Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, January 6, 1994
L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
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D istric t proposes
attendance lines
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
Warwick elementary school students will soon know which of the four dis­trict
elementary schools they will attend in the 1994/95 school year.
By the end of this week or early next week, parents of students attending
Warwick elementary schools should receive flyers outlining the district’s
proposed elementary attendance boundaries for the upcoming school year,
said Dr. Daniel Doremus, assistant superintendent.
With the addition of the John R. Bonfield Elementary School, Warwick
will have four elementary schools in 1994/95. The district needs to restructure
the attendance lines to accomodate the new school and the moving of sixth
graders back to the elementary buildings.
Doremus said that parents of students who are directly affected by the prop­osed
boundaries will receive a letter in the mail from his office concerning the
natter.
At this time, he did not want to release the exact boundaries proposed until
parents had a chance to look over the flyers sent out by the district.
A special public meeting concerning the proposed boundaries will be held
on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Warwick Middle School Auditorium.
Doremus said that parents can call his office before the public meeting to
discuss their questions and concerns about the proposed boundaries.
Transportation Coordinator Shirley Siegrist and Doremus considered input
received from the board and the elementary school principals when they drew
up the proposed boundaries.
In drafting the new lines, Doremus said the district considered a number of
factors. One of the most important ones was trying to keep neighborhoods
together — avoiding sending one side of a street to one school and the other
side to another school.
Maintaining the neighborhood school concept by having children who live
within walking distance of a particular school attend that school is in keeping
with the neighborhood school concept, Doremus said.
District officials also tried to allow room for growth in all of the elementary
schools, because the district is continuing to grow and growth is what caused
the need for a new school in the first place.
Transportation was also somewhat of a factor, Doremus said. He said that
the district tried to keep the transportation routes as sensible as possible.
In drawing up the proposed boundaries, the district pulled students from all
of the existing schools (John Beck, Lititz, Kissel Hill) to attend the new John
R. Bonfield Elementary, which is still in the process of being constructed.
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SNOW BLANKETS BOROUGH—Old Man Winter broke loose Tuesday morning, blanketing Lititz ■
with the first significant snowfall of the season. And local residents were greeted with an unpleasant mix- /
/ tureofsnow, sleet and dangerous driving conditions. Forthe children, however, the school closings made ¡1
/ the inclement weather a welcomed sight. Rather than spend the day Indoors, 11 -year-old Tim Strayer (I)
and 12-year-old Justin Mayer braved the cold weather long enough to help a Broad Street business “dia ■'
. out” and clear the sidewalks.
Township begins search
to hire new manager
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
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Record Express Staff
The search for a new Warwick Township manager
began in earnest this week.
Monday night, township supervisors formulated their
plans to find a replacement expeditiously for former
manager Robert Smith, who resigned last month.
After an executive session, supervisors announced that
they would advertise the salary range for the new mana­ger
to be between $40,000-$60,000. Michael W. Brubak­er,
supervisor chairman, would not get specific, but said
that Smith’s annual earnings were in the bottom of that
range.
Supervisors plan to form a six or seven member search
committee, composed of citizens, Brubaker and Vice
Chairman James Klopp, a representative from both the
Warwick Township Municipal Authority and Planning
Commission. Brubaker said that Manheim Township
Manager Jim Martin indicated that he would serve on the
committee if supervisors desired.
Current township employees who will work closely
with the manager will also be involved in the selection
process, supervisors said. Brubaker hoped to have the
composition of the search committee determined by
the end of this week.
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Pettyjohn
sworn in as
Lititz mayor
BRUCE M O R G A N ________
Record Express Staff
A new mayor and two new Coun­cil
members were sworn in on Mon­day
evening, as Lititz Borough held
its annual reorganizational meeting.
With Judge Wayne G. Hummer,
Jr. administering the loyalty oath,
Russell L. Pettyjohn became the Bor­ough’s
new mayor, replacing Roy
Clair. Pettyjohn had formerly served
as Borough Council President.
Pettyjohn then administered the
loyalty oath as A1J. Olah was sworn
in representing Borough Council
First Ward, Dale E. Shelley was
sworn in for Borough Council Sec­ond
Ward, and Gregory J. Nies was
sworn in for Borough Council Third
Ward.
Olah and Nies are newcomers to
Borough Council, and Shelley was
reelected.
Shelley nominated Dennis P.
Stuckey to take over as Borough
Council’s new president, and Stuck­ey
was unanimously elected.
Kevin Zartman then nominated
Shelley as Vice-President, and Shel­ley
was unanimously elected.
As the newly elected Borough
Council P re sid en t, Stuckey
appointed Ruth Fry McKennon as
Chairman Pro Tern, Sue Barry as
Secretary/Treasurer, and Acer as
Borough Engineer.
Stuckey also re-appointed Shel­ley,
McKennon, Zartman, and him­self
to the Police Chief Selection
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Elizabeth
IH officials
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DIANE NIXDORF
Photo by Diane Nixdorf
Ellen Dooley speaks to Lititz Borough Council members about the
nativity scene controversy.
Officials pledge
to investigate
Nativity options
DIANE NIXDORF
Record Express Staff
Determined to join forces and
fight for their beliefs, more than a
dozen concerned residents urged
borough council members to stand
firm and not give in to the American
Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU)
challenge of the creche.
Men and women from the Lititz
area and beyond voiced their opin­ions
at a special meeting in the War­wick
Middle School last Tuesday
night, while an auditorium packed
with close to 250 onlookers offered
their support.
With plans to discuss possible
options to resolve the ACLU’s accu­sation
that the borough Nativity
scene violates the First Amendment
of the Constitution, Lititz Borough
Council deviated from its regular
agenda to gamer public input.
Before opening the floor to the
concerned residents, Borough Coun-
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Record Express Staff
Elizabeth Township officials rang
in the new year with one significant
change on the roster — the addition
of a new supervisor.
At the Board of Supervisors reor­ganization
meeting Monday night,
Jeff Burkholder took his oath of
office and filled the vacant seat on
the board.
Larry Wiker was again elected
chairman, while Burkholder was
chosen vice-chairman. Rodney May
will continue to fill his post as
secretary/treasurer.
The three-member board also
approved numerous reappointments:
•Glenn Martin as road superinten­dent
at a rate of $13 per hour and
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Boro moves on business
DIANE NIXDORF
Photo by Connie Buckwaiter
Warwick Dolphins (l-r) Paul Perkins, Norman Wolfe and Beth Superdock enjoy the time they spend visit­ing
with friends in local nursing homes.
Dolphins get into swim
with new training sessions
Record Express Staff
Despite the Nativity controversy enveloping the town ofLititz, borough
business continued as usual last Tuesday night.
Following a special workshop at Warwick Middle School to discuss
crcche alternatives, council members returned to Council Chambers for
their regularly scheduled meeting.
At the request of Lititz attorney David Murdoch, of East Market Street,
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CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
Warwick needs more Dolphins-
Unlike the dolphins of the sea, the
Dolphins of Warwick are individuals
who volunteer an hour or two a week
to visit with an elderly person living
in an area nursing home. Many home
residents indicate that they would
like to enjoy the company of a Dol­phin
visitor, but unfortunately, the
number of volunteers does not meet
that demand, said Norman E. Wolfe,
Dolphin and chairperson of the Dol-phins
of Warwick Steering
Committee.
“Loneliness is so widespread,”
said Paul Perkins, steering commit­tee
member and another volunteer.
“One of the worst things that you can
do is die alone, without anyone car­ing
about you.”
The Dolphins of Warwick try to
make sure that nobody ever has to
experience that pain.
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THÌS WEEK SN THE RECORD EXPRESS
Country Western Dances class set for LCC Robb le ad s W a rw ick to 50-40 win o ve r D o n eg al
The Lititz Community Cen­ter
will launch its new Country
Western Specialty Dances
class beginning Wednesday,
Jan. 12. Classes will meet
Wednesday nights from 8-9
p.m. for five consecutive
weeks. Read more on page 24.
Emily Robb had a double­double,
with 16 points and 10
rebounds, to spark the Lady
Warriors to their first win of the
season, a 50-40 nod over
Donegal last Tuesday. Amy
Bucher chipped in with 12,
Janelle Long had eight, and Kel­ly
Coen scored' seven. Read
more on page 9.
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THE INDEX
Business 18
Church 16
Classified 21-23
Editorial 4
Manheim 19
Obituaries 2
Out of the Past 4
School Menu 7
School News 6
Social 14-15
Sports j 8-11
WEATHER: Thursday chance
of snow or rain, lows in mid-teens
to mid-20’s. Friday partly cloudy.
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