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The Daily Item from Sunbury, Pennsylvania • 5

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The Daily Itemi
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Sunbury, Pennsylvania
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THE DAILY ITEM Sunbury, Mov 22, 1987- Police blotter Accidents SUt febn at Newpwt p.m. Wednesday Three vehicles. Routes 11-15, three miles south of Liverpool in Perry County. Drivers: Donald E. McMillan, 25, DuDcamnn RD4; David R.

Jen-tuns, 43, Harrisburg; Leo Brockschmidt, SU Laces, Mich. Police said McMillan catered the highway from a parking lot and his car was struck broadside by the northbound Jenkins vehicle. The Jenkins van slid broadside into a guard fence and flipped over several times, police said. Following the initial collision, the McMillan car was struck by a northbound tractor-trailer driven by Brockschmidt Injuries: McMillan in fair condition at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg. Brockschmidt admitted in fair condition at Harrisburg Hospital Jenkins was treated at Polyclinic Medical Center and released.

State peace at SeUnsgrtvc 11:45 a.m. Friday One vehicle. County Line Road at Route 54064 in Monroe Township. Driver: Jeffrey Bowers, 31, Northumberland RDZ. Police sad Bowers was driving west on County Line Road when his vehicle skidded through the intersection and struck a tree.

Injuries: Bowers had minor injuries, police said. The van was loaded with a large quantity of fireworks, police said-Charges are pending. Police calls State police at Stonlngtoa Thursday Theft. Carl Musser of Kreamer reported break-in at utility building at cottage at Shady Nook, Monroe I Township, between p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m.

Thursday. A lawnmower and tackle box were taken. Value 150. Thursday Theft. Sally Wheaton of Winfield RD1 reported her wallet containing $80 and credit cards taken from her shopping cart at Acme market in the Sus-.

quehanna Valley Mall. She told police a neat, well-dressed woman in her 20s dis-'. tr acted her while two suspected accom- II, Wreckage blocks Rt. 15 WINFIELD The two northbound lanes of Route 15 were blocked for 30 minutes yesterday after a tractor-trailer skidded into the guardrail and down a small bank, Lewisburg police said. Larry David Griner.

36. Port Tre-vorton, who was driving a rig owned by Keller Marine Service, Routes 11-15, Port Trevorton, was cited for driving at an unsafe speed, police said. The 9:08 a accident occurred as Griner drove north on Route 15, near Route 304 in Winfield, behind another tractor-trailer He told police he realized too late that the other tractor-trailer was stopping for a railroad crossing. Griner. said he could not pull into the passing lane because another vehicle was.

there. The officers said he braked, turned his wheels to the right and slid on the wet road. His tractor-trailer came to rest against the guardrail. Griner's vehicle sustained severe damage, police said. One of his fuel tanks was damaged Union Township Fire Company volunteers stopped the leak.

Pool to open LEWISBURG The Lewisburg community swimming pool will open for the season tomorrow. It will be open from I to 7 m. tomorrow, Sunday and Monday, May 30 and 31, and June 6 and 7. It will be open 1 to 7 m. seven days a week June 13 through Labor Day.

The Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority, which operates the pool for the borough and East Buffalo Township, increased the family seasonal rate by $10 to $75 because of increased insurance costs, treasurer Jeffrey Breed said. Other fees for residents of the two municipalities are $50 for an individual adult ticket, $30 for an individual student ticket and $1.75 a day, up 25 cents. New this year is a $25 senior citizen ticket. Ticket-buyers who do not live in the borough or East Buffalo will pay $10 extra. "We really did not want to raise8 the rates, but we just felt it had to be done.

Our rates have been the lowest in the area, and unfortunately, liability and errors and omissions insurance costs keep going up," Breed said. Families who sign up on or before May 31 will receive a $10 discount. People may buy tickets during the hours the pool is open. Former businesses razed Street. The buildings are being razed yesterday so that Blaise Alexander Pontiac-Buick-Cadillac can build a parking lot there.

Crews for Roy Adams Farms Excavating and Trucking of Sunbury RD3 demolish the former June's Ceramics and Towne Crier buildings at Catawissa Avenue and Market Township hopes to replace (Daily Itwn Dv Nv) water filters stances are corroding the inside of the distribution pipes and causing discoloration of the water. The water is safe to drink, Woodling said-Officials hope to complete the project by the end of the year but will not proceed unless the grant is approved, Woodling said. The chamber also will be asked to approve art art auction fund-raiser. The chamber office's summer schedule is: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays, 1 to 5 D.m. Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays. Ann Landers daily BEAVER SPRINGS The Spring Township Municipal Authority has applied for a $50,000 grant through the state Department of Community Affairs for improvements to the township water system. The authority plans to replace two old filters with four new sand filters, 'Right to know' law to be chamber topic DANVILLE A Merck Co.

Inc. official will speak on the "right to know" law during next week's Danville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. Merck officials last week announced they would phase out their Lewisburg woman to receive honorary degree SCHOFFSTALL CERAMIC TILE 121 LINE ST. SUNBURY 286-4994 Route 61 to River Wall, Turn Right, 3 Block Turn Right Vi Block Mon. thru Thurs.

10-4; Sat. Evenings by Appointment LEWISBURG Nancy Neuman, president of the League of Women voters of the United States, will receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree May 31 at the 133rd annual commencement exercises of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. Mrs. Neuman will join Fred Rogers, creator of "Mister Rogers' neighborhood," and Helen B. O'Bannon, senior vice president of the University Do It Yourself or We Can Install Business news Wednesdays and Saturdays Memorial Day setvices planned Middleburg MIDDLEBURG Charles M.

Snyder, an author, historian and U.S. Navy veteran, will speak during the Memorial Day service Monday evening. Snyder, of MitTlinburg, holds a doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in philosophy and American history. He was a history professor in New York. Members of the William D.

Hack-enberg American Legion Post 52 will gather at the entrance of the Glendale Cemetery on East Market Street at 5:30 p.m. and march into the cemetery. The service is to begin at 6. The Middleburg High School band will provide music, and area children will carry flowers to the cemetery. Officials decided not to have a parade this year because of road con-, struction on Main Street.

Herndon PALMATIA The American Legion will conduct a Memorial Pay service at a.m. Monday at the post, Herndon RP. The speaker will be Legion member Lee Troutman. Lee Shaffer, past Legion Pistrict 17 commander, will moderate. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will participate.The Legion Women's Auxiliary will serve lunch afterward.

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Box 95 Selinsgrove, Pa. Phons 374-91 S5 1 REPAIR AND TAILORING "For All Your Shoe Repair Needs" also offer profauional Tailoring ipscializing in alteration of all typn. "Stop in now for oil your Spring alteration nMdl" SwquthanM Va Mall, Simaw PH. 377488 plices took the wallet. I Snnbury police Thursday Theft.

Between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday. Victim: Sunbury Fast Pitch League. Someone broke into a concession stand at the John 0.

Long Field and took candy, soda and softballs, Sunbury police said. Loss: $114. District justice R.Geiger Danville Thursday Charge of harassment withdrawn by Mahoning Township police against Vincent P. Baiser, 61, of Shamokin. Police alleged he harassed 21-year-old woman March 20 in Geisinger Medical Cen- Thursday Hearing.

Ronald J. Burk-land, 19, of 421 Railroad Danville, found guilty of underage drinking at New Year's Eve party. Ordered to pay $25 fine plus $52 in court costs. Charged by Mahoning Township police. H-M.

Parker Selinsgrove Thursday Settled. Carolyn L. Young, Cogan Station RD2, paid $181. 66 in fine, court costs and restitution to settle worthless $27.49 check issued Dec. 20 to the Craft Corner, Hummels Wharf Thursday Settled.

Donald E- Frey, Berwick, paid $768.10 In fine, court costs and restitution to settle worthless $500 check issued July 14 to Valley Toyota, Hummels Wharf. Thursday Arraigned. Andrew L. Kantz, 21, Mount Pleasant Mills RD1, charged by state police at Selinsgrove with theft and criminal attempted theft in connection with incidents Nov. 27-28 at Truck World, Selinsgrove.

Kantz allegedly took tools from three trucks parked at the busi-ness. The tools were worth about $500, according to court documents. Also cnargeu wiui yij i compartments on other trucks. Kantz waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was released on $20,000 bail. Warren W.

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Sleeves 32-36. theonerfs shop classic men's clothes MARKET AT CHESTNUT. SEUNSGROK chairman Paul Woodling said. The project is expected to cost about $100,000. The authority will provide about $50,000 if the grant is approved, and some of the money might be borrowed, Woodling said.

The new filters will eliminate the need to add lime and alum. The sub Cherokee plant in Riverside. The first changes could occur in 1989. The pharmaceutical manufacturing firm employs 470 people. Jack Maize will be the speaker for the meeting at noon May 28 in the Sheraton Danville Inn.

of Pennsylvania, receiving honor- arv decrees. O'Bannon also will receive an honorary doctorate in humanities. Rogers will be speaker for baccalaureate services and will receive an honorary doctor of divinity degree. Mrs. Neuman and her husband, Mark, live at 132 Verna Rd.

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