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September 2012

Would you choose a salty turtle?

09/28/12

Would you choose a salty turtle?

A salty turtle. The name doesn’t do it justice...

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Health fair for families and pets alike

09/27/12

Health fair for families and pets alike

Capital BlueCross is hosting a fair to keep all family members healthy—including the four-legged ones...

Posted at 08:06 AM | Permalink | Comments

09/26/12

Active in the community?

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program begins its annual search for the top youth volunteers of 2013...

Posted at 08:14 AM | Permalink | Comments

Mt. Holly Springs features small-town charm

09/25/12

Mt. Holly Springs features small-town charm

When I lived in Boiling Springs for a year, I frequented the Amelia S. Givin Library just down the road in Mt. Holly Springs because it was the closest library and has a great selection of reading material...

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Nighttime in the museum of time

09/24/12

Nighttime in the museum of time

According to the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock, “the clock struck 1, the mouse ran down.” But what really happens in the wee hours of the morning?

Posted at 08:31 AM | Permalink | Comments

Fall opens with family fun in Ronks

09/21/12

Fall opens with family fun in Ronks

With fall officially starting tomorrow, many harvest-themed destinations are open for business...

Posted at 08:19 AM | Permalink | Comments

Central Dauphin junior completes Eagle project

09/20/12

Central Dauphin junior completes Eagle project

When he realized many younger scouts in his troop didn’t know basic flag protocol, Andrew Hicklin decided to do something about it...

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Healthy snacking

09/19/12

Healthy snacking

Parents are always looking for snacks that help nurture their kids’ growing bodies, but what about a snack that nurtures their minds too?

Posted at 08:36 AM | Permalink | Comments

Wrightsville full of history, great for boating

09/18/12

Wrightsville full of history, great for boating

Before my venture into York County last week, all I really knew of it was it’s where my roommate works...

Posted at 08:32 AM | Permalink | Comments

09/17/12

Living with Disabilities Awards nominations are open

Organizers of Central Pa.’s 3rd Annual Living Well with a Disability Awards are accepting nominations for the contest...

Posted at 08:27 AM | Permalink | Comments

Coping with Cancer: Just a normal family

09/14/12

Coping with Cancer: Just a normal family

Xander started full-day kindergarten this year at W.G. Rice Elementary...

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Coping with Cancer: How the marriage survived

09/13/12

Coping with Cancer: How the marriage survived

It would have been easy to ask for separate rooms...

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Coping with Cancer: Finding the good in people

09/12/12

Coping with Cancer: Finding the good in people

There was the bartender at Red Robin. And the woman at Bath & Body Works...

Posted at 09:04 AM | Permalink | Comments

Coping with Cancer: Role models at Penn State

09/11/12

Coping with Cancer: Role models at Penn State

It was a question more common on the minds of 15-year-old boys than Xander, yet it was on this 5-year-old’s mind anyway...

Posted at 08:40 AM | Permalink | Comments

Coping with Cancer: Meet the Beltz family

09/10/12

Coping with Cancer: Meet the Beltz family

It’s a Wednesday evening in August and Xander Beltz is hyper...

Posted at 08:10 AM | Permalink | Comments

York family creates game

09/06/12

York family creates game

Charlie Hoopes was frustrated...

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09/06/12

The Luhrs Center offers ballroom dancing lessons

Looking for a weekly parents’ night out?

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Bike & Hike set

09/05/12

Bike & Hike set

The 16th annual COBYS Bike & Hike is set 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Lititz Church of the Brethern...

Posted at 09:24 AM | Permalink | Comments

Lititz has a little bit of everything

09/04/12

Lititz has a little bit of everything

Once each summer, my family would travel from wherever we were stationed to visit our relatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our only destination in the Keystone state was Lititz...

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