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10A The Daily News, Lebanon, Sunday, October 7, 1990 LOCAL LEBANON COUNTY AIDS PROJECT Administered by Lebanon Family Health Services 411 N. Eighth Lebanon 270-9965 Waiting game Park hopes board will approve new ride ATTENTION: SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS Is Your Bookkeeping In Order And Up-To-Date? If Not, Call Lanny E. Hoffman Agency 274-6789 Information Community Education Support Groups Aids Library Buddy System Counseling The Lebanon County Aids Project can direct you to counseling, testing sites and treatment options. PENN STATES gK Dooper Looper in 1977. Plans are to locate the coaster, which the park will name Sidewinder, in its western theme area, the Pioneer Frontier, Baker said.

Although she said pictures are not yet available for the media, she described the ride as having a bow-tie shape. She said brave-hearted passengers will leave the station, travel up a 125-foot lift hill, pause and then free fall into two halfcorkscrews which are followed by a full 360-degree loop and another 125-foot lift hUl. As if that isnt cardiac recipe enough, Baker said, then the whole thing happens again in reverse. All in all, riders will be upside down six times, she said. She said the Sidewinder will be the only coaster of its unique design in Pennsylvania and the closest one if its kind will be in Canada.

Assuming the zoning hearing boards decision is favorable, Baker said a formal announcement and ground breaking will be scheduled. of health and safety, Budgeon said none of the other 20 Boomerangs operating around the world have had any accidents related to its height. He also said in case of fire, the top of the lift hill could be reached by cat-walks along both sides of the steel coasters track. Additionally, he said the ride would have to meet structural integrity tests administered by certified state inspectors before it could be permitted to operate. Following the meeting, the board directed its solicitor to draft a decision granting the special exception.

However, as is their customary procedure, they will not vote on the decision until this months meeting on Oct. 17. The formal announcement of the coasters arrival has been put off until after the boards final vote, according to Laura Baker, promotions manager for the park. However, Baker did say in a phone interview Friday that the new ride promises to be the biggest thrill ride addition to the park since the Sooper By WENDIE WELLS PalmyraHershey Bureau HERSHEY If all goes well this month with the Derry Township zoning hearing board, thrill-seekers at Hersheypark will have something to celebrate this summer. A new bow-tie rollercoaster which has, among other spine-tingling features, a 125-foot lift hill is expected to join the parks other three coasters the Comet, Sooper Dooper Looper and Trailblazer in the summer of 1991, so long as the board grants a special exception to allow the giant lift hill in a Commercial-2 zoning district which has a 40-foot height restriction.

Last month, the board heard testimony from Jeff Budgeon, a park engineer, about the project. He said the coaster, known by the brand name Boomerang, would be purchased in pieces from its manufacturer, Vekoma International of the Netherlands, and assembled and placed on its foundation by park engineers. With regard to the boards criteria A Special Resource from The Hershey Medical Center 'll TO i1 Glaucoma Is a treatable cause of blindness, yet many people lose vision needlessly because their glaucoma Is detected late. Joseph W. Sassani, M.D.

Ophthalmologist Some form of glaucoma is found in all age groups but is more common in those over age 35. Approximately 2 percent of those over age 35 have glaucoma. The tendency to develop the disease tends to run in families. Glaucoma has been called the thief in the night" because most glaucoma causes no pain or other symptoms. Glaucoma is a group of disorders in which the pressure within the eye is too high for the health of the eye.

Although for large populations, ranges of normal eye pressures have been determined, the pressure that is acceptable for an individual may be above or below these normal" values. In fact, about one-third of those with glaucoma, in the United States, have eye pressures that are within the range of normal for the overall population. Thus, the diagnosis for glaucoma cannot be based solely on a specific eye pressure reading. In order to properly diagnoseglaucoma, we have to know how it causes damage to the eye. In the back of the eye is a large casing of nerve fibers, the optic nerve, that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.

Glaucoma causes characteristic changes in the appearance of this nerve which can be detected when the eye is examined with an ophthalmoscope (an instrument used to view the back of the eye). As glaucoma causes injury to the information carrying fibers of the optic nerve, the damage is reflected in reduced peripheral vision that can be mapped by a visual field examination. The diagnosis of glaucoma depends on the presence of typical changes in the appearance of the optic nerve, coupled with abnormalities in the visual field. The presence of these findings implies glaucoma regardless of the eye pressure. Once the diagnosis of glaucoma has been made, we know that we must lower the patients eye pressure if further damage is to be prevented.

This can be accomplished with medications, laser surgery or surgery in the operating room. The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests that all individuals, over age 35, be examined every two to three years for glaucoma. In summary, glaucoma is a treatable form of blindness that requires a careful eye examination, including an examination of the optic nerve, to make a proper diagnosis and to prevent needless blindness. If you would like a free copy of the American ppJlQTATF Academy of Ophthalmologys booklet titled, Glaucoma please call Penn States HealthShare at i P53 College of Medicine 531-7590. Jim Zengerte The Daily News Fire-fighting equipment lined the streets of ment rolled out its apparatus for the annual Lebanon Saturday when the city fire depart- parade and inspection.

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City of Lebanon Authority, 4 p.m., meeting room, Department of Public Works. Lebanon City Council, 7:30 p.m., council chambers, municipal building. Elco School Board, 6 p.m., high school library. Derry Township School Board, 7:30 p.m., board meeting room, high school. North Londonderry Township Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., municipal building.

Lower Dauphin School Board workshop, 7:30 p.m., administration building. Tulpehocken Township board of supervisors, 7:00 p.m., township building. wu vl :7 "it Cl IU 38 se 00' To to 7 me 103 'Ten lit -If. no) 'A tIJ I IK jVj col 401 2U 0.7 '1 ca 3 O'J OT oq oh ,10 .7 HO 'V Tl) Cl lo .01 qc if! 'U Co cl OS TO ob Oil of .7 O') 3 II AT ud ol ill IT iJ 00 Ho oD iT SUPER KEMTONE CEILING WHITE SUPER KEMTONE SsIq 9 99 alo 00 3bI Hides in one coat Rebate Dries quickly Rebate Superior washaSility Rebate Soap and water cleanup n- Easy to apply Tough, durable finish Dries quickly QQ Hides in one coat QQ Excellent stain removal YOUR COST 17.99 SATIN FINISH Reg. 17.99 12 99 sale 12 99 Perfect or interior and Rebate .2 00 trim surfaces Withstands harsh )UR -JQ QQ use Tuesday, Oct.

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Womelsdorf-Robesonia Joint Water Authority, 7:30 p.m., borough hall. Richland Borough zoning board, two hearings on variances at 7:30 and 8 p.m. 4fia YOUR COST 4.99 KUST'CLG Luitnt SPRAY Reg. 4.49 Sale 1 3.49 Rebate DUSTBUSTER CORDLESS DUSTBUSTER PLUS CORDLESS HAND VAC Reg. 26.99 HAND VAC Reg.

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Millcreek Township board of supervisors, 7:30 p.m., township building. Conrad Weiser School board workshop, 7:30 p.m., high school cafeteria. fo BLACKS DECKER 14-SHEET FINISHING SANDER Reg 3699 32,99 DURACELL 4 PACK OR 4 PACK Reg. 4.69 3.99 Wallpaper stripper Reg 4499 39 99 Uses steam to loosen wallpaper Model 1200 Good, lightweight general purpose sander Mo lodel 7443 $1 coupon 1 pack purchase $2 coupon 2 pack purchase Thursday, Oct. 11 Hummelstown Borough Council workshop, 7:30 p.m., borough hall.

Palmyra School Board, 7:30 p.m., high school auditorium. Palmyra Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., municipal building. North Lebanon Township Municipal Authority, 7:30 p.m., Free Duracell battery by mail on a 3 pack purchase (Value $6) fi DIACKSDECKER HEAT GUN Reg. 27.99 22.99 BLACKS DECKER CORDLESS SCREWDRIVER Reg, 21.99 township building el Bethel Township board of super visors, 8 p.m., township building 2 heat ranges lor a variety of tasks Strips paint and varnish Softens adhesives, tor removal or linoleum and floor tile Model 9756 Swatara Township board of super- ling. visors, 7:30 p.m., township building.

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