Author Archives: chris otto

Apes return to the blog

Posted on July 7, 2009 by chris otto

  In this Associated Press photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, Hasani, the 7-month-old infant western lowland gorilla, rides on the back of his surrogate mother at the San Francisco Zoo, as another member of the troop walks in … Continue reading →

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My Steve McNair memory

Posted on July 4, 2009 by chris otto

  The final, heart-stopping play of Super Bowl XXXIV has its own Wikipedia page. But that’s not the play that comes to my mind first when I think back to that game, and the efforts of Titans quarterback Steve McNair, who … Continue reading →

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Phillies get lift from unlikely source

Posted on July 3, 2009 by chris otto

The slumping Philadelphia Phillies got a lift from an unlikely source on Friday night — former Baltimore Oriole Rodrigo Lopez. Lopez pitched 6.1 innings and allowed just two runs in the Phillies’ 7-2 win over the New York Mets at … Continue reading →

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Finding two more creativity stations

Posted on June 29, 2009 by chris otto

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the start of the “Get Outdoors and Be Creative!” summer program sponsored by the Healthy York County Coalition. We went out with Sarah this past weekend and found two more of the … Continue reading →

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Absurdly amusing video of the day

Posted on June 13, 2009 by chris otto
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Fresh air, family fun and creativity

Posted on June 13, 2009 by chris otto

The above location at Gifford Pinchot State Park is the site of one of the 30 creativity stations that can be found across York County as part of the “Get Outdoors and Be Creative!” summer program. Our family spent some … Continue reading →

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Hats off to the Capital Region girls

Posted on June 8, 2009 by chris otto

The Capital Region girls’ basketball teams went 8-0 in the 2009 Summer Slam in Philadelphia this past weekend. The 14U team beat the Renegades, Comets, LI Lightning, and the Upstate Ladies to go 4-0. The record of the team is … Continue reading →

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Movie monsters from different eras

Posted on June 6, 2009 by chris otto

Mothra attacks the Tokyo Tower…. … and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova threatens to crush the Eiffel Tower.

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Good week for the Phightin’ Phils

Posted on June 5, 2009 by chris otto

It’s been a pretty good week so far for baseball’s World Champions (feel free to knock on wood, Phillies fans). And that’s pretty good, considering the team suffered a rough blow last week with the loss of its No. 2 … Continue reading →

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Lacrosse continues growth in York County

Posted on June 2, 2009 by chris otto

Bob Rhein, the president of the York County Lacrosse Association, did some number-crunching on participation in the sport this spring. (see above chart) Rhein wrote: “As you will see, our growth in participation for both the boys and the girls … Continue reading →

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