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December 20, 2006
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Long-time administrator announces retirement
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot
The times they are a changin', and the changes just got bigger for the Greencastle-Antrim School District. Already in the middle of hiring a new superintendent, a second tier administrative position will also need to be filled by the board of school directors. More...
Greencastle teen describes accident and recovery
“I can't say I've accepted my accident, but I understand it. Getting over it means being what I can be, and that is everything to me.”" — Xanthe Hilton
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot

“Eight years ago today I was in a coma, nearly brain dead.” That opening statement caught the attention of the 400- plus students and faculty gathered for a Senior Presentation in the chapel of Mercersburg Academy. Virtually eight years to the day after a near-fatal accident, Xanthe Hilton of Gree... More...

Superintendent search down to three finalists
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot

From 10 applicants to eight to four to three, the search for a Greencastle- Antrim School District superintendent is entering its final weeks. Two of the original people interested in the position withdrew their applications. More...

 News
•Police reports
Greencastle Borough Police recently released the following incident reports: A 16-year-old male was arrested at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 11 on drug possession charges. His father found a baggie of marijuana in his pocket and brought him to the police station. More...
•Greencastle man killed in crash
•Court report
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 Inside Our Community
•Next week
In Greencastle- Antrim Dec. 25 to 31
Monday, Dec. 25 Merry Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 26 TOPS of Greencastle, 6 p.m., Antrim Assembly of God Wednesday, Dec. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, New Hope Women’s Group, 7:30 p.m., Greencastle Presbyterian Church Thursday, Dec. 28 Greencastle Exchange Club, 7:30 a.m., Antrim House Greencastle Li... More...
•REMEMBERING WHEN
•History’s Echoes
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 Point of View
•Commentary
Wish others a Merry Christmas, if you dare
Some people don't like Christmas. Modern Scrooges in a Wisconsin High School told student leaders that no symbols, decorations, or words related to Christmas would be permitted. A New Mexico town told a church that they were not to use the name of Jesus during a Christmas parade. More...
•Editorial
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 Sports Weekly
•Blue Devil Dispatch
The Greencastle-Antrim athletic teams had their highs and lows this past week as the girls’ and boys’ high school basketball teams split both games. The wrestling team took a loss after some exciting bouts and the middle school teams felt some loses along with their wins. More...
•Sports Schedule
•Standings
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 Business
•Market News
GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION DECEMBER 14, 2006 CATTLE 177…[PDA]. Slaughter cows steady compared to last Thursday. STEERS Choice 1-3 1180-1195 LBS 82.25-83.75. Select 1-2 one 77.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS Standard 1-2 few 50.50-59.50. COWS Breakers 75-80 % lean 42.25-47.75. Boners 80-85 % lean 40... More...
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 Faith/Values
•CHURCH SERVICES
ANTRIM ASSEMBLY OF GOD 11192 Bemisderfer Road Rev. Rodger Berkey 9 a.m. - Sunday School 10 a.m. - Morning Worship 6:30 p.m. - Evening Worship; X-Stream Youth Service WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. - Family Hour with Adult Bible study; Teen Spirit, Vo-Tech classes, Royal Rangers & Missionettes Nursery prov... More...
•FAITH RAISERS
•Full Story
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 Inside Our Schools
•Financial aid night set at high school
Parents and students in the junior and senior classes are invited to an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 in the Greencastle- Antrim High School auditorium. The purpose is to learn about the process of obtaining educational financial aid. Bruce Diefenderfer, regional director for Pennsylvania... More...
•Fegan is invited Holocaust presenter
•Wilson students to spend holiday volunteering in Mississippi with hurricane relief work
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 Obituaries
•Gary Lee Oberholzer
Gary Lee Oberholzer, 44, of 10462 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, was pronounced dead Thursday evening, Dec. 14, in his home. His death was unexpected. Born April 21, 1962 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Bernard D. and Frances J. (Stoner) Oberholzer of Williamson. He spent his early life in Will... More...
•Faber Charles Knepper
•Anna E. Garling
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 Farm & Garden
•Horticulturalists making changes
COMING EVENTS Jan. 3 — 9:15 a.m., Franklin County Dairy Day, Kauffman Community Center, Kauffman * * * * * SOMETHING DIFFERENT Recently, during a series of conversations I've had with fruit and vegetable growers, the same theme kept coming up while discussing how to keep their agricultural bu... More...
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