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York-Area Paper Mill
Forced to Clean Up Their Act
P.H. Glatfelter Company, a paper mill in Spring Grove, Pa., has
been forced to pay a hefty settlement in a lawsuit filed by the
Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) and other public
interest groups and residents. The company, which has been polluting the
Codorus Creek for 16 years, will be required to reduce the color of its
wastewater by April 2004 by implementing over $30 million in upgrades to
the mill. The company will also be obligated to establish a $2 million
endowment to fund environmental improvement projects on the creek.
PennPIRG is a non-profit, non-partisan consumer and environmental watchdog
organization based in Philadelphia.
A New Face for Hershey
Downtown Hershey may soon be renovated after almost 20 years of
talk. Keating Development Company presented a proposal combining a retail
and entertainment center with commercial office space; relocation of the
Hershey Museum, Hershey Community Archives, and Derry Township Historical
Society; redevelopment of the former Hershey Department Store building;
re-establishment of the historic Cocoa Inn; and an international
transportation center.
A public meeting was held August 21, and over 400 people attended to hear
the company’s plan. Cheryl Slavinsky, a media representative for the
company, assured that the process for the renovation has just begun. She
said that comments at the meeting ranged from positive reactions to calls
for things like more green space and public areas. Public meeting will
continue before plans are finalized.
PA’s Farmland Preservation Efforts Reach
New Heights
Governor Tom Ridge announced that the state’s farmland
preservation effort saved more than 200,000 acres on 1,660 farms being
preserved. The first 100,000 acres took eight years to preserve, according
to the governor, while the second took only four years. “Clearly this
important milestone couldn’t have been reached so quickly without the
cooperation of the state’s farm families, the hard work of the state and
county farmland-preservation officials, and the members of the General
Assembly,” said Ridge.
Farmland preservation, where the state purchases land from owners to
prevent development for anything but agricultural production, is part of
the Ridge Administration’s Growing Greener initiative, a $650 million
environmental program.
Harrisburg Senators Break Attendance Record
The Harrisburg Senators announced a new all-time yearly regular
season attendance record was set Tuesday, August 28, at Riverside Stadium.
The crowd of 3,710 brought crowd totals to 261,205 for the season, beating
the previous record of 259,381 in 1998.
With five more home dates this season, the team may also be able to break
the record for the average number of fans per game. This season should top
the 4,000 average for the first time in the teams 15 seasons. Good luck
boys!
Harris Mansion to Hold Open House During
Kipona
The 235-year-old John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion and Museum,
219 S. Front Street, will be open Sunday, September 2, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. for a reduced admission price of $5. John Harris Jr., the founder of
Harrisburg, constructed the first portion of the mansion in 1766. The
house remained in the family until 1863, when Simon Cameron, President
Lincoln’s first Secretary of War, purchased it and turned the Mansion into
a Victorian masterpiece. His family donated the mansion to the Historical
Society in 1941.
Historian To Explore Racial Frontiers
Dr. James Horton, director of the Afro-American Communities
Project of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian
Institution, will give a public lecture at Millersville University,
Thursday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Entitled “The Tough Stuff: Exploring the Racial Frontiers of Public
History.” A prolific author and editor of scholarly publications, Horton
will speak in the Bolger Conference Center at Gordinier Hall.
Chicken B-B-Q To Support Area Teacher
Zion Lutheran Church is hosting a chicken bar-b-q to benefit
church member and local teacher Deb Thompson, who is recovering from
recent lung surgery. Meal tickets are $6.50; crafts and a white elephant
table will also be at the event.
Upcoming York Little Theatre Events
The York Little Theatre will hold auditions for The Wizard of
Oz on September 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. The cast will consist of 32 men,
women, and children ages 10 to 55.
The Taffetas, a musical journey through the Fabulous Fifties, will be
preformed September 28 through 30 and October 3 through 7 at 8 p.m., on
all days except Sunday when the show starts at 3 p.m.
The York Little Theatre will also host a ’50s Style Drive-In. Hamburgers,
chips, and, soda will be sold for the ’50s price of 45 cents. The
festivities begin at 11 a.m. on September 29.
Franklin and Marshall to Host Holiday Craft
Fair
The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman will host a holiday craft
fair November 24 to 25 at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $6 for adults, and kids under 12 are free.
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