Backyard news, 09.29.08

* The Gazette mowing contest count is up to 25 with only one month to go – projected final count is 30. I’m still searching high and low for items to include in the prize package. Linglestown merchants, this is a great opportunity for you to get some publicity and possibly get a few new people to try out whatever you offer. E-mail Gazette publisher B2 for more info on how to get one of the limited prize package slots.

* Local blogger floor9.com tries in his latest post to decipher why the traffic light at the intersection of Linglestown Road and Colonial Road always turns red when he approaches it. He ends the post with a conspiracy theory that involves Sheetz having a hand in developing the interstate highway system and infiltrating PennDOT. The piece reads like a Stephen King novel. I rate it five-stars, a must-read. Be sure to check out my comment.

* Linglestown Fire Chief Bill Payne told me that the fire company plans to provide Linglestown Gazette with monthly reports on fire calls. Also, I got to tell you that the firefighters sure make delicious chicken corn soup – be sure to give it a taste the next time they have a sale.

* Speaking of soup, New Hope Church, 584 Colonial Club Drive, is starting a weekly bread and soup lunch that is preceded by a Bible study with Pastor Vern Bosserman this Friday, Oct. 3, 11 am. Call the church office at 545-3400 for additional info.

* On the local government front, both the Lower Paxton Twp. supervisors and the CD school board have no meetings scheduled this week. The supervisors will meet next Tuesday, Oct. 7, and the school board is off until Monday, Oct. 13.