SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC  20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                             February 29, 2000
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                             Monarch Services, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                  Delaware                0-8512             52-1073628
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              (State or other          (Commission         (IRS Employer
              jurisdiction of          File Number)        Identification No.)
              incorporation)


                4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland      21214
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               (Address of principal executive office)  (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code, (410) 254-9200
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ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

(a)
Monarch   Services,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  has  had  a  long  and   beneficial
relationship  with  Deloitte  & Touche, LLP ("Deloitte")  and  has  relied  upon
Deloitte  for ongoing accounting services and for extraordinary events  such  as
the  sale in October 1998 of the Company's games division, the Avalon Hill  Game
Company.   Throughout such engagement the Company has been  impressed  with  the
service,  performance  and professionalism of the accountants  assigned  to  the
engagement.   Since  the  sale  of the games division,  however,  the  Board  of
Directors  and  the  Audit  Committee have emphasized  a  cost-cutting  strategy
designed  to lower expenses and increase profitability on the Company's  reduced
revenues.   Accordingly,  the  Audit Committee determined  that  sound  business
practice  requires  the Company to consider whether it can  reduce  its  overall
accounting  costs, while maintaining the effectiveness of the audit process,  by
seeking  competitive  proposals on its accounting  work.   After  reviewing  the
proposals  obtained,  including a proposal from Deloitte,  the  Audit  Committee
determined that the Company would realize a significant cost savings by using an
accounting  firm  that  is  not included in the "Big 5."   Accordingly,  on  the
recommendation  of  the  Audit Committee, the Board of Directors  has  dismissed
Deloitte as the Company's independent public accountants effective February  29,
2000.

     Deloitte's audit reports on the Company's financial statements for each of
the Company's fiscal years ended April 30, 1999 and 1998 did not contain an
adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as
to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

     In connection with the audits of the Company's consolidated financial
statements for each of the two fiscal years ended April 30, 1999 and 1998, and
in the interim period subsequent to April 30, 1999, preceding the date of
Deloitte's dismissal, there were no "reportable events," as that term is defined
in the instructions to Form 8-K and the regulations applicable to Item 4 of Form
8-K.

     In connection with the audits of the Company's consolidated financial
statements for each of the two fiscal years ended April 30, 1999 and 1998, and
in the interim period subsequent to April 30, 1999, preceding the date of
Deloitte's dismissal, there were no "disagreements," as that term is defined
in the instructions to Form 8-K and the regulations applicable to Item 4 of
Form 8-K, with Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which
"disagreement", if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have
caused Deloitte to make reference to the matter in their report.


(b)  The Audit Committee has recommended and the Board of Directors of the
Company has approved the firm of Stegman & Company, Baltimore, Maryland as the
Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2000.
The Company will authorize its former accountants to respond fully to any
inquiries of Stegman & Company.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 16.1   Letter dated March 6, 2000 from Deloitte & Touche LLP. (filed
herewith)
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                                                               Exhibit 16.1






March 6, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 11-3
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Dear Sirs/Madams:

We have read and agree with the comments in Item 4(a) of Form 8-K of Monarch
Services, Inc. dated March 6, 2000, except that we have no basis for agreeing
or disagreeing with the statements contained in the first paragraph.

Yours truly,

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

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                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                              MONARCH AVALON, INC.


Date:  March 6, 2000                    By:/S/    A. ERIC DOTT
                                        A. Eric Dott, Chairman of the Board

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                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number      Description                             Page

16.1           Letter dated March 6, 2000 from Deloitte & Touche LLP.