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Mechanicsburg, Pa "A Good Place To Live"

Home is where the heart is. Pliny the Elder Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. Mother Teresa Go to foreign countries, and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe A man travels the world in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it. George Edward Moore

Mechanicsburg really is "A Good Place to Live." It reminds me of the community in which I grew up (Jackson Township, Massillon, Ohio), which has since grown so dramatically, that it remains as it was in my youth, only in memory. Places like Mechanicsburg are "good places to live," because the good people living there make an effort to volunteer to keep the community culture alive. Pages on this site are designed to contribute to, and to honor, those efforts. If you do not have an outlet for your God given interests and abilitities, find one. We need the best of each, for the betterment of all. See the Power of One page for local volunteer opportunities.

From Friday nights at Memorial Stadium to Memorial Day parades, Jubilee Day Celebrations, and the New Year's Eve Wrench Drop; Mechanicsburg is a good place to live because of good people who take the time to keep the community spirit alive, volunteering, looking out for neighbors and finding ways to use individual talents for the betterment of the community.Links are provided here for the local governments, schools, political parties, statistics regarding Mechanicsburg, the local paper, and many local activities, as well as links to national papers. If you have information you would like added, or a link to be included, please email it to me at Andrewbarbin@awbpclaw.com.

Dauphin Coronor Speaks the Truth In Love

Mechanicsburg Area School District Activity Links On This Site:

Marching Band; Colorguard; Percussion; Choral & Concert Bands; MMS WYOF; MMS Honor Bus

Mechanicsburg Area Elsewhere on the Web:

Cumberland County; Upper Allen Township; Borough of Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg Community Calendar; Cumberland County Visitors Bureau; Carlisle Visitor Site; Cumberland County Historical Society; Wikipedia Mechanicsburg Entry (with helpful links) Wikipedia entry Cumberland County

Mechanicsburg Police; Upper Allen Police, Pennsylvaina Meghan's Law Site;

17055 Area Offenders Wildcat Foundation (support school activities); Operation Wildcat (supports local families in need); Project Dreams (Senior Project/Graduation requirements); STAR Program (student assessment and services for students at risk or in need) 2007 Halloween Parade Results; Jubilee Day, Jubilee Day Wikipedia entry; Mechanicsburg News; Local Weather, Historic Map; Rotary Club; Money Magazine Economic Profile

Local Religion:

Comprehensive Alphabetical Area Church Listings;

Area Church Listings by Denomination;

Christian Life Assembly (our church)

Pa Synagogues

Local Newsaper: Carlisle Sentinel

Local papers are a big part of what holds together communities in towns and communities across America. Our local papaer the Sentinel, is a wonderful example of how a newspaper can keep a community aware of what is going on in ever aspect of life locally and personally. For the past few years, I have been privileged to contribute in a small way to their mission by providing information regarding Mechanicsburg events and occasional photographs. If there are issues or events that you think should be covered and are not, contact them at frontdoor@cumberlink.com They are receptive and quite helpful. While news cycles are volatile and their is a necessary editorial selection process as to content and devotion of limited resources and copy space, the more you provide the easier it is for them to make use, follow up and cover a newsworthy event. They also need your patronage to survive. Many complain about the bias and often filtered coverage of the major media, and the lack of local coverage of the larger city papers; but only a small portion of them subscribe or regularly purchase the local papers. The link above is to the home page of their electronic edition, there is a button there to seek a subscription. Please note, my services to them are always without fee, and I post links here merely because I believe in what they do for our community. Providing coverage for the events that make places like Mechanicsburg special, is a service worth supporting....

Area "Good" News: reminding us of the positive side of daily life...

Mechanicsburg student named 2009 Presidential Scholar (MASH senior Lee Kennedy-Shaffer was one of 141 students nationwide announced today as 2009 Presidential Scholars); Mechanicsburg features concert for a cause (On Saturday, May 16, the Genocide, Relief and Awareness Club (GRAC) of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School will present a Ugandan Benefit Concert featuring Montreal-based producer/singer-songwriter Chris Velan at the Twin Ponds Recreation Center in Mechanicsburg.) Patriot News Prom Picture Patriot News Colorguard Article WWII Honor Bus 2009 April 25, 2009 Mechanicsburg Negotiates with Comcast; "Free Choice" Debate on Controversial Union Rule Changes to be Debated; MASD Bond Refinancing Saves 648k; MASD Draft 09-10 Budget; MMS Honor Bus Program for WWII Veteran trip to DC WWII Memorial ; Borher, Lacey & Munkittrick Honored By Wildcat Foundation; Mrs. Morret Honored as Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year; Students Honor Teachers at Wildcat Foundation Gala; Middle School Quiz bowl: St. Patrick team wins South Central Quiz Bowl ; High School Quiz Bowl: Bowled Over; Mathcounts; Local Results for 2008 Mathcounts; MMS Environment Challenge Day Featured; Area Child granted a Make a Wish dream; Locks of Love (Sarah donated a few years back); if you have a favorite local story link, send it to me....

Republican Links (see also the GOP Today Page on this site)

Cumberland County GOP; Pennsylvania GOP; National GOP; Republican National Committee; National Republican Congressional Committee; National Republican Senatorial Committee; Pennsylvania House Republicans; Pennsylvania Senate Republicans; Pennsylvania New Majority Council; Winning with Women – Anne B. Anstine Series; Pennsylvania Federation of Republican Women; Pennsylvania Federation of Young Republicans

Voting: Register to Vote; Cumberland County Bureau of Elections; Pennsylvania Department of State; Past Election Results;

Other Local Political links (in a community one agrees to disagree agreeably): Cumberland County Democrats; Libertarians; Green Party

Pennsylvania Newspapers:

Harrisburg Patriot News; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Allentown Morning Call; Altoona Mirror; Beaver County Times; Bucks County Courier Times; Butler Eagle; Centre Daily-Times; Chambersburg Public Opinion; Delco Times; Easton Express-Times; Erie Times News; Hanover Evening Sun; Hazleton Standard Speaker; Johnstown Tribune-Democrat; Norristown Times Herald; Lancaster Journal/New Era; Lebanon Daily News; Legal Intelligencer; Philadelphia Daily News; Philadelphia Evening Bulletin; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pocono Record; Pottstown Mercury; Pottsville Republican; Reading Eagle; Scranton Times-Tribune; Sharon Herald; Somerset Daily American; Towanda Review; Uniontown Herald-Standard; York Daily Record; York Dispatch; Washington Observer-Reporter; West Chester Daily Local News; Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice; Wilkes-Barre Times-Leaders; Williamsport Sun-Gazette:

TV Stations:KYW; WGAL;WHP; KDKA; KSEE; WATM; WBRE/WYOU; WCAU; WFMZ; WHTM; WJAC; WJET; WNEP; WPVI; WPXI; WSEE; WTAE; WTAJ; WYOU

Political Commentary Blogs & Services: Thomas Sowell; Sowell's Suggested readings; Glen Beck; Charles Krauthammer; Drudge Report; Real Clear Politics; GrassrootsPA; Red State; Capitolwire.com; PoliticsPA; PA AP Wire (Penn Live); Google PA Legislature News; Google PA News

PA News Talk Radio: RJ Harris; WHP; KDKA; KYW; WILK; WPTT; WRTA; WSBA; KDKA; KYW; WHP; WILK; WPTT; WRTA; WSBA

Copyright Andrew W. Barbin 2005-2009. Unless otherwise noted, the pictures were taken by me, and while copyright is reserved, you are welcome to copy and print any you like for personal, appropriate noncomercial use by using the right click button and saving them. The files can then can be printed at any of the photo kiosks if you save them to a memory disc. They are posted here for that purpose. In most cases, the pictures on this and other pages on this site link to either a page with additional information, a video or a photo gallery related to the event. I remain solely responsible for the content on these pages, and groups or activities featured are not responsible for any content provided here.