The Sentinel at www.cumberlink.com Tuesday • January 11, 2011 — A7 FARRELL PLASTIC SURGERY & LASER CENTER, PC - FREDRICKSEN OUTPATIENT CENTER, SUITE 204, 2025 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, MECHANICSBURG BEFORE AFTER Call today to schedule your private consultation 717-732-9000 Improve Facial Spider Veins and Rosacea and look years younger ! State-of-the-art laser, including Pulsed Dye Laser Safe and effective No down time Treatment may be covered by insurance Decade in review 2000-2010 BY JOSEPH CRESS SENTINEL REPORTER [email protected] A street lined with yellow ribbons and cheering sup- porters greeted the two bus- es full of soldiers on their way to the armory. Carlisle came out in force Sept. 5, 2009, to welcome home about 100 members of the 1st Battalion of the 108th Field Artillery. They were among the 4,000 Pennsylvania Na- tional Guard soldiers who deployed to Iraq earlier in the year as part of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. It was the largest de- ployment of the Pennsyl- vania National Guard since World War II. Local veterans groups joined with the commu- nity to hang yellow ribbons on Hanover Street from the Carlisle Commons shop- ping center in the south to Penn Street in the north. As the people waved, a long line of honking, flash- ing emergency vehicles es- corted the soldiers up the street and towards the ar- mory on Cavalry Road, where family members waited to welcome them back from nine months overseas. ‘Road diet’ Three months earlier, PennDOT approved a $2.8 million grant to fully fund a “road diet” project that would ultimately reduce the number of travel lanes to one in each direction on High and Hanover streets. Designed to slow down traffic coming through the downtown, the project in- cludes plans to adjust traffic signal timing, add dedicated left-turn lanes at key inter- sections, install curb exten- sions to improve pedestrian safety and provide for a bi- cycle lane in each direction on both streets. Currently, Hanover and High streets are four-lane state routes with two lanes in each direction. They in- tersect at the Square, where the Cumberland Coun- ty Courthouse is located. As 2009 ended, the de- sign team was evaluating whether to keep or remove some or all of the mid-block crosswalks, including those frequently used by Dick- inson College students on West High Street. Looming changes The year also saw the be- ginning of the end for the Carlisle Tire and Wheel plant on North College Street in the borough. Workers were told in early July that Carlisle Compa- nies, Inc. was going to phase out the plant over the next 12 to 15 months and then consolidate all of its pro- duction operations at a newly acquired 568,000- square-foot facility in Jack- son, Tenn. The local closure would affect about 340 em- ployees. CTW announced it would continue to operate its dis- tribution facility on the Rit- ner Highway. In addition, Carlisle’s largest division, Carlisle Construction Ma- terials, would continue to be headquartered in Carlisle. CTW is a division of Carlisle Companies, Inc., which was founded in 1917 when Charles S. Moomy opened the Carlisle Tire and Rubber Co. in Carlisle. 2009 also saw the merger in Carlisle of the Cumber- land Goodwill and Empire Friendship fire companies into the Carlisle Fire and Rescue Service at the 177 Spring Road station. The third borough fire company, Union Fire Company, con- tinues to operate unchanged at 35 W. Louther St. The merger agreement was the culmination of talks that started in October be- tween Carlisle and its three fire companies after Bor- ough Manager Steven Hi- etsch suggested the merger as a cost-savings measure in light of the poor econ- omy. His research showed Carlisle spent more per res- ident on fire protection than any other municipality in the county and subsidized neighboring municipalities by providing fire protec- tion for less than the actual costs. At first, the proposal was to consolidate fire protec- tion services into one sta- tion, but the parties settled on combining only two companies into one out of concern over the retention of volunteers. Hietsch es- timated the merger would save the borough $111,906 in general fund costs. Historic milestones 2009 also saw the dedi- cation of a wayside marker commemorating the history of First Presbyterian Church on the Square in Carlisle Borough. The year marked the 275th anniversary of the church, which got its start in 1734 when a congrega- tion began worshiping at Meeting House Springs, a few miles from the current church. Built in 1757, the current church is believed to be the oldest public building in the borough. The marker was posted by Historic Carlisle, Inc., a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to celebrating and preserving local history. Finally, in June, Camp Hill High School made its own history when its base- ball team won its second straight state championship after defeating Serra Catho- lic 7-3. Since the PIAA base- ball championship began in 1977, only West Perry, Oley Valley, Christopher Dock and Riverside have won back-to-back state baseball titles. 2009: Year included a green light on the Road Diet, a plant closure announcement, a fire company merger and a historic church milestone. Carlisle salutes return of soldiers Cumberland County Sentinel file photos Phil Coolidge, left, president of Historic Carlisle, and Rev. Jon Black, right, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, unveil a historical marker to honor the church’s 275th anniversary. 2009 saw the ■ largest deployment of the Pennsylvania National Guard since World War II. Dirk and Karen Berry decorated their home on D Street in Carlisle to welcome home their son Jason, who served in Iraq with the Pennsylva- nia National Guard. Michael Frankenfield piles on top his team- mates after the Camp Hill High School baseball team claimed its second straight PIAA champion- ship by beating Serra Catholic 7-3. Carlisle Tire and Wheel announced that it would be closing its doors in the next 12 to 15 months, affecting about 340 employees.
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The Sentinel at www.cumberlink.com Tuesday • January 11, 2011 — A7
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AfterCall today to schedule your private consultation 717-732-9000
Improve facial Spider Veins and rosacea and look years younger!
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Decadein review2000-2010
By Joseph CressSenTinel [email protected]
A street lined with yellow ribbons and cheering sup-porters greeted the two bus-es full of soldiers on their way to the armory.
Carlisle came out in force Sept. 5, 2009, to welcome home about 100 members of the 1st Battalion of the 108th Field Artillery.
They were among the 4,000 Pennsylvania Na-tional Guard soldiers who deployed to Iraq earlier in the year as part of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. It was the largest de-ployment of the Pennsyl-vania National Guard since World War II.
Local veterans groups joined with the commu-nity to hang yellow ribbons on Hanover Street from the Carlisle Commons shop-ping center in the south to Penn Street in the north.
As the people waved, a long line of honking, flash-ing emergency vehicles es-corted the soldiers up the street and towards the ar-mory on Cavalry Road, where family members waited to welcome them back from nine months overseas.
‘road diet’Three months earlier,
PennDOT approved a $2.8 million grant to fully fund a “road diet” project that would ultimately reduce the number of travel lanes to one in each direction on High and Hanover streets.
Designed to slow down traffic coming through the downtown, the project in-cludes plans to adjust traffic signal timing, add dedicated left-turn lanes at key inter-sections, install curb exten-sions to improve pedestrian safety and provide for a bi-cycle lane in each direction on both streets.
Currently, Hanover and High streets are four-lane state routes with two lanes in each direction. They in-tersect at the Square, where the Cumberland Coun-ty Courthouse is located. As 2009 ended, the de-sign team was evaluating whether to keep or remove some or all of the mid-block crosswalks, including those frequently used by Dick-inson College students on West High Street.
Looming changes The year also saw the be-
ginning of the end for the Carlisle Tire and Wheel plant on North College Street in the borough. Workers were told in early July that Carlisle Compa-nies, Inc. was going to phase out the plant over the next 12 to 15 months and then
consolidate all of its pro-duction operations at a newly acquired 568,000-square-foot facility in Jack-son, Tenn. The local closure would affect about 340 em-ployees.
CTW announced it would continue to operate its dis-tribution facility on the Rit-ner Highway. In addition, Carlisle’s largest division, Carlisle Construction Ma-terials, would continue to be headquartered in Carlisle. CTW is a division of Carlisle Companies, Inc., which was founded in 1917 when Charles S. Moomy opened the Carlisle Tire and Rubber Co. in Carlisle.
2009 also saw the merger in Carlisle of the Cumber-land Goodwill and Empire Friendship fire companies into the Carlisle Fire and Rescue Service at the 177 Spring Road station. The third borough fire company, Union Fire Company, con-tinues to operate unchanged at 35 W. Louther St.
The merger agreement was the culmination of talks that started in October be-tween Carlisle and its three fire companies after Bor-ough Manager Steven Hi-etsch suggested the merger as a cost-savings measure in light of the poor econ-omy. His research showed Carlisle spent more per res-ident on fire protection than any other municipality in the county and subsidized neighboring municipalities by providing fire protec-tion for less than the actual costs.
At first, the proposal was to consolidate fire protec-tion services into one sta-tion, but the parties settled on combining only two companies into one out of concern over the retention of volunteers. Hietsch es-timated the merger would save the borough $111,906 in general fund costs.
historic milestones2009 also saw the dedi-
cation of a wayside marker commemorating the history of First Presbyterian Church on the Square in Carlisle Borough. The year marked the 275th anniversary of the church, which got its start in 1734 when a congrega-tion began worshiping at Meeting House Springs, a few miles from the current church.
Built in 1757, the current church is believed to be the oldest public building in the borough. The marker was posted by Historic Carlisle, Inc., a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to celebrating and preserving local history.
Finally, in June, Camp Hill High School made its own history when its base-ball team won its second straight state championship after defeating Serra Catho-lic 7-3. Since the PIAA base-ball championship began in 1977, only West Perry, Oley Valley, Christopher Dock and Riverside have won back-to-back state baseball titles.
2009: Year included a green
light on the Road Diet,
a plant closure announcement, a fire company
merger and a historic church milestone.
Carlisle salutes return of soldiersCumberland County
Sentinel file photos
Phil Coolidge, left, president of Historic Carlisle, and Rev. Jon Black, right, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, unveil a historical marker to honor the church’s 275th anniversary.
2009 saw the ■
largest deployment of the pennsylvania national Guard since World War ii.
Dirk and Karen Berry decorated their home on D Street in Carlisle to welcome home their son Jason, who served in Iraq with the Pennsylva-nia National Guard.
Michael Frankenfield piles on top his team-mates after the Camp Hill High School baseball team claimed its second straight PIAA champion-ship by beating Serra Catholic 7-3.
Carlisle Tire and Wheel announced that it would be closing its doors in the next 12 to 15 months, affecting about 340 employees.
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