Artificial Turf

chambersburg@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Where the home bleachers of Trojan Stadium once stood is now bare ground but, if all goes according to schedule, a new and improved stadium costing between $4.4 million and $5.5 million will be ready for the 2006 football season. The school board Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize architects from the Mechanicsburg, Pa., architectural firm of Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates to prepare specifications and advertise bids for renovations to the stadium, which will remain the home field for the high school football, soccer and track teams even after a new high school is built at a yet-to-be-determined site.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Where the Trojan baseball team will play, how many sports can fit on Trojan Stadium's field and who should be allowed to play all were discussed at Wednesday's Chambersburg School Board meeting. Greene Township Supervisor Todd Burns made a pitch for the Chambersburg Area Senior High School baseball team playing at the municipal park being built near Scotland, Pa. The township is looking for a 10- to 15-year renewable lease for about $15,000 per year and indexed for inflation.

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Editor's note: The Morning Herald does not endorse any of these anonymous opinions. We encourage readers to put their names with their opinions through letters to the editor that appear each day on Page A4. "I would like to thank the person who called Animal Control on Friday, May 12, about a fearful dog on Western Maryland Parkway. That was my dog. He hid in a storm drain, and if you had not called in, I would never have looked for him in that area. Thanks to you, he is safely home, and I am very grateful.

"I would like to thank the person who called Animal Control on Friday, May 12, about a fearful dog on Western Maryland Parkway. That was my dog. He hid in a storm drain, and if you had not called in, I would never have looked for him in that area. Thanks to you he is safely home, and I am very grateful. " "I see were they are talking about artificial turf for the stadium at North High. I am supportive of a stadium at North, but I think this is a little ridiculous. What's next, sky boxes, a food court, or maybe a dome?

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Workers have repaired a section of new turf at Shepherd University's Ram Stadium after it was cut from the field by vandals, a school spokeswoman said Thursday. Workers were applying the number "50" to the field Thursday where the section was removed, said Valerie Owens. Owens said a police investigation into the vandalism was continuing. It is possible that the entire turf project could be completed by next week, Owens said. Shepherd officials decided to put an artificial surface on the field after dealing with water drainage problems at the 5,000-seat stadium.

The artificial turf field is part of a $6.8 million reconstruction of Trojan Stadium. The project includes the field, an eight-lane track and new lights, bleachers and concession stands.

If all goes according to plan, the new artificial turf at Martinsburg High School's Cobourn Field will be ready in time for the Bulldogs' varsity football game tonight against Potomac Falls. Just in time. Martinsburg coach and assistant principal David Walker said crews will begin putting rubber beads on the field surface today at 5 a.m. and expect to be finished by 3 p.m., just four hours before the scheduled kickoff. "If it rains, we might have to push the game back to Saturday, but right now, we're on for (today)