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A2 GETTYSBURG TIMES TUESDAY, JUNE 22,2004 Digest National weather The AceuWeathwr.com forecast for noon.Tuesday, Jura 22. Unos separaw high Itmpsrature zones lor day. eot 2004 ku. High Low Ruin RurriM Snow Sunny PI Cloudy Cloudy, showers, highs around 80 Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Some storms may be severe.

Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight, partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

West winds around 10 mph. Wednesday, partly sunny. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds. Thursday, partly sunny.

Highs in the lower 80s. Friday, partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Adams County Adams County Special Olympics golf will be on Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Piney Apple Golf Course, Biglerville. The coaches will be Don Bair at 677-6548 and Lynn Weaver at 632-7515. TOPS 1076 meets each Thursday in St.

Johns Lutheran Church, Abbottstown. Weigh-ins at 9:15 a.m. Meeting at 10 a.m. Call 637-9062 for more information. Biglerville The Biglerville Senior Citizens meets for lunch, on Wednesday, at noon, in the Apple Bin Restaurant.

The public is invited to join senior citizens and enjoy sacred music and old-time hymns by Joy Cabalerro of Mount Holly Springs. Fairfield The public is invited to join the Fairfield Senior Citizens when ivrti ErHWf.svrii isnnivinr they travel to New Jersey to see "Damn Yankees" at Three Little on Oct. 7. For reservations, call Joan at 642-8645. The Fairfield Fire and EMS hosts Bingo every Thursday, in 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 Correction: The Gettysburg High School Classes of 1940 and 1941 will not meet this Wednesday. The next luncheon meeting will be held July 21. The Gettysburg Garden Club end-of-the-year picnic will be on Thursday, at noon, at the Lions Pavilion in the Rec.

Park. There is no need to bring place settings, but to prevent duplications members are asked to call Beth Hoffman at 334-0810 with a covered dish they would be bringing. The Gettysburg High School Class of 1952 meets for dinner, Thursday, at 6 p.m., in Gettysbrew on the Hunterstown Road. Classmates and guests are encouraged to attend this monthly get- together. Survivors support group meets each Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information call 3340589 or 334-9777. The Fibromyalgia Support Group meets Thursday, at 6 p.m., in the Gettysburg Hospital Community Room. An suppon group meets on Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m., in St. James Lutheran, Church, York Street, Gettysburg. Alt are welcome.

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The deadline for entries is noon the previous day. Al-Anon, Adult Children of Afcohoncs, meets every Sunday at 7 p.m., in Si Mary's Lutheran Church, Silver Run, Md; For more mfmiiialimi call Teni at The York SCORE Chapter 441 will have a bnawM pwt workshop, "BMMMM Plan IV," on Thursday, from o'30 to 9 p.m., the Central York High Sdnoi, 300 The Yofk Area DOMf nwtrfy Svppnlt Ofdapi haMi a Seff-'Help 9vMtiit OroVp, on at 7 tjn tit tf Lfl Yflrtt. Pot To or for or The Gettysburg group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon and 8 p.m., Tuesday, in St. James Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Stratton and York Streets. Hanover The Child Safety Seat Fitting Station will be open on Thursday, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., by appointment only, in the Hanover Community Health and Education Center.

For info, or to register, call the Hanover Community Health and Education Center at 633-2248. Teens in Tempo "TNT," a 'weight-management program for' teens, meets on Thursday, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Some parent involve- -ment-is required. contact Kristin Orwick at 633-8869. Infant Bereavement Services, for families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death, will be available on Thursday, at 7 p.m., in the Hanover Community Health and Education Center.

For additional call Donna Jones, RNC, at 637-6371. "Chair Aerobics" Fitness Class, taught by a registered therapist, will be on Thursday, from 3 to 4 p.m., in the Hanover Community Health and Education Center. For call 633-2159. Preparing foe Childbirth Course meets on Thursday at 7 p.m.., in the Hanover Hospital third floor conference room. Pre-registration is necessary.

For cost and call 633-2119. Prenatal Exercise Classes, designed for the expectant or new mother, will be on Thursday, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Hanover Hospital Physical Therapy Department. For call 6332155. Littlestown Diabetes and blood pressure screenings will be held Thursday, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Littlestown Senior Center.

Free line dance classes will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at (he Littlestown Senior Center, 10 Locust St. For call 359-7743. The Littlestown group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets today, at 7:30 p.m., in Baits Centenary United Methodist Church, 56 King St. Lea Parks Lea Elizabeth Parks, 34, of Littlestown, died Sunday, June 20, in the Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury, Md.

Born Oct. 25, 1969 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Larry Martin and Cheryl Lynn Brown Parks of Dundalk, Md. She was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Westminster High School. She had also worked for the LongView Nursing Home, Manchester, Md.

and the Westminster Nursing Home, Westminster, Md. Surviving in addition to her parents, are a son, Brandon Scott Parks of Littlestown; a brother, Michael Kevin Parks of Union Bridge, and a fiance, Daniel Bernard Beige II of Jessup, Md. Funeral services will be in the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 3296, Charmil Drive, Manchester, on Thursday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. Pauls Church Cemetery, Upperco, Md.

The family will receive friends at the funeral chapel on Wednesday, from 3 to 5, and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made, to Cheryl L. Parks, 6942 Broening Road, Dundalk, Md. 21222. Chester L.

Strine Chester L. Strine, 82, formerly from Aspers, died June 20, in the Green Acres Nursing Home, in Gettysburg. Born January 30, 1922, in Dauphin County, Derry Township, he was a son of the late Chester D. and Helen A. (Leese) Strine, and the husband of Viola M.

(Beltz) Strine. They were married 62 years. Mr. Strine once worked fpr Pittsburgh Plate Glass, in Mt. Holly Springs, and he was a member of the Gettysburg Church of the Brethren.

Besides his wife, survivors include: one daughter, Carol E. Shade, from Valley View; three brothers, Robert W. Strine, from Aspers, Ronald E. Strine, of Lebanon, and Donald G. Strine, from Palmyra; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Pre-deceased by one daughter, Gloria M. Strine and one son, Kenneth L. Strine. The funeral service will be on Thursday, June 24, at 10 a.m., in the Gettysburg Church of the Brethren, 1710 Biglerville Rd, in Gettysburg, with Rev. Joel F.

Nogle, officiating. Interment will be in the Lower Marsh Creek Pfause Cemetery. There will be viewing on Thursday, June 24, from 9 to 10 a.m., in the church, prior to the service. Funeral arrangements by Dugan Funeral Home, in Bendersville. Vincent J.

Grieco Vincent Joseph Grieco, infant son of Michelle M. Miller and Donald Grieco of Hanover, died at birth on Saturday, June 19, at the Hanover Hospital. Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dominick Grieco, at home, and grandparents, Bruce Miller of Seven Valleys, Mark Wildasin and Sue Miller of Hanover, and Randy Hale and Terry Fischer of Grantsville, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Wednesday, June 23, at 11 a.m., in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5125 Grandview Road, Hanover, with Father Joseph F.

Gotwalt, celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Hanover. Memorial contributions can be made to the March of Dimes, 290 Dew Drop Road; York, PA 17403. The Wetzel Funeral Home, in Hanover, is.

in charge of the arrangements. Dr. Steven J. Mihalik, M.D. Dr.

Steven J. Mihalik, 36, from Hanover, died June 20, at home. Born April 10, 1968, in Silver Spring, he was the son of James J. and Jane A. (Adams) Mihalik, and the husband of Donna S.

(Santucci) Mihalik. Doctor Mihalik graduated from the University of Michigan in 1989, and from the University of Chicago Medical School, in 1994. He did his three year residency in pediatrics, at the University of Maryland Medical School. He was a pediatrician with Hanover Pediatrics, and he once practiced medicine in Philadelphia, Washington, and Baltimore. He was a member of St.

Mark Evangleical Lutheran Church, in Hanover. Besides his parents and his wife, survivors include: three sons, Blake A. Mihalik, Cole G. Mihalik, and Aiden J. Mihalik, all from Hanover; one stepson, Andrew Vekeman and one stepdaughter, Morgan Vekeman, both from Olney, Md one sister, Lisa A.

Mihalik, from Silver Spring, Md. Following cremation, there will be a memorial service on Wednesday, June 23, at 1.2 noon, in St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 129 Charles in Hanover, with Rev. Joanne P. Stenman and Rev.

Eric B. Stenman, officiating. Interment will be private. There will be a reception in the church right after the memorial service. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Central Pennsylvania, 2649 Carnegie York, PA 17402.

Funeral arrangements by Kenworthy Funeral Home, in Hanover. National Park Service may not accent $10M donation PHCLADEL. it i Service on Moi proposed $10 nii Indian Nation toward a planned Revolutionary War museum, citing a directive from Congress to reevaluate spending on park Tne move angered OneJda leaders, who had 'planned to issue what would be the largest private donation yet toward the $100 million American Revolution Center at Valley Forge, to honor their ancestors' role in helping, the colonists break away from England. IS you don't want the money, fine, don't take OwMa representative Ray Halbritter In a statement. "But don't deny us the opportunity to honor the memory of both countries' patriots, wbwe Mood h-lkmed tab place." The museum's spending plan must be resub- mltted to with other project! nationwide, increased stooal icnitlny on ipeitdiiig, said Edle Huanood, a spokeswoman for the Northeast' Region of the Nattowd Park Service.

Oavida leaden Mid they were told that the park ierrlce, postponed iti acceptance became the Hooae and Committee had put a held onH projectt oter $5 mUliou, offl-; need to review ajroemoran- dunY of understanding on 'the" donation and, examine possible conflicts of interest Halbritter said he hoped the issues can be Congressional officials have said they want to go forward with the Revolutionary War museum but are looking more closely at certain projects due to the tight budget, Shean-Hammond said. On Thursday, the House passed a bill instructing the Service to take a closer look at all "partnership projects" in excess of $5 million, she said. Other projects affected by the change are at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site In Alabama. "It's all projects," Shean-Hammond said. 'It has nothing to do with the Oneida's proposed donation." The Revolutionary War museum is suited to open jn late 2006 or early The Oneida historically have inhabited the lands from the northern border of Pennsylvania north to the Saint Lawrence River.

Power outage caused by burnt tap BY STACIL. GEORGE Times Staff Writer Met-Ed has released information regarding the complete or partial power outage that affected approximately 1,000 Gettysburg residents and Gettysburg Hospital, late Sunday evening. "The outage was caused by a burnt tap. A tap is at the end of the Hanover Hospital Mr. and Mrs.

Ray (Elaine Geiman) Meckley, Hanover, a daughter, Wednesday, June 6. Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Crystal Sheffer) Malleus, McShcrrystown, a daughter, Wednesday, June 16. Jennifer Perez and Orlando Lua, Hanover, a son, Thursday, June 17, Mr.

and Mrs. Michael (Jennifer JuliiiMii) Maaon, Hanover, a son, Thursday, June 17. Mr. and Mrs. James (Danielle Baadte) Anthony Sprint Grove, a son, Saturday, Jane 19.

line where you attach it to the pole. It burnt out because it was not making firm contact as it should have been," Ernie Waters; of Met-Ed, explained Monday afternoon. Around 11:20 p.m., "Some customers would have seen dim lights. Others would have been in a no light situation," he continued. The electric company contacted Gettysburg Police Department at 11:29 p.m., to report a partial outage at the hospital, and also to advise that their sensors indicated the problem originated at a pole at the intersection of Middle and Washington streets, said police.

An officer went to the intersection, but did not observe anything out of the ordinary. The hospital went on divert status and requested additional gen- erators from the power company so that it could care for the patients it already had. Although residents' electric came on around 11:56 p.m., the 'hospital still had a partial outage at 12:20 a.m. Monday. Due to shift changes, it is not known when the hospital's power came back on.

By The Associated Press Doris Dowling LOS ANGELES (AP)-- Dorte Dowling, the brunette actress wh6 made her screen debut as the hooker in Billy Wilder's classic 1945 drama "The Lost Weekend," Friday. She was 81. ''Dowling died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, said her husband Leonard B. Kaufman. Doris Dowling made a splash'ih "The Lost Weekend," starring Ray Milland as an alcoholic wtto attracts the attention of the tute Gloria.

The movie Academy Awards for best pictufei lead actor, director and screenplay. In her next riiovie, the Raymdnd Chandler-scripted "The Bhie" Dahlia," she played the murder victim in a mystery that starred Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. When her Hollywood career began to wane, she and her sis'ter moved to Rome and spent several years working in Italian films. John Eidenschink. COLLEGEVJLLE, Minn.

The Rev. John Eidenschink, a former abbot at St. John's who admitted he sexually abused two monks, died Saturday. He was 89. Eidenschink died at the Catholic abbey's retirement center, said the Rev.

William Skudlarek, an abbey Eidenschink admitted he ly abused one monk before he was elected abbot the highest-rankr ing member of the monastic munity in 1971, and anptjjej during his eight-year tenure from 1971-1979. The Benedictine abbot directs about 196. monks who sponsor anjl work at St. John's University, 3ie Preparatory School and Liturgical Press. James Feron PITTSFEELD, Mass.

(AP) Feron, a New York Times reporter who covered Britain's Great Tram Robbery, the Arab- Israeli six-day war and the 'Scars'dale' Saturday of Parkinson's "disease: He was 75 Feron joined the Times in 1952, working first as a copy boy In 1959, he was assigned to cover the United Nations, and was posted to London in 1961, whe'ic his coverage included the Great Train Robbery. Other assignments included Jerusalem, where he coV- ered the 1967 Israeli-Arab war. He was named the paperjs Westchester County bureau chief in 1973, a position he held UQtfl retiring in 1991. -O Yanto Kaneti SHANGHAI, China (AP) r-r Yanto Kaneti, the last survivor of, a corps of European doctors who aided China's communist rebels during World War II, died at home on June 15, in Bulgaria, Chinese state media reported over the week end. He was 94.

During six years in China, begin ning in 1939, Kaneti headed a medj ical team that helped the commuj nists as they struggled against the Japanese and Chiang Nationalists! He married a Chines? revolutionary, Zhang Sunfen. Kaneti and his wife went back, tp Bulgaria after World War II The Chinese Communist Pairtj( awarded him the status of a after it took power in 1949. Born into a rural Jewish household in 1910, Kaneti graduated from Sofia University's medical college in 1935. Correction Tae Ttos waMs to set Me vtfaigML Rcaans afv argaa to caH eomefam oarantiiUtiH. Write to or caH 334-1 131, cut.

Ml InR Cameron R. Gairetoon Paiwal services for Cameron R. OarretsOii, 91. of 945 Carlisle Road, in Bigierville, who died Jane 17, hi Hanover Hospital, were June 21, hi me Upper WllCrtlli dNWCn, HI wifh Rev. KcMcA O.

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