SUSQUEHANN.
Vol. 80, No. 45, November 12, 1980
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
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FIFTEEN CENTS
Tentative budget passed
by Mount Joy council
The Mount Joy Borough
Council approved a tentative
budget for 1981 at its
~ November meeting Monday
night. At its December
. meeting it will vote on a
finalized budget. The bud-
get calls for expenditures of
$524,000 from the general
fund of the borough, plus
$37,830 from the liquid fuels
fund and $42,500 from
revenue sharing.
Borough manager, Bruce
Hamer, explained that reve-
nue was estimated conserv-
atively and expenses were
estimated liberally in draw-
ing up the budget, to insure
a balanced budget.
Approval was given for
applying for Community
Development funds to build
a storm sewer on Main St.
between N. Market and
Plum St. and running south
to Square St. at a cost of
$107,000. Approval was also
given for applying for C.D.
funding reconstruction of
South Market Avenue from
the railroad to Poplar
Avenue at a cost of $54,000.
A dog control ordinance
was adopted designed to
inhibit dogs from ‘‘barking,
yelping, or crying’ to the
disturbance of neighbors.
Police will notify dog owners
when neighbors complain
about such disturbance.
Continued annoyance by a
dog complained about by
two citizens who are not
residents of the same
household can result in
prosecution.
Defecation by dogs on
pavements or on the
property of neighbors of the
dog’s owner must be
cleaned up by the dog's
owner.
Fines of $25 for a first
offense, $50 for a second
offense, and $100 for further
offenses can be levied.
Council voted to install
street lights at 403 N. Angle
St. and also at the corner of
Angle and Hill Streets.
Council voted approval for
Randy Valez to attend police
training academy.
The zoning of the Bo-
rough Park house was
changed from open space
recreational to medium
density housing and the
land was subdivided into a
lot, prior to its possible sale.
The property line between
lots owned by Martha
Ebersole and Paul Hostetter
on North Barbara St. was
straightened to conform to
the driveway between their
properties.
A hearing will be held at 7
p.m., Dec. 8, in the borough
hall prior to the council
meeting, to consider the
request of Kenneth Dixon
that land adjoing Grandview
School be rezoned from
medium to high density.
Mr. Dixon is proposing
building four 6-unit build-
ings as townhouses on the
property.
A deferred compensation
pension plan was approved
for borough manager, Bruce
Hamer.
Council also approved
transfer of the police
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Winners of trophies at Monday night’s football
banquet, left to right: Rick Funk, outstanding back; Phil
Spickler, outstanding lineman and player demonstrating
Football players honored at banquet
Rile ys’ greenhouse is famous!
Harry and Bertha Riley with their solar greenhouse.
photo courtesy of Redevelopment Authority.
Bertha and Harry Riley,
of 427 East Market Street,
Marietta, have gained quite
a bit of fame in the last two
years because of their solar
greenhouse.
The Rileys are this month
featured in Across the
Fence, a monthly publica-
tion distributed by the
Lancaster County Redevel-
opment Authority.
The Rileys and their
greenhouse have been also
been featured in a commer-
cial produced by the Na-
tional Center for Appro-
priate Technology. They
have received many visitors,
some from as far away as
California and England, and
callers from the National
Energy Commission.
They are the July pinup
for a solar power calendar,
and they have been inter-
viewed for local newspapers
and magazines, including
the Susquehanna Times and
Susquehanna Magazine.
The greenhouse, located
at the back of their row
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outstanding leadership, spirit and determination; and
Jeff Duke, Most Valuable Player.
The Donegal football
team held its annual awards
banquet Monday night,
November 10, to honor
all of the members of the
team and coaching staff, as
well as the outstanding
players.
Philip Spickler received
two of the four trophies
awarded at the ceremony.
He was voted outstanding
lineman by his fellow
players. was also
honored Fie outstanding
team leadership, spirit and
determination.
Rick Funk was named
outstanding back, and Jeft
Duke was given the Most
Valuable Player award.
The Booster Club, headed
by Patrick Moran, Ralph
Dishart and Ron Kennedy,
gave out door prizes to
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This week’s calendar
Friday and Saturday,
November 14 and 15, the
third annual ‘Kountry
Fair’’ at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mount Joy. See
page 8 of Susquehanna
Times for hours.
Friday and Saturday,
November 14 and 15, a
Holiday Bazaar at Zion
United Church of Christ in
Marietta. See page 9 for
hours.
Saturday, November 13,
an old-fashioned lumi rjack
competition at Susquehanna
Developers, Columbia, be-
ginning at 10 am and
running through 2 pm.
¢
Thursday, November 13,
at 7 pm, the W.I. Beahm Jr.
High will hold its annual
Parent - Teacher open
house. Refreshments will be
served.
If your group or organiza-
tion would like to publicize
an upcoming event in the
SUSQUEHANNA TIMES.
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