Backyard News, 03.30.09

Government watchdog … Stray Winds Area Neighbors, a community watchdog group better known as SWAN, will hold its monthly meeting tonight at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1100 Colonial Road, 7 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. … Lower Paxton supervisors will conduct a Township Authority meeting Tuesday, 6 pm, at the Municipal Center to discuss changes to a longstanding agreement that allows the township to send wastewater to a sewage treatment plant in Swatara Township, and a potential state grant funding opportunity will also be discussed. (Editor's note: Authority meeting was canceled.)

Gazette briefs … Linglestown wine aficionado Erica Streisfeld has the lowdown on Barefoot Pinot Grigio, her wine pick of the week. This is a great value play that costs a mere $5.99 per bottle. … Gazette contributor Q passes along a big thanks to Lower Paxton’s Friendship Center for hosting a breakfast Saturday morning with the Easter Bunny and an Easter egg hunt in the gym afterwards.

High sports roundup, Saturday games … BASEBALL: Harrisburg Christian pummeled Carson Long 19–9 in a five-inning game. … GIRLS’ SOCCER: CD senior Kate Yurkovic was an offensive machine as she netted all four of the Lady Rams' goals in a 4–0 whipping at home of Dallas out of Luzerne County. … East Pennsboro sneaked by CD East 1–0. (Source, girls' soccer)