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Hundreds visit Wellsville Frontier Days for Memorial Day Rodeo
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A young girl sat high on a horse, holding the American flag while hundreds of people recited the pledge of allegiance and sang the national anthem. This was a scene from today at Wellsville Frontier Days, which hosted a Memorial Day Rodeo that brought spectators, competitors, and mares from near and far. The venue has been hosting events for years.
African American Civil War Veterans honored in Cumberland County cemetery
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Just off West Winding Hill Road in Upper Allen Township is a plot of American history. The Lincoln Cemetery is recognized as the final resting place of several African American soldiers from the Civil War. “After the war, a lot of the Black cemeteries, not...
Memorial day parades canceled as storms loom in central Pa.
Several Memorial Day parades planned for Monday have been canceled due to predicted severe weather, including in the towns of Carlisle, Lingelstown, Lititz, Lebanon, Elizabethtown Borough, and Chambersburg. Many of the municipalities that canceled their parades will still have indoor Memorial Day Services. The Elizabethtown Memorial Day Service that normally...
Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Memorial Day is about honoring those who served our country, and where better to celebrate than in Gettysburg. “On Monday we’re going to have the Memorial Day parade starting at 2 p.m. downtown. You’re going to see reenactors, hear music [before] the parade concludes at Gettysburg National Cemetery, where there will be a ceremony at 3 p.m..” said Mary Grace Kauffman, Media Relations Manager for Destination Gettysburg.
Memorial Day observed in Gettysburg 161 years after Civil War battle and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — An annual Memorial Day ceremony was held Monday at Gettysburg National Cemetery, 156 years after the holiday first known as "Decoration Day" was originally observed on the site. The ceremony honored the men and women who had lost their lives in the United States Armed Services,...
Charged with records tampering, ex-borough manager appears in Cumberland County court
A former borough manager accused of cooking financial books to hide thousands of dollars of debt from elected officials waived his first court hearing Thursday morning. Fred Potzer, 62, of Newville, said he “robbed Peter to pay Paul”, when he moved money between the borough and water and sewer authority without proper authorization to make ends meet for the small town of Newville in Cumberland County.
Dream-come-true ‘PSU’ vanity license plate leads to out-of-state toll bill nightmare for Pennsylvania woman
CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — No awkward extra numbers or letters — or numbers that look kind of like letters. There is exactly one “PSU” vanity license plate in all of Pennsylvania, and Sue Snyder of Cumberland County has it. Which was an unambiguously good thing for the first decade or so that it was in […]
Community pools go through final maintenance checks ahead of Memorial Day weekend
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — As Pennsylvanians look ahead to Memorial Day weekend, community pools across the region are preparing to open for the summer season. In Mechanicsburg, crews spent most of Friday testing the water and checking the equipment of the Mechanicsburg Borough Pool. Public works officials say they have been preparing for months to open on Memorial Day weekend.
Cross Keys warehouse/trucking terminal hearing pushed to June
The second zoning hearing for a proposed warehouse and trucking terminal in the Cross Keys area of Hamilton Township was pushed back to late June due to a shortage of voting members present from the Zoning Hearing Board. The rescheduled hearing will take place Tuesday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m....
Flags placed in Cumberland County cemetery honors veterans ahead of Memorial Day
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– With Memorial Day this weekend- a cemetery in Cumberland County is honoring the veterans laid to rest there. Flags were placed throughout the grounds of Mount Olive Cemetery in New Cumberland Thursday on the graves of those who served. Families and friends also took part. “I can’t tell you exactly what […]
Cumberland County bridge to be named in honor of ‘Black Hawk Down’ hero
Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall Shughart was 35 when he was killed in action during the infamous Black Hawk Down mission in Somalia in 1993. More than 30 years later, just after the Memorial Day holiday, a Newville bridge crossing Big Spring Creek where Shughart played as a boy is being named in his honor.
West Orange Troop 6 Scouts Place Flags at the Graves of Fallen Soldiers at Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, PA -- The Troop 6 Scouts were honored to place flags at the graves of fallen soldiers at Gettysburg National Cemetery this weekend. The famous cemetery is where President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address. Memorial Day has become a long weekend with barbecues and store promotions, but visiting the well-known cemetery reminded the scouts about the true meaning of the holiday: to honor those who sacrificed their lives for us.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "It was also such an honor for us parents to see our kids embrace the importance of their role, as well as all the history they're surrounded by in this hallowed place. If their respect and interest in our country's history is any indication, our next generation of leaders is going to be alright!" said one of the scouts' parents in a social media post. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Patriot Legacies: Pennsylvanian Joseph McConnell
Joseph McConnell was born in Pennsylvania about 1745. He served in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia. Under a 1777 Pennsylvania law, most Pennsylvania male adults were required to serve. It is difficult to know what Joseph McConnel did in the Revolutionary War because of the rotational nature of militia duty in Pennsylvania. He died without filing for a pension, so he left no record of his service. We do know that he paid taxes which, based on when and where paid, were used to finance...
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