselves?
Here are five things to look for from Saturday's fan-favorite scrimmage:
A QB pecking order: Christian Veilleux, Drew Allar and Beau Pribula
Four-year starters don't have much to prove in April.
So Sean Clifford should be more of a coach and cheerleader than performer on Saturday. How can he continue to help prepare his backups − Christian Veilleux, Drew Allar and Beau Pribula? These Lions certainly don't want to be in the same predicament as last year when a Clifford injury ruined an undefeated start and helped sink the season.
While Veilleux's growth and preparedness will be worth monitoring, fans will probably be most excited to glimpse their highly-touted true freshmen.
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What can Allar, a 5-star prospect, and Central York's Pribula offer in terms of poise, feel for the game and throwing accuracy so soon? There still is a battle for the No. 2 spot behind Clifford, and both are talented enough to push Veilleux.
Allar is Penn State's highest-rated QB recruit since Christian Hackenberg and Pribula is a two-time Pennsylvania player of the year and possibly the first Nittany Lion scholarship QB from York and Adams counties.
Mitch Tinsley ready for next step to stardom?
Receiver Mitch Tinsley seems ready for his biggest proving ground yet.
The senior transfer has been sensational in junior college and at small-time Division I Western Kentucky. He seems polished, poised and confident to succeed in the Big Ten − and do a decent job replacing the prolific Jahan Dotson, a possible first-round NFL Draft choice next week.
Tinsley will wear Dotson's No. 5 uniform and could put on a show Saturday, with the right opportunities.
He expects to pair well with ultra-reliable returner Parker Washington and KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who may finally be ready for a true breakout season. The 6-foot-4 Malick Meiga, just a sophomore, may own the most intriguing upside of a suddenly deep position room and figures to be a major player Saturday.
There's more young talent to show off here too, starting with Clifford's younger brother, Liam.
Someone, anyone, stand out on the offensive line
The Lions are alarmingly thin across their blocking front this spring.
Franklin has already talked about the need to possibly modify the Blue-White Game to account for less than a dozen healthy, available linemen. Almost certainly, some guys will be asked to block for both sides.
The key will be getting some positive reviews from expected starters. First up will be potential starting left tackle Olu Fashanu and guard Landon Tengwall. Both are young but will be counted on to fill reliable roles and help re-shape this long-standing issue under Franklin.
Simply enough, the offensive line has not produced any kind of consistent push up front in the ground game for most of Franklin's eight-year tenure.
It's imperative a couple of guys take hold of spots before help arrives this summer from transfer Hunter Nourzad and incoming rookies Drew Shelton, Vega Ioane and Maleek McNeil
Tight ends (finally) to the rescue: Theo Johnson, Brenton Strange and Tyler Warren
Penn State really needed these three guys to carry a bigger part of the load last fall.
And the opposite happened as the season progressed.
No matter, this still may be the most talented tight end room in the Big Ten. Junior Theo Johnson looks the part of a future NFL star, Brenton Strange should be a consistent field-stretcher and Tyler Warren, the youngest and most versatile, may just be in line for the biggest performance jump.
These guys must become more consistent blockers and hang on to their big-moment, game-changing pass opportunities. Some of that renewed focus and improvement must show on Saturday.
Actually, expect one of these big, easy targets to dominate the field at times.
Penn State's man in the middle: Kobe King or Tyler Elsdon
The are also alarmingly thin at linebacker, at least in terms of proven playmakers.
They especially need someone in the middle to lead the way. For now, that battle goes to young backups Kobe King and Tyler Elsdon.
Elsdon is a smart, hard worker who may be ready to rise. King is even more intriguing. The redshirt freshman carries a big frame well (6-foot-1, 240 pounds) and is talked about as a potential leader. His twin is possible starter cornerback Kalen King.
There's a lot of hope for these two linebackers to succeed. The only other options are outside linebacker Curtis Jacobs, the closest thing to a star, converted safety Jonathan Sutherland and little-used reserves Jamari Buddin and Charlie Katshir.
The staff is high on incoming freshman Abdul Carter, another potential middle man, but he doesn't arrive on campus until the summer.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him atfbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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PA Senate race: Ex hedge fund CEO David McCormick tries to fend off Oz's Trump endorsement
Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick had little statewide name recognition when he was recruited by Republican insiders to run for U.S. Senate, but with just a few weeks to go until the May 17 primary it seems he has a good shot at capturing the nomination.
According to RealClearPolitics.com, McCormick has an average lead of 4.2% in polls of the race since late February, although Dr. Mehmet Oz, who received the GOP-coveted endorsement of former President Donald Trump, held a 3-percentage point lead over McCormick in a recent Trafalgar Group poll.
McCormick’s campaign did not make him available for an interview with the USA TODAY Network.
A relatively unknown in Pennsylvania six months ago, state GOP operatives began recruiting McCormick to run once then-favorite Sean Parnell dropped out after losing a Butler County custody fight with his ex-wife in which she made allegations of abuse.
Democrats are hoping a victory in Pennsylvania will help them gain a clear majority in the current 50-50 split Senate, where ties are broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
More:After Parnell exit, former Pa. CEO with ties to Bush and Trump eyes U.S. Senate run
Both McCormick and Oz have been criticized by primary opponents for living outside of Pennsylvania for decades, then deciding to move back to run for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Lehigh County.
While Oz spent years in New Jersey close to New York City, where his eponymous TV show was filmed, McCormick lived in Connecticut as CEO of Bridgewater Associates. McCormick bought a house in Pittsburgh, and Oz has said he is renting his in-laws' home in Montgomery County.
Financial filings reported on by the Associated Press show that McCormick’s Pittsburgh home is valued at between $1 million to $5 million, and he also owns homes in Dallas and New York City —– worth a combined $10 million to $50 million —– as well as a ranch in Colorado and his family’s farm near Bloomsburg.
The Associated Press also reported that McCormick made $22 million with the hedge fund last year, owns $50 million of stock in the company and reported assets totaling between $116 million and $289 million.
That wealth has allowed him to sink at least $7 million into TV ads to introduce himself to voters and rise to the top of the Republican primary field. Oz, whose estimated wealth is between $76 million and $300 million, according to his filings, has also blanketed the state with TV ads.
According to the AP, Oz reported assets of between $104 million and $422 million, and has plowed $10 million of his own money into the Senate campaign.
While he has portrayed himself as a down-home Pennsylvania farm boy, McCormick’s lucrative business background ties to China have dogged him on the campaign trail.
As McCormick echoes Trump’s “America First” mantra and calls China an “existential threat,” there have been reports that during his hedge fund days McCormick was more bullish on China, calling it the most important “bilateral relationship” for the United States.
During his time with Bridgewater, McCormick oversaw more than $1 billion in investments in China, Politico reported.
More:Dr. Oz focuses on pandemic during campaign stop in York, Pa.
McCormick's top issues
Under the issues section on his campaign website, McCormick lists the economy, “standing up to China,” domestic energy independence, border security, and ending COVID-19 mandates, among others.
McCormick’s website describes him as “staunchly pro-life" and a “strong believer” in the Second Amendment. He supports term limits and vows to serve only two six-year terms in the Senate.
From Bloomsburg to Washington
McCormick, 56, was born in Washington County and attended high school in Bloomsburg, where his father, James, was president of Bloomsburg University and also chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1987, McCormick served in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Persian Gulf War. He left the Army in 1992 as a captain.
He earned a doctorate in international relations from Princeton University in 1996, then entered the business world.
McCormick served in President George W. Bush's administration in the Commerce and Treasury departments. He declined an offer to be U.S. deputy secretary of defense in the Trump administration, but his wife, Dina Powell, served as Trump’s deputy national security adviser.
In January, Politico reported that McCormick, who had yet to formally enter the race, had “built a campaign-in-waiting with a who’s who of Trump-world operatives, and distanced himself from his former company’s China ties, while his allies have reached out to Trump-friendly media.”
Those efforts and his wife’s connections weren’t enough, though, to win over Trump, who endorsed Oz, saying in a statement that Oz was “Pro-life, very strong on crime, the border, election fraud, our great military, and our vets, tax cuts, and will always fight for and support our under-siege Second Amendment.”
Trump also said that Oz will “do very well” in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, “where other candidates will just not be accepted.”
McCormick has responded with endorsements from Christian leader Ralph Reed, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who served under Trump.
J.D. Prose is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau. He can be reached at jprose@gannett.com.
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Police release names of six people killed in I-81 snow quall pileup in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police have released the identities of the six people killed in the Interstate 81 pileup in Schuylkill County last month during a snow squall.
Officials made positive identifications through DNA, according to state police. Family members have been notified.
Two of the victims are from central Pennsylvania. The others lived out of state.
Those who died are identified as:
- Terri Stull, 56, of Lexington, Massachusetts
- Douglas Teeter, 57, of Lexington, Massachusetts
- Rita Matos, 40, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- Edward Ramos, 43, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- William Douglas, 69, of Pine Grove, West Virginia
- Domingo Diaz, 66, of Brooklyn, New York
More:Video shows how deadly I-81 pile-up unfolded during Monday's snow squall
The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on March 28 during a snow squall. It involved 50 to 60 vehicles. Numerous vehicles caught on fire.
Twenty-four people who sustained injuries were taken to four area hospitals to be treated.
A video posted to Facebook by Mike Moye on the day of the pileup showed the vehicles slamming into each other as snow and fog enveloped the area.
One person narrowly missed being hit as a car crashed into a vehicle.
Smoke billowed from tractor trailers that crashed along the highway.
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Dover solar farm proposal: Sixth zoning board meeting, and still no decision
The Dover Township Zoning Board met again on Wednesday night to hear comments on a request to issue a special use exemption for a controversial 600-acre-plus solar farm that would spread east of Route 74 in the area of Canal Road.
This is the sixth time the board has met about the solar farm, with more than 75 community members attending each of those meetings to ask questions and express their concerns.
As in previous meetings, Enel, the developer of the proposed Dover Solar Farm, brought a team of experts to help answer those questions.
Testimony
Enel attorney David Jones spent the first section of the meeting cross examining Scott Hartman, a certified appraiser, over the property value he reported at the end of the last meeting on March 16.
Initially, Hartman said the property value of the residences bordering the farm could decrease by 5.56%, but upon closer inspection he adjusted his numbers to a possibility of 3.8% and an upward possibility of a positive 2.2% impact on the area. According to Hartman, there was such scant data that it would be difficult to pinpoint anything in the Pennsylvania area.
Jones questioned the details of his appraisal and the data he used. No larger conclusions were drawn from the examination, but Hartman conceded there was a general absence of data of farms of this size in Pennsylvania. There was comparative data presented that fleshed out the negative impacts from areas such as Colorado.
Additionally, sound buffers were brought up, with the conclusion they would have a neutral effect on the area.
Jones then questioned Larry Lahr, a municipal planning expert, who made the case during the last meeting that the solar farms were not in any sort of "harmony" with the surrounding area. He made the case that the comprehensive plan did not accommodate a plant like the Dover Solar Project
Jones and Dover residents' attorney John Wilson performed cross examinations, questioning or reinforcing the data for such a large solar farm without precedent and the interpretations of different expert findings.
Jones then recalled witness Richard Kirkland, owner of Kirkland Appraisals, who initially testified in January and made the case that any aspect of the data presented for property value could be interpreted in different ways based on the reader, and that he saw potential for a positive property value as result.
Jones also called up Stacey MacNeal, a lawyer with Barley Snyder who specializes in property law, who made the case that the data from the planning commission could be interpreted differently as well, and did not agree with the summary from Lahr.
The meeting ended before Wilson was able to cross-examine Jones' witnesses. The next meeting is scheduled for May 18. Both attorneys said they expected to wrap up their testimony by that meeting, and the board will entertain argument. A decision is expected by the June meeting.
Enel initially went before the zoning board to request a special use exemption, which would allow agricultural land to be used as a solar field. It is identified as an exemption because solar power is not addressed in standard zoning guidelines.
Previous Dover Solar Project coverage:Residents throw shade at Dover Solar Project, but farms are cropping up across York County
Solar fears? Here are answers:5 provocative fears Dover solar project foes shared at a hearing - with expert responses
Solar ordinance
Enel worked with the Dover Township board of supervisors to create a solar ordinance, which was adopted in March of 2021. Those ordinances limit things such as the height of solar panels and how close they can be placed next to a residence.
According to project engineers, the project meets or exceeds the outlined ordinances.
Enel has long-term rental agreements and easements with 11 landowners to use their property for 30 to 40 years. Company officials said the project would have a capacity of producing around 75 megawatts of solar energy and preventing 80,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
Enel plans to sell the energy generated from the farm to a larger company in a power purchasing agreement. The farm would create $1.7 million in tax revenue and 330 jobs during construction, according to project officials.
Enel is developing one other project in York County, the Strinestown Solar Project on 550 acres near Conewago Township, which has received conditional approval and is set to begin operations in 2023. Enel officials have said they hope to have the Dover project operational by 2023 as well.
Lebanon Solar 1 project quickly denied
Enel proposed one other solar farm in Central Pennsylvania, which would have been called Lebanon 1, but the conditional use permit was denied on April 5.
That farm would have been in North Annville, but the North Annville supervisors quickly voted against the proposed 858-acre solar installment, citing the township's zoning laws.
Their vote, which was made in less than 10 minutes, resulted in applause from the citizens who attended the hearing.
Lebanon Solar 1 sought a conditional-use permit under the township's zoning ordinance for a site west of Route 934.
Representatives of Lebanon Solar I, a component of Enel, said the project would span 12 parcels of land owned by nine families, with eight leases and one buyout. It would have produce 70 to 100 megawatts, with the expected lifespan of the project to be between 30 to 35 years.
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This week on the campaign trail for PA governor, Senate races: Polls, debates and pledges
The May 17 primary is rapidly approaching, and soon 4 million Democrats and 3.4 million Republicans will decide their party's candidates for governor and U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.
New debates, polls and campaign finance reports make up the bulk of news impacting the key state and federal races in the commonwealth this week.
Spotlight PA, an independent news organization partnering with multiple outlets across the state, will host two U.S. Senate debates at 7 p.m. April 25 and 26.
The first debate on April 25 at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Cumberland County, features the full slate of current Democratic candidates for Senate: John Fetterman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Alexandria Khalil and Conor Lamb.
Republican Senate candidates Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, George Bochetto, Sean Gale and Carla Sands are currently expected to attend Spotlight's April 26 debate.
Bartos hit a short pause on his campaign Wednesday morning after doctors identified a non-cancerous nodule on his thyroid, recommending surgery to remove the gland.
"The surgery was successful and I’m resting comfortably. My family and I are grateful to the great doctors, nurses and staff of the University of Pennsylvania for their outstanding care. I expect to be home tomorrow and on the campaign trail shortly, and I look forward to being on the debate stage on Monday," Bartos said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
Cardiothoracic surgeon turned TV host Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, considered frontrunners in the GOP race, are currently unconfirmed for Spotlight's debate next week.
Similarly, four of nine Republican candidates favored in recent polling for the ballot spot to run against presumptive Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro in November's gubernatorial race declined an invite for a Spotlight debate in Gettysburg this week.
GOP candidates debate:3 things to know about GOP gubernatorial race debate in Gettysburg
State Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta of Luzerne County, Delaware County businessman Dave White and former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain of Chester County turned down the invitation for this week’s debate sponsored by Spotlight PA.
Candidates Jake Corman, Joe Gale, Charlie Gerow, Melissa Hart and Nche Zama discussed where they stood on key issues such as election reform, abortion and recreational marijuana in hopes of swaying undecided voters, while recent polls have them all behind the absent candidates.
Who's ahead in the polls and campaign funding?
There remain some clear favorites among decided voters for both Senate races and the GOP gubernatorial primary, but a significant amount of undecided voters make the outcomes a toss up leading up to the primary.
Pennsylvania is considered one of several battleground states in this election with the Senate currently evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, but Vice President Kamala Harris gives the advantage to the Democrats if a tie-breaking vote is called.
With Sen. Pat Toomey retiring this year, the commonwealth could sway the balance of power on the national stage.
A Franklin and Marshall College poll released last week reported little change from poll results the previous month, when economic concerns and disapproval over Democratic President Joe Biden's performance were main issues among voters.
About 36% of voters polled, including a quarter of Democrats and 40% of Independents, reported feeling "worse off" financially compared to a year ago.
Only one in four voters told Franklin and Marshall they felt the state was headed in the right direction, with 75% of voters who said they are worse off also saying the state is "on the wrong track," the report states.
Those sentiments could favor Republican candidates going into the Nov. 8 midterm election, with roughly 44% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats saying they would favor a GOP candidate for Congress.
For now, Fetterman still leads the Democrats with 28% of voters supporting him over Lamb's 17% in April, both up from last month.
Kenyatta remains a distant third in the polls, going from just 2% support in March to 4% in April.
About 26% of Democrats were undecided, while nearly half of decided voters said they could change their minds between now and the primary.
In the Republican field, Oz and McCormick are nearly neck and neck and ahead of the five other candidates running.
Voters favored Oz at 16% and McCormick at 15%, with Barnette in third place 7% followed by Bartos and Sands trailing at 5% and 6%, respectively. Another 6% of voters said they would vote for "someone else" while the report found 0% support for Sean Gale.
About 43% of Republican voters are still undecided and nearly two-thirds of decided voters say they could change their minds.
Fetterman also leads the pack on both parties for campaign funding, reporting a total of more than $15 million raised for his campaign to date, followed by Oz's $13.4 million and McCormick's $11.3 million, according to Federal Elections Commission filings posted online.
Collectively, the three front runners in their respective parties make up more than 61% of the $64.5 million raised by more than 35 Republican, Democratic and independent candidates who have at one point crowded the race for Toomey's open seat.
In the race for governor, an early March Fox News poll of Republican voters had Barletta favored at 19%, Mastriano at 18%, White at 14% and McSwain at 11%, with about 25% saying they were undecided for the primary.
Recent polls have continued that trend, with the gap between Barletta and Mastriano closing and undecided voters climbing to nearly 50% in some reports.
Spotlight PA reported last week that state campaign finance reports through March show the nine GOP candidates have collectively raised $13 million so far in their bid for governor.
White leads in campaign funding with $5.1 million, followed by Corman's $2.8 million, McSwain ($2.4 million), Mastriano ($1.4 million) and Barletta with $1.3 million.
The four other Republican candidates have collectively raised just $868,000 so far.
Eight Senate candidates sign term limits pledge
As of Wednesday, the entire slate of current Republican candidates and Democrat Khalil have signed a pledge for term limits on elected officials, a news release from non-partisan group U.S. Term Limits states.
Bochetto was the most recent candidate to sign the pledge to support legislation setting a cap of no more than three terms for U.S. House members and two terms of senators, a pledge the organization says is currently signed by more than 90 of the 535 members of Congress.
“This overwhelming support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians,” said Philip Blumel, president of the group behind the national pledge.
The group based out of Washington, D.C., has pushed for term limits at all levels of government since it was founded in the 1990s.
While the group had some success pushing for term limits in 23 states, a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court ruling found states cannot individually set term limits for their own members of Congress.
The term limits amendment resolutions would require a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, and ratification by 38 states, in order to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
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Retired York Area Regional Police chief: Legalizing marijuana in PA is a dangerous idea
A recent opinion article was published written by Senator Mike Regan regarding his efforts to legalize the use of marijuana in Pennsylvania. Senator Regan describes his own thoughts and how he now believes that a new policy would provide safety, age control, and revenues. He describes this as a simple choice.
As I have seen in my 45 years of law enforcement, the choice is not so simple.
While many states have legalized marijuana use, this decision must be looked at in light of the benefits and the risks. The expectation of safety, control, and revenues has not been realized in those states and we should expect no better. The expectation that adults would legally use marijuana while children would not is clearly mistaken. We know that children are using marijuana at a dangerous rate in legalized environments and that this use is more difficult to prevent and detect. There is also increased use of easily obtained legal marijuana as well as horrifying accounts of the effects of increased use and extremely potent forms of this substance. These consequences have been well documented and need to be fully reviewed during any legalization process.
In a series of hearings, Senator Regan’s committee heard testimony from many who stand to benefit financially from legalized marijuana. It is clear that big corporations stand to make big profits and exert great influence. The senator himself points out that there is a choice between billions in illegal sales or tax revenues. Again, those states where sales have been legalized have seen INCREASES in illicit sales as well as diversion and regulatory chaos. The criminal distribution has not stopped and arrests, convictions, and incarceration continue.
There has been little comment regarding the effects of marijuana on violent criminal behavior and the experience that law enforcement has with exponential increases in impaired driving due to marijuana use. Enforcement of this behavior is complicated, expensive, and has not kept up with the increases in marijuana impaired accidents and fatalities occurring with legalization.
More:Legalizing marijuana in Pa.: Why this GOP state senator and ex-U.S. marshal says it's time
Finally, while there appears to be an increase in support for legalization of marijuana, we urge caution in considering popular support as a mandate. Senator Regan mentions, without reference, a poll that shows 90% of Pennsylvanians agree with marijuana legalization, regulation and taxation.
Law Enforcement professionals have more contact with the public than practically any other government employees. We have seen the effects of marijuana use and heard from our colleagues in states with legal use. We recognize that societal change occurs and we will always need to adapt, but we must also have an opportunity to share our experience and knowledge regarding the impact on public safety of marijuana legislation. The effort to legalize is at great risk of causing more harm to children, more crime, and more danger on the highways in order to provide more opportunity for more people to get more high more often.
Chief Thomas C. Gross (Ret.)York City Police DepartmentYork Area Regional Police DepartmentPennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
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Judge hears testimony, argument on petition to disqualify York Mayor Michael Helfrich
Common Pleas Judge Clyde W. Vedder on Thursday did not issue a decision about whether a vacancy exists, stating that he must "bring to bear more thoughtful deliberation."
A York County judge heard testimony and legal argument for almost two hours on Thursday but did not render a decision on a petition that alleges that York Mayor Michael Helfrich is ineligible to hold office.
Common Pleas Judge Clyde W. Vedder has been tasked with deciding whether a vacancy exists under the law. If he determines that’s the case, President Judge Maria Musti Cook will appoint a successor.
Helfrich, he noted, was duly elected as mayor of York in 2021 with almost 80% of the vote. Vedder said he wanted to be careful not to hold form over substance and “disenfranchise the will of the electorate.”
At the same time, Vedder said, he believes that the rule of law is “sacrosanct” and will follow it in rendering his decision.
“This is not the type of case the court believes is appropriate to simply rule from the bench,” Vedder said. “The court believes it must bring to bear more thoughtful deliberation, which it intends to do.”
Vedder provided both sides until Wednesday to submit proposed orders and stated that he hopes to issue a ruling in “short order.”
Related:18 ask judge to disqualify York Mayor Michael Helfrich from holding office, make appointment
Helfrich did not appear at the reorganization meeting of York City Council on Jan. 4, the petition states, or take the oath of office within 14 days of that date. He also did not submit an affidavit to the city clerk certifying that he had lived in York for at least one year prior to the date of his election.
During the hearing, Helfrich testified that he went on vacation to Key West, Florida, on Dec. 30, 2021. He said he discussed the oath of office with the city’s solicitor prior to leaving.
When he was out of town, Helfrich said, he continued to be in contact with his staff. He said he arrived on Jan. 18 in Washington, D.C., for the United States Conference of Mayors’ 90th Annual Winter Meeting.
Helfrich said he returned to York on the night of Jan. 21. Then, on Jan. 24, the next business day, District Judge Joel Toluba administered the oath of office.
Though Helfrich said no one he consulted with had heard of an elected official submitting an affidavit of residency in the modern history of York, he wanted to show due diligence and executed one on April 11.
York City Clerk Dianna Thompson, both sides agreed, would have testified that no elected official had submitted such an affidavit in her 25-year tenure.
Read:York City Council seeking legal opinions on whether mayor took oath of office too late
Justin Tomevi and Christopher Naylor, attorneys for the 18 voters, argued that the Third Class City Code requires the mayor to take the oath of office at the reorganization meeting of city council or within 14 days — and must be followed.
Naylor noted that the Legislature in 2014 passed that change to the law. He said the requirement is not an “ancient relic.”
“My position and assertion is the General Assembly was screaming out, ‘The door slams,’” Naylor said. “The 14 days means 14 days. If you fail to qualify, you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.”
The Pennsylvania Constitution, he noted, states that all senators and representatives as well as judicial, state and county officers who refuse to take the oath of office forfeit their position.
Naylor described the oath of office as a “solemn refresher” and respectfully argued that it was not the role of the court to consider incumbency or the will of the people.
Meanwhile, Glenn Smith, Helfrich’s attorney, argued that the reference in the Third Class City Code to the mayor appearing at the reorganizational meeting of city council or taking the oath of office within 14 days of that date applied to successors.
“He’s not a successor,” Smith said. “It’s inapplicable to the situation that we have here today.”
Elsewhere, Smith said, the Third Class City Code states that the mayor shall be inaugurated on the first Monday of January after the regular municipal election — or, if that’s a holiday, “the first day following or as soon after that day as possible.”
Helfrich was unavailable and out of town. But he took the oath of office the first business day after he came back from vacation, Smith said.
The Optional Third Class City Charter Law, he noted, is the governing document for York. Smith said that supersedes the Third Class City Code if there are any discrepancies or conflicts.
The ordinance that describes the election, term and qualifications of mayor, Smith said, does not require him or her to attend the reorganizational meeting of city council or submit an affidavit of residency.
Smith said the term of mayor is listed as "four years and until his successor qualifies."
He unsuccessfully argued earlier in the hearing that the 18 voters lacked standing and failed to bring their challenge in the proper form.
Also of interest:York Mayor Michael Helfrich re-elected to 2nd term; District Judge Linda Williams loses
Before Vedder concluded the hearing, Helfrich read a statement against the advice of counsel about how he had the opportunity to take his first vacation in 2 1/2 years since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Helfrich said he visited his daughter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and attended the meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. He described the trip as not a "frivolous absence."
He reiterated that he followed the advice of the city’s solicitor. Helfrich said he did not seek a second opinion.
“I did not ignore the law. I was taking the advice of the solicitor,” Helfrich said. “And if at any time I was told that I was trading a week of vacation for the honor of serving the people of the City of York, I would not have taken that seven-day vacation.”
Dylan Segelbaum is the courthouse reporter at the Yok Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact him at dsegelbaum@ydr.com, by phone at 717-916-3981 or on Twitter @dylan_segelbaum.
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York NAACP: Area schools not doing enough about rise of racial prejudice, threats, bullying
We, the York Chapter of the NAACP, want to let the county at large know that we have been receiving an increasing number of complaints and concerns from parents and students alike about incidents of racial prejudice, threats, intimidation, and cyber bullying from a number of schools throughout the county.
These complaints are of great concern to us, as the civil rights of these young folks are being violated, and we are not seeing sufficient response or advocacy on the part of school administrations on behalf of these students.
It seems these school administrations do not follow the procedures of filing adequate paperwork, working with the parents, and working diligently to ensure these students’ safety.
Students have had accusations made against them, and these allegations were later confirmed to be false, but the school did not adequately disseminate this new information and the students continued to be harassed over the issue.
Their emotional well-being and persons are being violated, and due to insufficient response or lack of advocacy, they have reached out to York NAACP in fear for their lives. Students are being called names, singled out, and threated in school as well as on the school bus.
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We are concerned about the increase in these incidents, which are often mimicking some of the racial rhetoric amplified in the media and in the community. We are notifying the York County school districts that we are aware of what they are allowing to happen to students of underrepresented populations, within their walls and under their care, and this is unacceptable.
We are willing to assist the students in taking action against these school administrations, as necessary, and we invite other coalitions and organizations to work in collaboration and solidarity with us to address these issues of structural racism overflowing into our community and classrooms.
We expect the districts will take these matters seriously and appropriately address the offending students who are making these racially motivated actions, with measurable consequences for their inappropriate behaviors in what is supposed to be a safe and educational environment. We need administrators to apply consequences that will deter this behavior.
If your district is in need of diversity, equity, and inclusion training and intervention, services are available to you, and we encourage you to avail yourselves of these services. We also encourage you to follow the guidelines to assure the safety and well-being of students within your schools.
We, the York Chapter of the NAACP, want York County and the York County school districts to know that discriminatory behavior, racial prejudice, threats, intimidation, and cyber bulling will not be accepted.
Ophelia Chambliss of Manchester Township is 1st vice president of the York NAACP.
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Postgame updates: Blue-White magic, almost. Frosh Beau Pribula can't quite pull it out
Penn State Blue-White down to final play
The Nittany Lions' offense had one final shot to pull out the "victory" in Beaver Stadium today.
True freshman quarterback Drew Allar began the possible winning drive but fellow freshman Beau Pribula ended it. Pribula came in halfway through that last-shot effort against the Penn State defense and promptly ran for a big first down into the red zone.
He drove the offense to the 2 yard line.
On fourth down, his impressive lofting throw under pressure found its way into the hands of receiver Omari Evans at the back of the end zone. But it didn't appear that he held on with a foot in-bounds. The official signaled an incompletion.
That ended the scrimmage that features a split between game action and 7-on-7 style work without linemen.
The defense won, for those who keep track, 17-13.
The weird scoring system was just fine for the kind of day where James Franklin just really wanted to keep his limited offensive line intact and everyone as healthy as possible.
More updates to come ...
Walk-on boost for Linebacker U.
Dominic DeLuca is a 6-foot-1 non-scholarship linebacker from Wyoming High in West Pittston, Pa.
He isn't expected to break into any significant playing time when the games count in the fall.
But he certainly was active during today's Blue-White action. Could that be a sign?
He was active throughout, intercepted true freshman Drew Allar and registering a sack and a couple of tackles. He stood out as much as anyone on defense during this scrimmage and 7-on-7 work without linemen.
DeLuca was named Penn State's scout team defensive player of the year in 2021, along with Jordan van den Berg and Jaden Seider.
He played in three games last season on special teams.
Way to go get it, Trey Wallace
The Penn State quarterbacks should be the show during this scrimmage, which mixed in plenty of 7-on-7 work without linemen.
All four scholarship QBs played in the first half of the Blue-White Game with second-stringer Christian Veilleux looking the best so far. Starter Sean Clifford was certainly fine, though most of his throws went to short routes and swing passes. Veilleux looked poised in the pocket and completed the best pass play of the day so far: He threw to the right corner of the end zone where Tre Wallace, the rookie from Alabama, leaped and pulled down the ball over a defender.
Freshman Drew Allar threw an early interception but settled down and played well. Fellow frosh Beau Pribula, from Central York, threw a nice pass early to converted receiver Mason Stahl. Pribula's last pass of the first half, where he waited and then tossed nearly perfectly across the field to the left corner of the end zone, drew a quick handshake from James Franklin.
They didn't run many true scrimmage sessions in the first half. The defense made key plays after an early touchdown and led 10-7 at intermission.
Defense rises up vs. Christian Veilleux
After taking that early touchdown lead, Penn State's defense came right back with three-straight stops to tie it up.
Quarterback Christian Veilleux, Clifford's presumed top backup for now, led the first two of these series and could not generate a first down. Runs to freshmen tailback Kaytron Allen and receiver Malick Meiga went nowhere. He threw incomplete a couple of other times.
On the next series, 5-star freshman recruit Drew Allar was intercepted by walk-on linebacker Bobby Walchak.
Sean Clifford to Mitch Tinsley
Penn State's offense, led by sixth-year quarterback Sean Clifford, got on the board first during Saturday's Blue-White Game scrimmage.
The Nittany Lions' first-team players drove their opening possession the length of the field, getting strong running from returning tailback Keyvone Lee. He picked up a fourth-and-1 situation, just barely, to keep the drive alive deep in scoring territory.
On the very next play Clifford threw a swing pass to Tinsley, the Western Kentucky transfer, who caught the ball in stride and made a quick cut-back before diving into the corner of the end zone for the first score of the game.
The penultimate play covered 13 yards.
Blue-White Game scoring
Today's action will not be played in typical scrimmage fashion.
Instead, Penn State's will break down only with one offensive unit playing "scrimmage periods" against one defensive unit. This plan will help compensate for the Nittany Lions' lack of healthy and available offensive linemen and also to help prevent injuries, according to coach James Franklin.
Here's how the scoring will go today in Beaver Stadium:
Will they push Sean Clifford, Christian Veilleux?
Penn State's hyped freshmen quarterbacks will make their hyped Beaver Stadium "debut," no matter what the Blue-White Game looks like.
It seems like today's annual football get-together will resemble more of a practice session than a true scrimmage, in part, because of a shortage of healthy offensive linemen.
No matter, 5-star Drew Allar and Central York's Beau Pribula will throw in front of fans for the first time in Penn State uniforms. They will work behind returning starter Sean Clifford and redshirt freshman backup Christian Veilleux under clearing skies and in front of an expected big crowd.
Coach James Franklin told reporters Wednesday that his prized rookie QBs got more important spring practice reps than expected, which should bode well for their development. That is of keen importance. Penn State's 2021 season, of course, sunk quickly after Clifford was injured in the middle of the sixth game at Iowa.
Allar and Pribula, a two time Pennsylvania Player of the Year, are Franklin's top quarterback recruit combination since arriving in State College in 2014.
Watch for them throwing to an array of receivers, including u6-foot-4 Malick Meiga and senior transfer Mitch Tinsley and a host of young players hoping to make their first big splash, like redshirt freshman Harrison Wallace III, probably the best jumper in the group.
Then again, a defensive player, especially one going after all those passes, could emerge as a bigger star. Just like last spring with rookie cornerback Kalen King.
Follow along all afternoon with Frank Bodani for Blue-White Game updates from Beaver Stadium. Contact him atfbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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Election 2022: Your guide to the 47th state House race
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Incumbent Republican Keith Gillespie faces challenger Joe D'Orsie in the May 17 primary.
No one is running on the Democratic ticket.
Whoever wins in the primary will likely take the seat unless a third-party challenger runs in the general election.
Here's a look at where the candidates stand on the issues.
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Incumbent Republican Stan Saylor faces challenger Wendy Fink in the May 17 primary.
No one is running on the Democratic ticket.
Whoever wins could take the seat unless a third-party candidate runs in the general election.
Here's a look at where the candidates stand on the issues.
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Incumbent Republican Kate Klunk faces challenger Matthew Smith in the May 17 primary.
Whoever wins will face Democratic candidate Isaac Riston in the general election.
Here's a look at where the candidates stand on the issues.
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