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INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL, LANCASTER, PA. FROM PAGEONE A-8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1 997 Flu: Two farms get clean bill of health Hersheypark plans $13 million coaster Theyre as safe as any other farm right now. Theyve been tested and there is no virus on the farms. John Schwartz County extension director Jy ZM Continued from A-1 breaks of the virus in at least three weeks, poultry experts do not know if the virus has been eradicated or is just lying dormant. Either way, restocking the lost flocks, all located in the quarantine zone, is viewed as a sound decision.

Theyre as safe as any other farm right now, said county extension director John Schwartz. Theyve been tested and there is no virus on the farms. The only way those new birds could be reinfected is if the biosecurity system we have fails or it gets tracked in from somewhere else or carried in by birds. Hersheypark Tuesday announced plans to build a $13 million, steel inverted roller coaster called the Great Bear. The high-speed, looping thrill ride will be the fifth coaster at the amusement park and is scheduled to open in May 1998.

It is the most expensive attraction ever built at Hersheypark. The Great Bear will feature two 32-passenger trains that ride underneath the track instead of on top of it. The new ride will be located in the Minetown section of the theme park near the Kissing Tower. According to a press release, the Great Bear will start by lifting riders 90 feet followed by a 124-foot drop into Comet Hollow. A 100-foot loop will spin riders 1 1 0-feet into the air as they ride on the outside of the loop at speeds reaching 58 mph.

The ride also features multiple high-speed turns, a spiral, an immelmann (similar to a loop, but riders reverse direction during an immelmann and then complete a barrel roll as they head out of the immelmann), a zero roll, a flat spin and a corkscrew. The total ride covers 2,800 feet of track and lasts nearly three minutes. The attraction will have a capacity of 1 ,300 riders an hour. The ride will intertwine with the sooperdooperLooper and Coal Cracker flume ride before crossing Spring Creek at Comet Hollow. The Great Bear is designed and manufactured by Bolliger Ma-billard, headquartered in Month-ey, Switzerland.

Formed in 1988, Bolliger Mabillard is one of the worlds top designers of steel roller coasters, having built rides in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Named after the constellation Ursa Major, The Great Bear is the second major attraction to be built at Hersheypark in three years. The Wildcat roller coaster debuted in 1996 at a cost of $3 million. The wooden Wildcat features an 85-foot drop and twisting turns at speeds of 45 mph. In addition to the Wildcat, Hersheypark also features the Comet, Trailblazer, sooperdooperLooper and the Sidewinder.

Hersheypark was opened in 1 907 by Milton S. Hershey as a picnic and pleasure grounds for his employees. The park has grown to cover 110 acres and features 50 rides and attractions. The $5 million avian flu aid bill signed by Gov. Tom Ridge in June was aimed mostly at fighting the disease and less at reimbursing farmers for their lost birds.

Meanwhile, all existing restrictions regarding the transportation of birds into and out of the quarantine zone, as well as all other safety measures will remain in force. Members of the poultry industry are still concerned that the virus may re-emerge, especially as the county moves into fall toward winter. The virus is more stable and more potent in cold weather than in warm. We have all our fingers and toes crossed, an Buskirk said. He termed the move a prudent decision based on strong evidence.

Its also based on business needs. If they dont restock, they continue to have expenses but no income, said Dr. Max Van Buskirk, director of the Bureau of Animal Health in Harrisburg. Theyre taking a chance, but they dont have much choice. The cost of restocking a poultry farm is not cheap.

At approximately $3 per bird, repopulating a farm would cost $300,000. When their flocks were destroyed, farmers were paid one-third the value of their flocks. In 1983-84, an outbreak of the virus necessitated the slaughter of 17 million birds at a cost of $100 million in Pennsylvania, This years outbreak is a mild strain of the virus in comparison, but a million birds that contracted the virus were destroyed this spring in an effort to stop the virus in its tracks. After discovering that killing the birds didnt seem to stop the spread, officials changed tactics and are now keeping another 800,000 infected birds in the poultry houses under tight quarantine. Elsewhere on the avian flu front, poultry officials are still pushing the U.S.

Department of Agriculture for permission to use a vaccine developed to fight the disease. Fearing international trade repercussions, the USDA has thus far withheld that permission, but has promised a timely decision. Production of vaccine is continuing at a Maine laboratory, however, and will be available for use by the end of September. Classes Continued from A-1 nary arts; and Willow Street in health science and transportation. Data processing, cosmetology, law enforcement and allied health programs will continue at all three schools.

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The engines and remaining cars stayed on the bridge, but four of those cars were derailed, he said. Its going to be a two-day operation, at least, to get it cleaned up, Drees said. The accident on the Conrail-owned line effectively shut down all rail traffic between Harrisburg and Philadelphia and points west, including Amtrak trains from Pittsburgh and Chicago, said agency spokesman Bill While the integrity of the 95-year-old bridge was intact, Drees said authorities were concerned with fractures in pipelines running through the bridge carrying water, petroleum and diesel fuel. Officials had cut off supply to the lines, and a minimal amount of diesel had spilled into the river, said Richard Devore of the Department of Environmental Protection. Conrail spokesman Tom Streicher said that he did not know what caused the bridge three miles north of Harrisburg to collapse.

A number of Conrail engineers will be examining the site on Wednesday, he said. There was nobody hurt. Thats the most important part, he said. Streicher said the train was traveling from Hagerstown, Md. to a power plant in Indian River, Del.

He said Conrail expected to move the cars stuck on the bridge by early Wednesday morning, with hopes of allowing traffic to resume shortly after Suburb: 16-screen theater If these spaces cannot be included, the number of spaces on the plan will fall short of the 1,484 required by the township. Loftin told the commission that the TreecoManor Partnership, which owns the shopping center, plans to survey the centers businesses to see if they use all of their employee parking spaces. If not, some spaces might be shifted to the cineplex proposal. The township considers the plans for the new theater as revised final plans for the previously-approved Manor Cinema project, Lauriello said. The township supervisors will have a final vote on the project after the planning commission reviews the plans.

Manor Cinemas, originally owned by Family Theatres Holding Group of New York, opened in 1990 and was the first movie theater to be built Lancaster in 19 years. In 1995, Regal Cinemas Inc. bought the theater from the group for $3 million. Established in 1989, Regal is the nation's eighth-largest theater chain, with 9 1 6 screens at 1 1 9 locations. A publicly held company, it is based in Knoxville, Tenn.

This is the second multi-screen cineplex to be proposed in the county in the past year. A 12-screen cineplex proposed in East Hempfield Township received recommendation from the township planners, but the East Hempfield supervisors unanimously rejected the plans April. Continued from A-1 end of the shopping center. The proposed theater would occupy the Maxwell building, which has remained empty since closing in mid-1988. Sketch plans include a proposed 7,500 square-foot restaurant to be constructed in the space currently occupied by Manor Cinemas.

The Radio Shack store would be replaced with a driveway, allowing better access to parking spaces located behind the shopping center, according to Robert Loftin, of Acer Engineers and Consultants, who represented Regal Cinema before the planners. Loftin said if the cineplex is built, Radio Shack would be relocated within the shopping center. At Tuesdays meeting, the planning commission recommended approval for two waivers on the plans, including the elimination of the required traffic study. The existing use is not changing, Mark Lauriello, Lancaster Township's engineer, said. Although we are somewhat concerned about parking, it (the theater) will draw off-peak traffic and will not affect the levels of traffic flow that dramatically.

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