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Inside today’s Record
The newest veterinarian in Lititz has limited his
practice to include just pets. Not only does Dr.
Richard Baron D.V.M. provide medical care for
family pets, he also helps children (and adults)
understand their pets better. His story is on page
24.
Dignitaries from the local, state and national
government were on hand last week as the Lititz
Amhucs celebrated Awards Night with a banquet
and an abundance of good cheer. The story is on
page 9.
It’s a book-lover's dream<ome-true: thousands of
books, boxes and boxes of books on subjects from
cooking to hunting, from adventure to romance,
from science fiction to poetry and the classics.
Where and when? See page 4.
Windsor Gardens plans
slowed by technicality
by Bonnie Szymanski
Denying approval for the
Windsor Gardens land
development plan on a
technicality, the Lititz
Planning Commission has
recommended to developers
William Hazlett and James
McKay that they file a
request with the borough for
a 90-day extension for their
plan.
Commission members
deliberated Tuesday evening
on the legality of recom­mending
approval of the
plan, which shows an
alignment of Chestnut Street
that was recently approved
by borough council but not
recorded on any borough
maps.
The street as shown on the
Windsor Gardens plan was
the third proposal for a
roadway through the
development. It’s placement
has been a source of conflict
Clay Manor sewage lots reserve fund approved
by Bonnie Szymanski
Elizabeth Township’s
board of supervisors has
approved the establishment
of a reserve fund for the
proposed Clay Manor
Homeowners Association
community sewage system
th a t will serve the
development.
Clay Manor is a 40-unit
residential development
proposed by develper Glenn
Wissler for a 20-acre
triangular tract of land
located east of Brubaker
Valley Road and south of
Route 322, where Elizabeth
Township joins Clay
Township.
Last year, township
supervisors passed an
amendment to a township
zoning ordinance to allow the
construction of higher
density housing on R-2 zoned
land that has a privately-owned
shared sewage
system for residents of the
development.
Under normal restrictions,
R-2 homes must be single­family
homes, townhouses,
Dance-a-thon at high school May 15
Warwick students plan
Stephanie Myers benefit
The presidents of all the
clubs and organizations at
Warwick High School are
coordinating efforts for the
May 15 “Stephanie Myers
Dance-a-thon,” to be held in
the high school gym.
Stephanie, a Warwick
senior awaiting a call from
Pittsburgh’s Presbyterian-
University Hospital, has
been the object of numerous
area fund-raisers to ac­cumulate
money for the
h ea rt-lung tran sp la n t
necessary to give her life
normalcy and allow her to
participate in activities such
as the one her classmates
and friends are planning in
her name.
The 18-year-old Lititz
resident was bom with a
narrowed artery leading
from her heart to her lungs,
which creates lung pressure
and constant shortness of
breath.
Warwick students will
begin soliciting pledges next
week from local businesses
and individuals as they
prepare to dance from 7 p.m.
Friday, May 15 through 6
a.m., Saturday, May 16.
Participants will dance for
three and a-half hours then
take a half-hour break,
repeat this procedure, then
finish the remaining three
hours of the dance-a-thon
after a second half-hour
break.
During the event, all
participants will be required
to stay in the gym and keep
moving.
Participation will be free
with a minimum of $10 in
pledges.
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Without the minimum
pledge, students will be
charged $3 to participate,
adults $5.
P le d g e s h e e ts a re
available in the high school
office and in community
businesses displaying the
Stephanie Myers Dance-a-thon
sign.
Residents of the com­munity
have been invited to
join in the dance-a-thon with
the Warwick students.
School ru le s and
regulations will remain in
effect during the event, and
any student who leaves the
school after 11 p.m. will have
his or her parents notified by
telephone.
A special breakfast will be
prepared and served free by
Warwick administration and
staff to students who remain
for the entire 11-hour
marathon.
Dancers are requested to
wear tennis shoes or other
soft-soled shoes to preserve
the gymnasium floor.
All pledges will be due in
the high school office by
Friday, May 22.
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apartments or duplexes
constructed on lots no
smaller than 17,500 square
feet.
D e sig n ed by J.C .
Engineering, the community
sewage system will be
m a in ta in e d by a
homeowner’s association
under a provision that will
allow homeowners to pay a
r e g u la r fe e to th e
association, which will bear
the responsibility of keeping
the sewage system in
working order. The township
will not be responsible for
the upkeep of the system.
G eo rg e R e ttew ,
representing the engineering
company, told supervisors
that $35,000 will be placed in
escrow to begin building
interest as a reserve fund to
be used for replacement of
any of the four sewage beds
in the private system.
Such financial guarantees
were included in the
restrictions placed on
developers when the
amended ordinance was
approved by the township
last December.
Rettew said the $35,000
figure is based on the initial
cost of installing the sewage
beds.
“It’s highly unlikely that
all four beds would fail at the
same time,” asserted
Rettew.
He said the engineers are
about to submit a request to
the Department of En­vironmental
Resources
(DER) for a permit to
construct the collection
lines.
Rettew asked the super­visors
for a letter of ap­proval
to attach to the
“system package” being
sent to DER for the
collection lines and seepage
beds permits.
Included in the package is
th e le g a l d o cum en t
describing the homeowners
a s s o c ia tio n and the
engineering specifications
for the design, construction
and insulation of the
sanitary sewage system.
Rettew requested that the
letter include a statement
that the board has reviewed
and approves the amount of
money put into the escrow
account.
The board voted to send a
letter stating that they are
aware of the proposed
escrow but have asked the
township’s engineers - Huth
Engineering Inc. - to study
the proposal, which also
includes the amount each
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Rec Center
benefit dinner
cancelled
The Lititz Jaycees have
announced the last-minute
cancellation of a dinner
dance scheduled for April 11.
The event had been planned
as a benefit for the new Lititz
Community Center.
Ron Jaworski, one-time
Eagles quarterback, was to
be the featured speaker,
along with news anchorman
Keith Martin of WGAL-TV8,
who was to keynote the
dinner.
Both personalities were
prepared to attend until
cancellation time.
A spokesman for the Lititz
Jaycees said the club had
decided to cancel the dinner
dance upon learning that
ticket sales were poor.
between the developer and
the borough for the past
year.
The most recent proposal
was made last month by the
developers. Realigned by
Huth Engineers Inc., the
street as drawn was ap­proved
by council and sent to
the board of directors of
Ambrit, parent company of
Wilbur Chocolate Co., for its
approval.
Wilbur land abuts the
proposed street and the
company is concerned that it
would be forced to recon­struct
loading docks if the
street were built too close to
them.
Jeff Siegrist, borough
council’s liaison with the
planning commission, said
Tuesday that council has not
received word from Wilbur
about the new street
proposal.
“Plans submitted must
include all borough streets
and other elements,” ex­plained
Garth Becker,
consulting to the borough
planning commission.
“I’m not sure how the
developer can comply with
the intent of the borough,
and this is not his fault,” he
continued, referring to the
fact that the new Chestnut
Street proposal, though
approved, does not appear
on borough maps.
Arline Shannon, planning
commission chairman,
asked Siegrist if, in his
opinion, council would make
a decision on the street
without input from Wilbur.
“I’m not going to answer
that,’ ’ replied Siegrist.
As in previous discussions
about Chestnut Street,
Hazlett complained that
Wilbur has continually
received special treatment
with regard to the street’s
alignment, while the
developers have been forced
to change their plans, move
buildings (on paper) and
give up land to ac-
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Municipal
appoints
Terry N. Sommer, 100
Brubaker Rd., was ap­pointed
to the Warwick
Township M u n ic ip a l
Authority by the township
supervisors April 1. He
replaces Donald (Tim)
Hackman who resigned in
March.
S omme r e a rn e d a
bachelor of science degree in
finance at Lehigh University
in 1967 and a master of
business administration
degree at Lehigh in 1968. He
served with the U.S. Army
from 1968-71. After training
in Missouri, Oklahoma,
Virginia and Massachusetts,
he was stationed in Germany
as a first lieutenant.
For the past two years, he
has served as treasurer of
the Lancaster Chapter of the
National Association of
Accountants and treasurer
of Cub Scout Pack 142
committee.
He began his career with
Armstrong in 1972. From
1974-77, he served as plant
controller in Dalton, Ga. He
was vice-president for
operations of Pacific World
Wholesale, an Armstrong
subsidiary, in Hayward,
Calif., from 1977-82. Since
moving to the Lancaster
office in 1982, he has served
in the following capacities:
accountant for special
projects, 1982-83; super­vising
accountant for cor­porate
accounting, 1983-84;
and management a c ­countant
for corporate ac­counting
from 1985-present.
He is married to the for­mer
Candace Jo Snyder of
Reading. The couple has two
children: Rebecca Ann, 16;
and Herbert Nathan, 10.
The historic church building at the corner of Broad and Orange streets has an
interesting future. The church building will be completely restored and
renovated to house a conservatory for actors in Mt. Hope's Renaissance Faire.
Renaissance Faire’ cast will rehearse here
Historic church saved,
will house Mt. Hope actors
By Becky Collins
The “for sale” sign now
reads “sold.” The peeling
paint, broken handrails and
deteriorated stairways will
soon be repaired, and sounds
of life will once again be
heard from within the walls
of the building which once
housed the Lititz Baptist
Church.
The Lititz Borough Zoning
board Monday night ap­proved
a request for a
variance to substitute a non-conforming
use, paving the
way for the conversion of the
historic church building at
the comer of Broad and
Authority
member
Terry N. Sommer
Orange streets into an acting
conservatory.
The request was made by
realtor Dennis Beck and
Charles J . Romito, president
of Mount Hope Estate and
Winery. Romito plans to
restore the church building
and renovate it to provide
rehearsal and instructional
space as well as housing for
actors who participate in the
annual Rennaisance Faire
and Victorian Christmas
productions at Mount Hope.
The church building,
constructed in 1911 by Lititz
Lutherans, has been the
subject of controversy
because of a lack of parking
space in the downtown area.
The Baptists stated that
their reason for moving their
headquarters was to obtain
ample parking for the
congregation as well as to
build a church more suitable
to their worship.
Many speculated that the
church building would never
be sold and would eventually
be demolished - an idea
which would have created
more parking in the
downtown area, but is
diametrically opposed to the
community’s commitment
to preserve its heritage.
Romito stated that his
main interest in purchasing
the building was to preserve
its history while breathing
life back into a landmark
which had been sitting
vacant for months.
New Life
“The actors in the Ren­naisance
Faire will be living,
ea ting, studying and
working at the Lititz Con­servatory,”
Romito stated.
He explained that the 40
actors who will be housed at
the conservatory are from
all over the United States
and will be staying in Lititz
through mid-October, the
length of the faire.
“They will be studying
dialect, Shakespearean
drama and character
development with in­structors
who will be
brought in to teach special
courses at the con­servatory,”
Romito added.
“This will be a wonderful
opportunity for my business
and at the same time create
an excellent atmosphere for
the actors,” he continued.
He added that people in
Lititz will get more of a
chance to hear the middle-
E n g lish spoken by
characters of the faire as
they practice their dialects
while browsing through
shops in the area.
Romito noted that the
Mount Hope Estate was
restored by the corporation
prior to its opening to the
public. He indicated that
restoration of the church
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in this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8
Social 14,15
Church 16,17
Manheim 18,19
Business Directory 20
Classified 21,22,23
Warwick Middle School
Energy Fair award winners
Warwick Middle School Energy Fair Grand Champion Holi Koharcheck is
shown with her award winning project, “ A Groundwater Heat Pump.”
Estimating her project took approximately five weeks to complete, Holi learned
about groundwater temperatures ana heating application with the use of the
school library and various heat pump brochures. Edward Kurek and Roy
DeRemer, middle school science teachers, coordinated the Energy Fair exhibit.
(See page 12 for additional photos.)