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By SUSAN BROQK Pras Enterprise Writer now the chamber's Downtown Division and has served on the board of directors from 1988 to 1994 and its legislative affairs membership development and economic developmentcommercial action planning committees She was a founding board member and viceohairwuman of Downtown Noonuburg Revitalization Inc Hummel said she operated The Little Shop a clothing store for 16 years I was going to she recalled Instead she got involved with founding The Candy Barrel and an ice cream parlor named Uckety Split which she later sold It is now closed Hummel also founded two businesses in BLOOMSBURG Business owner nH community leader Rosemary Hummel describes herself aa lan Indian not a chief So Hummel 80 the owner and operator of The Canity Barrel was floored Wednesday the Chamber of Commerce named her the 1998 Athena Award recipient The award was presented at the chamber's breakfast and annual meeting held at Main Street Inn I deserve this I take the presidency of anything I just always loved Bloomsburg and business and the people put part of my everyday Hummel said afterwards as a stream of Ff LV i tl If ff I family friends and associates cameup simultaneously ran a shoe otferhugs hnd congratulations store' on Main Street which was open for 1 heart has- always been on Main Street and I always will feel that And now doubly she told the audience The annual awards program is co-sponsored by the chamber and Alexander Family car dealership It recognises women of achievement who are community volunteers and serve as mentors and ime ipodels for others Chamber members put together a biog-raphy of Hummel that lists her involvfe ment as a board member of Columbia four The Candy Barrel at 24 Main St is her current focus Introducing Hummel Donna Coombs said Hummel's employees adore her for her friendliness and concern New shopkeepers also recognize that cordiality frequently stops by to show friendly face' and show when a new venture on the block Coombs said 1 also been known as a generous donor offering the products from her store been known to ring up orders for individuals and groups at a discount without their Coombs said Eor Hummel the award seemed to tug at her heart Retirement is tempting her she said but so for downtown business has had a greater allure Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP) and Bloomsburg QUEST program In addition she has worked on a political campaign dnd served as a Meals on Wheels volunteer She has been active in the former Downtown Bloomsburg Business Association Pvmbb EnlnfWM ATHENA WINNER Rose Hummel left received the Athena Award from the Bloomsburg Chamber of Commerce onWednesday morning during the 57th annual membership meeting Also pictured are from left Donna Coombs small business committee Kevin) Swisher sales manager from Alexander Fiamily car dealers sponsor of the award and PhH Pelletier chamber chairman Magee leader has winning I wav with global partnership By SUSAN BROOK Press Enterprise Writer BLOOMSBURG Mike Katerman was honored Wednesday morning for leading the Magee company here when it teamed up with a Swiss flrm last year 1 The Bloomsburg Chamber of Commerce presented Katerman with the Sam Walton Business Leader Award for his leadership of Magee Rieter Automotive Systems through its merger Katerman said his company believes in Bloomsburg a key factor in deciding not to sell the company but to seek an international partner were told we had to be global and we had to be a systems he said won new contracts and seen an area of growth which be experiencing for the next one to three he said He said the company's TOO employees and executive staff were the ones win contributed to his being honored The chamber also elected new' officers and board Honor recognizes I deal with Swiss firm! government affairs Rod Keller Pennsylvania Powers and Light vice chairman for community and eco-J nomic development Deb Brehm Moving Storage vice chairman for marketing Tim Wagner- Trophies and Engravables vice chairman' for Downtown Division Claude Renninger RENCO Home and Sports Center treasurer and Edward L' Edwards president Elected to the board of directors for threeyeaiT terms are Beth Bloom-Wight Quaker Construction Services Debra Brehm Moving and Storage Thomas Onions First Federal Savings and Loan' Association and Gary Norton of Derr Purselv Luschas and Norton Elected for one-year terms are Alex Diibil Bloomsburg Area School District Phil Pelletier Kleerdex Inc and Mary Clapp PNC Bank Continuing to serve on the board of directors are Fred Fries Dillon Core Jan Girton Columbia Comity Farmers National Bank Brad Miller Miller Office Sup- ply Co Jessica Kozloff Bloomsburg University Gail Menapace Columbia Child Development Program 818 CnBIpniOrBil THINKING GLOBALLY HONORED LOCALLY Mike Katerman right received the Sam Walton Business 'members at its ng Wednesday Lhader award on Wednesday morning (bring the 57th annual Bloomsburg Chandler of Commerce member- They are nhaimvm Robert McCoy First rviinmhin ship meeting Also pictured are from left: Bob McCoy incoming charpber chairman Bill Burgin Wal-Mart store Bant and Ihist Co Harry Strausser The Remit rr)anager and Phil Pelletier outgoing chamber chairman Corp vice chairman for finance administration and 1 Mints coaster among new Hershey thrills i Company boss speaks at Bloomsburg Chamber event By SUSAN BROOI Press Enterprise Writer you are one up on ihe rest of the world today Scott Newkom Hershey executive about the free chocolate mbit TasteTations samples given out to Bloomsburg Chamber Commence members Wednesday he told his audience In his talk Newkom chronicled haw Hershey Entertainment and Resort Co Inc (HEROO) tried to diversify outside foe Hershey area after foe Three Mile Island nuclear plant acd- debt and a gasoline shortage cut foe revenue But fob growth attempt came too tost without enough financial backing he said The company pulled back to regroup and now concentrates on its Dauphin County holdings which include Hershey park Hersheypark Arena and Stadium ZooAmerica the Henhey 'Bears Hockey CTub the Hershey Wildcats A-League soccer team The Hotel Hershey The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center and such lesser-known entities as Hershey High- meadow Campground Hershey Nursery scape and Design Hershey Cleaners Hershey Ifextiles and Hershey Lodge Cinema HEROO employs 1000 year-round and 2500 1 employees BLOOMSBURG parept company plans to keep doing what it does best 4 providing entertainment thrills for its phtronsb This year a new bigger roller coaster is in the works The latest addition will be The Great Bear (a wordplay alluding to foe Hershey Bears hockey foam) an inverted looping roller coaster with a 100-foot loop now under construction and soon to be tested said Scott Newkom gjiest speaker at the Bloomsburg Area Chamber of 57th annual meeting held Wednesday at Main Street Inn The Great Bear Joins the still-new Wild Cat a wooden roller coaster of the and out up and (town design which was installed in 1998 Newkom joked that he was looking for volunteer ride testers and found a willing guinea pig in Ed Edwards chamber president and executive director The Hershey executive also brought along a brand new candy product ThsteThtions a hard candy with a chocolate mint flavor just a few weeks away from bang introduced commercially but samples were at every place setting you are one up on the rest of foe world NATIONAL ACCREDITATION The Bloomsburg ArS'cSanSsr'ol! Commerce recently received national accreditation by the United States! Chamber of Commerce Standing with the certificate Wednesday are from left: guest speaker Scott Newkam of Hershey Entertainment Resort Co Phil Pelletier outgoing Chamber chairman Ed Edwards chamber executive director' and Bob McCoy incoming chamber chair- man Accused harasser gets probation arrested on new charge By SUSAN SCHWARTZ Prat Enterprise Writer Three youths hospitalized in Mountain Road crash i JONESTOWN Three juveniles were seriously hurt in a one-car crash about 9 pm Wednesday One was flown to a hospital by helicopter Driver Kenneth Forte 17 of Shickshinny was airlifted to Penn State Geisinger Medical Center with several Jnjuries including a severe one to foe leg police said Front-seat passenger Daniel Sones 17 of Orangeyille was driven to PSGMC with a chest injury Rear ngwr Kevin Forte 15 was taken to PSGMC by Ambulance with right shoulder and left wrist injuries Tpr Rob Ruckle of Bloomsburg state police believed Sooes had been taken to Bloomsburg Hospital but PSGMC emergency room personnel said all three victims were being treated there Ruckle said the 1983 blue Chevy Chevette was going west bn Mountain Road in F'ishingcreek Tbwnship when it Apparently hit some ice and slid about 85 feet until it struck a tree head-on The four-door car sustained severe front-end damage And had to be towed Ruckle said he did not talk to foe driver or the passes jjers and is still investigating the cause of the crash away from all the alleged victims Normally that would have been the -end of the matter But state Tpr Ronald Ostrowski stood up part! way through the hearing to say he had another warrant for Mr Ostrowski said that Mrs Allard' called him on Jan 9 to say her ex-hus- band called her up and cursed at her telling her will get Mr Allard continued to call her he said Mr Allard denied the charge then said he may have called her on Jan 10 before his attorney told him to be quiet didn't do any of that he said turned myself in on Jan He said he came back because he wants to clear up all warrants before' aq upcoming custody hearing regarding his three children ages 8 10 and 12 12-year-old sort tried to walk to New Jersey to see me" he said Hasay set Mr Allard's bail at $2500 then scheduled him for a hearing on the latest incident for noon on Feb 6 Allard said occurred in 1995 shortly before the pair divorced Mrs Allard took to the stand to say she had been working in the kitchen of the White Birch when her husband came in and started screaming grabbed me by my arms and dragged me she said was mad because I was working He was mad about a lot of She said she feared for her life but returned home to Mr Allard that night had three children she explained had no place to go My family is alt in New When Mr Allard testified he said he simply was trying to resolve an argument the' couple had earlier drag her or push her he said went to take her hand like a man takes his hand and instead I got her wrist And we just walked out calmly I led her out of the Ha say found Mr Allard guilty and ordered him to pay $372 in fines and court costs Allard was also ordered to stay already sentenced in New Jersey for making harassing phone calls after he called Mrs Allard from New Jersey and threatened to care of her mce and for In New Jersey he was sentenced to six months probation and $250 Jine On Wednesday District Justice John Ha say sentenced him to another year of probation and a 21000 fine for using a phone to harass Harry Meri-cle and his wife at their business the White Birch Inn He also allegedly harassed Margaret Turner who worked with Mrs Allard at the inn -Court papers say that when he' called foe inn and was not allowed to speak with Mrs Allard he said: getting a submachine gun and coming down there and blowing you all Meride said Mr Allard called his business at least 35 times in three days' Allard pleaded guilty to harassing foe Merictes and Turner in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges of terroristic threats But he decided to fight a charge of harassment Mrs SHICKSHINNY -At first it seemed Edward Allard had escaped jail time when he was sentenced for several harassment charges against his ex-wife and' her associates Wednesday But be was hauled off in handcuffs anyway after a state trooper in foe courtroom audience announced he had a warrant for arrest on yet another harassment charge will never go sobbed Marge Allard the defendant's mother as court adjourned bother her All he wants is to see his children But papers filed with the court tell a different story Edward Allard was taken into custody earlier this month after returning from New Jersey and turning himself in to face several warrants for harassing at least four different people including his ex-wife Christine Allard According to court papers he was A PHOTO: Crash damagaPage 1 I Ma.