Lititz Record Express

              - i l THURSDAYJune 16, 1994
L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
118TH YEAR LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 28 Pages- No. 9 30 cents
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I THIS WEEK IN THE RECORD
Win tickets to the Phillies
Lititz Retailers have 40 Phillies tickets to give away and you can I
register to win a pair of them by registering in participating stores ji
now through June 18. Winners will see the Phillies vs. Padres on ?
July 24, “Gatorade Blue Cap Day” at the Vet. See a complete list of ¡i
participating stores on this week’s sports pages. f
Setting the standard j;
Lancaster General Hospital recently recognized Robert Cochran |
for donating more than 20 gallons of bloodsince 1973. Find out more |
about this Lititz man on Page 19. |
Attention shutterbugs
The Fourth of July Celebration Committee has instituted a new |
photography show/contest. This year’s theme is “Patriotic Friends." I
Please turn to Paae 19 to read more. I
Shertzer wins Run for Peace |
Nelson Shertzer took first place overall and Connie Buckwalter|
ran to a win in the women’s division in Saturday’s 12th annual Lititz |
race. Turn to Page 8 to read more. I
W H S C l a s s o f ’9 4 s a y s g o o d b y e
Nuffort named valedictorian
DIANE NIXDORF
INDEX
j Business 21
t) Church 18
;i Classified 25-27
Editorial 4
1 Manheim 22
: Obituaries 2
Out of the Past
School News
Social
Sports
WEATHER:
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6-7
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8-11
T h u r s d a y
through Sunday, hazy, hot,
and humid. High in upper 90’s.
Photo by Diana Nixdorf
Formerchairman Stephen R. G ibble(r) congratulates Jim Bednar on
his recent election as new chairman of the Lancaster County Republi­can
Committee. Bednar succeeds
Gibble as chair
of County GOP
Record Express Staff
As the warm evening sun illumi­nated
Grosh Field, the Class of 1994
hoped for an even brighter
tomorrow.
With 13 years of schooling behind
them and a wealth of opportunities
ahead, the graduates paid a final tri­bute
to their alma mater at Warwick
High School’s 38th Annual Com­mencement
last Friday evening.
Led by Junior Marshalls Cara
Hosier and Emily Robb, the anxious
students marched down the football
field and, row by row, filled in the
277 neatly arranged chairs. Some
grinned. Some laughed. And some
wore faces of uncertainty.
Hundreds of parents, friends and
relatives sat before the mass of black
gowns and red sashes to witness the
special ceremony. It was the end, but
also a beginning. It was a passage to
adulthood.
High School Principal Fred Cum­mins
welcomed the crowd and
offered a few words of encourage­ment
to the graduating seniors.
“You’ll go far in life — both in
distance and in success,” he assured
the class.
Following a brief introduction, the
four top-ranking seniors graciously
delivered motivational speeches
inspired by the words of Robert F.
Kennedy: “The future does not
belong to those who arc content with
today...Rather, it will belong to those
who can blend passion, reason and
courage in a personal commitment to
the ideals and great enterprises of
American society.'1
Leading off the orations, Susan E.
Hopper addressed the class on the
power of passion, “...a life without
passion is like bread without butter
— serving its purpose, yet lacking
real flavor,” she said. “Passion is a
powerful emotion, a fervent devotion
that lights the path to our dreams.”
She urged her classmates to
choose a goal and work at it passion­ately.
“Go after it with your whole
heart,” she said.
Jonathan D. Hughes told seniors to
use reason to interpret perceptions
and to add to their wealth of
knowledge.
“Just blankly noticing is not
enough,” he said. “We must use rea­son
to compute and store what we
notice because ‘the mind, like a para­chute,
functions only when open.’”
He encouraged the graduates-to-be
to use reason in their lives to find
success. Quoting Percy Bysche Shel­ley,
he asked, “Where is the love,
beauty, and truth we seek, but in our
mind?”
Challenging his classmates to be
courageous in all situations, Matth­ew
R. Nuffort urged seniors to
exemplify courage not only in the
face of danger, but “more important­ly
in the decision to employ good
judgment and aspire to be a character
of integrity.”
“We have reached a point in our
lives where the sole responsibility of
making a choice lies squarely on our
shoulders,” he said.
Nuffort told the Class of 1994 that
courage is a necessary component of
life. “Courage is the key to happiness
— because it adds spice to life,
because it enables us to endure, and
because it arms us with a chainless
soul — when need be — to do com­bat
with a sometimes cruel world,”
he concluded.
Reminding the class that dreams
don’t come true by wishing, Deborah
A. Hopper, Susan’s twin sister,
emphasized the importance of hard
work and commitment. “A true com­mitment
involves dedication to a
cause, and also to self,” she said.
Hopper assured her classmates
that dreams depend on the dreamer
— not luck or fate.
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Photos by Diane Nixdorf
Graduates celebrate their success by launching their caps high into
the air.
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Matt Blose smiles receiving his diploma
DIANE NIXDORF
Record Express Staff
Under the capable leadership of
James F. Bednar, the Lancaster
County Republican Committee is
destined only for success.
“I encourage citizens to get
involved and become more aware of
the issues,” he said. “Know who
you’re voting for and why you’re
voting for them.”
Bednar, 54, was elected as the
committee’s new chairman last
Tuesday night by more than a 2-1
margin. He succeeds attorney Ste-
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l ' ' P1 Wal-Mart prelim inary plans
to be on June 22 agenda ji
i Wal-Mart’s preliminary plans for its proposed store off Route 501 in
Lititz are on the Warwick Township Planning Commission’s June 22 ,!
meeting agenda, township officials said. j
■ To accomodate the expected large turnout, the planning commission , !
j meeting will be held in the Warwick Middle School Auditorium. Doors
i will open at 7 p.m. The meeting should begin at 7:30 p.m. ii
L ititz P o lic e u p date
Merchants
lend support
to department
eq u ipm en t
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DIANE NIXDORF
Record Express Staff
_ The Lititz Police Department is an
organization: with a mission — to
protect local residents and maintain a
safe environment.
Every day the dedicated officers
patrol the streets and enter unfamiliar
territories and, in some case-;, find
themselves in potentially dangerous,
life-threatening situations.
Withthepoliticalconcentialion on
assault gun/hand gun issues and the
increase in (concealed weapon per
mils, the officers are faced with the
possibility of an armed situation
almost daily:.
To provide the best possible pro­tection
for hiis officers, Chief Dou­glas
Shertzer is spearheading an
effort to supply new body armor
(bullet proof vests) for all members
of the force..
According; to Shertzer, the vests
presently woim by the officers were
manufactured close to 20 years ago.
“Ihey’re very hot and heavy and
do not provide full protection,” said
Shertzer, noting that they are not
adequate for police work in the 90’s.
The new body armor, however, is
lightweight, cool and custom-made
to fit like a sleeveless t-shirt. In addi­tion
to bullets, it also protects against
blades and offers extra,chest protec­tion
in vehicle related incidents.
At a cost of approximately $750
per officer and $8,250 for the entire
police department, the purchase
A rendering of the future playground equipment that will be installed
near the Warwick Township Municipal Building.
Recreation
committee invites
public participation
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Photo b y Diane N ixdorf
. Showing support for the Lititz Police Department, (l-r) Henry Gibbel, Vice President of Lititz Mutual Insur­ance
Company, and Rodney Moseman, owner of Bicycle World, present monetary donations to Chief Dou­glas
Shertzer, Borough Manager Sue Barry and Sergeant Kerry Nye. Both businesses have committed to
purchasing one bullet proof vest for the department.
won’t come easy. Due to the costly
nature of the body armor, Shertzer
has called upon the assistance of loc­al
businesses.
Early this month, he sent out close
to 130 letters to business owners ask­ing
for support in the form of monet­ary
donations.
Since the letters were sent out on
June 1, the response has been over­whelming.
So far, Shertzer has
received donations from Hendrick’s
Flowers, Regennas Candy Shop,
F.R. Behm and Son, The Jewelry and
Clock Works, The Teddy Bear
Emporium, Golden Eagle Screen
Printing, George K. Biemesderfer
and Son Landscaping, Flory Distri­buting
Co., Wertsch Vision Associ­ates,
Derek and Edson Associates,
McCormick Travel Agency, B & S
Machine Co., and Miller & Miller
CPA’s. Both Bicycle World and
Lititz Mutual Insurance Company
have also committed to purchasing
one vest.
“Anything we can do to support
responsible law enforcement is a
must,” said Rodney Moseman, own­er
of Bicycle World. “We need to
supply the officers with the tools
necessary to do a good job.”
Vice President of Lititz Mutual
Insurance Company Henry Gibbel
agrees that the vests are very impor­tant
pieces of equipment. “The ful­fillment
of the officers’ duties is very
important to us,” he said. “The soon­er
we can put them in place, the better
we feel.”
The Lititz Retailers Association
has also offered to assist with the
body armor project. During the
Fourth of July parade, the organiza­tion
will sell Lititz Historical t-shirts
at a cost of $10 and donate $5 (total
profit) to the police department.
Approximately 60 shirts are avail­able
in large and extra large sizes.
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Record Express Staff
The Warwick Township Recreation Advisory Committee plans to do great
things for the good of the community in the future.
Committee Chairperson Karen Scheffey, like the other members of her
committee, expresses an eagerness to put into action some of the ideas that
they have discussed and planned for years.
One project that the committee expects to see completed by the end of the
summer is the purchase and installation of playground equipment.
The playground equipment will be located next to the municipal pavilion
and adjacent to the playing fields near the muncipal building, which sits off
Clay Road. Scheffey said she hopes the playground will be convenient for
parents watching games or having a picnic in the pavilion.
Township supervisors approved the purchase of the playground equipment
early in June. The cost is not to exceed $10,000. That figure reflects only the
purchase of equipment. The committee hopes to get the community involved
in the installation of the actual pieces, said Scheffey.
In order to educate the community about their plans and to generate some
interest in what they are doing, Scheffey said the committee has invited vari­ous
members of community service organizations to their next meeting, June
27, at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building.
Anyone interested in helping with recreational facilities in the township is
encouraged to attend, Scheffey said.
While the playground equipment installation is the most pressing need,
future opportunities to help also exist.
One idea that the committee has tossed around involves the township’s
proposed linear park. Scheffey said that if the park goes through, the commit­tee
has considered establishing a program where individuals, organizations or
businesses can adopt a section of the park to maintain. The program would
conceivably operate in the same manner that the adopt-a-highway programs
do. \ .
Last year, the township also acquired the Warwick Township Lions Club
Park in Rothsville and adjacent land. The recreation advisory committee is
planning improvements with that park.