Brewer Collects Top Fire Award

At a joint installation ceremony, the members of the Ellerslie Fire De-partment, Ladies Auxiliary, and Am-bulance service recently installed their new officers. The groups also took the time to recognize members for outstanding accomplishments and for years of service.

The gathering was opened by Frank Clark who gave a brief intro-duction of the fire department and then allowed each of the other groups to do the same. Following a delicious meal prepared by the ladies auxiliary, the program began.

Each of the groups took the op-portunity to recognize their members of the previous year. Cork Jamison presented Sarah (Stallings) Johnson with a five year service pin. Cork also announced that the Ambulance service had two members soon to complete the paramedic program in Kara Merkel and John Arnold. The ambulance group then swore in the new officers, with Cork and Viv returning as Captain and Assistant captain.

Next, under the direction of Barb Corbin, the ladies auxiliary swore in their members and presented awards

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Het slie Exti a. Volume 2

Issue 2

March 1999

Ambulance Service Seeks Continued Support

Hopefully, your family will never need to call for an ambulance. But, if you do, you know a crew will respond to your home promptly. This group of dedicated volunteers is now asking you to make sure they will be able to continue this community service. They want to remind you to send a donation to help with their cost of providing ambulance coverage to our town. Please send your donations to P.O. Box 360 Ellerslie, MD 21529. Thank you.

Area Hunters Bag Their Bucks

Several local hunters met with success during this year's deer season. Todd Lybarger won the Ellerslie Outdoor Club Buck Contest. Todd's buck had 8 points with a 13+ inch spread. Kenny Sisk finished a close second. Kenny's buck had 9 points with a 12+ inch spread. The contest winner was determined by a total of points plus spread.

Others nabbing their first deer included Jonathan Pressman with a 4 point, Jesse Ritter with a spike, and Megan Michaels with a doe. Megan's mom Kathy Clayton also nabbed a doe this year.

The rest of the buck kills included Terry Lybarger, Gary Ryan, John Pressman, Rich Lybarger, Scott Williams, Mark Williams, Elliott Stallings, Chris Sturtz, Stan Clayton, Brian Sisk, and Eric O'neal. Congratulations hunters!

About the Ellerslie Extra! We are a non-profit newsletter published about every 6 weeks

to 2 months. Our goal is to keep the people in and associated with our community informed on the happenings in this commu-nity. It is provided free of charge to residents. Out of Town subscriptions are available for $7 for 10 issues. We also accept stamps from local residents to mail their paper instead of hand delivery.

Where Are They Now? Ronald L. Clise was born in Frostburg, MD on December 29, 1961. He was raised in Eller-

slie, MD by his parents Virginia A. Clise and the late Richard C. Clise. Upon graduation from Mt. Savage High School in 1979, he took a job as a service station attendant making minimum wage for 18 months. After taking a look at the economy and realizing that the job market wasn't exactly booming and "there wasn't nothing to do," Ron decided to do something where he could make a difference... on April 19, 1982, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. His basic training was completed at Fort Dix, NJ, and his first assignment took him to Fort Bragg, NC, as a driver of an M915 tractor trailer. Soon after the completion of his first assignment, he achieved his first promotion from Pvt. to Pvt. First Class. Ron was then moved to Ft. Clayton, Panama where he was trained in Jungle Operations which he found most exhilarating. SSG Clise had served time in Fulda, Germany for 3 years then was returned to the states enroute to Ft. Eustis, VA. Ronald served as a heavy vehicle driver and tested top

Egypt and during his one year stay, Ron was responsible for 12 soldiers ICt, secret equipment. In December 1993, Ron anxiously arrived at Sinai,

and 2 million dollars worth of equipment. After ending his international tour, Ron returned to his home state of Maryland. While in Aberdeen, MD, SSG Clise held the position of Squad Leader and tested additional top secret items. In May of 1997 SSG Clise moved to Fort Leonard Wood, MO where he is currently responsible for 3000 soldiers and their problems. Ron is cur-rently eligible for promotion of Sergeant First Class.

Ronald is highly decorated with 2 Army Commendation Medals, 1 Joint Service Achievement Medal, 3 Army Achievement Medals, 5 Good Conduct Medals, 2 Multi-National Force and Ob-servers Medals and 1 Drivers Badge. Way to go Ron!!

Ronald resides with his wife Teal and 3 daughters, Haleigh, Heather and Jessica. He will be retired in the year 2002 after proudly serving his country for 20 years.

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to 4 people. Two sisters, Nancy See and Mary Logue, were presented lifetime membership cards, and Sharon and Karen DeVore, were presented special gifts of appreciation by President Corbin. The ladies then made two presents of cash gifts to fire company and ambulance service.

Dick DeVore, Chief, presented the annual Chief's Report. The report indicated that the fire depart- ment responded on 142 responses for 1998. Eighteen were for reports of

fir-m, building fires while 13 were for car accidents. Dickie then presented the line officers for the upcoming year. Following a short report on the status of our community and some humorous events of the past, the fire depart- ment made several presentations. Jeff Brewer, head of the junior fire- men, presented certificates of appreciation to each member. Frank also

presented Glen Ford and Dick DeVore with 15 year service awards. The fireman of the year, the most prestigious award in the fire department was presented to Jeff Brewer.

AT. Mv4. ic HONOR ROLL ILISTED The three combined schools that compromise Mt. Savage El-

ementary and High School have listed the 2 nd term honor roll for the 1998-99 school year. Those students attending Mt. Savage High School making the list include: Seniors Kelly Hensel, earn-ing straight A's, and Kasey Thompson, Eighth graders Amber Corwell, Tate Hager, and Emmett Kitchen. Also making the list was 7th grader Stacey Corwell.

Those 5 th and 6th grade honor roll students attending Beall El-ementary School include 6 th graders Kristi Lavin, and Candice Leberfinger. 5 th graders in-clude Shane Hager, David Corley, Chris Conway, and Billy Wilhelm.

Those elementary students attending the Eckhart school are listed to the Dean's List. Those students earning that honor include kindergartners Tucker Torbet and Taylor Thomp-son. 1 st Graders are Brandon Bussard and Amber Garlitz. 2' graders earning a spot are Macy McLaughlin, Shaleena Troutman, and Logan Snyder. Cameron Pressman made the mark while in 3 rd grade. Jana Lybarger, Lucus Knotts, Stephanie Sindy, Rickie DeVore, Brittany Leberfinger, and Nick Logue.

The students have done a fantastic job this year working under the split school system while Mt. Savage continues to receive its face lift. Latest reports from the school indicate that things are preceding as planned.

pcal Residents Ear I AC Degrees

Several local residents were recently awarded degrees from Allegany College in Maryland. Those residents include R. Jason Bernier who earned a degree in general studies. Cindy A. Bonner of Kings Grove earned a degree in Nurs-ing. Stephanie Raye Durst earned her degree in occupa- tional therapy assistant. Sherri Lyn Garlitz of Hummingbird St. earned a nursing degree also. Jerry Noel, who resides in the south end of town, was award a degree in business technology with a management option. Con-gratulations graduates on all of your hard work!

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*o A special thanks - To all the firemen who helped keep our streets open during the re- • cent bouts with snow and ice. Their assistance really help ease some of the inconve-0 thence caused by the inclement weather. • Condolences - To the family and friends of Bernie Emerick. Bernie was a long time

‘,-1 44 resident of Ellerslie living on Fenway Ave. just above the firehall. Bernie passed away on Friday, January 29th. He will be deeply missed. 0

O Congratulations - To Kaylee DeVore for being named an outstanding citizen at Cash • Valley School. Kaylee is the daughter of Dick and Pam DeVore and Granddaughter of st

• Dick and Delores DeVore. 0 Condolences - To the Friends and Family of Gilbert Saeler. Mr. Saeler passed away

c on Wednesday January 27. He resided on Gardner Ave, near his son Charlie. Our ,

O deepest sympathy to the family on their loss. Congratulations - To Mary Beth Kennell on being selected to the All WM1L Volley-

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• ball Team. Mary Beth is a senior at Mt. Savage School and is the daughter of Billy ‘-c--a, and Mary Ellen Kennell. 0 Congratulations - To Barry Scott Miller for his outstanding performance in the MSP 0 o training academy earning him a position as a Maryland State Trooper. Barry resides

on Temple St. with his wife Debbie "Baker" Miller. 0 ?, Welcome - To our new subscribers who are John Lowery and Matt Logue. Glad to

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Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Roy. They celebrated the birth of a son, 0 ? Dylan Tanner Roy, August 18, 1998. They currently reside in North Cumberland with c f''

their oldest son Cody Richard Michael Roy. Mrs. Roy (Rhonda L. Clise) is the daugh- ter of the Mrs. Richard C. Clise (Jenny), Ellerslie.

• Condolences - To The family and friends of Anna Mae Cook. Anna Mae, "Peaches," passed away on Feb. 6, 1999. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

0. Thanks to Steve Burley for his assistance with the annual Santa Claus visit at the fire hall. Steve did another outstanding job this year.

,t4 Congratulations - To Mark Miller of Ellerslie for being awarded the HNB High 0 School Scholarship to attend Allegany College. 6A' Thanks - To all of you who took the time to write and provide information for the ▪ Ellerslie Extra or just dropped us a line to let us know how we are doing. Thanks for * the kind words. We appreciate them. • Congratulations - to Steven Hunt for being recognized for his outstanding attendance o at Cash Valley Elementary School.

Get Well Wishes - To Shawn Shoyer, son of Ray Shoyer who is a charter subscriber. • Shawn was injured in an early year accident but we are glad to report he is on the road • to recovery. Our best wishes are with him.

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Happy Birthday to our daughter Denise (DeVore)

Phillips on Feb 24th.

Love Mom and Dad

Happy 14th Birthday to our sweet granddaughter

Bethany Sindy on Feb. 19th.

Love Mom-Mom Rosie and

Pappy Winston

Community Thank You

Over the past 3 months my 3 boys and I have been through some pretty big changes in our lives and I would lice to thank the community for the support that my family has received. I would like to thank personally Winston Devore, Wayne Shriner, Dave and Tammy Lan-dis, Dave and Jenn Christner, Ed and Shelia Rockwell Mike and Marsha Clauson. Most of all, I would like to thank Mick, Carol, Shelia, Paula, Susan, and Mike Knieriem. This great family has really helped me a lot.

I can't say thanks enough but once again, Thank You the community of E

Congratulations to our Granddaughters Bethany Sindy

making the honor roll first nine weeks at Braddock Middle School. Stephanie Sindy

making the honor roll first nine weeks at Eckhart Ele- mentary School and also being chosen "Citizen of the

Month".

We are proud of you. Love

Mom Mom Rosie and Pappy Winston

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As you may recall, in a previous issue we ran a photo of an 0Ellerslie baseball team seeking information on the identity of Ci

several players. John Lowery of Englewood, FL sent us a letter ;.; • identifying the team as the Ellerslie Cardinals. The players as <s; . • we have them now are as follows from left to right: "First Row: Mel Rankin, Mr. Shanholtzer, Norman Miller, John

Mullany, Elton "Bo" Wenrich, Herb DeVore, and John Lowery. c, 2nd Row: Manager Earl Diehl, Quentin Griffey, Bill Lowery,

Fred Clapper, Lou Gormer, Bob Shroyer, Fred Porter, Bus ci Porter, Sassy Shroyer, Cloyd Miller, Art Miller, and Doc Em-<'i erick. 9 Thanks for the info Mr. Lowery, we appreciate any informa- <: . • ton our readers can supply.

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We would like to announce the birth of our new grand- son Logan Winston David Phillips born on Jan 3rd.

Proud Parents Denise and Erik Phillips

Proud Grandparents Rosalie and Winston DeVore

A special Birthday Wish to Kristin Knotts.

Feb. 17th.

From Your Friends

Community Historyi The Mason and Dixon Line

Part 1 Many people living in our small town are well aware of the location and maybe some of the general

history surrounding the man made border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Some of the newer resi-dents may not be aware of even the location. In this edition of Community History, we hope to provide some of the basic facts as well as throw in a few tidbit's of stories that have been passed down through family history.

The line its self serves as the state boundary between PA and Maryland. The line was first surveyed beginning in 1763 through 1767 and bears the name of the two people in charge of its completion. The two men were Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon.

The two men had been engaged to draft a line to bring to a close a century long dispute between William Penn and the Pennsylvania Colony and Lord Baltimore and the Maryland Colony. The two ar-rived in Philadelphia on Nov. 15, 1763. They were administered oaths on Dec. 6th and given instructions on where to begin and on hiring help. They were further instructed: "You are to enter your fair minutes of your proceedings in two books, to be by you kept for that purpose, which minutes are every day to be signed by both of you and in such minutes you will take notice of the most remarkable Buildings, Waters, Bridges and Roads that my be near the Lines which you are to run or through which the Liens must pass. If the Liens you are required to run, pass through any Houses, orchard, or gardens you are not to destroy or injure any such house nor cut down any fruit trees without the consent of the owners"

The pair first established an observatory and a star gazers stone on a farm just west of Philadelphia. This was the point to which they began their surveying efforts. It is to be noted that the majority of their work was conducted with a 66' foot chain used to measure distance and a 16 1/2 foot wooden frame they used to help on steep slopes.

Part 2 of Mason and Dixson Line Community History will be published in the next Ellerslie Extra!

44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Kennell Given Voile ball Honors

44 44 44 44 44 44 /44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 4.4 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Mary Beth Kennel, a senior at Mount Savage High School, was named to the All-Western Maryland

Interscholastic League volleyball team after leading the Indians to a 13-4 record. Kennell, a co-captain on the team, was one of the squad's top servers, converting 143 of 142 chances for a 94 percent efficiency. She led the team in attacking, with 331 successful hits out of 381 tries for an 87 percent rating.

Kennell was also credited by the team's coaches with 58 outstanding saves throughout the season, and her success on the court was the result of an out-and-out effort to play every ball to the best of her ability, according to Mount Savage coach Joanne Nickel.

WMIL coaches select the all-star team, which this year consisted of just six players. Teams in the WMIL are: Mount Savage, Allegany, Beall, Fort Hill, Westmar, Northern and Southern.

An outstanding all-around athlete, Kennell also was voted to the last two Times-News All-Area high school softball teams. She was a junior starter on Mount Savage's undefeated, state champion volleyball team in 1998.

I VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT This month, the volunteer spotlight shines on Marilyn Kennell. Marilyn is a very active

member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Fire Department. She currently holds the office of "Chairman of Ways and Means". She is very active in helping with the banquets for the ladies and also works very hard with the firemen in working Monday night bingo. She and her hus-band Leroy "Booty" Kennel! also help with the preparation work for the monthly chicken fries. President of the Auxiliary, Barb Corbin, added these comments about Marilyn: ... "When you're in need, she is the one to call," and "She lends a helping hand to everybody." Carole Wilson, Vice President of the same organization, added "There is no job she won't undertake." Great Job Marilyn, the auxiliary, the fire department, and the whole community benefit from your untiring efforts! You and your work are greatly appreciated. Thank You.

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Anniversaries

Darren and Kristy White Feb 13

Julie and Mark Logsdon March 7 Ray and Kay Sturtz

March 9 Debbie and Pat Logsdon March 10

Community Birthdays February -2" Jim Bohn, 3"I Pat Logsdon, 4 th Shirley Reith, 6th Justin Clites and Carole Jean Korns, 11 th Katelyn Bucy, 16 th Gloria Mathews, 17 th Kristin Knotts, 20 th Beth Divelbiss, 21' Ben Stallings, 22nd Kay Sturtz ,24 th Paula Miller, Doris Stuby, 26 th Bob Ringer and Paul DeVore.

March — 2" April Lease, 5 th Barbara Griffey, 6 th Annie Goebel, 7 th Don John-son and John Mckenzie, 9 th Lulu Belle Kennell, Bill Miller, and Emmett Kitchen, 10 th Diane Williams, and Debbie Logsdon, 13 th Barbara Shroyer, Rhonda Ranker and Larry Kennel!, 14 th Dottie Brandt, 16th Amber Corwell, 23 rd Charles Cooper, 27 th Elizabeth Ranker, 29th Myrna Lowery and Betty Shaffer.

April - 2nd Rickie DeVore and Stacey Corwell, 3 rd Steve Bonner, Jude Shroyer and Tad Miller, 4 th Marie Simpkins, Kristy White, Dar-ren White, 7 th Todd Lybarger, 8 th Dee Stallings, 10 th Shane Hager, Aaron Ahlbum and Pastor Ken Korns, 1 1 th Karen DeVore, 15 th Dick DeVore Sr., 16th Brett Landis, 18 th Stephen Bucy and Christopher Ranker, 20 th Walter Brandt, 22 nd Norma Clark, 23 nt Keith Johnson, 25 th Janie Bucy, and Mark Logsdon, 26th Mathew Leberfinger, Scott Williams, and Michele Knotts.

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Community Ca ender Feb 24 - March 24 - Wednesdays - Lenten breakfast and Devotions at

Hobo's Restaurant by UMC - 8 AM March 11 - Ambulance Service Meeting - 7 PM at fire hall. March 14 - Girl Scout Sunday - Celebrating the local girl scout troop at the UMC. March 14 - Baseball Sign-up 6 PM to 7:30 PM at the fire hall March 14 - Athletic Association Booster Committee Meeting at 6:30 PM at fire hall March 18 - Fire Company Meeting 7 PM at fire hall March 25 - Neighborhood Crime Watch Meeting 7 PM at fire hall April 2 - Good Friday - UMC Service at 7 PM April 4 - Easter Sunday - UMC Sunrise Service at 7 AM April 25 - Appreciation Dinner for Fire Department at UMC Fellowship hall at 6 PM June 14-18 - Vacation Bible School at Ellerslie UMC 6 to 8:45 PM