This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, August 31. Among the highlights: • ‘Remarkable human being’ celebrated for positive spirit, generous heart • Korean War Medals |A3 • Faith & Tragedy |B1 • MYO Park Upgrades |B1

NEWS BULLETIN PIAA to allow fall sports competition. At an afternoon meeting Aug. 21, the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) Board of Directors voted 25-5 to permit the 2020 fall interscholastic sports season to proceed. Formal practices may begin Monday, Aug. 24. Formal contests for all sports except golf may...

This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, August 25. Among the highlights: • ERIC R. ERDMAN 1999-2020 Facing his own mortality, he chose to speak for others • Ferry’s 3rd century |B1

Text by Duane Good Photo •Collage by Mandi Trawitz Even as he faced certain death, Eric Richard Erdman always had a lot of living to do. Told last August that he had at most six months left, the Millersburg resident continued holding regular Facebook chats on Fridays as his health...

SPORTS UPDATE TVL postpones practices, contests   The Tri-Valley Athletic Association (aka Tri-Valley League) issued the following statement the afternoon of Aug. 13:   ‘‘In a meeting of the Tri Valley Athletic Association yesterday, the league voted to delay the start of the fall 2020 athletic season.   ‘‘The first...

This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, August 18. Among the highlights: • Prom, 2020 Style • Start of fall sports is postponed • Ancheff returns to WV • Mavretic will continue running at Shippensburg University • Our continued coverage on COVID-19 •...

Compiled By Duane Good Next Monday (Aug. 17) was to mark the start of formal practice sessions for the Fall 2020 interscholastic sports season – no doubt a highly anticipated day for student-athletes looking forward to the upcoming start of the first organized games in almost six months. Instead, students...

SPORTS UPDATE: PIAA: No action on fall sports until Aug. 21.  The PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association), late this week, formally postponed the scheduled start of formal practices for the 2020 fall sports season – and most likely the start of the season itself. Informal workouts may continue. But no official...

NEWS UPDATE PIAA to discuss Wolf statement on sports In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that interscholastic/recreational sports play be suspended until January 2021, the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) issued the following statement the afternoon of Aug. 6: ‘‘Today, Governor Wolf issued a statement of strongly recommending no...

It’s no secret that Chronic Wasting Disease among Pennsylvania’s deer and elk population has been an issue of concern for several years. There were reports in early 2019 of CWD-related fatalities among deer in the Sentinel’s coverage area. Investigations were done, and the fatalities were found to be caused by...