Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, February 10, 1994
L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
117TH YEAR LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 24 Pages- No. 43 30 cents
„~i „ zzrzT. np-.'rr t t - s t i r” ~ Shertzer takes over
as new police ch ie f
Fritz retires after 30 years of service to force
DIANE NIXDORF
Photo by Connie Buckwalter
The Lititz Woman’s Club Golf Outing provided a chance for friends to relax and enjoy themselves in the
comfort of the Eden Resort Inn. Pictured are (l-r): Mary Ann Garrett, Daniel Garrett, Cindy Brubaker, Michael
Brubaker, Ruby Trimble, Philip Trimble, Nancy O’Conor and Tom O’Conor.
Golf outing raises $2,923
for LWC scholarship fund
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
The Lititz Woman’s Club hit the par for enjoyment and
satisfaction with its first Golf Outing.
Held Sunday night at the Eden Resort Inn in Lancaster,
the outing gave golfers of with little or lots of ability a
chance to beat the winter doldrums in the company of
friends.
Best of all, the $2,923.72 raised from the event will
benefit the Lititz Woman’s Club’s Scholarship Fund.
Each year, LWC provides two scholarships to students ot
the graduating class at Warwick. The scholarships
include a 1-year vocational/technical one and a 4-year
college one. Scholarships are awarded based primarily
on academic performance and financial need.
“You have to look at the end reason for an event,” said
Anne Tait, LWC president. “Maybe golf isn’t your thing,
but you’re helping to raise money for a good cause.”
“I never golfed in my life,” she added with a smile, not­ing
that she had taken a swing at miniature golf.
Record Express Staff
After several months of delibera­tion,
Lititz Borough Council official­ly
appointed Detective Douglas A.
Shertzer police chief at a special
meeting Tuesday night.
Selected from a field of 42 candi­dates,
Shertzer successfully com­pleted
an extensive series of inter­views
as well as a psychological
exam, polygraph test and back­ground
check.
“We have been working for the
past five to six months,” said Mayor
Russell Pettyjohn, who chaired the
search committee. “It was not an easy
process.”
Following Chief James Fritz’s
retirement announcement in Septem­ber,
the committee advertised the
position in local newspapers and
thoroughly evaluated the candidates
— including five from within the
Lititz Police Department and 37
outsiders.
“We feel we got the best man for
the job,” said councilman Kevin
Zartman.
with the Lancaster Bureau of Police,
joined the Lititz Police Department
in March 1982 and was promoted to
detectivein 1991. A 1977 graduateof
McCaskey High School, he com­pleted
an extensive list of special
training classes, workshops and
seminars.
Effective Feb. 14, Shertzer will
assume the role of police chief for a
one year probationary period. If all
goes well, his position will become
permanent.
With more than half a dozen fami­ly
members offering their support
Tuesday night, Shertzer thanked
council for the appointment and rec­ognized
that it was a tough decision.
“We’re going to miss Jim Fritz,”
said Shertzer. “Our department is
well-run, well-educated and a good
group of guys — and we owe it all to
Chief Fritz.’
Council also recognized Fritz’s
achievements and thanked him for an
excellent 30 years of service to the
community. Fritz will hang up his
holster as chief on Feb. 28 to accept a
position with the Lancaster County
Sheriffs Department.
Look in next week's Lititz Record
Shertzer, who began his police Express for a complete profile of
career as a community service aide Chief Shertzer.
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Officials review
sidewalk ordinance
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
After receiving several complaints about ice and snow covered sidew- i
alks, Warwick Township officials vowed to take more assertive action to 1
enforce the sidewalk ordinance. I
Supervisors discussed the problem of sidewalk snow and ice removal j
during their meeting last Wednesday night. ¡j
Thomas Zorbaugh, zoning officer, presented supervisors with a copy of i
the township’s ordinance that requires “every person in charge or control
of any building or lot of land fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk,
whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall remove and sj
clear away or cause to be removed or cleared away, snow and/or ice from a m
patch of at least 30 inches in width...” :i
The ordinance mandates removal within 12 hours after precipitation h
stops, but does allow for some leeway with the kind of extreme conditions
like those of weeks past. If the ice or snow is so hard that it cannot be
removed without damage to the sidewalk, the walk must still be covered u
with “enough sand or other abrasive” that makes travel safe until the walk »
can be totally cleared.
S u pervisor Michael W. Brubaker said that clear sidewalks are important ■
to assure safe pedestrian travel and because the individual property owners
can be held liable for unsafe walks.
In order to get the word out, Zorbaugh said the township has posted j
notices in developments where there is a community mailbox area and has ,
spoken with homeowner’s associations. i
Up until now, the township has been lenient with the ordinance, but Bru- fl
baker said that in the interest of public safety, they will consider enforcing
violations in the future.
Anyone who does not comply with the ordinance could face penalties of
up to $600 and 30 days in prison. Each day the violation continues con­sumes
a separate offense. !
When removing snow, Roadmaster Jim Schmidt said that residents,if
should shovel the snow into their own yards and not onto the roads, where Sl
it aggravates icy conditions.
Supervisors commended the township employees for handling all the.
concerns of township residents while their office is functioning without a
township manager. Marlene Harris, secretary/treasurer, said that they have
been bringing in a former employee of West Lampeter Township to help -
with the workload — weather permitting.
Meanwhile, the search fora replacement for Robert Smith, former man-t.
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Photo by Diane Nixdorf
President Charles Steffy (I), Missy Deibler (c) and Ruth Spacht, members of the Historical Foundation’s
Board of Directors, dedicate countless hours to the Mueller House and Lititz Museum. The three LHF mem­bers
took time out of their busy schedules to pose for a photo in the General Sutter Room.
LHF perpetuates history
and souvenirs of Lititz past
DIANE NIXDORF
Record Express Staff
The Lititz Historical Foundation (LHF) is an organiza­tion
with a mission — to keep the past in the future.
Officially chartered in 1964, the all-volunteer Founda­tion
strives to preserve the heritage and history of Lititz.
The enthusiastic group of men and women work to
achieve that goal through the Mueller House and Lititz
Museum.
“Lititz is a town rich in history,” said President Charles
Steffy. “We’re fortunate that many of the buildings have
remained unchanged.”
The Foundation’s first project, the purchase and resto­ration
of the Johannes Mueller House, took nearly three
years of hard work to transform from a two family dwell­ing
to its present design. “We were lucky because it
retained most of its original physical structures,” said
Steffy. “We just had to rip out the modem additions.”
Built in 1792, the Johannes Mueller House depicts the
lifestyles of the late 18th century and early 19th century
Moravian family. “The house is furnished as if you’re
stepping back in time,” said Steffy. Offering a true taste
of early Moravian settlement, a hostess provides a guided
tour of the only historic home open to the public in Lititz.
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James Fritz
Residents
oppose
sludge
application
DIANE NIXDORF __________
Record Express Staff
Lititz Borough’s plan to apply
sewage sludge on area farms is not
sitting well with some residents —
particularly those in Elizabeth
Township.
In late December and January,
land owners in the vicinity of two
Elizabeth Township farms received
letters inidicating that the borough
applied for the permits necessary to
allow agricultural utilization of sew­age
sludge on the land.
“The reaction to the letters has
been very negative,” said Sheila
Kyle, of 306 Long Lane. “Every­one’s
up in arms about it.”
Home owners on Long Lane,
Acorn Lane and part of Route 322 are
concerned about the possible conta­mination
of their water systems as
well as the foul odor the sludge
produces.
An Elizabeth Township resident
since 1987, Kyle moved to the area to
escape the rapid progress of the city
and to enjoy the country scenery —
not to contend with the borough’s
sludge.
Kyle, whose home is one of many
sandwiched between the two farms,
is particularly worried about the
location of her well, which is
installed on a hill behind her home.
“I’m very concerned about the chem­icals
in the sludge and the sloping
and drainage of the fields,” she said.
To find out more about the sludge
application, disturbed residents have
contacted Elizabeth Township and
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T H IS W E E K IN T H E R E C O R D E X P R E S S T H E IN D E X
W a r r io r s a l o n e in fir s t a f t e r t w o k e y w in s Morningstar Daycare offering childbirth classes
followed up on a big win over _ In an effort to produce posi-
Solanco with key decisions over . - - v - tive memories during the final jM r
Manheim Central and E-town ~ " stages of pregnancy, Mor- • WK * *
last week. Matt Blose’s fall ’’ ' n in g s ta r Daycare Center, in ¿ A J
clinched a 32-15 win over Certtr- conjunction with St. Joseph’s
al. Then on Saturday, the War- Hospital, is offering “ Prepara- % , ■ .
riors won 9 of 13 matches to tion for Childbirth” classes. ^
defeat the Bears 42-16. Read 1 ' 1 Read more on page 24. V ' " v ! T
more on page 9.
Business 18
Church 16
Classified 20-23
Editorial 4
Manheim 19
Obituaries 2
Out of the Past 4
School Menu 6
School News 6-7
Social 14-15
Sports 8-11
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy
Thursday with a chance of snow
showers. High in low 40s.