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: July 2007
Since I brought it up…
What about butter bread? And dippy eggs? And sock feet? These Yorkisms seem to stem from yet another chance to drop a word or a syllable. Not “feet with socks” or “bread with butter” for us. No, why not just … Continue reading
Posted in Joan's randomness, Things we say
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Native plants at Doyle’s
Doyle Farm Nursery in Lower Chanceford Township specializes in native plants that attract birds and butterflies like this hackberry emperor to your garden. Photo by Bil Bowden; click image to enlarge. I first learned about Doyle Farm Nursery in Lower … Continue reading
Posted in Dallastown/Red Lion, York County online
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Hogmaw update
This discussion has given me some good starting points for my “should I eat the hogmaw” experiment!
Welcome to Mount Wolf!
Next in a series of profiles originally publishes by the Daily Record in 2002, from Census 2000 information. Welcome to Mount Wolf, which, as of the 2000 Census, was tied with East Manchester and Shrewsbury townships for the county’s second-lowest … Continue reading
Posted in Northeastern, Welcome to York
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North Mall
Any memories of what used to be the North Mall (where The Crossroads or Manchester Crossroads is now) in Manchester Township, on Route 30? Although it was still primarily a strip mall, there used to be an indoor part where … Continue reading
Posted in Central/Eastern, It used to be...
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Is stubbornness a Yorkism?
So last week, for the Fourth of July, you might remember it poured, at least in many parts of the county. Despite this, I stood in my driveway (about a mile from the Expo Center, uphill from it) and watched … Continue reading
Southwestern York County online
A couple more Web sites of interest from the South Western School District area, which encompasses Manheim, West Manheim and Penn townships: South Western School District Penn Township municipal site West Manheim Township municipal site Manheim Township on Wikipedia I … Continue reading
Posted in South Western, York County online
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Welcome to Manchester!
Next in a series of profiles originally publishes by the Daily Record in 2002, from Census 2000 information. Welcome to Manchester, which tied with Hanover and York Township at the time of the census for the fifth-shortest commute, at 20.2 … Continue reading
Posted in Northeastern, Welcome to York
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Buying the Best
Does anyone remember the “Best” department store that used to be where AAA is now on Eastern Boulevard?
And to the south…
Since we went to northern York County in a recent post, I thought it was only fair to highlight some hometown summer fun in another great neck of the woods. A couple of big carnivals are going on in the … Continue reading
Posted in Southern, Things to do
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