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Group hailed for anti-casino efforts in Gettysburg
Friday, September 30, 2011
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- No one fought harder against building a casino near the Gettysburg national battlefield than did Susan Star Paddock and her allies in a group called No Casino Gettysburg.
Today they were honored for their efforts by Preservation Pennsylvania, which gave the group its highest award for historic preservation.
"Preservation Pa. was a great help to us during our campaign to preserve the historic identity and friendly community of Gettysburg," Mrs. Paddock said. "Our volunteers are grateful for this recognition."
Mrs. Paddock's group also got an award from the Civil War Trust. In 2006, it opposed the first effort to build a casino just west of the battlefield, and then again last year for opposing a second effort to put a smaller casino at a conference center just south of the battlefield. The group made many trips to the Capitol to speak to legislators and the state Gaming Control Board.
"Gettysburg is a national treasure, and millions of people visit here every year," she said. "Many people are offended by the presence of a casino. It would change the identity of the community from a national treasure to just another casino town."
First published on September 30, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Group hailed for anti-casino efforts in Gettysburg
Friday, September 30, 2011
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- No one fought harder against building a casino near the Gettysburg national battlefield than did Susan Star Paddock and her allies in a group called No Casino Gettysburg.
Today they were honored for their efforts by Preservation Pennsylvania, which gave the group its highest award for historic preservation.
"Preservation Pa. was a great help to us during our campaign to preserve the historic identity and friendly community of Gettysburg," Mrs. Paddock said. "Our volunteers are grateful for this recognition."
Mrs. Paddock's group also got an award from the Civil War Trust. In 2006, it opposed the first effort to build a casino just west of the battlefield, and then again last year for opposing a second effort to put a smaller casino at a conference center just south of the battlefield. The group made many trips to the Capitol to speak to legislators and the state Gaming Control Board.
"Gettysburg is a national treasure, and millions of people visit here every year," she said. "Many people are offended by the presence of a casino. It would change the identity of the community from a national treasure to just another casino town."
First published on September 30, 2011 at 7:36 pm
