There’s a mildly embarrassing video of my little brother and I losing our minds for the same reason, at about the same age. It really was an event, getting Nintendo. Great memories!

I truly don’t get it. His Facebook and Twitter pages are filled with people who say they can’t stand him and want him gone. Even the comment sections of the local news sites are 5 to 1 GTFO. This thread alone has a dozen people saying the same thing. It seems, outwardly, his constituents HATE him. So, how on earth does he continue to be re-elected?

I had to tap out. It was obvious- and thoroughly unsurprising- that all the questions were plants and no one with a real one was getting through unless they had a question like the woman I quoted. Also, my husband and I counted no less than five verifiable lies. Again, not surprising, but it’s breathtaking when you hear it live. He’s an absolute disgrace.

Some woman just got on there and asked “how do we get the NGOs to stop giving things to these illegals.” Literally those words. How do we get charities to stop giving to people who are poor and needy. 🤬

Yes, a portion of the Shippensburg area code is in Franklin County. Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds in either county might have records. Not sure if they charge a nominal fee or will do it for free, but you probably ask for them to search their records. Might pull up a will or transfer of property. The Prothonotary in PA also oversees all civil procedure records in the Court of Common Pleas. If your relative was an orphan or had some kind of trust, there might be records there as well. Family search looks like it has baptismal books from the German Reformed Church online. With names like that, you’ll want to make sure you have birth and death records and middle names. The PA State Archives and Department of Health can help with birth and death certificates.

Your state historic and museum commission may offer free ancestry.com access. Libraries also offer it for free.

Let me know if I can be of any other assistance. I live close to Shippensburg and can take photos, etc.

If you’re a car guy, the Carlisle Fairgrounds has a show almost every weekend - Corvettes, Ford, Dodge, then if summer show with tons of classic and vintage cars. It keeps things hopping in downtown. There are a number of street fairs and a Farmers’ Market every Wednesday. Summers also have First Fridays downtown with different themes. Fireworks on the Fourth of July.

If you like to fish, bring your gear because the streams around here are pretty decent. You just need a license.

They just built a (small) skate park, plus there is a public pool and a YMCA (newly renovated.) Kids from Dickinson and Penn State do stick around for the summer, but not a lot. You’ll probably meet people mostly through work and your neighborhood, which is what most of us do.

What do you mean by “night life”? If you’re talking place you can go with friends, have food, or snacks and adult beverages and talk, Carlisle has you covered. As others pointed out, there’s microbrews, bars and restaurants with liquor licenses.

If you’re talking live bands and dancing, that’s Harrisburg (about 30 minutes away.)

It’s about two hours to DC, Philly and Baltimore, where you can see major concerts/museums/events. Though a fair few decent acts show up at Hershey Stadium (40-min drive), HMAC and Sunoco Theatre (Harrisburg). Touring casts of Broadway shows come to the Hershey Theatre. SIX, Hadestown and Come from Away are playing this season.

OH. And in case no one mentioned it, you can’t exactly buy wine/beer in the grocery store. And all liquor must be bought at the state store (PA Wine and Spirits shop.) You can get wine/beer/six-packs at the grocery store and Sheetz (convenience store), but they have to paid for separately.

Warriors Run out in Franklin Twp., Huntington County. It’s been awhile, but I think there are still places you can just pull off and fish. Caught myself several beautiful browns when I lived out there.

In the old days? To handle requests from the local media for a variety of stories, such as covering the school play, science fair, elementary school event, exceptional students and access for sporting events. Also to inform news agencies of said stories, be a spokesperson for the school in the event of a crisis or emergency, coordinate interviews with principals or the superintendent.

These days? Run interference so none of the admins or elected officials have to speak to the press. And even then, they usually hide, too. Trump’s taught everyone that ignoring the media and taking offense to anyone who DARES to question an elected or appointed official is perfectly fine and should come with no consequences. School boards in PA, many of which have always been hives of power-hungry Karens and Kens, are on steroids now.

This is the way. And now I want one. 😋

Is she wearing a crown or wreath? Could it be a dance costume or school play?