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Dear Editor:
At a recent meeting of
the Marietta Zoning Hear-
ing Board an issue came up
which caught my attention
and 1 think would - be of
interest to the public.
Many citizens are missin-
formed about the zoning
laws concerning trailers in
Marietta. 1 have talked to
at least 20 people this
week, all of whom thought
that no more trailers would
be allowed in town. 1
assume there are other
such uninformed people
around. Won't they be sur-
prised when 6 trailer ap-
pear on the vacant corner
lot at Front and Decatur
Street and 2 more shortly
after at Jones and Hazel
Avenues? I'm sure the
people who live in that area
of West Market Street are
going to be delighted to
look out their windows at 6
more trailers adorning their
view.
A certain gentleman in
Marietta wants to purchase
the vacant lot at Front and
Decatur Streets and place 6
trailers on the lot without
the proper amount of yard
space around each trailer
as is required by the zon-
ing laws. His request was
turned down by the zoning
officer but the gentleman
appealed for a variance
from the Zoning Hearing
Board which consists of 3
members, 2 of which are
willing to grant the vari-
ance. The matter is now
being taken to the Planning
Commission for a recom-
mendation, and a final
decision will follow, prob-
ably before this letter is
even printed. Many citi-
zens’ property values will
be affected but not many
people were informed of
the matter in time to have
a voice in the decision.
Why can’t the public be
informed about meetings
and especially topics to be
discussed in advance so
they can participate in
decisions concerning them,
instead of reading the final
results one week later in
the Susquehanna Times. 1
understand notices of meet-
ings are posted in the
Columbia News but this is
not what 1 call informing
the public in Marietta. How
many citizens in the bor-
ough read the Columbia
News? Why can’t
Susquehanna Times also be
informed in advance of
the.
pending meetings. We
must find a better way to
inform the public of issues
before they are finalized.
I realize that informing
the public is a full time job,
but it is so essential to our
democratic way of life. It
would take a full time paid
official to do this and
properly handle other
issues which greatly affect
us. Our council members
and mayor have families,
positions, houses, and
yards to tend to just like
any other citizen. Marietta
is their volunteer job and
out of necessity, volunteer
jobs are usually low on
people’s priority lists.
If we want the best for
Marietta we are going to
have to pay for it like we
pay for everything else. At
the present time, I don’t
feel this town is getting the
attention or respect it de-
serves and this trailer issue
is the perfect example of
what happens when people
aren’t informed or don’t
care enough to participate
in decision-making that
greatly affects them and
their investments.
Respectfully
Claire Lavin
Dear Editor
We wish to thank all the
merchants and individuals
who supplied prizes, etc.—
also everyone who had a
part in making our 3rd
Annual Donegal Basketball
Banquet the complete suc-
cess that it was. Many
thanks to ‘‘Lefty’’ Dreisell
and his family for coming
to celebrate the occasion
with us.
Donegal Parents Basketball
Boosters
April 27, 1977
Bob Ransay has a good view from the attic of his new home.
The ideal bachelor pad
If you were a young,
handsome, eligible, articu-
late drag race promoter
looking for an ideal bache-
lor pad, what would you
do? Well, you could buy
the historic Mifflin House
in Columbia.
That’s what Bob Ramsay
“did.
Bob, who comes from a
long line of educators and
literary people, followed in
his family footsteps long
enough to graduate from
F&M with a degree in
anthropology and sociology.
His love affair with drag
racing began when he was
in high school and started
going to local races. A
chance meeting with the
owner of the York U.S. 30
Dragway led to the job of
announcer at the track.
Bob has also been an-
nouncer at the U.S. Na-
tional Championship Drag
Races at Indianapolis (pre-
sented by the National Hot
Rod Association) as well as
at many East Coast tracks,
and written weekly columns
on behind-the-scenes activi-
ties of U.S. racers for
publications such as Drag
[continued on page 8]
McCue, Bradley, Gainer honored at basketball banquet
The Donegal Basketball
Booster Club held its Third
Annual Banquet in the
school cafeteria Wednes-
day, April 20th. A social
hour preceeded the dinner
which was catered by the
Lancaster County Farm
Diner. Bob Roaten, Presi-
dent of the Boosters Club,
was Master of Ceremonies.
Charles ‘‘Lefty’’ Dreisell,
Coach of the University of
Maryland ‘‘Terrapins’’ was
the guest speaker and gave
a most inspirational talk
concerning the qualities of
a good athlete and a good
student and how they can
From left to right; coach Emil Swift, Bill Gainer, Kevin
Bradley,
Driesell.
Kris McCue and guest speaker
“Lefty”
be blended into one. He
cited many ‘players he has
coached and their dedica-
tion to their academic pro-
gram as well as their ath-
letic endeavors—particular-
ly Tom McMillen who be-
came a Rhodes Scholar as
well as an All-American
Basketball Player. His wife
and daughter accompanied
him to the banquet from
their home in Silver
Springs, MD.
Jim Sarbaugh, Coach of
.the Junior High Team and
personal friend of the Drei-
sells, introduced ‘‘Lefty”’
photo by Corky Flick
and gave a resume of his
wins and losses since he
started coaching basketball
in 1957.
Coach Emil Swift pre-
sented trophies to the Most
Valuable Player-Chris Mc-
Cue; Player with the Most
Rebounds-Kevin Bradley;
and Most Improved Play-
er-Bill Gainer. He stressed
the fact that these awards,
except for the statistical
rebounds, were voted on by
the 1976-77 Donegal In-
dians. Plaques were pre-
sented to all the Varsity
members by Henry Becker,
Vice-President of the Club.
The Varsity and JV
Cheerleaders were given
special recognition as being
an important part of the
basketball program at Don-
egal and were presented
gold necklaces by Mrs.
George McCue, Secretary.
She also presented an
‘“Honorary Cheerleader’
Certificate to Pam Dreisell
who is a frequent visitor to
this area and to Donegal
basketball games.
Bob Freund, Coach of
the JV team, recognized
his players and thanked
them for their efforts dur-
ing the year. They each
received a momento to re-
mind them of their 1976-77
season.
The Varsity and JV Co-
Captains presented Mr.
Swift and Mr. Freund with
Donegal Indian Comme-
morative Plates on behalf
of their teams.
One of the most sur-
prised persons at the ban-
quet was Mort, the bus-
driver. He was an especial-
ly invited guest and receiv-
ed a commemorative plate
in acknowledgment of his
faithful service to the team
and cheerleaders on their
trips to and from the
games.
Prizes, donated by var-
ious merchants and indiv-
iduals throughout the Don-
egal School District and
others were collected by
Bill Barto and Bob Roaten
and awarded to the Varsity
and JV players and cheer-
leaders. Grab bags were
also given to these individ-
uals. Junior High players
and cheerleaders were also
guests.
The invocation was given
by Harry Hershey and the
benediction pronounced by
Marlin Miller. The Banquet
Committee consisted of
Bob Roaten, Henry Becker,
Georgianne McCue, Liz
Sarbaugh, Barbie Roaten,
Joan Hershey, Erma Gain-
-er, Darlene Houseal, Kar-
leen Ney, and Bill Barto.