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2A THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1992 What's happening 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 2 p.m. the previous day. Biglerville The Biglerville Senior Citizens will enjoy an Old Fashioned Buchanan Valley Dinner on July 22, at noon at the Buchanan Valley Fire Co. Reservations are necessary and can be obtained by calling the Country Store at 677-7447.

Members and are welcome. Gettysburg The A.C.O.A. meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the St. James Lutheran Church, Lower Level, Room 17.

Almanac Church Women United will be participating in the Worship Service at the National Park Amphitheater on W. Confederate Avenue at 8 a.m. Participants will be from the Gettysburg area. Survivors support group meets weekly on Wednesdays, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 334-0589 or 334-9777.

Support and Deliverance Group meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Landmark Church, Rt. 97, Baltimore Pike. For those people who wish to overcome addictive habits: over-eating, alcoholism, drug addiction, through Jesus Christ. For more information call 334-3005, 624-4862 or 1-215-267-6376.

St. Francis Xavier Harvest Club will hold their annual covered dish picnic on July 16 at 5 p.m. at the home of Jerry Gockowski, 218 Heritage Drive, Lake Heritage. Please bring a lawn chair. The Adams County Chapter American Red Cross will be holding a standard First Aid Instructor Course on July 18 from 8 a m.

to 4 p.m. Interested persons may call 334-1814 or Register at the Chapter House at 11 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg. Christmas in July will be held Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

at Country Accents, 3245 Fairfield Raod. There will be a prize drawing and refreshments. The Summer Picnic Meeting of the Adams County RN Association members will be held July 21 at "7 p.m." at the home of Mary Lou Reaver, RN, 150 Plunkert Road, Gettysburg. No business meeting. Please bring place setting, covered dish, lawn chair and $1 to defray expenses.

Notify, no later than July 20th, Lou Brady, RN, P.O. Box 342, Biglerville, Pa. :17307 or call 677-7925. Hanover Second Tuesday of Every Month. Depression and Related Affective dis- order Association of Hanover (DRADA) meets 2nd Wednesday of each month.

For more information call Patti at 637-1620. Littlestown The Littlestown Women's Community Club "Window Committee" for the Littlestown Good Old Days announces their deadline for judging will be July 31 in the a.m. Call 359-5722 or 359-5180. New Oxford The 29th Annual Hockensmith Reunion for the family of John T. and Alphonsine Hockensmith will be held at New Oxford Social Pavilion at noon on July 26th.

Bring meat, covered dish and pake settings, prizes for Bingo and white elephant sale. Elsewhere Al-Anon, Adult Children of Alcoholics meets every Sunday at 7 p.m. at St. Diary's Lutheran Church, Sliver Run, Md. For more information call Terri at 346-7093.

OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY PICNIC, July 25, noon until at St. Anthony Shrine Parish, Emmitsburg, Md. (adjacent to Mt. St. Mary's College).

Fried chicken and ham dinner. Air conditioned dining room and ample parking. Country variety music by "Back Bingo and all kinds of stands, amusements, gifts! Mass at 5:30 p.m. Council (From page 1A) were raised Monday night by two members of the zoning hearing board, Betty Myers and Charlotte Armster, who cautioned council to move slowly on the zoning issue. Mrs.

Myers who lives near the hospital, told council about rain run-off, seepage into her basement and excessive water accumulation on her property all of which she feels would increase with the additional lot coverage. In a written statement, she also noted that a two-way public driveway would cause a dangerous and objectionable traffic situation and that two vertical parking spaces would infringe on her sideyard. Ms. Armster pointed out that traffic on Gettys Street and Long Lane will be affected by the expansion, which could increase dangerous conditions in the area of the Rec Park. The Gettysburg Planning Commission will discuss the issue at their next meeting on July 20.

Council approved a request by Assistant Borough Manager John Liwver to write a formal letter of complaint to the Public Utility Commission concerning the railroad crossings at intersections throughout the north end of the borough. The railroad company began the crossing project last fall, and has not adhered to a mid-April date of starting the work despite repeated contacts by the borough. Parking Manager William Little reported that all metered parking will be free on Friday and Saturday during the Retail Merchant's Sales Days. Council approved $1,000 for the SPCA; and $2,450 (35 cents per capita) for the county Economic Development Office. Also approved was the reallocation of 1992 CDBG funds: $7,000 to Adams County Interfaith Housing to help with rehab projects for the elderly; $28,000 for the Frederick Douglas House; and $35,000 to CHORES, a housing rehab program.

Bids for the borough's new office building on Middle Street will be opened on July 22. Council passed a resolution commemorating officers PFC Larry Runk and PFC Douglas McKinney who "performed over and above the normal call of duty" in investigating, pursuing and apprehending persons who were stealing from the borough's parking meters. The Rec Park staff, Linda Filer, manager, and Robert Heflin, custodian, were honored in a resolution for their hard work and dedication. Stephen Maitland, candidate for state representative in the 91st district attended the meeting to hear current borough concerns. Lawver reported that there will be no brush pickup until after Labor Day.

Caledonia announces weekend events The following is a schedule of events at Caledonia State Park: July 17: 8:30 p.m. Family Night at the Movies, Walt Disney's film "Bear Country." This humorous film follows the life of bears from birth through adulthood. Located in the Amphitheater. July 18: The 107th Volunteer Infantry Regiment will be setting up a reenactment camp adjacent to the blacksmith shop. Come and talk to the nenactment group and fijid out some things you might not have known the civil war; 1 to 3 p.m.--Blacksmith Museum Open, come visit the and learn about the iron industry at Caledonia; 8:30 p.m.

Civil War Ghost Stories. If you can handle the scare, bring a marshmallow stick and join the fun. July 19s 11 p.m. --Feathery Fern Walk, Come take a short walk and learn about ferns; 1 to 4 p.m.--Basket Making and Scherensnitte (fancy paper) Demonstration. Pat and Jenny Berger will be preforming their crafts in the blacksmith shop.

Demonstrated items will be sold to the public. The Amphitheater is located below site 14 in the Chinquapin Hill Camping Area. Day visitors and Hosack Run campers park in the first parking lot and follow the footpath. Bring a flashlight and a sit-upon. William B.

Raab William "Bill" Benjamin Raab, 64, of Taneytown, died Sunday, July 12, at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Florence Emge Raab of Baltimore and the late William Joseph Raab. He was the husband of Thelma Roop Raab. A carpenter at Mount St. Mary's College near Emmitsburg, he attended the Keysville Lutheran Church in Keymar, Md.

In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by a daughter, Robin L. Stansbury of Keymar; two sons, Justin W. Raab of Gettysburg and Joseph Robert Raab of Taneytown; four stepchildren, Linda D. Gardner of Alta Monte Springs, David L. Schaffer of Keymar, Glenn A.

Schaffer of Taneytown, Craig S. Schaffer of Hanover; five grandchildren and seven stepgrandchildren; five sisters, Florence Webber and Lorraine Carolan, both of Baltimore, Delores Walton of Millersville, Anna Mae Carle and Marjorie Lang, both of Pasadena, Md. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday from Skiles Funeral Home in Taneytown, with the Rev. James M.

Russell officiating. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Taneytown. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Hospice, 30 Carroll Westminster, Md.

21157. Martha M. Kline Martha M. Kline, 60, of 119 W. Main Waynesboro died at 8:45 a.m., Sunday, July 12, at the Chambersburg Hospital.

She was in failing health for the past month and critically ill for the past 15 days. Born April 5, 1932 in Friends Creek, Frederick County, Md. she was the daughter of Pearl L. (Black) Turner Stottlemyer, Waynesboro and the late Leonard Charles Turner. She lived her early life in the Friends Creek, Md.

area. She and her husband, Charles M. Kline, Sr. were married April 5, 1951, and moved to Waynesboro in 1959. They lived at the present residence for the past 2V4 years.

Mrs. Kline was employed at in Waynesboro for 12 years as a clerk. She was a member of the Friends Creek Church of God and the Ladies Guild of the church. She also taught Sunday School for a number of years. In addition to her husband and mother she is survived by one daughter, Charlotte Royer Malvestuto, Philadelphia; two sons, Charles A.

Turner and Charles M. Kline both of Greencastle; one stepson Martin J. Kline, Hagerstown, two grandchildren; three step- grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Jane Heiston and Alberta Stottlemyer, both of Waynesboro. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grove Funeral Home, 50 S.

Broad Waynesboro with the Rev. William B. Parks officiating. Interment will be in the Bethel Church Cemetery, Cascade, Md. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday at the funeral home. Gladys E. Gladfeiter Gladys Ethel Gladfeiter, 74, of York, died Monday, July 13, at the Hershey Medical Center. Bom in Taneytown, she was a daughter of the late Norman H. and Blanche B.

Feeser Lawrence. She is survived by two daughters, Marie Smith of Weiglestown and Rita K. Strickhouser of York; one son, James C. Smith of York, four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren; four brothers, Robert Lawrence and Norman Lawrence both of Taneytown, James Lawrence of Flat Rock, N.C., and Allen Lwrence of Emmitsburg, and four sisters, Viola Long of Frederick, Doris Albaugh and Helen Price, both of Emmitsburg, and Peggy Lawrence of Shrewsbury; and nurrterous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m.

Wednesday at the Grace United Church of Christ Cemetery in Taneytown, with the Rev. Victor E. Hamer officiating. Skiles Funeral Home in Taneytown is in charge of arrangements. DECK SPECIAL Give yourself the vacation thai lasts all year.

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He was born in Littlestown and was the son of the late Charles and Sarah E. Marsh Good. He was a member of Bethel United Church of Christ, Spring Grove, The Hanover Home Association, and the Conewago Fire Company. Mr. Good was employed by The Revonah Spinning Mill in Hanover for over 15 years and later retired from R.

H. Sheppard Hanover. He is survived by one son, Kenneth E. Good of Hanover; three daughters, Dolores A. Carrozza of Spring Grove, Shirley L.

Little of Littlestown, and Linda M. Baumgardner of Hanover; one brother, Ralph Good of Shippensburg; three sisters, Delta Hilker of Littlestown, and Marguerite Wentz and Ruthetta Good of Hanover; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bethel United Church of Christ, Spring Grove R. 3, near Smith Station, with the Rev.

Lou Ann Jones officiating. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery, Hanover. The viewing will be Wednesday evening, July 15, at the W.V. Kenworthy Funeral Home, 269 Frederick Hanover. Pallbearers will be Jeffrey L.

Good, Darrin K. Good, Gregory A. Meckley, Brain L. Ruppert, Scott A. Gobrecht, Michael L.

Adams, Dennis E. Merrel, and Timothy A. Little. Virginia McCrone Virginia M. Spence McCrone, 65, of New Castle, Delaware, died Sunday, July 12, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.

She was a retired registered nurse for 28 years with the Wilmington Medical Center in Delaware. She was amember of the Thomas Jefferson University Alumni, a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Newark, Del. She is survived by her husband, Thomas S. McCrone; four daughters, Sharon Dougherty of Wilmington, Dianne Prentice McMinds of New Castle, Lori Dougherty of Milford, and Colleen Stein of East Lyme, six brothers, Olmer Spence, Ralph Spence, Cloyd Spence, Paul Spence and Harmon Spence all of Adams County, and Wayne Spence of Virginia Beach, three sisters, Mary Wetzel, Hope Shaffer and Jean Spence, all of Adams County; and four grandsons. Religious services will be held at 10 a.m.

on Thursday morning at the Zion Lutheran Church, 2101 Lancaster Wilmington Del. Interment will be in the Gracelawn Memorial Park in Newcastle, Del. Viewing will be Wednesday evening after 6:30 p.m. at the Charles P. Arcaro Funeral Home, 2309 Lancaster Wilmington, Del.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church, 33 Windy Court, Newark, DE 19713. Terek J. Leibei Terek John Liebel, 4, of Loysville, R. 1, died Friday, July 10, at Hershey Medical Center. He attended the Zion United Church of Christ, Blain, Pa.

Surviving are his parents, John Kenneth and Trudy Milligan Liebel; a brother, Trevin Eugene Liebel, at home; paternal grandparents Ken and Kit Liebel of Costa Mesa, maternal grandparents Richard and Kay Milligan of Pennsburg, and Myma and Dick Lyons, Loysville, R. and his maternal great-grandmother, Myra Neidigh of Blain, Pa. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the Zion United Church of Christ, Blain. Interment will be in the Blain Cemetery.

Viewing will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion United Church of Christ, Blain, PA 17006. Arrangements are being handled by the Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville. M.

Marie Brillhart M. Marie (Myers) Brillhart, 89, of Thomasville R. 2, died at York Hospital, Monday, July 13. She was the wife of the Roy E. Brillhart, who died Oct.

21,1981. Mrs. Brillhart was born in Thomasville and was the daughter of the late John M. and Ida Stough Myers. She was a member of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Lutheran Church, Thomasville.

She was also a member of the Thomasville Fire a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the church senior citizens. She retired as a pie baker from Lee's Diner in 1983. She is survived by one daughter, Beatrice Altland ofThomasville, R. two grandsons: two great- grandchildren; and one sister, Mary S. Riley of Shrewsbury.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Lutheran Church, Thomasville with her pastor Rev. Larry A. McConnell, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

There will be no viewing. Feiser Funeral Home, 306 Harrisburg East Berlin, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be a a a i (Holtzschwamm) Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, R. 1 Box 249A, Thomasville, PA or to the Thomasville Fire R. 2, Box 40-A, Thomasville, PA 17364.

Chester C. Groscost Chester C. Groscost, 85, of 2283 Heidlersburg Road, Gettysburg, died at Hanover General Hospital on Monday morning, July 13. He was the husband of Lois J. Rice Groscost.

Mr. Groscost was born in York Springs and was the son of the late Milton and Elizabeth Clemmens Groscost. He retired from R. H. Sheppard in 1973.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The only survivor is his wife. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Feiser Funeral Home, 302 Lincolnway West, New Oxford, with the Rev.

C. Marty Jenkins, pastor of Foursquare Gospel Church in Gettysburg, officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Church Cemetery in New Chester. Viewing will be held from 1 p.m.

until the time of the service on Wednesday. Gettysburg Hospital Visiting hours are from a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Admissions Karan R.

Crabbs, 104 Irishtown Road, Fairfield. Ruby L. Hardman, 111 Barlow Road, Gettysburg. Ronald J. le Road, Gettysburg.

Mrs. Robert E. Carbaugh, 2581 Waynesboro Pike, Fairfield. John L. Kiel, 1273 Middle Creek Road, Fairfield.

Dennis L. Negley, 1690 Hanover Road, Gettysburg. Discharges Mrs. Henry Butler, 27 Maple Street, Gettysburg. Donald K.

Henderson, 200 Church Road, Orrtanna. Katherine L. Shuck and daughter, 115 Bachman Valley Road, Westminster, Md. Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, 4853 Walnut Grove Road, Taneytown, Md.

Carlisle Hospital Visiting hours are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and holidays.

Admissions Wesly A. Marshall, Gardners. Discharges Dorothy M. Wolf, Gardners. Gettysburg Hospital Connie R.

Kuhn, York Springs, a daughter on Sunday. Funerals Anna G. Eversole Funeral services for Anna G. Eversole, 81, of 210 Strickler Waynesboro, who died Thursday at Waynesboro Hospital, were held Monday morning at St. John Lutheran Church with the Rev.

John K. Burk officiating. Interment was in Fairfield Union Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ronald Unger, Robert Baker, Darryl Kane, Michael Sprenkle, Greg Sprenkle, and Richard Showers. Funeral arrangemewnts were handled by the Monahan Funeral Home in Fairfield.

State Police Academy graduation Thursday One hundred forty one Cadets are scheduled to graduate from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey, Thursday, July 16, 1992. The graduation marks the completion of 21 weeks of instruction which began on February 24. The honorary General Gerald T. Sajer, department of Military Affairs, Fort Indiantown Gap, will deliver the graduation address at the 10 a.m. ceremony at Lower Dauphin Senior High School, Hummelstown.

Cadet Frederick F. Tolenco, Jessup, Lackawanna County, will speak on behalf of the class. Colonel Glenn A. Walp, Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Police, will present the awards and diplomas. Forty-two cadets will receive deplomas from relatives who are a i or i in law enforcement.

Trooper Nathan P. Kearney, Troop Newport, will be presented the department commendation medal from Colonel Walp for his outstanding performance and dedication during an incident involving a hit-and-run vehicle on December 2, 1991. Trooper Kearney was wounded during the incident. Graducation from the academy and promotion to the rank of Trooper is contingent upon successful completion of the prescribed course which covers all phases of police work. As is the case with traditional academic institutions, the cadets cannot be sure of graduation until after the final examination, thus, a tentative list of graduates and their duty stations is as follows: Matthew M.

O'Brien from Gettysburg will be assigned to Troop Philadelphia. Curtis A. Whitmoyer from Arendtsville will be assigned to Troop Reading. The Gettysburg Times (USPS 218140) Is Published Daily Except Sundays and Legal Holidays By Times and News Publishing Co. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 year $72.00 6 months 40.00 3 months 21.00 1 month 7.50 Second Class Postage Paid at Gettysburg, PA 17325 POSTMASTER Send Address Changes to: Times Circulation Dept.

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