Joanna Snyder pictured in LACI booklet. Joanna Snyder iS on cover of LACI book Joanna Snyder, an out- standing young local balle- rina, is featured in a new booklet promoting down- town Lancaster. Joanna is the daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. Robert Snyder. Bob is owner of Columbia Hard- ware Store in Marietta. The booklet promoting downtown Lancaster is slated for national distribu- tion. It was produced for the Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry by the Abel, Stephan, Savage & Herr agency. Tad Herr, a Marietta resident, designed the promotional piece. Marietta ABA joins LACI The recently formed Mar- ietta Area Business Associa- tion, headed by Marlin McConnell of the Railroad House, has voted to affiliate with the Lancaster Associa- tion of Commerce and Industry in a move to promote the economic growth of Marietta. MABA is the first county ‘‘satel- lite’’ for LACI. The Marietta group will be entitled to full membership benefits, and it will receive LACI guidance and assistance in promoting the Marietta area. Work being After ten years of slow progress, the Marietta Jay- cees Center is expected to shape up quickly, thanks to federal funding and volun- teer labor. The Jaycees purchased the former Marietta Ele- mentary School ten years ago, but lack of money made renovations difficult. To qualify for federal money, the Jaycees needed a complete set of plans. These were drawn up by Page 12—SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Woodsmen Festival planned for Sept. The Elizabethtown, Mount Joy Forest Fire Crew will again host the Northeast Lumberjacks Championship Woodsmen Festival and Competition on Sept. S and 6, 1980 (rain date, Sept. 12, 13). The show will be bigger and better than ever, and is expected to draw competi- tors from as far away as Canada. CBC rummage sale to be held Sat., June 14 Gary Newton and Scott Neal fix holes behind the Jaycee building. The Marietta Youth Cen- ter will hold a rummage sale on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All - proceeds will go toward rennovations of the group’s new facility on West Market Street. The building, which needs repair, was donated to the Congregational Bible Church’s youth ministry by Mr. Edward Charles of Donegal Mutual Insurance. The youth center is now located in an old building on East Front Street. It offers recreational facilities and Bible study and discussion for youths. Last year, the center was open four nights per week. About sixty youths were involved in the programs. The West Market Street building’s projected renova- tions include: 1.) Fixing up the front section of the first floor into a youth lounge with ping pong and pool tables. 2.) Tearing out the third floor to make a small gym. 3.) Putting a plumbing and heating system in the front third of the building. 4.) Repairing the roof. 5.) Fixing up other rooms at the rear of the first and second floors. The program of the new youth center will involve boys’ and girls’ clubs, an informal lounge for the youth on Friday and Satur- day nights, a weight-lifting club, counseling groups, and other programs set up to meet needs as they arise. All programs will be supervised by trained Christian leaders. Several members of the Maytown sixth grade get together following their graduation. From left to right: Michael Price, William Hiestand, J. Edward Gilmartin, teacher Mr. Warren Rupp, Patricia Fry and Judy Charles. Maytown Elementary by Patricia Gilmartin The Maytown Sixth Grade Graduation Exercises were held Tuesday evening, June 3, in the Maytown Elemen- tary School auditorium un- der the tutelage of Mr. Warren Rupp. It was especially memorable for the class of 1986 considering that this was both the very first year and the very last year that all 30 students were assigned as one class. In essence, the gradua- tion exercise provided a remembrance of elementary school, which is a time of molding and growing. The students paid respects to their mentors and recog- nized the achievements of the class. Following the ‘‘commencement,’’ a family reception was held in the school cafeteria. The class en toto, com- plete with mortarboards, stirred visions of loving pride in the onlookers.- The ceremony began with a procession to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance,’ followed by entertaining accounts of the students’ elementary years, musical presentations (including a class song adapted to “It’s a Small World,’ lyrics written by a class mother, Mrs. done on Marietta Jaycee Center DeVitry, Gilbert and Brad- ley, Lancaster architects. The first federal grant of $29,000 paid for these plans, plus a new roof over the gym. Interior jobs such as wiring have been done on a volunteer basis. A Lancaster contracting firm, Towers, Ayers and Huber, has been awarded a $44,000 contract for the second stage of renovations. This includes the completion of the gym, electrical, plumbing and heating in- stallations for the newer part of the building (built in 1936-37). The older part of the building (built in 1873) will be sealed off via fire wall for an indefinite period. It is hoped that the area can be reopened in the future, when additional funding may become avail- able. The gym floor will be plexide over concrete for multiple purposes such as roller skating, volleyball and basketball. Four existing windows will be permanent- ly sealed. Walls are being sanded and repainted and stands are being resanded. Broken = wainscoating is being replaced with the assistance of personnel from the Community Action Pro- gram. Additional rooms are being made ready for weight-lifting, a karate school, and game rooms for [continued on page 7] Robert Hiestand) and the final nostalgic receiving of diplomas and the recession- al. The students then formed a receiving line, ushering their families and friends to the waiting reception especially pre- pared to honor the ‘Class of 1986.’ Special considerations and contributions of time and talent were much appreciated, including the commendable musical dir- ection of Sharon Zimmer- man and the artistry of Cheryl Wise. Mrs. Wise designed and individually crafted the ‘‘fraktured”’ diplomas. Mr. Rupp was presented gifts of appreciation from class representatives Stuart Newman and Tammy Noll. The Rev. Robert Lescallette from St. John’s Lutheran Church, Maytown, offered the Invocation and pro- nounced the Benediction. Mr. John Sauter, director of Donegal elementary educa- tion, was spokesman and presenter of diplomas. Student speakers were as follows: Elizabeth Zuch, Judy Charles, Mike Fantom, Andy Zuch, J. Edward Gilmartin, Shawn Miller, Barbara Mann, Alex Hartzler, Bill Hiestand, and Jesse Shank. The students paid respects to all their teachers throughout the elementary years. Those so honored were: Mrs. Mummua, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Royer, Mrs. Garber, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Siegler, Mrs. Holtzman, Mrs. Koontz, Mr. Forrey and Mr. Rupp. Musical interpreta- tions were rendered by Daryl Gerlach (piano), Judy Charles, Doris Zimmerman (piano), Steve Johns (or- gan), Elizabeth = Zuch, Colleen Barr, Doris Zimmer- | man, J. Edward Gilmartin, Shawn Miller, Daniel Hess, Jesse Shank, Alex Hartzler, Daryl Gerlach, Stuart New- man, Cindy Ebersole, Bar- bara Mann, Tammy Noll, and Christine Nye (vocal). Those students and the special awards they received were the following: Soccer— Mike Fantom, Alex Hartz- ler, Daryl Gerlach, Frank Nadeau, Danny Hess, J. Edward Gilmartin, Mike Price, Christine Nye; Safety patrol—Barbara Mann, Jesse Shank, Cindy Eber- sole, Colleen Barr, Mike Fanton; Patrol of the Year—Cindy Ebersole; AAHPER Youth Fitness Test Awards—standard, to Judy Charles, Alex Hartz- ler, Daniel Hess, William Hiestand, Stuart Newman, Kenneth Wakefield, Eric Witmer, Andrew Zuch; Merit awards to Doris and David Zimmerman; Sixth Grade Festival Chorus Awards—Colleen Barr, Cindy Ebersole, Daryl Ger- lach, J. Edward Gilmartin, Daniel Hess, Alex Hartzler, Shawn Miller, Jesse Shank, Stuart Newman, Barbara Mann, Elizabeth Zuch, Tammy Noll, and Christine Nye; March of Dimes Reading Olympics—David Zimmerman, gold; Doris Zimmerman, silver; Judy Charles, bronze; Penman- ship awards were granted to the following; Albert Anspach, Colleen Barr, Judy Charles, Patricia Fry, Daryl Gerlach, J. Edward - Gilmartin, Alex Hartzler, Daniel Hess, David Hess, William Hiestand, Steven Johns, Barbara Mann, Shawn Miller, Stuart New- man, Tammy Noll, Christine Nye, Jonathan Ruhl, Jesse Shank, William Stotz, George Waite, Kenneth Wakefield, Eric Witmer, David Zimmerman, Doris Zimmerman, Andrew Zuch, and Elizabeth Zuch. Two art merits were presented to Patricia Fry and Judy Charles. June 11, 1989 bn NO) SOY LAN Sees BS &5 "rs OU) AN peel PP PN eed TA