September 28, 2006

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VOL. 11 NO. 9

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

NEWS HEADLINES

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Former mayor is Delmar’s 2006 Citizen of the Year By Mike McClure

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OFFERING COMFORT - Area woman puts her sewing machine in action to thank those wounded in war. Page 2 SCHOOLS ARE RECOGNIZED Superior, commendable performances on state tests bring awards. Page 5 YEARS-OLD TRADITION OVER - Area service club will no longer deliver hospital equipment. Page 12 CATS VS. DOGS - The Wildcats and Bulldogs will meet on the football field this Friday night in Delmar. Exclusive coverage of last week’s games and a preview of this week’s game begins on page 41. STARS OF THE WEEK - A Laurel football player and a Delmar field hockey player are this week’s Laurel Stars of the Week. Page 43

INSIDE THE STAR © Business . . . . . . . . .6 Bulletin Board . . . .19 Church . . . . . . . . .24 Classifieds . . . . . .32 Entertainment . . . .30 Gourmet . . . . . . . .39 Growing Up . . . . . .18 Health . . . . . . . . . .50 Letters . . . . . . . . . .52 Lynn Parks . . . . . .15 Mike Barton . . . . . .14 Movies . . . . . . . . . . .7 Obituaries . . . . . . .26 Opinion . . . . . . . . .54

Pat Murphy . . . . . .23

Delmar resident John McDonnell, the former Delmar, Del., mayor and a member of the Delmar Lions Club and VFW Post 8276 Men’s Auxiliary, doesn’t take part in the numerous community events his clubs are involved in for the accolades. Even so, on Nov. 2 he’ll be receiving some during the annual Delmar Citizen of the Year banquet when he is saluted as the 2006 Delmar Citizen of the Year. “There’s so many good people in this town that do a whole lot that people don’t realize,” McDonnell said. “It’s basically a who’s who of Delmar. To be from outside of Delmar and to be awarded this honor is beyond me.” In fact, McDonnell says he was stunned when he was told that he was the recipient of the annual award. “I do it because I want to, I don’t do it for any accolades. I was totally stunned,” said McDonnell. “My reaction to Lisa (Ellis) was, ‘You’ve got to be kidding, there’s a lot of people more deserving than me.’” McDonnell and his wife Diana “Dee” moved to Delmar 21 years ago and have been contributing to the community ever since. John, who is a human resources professional, is from Monaca, Pa., which is 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. He had been working in the steel industry for 10 years before the company he was working for went out of business. He answered an ad in a publication and moved to this area to

Delmar’s John McDonnell is shown cooking chicken at a recent VFW Men’s Auxiliary fundraiser. McDonnell, who is a past mayor and current Lions Club member, was recently named Delmar Citizen of the Year. Photo by Mike McClure

work as a payroll supervisor. “We came to Delmar and we like the town. There are a lot of good people here,” McDonnell said. The McDonnells, who each came from small towns in Pennsylvania, have been married for 32 years. They met at Community College in Beaver County when they were both 18; both later transferred to Clarion State College (now University).

“I couldn’t do this without her. She’s a fine lady,” John said of his wife, who is a past recipient of the Delmar Chamber of Commerce’s annual award. McDonnell served as mayor of Delmar, Del., from 1990 to 2004 after being asked to run by last year’s Citizen of the Year, Wayne Bastian, and his wife. He already knew Delmar, Continued on page 9

People . . . . . . . . . .22 Police . . . . . . . . . .10 Snapshots . . . . . . .49 Socials . . . . . . . . .14 Sports . . . . . . . . . .41 Tides/Weather . . . .55 Todd Crofford . . . .25 Tommy Young . . . .44 Tony Windsor . . . .39

Monopole would be unsightly in historic area, residents say By Lynn R. Parks A demonstration to show what a proposed cell telephone transmission tower would look like did nothing to change the mind of Holly Conaway, who is fighting Cingular and its placement of the tower. “In fact, it absolutely confirmed the idea I had,” she said. Cingular wants to put the 170-foot

“monopole” near Woodland Ferry Road at Deer Lane. The site is close to the housing development Patty Cannon Estates and just south of the historic Woodland Ferry. The proposed tower site is owned by Byard Layton, Laurel. Last Wednesday, Cingular put up a 170-foot crane to show residents what the tower would look like. “From time to time, we do simulations such as a

crane test so the community can get a visual picture of the height of a proposed cell site,” said Ellen Webner, spokeswoman for Cingular. For Conaway, who lives near Patty Estates on property that has been in the Conaway family for more than two centuries, that “visual picture” was ugly. “From Patty Cannon Estates, the Continued on page 8


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