Page 2 Friday, September 21, 1984 The Capitol Times
Jamesway comes to Olmstead Plaza
By Erik M. Morris
The Olmstead Plaza will
be adding a new store to its
community of merchants in
late October. If no further
difficulties occur, the doors
of the new $1.2 million
Jamesway store will official
ly open for business at 9:30
a.m. on October 25.
The Jamesway Corpora
tion, a community-oriented
company, is apparently hop
ing to pump new life into the
Olmstead Plaza, which jok
ingly has been referred to in
the past as the "Old Dead
Plaza."
Heavy rains have
hampered construction, ac
cording to Allen P. Ander
son, manager of the store.
This has resulted in a one
week delay in opening.
Anderson said he plans to
employ 70 to 100 persons,
the majority of whom have
already been,hired. In the in
terest Of flexibility, most of
sports potential high
A sports editorial
By Angelo Vecchio
Once upon a time there
was a college located in a
small area known as Mid
dletown. The college was an
extension of the mighty
Pennsylvania State Universi
ty. It had almost everything
it needed: good academic
programs, dorms, a long list
of extracurricular activities,
and even a truck factory next
door. Students came from
far and near to attend classes
at this place, named Capitol
Campus.
But there was a problem.
It seemed as though very few
people cared about athletics
at the PSU/Capitol. And
let's face it: while sports
might not be a prerequisite
for a successful college to
operate, students can be
proud of a hard-working
varsity team. Still, it seemed
as though very few people
became involved with sports
at the campus.
Then a wonderful thing
happened: students, athletes,
coaches and administrators
began to take an increased
interest in sports at Capitol
the Jamesway staff will be
part-time employees. Almost
all of the Jamesway staff
already hired are area
residents, including several
from the Meade Heights
development, he said.
The Jamesway building,
which is still under construc
tion at the northeastern end
of the plaza, contains 53,000
square feet of floor space.
When completed, the build
ing will utilize a "center
court" floorplan designed to
guide customers around the
entire store with the hope of
increasing the number of
purchases per customer.
When it opens, the
Jamesway store will be the
closest department store to
the Capitol Campus. The
store will be open from 9:30
a.m. until 9:30 p.m. daily,
with hours on Sundays
scheduled to be announced
on a later date.
According to Anderson,
Jamesway is "promotion-
Campus. Attendance in
creased at games. Some team
records improved as in
dividuals were named to all
star teams. Coaches, like
Frank Capprell (tennis),
were cited for outstanding
work with their teams.
Athletic Director BudSmitley
worked hard to bring events
like amateur boxing to the
campus. Intramural sports
boomed, and it seemed as
though the whole attitude of
people at Penn State/Capitol
Campus was more
sports-oriented.
Well, that brings us up to
the present. It will be pleas
ing if sports programs con
tinue to improve here. Sure,
we are crippled by the fact
that as a two-year institu
tion, we have no freshmen or
sophmores to participate.
And we might not have the
training tools that some
other schools do. But it
seems clear that there is a
potential for great progress
of athletics here. And if
enough people get involved,
in whatever way possible, we
might really appreciate the
results.
minded and community
oriented."
"In the past we have often
had in-store fund raisers to
benefit a charitable group or
organization."
Jamesway is also a na
tional sponsor for the
Muscular Dystrophy Associ
ation. Anderson said that he
would like to try staging a
marathon to benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
He also encouraged students
interested in campus fund
raisers, bake sales and other
related activities to contact
him for information concer
ning use of the Jamesway
property.
Anderson said he wants to
interact successfully with all
area residents and Penn
State/Capitol Campus stu
dents. He has been with the
Jamesway Corporation for
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