Enter first-ever Gazette contest

It's Wednesday, and that means the highly-acclaimed weekly feature Hump Day News 'N Notes is headed your way.

Name-that-street contest … Gazette reader George submitted a good idea for a contest related to yesterday’s Linglestown Video Postcard. Check out the video and make a list of the streets and/or locations shown in the photos and video clips. CLICK HERE to submit you entry via e-mail. The reader with the most correct answers will win a cup o’ Joe at St. Thomas Roasters. Deadline for entering is Friday, March 28 at midnight. Good luck!

War of words … A gigantic debate about Wal-Mart has broken out on the Linglestown forum at PennLive.com, see thread # 347.

Got the Comcast blues … The furor over Comcast switching to digital TV seems to be getting more confusing by the day for those of us who haven't coughed up big bucks to get a digital high-definition television. According to a letter to the editor that appeared in today’s The Patriot-News (scroll down to the second item entitled “Cable requirement”), customers who aren’t using digital TVs will need a converter box to view channels 21 through 78 after the HDTV transition takes place next February.

The Comcast rep who I talked with today couldn't verify what channels would be moved over to a digital feed. I ordered a free-for-a-year converter box during the call.

CD High School news …

* Gazette congratulations go to Alicia Kless for being named student-of-the-month for March by the Colonial Park Rotary Club.

* Did you take a tour Tuesday night of the newly renovated Linglestown Middle School. If not, CLICK HERE for details provided by Diana Fishlock of The Patriot-News.

* State police reported today that a 15-year-old female student at Central Dauphin High School has been placed in Schaffner Youth Center after carrying a knife to school Tuesday. Word on the streets is that the student may have been involved with the gunshots fired near the village Sunday night.

CD Rams sports …

On the diamond, three hits by Sam Nott and three RBIs from Billy Felo headlined CD’s 14-5 decision over Palmyra. Zach Seaman added four runs scored to aid game-winner Nate Shroy.

In girls' soccer, CD opened its campaign with a stylish 4-0 victory at perennial District 11-AAA power Emmaus. The Yurkovic sisters, Allicia and Kate, combined for two goals and three assists for the Rams, who claimed a share of last spring's PIAA Class AAA title.

Moving to boys' volleyball, Nick Sheleman posted 17 kills and Jon Lutz chipped in 14 more to pace CD to a 3-1 blitz of Northern, my alma mater.

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