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A2 GETTYSBURG TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2002 Digest NATIONAL Wonther The AocuWeathar.com for noon, Tuesday. 31. 40 30 40; m.ct.<^xf rioter Rainy skies for the new year Today, cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Light southwest winds.

Chance of rain 30 percent. Tonight, cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 niph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

New Year's in the afternoon. Temperatures steady in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent. Rain likely Wednesday night. Lows in the lower 30s.

Chance of rain 70 percent. Cloudy with a chance of snow or rain. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Snow or rain likely Thursday night.

Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Adams County The Senior Citizens of East Berlin will not meet in January. The next meeting will be held Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.

at Trinity Lutheran Church, 117 W. King St. We will celebrate Valentine's Day, with a cherry pie contest and bingo. Bring a bingo prize and a friend. TOPS 1076 meets each Thursday at St.

Johns Lutheran Church, Abbottstown. Weigh-ins at 9:15 a.m. Meeting at 10 a.m. Call 637-9062. Fairfield The Fairfield Fire and EMS holds Bingo every Thursday at the smoke-free dining hall.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:45 p.m., with three early bird games. Gettysburg Survivors support group meets each Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call 334-0589 or 334-9777. i Birth to 4, "How to live with, and love, Infants.

eight-week will be. held, Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 353 Buford beginning Jan. 14. For information or to register, call PEACE at 337-0044.

Back in Control, an eight-week program for parents of teens, will be held Mondays, from 7 to 9 p.m. at 353 Buford begin- Gettysburg Hospital Visiting hours are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily Admissions Austin Ryan Greer, Pamela J. Shaffer, both of Biglerville Patricia M.

Woodby, Emmitsburg, Md. John C. Heiser, Corner W. Holsopple, both of Gettysburg Sara L. Laughman, New Oxford Discharges Angela L.

Mendoza, Gardners Hanover Hospital Visiting hours are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily Admissions Mary V. Amos, Victoria Brooks, Courtney I. Elder, Christa C.

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P.O. Box 3669 Gettysburg, PA 17325 To list news of your upcoming event in "What's Happening," call 334-1131 or 334-1132, or in Littlestown, 359-7749. The deadline for entries is noon the previous day. ning Jan. 13.

Child care for children under 12 and transportation are available. Scholarships are available. For information or to register, call PEACE at 337-0044. The Ladies Prayer Breakfast will be held Saturday at 8 a.m. at Hoss's Steak and Sea House, York Road, Gettysburg.

Rev. Paul H. Wilson will be the speaker. Sharon Cooley will be the soloist. Men and women are invited to the interfaith breakfast.

In case of inclement weather, listen to 1320 WGET. Littlestown Nurturing, a seven-week skill building program for parents and their children-, 5 to 11 years, will from 6:30 to 8t30i Jan: "22 at Rolling Elementary School. For information or to register, call PEACE at 337-0044. Elsewhere Al-Anon, Adult Children of Alcoholics, meets every Sunday at 7 p.m. at St.

Mary's Lutheran Church, Silver Run, Md. Call Terri at 346-7093. Karrie L. Rutter, Fred C. Sentz, both of Littlestown Francis E.

Topper, McSherrystown Paul W. Glacken New Oxford Barbara A. Kerns, Spring Grove Discharges Samantha S. Gonzalez, Abbottstown Hattie E. Brewster, H.

Allen Harner, Brent E. Letersky, Edward S. Martin Chasity A. Nicholson, Autumn C. O'Brien and son, Tessa A.

Spielman and daughter, Judy A. Sutherland and daughter, Amy L. Williams and daughter, all of Hanover Victoria K. Reay, to Hershey Medical Center Penny L. Glass, Nancy B.

Heffron, Samantha L. Kint and daughter, all of New Oxford Star B. Bechtel, Spring Grove Tips? Call 334-1131 Jennifer L. Cool Jennifer Lynn Cool, 31, of Gardners, died Friday, Dec. 27, at York Hospital.

Born March 4, 1971 in York, she was a daughter of Gerald D. Tietsworth of York Springs and Brenda K. Ness Tietsworth of York. She is survived by her husband, Brian D. Cool.

She was employed by Winter Gardens in New Oxford. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 677l.Dillsburg. She is also survived by a stepfather, Jeff Mummert Sr. of York; a stepmother, Eileen M. Tietsworth of York Springs; a brother, Jeffery A.

Mummert Jr. of York; three sisters, Melissa States of Gardners, Dawn Tietsworth and Joyce Tietsworth, both of York Springs; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Ness of Harbeson, maternal grandfather, Howard S. Ness of Millsboro, and maternal great-grandmother, Helen M. Ness of Millsboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan.

2, at Peters Funeral Home, 321 Carlisle Gettysburg, with Rev. Stanley W. Combs officiating. Interment will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Gettysburg. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday. Roy A. Crowl Roy A. Crowl, 30, of 160 Seymore Road, Gettysburg, died Saturday, Dec. 28, at home.

Born Oct. 1, 1972 in Mechanicsburg, he was a son of Albert J. Crowl Sr. of East Berlin and Leota M. Wenger Neagley of Lewisberry.

He is survived by his wife, Priscilla J. Myers Crowl. He was a member of the New Oxford Social and Athletic Club. He was employed by Hughes Meats, York Springs, for 10 years. He is also survived by a stepmother, Joanne M.

Crowl of East Berlin; two daughters, Reba B. Crowl and Wyanet C. Crowl, at home; three sisters, Tina M. Crowl and Rose M. Crowl both of New Oxford, and Dawn M.

Crowl of East Berlin; five half-sisters; two half-brothers; and two stepbrothers, Brian E. Grove of Thomasville and Grove Jr. of East Berlin. Funeral services will be held yt' 10 a.m:, Friday, Jan. 3, at Feiser Funeral Home, 302 Lincoln Way West, New Oxford, with Rev.

Douglas C. Hahn, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, New Chester, officiating. Interment will be in Hampton Union Cemetery. There will be no viewing; however, family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday. Helen C. Fanus Helen C. Fanus, of 120 Frost Road, Gardners, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.

Born in Port Royal, she was a daughter of the late Frances and Gertrude Crawford Cooper. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth E. Fanus. She retired from the former Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot. She was a member of Uriah United Methodist Church and the Ladies Sunday School Class 1.

She was a former Sunday school teacher in Uriah children's department and a former aid in the Boiling Springs School District. She was a regular volunteer at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center with 17 years of service. She is also survived by three daughters, Kathryn Arnold of Baltimore, Judith F. Davis of Blacksburg, and Linda K. Fanus of Grey, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, at Uriah United Methodist Church, 925 Goodyear Road, Gardners, with Rev. Richard M. Earner officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to Uriah United Methodist Church, 925 Goodyear Road, Gardners, PA. Hollinger Funeral Home and Crematory Mount Holly Springs, is in charge of the arrangements. Robert J.

Fowler Sr. Robert J. Fowler 91, of Ft. Lauderdale, and formerly of Westminster, died Saturday, Dec. 28, at Kindred Medical Center, Hollywood, Fla.

Born Aug. 6, 1911 in Westminster, he was the son of the late Frank and Ida Elizabeth Eckenrode Fowler. He was predeceased by his wife, Elva E. Spencer Fowler, in 1999. wasj a (J CathoJic Lauderdale.He was of Westminster High School.

He retired from the Winn Dixie Company, Ft. Lauderdale, with more than 20 years of service. He also worked for the city of Ft. Lauderdale for 10 years in the maintenance department. He is survived by two sons, Robert J.

Fowler Jr. of Easton, Md. and Richard G. Fowler of Ft. Lauderdale; four grandchildren; Richie, Appalachian Trail project manager, dies seven great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a grandson, Timothy L. Farver. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Kenworthy Funeral Home, 269 Frederick Hanover, with Father Joseph F. Gotwalt officiating.

Interment will be in St. Paul's Dubs Church Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with a Christian Wake Service at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Thelma G. Rinehart Thelma G. Rinehart, 93, of 2360 Mummasburg Road, Gettysburg, died Monday, Dec. 30, at Gettysburg Hospital. Born Aug.

30, 1909 in Mummasburg, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Annie Talhelm Kint. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dwight S. Rinehart. She was a member of St.

Johns' United Church of Christ, McKnightstown. She was employed at the Gettysburg Silk Mill for many years. She is also survived by three children, Delroy K. Rinehart of Chester, Stanley E. Rinehart of Oroville, and Linda C.

Heavner of Malvern; six grandchildren; a great-grandson; a great-granddaughter; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, at Monahan Funeral Home, 125 Carlisle Gettysburg, with her pastor, Rev. Charles F. Falk Jr.

officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to St.

John's United Church of Christ, McKnightstown, PA 17343 or to the Arthritis Foundation of Central Pennsylvania, 17 S. 19th Camp Hill, PA 17011. Shirley, L.Becker, Shirley Louise Shadle Becker, 66, of New Oxford, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at her residence. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles H.

Becker who died Jan. 31, 2002. Graveside services wizll be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, New Oxford. Wetzel Funeral Home, Hanover, will be handling the arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

A complete obituary will appear in the next edition of the Gettysburg Times. Leona E. Vencil Leona E. Vencil, 87, of 2145 Harney Road, Littlestown, died' Monday, Dec. 30, at the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville.

Born June 14, 1915 i Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Skuhr Scheuerman. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William C. Vencil She was a member of First Church of God, Baltimore. She loved to bake and cook. She is also survived by a William C.

Vencil Jr. of Littlestown; three grandchildren 1 11 great-grandchildren; and a' brother, George Scheuerman Jr. of Danville, Va. Funeral services will be held a'( 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Monahan Funeral Home, 125 Carlisle Gettysburg, with! Rev.

Robert Hartz officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 55 South Progress Harrisburg, PA 17109,4623.

Harriet C. Wilde Harriet C. Wilde, 77, of, McSherrystown and formerly of Hanover, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at Hanover Hospital. Born July 23, 1925 in she was the daughter of the late Earl Bonita and Margaret Zinn Helman.

She was predeceased by her, husband, Gordon C. Wilde, She retired from the Hanover Country Club after 25 years of service. She was previously employed at R.H. Sheppard Company. She attended Foursquare Gospel Church in Hanover and Grace Fellowship Church in York New Salem.

She is survived by an aunt, Roberta Miller of Hanover; an uncle, Leonard Zinn of numerous cousins. 1 Funeral 1 Services will be'held'a't 10 a.rh;; Frittay, Jan. 3, at Hicks Funeral Home, 501 Ridge McSherrystown, with Rev. Kevin D. Orewiler officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the 440 N. Madison Hanover, PA 17331.

State says about 880 schools don't meet academic requirements HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (AP) David Richie, who as a National Park Service official played a major role in development of the Appalachian Trail, has died at his home. He was 70. Richie battled colon cancer for a year before his death Dec. 20, but stayed active during that time in efforts to preserve natural habitats.

He was a graduate of Haverford College in Pennsylvania and George Washington University Law School, and was a Marine Corps jet pilot and a career employee with the National Park Service. With the park service, Richie was assistant superintendent at Mt. Rainier National Park, superintendent of Grand Coulee Dam National Recreation Area and the George Washington Parkway, and deputy director on the service's northeast regional office in Boston. His final accomplishment with the park service was as project manager for 13 years for the Appalachian Trail, during which time he oversaw a land acquisition program that protected green- way along 2,100 miles of the parkway from Georgia to Maine. Richie, a native of Philadelphia, moved to North Carolina in 1994.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Catherine; daughter Deborah Oberbillig of Missoula, sons Robert Richie of Takoma Park, and David Richie of Ft. Collins, and five grandchildren. He also is survived by a sister, Ann Ratliff of Frankfurt, and a brother, Robert Richie, of Lexington, Mass. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) About 880 of Pennsylvania's public schools fall short of the minimum academic performance levels or test participation rates set by the state in accordance with new federal mandates for student achievement, state Education Secretary Charles Zogby said Monday.

The federal mandates, imposed by the No Child Left Behind Act signed by President Bush in January, require states to ensure that all children are proficient in math and reading within the next 12 years. Under a plan adopted by the state Board of Education in September for Pennsylvania to reach that goal, 45 percent of all students are expected to achieve proficiency on state reading tests and 35 percent are expected to achieve it on math tests. Nearly 330 of the schools on the list released by Zogby are more than 10 percent below those starting points, he said. Additionally, more than 100 schools on the list failed to comply with a federal requirement to have 95 percent student participation rate on state assessment tests. The list included many of the nearly 260 schools that have already, made the U.S.

Education Department's list of schools nationwide that must give their students the opportunity to attend better schools in their districts and in some cases, offer tutoring services as well. The department will use the latest information to update the school improvement list early next said. Gettysburg Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Jennifer E.

Geesaman) Roth, Hanover, a daughter, 29. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (Pamela J. Mays) Shaffer, Biglerville, a son, Sunday, Dec.

29. Hanover Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Mary C. Carrington) Ernst, Hanover, a son, Friday, Dec.

27. Mr, and Mrs. Shawn A. (Samantha L. Huston) Kint, New Oxford, a daughter, Saturday, Dec.

28. Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. (Nancy A.

Riser) Fahnestock, Abbottstown, a daughter, Saturday, Dec. 28. Mr. and Mrs. John (Stacey R.

Brown) Zitto, Hanover, a daughter, Saturday, Dec. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T.

DeLaughter HI, Abbottstown, a son, Saturday, Dec. 28. Autumn C. O'Brien, Hanover, a son, Saturday, Dec. 28.

Romaine B. Copenhaver Funeral services for Romaine B. Copenhaver, 87, of Littlestown, who died Friday, Dec. 27, at Gettysburg Hospital, were held Monday, Dec. 30, from Bethel Assembly of God, with Pastor Garry Scheafer officiating.

Interment was in Rest Haven Cemetery, Hanover. Pallbearers were Pat Hyser, William Chris Hyser, Dennis Tregoning, Aaron Boggs, Doug Pate, and Jeff Light. Little's Funeral Home, Littlestown, was in charge of the arrangements. M. Zita Hobbs A Mass of Christian Burial for M.

Zita Hobbs, 95, of 355 Pecher Road, Fairfield, who died Dec. 24, at St. Catherine's Nursing Center, Emmitsburg, was celebrated Monday, Dec. 30, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fairfield, with Father Michael Messaro as celebrant, Interment was in the church Pallbearers were, Tim Naylor, Richard Parrish, Denis Herring, Larry Hobbs, Christopher Hobbs, Tom Hobbs, Joe Hobbs and Dwayne Hobbs.

Monahan Funeral Home, Fairfield, was in charge of the arrangements. Wsnicetofiave a feepsafe to fwttdose to your heart. FRONT BACK Watch for news of the Hanover and Eastern Adams area in the special section of the Gettysburg Times every Thursday styles to choose from. Color on both sides. photos may be subject to a photographers foe.

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