I will be the pink-and-white-haired alto saxophonist who looks immensely confused. I apologize in advance for any sour notes! I haven't done much work on the horn since graduating from college, though I did play in the jazz band all through school at YCP, following my Dover days.

Come check it out. It should be a good time, with the alumni playing alone and also playing some combined selections with the high school concert band.

And if you'd like to read more about my band director, George Bradshaw, and his band director, check out this 2006 story.

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Amy just said "Let's go get some dinner."

And I said...

"I can do that! On account of I finished my page."

Wow.

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This morning was the first time it cost me more than $50 to fill up the ol' 2003 Taurus.

Check out Drive for a roundup of gas prices around the county... and my friends on the biz blog for more gas price observances...

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I couldn't be more proud of our soon-to-be-released book, "All In One Room." It started with an idea that correspondent Barb Krebs and I had, to collect a few of readers' memories of these small, rural schools and run them as a feature in the Weekly Record.

Well, color us surprised when we got more than a hundred submissions in response!

Now, we've been able to compile those memories into a hardcover book. I promise, this is not some dumb sales pitch, I really want you to check this out, because if you're reading my blog, it's probably because you love York County as much as I do (or you're my sister or my sister-in-law, in which case, hi!!). And if you love York, you'll really love checking out all these memories.

Also, and this part is the sales pitch, but I should think us frugal Yorkers would be happy... if you order by this Friday, May 9, you save $10. Check out the pre-order offer here.

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So, if you're a Yorker, you probably often do things "once." You know, "Let me see that once." "Leave me read that once." (If you don't get that second one, check out my earlier post on leave vs. let)

If you're a hardcore Yorker, you probably don't just do them "once," you say it "once-t" or "wunst."

This is similar to awhile in that it's always found tacked on to the end of your sentence, but unlike awhile, which serves a purpose in speaking and writing, I can't find a reason why you couldn't just be a frugal Yorker and drop the "once." In that sense, it's like "quick," which I had also written about and which also serves very little purpose.

Any ideas? Why do we do this?

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I got my hair dyed today. It didn't come out as planned, and though I love it, I'm not keeping the new look.

Want to see it?

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Commenter Phyllis from Georgia got a little sad after reading the Mmm... free food post...

She writes: "If Utz's and Snyders can reach us in Columbus, Ga., why can't Martin's Chips? THIS IS ONE FOR KEN POTTER! We would love to have them!"

But, back in 2005, we wrote a pretty cool article sympathizing with your plight - and explaining some of the reasons why our goodies are so hard to find elsewhere.

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