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Tuesday The Sentinel Aa2eB3 Local News November 28, 2000 East Pennsboro Township Central Penn orators take home prizes speak between 4 12 and 7 12 minutes. Central Penn College President Todd Milano gave the welcoming speech. Professor Dilip Abayasekara served master of ceremonies. Professor Melissa Wise, academic chair of general studies, spoke about the power of the spoken word briefly before the speeches began. Judges were Helen Belsak of East Pennsboro School District; Peter Burks of Journal Publications; J.

Martin Engle, a Central Penn graduate; Charles Jones of Executive Books, R.J. Harris of WHP radio; Martha Kunkle, a Central Penn graduate; Rhea Reese-Madden, a Central Penn graduate; Alicia Richards of WHTM TV; the Rev. Rick Shell of Summerdale Alliance Church and Bill Zdankiewicz of By Danielle Weidman Sentinel Correspondent Central Pennsylvania College in Summerdale held its first oratorical contest Nov. 1 6. Eighteen students participated in the contest, and six were chosen as finalists.

The six finalists, each receiving Each finalist contestant received a certificate and a book on public speaking, are: Tiffany Thompson, a senior paralegal major, spoke on "Teen Violence: A Sad Reality." She told a story about Erin Harris, a child who was murdered by boys aged 7 and 8. Their only punishment was house arrest. She also talked about the Columbine High School murders, concluding, "Schools are not safe havens as they once were, and teen violence is becoming a national problem." She won the grand prize of $1,000. Christie Clouser, a senior majoring in child care management, spoke on "Absolute Abstinence" for teens. "Staying abstinent keeps teens away from sexually transmitted diseases and also pregnancy," she said.

Also, "85 percent of young women said that they wish they would have been taught how to say no to sex." She earned $300 as second-place winner. Toni Poorman, a senior majoring in communications, spoke about the "The Gift of Love." She started out her speech with a story of a 19-year-old named Jenny who found out she was pregnant and didn't know what to do with the baby. Miss Poorman, who was adopted as a child, stressed that adoption is a selfless act of love. She earned $300 as third-place winner. Michael Chindblom, a senior majoring in criminal justice, spoke about "Breaking Down the Walls." He emphasized the importance of providing a better life for children and challenged the audience by asking, "What can you do to make your child's life better?" Shaun Cooney, a senior criminal justice major, spoke about "Achieving Success Successfully." He said three skills are necessary to achieve success: visualize academic goals; develop essential study skills; and examine your achievements in the classroom.

Holly Harner, a senior also majoring in criminal justice, spoke on the "Ambition of a Woman," noting, "Respect can only be gained by the way you respect yourself." She said she is proud of the equality of the sexes in this country. Each student was required to choose a persuasion topic and to Cumberland County provides these deed transfer listings by computer. First price given is the sale price, second price given is the assessed value under the old system. To find current assessments, visit www.ccpa.net and click on "Tax Assessments." Because of computer limitations, some listings may be truncated. South Middleton Township Sloan, Stephany A.

from Strayer, R. Ashley. 17 1st $85,900, $8,440 Griffin, Robert and Elizabeth J. from Buscher. Bernard E.

and Mary and. 323 1st $1, $9,790 Whitzel, Brian R. and Kim-berly from McCoy, Grant, 113 Pine Road; $93,500. $6,600 Nelson. Elizabeth J.

from Nelson, Charles J. and, 101 Hillside Drive; $1, $11,090 Garman, Joshua A. and Julie L. from Spangler, Charles M. Iii and, 302 McLand Road; $104,000, $7,630 Jackson, Sandra S.

from Haubert Homes, 202 Sunset Drive; $172,500, $12,830 Schuj, Martin J. and Diane L. from Kollas and Costopoulos, 1 12 Woodview Drive; $159,900, $11,010 French, Lorri Lee from Chrise, Blaine Myerstown Road; $10,000, $500 South Newton Township Keefer, Ricky Lee and Roberta from Keefer, Ricky Lee, 90 Main $1, $3,900 Upper Allen Township Vierthaler, Richard J. and Mary Lou from Choi, Young Choi Et Al, 908 Loring Lane; $184,000, $15,080 Hoover, Mark W. and Lisa A.R.

from Soule, James C. and, 906 Peachtree Drive; $230,000, $14,710 Wills, Mark A. and Dana L. from Hoff, Phyllis 437 Delancey Court; $86,900, $7,110 Beck, William W. and Kay F.

from Mondi, Anthony J. and, 591 Geneva Drive Unit 08; $50,000, $4,620 Budget Pies deficit is expected to top $106,000 for the year when the borough begins making debt service payments. Bean suggests council give the garage another year before taking action. He said $100,000 from the parking fund reserve could be used to cover the deficit next year. Anyone still confused by the new millage system, join borough councilmen.

They pressed Bean with questions about how the draft 2001 budget compares to the old system where taxes were 40 mills. The tax increase in the new draft budget would compute to less than 2 mills under the old system, said David Graham, borough finance director. "People can't say much about a 1- or 2-mill increase," said Council President Frank Giordano, adding "the only thing I'm concerned about is senior citizens." He suggested the new tax rates should be more clearly explained to taxpayers. system for borough employees expected to cost $50,000 to implement; a $25,000 increase in the borough's legal fund, raising the balance to $65,000. Bean said the borough spent $70,000 so far this year defending itself in the Home Depot appeals and fighting property owner Robert Barrett.

A project to renovate the borough's dam and headrace at the Longs Gap Road water plant remains an unknown. The project to replace the century-old dam was expected to cost $2.4 million but council did not award any contracts this year when bids twice came back higher than expected. The borough will seek lower bids this winter. And Carlisle's downtown parking garage is expected to run a $66,000 deficit this year -about $50,000 higher than expected when the garage off West Pomfret Street opened late last year. Next year's parking garage Overall, expenditures would rise about 8.4 percent next year if council approves the draft budget, but about half of those increases would include a few long-range projects.

An example is the $135,000 budgeted under the "borough hall" category for a proposed new police station. Borough officials have not said where a larger police station might be built. Expenses exceed revenues for day-to-day operation of the borough by more than $92,000. But Bean notes that $95,000 is being proposed to cover architect fees for the community center renovation project a one-time expense. Other new expenses for 2001 include: a three-year contract with borough police expected to cost an additional $252,000 over three years; a need to relocate borough police to a larger station that could cost $2 million; a new payroll classification Continued from B1 get I've ever dealt with since I've been here," Bean said.

The draft budget calls for a real estate tax rate of about 2.65 mills. That would mean a property newly assessed at $100,000 would draw about $265 in borough real estate taxes next year. The change in property assessments means that borough officials cannot say across the board that taxes will go up or down, or by how much. New final assessment figures were released to municipalities and school districts earlier this month, but borough officials say the county has yet to report the average borough property assessment. Reassessment is just one factor complicating this year's budget.

A list of proposed "capital" expenditures, a 4 percent police pay raise and new method for classifying employee pay grades are contributing to rising expenses. with Paluscio. Paluscio sustained a broken shoulder, six broken ribs and a collapsed lung. "1 don't know exactly what to say," Wilt told Oler after crying when the facts of the case were recited. "If I had a way to prove what the truth is, I would not accept this deal, but I have no way to do that.

I don't think anyone who ever experienced the type of abuse or terror women go through would feel any different than I do. I feel society has failed her (his girlfriend) for one. I'm not angry with society. I can see how that can happen. It's a pretty horrific thing that goes on out there." Oler then gave Wilt some time to decide whether he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea because of his statement.

After a recess, Wilt said he did want to plead guilty and told Oler, "I did not go there for this to happen. It escalated of control. I went'there with the intent to explain to him what it was like. I'm really sorry for what happened." Paluscio was not in court for the plea and sentence but Keating told Oler he agreed to it. For striking the sign in the parking lot, Wilt pleaded guilty to summary criminal mischief and was ordered to pay $127.48 in restitution to the restaurant.

Continued from B1 Wilt began to plead guilty on Nov. 2 1 but stopped short of completing the procedure after he disputed the facts Chief Deputy District Attorney Jaime Keating put on the record. Monday, Wilt's attorney, Jerry Russo, told Oler his client did not want to plead guilty to facts that would "preclude him to participate in boot camp." So Russo and Keating drew up a list of facts alter consulting with the department of corrections. Wilt admitted at about 1 1 p.m. April 2 he agreed to meet his girlfriend's estranged husband, John Stephen Paluscio 31, of Mechanicsburg, at the Country Side Restaurant and Lounge in the 800 block of Grantham Road, Monroe Township.

The men met to settle alleged protection from abuse order violations by 1'; Paluscio arrived first and approached Wilt's truck with a lead pipe. Wilt then accelerated toward Paluscio in order to defend himself. He agreed during the plea that action was unreasonable use of force. Wilt then ran over Paluscio at least once, did donuts in the parking lot and struck a sign. After Wilt struck the sign, he got out of his truck and fought Play FYI The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday in Brenne-man Auditorium on the Boiling Springs Junior-Senior High production of "MASH." Advance student tickets are $3, with all seats $5 at the door. Gold Pass cards will be honored for reduced-price tickets for senior citizens. These cards are available at the South Middleton School District office, 4 Forge Road. Contact Shari Miller at 258-6484 for more information. Bedford "Duke" Forrest; junior Dale Light as John Francis Xavier "Trapper John" Mcintyre; and freshman J.

P. Rich as Walter "Radar" O'Reilly. The cast started rehearsing in late-September. Mrs. Crutchfield says theatergoers should not expect the risque 1970 Robert Altman movie version starring Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliot Gould.

"It's not quite like the movie," she says. "It's been rewritten for high school." Included are several plots going on at once and plenty of action and comedy on sets decorated with help from the Pennsylvania National Guard, which donated camouflage, a cot and sand bags. Mrs. Crutchfield purchased some uniforms from the Salvation Army, while others were donated by the War College. Continued from B1 drama and English.

Ms. Crutch-field is a temporary replacement while her husband is stationed at the Army War College in Carlisle. "It's a little harder to come into an area and have the contacts," she says. Otherwise, Mrs. Crutchfield has not skipped a beat.

She picked up Ms. Lambert's full schedule and will lead the drama troupe in a spring musical, an improv night, a student-directed play, coffeehouse productions and a spring Shakespeare festival. First up is "MASH," which was postponed two weeks while the Bubbler football team completed its playoff run. The play marks familiar territory for Mrs. Crutchfield as her daughter, NOW HAS Mobil 2000 TOY TANKER Collecter Series antics of the doctors and nurses of the 4077th, as they try to save lives and stay sane.

"It takes place during one of the most dramatic periods in history," Ryan says. Both Adria and Ryan say they are challenged by their roles. "I get to go through a whole range of emotions," he says. The pair is joined by a cast of 34 students including senior Dustin LeBlanc as Augustus Adria, 17, reprises the Margaret "Hot Lips" O' Houlihan role she first performed three years ago in Seoul, Korea. "I chose it because it has a lot of speaking parts and there were a lot of kids that wanted to be involved," Mrs.

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