EVENTS:
Tuesday, Nov 16, 11 AM-3PM Mason-Dixon Suitability Hearing, Pennsylvania State Museum located at the corner of Third and North Streets in Harrisburg, Pa.
Please attend to show your opposition to the casino ½ mile from the GNMP.

Agenda:
Opening remarks by the Board Chair and/or Board Staff
A presentation by Mason-Dixon (anticipated to be up to 2 hours) which should include, but is not limited to, evidence regarding the applicant’s eligibility and suitability as defined by the Gaming Act, the gaming facility plan, any comparative presentation to the plans by other Applicant for this license, plans on the mitigation of any traffic or social concerns, diversity plans, compulsive and problem gaming plans, and other information that it believes is important to the Board.
Questions to the applicant by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and by the Board members, though the Board may also ask questions at any time during the hearing;
Statements by Board staff
Short closing argument by the applicant
The public is welcome to attend and observe the hearings. We expect good press coverage of the event. Mason-Dixon is providing at least one bus for their supporters to demonstrate local support.
NCG is providing a bus from Gettysburg as well, (e-mail Ride to Museum email if you want a ride, or call Susan at 717-334-3303) and people will also carpool to the Museum to demonstrate opposition. If you are driving please bring along friends.
Please wear a No Casino t-shirt or button. If you need one, we’ll have some on the bus and at the museum. We’ll have doughnuts, coffee and juice but you may want to bring a lunch. Driving directions are here State Museum Directions
and parking garages are under Strawberry Square Mall and the 6th St. Garage.

Nov 20, 2010. Remembrance Day Parade. The entire schedule of Nov 19 and 20 is here:

Rememberance Day Schedule

The Parade begins at 1 pm and we plan to pass out period-correct mourning bands that re-enactors can wear as a remembrance of the fallen and in solidarity with No Casino Gettysburg. They are simple black bands with no writing on them, in keeping with the solemnity of the occasion. We need volunteers to help us pass these out (several units of re-enactors have agreed to wear them). We will have a booth next to Aces High at 433 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 . Our booth will offer the Legacy video for a minimum $10 donation and free mourning bands. If you are in town that day and want to help pass out arm bands to the marchers meet us at 10:45AM at our table. Some people can also staff the table before and after the march. (and watch it during the march)
Volunteers needed:

Nov 16, Attend the Hearing

Nov 20, Come get and wear a morning band at the No Casino Booth and watch the parade.

Write to the PGCB:
Pa Gaming Control Board
PO Box 69060
Harrisburg, PA 17106 or e-mail: PGCB email

Donate to our Cause!
The PGCB says they will make the decision before the end of the year, possibly at their Dec 16 meeting.

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Filmmaker Ken Burns, author David McCullough, actors Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Lang, Medal of Honor recipient Paul W. Bucha, President Eisenhower’s granddaughter Susan Eisenhower and Susan Star Paddock share their thoughts on why a casino at Gettysburg is unthinkable and unacceptable.

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Filmmaker Ken Burns, author David McCullough, actors Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Lang, and Medal of Honor recipient Paul W. Bucha recite one of the most famous speeches in American history.

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In letter to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, more than 270 American historians unite to urge rejection of proposed gaming resort one-half mile from Gettysburg National Military Park

(Gettysburg, Pa.) – To mark the 147th anniversary of the bloodiest battle in American history, 272 American historians, including some of the country’s most respected academics, today sent a letter to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chairman Gregory Fajt, urging the rejection of the application for the Mason-Dixon Gaming Resort. If approved, the proposed gambling hall will be located just one-half mile from America’s most hallowed battleground.

Although many individual historians have previously voiced opposition to the casino proposal, such a large and diverse group uniting in this cause demonstrates Gettysburg’s unique place in our nation’s heritage. Among the signers are some of the most prominent historians in America, including James McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom; Garry Wills, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America; Carol Reardon, director of graduate studies in history at Pennsylvania State University; Jeffery C. Wert, author of the acclaimed Gettysburg, Day Three; and Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service.

In part, their message states that as professional historians, they “feel strongly that Gettysburg is a unique historic and cultural treasure deserving of our protection. Gettysburg belongs to all Americans equally—future generations no less than those of us alive today,” before concluding that “there are many places in Pennsylvania to build a casino, but there’s only one Gettysburg.”

Beyond the individual signatories, the message and its sentiment has received the endorsement and support of the American Historical Association, National Coalition for History, National Council on Public History, Organization of American Historians, Society for Military History and Southern Historical Association.

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863, was the largest and bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. Commonly called the “high water mark of the Confederacy,” the battle saw nearly 160,000 Americans locked in mortal combat; more than 50,000 became casualties. Historians concur that the engagement was the greatest of Civil War battles, but its place in history was further cemented four months later, when President Abraham Lincoln travelled to the small Pennsylvania farm town to help dedicate a national cemetery for those who died. Lincoln’s “few appropriate remarks” for the occasion, popularly known as the Gettysburg Address, have become one of the world’s most recognized speeches.

Although the proposed casino site along the Emmitsburg Road lies outside the current administrative boundaries of Gettysburg National Military Park, it would be on land identified as historically sensitive by the American Battlefield Protection Program, an arm of the National Park Service. The application before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board would retrofit an existing family-friendly hotel complex into a gambling resort with an initial 600 slot machines in addition to table games.

According to Princeton University professor emeritus and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, James McPherson, “The proposed site of the casino lies athwart the advance of Union cavalry toward what became known as South Cavalry Field, which saw substantial fighting on the afternoon of July 3, 1863. This ground is as hallowed as any other part of the Gettysburg battlefield, and the idea of a casino near the fields and woods where men of both North and South gave the last full measure of devotion is simply outrageous.”

This assessment of the importance of this part of the battlefield is shared by Eric Wittenberg, the author of numerous books on cavalry during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the only volume specifically dedicated to the actions that took place on South Cavalry Field. In response to casino proponents who have tried to minimize the significance of actions fought nearby, Wittenberg said, “This was a protracted and ferocious fight. American soldiers died on that ground, and to suggest otherwise only underscores the disregard these misguided investors have for our national treasure.”

In addition to the inappropriate juxtaposition, historians also fear negative indirect impacts on their efforts to interpret the battlefield and share their knowledge with students and heritage tourists. Gettysburg resident and director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at West Virginia’s Shepherd University, Dr. Mark Snell is extremely concerned about the increased traffic and certain commercialization with which visitors and guides will have to contend should the casino be approved..

“As someone who has tried to give a tour to my students at South Cavalry Field — within easy walking distance of the proposed casino,” said Snell, “I personally can attest that the last thing that is needed on the Emmitsburg Road, where that fight took place, is any increased traffic. It wouldn’t just be noisy, it would be dangerous.”

In 2006, when a previous proposal to bring gambling to the fringes of the Gettysburg Battlefield was under consideration, a group of prominent historians similarly spoke out against the ill-advised project. Such thorough and widespread public opposition was among the reasons explicitly cited by the Gaming Control Board in its rejection of the application.

One of those at the forefront of that effort was Ed Bearss, chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service and America’s foremost battlefield guide. A former historian at Vicksburg National Battlefield, who feels that site was irreparably damaged by the emergence of gaming nearby, his opposition to this newer proposal has not diminished in the least. Over the course of his storied career, Bearss has spent many thousands of hours leading tours of the Gettysburg Battlefield.

“Gettysburg, if it embraces the casino, is forfeiting that which has undeniable national and international significance,” said Bearss. “Do you want the most iconic battlefield in America and the site of Abraham Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address, or do want just another slots parlor?”

The letter was circulated among the historian community by a coalition of preservation groups which have opposed both efforts to bring gambling to Gettysburg. The Civil War Preservation Trust, National Parks Conservation Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation Pennsylvania have consistently emphasized that their opposition stems from the direct threat posed to the battlefield by the site’s proximity and potential for increasing traffic and development pressures on the park, as opposed to any objection to gaming. Spurred by the passionate involvement of so many individual members, member groups of the National Coalition for History also lent their institutional weight to the effort.

About the Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT)
With 55,000 members, the Civil War Preservation Trust is the largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization in the United States. Its mission is to preserve our nation’s remaining Civil War battlefields and encourage their appreciation through education and heritage tourism. Since 1987, the organization has saved more than 29,000 acres of hallowed ground, including 700 acres at Gettysburg. CWPT’s website is located at www.civilwar.org.

About the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
Since 1919, the nonpartisan, nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice of the American people in protecting and enhancing our National Park System. NPCA, its members, and partners work together to protect the park system and preserve our nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage for generations to come. NPCA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with more than 325,000 members, including more than 15,000 members in Pennsylvania. NPCA’s website is located at www.npca.org.

About the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a non-profit membership organization bringing people together to protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them. By saving the places where great moments from history took place, NTHP helps revitalize neighborhoods and communities, spark economic development and promote environmental sustainability. With headquarters in Washington, DC, 9 regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner organizations in all 50 states, NTHP provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people, organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America’s stories. NTHP’s website is located at www.preservationnation.org.

About Preservation Pennsylvania
Preservation Pennsylvania is a private statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Pennsylvania’s historic places through creative partnerships, targeted educational programs and grassroots advocacy programs. Since 1982 and with the support of 2600 members and member agencies, the organization has been the statewide voice for historic preservation and has provided support and technical assistance to individuals, groups and municipalities. Preservation Pennsylvania’s website is www.preservationpa.org.

For more information, contact:
Jim Campi, CWPT, 202-367-1861 x7205
Mary Koik, CWPT, 202-367-1861 x7242

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Mr. David LeVan, Owner
Battlefield Harley Davidson
21 Cavalry Field Road
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania  17325

Dear Mr. LeVan:

As citizens of Adams County, Pennsylvania, we are writing to respectfully request that you reconsider applying for a state license to place a casino in the Eisenhower Inn and All Star Complex on the Emmitsburg Road south of Gettysburg, just one-half mile from the boundary of the Gettysburg National Military Park.

We acknowledge the numerous good works you have done for the Gettysburg community, and we ask that you, in the same spirit of civic responsibility, change your mind.

In 2005 and 2006, a similar debate over the previous Gettysburg casino proposal tore Adams County apart.  Recently, former Borough Council president Dick Peterson called that controversy the “most divisive” event of his tenure.  Speaking to The Gettysburg Times, he said, “That split everyone asunder.  It wasn’t just the council that was split, the whole community was split on the issue.  That was something that I think we were all glad when it was over, and we all came out somewhat scarred with bandages.”

This new casino plan could be far more contentious, since this proposed location lies in a more rural part of the county, within the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Heritage Area, along a recently established National Scenic Byway, and less than 3,000 feet from the National Military Park.

Although your new application is not due until April 7, already the same hostility has begun to permeate our everyday lives and impact our community’s many guests.

Please weigh the unintended consequences of reigniting this controversial issue, and the harm that will come to our community if you proceed with your proposal.  You have it in your power to help us heal once and for all, to emerge as a stronger community, ready to embrace the heritage tourism opportunities associated with the upcoming Civil War Sesquicentennial.

We, the undersigned residents of Adams County, therefore request that you stop your casino plans now.  You are the only person in the community that can prevent this divisive debate.  We ask, instead, that you consider creative alternatives that we could all embrace.

Very Respectfully

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Julie Aha, Cashtown
Dr. William Aldrich, Gettysburg
Kurt Anschuetz, New Oxford
Pat Anschuetz, New Oxford
John M. Archer, Gettysburg
Darlene M. Archer, Gettysburg
Laura Arendt, Gettysburg
Catherine Bain, Gardners
Carol Ann Baran, Gettysburg
Gregory Baran, Gettysburg
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Bishop, Gettysburg
Joseph E. Breighner, Gettysburg
Dale Brennan, Gettysburg
Scott Bucher, Biglerville
Frank Buck, Gettysburg
Loni Buck, Gettysburg
Troy Buck, Gettysburg
Irene Bunner, Hanover
Charles Caldwell, Gettysburg
Norma Calhoun, Gettysburg
Ellen Carter, Gettysburg
John Carter, Gettysburg
Judith Carr, Gettysburg
Nancy S. Chambers, Gettysburg
Jack W. Chambers, Gettysburg
Tim Christopher, Gettysburg
Craig Coffman, Gettysburg
Bill Collinge, Gettysburg
Susan Collinge, Gettysburg
Levon Crouse,Littlestown 
Leigh Ann Daugherty, Gettysburg
Carmella DeNoma, Ortanna
Emily DeNoma, Ortanna
John DeNoma, Ortanna
Ann Dentry, Gettysburg
Bruce Dietrick, Gettysburg
Dan Diviney, New Oxford
Teresa Donati, Gettysburg
Jeannine Duffy, Gettysburg
Angie Dull, Gettysburg
Sandra Edwards, Gettysburg
William Elliott, Jr., Ortanna
Charles F. Emmons, Gettysburg
Penelope Emmons, Gettysburg
David English, Gettysburg
Jane English, Gettysburg
Betty Evans, Fairfield
Anne Evans, Littlestown
Gil Evans, Littlestown
Gioconda Fazzolari, Gettysburg
Alan Ferranto, Gettysburg
Mary Furlong, McSherrystown
Evelyn Ganas, Gettysburg
Deborah Gemmell, Gettysburg
Jim Getty, Gettysburg
Don Gilbert, Fairfield
Phyllis Gilbert, Fairfield
Linda Gillitzer, Gettysburg
Joe Gillitzer, Gettysburg
Stanley Gish, Gettysburg
Marissa Gregorwich, York Springs
Paul Gregorwich, York Springs
Shaun Grenan, Gettysburg
Pat Groves, Gettysburg
Lou Hammann, Ortanna
Patricia Hammann, Ortanna
Ann Harner, Gettysburg
Harry E. Henderson, Gettysburg
Anne G Henderson, Gettysburg
Jay A Herman, Aspers
Donald Hinks, Gettysburg
Joan Hinks, Gettysburg
Deborah Hilling, Gettysburg
Pearl Hoffman, Gettysburg
Dianne Hoffman, Gettysburg
Terry Holahan, Gettysburg
Kendal Hopkins, Aspers
Dr. Richard R. Hoffman, Jr., Gettysburg
Bernard Huesken, Gettysburg
Bonita L. Isenberger, Gettysburg
Andy Jurcak, Gettysburg
Lucy Jurcak, Gettysburg
Paul Kallina, Gettysburg
Judith A. Kartoz, Gettysburg
Ed Krantz, Gettysburg
Margaret Lambert, New Oxford
Anne Bucher Lane, Gettysburg
Ben Lawrence, Gettysburg
Bernie Lawrence, Gettysburg
Renie Lawrence, Gettysburg
Galina Leonard, Gettysburg
Ann Long, Gettysburg
Samuel Long, Gettysburg
Donald Lowe, Gettysburg
Gillian Lowe, Gettysburg
Ed Luckenbaugh, Cashtown
Jack Lynch, Gettysburg
Jean Lynch, Gettysburg
Donald C. MacLean, Gettysburg
Joan L. MacLean, Gettysburg
Dona Maguire, East Berlin
Alan Mains, Gettysburg
Louise Mains, Gettysburg
Rebecca Makdad, Gettysburg
Laurence A. Marschall, Gettysburg
Niles Martin, Gettysburg
Scott McCabe, Gettysburg
Debra McCauslin, Gettysburg
Charles McElhose, Gettysburg
Sharon McElhose, Gettysburg
Ann McHale, Gettysburg
John McHale, Gettysburg
Elaine McKnight, Gettysburg
Donald McKnight, Gettysburg
Melody Messick, Gettysburg
Father Jim Miller, CPPS, Gettysburg
Lou Ann Milhimes, Gettysburg
Andrew Miner, Gettysburg
Mary Miner, Gettysburg
Nikki Mixell, Gettysburg
Dale Molina, Gettysburg
Alice Morrissey, Gettysburg
Paul Moschette, Gettysburg
Rick & Sheri Moyer, Abbottstown
Dennis Negley, Gettysburg
Joyce Negley, Gettysburg
Alan Olson, Carroll Valley
Cathy Olson, Carroll Valley
Alan Olson, Fairfield
Mary Oyler, Gettysburg
Susan Star Paddock, Gettysburg
James E. Paddock, Gettysburg
Gladys Parks, Gettysburg
John Paxson, Gettysburg
Alice Paxson, Gettysburg
Janice Peitrone, Gettysburg
Dick Peterson, Gettysburg
Pauline Peterson, Gettysburg
Lolly Odea Polvinale, Gettysburg
Janet M. Powers, Gettysburg
Gail Prezioso, Gettysburg
Sal Prezioso, Gettysburg
Carolyn Quadarella, Gettysburg
Ann Radcliff, Biglerville
Dick Radcliff, Biglerville
Jennifer M. Railing, Gettysburg
William F. Railing, Gettysburg
Richard Randall, Gettysburg
R. William Reaver, Gettysburg
Karen Rebmann, Gettysburg
Mary Redding, Gettysburg
Riley Redding, Gettysburg
Dorothy N. Reynolds, Gettysburg
David R. Rice, Gettysburg
Kristin Rice, Gettysburg
Muriel L. Rice, Gettysburg
Carole Richter, Gettysburg
Dr. Conrad Richter, Gettysburg
Ronald A. P. Rock, Gettysburg
Donna Rockey, Ortanna
Craig Rockey, Ortanna
Janet Rodgers, Abbottstown
Jack Rose, Gettysburg
Katherine Schneider, Gettysburg
Darrel Sensenig, Gettysburg
Ellie Sheen, Gettysburg
Dr. James Sheen, Gettysburg
Sharon E. Sheppard, Hanover
Peter H. Sheppard, Hanover
Barbara Shultz, Gettysburg
Jean Shultz, Gettysburg
Loring Shultz, Gettysburg
Steve Shultz, Gettysburg
Earl Shutt, Fairfield
Joyce Shutt, Fairfield
Dan Siderio, Gettysburg
Jean Siderio, Gettysburg
Cynthia M. Simpson, Fairfield
Pat Small, Gettysburg
Sam Small, Gettysburg
Wes Small, Gettysburg
Alicia Smith, Gettysburg
Marian Sneeringer, Gettysburg
Nancy Spurkeland, Gettysburg
Sonja Spurkeland, Gettysburg
Steven Stanley, Gettysburg
Barbara Steele, Littlestown
Roger Steele, Littlestown
Lisa Steinour,Gettysburg
Gary Sterner, Biglerville
Susan Sterner, Biglerville
Paul Sundholm, Gettysburg
Wendy Sundholm, Gettysburg
Jocelyn Swigger, Gettysburg
Charles, Swingler, Gettysburg
Gloria Swingler, Gettysburg
Chuck Teague, Gettysburg
J.S. Thomas, Gettysburg
Melanie Thomas, Gettysburg
Kerr Thompson, Gettysburg
Susan Thompson, Gettysburg
Geoffrey Thulin, Cashtown
Charlie Tipton, Gettysburg
Tem Tipton, Gettysburg
Dora L. Townsend, Gettysburg
Dr. Joseph Tripi, Gettysburg
Rosemarie Tripi, Gettysburg
Kyrstie Walker, Gettysburg
Dick Waybright, Gettysburg
John Wega, Gettysburg
Karen Welsh, Gettysburg
Keith Welsh, Gettysburg
Joyce Wentz, Gettysburg
Carol Widerman, Gettysburg
Marcia Wilson, Mount Pleasant Township
James Wolf, Littlestown
Marion Wolf, Littlestown
John Wolfe, Gettysburg
Peter Wolfe, Gettysburg
Homer Wood, Gettysburg
Gloria E. Yohe, Gettysburg
Buddy Zech, Gettysburg
Elizabeth Zech, Gettysburg
Gladys Zech, Gettysburg
Jeanne Zumbrum, New Oxford

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The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Board of Directors reaffirmed its five year old statement registering opposition to the development and operation of a legalized gambling facility in the Gettysburg area.

The board, meeting here April 27th and 28th, was told that its May 4, 2005 statement in response to a previous application for a state license to develop a large slots facility in the Gettysburg area was being quoted by organizations expressing resistance to a new 2010 proposal. With the recommendation of the 28 member board’s executive committee, and a report on the nature, scope and location of the new proposal, the full board voted overwhelmingly to reaffirm its previous statement printed below.

The seminary’s anti casino position is based on reasons of the underlying economic injustice of legalized gambling, the hidden costs to the social fabric and historic inappropriateness for the Gettysburg area.

A Statement Against Expansion of Gambling Enterprises for Gettysburg

No Casino Gettysburg Informational Meeting will be held on April 15th at 7:00 pm.
It will be held at:

Gettysburg Fire Hall
35 N Stratton St
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1820
(717) 334-7548

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