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LOCALBUSINESS Obituaries Page B-3 Comics, TV Page B-4 Business Page B-6 MONDAY, NEW ERA APRIL 1,1991 Year-round school? Year-round school: several districts here considering pilot programs It will happen when the community gets to the point where they decide it is the wise thing to do. Melvfn E. Rosier US by Joe Byrne New Era Staff Writer For us to not consider it would be a mistake. That's why were deliberating in a very methodical way. R.

Bonfield Warwick If it was the answer to every- thing, all the schools would be -doing it EadHodon. HempfieW BENEFITS; DISADVANTAGES; B.Camplicaled.curriculum.... changes. Trim expenses gj Teacher fatigue Smaller classes JQ Complexities of staggered Remediationfor schedules students between Problems with school sessions rather transportation and sports than in the summer. schedules.

vacations Conflicts with summer jobs Discount bus tickets offered to disabled Higher fares went into effect today on Lancaster Countys public bus system, but disabled riders are being offered a new discount ticket to help offset the price increase. For most riders, regular base fares increased from 75 cents to 80 cents for a single trip and from $6.75 to $7 for a discount 10-trip ticket. For disabled riders, who pay half fare, the rates rose from 35 cents to 40 cents for a single trip. However, disabled riders also are being offered half-price, 10-trip tickets for the first time. The tickets, costing $3.50, keep the cost of 10 trips at the level disabled riders had been paying for 10 individual fares at old rates.

The passes also offer the disabled the convenience of not having to deal with change when boarding the bus, said Gale Martin, an RRTA spokeswoman. On weekdays, the half-fare rate on the 10-ticket, disabled-rider Eass applies only to the non-peak ours before 6 a.m., between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and after 6:30 p.m. It applies all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Disabled riders may also use the 10-trip tickets during peak hours, but full fares will apply, and the bus driver will punch the ticket twice.

Ammonia leaks at Kunzler Meat Co. An ammonia leak at the Kunzler Meat 652 Manor on Sunday sent residents in the neighborhood indoors while city firemen vented vapors from a part of the plant. Gilbert Fry, deputy fire chief, said a maintenance man alerted firemen about the leak in a 100-by-1 50-foot processing room on the Lafayette Street side of the building. Fry said firemen vented the room of vapors. Police and firemen responded shortly after 10 a.m.

and were on the scene more than three hours, until no odor remained. Reduces need for lengthy reviews after summer-vacations tional School Boards Association prior to their annual convention in San Francisco. At the end of a years time, the Warwick board will then decide whether to embark on a two-year period of study at the local level. Mrs. Buckwalter said she believes interest in year-round education will increase as resources become more and more limited.

I think people are going to be more ready to embrace this as they see their taxes go up and up and up. When they say Whoa! you say, Hey, this is one of the options available. What do you think? Rosier said year-round schooling could be done if people want to do it. He said he personally favors first trying year-round schooling at the elementary level. I think theres something to doing it through 8, to see if it works, he said.

Rosier believes any plan to implement year-round schooling on a district-wide basis would encounter significant opposition from the community, due mostly to conflicts with summer jobs and extracurricular activities. Personally, Bonfield expressed some skepticism about whether the public will accept year-round schooling. He said the lifestyles of Lancaster coun-tians particularly their penchant for traditional summer vacations will probably be a large hurdle to overcome. Manheim Townships Nelson said she also is interested in piloting a year-round school, but only at the elementary level. The superintendent said she is not ready to discuss the idea with the school board, but added that the idea could fly if a core group of 300 to 400 parent volunteers backed the idea.

Some county superintendents expressed serious doubts about Following the release last week of a report on year-round schooling, several Lancaster County superintendents have expressed interest in studying such a plan, probably at the elementary level. John R. Bonfield of Warwick said that his school board has already embarked on a three-year plan to study year-round schooling as an alternative to building another elementary school. And Melvin E. Rosier of Lampeter-Strasburg and Sharron V.

Nelson of Manheim Township both favor taking a close look at year-round schooling. At the same time, other county superintendents surveyed last week point to many problems with a change to a year-round system, and expressed doubts about it becoming a viable option here. Most agreed that public opinion is a Key to making year-round schooling happen. It will happen when the community gets to the point where they decide it is the wise thing to do, predicted Rosier of L-S. At Warwick, Bonfield said enrollment projections indicate the district will need another Sade school by September 97.

If there is continued growth and there is public acceptance of the concept, Bonfield said, the board wants to be in a position by 1994 to either accept or reject year-round schooling. For us to not consider it would be a mistake, Bonfield said. Thats why were deliberating in a very methodical way. School board member Ma-delyn Buckwalter has been tapped to study year-round options, Bonfield said. On April 12, she will attend a national seminar on year-round schooling, to be presented by the Na- NnnEfaGNphctyMC year-round schooling here.

I dont think we want to be first, said Cocalico superintendent William Worley, because there are a lot of bugs that have to be worked out. Worley listed transportation schedules, sports schedules, family vacations, maintenance and cleaning of school buildings and coordination with vo-tech schools and the Intermediate Unit as just a few of the potential trouble-spots for year-round schooling. What do you do when you have just one or two districts doing it? Worley asked. Referring to public opposition underscored in polls, Noel Taylor of Penn Manor stated, That would be a monumental thing to overcome. He also said he does not believe most districts will save a substantial amount.

Earl Horton of Hempfield remarked: If it was the answer to everything, all the schools would be doing it. However, he added that school districts are going to be looking at all kinds of ways to use facilities and dollars as effectively as possible. Theodore Soistmann of Ephrata Area School District said he believes it might be more worthwhile to study increasing the number of days in the school year, now pegged at 180 days. Soistmanns stance has been backed by legislation introduced recently by state Rep. Ivan Itkin (R-Allegheny).

Itkin wants to order the Joint State Government Commission to study the feasibility and cost of extending the 180-day school calendar. Loyalty Day Parade Welcome Home Celebration As a member of the Desert StormDesert Shield Operation I wish to participate in the 1991 Loyalty Day Parade. NAME, RANK For April: 30 jokes, take 1 a day Hurrah for April 1st. April Fools Day officially kicks off National Humor Month, and, oh, how I long to be a part of it. As is my custom, Id like you, beloved reader, to be co-conspirators in making April the jol-liest month of this or any other year.

Prepare to laugh yourself silly with these 30 jokes, providing you with a months worth of gags to help you meet your minimum daily requirement for laughter. I. The Phillies have built a microwave bullpen to give their relievers faster warmups. Judging from this years pitching staff, the relievers will see lots of action. 2.

My car phone bill was so high last month that I can no longer afford gas. 3. You know that the real estate market has plummeted when you read: For Sale Exact Change Only. 4. Rumor has it that Japan is negotiating to buy the postal service.

I can see it now robots, dressed in short, gray pants delivering the mail. 5. Im financially independent. No one will lend me a cent. 6.

Has Oprah put on weight, or is my TV getting smaller? 7. NASA projects that they will have a man on Mars by 2016. Women will arrive in 2017 since it takes them longer to get ready. 8. The bosss family complained that he wasnt spending enough quality time with them, so he bought each of them a Hamilton watch.

9. Did you know that the inventor of the snooze alarm lost his job because he was always showing up late for work? 10. Ive added some real incentive to my exercise regimen. When I do sit-ups, I put potato chips between my toes. II.

Always owe your doctor money. It gives him extra motivation to keep you alive. 12. A first grade teacher complained, That boys so hyperactive you might think hes twins. 13.

The average two-year-old knows dozens of words; however, no is not one of them. 14. After raising three children, a mother decided it was time to relax, so she took a job as an air-traffic controller. 15. The first rule of public speaking concerns timing stop speaking when everyone in the room is looking at the clock.

16. A local high school has launched a drive to collect old glasses, ball-point pens, pocket protectors, and out-of-style clothes to help aid Lancasters nerdy families. 17. Sign up now for Claus-trophobics Anonymous, but hurry space is limited! 18. Why dont government workers look out the windows in the morning? Theyd have nothing to do in the afternoon.

19. What if there were no hypothetical questions? 20. The boss is upset because someone called him an ignoramus and another employee told him what it meant. 21. One woman to another, If she married him for his money, shes working for minimum wage.

22. 1 knew that the pilot on my most recent flight was a novice. It was the first time I ever saw a 747 with training wheels. 23. The new company medical plan is comprehensive.

It covers all medical procedures except those performed by doctors. 24. A golfer lost his ball. He asked the caddy, Why didn't you keep an eye on More HUSSAR on B-8 SERVICE BRANCH UNIT CURRENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP PHONE Loyalty Day to honor Gulf war veterans Lancasters 23rd Annual Loyalty Day Parade will be held on Saturday, May 4, with the theme, Proud to be an American. This years parade will be in honor of the late Dr.

Mark Connelly and the other men and women who served in the Persian Gulf. The city and county will join the parade committee in making the event a Coming Home ceremony for all military personnel involved in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, said Mayor Janice C. Stork. The parade is a perfect opportunity for all Lancastrians to welcome home our soldiers and let them know we are proud of them and thankful to them, Stork said. County Commissioner Bob Brenneman said he is pleased that the parade committee has seized the opportunity to recognize the efforts of the troops and welcome them home.

The parade committee is inviting all those who served in the Latino culture subject of week-long series at MU Latino Week at Millersville University will provide countians with a chance to learn about a 17th-century Mexican poet and womens rights advocate, to see a film written by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and to hear the music of Puerto Rico. Events begin on Monday, April 15 with a lecture by Blandina Cardenas Ramirez on The Educational Future of Latinos in the U.S. The speaker is director of the Office of Minority Concerns at the American Council on Education. The 1:30 p.m. lecture will be held in Lehr Dining Room, Gordinier Hall.

At 6 p.m. the same day, the film Rodrigo No Future will be shown in the all-purpose room of the Student Memorial Center. This award-winning movie depicts life in Medellin, Colombia. Lyte Auditorium will be the site of events at 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

Morton Marks, an anthropologist, will speak on Mountain and Coast, shorthand for the cultural influences of Spain and Africa on Puerto Rico. His talk will be followed by a concert by Conjunto Carambu, an eight-member group of singers, dancers and drummers dedicated to the preservation of African-derived and Spanish-influenced muscial styles, bomba and plena. General admission is $3. A panel dicussion on Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, will be presented at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, in Gordonier Halls Old Main Room.

The 17th-century Mexican poet and nun is recognized for the genius in her writing. The film Erendira, written by Garcia Marquez, will be shown at 6 p.m. April 17 in Ganser Library Auditorium. Cultural displays and entertainment will be open from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 18 in the all-purpose room of the Student Memorial Center. Local high school will display booths. Estudiantina, a Latino choral group from the School District of Lancaster and Bajacu, a folkloric dance troupe from the universitys Migrant Education Program, will perform. All events except the April 16 Conjunto Carambu concert are free. Please return to: Loyalty Day Paradt Applications will be accepted until April 26, 1991.

21 9 North Duka Si Questions contact Sherman Babcock 569-6656 Lancaster, PA 17602 Gulf to march at the start of the parade. A special area near the reviewing stand will be provided for the troops and their families to view the parade. A coupon accompanying this article is provided for those who wish to participate in the parade. During the parade, there will be a special tribute to Connelly, who was a county resident and physician at Lancaster General Hospital. He was killed by a land mine in Iraq last month after the cease-fire had been declared.

In addition to the tribute, the parade will focus special attention on the 200th anniversary of James Buchanans birth. Buchanan, Americas 15 th president, was a Lancaster resident. The parade will step off at 2 p.m., rain or shine, beginning at North Lime and Orange streets, then proceeding west on Orange to Marietta Avenue, northwest on Marietta to College Avenue, north on College to Buchanan Avenue, west on Buchanan to Race Avenue, and north on Race to the reviewing stand at Franklin and Marshall College. 'Other People's Money' set at Fulton April 1 8-27 UEA im I mm Jay Devlin Becca Lish Augusta Dabney Ron Ohrbach Mitchell McGuire The play stars Ron Orhbach as Garfinkle, Becca Lish as Sullivan and Jay Devlin as Andrew Jorgenson, he owner of the company, whose traditional values and concern for his workers give him the moral high ground. Ohrbach has appeared in off-Broadway productions of Lies and Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Other off-Broadway experience includes parts in Mrs. Dally Has a Lover, The Skin of Our Teeth and The Hit Parade. He has had guest roles on TV shows such as LA Law, Amen and Murphy Brown. Lish, who received her education and training at Yale and Northwestern universities and the American Conservatory Theatre, has appeared in numerous Trinity Reportory Company productions. Her film credits include The Witches of Eastwtok, Although the Fulton Opera House has been mired in a debate lately about whether its renovations should receive public funding, the theater does indeed have Other Peoples Money.

Thats the title of the timely play that will appear on its stage from April 18-27. Chosen as the best off-Broad way play of 1989, Other Peoples Money is about the sometimes carnivorous workings of Wall Street. The play- tells the tale of a small, family owned plant called New England Wire Cable, which is being stalked by Lawrence Garfinkle. Larry the Liquidator, as he is known on Wall Street, is a vulgar, loud-mouthed New York corporate takeover artist. Opposing him as the lawyer for New England Wire Cable is the brilliant and beautiful Kate Sullivan, who knows a dirty trick or herself.

Loving and has acted on Broadway in three Edward Albee plays, Everything in the Garden, Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Seascape. She has also been in Broadway productions of Children of a Lesser God, The Playroom, Dear Ruth, Another Love Story and Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Mitchell McGuire will play Willim Coles in Other Peoples Money. He has appeared in numerous off-Broadway and regional productions, including performances at the Manhattan Punch Line and the Roundabout Theatre. He has appeared on TV in guest roles.

Playwright Jerry Sterners script provides a comic dialogue along with the twists of a thriller. Kathleen Collins directs the play Robert Klingelhoefer is scenic designer; Chib Glatz is costume designer; Bill Simmon is lighting designer; Barry Kornhauser is stage manager; and Joanna Underhill is production assistant Performance times are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees on the first Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21. Adult tickets are $12 to $16.

The play is recommended for mature audiences only. Devlin was a member of the National Tour of Other Peoples Money. He has acted in Broadway and off-Broadway productions including King of Hearts, The Hot Baltimore, Little Murders, Ballymurphy and Patrick Henry Lake Liquors. He created the continuing role of Hank Ferguson on All My Children and has had guest roles on other soap operas. He appeared in the film Three Days of the Condor.

Augusta Dabney plays Bea Sullivan in the Fulton production of Other Peoples Money. She currently appears on the soao opera.