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11 run for school board
y Duke
JERE R. DUKE
Biographical Information
Mr. Duke, 39, was born
in Lancaster and has lived
in Mount Joy for 15 years.
He and his wife have two
children: a daughter in high
school and a son in elemen-
tary school.
He was graduated from
Franklin and Marshall Coll-
ege with a major in account-
ing.
For the past 13 years he
has been Corporate Secre-
tary and Managing Account-
ant for Lancaster Malleable
Castings Company.
Duke is presently Trea-
surer of the Mount Joy Ath-
letic Association and a mid-
get-midget baseball coach;
Treasurer and a Director of
the Donegal Braves Midget
Football organization; Presi-
dent of the senior choir of
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Mount Joy and immediate
past president of the Church
Council. He is a former di-
rector of the Lancaster
Chapter, National Associa-
tion of Accountants and is
a member of various other
professional societies.
Mr. Duke is the present
Board representative to the
Lancaster County Tax Bur-
eau. He enjoys deer hunt-
ing and some trout fishing
as well as most sports.
A registered Republican,
Duke has also cross-filed on
the Democratic ticket.
‘He is presently a Board
member as a result of an
interim appointment to re-
place a member who resign-
ed and he is now seeking
election to the 2-year re-
maining term.
Mr. Duke's Statement
I feel I bring to the Board
experience in fiscal matters,
a love for sports, an appre-
ciation of music and the
arts, but most of all a sin-
cere desire to provide, with-
in the limits of sound finan-
cial responsibility to the
taxpayers, the best possible
education for the district’s
children. I will continue to
work toward the goals of a
quality education which I
feel includes the mastery of
the three R’s; an under-
standing of oneself as well
as others; an appreciation of
accomplishments (Science
Fair and Camelot,. for ex-

ample); a desire to learn
and a realization that learn-
ing should be a life-long
affair; and last but certainly
not least, to arm our youth
with the skills necessary for
them to take their place as
productive and useful mem-
bers of our society.
BARRY ETSELL
Biographical Information
Barry Etsell, 28, is a life-
time resident of Mount Joy.
He resides on Richland Lane
with his wife Marilyn and
their two children - Scott
and Kristen. He was gradu-
ated from Donegal High
School in 1964, where he
actively participated in
sports and was a member of
Donegal’s only champion-
ship football team and of
two Lancaster Co. baseball
championship teams.
Following graduation he
attended Northwest Miss-
ouri College for two years,
majoring in business educa-
tion. He is currently em-
ployed as controller for
United Disposal, Inc., Eli-
zabetthwon, and serves as
an auditor for the Borough
of Mount Joy.
Mr. Etsell and his wife
are members of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Mount
Etsell
Joy. He is a charter mem-
ber of the Mount Joy Athle-
tic Association and has been
actively associated with the
youth of our community
for the past eight years as a
midget baseball coach, and
for five years as a midget
football coach. This past
year he was elected presi-
dent of the newly-formed
Donegal High Basketball
Booster Club.
Mr. Etsell’s Statement
I am concerned with the
apparent lack of communi-
cation between the students,
administration, and school
board. I am also cognizant
and concerned about drug
and alcohol use by our
youth today.
As a school director 1
would recommend that a
committee be formed of
directors and students; and
that this committee meet
on a regular basis to discuss
recommendations and greiv-

ances brought forth by both
parties.
The control of the alco-
hol and drug problem must
begin with better education
of the parents, as well as
the students.
There is a need for con-
cerned taxpayers to voice
their opinions at school
board meetings. I believe
a school director is elected
by the people and should
consider their opinions and
suggestions when represent-
ing them.

Heisey
ZELDA L. HEISEY
Biographical Information
Mrs. Heisey, 639 Church
St., Mount Joy, is the wife
of Daniel D. Heisey, who is
a foreman at the Armstrong
Carpet plant at Marietta.
The Heiseys have three child-
ren, two of whom graduated
from Donegal: Jim, in 1967
and Sandy in 1970. “Dan-
ny, hopefully, in 1988!”
Mrs. Heisey’s occupation
i$ Mount Joy news corres-
pondent for the Elizabeth-
town Chronicle.
Her hobbies are: Hand-
crafting, knitting, etc.
Mrs. Heisey's Statement
Although I feel we have
now the finest school board
we’ve ever had, there is al-
ways room for new ideas
on what will make a better
school for our children.
There are several things I
would like to see at Done-
gal. One is not less interest
in the sports programs but
more interest in other areas
that will include everyone
in a school activity.
Another thought is about’
the recent action of the
borough council of Mount
Joy in taking the balance of
the wage tax legally allow-
ed them. The school board
is now faced with the pro-
blem of replacing that mon-
ey, and the only way as of
now is in a higher tax,
again from the property
owner, who is already over-
burdened with taxes!
Why not look into the
possibilities of a tax from
those people who also bene-
fit from the tax-paid facili-
ties, such as the apartment
dwellers and other renters?

I would believe an equitable
tax could be levied on these
people if the situation were
to be evaluated. After all,
with people having no child-
ren in the schools being
taxed, why not those who
have children in school? To
me thisborders on discrimin-
ation. Just because a man
owns some property he
should not be expected to
carry the entire burden!
MARY E. HOFFMASTER
Biographical Information
Mrs. Hoffmaster is a re-
sident of Mount Joy Bor-
ough, is married to Robert
G. Hoffmaster and has two
children - Jere, age 23 and
Joni, age 22. She is a regis-
tered nurse employed in the
office of Dr. Newton Ken-
dig, Mount Jovy.
Mrs. Hoffmaster is a
member of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mount Joy Fire
Co. Auxiliary, and Mount
Joy American Legion Auxi-
liary. She presently serves as
president of the Mount Joy
Board of Health. She grad-
uated from Mount Joy High
School and has lived in this
area all her life.
Mrs. Hoffmaster’s Statement
I was asked by the Demo-
cratic Party to be a candi-
date, and after much
thought, and conversations
with Democrats and Repub-
licans, as well, I decided to
submit my petition. [I do
not feel, however, that party
affiliation should be the
most important factor in
chossing a member of the

Hoffmaster
school board; therefore, I
cross-filed to be a candidate
of both parties. I think the
person selected should be
someone who is sincerely
interested in the school,
teachers and students. |
am not a ““woman’s libber,”
but I feel women have the
ability to serve, as well as
some good ideas, and they
should be given the chance
to prove it.
I would like to see stu-
dent representation at school
board meetings. Does any-
one ever inquire of the stu-
dents what their feelings are
on discipline and curricu-
lum?

I would also like to see
more public relations in the
school. Since the people
are paying taxes to support
the school, I feel they should
know more about the activi-
ties of the board. A lot of
important decisions are
made in executive sessions
of the board and then light-
ly skimmed over at regular
board meetings to which
the public is invited.
Finances are a matter of
concern to every citizen
these days, and the fact
that two boroughs have tak-
en the ¥% of the 1% wage
tax, has really thrown the
board into a state of panic.
They have said that we will
get an 8 mills increase in
real estate taxes. All of us
in the past year have had to
tighten our belts and watch
where our money goes. |
think it only fair that the
school board very carefully
scrutinize their budget and
do the same as all of us have
had to do. I am sure there
are some things that could
be eliminated without af-
fecting the quality of the
education the students re-
ceive.
The people of this dis-
trict have never had a choice
of candidates as they have
this year, and I hope every-
one very carefully considers
their choices before they
pull the levers on Tuesday,
May 20, 1975.

Kugle
DONALD KUGLE
Biographical Information
Mr. Kugle has served the
Donegal area for nine years
on the Board: first a three
year appointed term and a
six year elected term.
Kugle, then a life resi-
dent of Marietta, is a pro-
fessional educator with 19
years experience. He is a
graduate of Millersville State
College and has taken gradu-
ate courses in history at the
University of Pennsylvania.
He has served eight sum-
mers as a playground super-
visor in the Donegal district.
Kugle is a member of
Zion’s Church (United
Chruch of Christ) in Mari-
etta where he is currently
serving as the teacher for
the Young Adult Class. He
previously served as Sunday
School superintendent and
as teacher for the Junior-
Senior High Class. He is a
member of the Marietta Jay-
cees.
Included in Kugle’s hob-
bies are sports, reading, and
music.
i cular programs.
"ances such as “Camelot”

_ April 23,1975
Kugle's Statement
Iam asking the people of
Donegal to re-elect me be-
cause I believe I can offer
the judgment and experi-
ence to keep quality educa-
tion in the Donegal School
District.
Six years ago the people
of Donegal expressed con-
fidence in my ability and
judgment by electing me to
the School Board following
my appointment to a three
year term. The Donegal
Board also continued this
confidence by electing me
to be the delegate to the
Vo-Tech Joint Operating
Committee where I have
served for five years. Each
year our School Board has
re-elected me as the dele-
gate. The members of the
Vo-Tech Joint Operating
Committee have elected me
as Vice President. The diff-
erent Presidents of the Vo-
Tech Joint Operating Com-
mittee have appointed me
to serve as chairman of com-
mittees for future planning,
policy, budget, and solici-
tor selection. Three differ-
ent Presidents of the Done-
gal School Board have ap-
pointed me as chairman of
the education-personnel
committee.
I believe that my past
service demonstrates that I
have the judgment, experi-
ence, and ability needed for
re-election to service on the
Donegal School Board. In
addition, I feel that I offer
unique qualities to the peo-
ple of the Donegal School
District due to my experi-
as a school teacher in an-
other school district for 19
years. -
I believe in continuing
and improving the quality
of education offered in the
; Donegal School District.
i The major consideration for
me is scholarship and per-
: formance in the classroom.
Additionally, I want to have
a balance with extra-curri-
Perform-
and “Brigadoon” as well as
sports programs help add a
great deal to the education-
al program at Donegal.
I want to have Donegal
produce well-educated stu-
dents who are good citizens.
I will be grateful for your
votes to re-elect me to your
service on our School Board.

Meckley
THOMAS E. MECKLEY
Biographical Information
Mr. Meckley is a 1963
graduate of Donegal High
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