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Inside Our Community April 9, 2008
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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.
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Land Use Permits
      The following land use permits were issued in March in Antrim Township, with a listing of the cost of materials: Larry Stayman, 6618 Angle Road, addition, $68,000; Dan Ryan Builders, 1083 Briarbend Way, single family dwelling, $132,000; Dan Ryan Builders, 1083 Briarbend Way, driveway, no price li...
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Next Week
In Greencastle- Antrim April 14 through April 20
      Monday, April 14 Rotary, noon, Antrim House Well Spouse of Southern PA support group, 7 p.m., Antrim House Greencastle-Antrim Democratic Club, 7 p.m. Greencastle Presbyterian Church, 57 W. Baltimore St. Greencastle Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m.
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Deed Transfers
      The following deed transfers in Antrim Township have recently been recorded in the Franklin County Register and Recorder's office: GREENCASTLE Douglas A. Pappariella to N. P. Dodge Jr. Trustee, National Equity Inc. Trust, N. P. Dodge Jr., $307,500.
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Public can contribute to tree students' planting campaign
      Students from Greencastle- Antrim High School will be planting sugar maple trees between the practice fields near the elementary and secondary schools April 25. Members of Kerri Barnes' Environmental Science class and Environmental Club are participating in their annual Streamside EcoDay, the las...
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Free motorcycle courses offered in Franklin County
      The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program is offering free classes for area residents to learn to ride a motorcycle. All information about the course is available as www.pamsp.com and cannot be obtained by contacting the training sites.
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Chamber to host Administrative Professionals Day luncheon
      The Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its Fifth Annual Administrative Professionals Luncheon on Administrative Professionals Day (Wednesday, April 23), which is part of the larger Administrative Professionals Week, held the last full week of April. The weeklong observance date...
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Clarification
      At the Greencastle Public Safety Committee meeting March 26, Ben Thomas Jr., as acting Emergency Management Coordinator for Greencastle and Antrim Township in a voluntary capacity, suggested the position become permanent for someone on a parttime basis. The committee members saw the benefits of ma...
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Antrim Township advertises for road improvements
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot
      In a hastily called special meeting, the Antrim Township Board of Supervisors met at 4 p.m. April 1 to discuss road improvements. The public meeting was advertised March 31.
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Todd hearing concludes, decision expected in May
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot
      The second phase of Jeff Todd's appearance before the Antrim Township Zoning Hearing Board brought out more witnesses but fewer spectators than the first. On April 2 three attorneys questioned eight witnesses while 14 members of the public watched. They included family members of Todd and his neig...
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Help clean local roads
      Residents of Greencastle and Antrim Township can join volunteers across the state in an initiative to clean up roadways, streams, parks and open spaces on April 19. 'Let's Pick it Up, Pennsylvania' is the theme of the fifth Great PA Cleanup. In conjunction with Earth Day, Cleanup Day is a campaig...
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Students get in touch with Earth
By MELISSA FREED Agriculture and Environmental Education Major The Pennsylvania State University Special to the Echo Pilot
      For 19 years, fifth-gradestudents in the Greencastle- Antrim School District have become keepers of the earth. Tayamentasachta Center for Environmental Studies once again this school year was transformed into an "Earth Keepers" training center.
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REMEMBERING WHEN
      100 Years Ago April 9, 1908 Things were readied for what was considered the most important primary election ever held in Franklin County. During the past week the Old Home Week committee has sent out over 800 letters to former residents of this community telling them of the days set for the r...
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History's Echoes
We're talkin' baseball, Part
By SHARON BAUMBAUGH
      Although we are not sure how it got its start, we know that baseball is an American invention. Supposed, but disputed, to have begun with Abner Doubleday, it is generally assumed that it is a mix of English origin games of cricket and rounders.
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FUND RAISERS
      All-you-can-eat-breakfast STATE LINE - An all-youcan eat breakfast will be held from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Trinity United Church of Christ, on the square. The menu will feature scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
      Art meeting CHAMBERSBURG - The Franklin County Art Alliance continues their monthly meetings, open to the public, with a critique of members' works on Wednesday, April 9 at Wilson College's Warfield Auditorium. The Alliance's business meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. and the program will follow.
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