Year of new starts, tragic endings in Adams County
A 1990 Adams County year recap highlights Jeanette Ruth Taylor’s dramatic trial and suicide after a 1989 stabbing in Gettysburg, plus homelessness concerns tied to Gettysburg College’s Ice House, and the city’s parking deck plans and residential permit rollout. The year’s top stories include Taylor’s fate, housing tensions, and parking policy changes.
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thay
Jeanette Ruth Taylor
Biglerville
Adams County
Ms. Taylor
Gettysburg
Frances Drago
Walton Davis
Taylor
Drago
Hillview House
Hanover
Westminster
Jeanette Taylor
the Times
Getshiee College
Mies peice
Sepoelve
Peadinot
Race Horse Alley
Borough council
William Little
Times
Ice House
Hotel Gettysburg rises again as landmark year 1990 effort
The Hotel Gettysburg revival dominates local headlines, with plans for 22 suites and 61 guest rooms, a 40-person staff, and conference space as renovations progress. Voters coat the project with 56 points in 1990, marking it a top community story alongside parking woes and highway talks.
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parkers
Gettysburg
Roger Robinson
Adan County
Jeffrey Levitt
Old Court Savings and Loan
Conewago Contractors
Gettysburg College
Times
Desert Shield salute for Army Specialist James A Yates
The Times salutes Specialist James A Yates who served in Saudi Arabia and recently returned from a year in the Middle East. The 1988 Utica High School graduate, 293rd MP Co at Fort Meade, phones his grandmother in New Oxford at 6 30 am saying he is well. His family mentions mail delays and support for service members.
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James A. Yates
Kathryn Yates
Kohler Mill Road
New Oxford
duate
Utica
wich
Kores
Fort Meade
Saudi Arabia
Stanley E. Yates
Lorraine Yates
Stanley
Boston
Ann Arbor
Mich
Yate
Soh Yates
James A
M.P.Co
APO. N.Y
The Times
Yates
Middle East
The Wise King Speaks on Bethlehem and Epiphany Gifts
A Three King recounts life from millennia past to Epiphany, describing travel with Caspar and Melchior to Bethlehem. He recalls Herod's danger, the sacred manger scene, and gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh. He longs to learn Jesus and to follow His path, praising the blessing of giving.
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Melchior
Bethlehem
oasis
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Eimiminuel
Egypt
JESUS
neon
Wheeling to host National Pike Festival Memorial Day Weekend
The National Pike Festival ends in Wheeling as part of a multi city observance of the National Road now US Route 40. The tour begins in Hagerstown and runs through Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio with Wheeling hosting the finale. Donna Spickler notes events across several towns in May.
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W.Va
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
niteTs
Hagerstown
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Centenary United Methodist Church
N. Main St
B-Ville
Fellowship Hall
SUNNY RAY
Buford Avenue
Keystone Sanitation
Gettysburg Times
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