Meet Joan
My name is Joan and I'm a lifelong Yorker. Throughout high school and college, I swore I was getting out of here as soon as possible. Now, a few years later, I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be. I love my town. And, as a local editor, I hear every day how much you love your towns, too. So please, connect with me and let's share what makes life in York County great. I'm here to help you enjoy this place as much as I do!
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Yes, we’re thrifty
Thrifty. Or frugal. Or just plain cheap. That’s one thing I love and am proud to say about myself and my fellow York Countians. You know, the iPhone launched today. We did a very unscientific poll on ydr.com. The results … Continue reading
Posted in Only in York County
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‘Round about Spring Grove
Another random York County Web site, this one of special news value recently: Spring Grove borough, where you can read about the ongoing project to install a roundabout where North Main Street (Route 116) meets West Hanover Street and Roth’s … Continue reading
Posted in Spring Grove, York County online
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Welcome to Dallastown
Next in a series of profiles originally publishes by the Daily Record in 2002, from Census 2000 information. Welcome to Dallastown, which, according to the census, had the highest percentage of widowed residents in the county. The borough showed 12.9 … Continue reading
Posted in Dallastown/Red Lion, Welcome to York
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When Rutter’s was a restaurant
Does anyone remember when the Rutter’s on Lightner Road in Manchester Township was a Rutter’s Family Restaurant and not the convenience store? Our family used to eat there a lot of Sundays after church. I remember it being a real … Continue reading
Posted in Central/Eastern, It used to be...
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It’s all
I got a lot of responses on my “awhile” post, with enough other Yorkisms suggested to keep me posting for a long time. Thanks to everyone who wrote and posted comments! One that drew a few comments was It’s all. … Continue reading
Posted in Things we say
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A cold in your eye?
I’ve had this weird thing going on in my left eye for about a week now. It’s not pinkeye or a sty (the doctor says), so my mother has decided I have “a cold in my eye.” Our vet uses … Continue reading
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Food AND online goodness
Another fun York County web site to check out: Utz Quality Foods My favorite are the rippled Sour Cream and Onion. I like the kind you can buy at the outlet or the grocery store, but if you’re familiar with … Continue reading
Posted in Hanover, Things we eat, York County online
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An apology
So, we were listening to the police scanner in the newsroom tonight and someone called because kids were ringing the doorbell and running away, repeatedly… Where I grew up in northern York County, the houses weren’t close enough together to … Continue reading
Welcome to Hellam Township
Next up in the series of Census profiles that the York Daily Record ran in 2002: Welcome to Hellam Township, which had the second-highest median rent ($688) in the county when the Census was released. Some Census numbers, like population … Continue reading
Posted in Central/Eastern, Welcome to York
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Bonus material
On his blog, Mike Argento talks about another sign that you’re definitely in York County. Check it out.
Posted in Only in York County, Things we eat
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