central pennsylvania: New Airline Starts Flying From Harrisburg International Airport - 11/21/08 05:58 PM
One of the negatives about living in a smaller market is the lack of transportation opportunities when you just have to get out of town.
The Harrisburg International Airport is a very nice facility converted from the former Olmsted Air Base with a new terminal, very long runways and short security … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Lebanon Bologna, A Uniquely Local Food - 10/19/07 03:01 PM
What is Lebanon Bologna? No it's not the words spoken by local county and city officials.
Lebanon Bologna is, per Wikipedia "a type of semi-dry sausage similar in appearance and texture to salami, although it is somewhat darker colored. Made from salted beef, it has a distinctive smoky taste, owing to the smoking process … (1 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Antique Auto Show In Hershey Next Week - 10/03/07 05:09 PM
The annual Fall Meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America starts next Wednesday, October 10, here in parking lots of Hershey Park and the Giant Center.
The automobile flea markets and car corrals are open every day at 7AM (thru Saturday) and feature literally thousands of vendors, new & used … (1 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Management Shakeup in Hometown Hershey - 10/03/07 01:38 PM
I wrote quite a few blog posts last Winter and Spring about the Hershey Company's decision to cut jobs in the US and Canada in order to move them to Mexico. My articles mostly outlined my view that the company, in spite of the founder's desire to keep Hershey as a … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Exit Realty Pennsylvania Night at the Harrisburg Senators - 08/15/07 07:58 AM
Exit Realty Night at the Harrisburg Senators is this Friday, August 17, 2007. Game Time is 6:35PM.
The Senators, the Class AA affiliate of the Washington Senators, will be playing the Bowies Baysox, the Class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
Fireworks will follow the game.
Minor league baseball dates in Harrisburg dates back … (1 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Practice Good Gun Safety in Your Home - 08/08/07 12:29 PM
There has been a very sad storythe past few days of an 11 year old boy who was accidentally shot and killed, evidently by another 11 year old he was visiting.
This accident was 100% preventable... if only the homeowners had kept their guns (mostly hunting rifles) unloaded in a locked gun … (6 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Auto Racing in Central Pennsylvania - 07/15/07 07:54 AM
There are well over 1000 oval track speedways of all shapes and sizes in the United States. There are more in Pennsylvania than any other state.
The South Central Pennsylvania area has several well run, weekly operations that provide a great deal of contribution to the local economy. Within an hour or … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Public Golf in Lebanon County - 07/05/07 02:02 PM
It the height of of summertime in Lebanon County. For the vacationer who wants to play a round or two during their visit, here is a list of Public Golf Courses nearby:
Blue Mountain View Golf Club is locate on Blue Mountain Road in Fredericksburg. The location is just north of Intersate 78. … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Public Golf in Dauphin County - 07/05/07 01:35 PM
With Summer in full swing, I am providing a list of PUBLIC golf courses in the Harrisburg-Hershey area for the visitor who wants to get in a round or two during their vacation:
Dauphin Highlands Golf Club is located at 600 South Harrisburg Street in the Oberlin section of Swatara Township. This was … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: The Unique Streetlights of Hershey - 04/30/07 08:31 AM
I think everyone just takes municipal lighting of our streets for granted.
In an effort to make Hershey different and bring attention to the main business here in Chocolatetown, the street lights locally take on a whole new look:
Many years ago the street lights were changed to reflectthe look of the wrapped and … (1 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Hershey Job Losses - Part 5 - 04/26/07 02:22 PM
After a week or so the Hershey Company announced a new round of plant closing and job cuts. Chairman and CEO Richard Lenny (that's Lenny, not Squiggy) announced:
Hershey is closing the factory in nearby Reading Pennsylvania which will mean about 250 jobs will be eliminated.
Then this week, they announced a closing of … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: You Might Be from Central Pennsylvania If: - 04/15/07 10:11 AM
You might be from Central Pennsylvania if:
Your favorite time of year is Funnel Cake Season
You consider Pittsburgh to be somewhere out west
You go on vacation "Down the Shore"
You can dodge potholes at 55 mph
You know the lyrics to the Chicken Dance song
The first day of deer season is a school holiday
You … (6 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Our 28th Anniversary Is Tomorrow - 03/27/07 01:58 PM
Our 28th Anniversary is Tomorrow
No, not a Wedding Anniversary, the 28th Anniversary of the Nuclear "Accident" at Three Mile Island.
Many of the Active Rain contributors were not even born in 1979 when this "event" occurred and a lot more were still in school way back then. The atmosphere in the Harrisburg … (5 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Update #3 on Hershey Job Loss - 03/27/07 12:06 PM
Well, they came up with some numbers the last couple of days. The plan is that there will be about 650 manufacturing job cuts spread between the 3 manufacturing plants here in town. Since two of the plants are unionized, there will be voting on Thursday & Friday by the union … (2 comments)
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central pennsylvania: More to Rant About - 02/17/07 10:42 AM
After posting yesterday (My Turn to Rant) I was utterly amazed this morning when I left to go to Harrisburg that no additional ice and snow removal had occurred in the area.
And the state still has not opened Interstate 78 or Interstate 81 for traffic. This event ended on Wednesday afternoon. … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Layoffs Come to Hershey? - 02/17/07 05:45 AM
On Thursday, the Hershey Company announced they are building a new plant in Mexico and will be closing some US based plants and laying off about 1500 workers. On Friday that changed to possibly 3000 workers.
There has been no formal declaration that any of these will be here locally, but since … (5 comments)
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central pennsylvania: My Turn to Rant - 02/16/07 08:29 AM
One of the real problems with this week's storm has been the inability of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to keep up with keeping the roads open.
Interstate 78, which starts near here in Lebanon County and goes into New York City has been closed since sometime on Wednesday (it's now Friday … (2 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Show the Outdoors - 02/03/07 10:21 AM
The Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show opens today at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg and runs through next Sunday February 11.
The show has been an annual staple to cure the "Winter Blahs" in Central Pennsylvania for longer than I can remember.
Major sponsors include Bass Pro Sports, Yamaha and Chevrolet … (0 comments)
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central pennsylvania: Elvis is coming to Hershey - 01/14/07 07:40 AM
Hershey manufactures a lot of limited edition versions of their standard products for particular markets or events.
In an announcement in today's Harrisburg Patriot-News, they portrayed a limited edition Reese's Elvis bar which will be debuting this summer. It features Elvis' favorite food combination:
Peanut Butter and Banana Creme
I looked for a … (1 comments)
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central pennsylvania: What's In a Name - 01/12/07 08:45 AM
Does anyone remember the All In The Family episode where Archie was disciplined at work because he sent a shipment to London England instead of London Ontario.
I've often wondered if the similar sounding names around here would cause the same kind of problem.
Middletown,Middleburg
Middletown is a Harrisburg suburb most famous as being … (3 comments)
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