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The Evening Sun Friday, November 27, 1998 A 3 LOCAL NEWS I feMHilW I Judge issues stay in Spotz execution New high school will get warning lights- Confusion over the type of safety lights requested for Gettysburg High delayed installation. change it to a typical school warning sign. Meanwhile, Snyder said a traffic control light might be a possibility at Old Harrisburg Roads intersection with Boyd School and Shealer roads, just north of the high school. I was told by Doug Maneval at PennDOT that we met one of the 10 criteria for a traffic light. And we only met that one barely.

Our peak, four-hour traffic count was just enough to get the light, Snyder said. The township could not say whether a traffic light will be installed at the intersection and will continue discussions with Gettysburg Superintendent David A. Mowery expressed pleasure with PennDOTs decision, saying the district has long pushed to install school zone signs and to reduce the speed limit along that portion of Old Harrisburg Road. But while flashing signs were an option at one point, Mowery said the idea was shelved due to cost factors. The school district and Straban havent discussed the matter recently, Mowery said, which may have led to confusion over the request.

Straban officials plan to ask PennDOT to take back the request for the flashing light, and At this weeks Straban Township supervisors meeting, Snyder said school officials would prefer to have standard signs with flashing caution lights at certain times of the day, like other schools in the district, rather than an aerial flashing caution light at the school. They (PennDOT) will grant us the school zone lights for the high school, but we have to first rescind the flashing light request we made previously, Snyder said. By W.B. LAMB JR. Evening Sun Correspondent Ten months after the Gettysburg Area High School opened its doors, the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has granted permission for school-warning signs to be placed along the Old Harrisburg Road campus.

But after a recent traffic study, the type of signs and lights to be placed there have changed, said Straban Township Zoning Officer Glenn Snyder. A Thanksgiving tradition PennDOT on the issue. In other township transportation matters, Snyder said the bridge over Beaver Dam Creek in Hunterstown on Route 394 is due for some upgrades. PennDOT-wants to replace the bridge in the spring of 2000, he said. According to PennDOT statistics, that will cause some 22,000 cars a day to be re-routed from Route 394, utilizing Old Hatris-burg, Woodside and Red Bridge roads to circumvent the bridge.

No firm dates for construction were available, other than the replacement may take three to four months to complete, Snyder said. Final hearing set for i chicken farm plan: Straban zoning board members say 10th hearing on issue will likely be the last. By MELANIE HINKLE Evening Sun Correspondent After months of hearings in Straban Township, the zoning dispute involving Donald Her-, sheys proposed chicken farm is 1 nearing a conclusion. Hershey and residents opposed to the venture will pre-; sent final arguments at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

17 at the township office. The zoning board is trying to. decide if Hershey will be allowed to build an egg-laying facility," which will house 1 million chick-, ens, on a 68-acre parcel of land along Pine Tree Road. Earlier this week, residents got the chance to voice their opinions on the issue. But as the hearing proceedings have-dragged on, resident attendance has fallen and only a few stood, up and voiced their concerns.

Joe Swann, of 155 Pine Tree Road, told the zoning board he has been diagnosed with severe allergies will have to move if the chicken farm is approved. He said he has four wells with problems and fears they will dry due to the amount of water Her-; shey will need for his operation. Attorney John Kachur, repre-n senting two opponents to the facility, Susan Mosser and presented statistics indicating the 1 million chickens will use between 48,000 and 200,000 gallons of water per day depending on the temperature. John Fehringer, of 1285 Hunterstown-Hampton Road, echoed concerns about water problems that might result from operation of an egg-laying facili-. ty and said he fears tne chicken manure would create odor prob-1 lems as well.

At an earlier hearing, Hershey said if anyone lost water due to his farm, he would correct the problem. Attorney Henry Heiser, representing Hershey, said they could not fix existing problems. Bob Kenworthy, chairman of the zoning board, said board members will make another trip to the proposed site and visit another chicken farm in order to give the issue fair consideration. The zoning board may alsa consult with the planning commission on its views on the issue before rendering a decision. The issue is likely to be discussed at the Wednesday, Dec.

16 planning commission meeting. Evening Sun Photo by Ryan Bevitz Zinn family members line up for a play during the 30th annual Turkey Bowl football game held Thursday morning at Park Hills Elementary School in Hanover. Family gathers for 30th Turkey Bowl HARRISBURG (AP) A Com-jmon Pleas Judge in Schuylkill ounty on Wednesday stayed the 'execution of Mark Spotz, the Clearfield County man sentenced death three times for killing three women in 1995. Ridge had ordered the 27-year-old to die by lethal injection on Dec.15. It was the first of his three death sentences.

i This sentence was for the murder of 52-year-old June Ohlinger of County, who Spotz kidnapped as she opened a minimart, then shot her once in the head and fled with her car, cash 'and jewelry. He was also convicted of the piurder of Penny L. Gunnet in York County and of killing a Cumberland 'County woman. '1' He was also sentenced to 17 VZ to 35 years in prison for killing his brother, the incident police before sparking the series of deadly carjackings that involved the three women. Md.

man killed in accident A Maryland man was killed Wednesday when the truck he was driving struck a tree near his home in New Windsor, Md. According to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, Donald Francis Anthony, 55, of 15659 Oak Orchard was killed when his 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck left the roadway, hitting on a tree on "Sams Creek Road near Orchard iRoad. Anthony was pronounced dead qn the scene by officials of the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fire and rescue units from Lib-ertytown Volunteer Fire Company nd Carroll County also responded the incident. There were no passengers In 'he vehicle.

The investigation into the cpause of the accident is continuing. By R. Scott Rappold "Gburg man injured In Thursday crash 0 A Gettysburg man remained in serious condition this morning in tfie intensive care unit at York Hospital after an accident Thursday morning. i According to Cumberland Township Police, Christian Shol-jenberger, 29, of 8 Maple Gettysburg, struck a utility pole on Sacks Road, east of Taneytown at 1 1 :15 a.m. Police said the jyehicle caught on fire.

Shollenberger was pulled from the burning vehicle by rescue per-rs6nnel from Barlow Volunteer Fire and flown by Life Lion to the Hospital. Patrolman Craig Hartley, of the Cumberland Township Police, said fhe cause of the accident is still bfeing investigated. TJm. By R. Scott Rappold 'Traffic stop leads fo DUI arrest tr A Lexington, N.C., man was i arrested Wednesday afternoon at Route 1 5 and Route 1 34 for driving nder the influence and possessing a weapon.

According to Patrolman Craig Hartley, of the Cumberland Township Police, Marvin Michael Mabry, of 146 Jess Cross Lexington, N.C., was arrested after being stopped for speeding at 1:29 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the suspect had a .147 blood-alcohol-level. A search jDf the vehicle, done with the operators consent, revealed a handgun. Mabry had prior felony con-ivjctions, said Hartley, and is not to carry a firearm.

He was arraigned before District Justice Harold Deardorff and posted $5,000 bail. i j) By R. Scott Rappold tour planned in Gburg OJ i Several museums in the historic Gettysburg area will open their doors between 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday during the Yuletide Festival. For a small donation, the public I may visit any one or all of the museums participating in the candlelight tour.

The proceeds from the tours will benefit Habitat for 1 Humanity. Candlelight donation i tickets may be obtained from any of the participating museums, i They include: The Schriver House, The Jennie Wade House, The Soldiers National Museum, The National Civil War Wax Museum, The Lincoln Room Museum and General Lee's Headquarters. Thursday morning, fathers smiled as they helped their sons get ready for the big game. You only want to give them a flag to grab onto, Ken said as he helped his son, R.C., tuck in his shirt. Hes a rookie.

R.C. kicked the ball off the start the first game; he was teamed with his father. They played against Daves team. Dave chose to wear his old Delone Catholic practice shirt, despite the old holes and tears in it. Bob, who was on the other field, also wore an old Delone warmup, only his was yellow and had less holes.

Bobs team challenged Johns squad, which included Johns son, Bryan, teamed with Turkey Bowl veteran Brodie. Theres usually a Zinn brother on every team, Dave said. The one game over the years The biggest change has been the numbers, Dave Zinn said. Over the years the game has grown to include the fourth Zinn brother, Ken, as well as other neighbors and friends and, eventually, the children of the brothers and friends. The game has grown so big that it has outgrown its location not only once, but twice.

It is currently played at the Park Hills Elementary School. One reason for the Park Hills venue is that it is close to a playground for the smaller kids. Originally, the Turkey Bowl was a tackle game, which became a flag game and is now a two-hand touch game. The fathers did not want their kids getting hurt, and they did not want to get hurt themselves. After all, most of the original participants are now in their 40s.

BY RYAN BEVITZ Evening Sun Reporter One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, four Mississippi, five Mississippi. Coming! yelled John Zinn as he charged past the one-man offensive line in his pursuit of the quarterback. Zinn along with his three brothers, his son Bryan and countless nieces, nephews, friends and children of friends -played a glorified game of backyard football Thursday in what has become known as the Turkey Bowl. The Turkey Bowl started out as a simple game of two-on-two football between Zinn, his brothers Bob and Dave and friend John Brodie on Thanksgiving morning 1969. Grant may help residents pay sewer hook-up fees Supervisors explore trash contract savings has evolved into four games.

Two first-round games are followed by a matchup between winners of the those games and the losers. Like everything in the 1990s, the Turkey Bowl has a disclaimer. John now writes on the official invitation, Of course, you play at your own risk and no one assumes any responsibility for anything. There is good reason for the disclaimer. There have dislocated fingers and trips the hospital in the past.

This year, Ken went down with a shoulder injury, but insisted that the games continue. He was with his family and friends. Thats not something anyone can easily leave. Especially not on the 30th anniversary of the Turkey Bowl. item pickup in the spring and fall, Coleman said A lot has happened here to cost the people money.

I think this would be a way of saving our taxpayers some money, he added. The concept is simple. The township would ask waste haulers serving the region to offer a bid to service all homes in the township. See TRASH, Page A-4 Berwicks $4.4 million sewer system is slated to come on line in about two years. Supervisors See GRANT, Page A-4 Weavers Hardware Berwick officials estimate those costs at $3,500 per home.

By D.K. THOMAS LAMB Evening Sun Correspondent Berwick supervisors are once again vying for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to aid township residents when it comes time to connect to the planned township sewer system. Supervisors agreed Monday to submit necessary paperwork to the Adams County Office of Planning and Development in an attempt to gamer some of the coming years block grant funding. We requested this last year and, basically, they told us we were not close enough yet, Supervisor Bob Coleman said, referring to planning for the sewer system. This year, I said Supervisor Bob Coleman, who said he has talked with surrounding municipalities and representatives of the Adams County Solid Waste Department about the issue.

Residents in Berwick Township are paying between $51 and $53.80 per quarter for trash collection service, he said. In Conewago Township, they pay $26 per quarter, which includes recycling and large Last year, Berwick was turned down for funding because the sewer system was a project too distant in the future. Projects in other municipalities, which were closer to fruition, received last years available grant funds. By D.K. THOMAS LAMB Evening Sun Correspondent Berwick supervisors are looking to save residents money on their trash bills through a means that has become common in the area.

Theyre investigating the possibility of putting the townships trash service up for bid. "Some other municipalities have cut their costs in half, believe we are close enough. The supervisors hope to secure funds to aid low- to moderate-income households with the cost of tapping into the new sewer system. That cost is estimated at $3,500 per home. trc)t RAZOR SCRAPER Value 89 i I Ad Expires 112798 1 East Hanover Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 (located Rt 116 in Bonneauville) (717)334-5160 BRUSHTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NEW YEARS EVE BINGO 30 Games at $100.00 a Game $10.00 Good Neighbor THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1998 Doors Open at 4:30 pm 6:30 Speed Bingo followed by Star Burst Games Price of ticket is $30.00 which includes 9 paper specials for 30 games, and 8 book specials for 5 games.

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