May 11, 1977
Hunters will be required to use steel shot
to prevent lead poisoning
Waterfowl hunters will
be required to use steel
shot ammunition along the
Susquehanna River this
year, the Game commission
has been notified by the
U.S Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice.
Actually, the zone within
. 150 vards of the waters of
the Susquehanna River
between the confluence of
the north and west bran-
ches of the river at North-
umberland and the Mason-
Dixon line is included in
the steel shot area.
Steel shot will be requir-
ed in shotguns in the area
while hunting ducks, geese
and coots. Rifles and hand-
guns cannot be used to
hunt waterfowl. Since steel
shot loads are not currently,
available for all shotgun
gauges, the Fish and Wild-
life Service has said it will
publish an amendment
which will clarify the ex-
emption of guns in certain
Lutz receives
biology award
Ronald E. Lutz, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Lutz, 645 Donegal Springs
Road, Mount Joy, was one
of 99 award recipients at
Millersville State College’s
annual Honors and Awards
Banquet, Friday, April 29.
Lutz, a senior biology
major, received the Henry
Franklin Bitner Science
Prize for biology.
Members of the Project D.A.R.E. Reader’s Club, who read a certain number of
gauges.
Steel shot ammunitien is -
expected to cost at least S50
percent more than conven-
tional lead shot loads.
Portions of nine states
along the Atlantic seaboard
had steel shot requirements
in 1976, but this will be the
first year that the new
‘ammunition will be requir-
ed in PA. Eventually, steel
shot will be required for
waterfowl hunting through-
out the country in locations
where the birds are expos-
ed to lead poisoning be-
cause of high annual de-
posits of lead shot.
The Fish and Wildfife
Service estimates that
about 2 million ducks die in
the United States each year
from lead poisoning that
results when the birds
swallow spent lead shotgun
pellets while feeding in
fields and on marsh bot-
toms.
On a national scale,
about 7 percent of the
ducks taken by hunters
contain ingested lead shot
in their gizzards. The steel
shot requirement is de-
signed to stop the accumu-
lation of lead in areas
where it is poisoning
ducks. ‘The hunting of
other species of aquatic
and upland game birds
does not appear to be
significant source of lead in
birds.
Waterfowl
hunters na- |
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tionally deposit about 3,000 TL,
tons of lead into the en- *
vironment. This is really a
small amount of lead when
contrasted with the 184,000
tons emitted nationally
each year into the environ-
ment from auto exhausts
and industrial wastes.
Its significance lies in the
fact that it is concentrated
in areas where ducks feed.
All-elementary band trip planned
The personnel for the
Donegal All-Elementary
Band that will be traveling
to Connecticut on June 8,
9, and 10 have been select-
ed.
The Grandview members
are Patty Kline, Tina Beck-
er, Karen Wittel, Sirirat
Sritulanondha, Leann Kel-
ly, Keith Mueller, Scott
Frantz, Phil Peters, Mike
Jones, Jeff Way, Craig
Shearer, Barnell Wilson,
Andy Geltmacher, Brian
Tyson, Kevin Becker, Tom
Lucabaugh, and Scott Hos-
tetter. :
The Seiler members are:
Nancy Brubaker, Carolyn
Gehman, Lisa Ruhl, Carrie
Yourglivch, Susan Brandt,
Allen Bubacz, Craig Roper,
Kathleen Henly, Stacey
Ricedorf, Jackie Wealand,
Shawn Kreiner, Wayne
Chappel, John Hall, Wil-
liam Cox, Scott Brandt, and
Mark Shearer.
From Maytown are:
Ellen Endslow, Michele
Vogt, Kelly Endere, Jill
Kerschner, Carol Gerlach,
Penny Welsh, Stephanie
Barnitz, Jennifer Wilson,
Cheri Johnson, Andy
Pietsch, Kevin Barnhart,
Chris Swab, Donna Watto,
and Dale Charles.
From Riverview mem-
bers are: Tina Palmer,
Teresa Meszaros, Curtis
Palmer, David Moyer,
Randy McBride, and Dean
books, based on their instruction level, to qualify, are shown above at Maytown
Elementary. From left to right, they are: top row; Matt Zito, Amy Winters, Hob
Wilson, Scott Carl, Lola Barnes, Amy Jacoby, Crystal Sweigart, Judy Charles, and
George Waite; iff the second row are Dale Charles, Andrew Zuch, Ellen Endslow,
Lori Homsher, Steven Johns, Brian Drager, Wafi Tressler, Greg Koznowsky, and
Colleen Barr; third row, Greg Pennington, David Zimmerman, Robin Winders,
Anne Musser, Mike Delucia, Shawn Miller, Barry Aston, and Stacey Henry; fourth
Portner.
There will be twelve
flutes; sixteen clarinets; six
trombones; four percus-
sion; one baritone horn,
one bass clarinet, and one
alto sax.
A preview of the Con-
necticut concert will be
given for the public at
Riverview on May 17, at
7:30 p.m. The concert will
include several selections
by Sammy Nestico, a R.B.
Hall march, tunes from
Fiddler on the Roof and
some big band jazz as well
as a little rock. The sixth
grade chorus from all ele-
mentary schools will also
appear on the program.
Dennis Shumaker
Shumaker
elected president
of Lions
Dennis Shumaker, was
elected president of the
Marietta Lion’s Club at the
annual election. Additional
officials are Doug Millikin,
first vice-president; Paul
Snyder, 2nd vice-president
and 3rd vice-president;
James Price, secretary;
‘Richard McKain, treasurer;
Elmer Appley, Lion Tamer;
Ron Perry, assistant Lion
Tamer; Rick Umbenhauer,
Tail Twister; Paul Snyder,
assistant Tail Twister; Paul
Raber, director for three
years; John Heistand, Pat
Kenney, and Paul Snyder,
directors for one year; and
C. Calvin Rex, Chaplain.
Robert Cresswell was
chairman of the nominating
committee.
The club will adopt the
county Lion’s project of
contributing toward a cat-
aract emulsifier machine
which will be available to
patients free of charge at
the Lancaster General
Hospital.
Mount Joy
carnival
coming
by Keith Smith
The annual Mount Joy
Jaycee Spring Carnival will
be held Thursday, May
26th thru Saturday, May
28th. There will be fun,
games, and rides for kids
both young and old.
Any club wishing to
participate by having a
stand at the carnival please
contact Keith Smith at 653-
5963 or Bob Hoffer at 653-
5958 after 4 p.m. The fee
for the three days is $30 in
advance. Electricity will be
provided for those stands
needing it. Stand set up
will be Wednesday, May
25th from 6 until 9. All
stands must be taken down
by Sunday, May 29th.
Thanks very much for your
support!
Curb Sale
The third block curb sale
held in the 200 block of
West Market Street, Mari-
etta, will be held on Satur-
day, May 21, with the rain
date set for Sunday, May
22. Residents in the 200
block are encouraged to
““sell anything’’ in front of
their homes or give per-
mission to an aquaintance
to promote a project.
Among items offfered for
sale will be attic treasurers,
cellar junk, old, new, home
made, out grown, mistakes,
surplus and white ele-
phants. Refreshments will
also be available. The
public is invited.
£3
row, Elizabeth Zuch, Daryl Gerlach, Matt Basham, Patty Fry, Mike Price, Mark
Mullins, Pam Nye, Beverly Smith, Amanda Swab, and Deanna Cable; Fifth row,
Carl Graff, Douglas Gerlach, Vickie Derr, John Shirk, Terry Albright, Eugene Hess,
Amy Peters, Jeff Wenger, and Joanne Ebersole; bottom row, Candy Flowers,
Tammy Parmer, Kathy Miller, Jill Kerscher, John W. Miller, Scott Sipling, Henry
Tressler, Tadd Wakefield, Kristen Williams, Angie Fry, and Jane Paston. More
D.A.R.E. kids will be shown next week.