CALL IN NEWS.....to Hazel Baker [Marietta] 426-3643 : Cherie Dillow [Mount Joy] 653-1609 The Susquehanna Times 426-2212 or 653-8383 od | . U S U Lk H AN N § a 1 . A) » WO i or" 0 oh ol? 2 JOY . stone v . or? Vol. 80, No. 25, June 25, 1980 Board approves 1980-81 budget The Donegal School Board, at last Thursday’s meeting, moved to accept the preliminary budget of $5,117,865. The new budget will keep the 106 mill rate on real estate. For additional information on the 1980-81 budget see the May 21, 1980 edition of the Susquehanna Times. In other action, the board voted to appoint Mrs. Mildred N. Smith, Marietta, to serve as school tax collector for Marietta Bor- ough as of July 1, 1980. She will replace Mr. Jeff S. Bryant who resigned. Mrs. Smith is currently residing in Columbia, but is planning to return to her Marietta Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulle. MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. Z home at 444 East Market Street. The Sico Company of Mount Joy was awarded the bid for fuel oil supplied for the 1980-81 year. The district does still not have an answer to the tennis court problem. The surface of the courts is cracking Margaret Landis elected president of Marietta Restoration Associates Mrs. Margaret Landis, Stonehouse, RD#1, Colum- bia, was elected president of the Marietta Restoration Associates at the June meeting held in the Com- munity House, Marietta. The wife of Dr. William Landis, Margaret succeeds Ken Ross. She has held the position of vice-president for the past two years. Other officers, elected for two-year terms, are: Lance Hardcastle, vice-president; and the surface material is peeling off. Estimate to remove the present surface is $4,800, to apply new surface is $3,920 and materials cost $6,000 for a $14,720 total to repair the problem. The building and maintenance committee will look into the feasibility of putting a new surface over the old one. It was noted that the district surplus sale will be held this evening, June 25, at the high school DIG gym which is now stored full of items sent from all district buildings. Items for sale include several pianos and the old junior high school boiler stored at Maytown. It was mentioned that all the storage sheds made at the junior high have been sold. The Board voted to allow the construction of another water tower at the Maytown School. There was some dis- cussion concerning plans for LD (learning disability) and EMR (special education) students at the high school and junior high levels. The present plans are to use the same room and teacher for FIFTEEN CENTS - Members of the Mount Joy Friendship Fire Company No. 1 push one of their engines into its new home at the New Haven Street station. Vehicles and equipment were moved from the old North Market Street Station to the new one this past Saturday. For more photographs of the day’s events see page S. MJ Friendship Fire Co. Ellie Aurand, recording | secretary; Mrs. Tom Lavin, each group. Alternative ° ® treasurer; and Mrs. Robert solutions will be sought moves into new station Spangler, corresponding from other districts. secretary. The office of The board gave the . corresponding secretary is a new position created to reduce the work load of the Norlanco Medical Center the right to use a physician assistant for district physical Mount Joy Friendship Fire Company No. One, Inc. moved into its newly built station at 111 New Haven Volunteer members of the fire company created a small parade through Mount Joy streets as they ceremonially recording secretary in the exams, including athletic organization. physicals. They work with Street last Saturday, and carried the fire bell from the Elected as director for two the regular doctors within one minute after ‘all the old station to the new one. years was Ken Ross. the liinits of the Taw. equipment was installed The bell, donated by Henry Elected to three-year direct- or terms were Dr. J. H. Brown and Mr. Robert Cresswell. 1958. They have four children, there youngest just having graduated from Donegal High School. Son William and daughter Bar- bara are both in medical school. James and Phillip both attend college. Margaret Landis and her | husband, who is a physician in Columbia, have lived in the Marietta area since Mrs. Margaret Landis, new president of the Marietta Restoration Associates, outside her home. history and culture of the Lancaster area. The day our reporter talked to Margaret she was researching historic orated in 1812 and I would like to see costumes from this era. It would be something new and exciting The directors approved the list of 174 graduates. Five seniors did not meet all graduate requirements but they will be eligible for diplomas upon satisfactory completion of their work. Board meeting dates for the 1980-81 year were set at the meeting. The board will continue to meet on the third Thursday of each month, except December when the annual reorganiza- tion meeting will be held on the first Thursday (Decem- Friendship received its first ambulance call. Seven hours later the first fire call was answered from the new station. Shaffner in 1875, originally hung in the old East Ward School. The bell was moved to Friendship’s Market [continued on page 5] This week’s calendar Saturday, June 28, at 10 am at the Seiler Elementary Schoo:, the Mount Joy Jaycees will hold a bike rodeo. Saturday, June 28, at 10 am, the Marietta Jaycees fireworks displays in Penn- sylvania. If your group, club or organization has informa- tion that it would like Margaret has always been costumes. The Marietta and it would add to the ber 4, 1980) as the only will hold the first annual : : . . Cy : "published in the SUSQUE- interested in the local area Restoration As tes pl flavor of the community.”” ~~ December meeting. The “Run for Independence Soclates p an y meetings will again be P HANNA TIMES Calendar, and the history of the area. The Landis home, thanks to the work of Margaret and her son James, is on both the state and county pre- servation trust list. She does much research on - the to conduct a guided walking tour this fourth of July weekend, complete with costumed guides. ‘‘So many walking tours include 18th century garb,”” Margaret says. ‘‘Marietta was incorp- As Margaret looks ahead to her two years as MRA president she sees quite a challenge. ‘‘The organiza- tion began June 23, 1965 [continued on page 7] scheduled to begin at 8:00 pm in the district office building. The proposed 1980-81 [continued on page 2] beginning at the Marietta War Memorial Park. Saturday evening, at Marietta’s War Memorial Park, one of the largest just send the information to the newspaper by Friday of the week before publication date. You can also phone in the information at 653-8383 or 426-2212.
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