From the Sun-Times
Feb. 14, 1990
Clayton Council hears of annexation plan
By John Flood
Clayton Town Council saw conceptual plans for a development which could increase the number of homes in Clayton by about one-third.
Council now has to look over the plan and decide whether to bring up the project for an annexation vote. The property of about 55 acres lies outside town limits.
The town charter calls for a referendum of the entire town for an annexation.
Ninety-four townhouses and 37 single family lots were shown on the plan of the development surrounding Wheatley’s Pond.
The development would border Rt. 300, Rt. 94, School Lane, and the Maryland-Delaware Railroad. Entrances to the development would be off School Lane and Rt. 94....
The townhouses would probably start around $90,000. Single family lots of approximately 18,000 sq. ft. would cost about $35,000. Deed restrictions and covenants would force the cost of a house built on these lots to about $125,000 to $150,000....
Jeffrey Still receives governor’s award for heroism
Jeffrey K. Still, age 9, received the governor’s award for bravery and heroism last week from Gov. Michael Castle due to his action when he pulled his 7-year-old sister, Angel, out from underneath a school bus, preventing further injury. Still lives in Kenton and is a fifth grader at Smyrna Middle School. Angel is a second grader at Smyrna Elementary.
Elections gearing up in Smyrna, Clayton
Town elections are still a ways off, but two have already filed to run in Smyrna.
Incumbent councilmen Frank Morris and Kenneth Brown have thrown their hats into the ring for the April 30 election....
The council seat held by Marie Leager will also come up in the next election....
No one had filed for Clayton as of Friday. Two council seats, held by James Carson and Walter Lamon, come up for election....
Odyssey of the Mind teams win big
By Susan Biro, editor
Smyrna High student Heather Arnold said that if you had asked her a week before the Odyssey of the Mind competition, the last thing on her mind was that Smyrna High’s three teams would come away with three first place awards.
“We never had a real dress rehearsal and we wouldn’t have though we would win,” said Arnold. But Smyrna High’s three teams plus one form Smyrna Elementary did just that, capturing first place in their respective divisions....
Smyrna High School: Division III, ‘Geography Odyssey,’ finishing first place. Coach: George Shotzberger. Team members: Kris Russell, Stan Stepnowski, John Smith, Melissa Arnold, Dana Jones, Stephanie Squier, and Heather Arnold.
Smyrna High School: Division III, ‘Omitronic Humor,’ finishing first. Coach: Rod Bullock: Team members: Josh McGrath, Isaac Willis, Kelly Ryan, Rachel Bullock, Holly Leager, Marie VanDorpe.
Smyrna High School: Division III, ‘Seven Wonders of the World,’ first place finish and recipients of the Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award. Coach: Carol Adams. Team members: Karen Anderson, Joy McGrath, Susan Adams, Roberta Jacobs, Mike Adams, Blair Willis.
Smyrna Elementary School: Division I, ‘Structures in Harmony,’ first place winners, fourth grade. Coaches: Paul Kaercher and Richard Schuman. Team members: Kristin Kaercher, Rebecca Schuman, Matt Webber, Edward Chappel, and Michelle Gearhart....
