About this blog
York Sunday News columnist Gordon Freireich has been observing, commenting and remem- bering York for 30 years. “York at Heart’’ continues those observations on life and family in York – then and now.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wowed by 4-H power
The other evening we attended a Rotary Club of York picnic at the York County 4-H Center just west of York. The program was supposed to be “students talking about their 4-H projects.” It turned out to be much more … Continue reading
Free the Market Street Parking Garage
All the urban experts agree: Parking in Downtown areas should be easy, accessible, and reasonably priced. So, here we have a spanking new renovated East Market Street Parking Garage, and you can’t park in it in the evenings? Some folks … Continue reading
Tomato suprise
What a surprise. The tomato plant I stuck into a pot back on May 15 finally gave us our first two red tomatoes today (August 15). For the past few years, I’ve been growing tomatoes in pots. They’re easier to … Continue reading
Rolling out an ususal campaign
Who knew that cardboard rolls for paper towels and toilet paper were such a threat to the environment? A few months, ads began appearing on television for paper towels in a box. Why? Who knows, but the ad indicates your … Continue reading
So, where’s the rain?
I put a lot of stock in the weather forecast. Maybe too much. Last Wednesday, the television forecasters, the printed version in the newspaper, and the two weather websites I checked all called for rain on Thursday. “Perfect,” I thought. … Continue reading
