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Age: 31Lives: GettysburgFrom: Born and raised in GettysburgEducated at: Shippensburg University, MS (Organiza-

tional Development and Leadership, Concentration Manage-ment Information Systems)

Family: Wife, Tessa Walter and first son on the way, Blake Walter (expected date of birth, Aug. 31, 2020), and Winnie Walter (German Shephard)

Job: Chief Information Officer (IT Department), County of Adams

Job’s reward: Working closely with the employees throughout the county and court departments to help them meet their department missions. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with numerous people strategizing tech-nology needs for today and into the future. Also, watching members of the IT department grow and mature is one of the greatest rewards that inspires me to be at my best to serve them.

Job’s frustrations: I’m in the IT business, we like to change technology more quickly than others typically prefer.

very first job was: Dishwasher, local Gettysburg restau-rant that is no longer in business. Those were hot summers in the kitchen!

Favorite food: Burgers and Ribs

Phillip andrew WalterWalter

The Adams County Library System is following the Office of Commonwealth Libraries’ “Framework for Reopening Public Libraries” as well as federal, state and medical guidelines and orders as the library system makes plans for a phased reopening.

While the physical locations have been closed, library staff has been busy offer-ing virtual programming, including story times, knitting clubs and book clubs. These virtual programs will continue to be offered and expanded upon as all Summer

Quest programs will be offered virtually.The current plan for service is being

implemented in phases. On June 1, a por-tion of the library staff will be returning to work within the library buildings; howev-er, the buildings will remain closed to the

public. During this time, the library staff will complete the work that was interrupt-ed as well as check in the items that were returned before the exterior book returns were closed on April 5. Delivery service

adams County library system plans library to Go service

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surPrise — Makayla Phillips graduated from Gettysburg area high school on saturday then was surprised when she arrived at the Cashtown Fire department to see a members of the department outside to congratulate her. Phillips plans to attend haCC to obtain a fire science/paramedic degree. she received the andrew Waybright memorial schol-arship from the national Fire academy to assist her in obtaining that part of her goal. she then plans to become a professional firefighter/paramedic. Makayla is an active member of the Cashtown Fire department. she also received a ride in engine 4-1 which escorted her to her home where family and friends lined up to offer congratulations on her accomplishments. Complete coveage of saturday’s Gettysburg area high school graduation will be in tuesday’s gettysburg times.

Congratulations Makayla

by Jim haleTimes Staff Writer

The badge is new, but the face of the man wearing it is a familiar one in Biglerville.

Craig Hartley’s long service entered a new phase during May 5’s borough council meet-ing, when Mayor Phil Wagner swore him in as police chief. Hartley succeeds the retiring Gary Lanious, who pinned on the new chief’s badge.

“Biglerville is fortunate to have their own local police force that consistently dem-onstrate their concerns for the safety and welfare of our bor-ough. This dedication to our community by Officer Hartley is being acknowledged by his promotion,” borough coun-cil President Neil Ecker said, according to the borough’s Facebook page.

Hartley joined the Bigler-ville department in 2002 and was promoted to patrolman first class in 2005 and corporal in 2010. He moved up to sergeant in 2013, which he said allowed him to gain experience with administrative responsibilities like training and scheduling.

Hartley has devoted his life to public service in his native

area.He grew up in Cashtown,

lives now in the Orrtanna area, and was an elected Franklin Township supervisor for 16 years, serving also as road superintendent. Prior to becom-ing a police officer, he was a deputy game warden in Adams County.

His township experience has prepared him for working with the Biglerville mayor and bor-ough council, he said.

“I know both sides of it,” Hartley said in a recent inter-view.

Hartley and his wife of 25 years, Susan Hartley, have two adult children.

More interactionNumerous opportunities for

“interacting with the public” are a “highlight” of working in a small “tight-knit community,” Hartley said.

One of the first things the new chief wants to do is “make the police department more visible and accessible to resi-dents,” he said.

Goals include “more patrol time” so officers can be “out on the street more,” and not only in the 2019 Dodge Durango the

Hartley shoulders new challenge as Biglerville chief

Courtesy Phil WaGner

neW ChieF — outside the biglerville borough hall, newly-retired Police Chief Gary lanious, right, pins a badge on his successor, veteran borough officer Craig hartley, who was sworn in as chief during the May 5 council meeting.

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“While our library buildings have been closed, the use of our online resources has skyrocketed!”

— Laura Goss, Adams County Library System

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