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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: August 2007
I love other Yorks
Not that long ago, a reader named Joanne posted a comment asking if we accepted letters to the editor. I e-mailed her to check and see if she wanted to write about something I’d blogged on, or if she was … Continue reading
Posted in York County online
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Ah, York County weather
Getting a jump on the “Only in York County” tradition of buying enough bread, milk and toilet paper for a month every time flurries are forecast, I received an advance copy of the 2008 Old Farmer’s Almanac here at the … Continue reading
Posted in Only in York County
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Welcome to Warrington Township!
Next in a series of profiles originally published by the Daily Record in 2002, from Census 2000 information. Welcome to Warrington Township. At the time of the 2000 Census, 16.7 percent of the township’s dwellings were mobile homes, placing it … Continue reading
Posted in Northern/West Shore, Welcome to York
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One-room schools
Curt Goodling of Dover provided this photo, taken March 10, 1952, of Hoover School in Dover Township, then under the direction of teacher Harvey Linebaugh. Readers across the county were glad to share their memories of one-room schools in the … Continue reading
A good time this weekend
Sarah Richardson, center, and Gardeniah Wallace, right, of the Shrewsbury Garden Club in Shrewsbury joke around as they create floral arrangements in June. The club is organizing the 56th annual Shrewsbury Flower Show, which takes place this weekend.Photo by Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Southern, Things to do
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Like bluegrass?
If you’re a bluegrass fan and looking for something to do this weekend, you might want to head south! Scarecrow Farm, 2178 Orwig Road, Hopewell Township, is going to host a public bluegrass concert by the Harold Tipton Band from … Continue reading
Posted in Southern, Things to do, York County online
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Welcome to East Prospect
Next in a series of profiles originally published by the Daily Record in 2002, from Census 2000 information. Welcome to East Prospect, founded in 1735. Notable there? At the time of the census, everyone in the borough was a U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Central/Eastern, Welcome to York
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Over the Hills to Pathmark
Workers in 2005 tear off the roof of what used to be the Hills Department Store at the former Delco Centre at routes 30 and 74 in West Manchester Township.Photo by Bil Bowden; click to enlarge. More on “What it … Continue reading
Posted in Dover/West York, It used to be...
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You let my bad grammar alone!
Next in an ongoing series on York County-isms Whatever you think you knew about the uses of “leave” and “let,” throw it away! One Yorkism that I haven’t been able to think of an explanation for is the reversal of … Continue reading
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Rednecks unite!
If you like this blog at all, you’ve gotta check out The Redneck Rant, brought to you by Jonathan, a graphic designer at the Daily Record’s sister paper in Hanover, the Evening Sun. Now, I’ve never met Jonathan. If I … Continue reading
Posted in York County online
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