I had a memory the other day that got me wondering what if? I’d like to tell you the memory and use it to illustrate something that I think is incredibly important.I was not a good student in school. I don’t mean that I had…
Konnor Allison, Sophia Arner and Kennedy McGeehan will represent the Oak Glen Golden Bears cross country team at the State championship race on Saturday in Ona, WV.Konnor’s 6th place finish at the Regional meet last week earned him his second trip to the finals. Sophia’s…
The Department of Highways was a “no show” for a meeting with Hancock County Commissioners, New Cumberland Mayor Dick Blackwell, Sen. Wm. Ihlenfeld and Del. Randy Swartzmiller on the alternate route 2 through New Cumberland on October 22. While local residents and officials had expressed…
CHEER FOR A CURE Oak Glen Middle School cheerleaders are doing their part to raise funds for breast cancer research. Pictured are(front, L-R)..Brianna Staley, Rylee Swartzmiller and Maddy Baird. (back, L-R).Ashlynn Clark, Lynnsey Ogden and Mirrah Green
SAFETY IS WHAT MATTERS – A new billboard on Ridge Avenue in New Cumberland points out that school buses carrying children travel Route 2 through New Cumberland along with large trucks. Brothers George and Tim Hines erected the billboard to focus on the need to…
There is an independent film from 1999 called The Big Kahuna. I don’t know that it was ever shown in any theaters, but I rented it from a video store (remember those) and I found it quite interesting. The story is about three men who…
In some ways 1929, with the creation of National Steel Corporation had to be one of the highpoints of the life of Ernest Tener (E. T.) Weir. It also had a significant setback for him. That was the death of his brother, at age 48,…
…..Contempt for “politicians” is at an all-time high. It wasn’t always that way. Once elected, those running for office were known as officials even public servants. Journalists also were for the most part seen as honorable people seeking to bring the truth to their readers..…
Right before the final fight scene in Rocky 5 (which everyone knows is the worst Rocky movie) Rocky Balboa is in a bar in which he has just watched a boxing match on TV. The winner of that match is a former student of Rocky’s…