Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, March 19, 1992
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I 115TH YEAR Two sections LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 28 Pages- No. 48 30 cents |
Nursery program enlivens WHS
Hands-on
learning for
WHS students
LORIN BEIDLER
Record Express Staff
For 13 years, Warwick High
School teacher Dixie Heacock
had only one marking period per
year in which to really teach her
two child development courses.
Sure, she could teach the
academic portion of the courses in
any given marking period, but the
students only got the chance to get
hands-on experience with real
youngsters in the one marking
period per year in which the high
school held its own miniature
nursery school.
Thanks to a unique cooperative
program between the Warwick
School District and the Lititz
Community Center, however, that
is no longer the case. Starting last
September, the community cen­ter’s
nursery school classes are
meeting in their own little center
in the Warwick High School
building during all four marking
periods.
The advantages are obvious.
Photo by Lorin Beidler
Warwick High School students Dana Russell and Michelle Underwood lead a small group of nursery
school kids through activities in the joint high school/Lltitz Community Center nursery school.
“From our (the school’s) point of
view, it’s so much better because
the children are so much more
accessible,” says Heacock.
Having the center in the high
school has allowed Heacock, who
teaches other home-ec courses as
well, to expand the child develop­ment
program. Currently, 86
Warwick students are enrolled in
Heacock’s Nursery I and II
courses.
The cooperative program has
apparently had advantages for the
community center as well. Hea­cock
reports that moving the
nursery school out of the center
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Townhome block
gains
in Crosswinds
JENNIFER KOPF
Security resource officer’ joins
staff of Warwick schools
Lititz Record News Editor
After months of meetings, and several public hearings, Warwick Township
supervisors last week granted approval of Crosswinds Block H preliminary
subdivision and land development plans. The developer, BWI Development
Corp., York, had re-submitted altered plans after its earlier documents were
rejected unanimously by the township late last year.
The 3-2 vote on March 11 followed an identical vote to approve the “vaca­tion”
of the Crosswinds Drive cul-de-sac, turning that dead end back to the
developer and enabling BWI to re-design it for better traffic flow into Block
H.
Nearly two dozen conditions were placed on the approved preliminary
plan. According to Township Solicitor William Cresswell, these conditions
“put into writing some of the representations of the developer... and some of
the protections that are needed beyond that by the township.” These include a
provision that, before approval of a Phase 2 or 3 would be granted, a second
ingress-egress in and out of Block H must be secured. At this point, there is
only one, created by extending Crosswinds Drive from its current dead end.
Covering slightly more than 29 acres, and containing approximately 170
townhomes, Block H was the focus of complaints over two nights of public
hearing testimony this month. While some residents were dissatisfied with
portions of Cross winds built by previous developers, others had specific con­cerns
about the upcoming expansion.
Many of these centered around the increased traffic produced by 170 town-houses,
all of which will travel at least a portion of Cross winds Drive. That
road will now continue southward, connecting with the borough line, with
two other streets extending off of that: one U-shaped road, Heron Drive, loop­ing
east and joined at both ends to Crosswinds Drive, and a second street,
Springhouse Road, branching off Crosswinds to the west and ending in a cul-de-
sac. (Turn to Page 3)
JENNIFER KORF
Lititz Record News Editor
In an effort to make the school dis­trict
“pro-active,” rather than reac­tive,
the school board Tuesday night
approved the employment of a sec­urity
resource person to, as the job
description states, help establish and
maintain “a safe and secure school
environment.”
Charles Shenenberger, former
detective with the Lititz Borough
Police Department, received unani­mous
approval for the part-time posi­tion,
which became effective the next
day. The newly created job will also
give Shenenberger the tasks of prom­oting
the anti-drug and alcohol edu­cation
program with district students,
of assisting building principals with
investigations upon request, of
reviewing security measures and of
surveying district buildings and
grounds.
The decision was made in order to
not only cut down on incidents with­in
the schools, said district superin­tendent
John Bonfield, but also to
help blunt the impact of “an apparent
increase in violence in society as a
whole.” While the board did not say
that fighting, theft and other disrup­tive
incidents are widespread in War­wick
schools, such incidents do
occur here “as they do elsewhere,”
Bonfield said.
In taking a harder line against such
actions, he added, “we will prose­cute”
those students who do break
the rules and laws.
One set of parents at the meeting
thanked the board for their action,
adding that their two daughters have
both been affected by in-school dis­turbances
recently; one by a fight, the
other, by a stolen purse.
“The environment of education is
being changed,” the mother told the
board, saying that she hopes district
staff gets support in efforts to curtail
the fighting and thefts.
In other action, the board set a
long-awaited date for the Class of
1992: graduation will be held Friday,
June 5, at 6:30 p.m. Baccalaureate
services will be held at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, June 4. If there is another
snow day, these dates will be
changed.
Several volunteer coaches for
spring sports also received board
approval: David R. Musser, girls soc­cer;
George Bealler, girls softball;
Blake Bender,! boys/girls track; Chris
Hamish, boys/girls track; Darin
Brinkman, ba seb a ll; Kenny
Longenecker, : baseball; Jim Martin,
girls soccer, i
Coaches approved for these sports
included Robert Derr, head coach
track; Stephen Neuroh, assistant
track; James Konevitch, assistant
track; Matthew Siegford, assistant
track; Michael Hackman, assistant
track.
• Warwick Football Parents Asso­ciation
was again given permission
to sell reserved seats for football
games during next football season.
The face value of the ticket is
returned to the district. The associa­tion
will alsq prepare and sell the
football game programs next year.
• Two students were expelled for
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Warwick to — maintain its
calendar
JENNIFER KORF
Lititz Record News Editor
L i t i t z M u s e u m d r i v e g e t s
s i g n i f i c a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s
LORIN BEIDLER
Record Express Staff
The Lititz Historical Founda­tion’s
quest to establish a Lititz
museum received two significant
shots in the arm recently, as the
Lancaster County Foundation
contributed $25,650 for the
museum’s humidity-controlled
heating, air conditioning and ven­tilation
system.
The second boost came from
Warner-Lambert, which made a
founder’s grant to the museum’s
capital campaign. The historical
foundation is recognizing as
founders those individuals or
organizations that contribute
$15,000 or more.
The LCF gift was the second
largest of the $389,992 in unre­stricted
gifts made by the founda­tion
this year. Only Tabor Com­munity
Services got more, receiv­ing
$29,000.
The Lancaster County Founda­tion
is a non-profit, volunteer-run
charitable organization that each
year distributes income gleaned
from more than $8 million in
holdings. According to founda­tion
chairman Donald B. Hostet-ter,
most of those holdings are in
the form of perpetual trusts left to
the foundation. Trusts vary great­ly
in size, with the smallest earn­ing
$18.70 last year and the
largest earning around $200,000.
The grants are meted out to
Lancaster County non-profit
organizations by a nine-member
volunteer distribution committee,
that meets once a week from
October to January in order to sift
through the nearly 100 applica­tions
the foundation receives each
year.
This year, 96 organizations
sought $1,056,000 in unrestricted
grants from the foundation. Unre­stricted
grants come from trusts
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Warwick sets kindergarten
registration for mid-
1
Photo by Lorin Beidler
HACKMAN ROAD BRIDGE — The narrow span joining Elizabeth
and Warwick townships across Hammer Creek is up for a Lancaster
County Municipal Transportation grant. Extra costs, if approved, would
be divided equally between the two townships, and work would com­mence
in 1993. The current bridge is often too narrow for two vehicles
to cross simultaneously.
Discussion on changing the War­wick
Township Board of Supervisors
meeting times has been tabled for the
time being. ,
A suggestion to switch the meet­ings
from the first two Wednesdays
of each month to the first and third
Wednesday had been made, in order
to allow a little more time between
meetings for preparation while
avoiding the end-of-the-month gap
between dates when official action
can be taken. The issue, brought up at
the March 11 meeting, will be taken
up again, toward the end of this year.
No changes will now be made
because dates were set at the 1992
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Registration for Warwick children planning to enter
kindergarten in September will be held in district elemen­tary
schools Monday, April 13 through Wednesday,
April 22. Registration dates and time will be as follows:
Kissel Hill Elementary
Monday, April 13, 8:30-12 (Last names A-G); Mon­day,
April 13, 12:30-3:30 (Last name H-M); Tuesday,
April 14, 8:30-12 (Last name N-S) and Tuesday, April
14, 12:30-3:30 (Last name T-Z).
John Beck Elementary
Wednesday, April 15,8:30-12 (Last name A-G); Wed­nesday,
April 15, 12:30-3:30 (Last name H-M); Thurs­day,
April 16, 8:30-12 (Last name N-S) and Thursday,
April 16, 12:30-3:30 (Last name T-Z).
Lititz Elementary
Tuesday, April 21, 8:30-12 (Last name A-G); Tues­day,
April 21,12:30-3:30 (Last name H-M); Wednesday,
April 22, 8:30-12 (Last name N-S); and Wednesday,
April 22, 12:30-3:30 (Last name T-Z).
Enrollment of children planning to enter first grade in
the fall, but who are not attending Warwick kindergarten,
will also be held at this time. Students presently attending
kindergarten do not need to be registered again.
Children entering kindergarten in September should
be five years of age before Sept. 15, and those entering
first grade must be six years of age before Sept. 15. Child­ren
to be considered for early entrance (whose fifth birth­day
is between Sept. 15, 1992 and Jan. 31, 1993) will
receive a developmental screening at the building level.
Following this screening and discussion of the results, a
referral to the school district psychologist may occur.
Arrangements for this early entrance screening must be
made through the building principal.
Children are not screened automatically at the time of
registration. Parents are encouraged to contact the build­ing
principal if they wish to discuss developmental
screening concerns. Meetings will be held in each of the
schools to explain the registration procedure and to pro­vide
information about the kindergarten program. These
meetings are scheduled as follows:
John Beck Elementary - Monday, March 30, 7 p.m. -
John Beck All-Purpose Room. Lititz Elementary - Mon­day,
March 30,7 p.m. - Lititz Elementary Library. Kissel
Hill Elementary - Tuesday, March 31,7 p.m. - Kissel Hill
All-Purpose Room.
Registration forms will be distributed at the meetings
on March 30 and 31 as well as during the two weeks
before registration. These forms may be filed out at home
by the parent and returned to school during registration.
An exception is the Pre-Registration Form which must be
returned to the appropriate school office by Friday, April
3.
The records needed at the time of registration include
the child’s birth certificate and immunization records.
Parents are requested to ask their family physician for
verification of three innoculations for diptheria, tetanus,
and polio and one dose each of measles, rubella, and
mumps. Children will not be admitted to school in Sep­tember
without the proper immunizations.
THIS WEEK IN THE RECORD EXPRESS
Lititz Womans Club to
sponsor fashion show
The Lititz Woman’s Club will
sponsor a “Fashion in Bloom”
show on March 25 to benefit the
Lititz Community Center. A
relaxed evening of fashions will
be augmented by refreshments
afterward. Read more on page
20.
Warwick athletes
win State medals
Warwick had two athletes
win State medals last week, as
John “Wig” Klessinger
claimed a bronze medal at the
State Wrestling Champion­ships
and Matt Nuffort earned
a sixth place medal at the
State Swim Meet. Read more
on the Sports pages.
Spring Sales Days
Lititz Retailers’ Association
is sponsoring Spring Sales
Days this weekend- March 19,
20 and 21. Check this issue for
the special bargains and be
sure to register for the $250
giveaway. Top prize is $100
with two $50 winners and two
$25 winners. See page 3 for
participating merchants.
THE INDEX
Business 16
Church 14
Classified 24-27
Editorial 4
Lunch Menu 6
Manheim 18
Obituaries 2
Out of the Past 4
School News 6
Social 22-23
Sports 8-11
WEATHER: Thursday, periods
of snow, possibly mixing with or
changing to rain. A chance of
snow Friday.
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