TGIF backyard news, 01.16.09

Lower Paxton and Obama … Central Dauphin East High is hoping to snag soon-to-be President Obama as a graduation speaker. … LP resident’s artwork sports Obama’s autograph.

Dogging around … Dog parks seem to all the rage in Pennsylvania. As you probably know, one is supposed open in Lower Paxton’s Kohl Park this spring. And as I scour the Net for news on my paid job, I regularly spot other communities looking to do the same thing. In fact, today I spotted a proposed project in the Scranton area.

CD b-ballers still undefeated ... The Central Dauphin Rams girls' basketball team, which is the reigning Quad-A state champs, have been torching their opponents once again this season. Wednesday night they rolled over Trinity.

Here comes the judge ... Magisterial District Judge Bill Wenner is seeking your vote to serve another term. His office is in the single-story building along N. Mountain Road located at the entrance to Linglestown Middle School. CLICK HERE to read a press release about Wenner’s re-election bid that appeared in The Paxton Herald.

Let's get political ... State Rep. Ron Marsico is among lawmakers who are ripping Gov. Ed Rendell for breaking his hiring freeze by creating a new $95,000-a-year post for a former state rep from north-central Pennsylvania. CLICK HERE for a video report from the folks at WHTM TV-27, and HERE to read Marsico's letter to Rendell.