i FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS BECK, SHIRLEY M. Liverpool. No viewing. Grave(HOOVER), 69, of 130 S. Front side funeral at 10 a.m.
Tuesday Sunbury, formerly of Selins- in New Berlin Cemetery. George grove. Graveside memorial ser- P. Garman Funeral Home vice at 11 a.m. Monday in PomLiverpool.
fret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury. SPICKARD, RUTH 62, of David Zweier Funeral Home 528 E. Market Danville. PrivT. Sunbury.
ate funeral at convenience of family. Burial in Mount Zion CREVELING, MARTHA 86, of 8 Smokehouse Lane, Selinsgrove. Visitors call Cemetery, Franklin Township. may from 1 to 2 p.m. today at V.L.
Roat-Kriner Funeral Home, Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. Danville. High Selinsgrove. Funeral. TROUP, WALTER 91, at 2 p.m.
today at funeral home. RR2 Lewisburg. Funeral at 2 Burial in Orchard Hills Ceme- p.m. today at Roupp Funeral tery, Shamokin Dam. Home East Chestnut KREBS, MARGUERITE Street, Mifflinburg.
Burial in 92, Nipple Convalescent Home, Mazeppa Union Cemetery. Robert Dunkelberger, '50, RR3 Middleburg MIDDLEBURG Robert F. Dunkelberger, 50, of RR3 'Middleburg died at 4:42 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 1998, in the emergency room at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg. He was born March 19, 1948, in Middlecreek Township, a son of the late Warren Lee and Dorothy Ellen (Shambach) Dunkelberger.
On Aug. 29, 1970, he married the former Patricia A. Drumheller. He attended Middleburg schools. Mr.
Dunkelberger was a plumber, both self-employed and working for He also farmed on the farm in Middlecreek Township. He was a member of St. Paul's (Erdley's) Lutheran Church, RR2 Middleburg. Mr. Dunkelberger was a member of Middleburg Lodge Free and Accepted Masons, the Kreamer and Kratzerville fire companies and Kreamer Sportsmen's Club.
He enjoyed restoring antique tractors. In addition to his wife, surviving are three sons and one daughterlaw, Rodney W. and his wife, Jennifer, of RR3 Middleburg; Randy F. and his fiancee, Heidi Pfirman, of RR2 Selinsgrove and Ryan at home; two daughters, Renee E. and Rebecca both at' home; three brothers, Donald E.
Sand Marvin both of Middleburg, and Carl L. of RR2 Northumberland; and two sisters, Catherine A. Kline of RR1 Winfield and Arla M. Buss of RR3 Middleburg. The funeral will be conducted at p.m.
Sunday at the Hummel Home, 574 Hill Middleburg, by the Rev. Wayne C. -Muthler. Burial will be in St. Paul's (Erdley's) Church Cemetery, RR2 Middleburg.
Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to St. Paul's (Erdley's) Lutheran Church Building Fund in care of Jeff Mitchell, RR3, Middleburg, Pa. 17842.
Aldica N. Gansell, 74, Lewisburg -LEWISBURG Aldica Nunn Gansell, 74, of Delta Place, River Woods, formerly of Picture Rocks, died Friday, May 22, 1998, at Evangelical Community Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1924, in Picture Rocks, the daughter of the late Ernest B. and Bessie Alice 1 Stuart (Sprout) Edward Nunn.
She Gansell, was who married died to Feb. 24, 1985. Mrs. Gansell was a member of Beaver Memorial United Methodist Church, Lewisburg. She was a member of the -Susquehanna Button Club.
Surviving are one son, Stuart I. of "Mechanicsburg, and two granddaughters, Amy and Allison of Mechanicsburg. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William R. Nunn on Tuesday, and Gerald Nunn. The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m.
Sunday at McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home 557 E. Water Hughesville, by the Rev. Richard Bender of River Woods. Burial will be in Picture Rocks Cemetery at the convenience of the family. There will be no public visitation.
provide flowers. may be made to River Woods Albright Care Foundation, 1 River Road, Lewisburg, Pa. 17837. Norman D. Sauers, 89, Selinsgrove SELINSGROVE Norman D.
Sauers, 89, of Pennsfield Apartments died at 3:15 a.m. Friday, May 22,1998, at Penn Lutheran Village, where he lived for two months. He was born May 30, 1908, in Union County, the son of. the late Harry E. and Elsie (Walter) Sauers.
He was married to the former Pauline Beaver, who died May 4, 1992. Mr. Sauers was employed as a plumber by the Selinsgrove Center and worked part -time for Penn Township. He enjoyed hunting. Mr.
Sauers was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Kratzerville. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Harry W. and June A. of Shamokin Dam, Donald B. and Geraldine L.
of RR1 Lewisburg and Ron N. and Erma J. of RR Selinsgrove; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the V.L.
Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High Selinsgrove, by the Revs. Dwayne D. Nichols and Charles A. Brophy.
Burial will be in Zion Reformed Cemetery, Kratzerville. Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. John M. Weaver 59, Sunbury SUNBURY John M.
Weaver 59, of 1065 Market St. died Thursday evening, May 21, 1998, at Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born Dec. 24, 1938, in Saxton, a son of the late Cloyd and Thelma (Schultz) Weaver. On April 19, 1963, he married the former Kathleen Rhoads.
He was a 1957 graduate of Green High School, Greensburg, Ohio. Mr. Weaver was employed as a licensed auctioneer. He was formerly employed by Mohawk Door RR1 Northumberland, for 25 years. He was a member of Sound of the Gospel Church, RR2 Selinsgrove.
In addition to his wife, surviving are three sons, John M. Jr. of Snydertown, Jason N. of Northumberland and Jeremy at home; four daughters, Amy M. of Lindenwald, N.J., and Crystal Angela F.
and Alison all at one brother, Kenneth of Akron, Ohio; and four sisters, Phyllis Detweiler of Chambersburg, Betty Manda of Akron, Gladys Ciarrocca of Mechanicsburg and Sandra Randles of Akron. He was preceded in death by one son, Troy, and one sister, Deanna Allison. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Sound of the Gospel Church, RR2 Selinsgrove, by the Rev. BR.
Todd Zike. Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington. Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State Sunbury. Marlin F.
Kerstetter, 92, Lewisburg LEWISBURG The Rev. Marlin F. Kerstetter, 92, a retired United Methodist minister, died early Friday morning, May 22, 1998, at River Woods, where he lived for five years. Funeral arrangements will be announced Sunday by the Gary H. Cronrath Funeral Home, South Second and St.
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weekdays and on The Daily Item Saturday, May 23, 1998 Page B7 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 80 Daily Item photo by Dave Hafer of the Buffalo Valley Singers rehearse for their 25th anniversary concert at Members in the auditorium at Mifflinburg Area High School. Cost of admission is 8 p.m. today $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Tickets will be available at the door. The is sponsored by Mifflinburg Alumni Friends to aid the refurbishment of the concert auditorium.
NEWS IN BRIEF Burglar apparently takes a TV break in home MIDDLEBURG A thief who struck twice at a Middlecreek Township home recently apparently took a little time to relax afterward. State police at Selinsgrove said the burglar who took a tape measure, a pair of channel locks and a pipe wrench from the home of Eugene Aurand, 30, also apparently watched some television. Police said the TV was on when Aurand returned home at 9:30 a.m. May 13. Police said someone first took $170 from Aurand's car after 6 the evening before.
He discovered the theft the next morning, according to police. He then left for about two hours, coming back to discover his home had been entered, the items taken and his television on. Anyone with information on the incidents at the home along Route 1009 is asked to call state police at 374-8145. Contract awarded for community hall work McEWENSVILLE Improvements will be done on the McEwensville Community Hall. At a special meeting Wednesday, the Borough Council awarded a contract for the work to low bidder Jay Buck II Associated Contractors of Milton.
Buck's bid was $4,888. The work will include replacing ceiling tile and about 70 percent of the drywall and painting wood trim, baseboard and moldings. Extension granted for park plan review ALLENWOOD An extension has been granted for reviewing plans for the proposed business and industrial park north of Allenwood. The Gregg Township supervisors granted an extension of seven days for the plans, township solicitor G. Frank Fina said Friday.
That extension will run through June 9, when the township zoning hearing board is to resume a hearing at 9 a.m. on a proposed special exception for the park off Route 15. There had been a 90-day review period for the plans. The township planning commission received the plans in April. No one from the park project attended Wednesday night's planning commission meeting and the plans were not considered at the meeting, commission secretary Anita Hering said.
It is not known whether the township supervisors will consider the plans when they meet on June 8. Fina said the supervisors are scheduled to hold a public hearing June 22 on proposed long-term zoning amendments, some of which could affect the proposed park. The park is known as Great Stream Commons. Preliminary development could begin as early as September. Evangelical hospital is trauma society member LEWISBURG Evangelical Community Hospital is now a member of the American Trauma Society.
The hospital was recently presented a plaque in recognition of its continued support toward the prevention of trauma and the preservation of life. The American Trauma Society is an institution dedicated to the prevention of injuries and to the commitment to fight against trauma. McClure Library to change hours McCLURE The McClure Library will begin the following summer hours effective June 1: Mondays, 4 to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesdays, closed; Thursdays, 4 to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 to noon.
Anyone with questions or problems is asked to call 658-7700. Need for life jackets, training studied GUARD, from Page B1 had no safety education. Such courses warn students about the main causes of boating tragedies inattention, overloading, taking risks in bad weather and going too fast. Only a few states require any kind of mandatory boating education, and Pennsylvania isn't one of them. What's more, most of the states that do have a requirement demand it only of motor boat operators.
Most states do have life jacket requirements. But they're only for children or for certain activities such as water skiing or riding personal watercraft. In Pennsylvania, for example, only jet skiers, sailboarders and children younger than 13 are required to wear them. Since 1995, federal law has required boats less than 16 feet long to carry life jackets aboard. The Coast Guard believes this law and the state laws limited though they are are having a positive impact.
And that's precisely why it is now considering whether it would get even better results with universal requirements for wearing life jackets and taking safety courses. The agency is soliciting public input. It expects to make a decision within the year. It's not clear, however, if the independent-minded American public is ready for a national requirement that adults wear life jackets at all times in a boat. The Coast Guard says it received at least 400 letters in response to its request for input on that notion, 300 of them opposed.
And, a survey by the Boat Owners Association of the United States of more than 10,000 of its members found that 90 percent oppose a federal mandate requiring adults to wear life jackets while cruising unless the boat is less than 16 feet long. The members' main objection is that life jackets are bulky and uncomfortable. A majority said making them more comfortable would be the best way to get more people to wear them. Almost half of the membership believe in a life jacket requirement for children younger than 12. When surveyed its membership about mandatory safety courses, 80 percent said they support them.
A majority of these members, however, said they believe that states should set the requirements, not Uncle Sam. The Coast Guard has received almost 100 letters about whether mandatory boating education is a good idea; they're pretty evenly split for and against. The Coast Guard is seeking input on these two issues until May 29. Comments should be addressed to U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St.
SW, Washington, D.C. 20593-0001. New Teenie Beanie Babies draw a crowd BEANIE, from Page B1 Teenie Beanie Babies. The toys were available last year and are the most successful Happy Meal promotion in the company's history, according to the McDonald's Corp. Daddario's location received 1,200 Dobys, he said.
Another character will be available after Doby is gone, and the toys will be offered as long as supplies last. The toys are included with Happy Meals, but also may be acquired for $1.99 with the purchase of a value meal or a McFlurry. But don't plan on hoarding the tiny toys; there is a three-Beanie limit. "We really want to save these for the children," said Jim Rippon, owner of the Shamokin Dam McDonald's. If all goes well, Rippon said, he expects the Ty Teenie Beanie Babies supply to last about three weeks.
Lori Schneider of Lewisburg Borough closes park PARK, from Page B1 lot of leaks," he said. "A few leachate outbreaks is not a situation for people to be threatened by." Hamilton said DEP had nothing to do with the closing of the park. "That was a voluntary act on the part of the borough," he said. "We didn't require that they close." Northumberland Fire Chief Mark Williams and Police Chief Lawrence Reddington made sure all of the players and coaches left the premises before closing the gates to the park. Williams said the decision to close the park was a little baffling.
"We drove all over. We didn't see anything," Williams said. "Honestly, I don't know. There's nothing leaking, there's nothing to control." "It's part of our local protocol to make people aware of these things," Reddington said. "They're upset.
That's understandable." The rally had traffic backed up on Route 11 and even garnered the attention of Northumberland police. But Cpl. Butch Kriner was only there to make sure everyone was safe and not in the line of traffic. "They're allowed to do what they need to do," Kriner said. Coaches and players held signs that read "Trego hates children" and questioned what kids in the borough will do without recreation.
Yankees Coach Todd Sees was overjoyed to see the borough come together to enact a change. He said a petition to oust Trego as council president will be circulated and taken door-to-door throughout the borough. "I'm more than supportive of this. None of this ever happened before (Trego) was in office," he said. "They (council members) don't even vote on this stuff.
He just does it. "The petition is to relieve Al Trego of his duties as Borough Council president." Chris Gimino, a 15-year-old member of the Pirates, said he wasn't really angry at anyone. "I don't really know the situation," he said. "All I know is I want to play baseball." Almost everyone at the rally was concerned with what the children of the borough would do without a place to play. "Do you want kids to be all-stars, or do you want them to be barflies?" asked Kevin Kreider, a base umpire for the league.
Trego said the whole situation began when DEP received a complaint about the park, off Route 11 near Front Street. "They were just following up on the complaint," said Trego, who declined further comment. The baseball players, ages 13 to 15, and their coaches did not immediately leave the baseball field. Borough manager Brenda Scheller waited at the site until Reddington arrived to make sure that everybody cleared out. "They don't seem to want to leave, Larry," Scheller told Reddington.
"OK, I'll talk to them," he said. Scheller also refused to elaborate on the problem at the park. "They're checking for environmental problems," she said. "At this point we do not know. All we know is that it's temporarily closed for environmental assessment." Sees was less than pleased after Reddington asked the players and coaches to leave the park.
Sees blamed Trego for closing the park. "He has shut down our skate park, our swimming pool and now our baseball field," Sees said. "The first thing we have to do is get rid of him and his colleagues. "He was ousted from our town 20 years ago when he was a policeman, and now he's the council president, and the people still don't like Yankee Mike Wagner, 15, said he couldn't understand why the borough decided to shut down the park. "There's some tires and glass down there, but that's everywhere," he said.
"It's stupid," said teammate Mike Dodge, 14. "They try and keep kids out of trouble, but when you shut everything down it makes no sense." came to McDonald's with her 5- daughter, Katelyn, in search of the Ty Teenie Beanie Babies. Katelyn was in line with Goldie, her Beanie Babies fish. Lori Schneider does not look at the toys as collector items, but as just another toy for her daughter. "They're fun toys," she said.
"I mean, it's not a gun. They're animals, which is all right." Beanie collector Brandon Dunn, an 11-year-old from Fairport, N. was satisfied with his stop at McDonald's. Dunn did not let a class trip to Washington, D.C., come between him and his Beanies. "I knew we were going to stop somewhere," he said.
"I told dad. we're going to stop at McDonald's." Dunn has about 140 of the toys, and he said he hopes to collect all of the McDonald's Beanies. Bob Kepner, motorcoach captain for Birnie Tours, based in New York, said the children on the trip were eager for a stop at McDonald's. Unfortunately, two busloads of disappointed children ended up stopping at another restaurant to save time. Even Kepner's young son recognizes the popular toys, he said.
"He's a 20-month-old baby that knows Beanie Babies," he said. "It's just as bad as that purple 6 In Memory of Dalas C. Ewing July 7, 1940-May 23, 1988 Always loved, admired and Sadly missed by his wife and son. Card Of Thanks The family of Glen S. Keefer wish to thank friends, neighbors family for all acts of kindness during their recent loss.
Special thanks to the Rev. Goad. In Memory of 1 Beloved Son Barry L. Everly, our and Brother who died too soon on May 23, 1997. People tell us it gets easier as time goes by, but we have yet to experience that.
Sadly Missed Ge Dearly Loved by Dad, Mom, Tom, Starr, Brenda, Rich and families.
