Gap Alfalfa Field Provides "Soft" Landing for Father, Daughter Duo

A father and his 9 year old daughter were uninjured Saturday afternoon when their single engine plane made an unscheduled landing in an alfalfa field in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County. 

The pilot Bill Wills and his daughter, Jessie, were flying from Smoketown Airport on Route 340 in Lancaster County to New Garden Airport in southern Chester County when the aircraft experienced mechanical problems. 

Happy to be alive, the experience isn't one Jessie will soon forget. 

Read the entire story and see a ton of pictures at the Daily Local site here.

Second Gap Restaurant Robbed

This from LancasterOnline this morning:

A man armed with a knife robbed a sandwich shop Wednesday morning in Gap, according to state police.

Investigators said the man entered Subway, 5323 Lincoln Highway, around 11:10 a.m., displayed the weapon and demanded money.

He forced two employees into a rear office before fleeing with cash and two phones belonging to the business, police said.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and with a stocky build. He had "buzzed" dirty blond hair and a scruffy face and was wearing a white T-shirt, dark knee-length mesh athletic shorts and white sneakers.

State police ask anyone with information to contact Trooper George Forsyth at 290-1966 or Trooper Linda Gerow at 290-1964.

Be careful out there!

Area Restaurant Burglarized Tuesday Night

This from LancasterOnline this afternoon:

The 4 Brothers Diner and Family Restaurant along Route 30 in Gap was burglarized overnight Tuesday, police reported.

A burglar or burglars broke the glass front door to get inside the restaurant at 5267 Lincoln Highway, Gap, state police at Lancaster said.

Stolen were $500 from a cash register and a metal cash box containing $624, police said.

The burglary occurred between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 5:26 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Police ask anyone with information about the burglary to call (717)299-7650.

Tipsters may also call Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913.

Ballet Classes Offered In Gap

Parkeburg Train Service Profiled in Video

The railchannel.com posts a 34 minute video of Amtrak train service between Parkesburg and Bird in Hand with stops in Christiana and Gap in between.

While the video is well documented, it is not the most exciting video ever made.  All in all, a decent 'snapshot' of train service in, through and beyond Parkesburg.