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April 9, 2008
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Property tax hike proposed
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot
A first look at the 2008-2009 budget was handled in a worksession of the Greencastle-Antrim School Board April 3. Business manager Richard Lipella recommended raising taxes 4.7 mills. The increase would put the rate at 93.6 mills. More...
Ensemble brings home fourth gold

HANOVER - Greencastle Antrim Winter Percussion Ensemble won the Keystone Indoor Drill Association Blue Percussion Ensemble Championship for the fourth straight competitive season. They performed April 5 at Southwestern High School in Hanover. The judges awarded a score of 98. More...

Tops in the state Musicians soar to the all-state level
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot

Two music students from Greencastle-Antrim High School will perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association convention in Hershey April 18. After a series of rigorous auditions, Diana Stottlemyer and Sallianne Crawford qualified for All-State honors. The concert, open to the public, will... More...

 News
•Chamber to host free seminar on economy
The Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce (217 East Baltimore Street, Greencastle) will host a free seminar on the state of the economy from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 at the chamber, 217 E. Baltimore St. Dr. More...
•Senior Center
•Help sought for Class of 1978 reunion
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 Inside Our Community
•Police Reports
Greencastle Borough Police recently released the following incident reports (Information on any of the cases should be called to police at 597-9506.): A red and green lawn gnome was stolen from a residence on Williamson Avenue between noon March 21 and noon March 23. More...
•Land Use Permits
•Next Week
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 Point of View
•Editorial
Staying in tune
The Greencastle-Antrim community has always been in tune when it comes to musical excellence. One of our most special community happenings - Old Home Week - was the idea of Greencastle's own Philip E. Baer, a noted concert singer, in the early 1900s. Many have followed in Baer's footsteps, both ... More...
•Contact Information
•Election Series
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 Sports Weekly
•Blue Devil Dispatch
Track and Field The boys' and girls' track and field teams each traveled to Waynesboro for their first dual meet of the year. With two events remaining, the 3200 and the 1600 meter relay, the boys were knotted up 68-68. Waynesboro swept the 3200 which seemed to outweigh the Devils' win in the 1... More...
•Scoreboard
•Local Schedule
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 Business
•IN THE WORKPLACE
JerrDan Corporation GREENCASTLE - Oshkosh Corporation has announced that it has appointed Michael "Mike" P. Walter as president for its subsidiary in its Fire & Emergency Group, JerrDan Corporation. More...
•Mercersburg Financial Corporation holds annual shareholders meeting
•Merger announced
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 Faith/Values
•Events
Gospel concert A Gospel concert featuring the Couriers and the Brothers will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Pleasant Hill United Brethren in Christ Church, 3664 Coseytown Road, in the fellowship building. More...
•CHURCH SERVICES
•Bear fruit that will last
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 Letters
•Readers deserve accuracy
After reading the egregious editorial titled "Interviews should help determine appointments" in the March 26 edition of the Echo Pilot, we feel a response is necessary. We believe reporters are obligated to report the facts and that our citizens deserve the truth from their media sources. More...
•Letter Guidelines
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 Inside Our Schools
•Spring workshops offered at Tayamentasachta
A variety of workshops will be offered this spring at Tayamentasachta, a Center for Environmental Studies, for interested residents They are open to families or individuals. The classes will be held at 500 Leitersburg Street. More...
•Grace Academy lists honor students
•Wilson changes name of grad-degree program
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 Obituaries
•Mary N. Blue
Mary N. (Fortney) Blue, 91, of New Market, Va. and formerly of 6931 Rock Hill Road, Waynesboro, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in the Life Care Nursing Home, New Market. Born Sept. 27, 1916 in Five Forks, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Mary E. (Peiffer) Fortney. More...
•Betsy A. Fleagle
•Emily R. Norman
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 Farm & Garden
•Have your well water tested
COMING EVENTS April 10, 17 and 24 - Beginning Beekeeper's Shortcourse, Franklin County Cooperative Extension office, call (717) 263-9226. April 10 - "What is the Future for Pennsylvania Forests?", 7 p.m., Dr. James Finley, Penn State, Professor of Forestry, will speak on forest regeneration a... More...
•Calf sale benefits 4-H
•Master Gardeners offer bus trip to Longwood
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 Say Cheese
•Say 'Cheese'
They're off! Youngsters race to find the colorful plastic Easter Eggs scattered about Tayamentasachta. The popular annual event was sponsored by the G-A Lions Club. More...
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