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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: December 2010
Lunar eclipse: Goodnight, Moon
Since I wasn’t around for the last winter solstice total lunar eclipse in 1638, I didn’t want to miss the event on Tuesday morning (December 21). Setting my self-awaking “alarm clock” for 2:15 a.m., we sprang out of bed, dressed … Continue reading
Jane Stitt: she made the music sing
Among the 21 obituaries in the Monday, December 20, newspaper, one jumped off the page: Elinor Jane Stitt, age 88. Jane Stitt was a music teacher at Hannah Penn Junior High School when I was a student there in the … Continue reading
A cheery season to move forward
Blame it on my love of the circus tents, but I cannot pass up a Tent Sale at a store. And Ollie’s is nothing, if not a permanent Tent Sale. The other evening, Ollie’s was jammed with shoppers who were … Continue reading
