Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, September 1, 1994
L ititz Record Express
118TH YEAR LITltZ, PENNSYLVANIA 28 Pages- No. 20 30 cents
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Holiday deadline changes
Due to the Labor Day holiday, deadlines for the Lititz Record
Express advertising and editorial copy have been changed. Retail
and classified display ads and all editorial copy for the Sept. 8 issue
must be in the Record Express office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2.
Classified reader ads will be accepted until 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
Sept. 6. The offices of the Lititz Record Express will be closed Mon­day,
Sept. 5.
Warriors kick off season Friday
Both the Warriors’ football team and the high school band will be
making their debuts this Friday night. Read more about Warwick’s
fall sports teams on pages 8-11 and the band on page 28.
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WEATHER: Partly sunny
Thursday. Fair Friday.
Woodstock props
stolen from Lititz
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
Two thieves made off with a bit of
musical history last week when they
removed three almost 60-foot long
theater curtains from Tait Towers in
Lititz. The multi-colored curtains
were used in the Woodstock concert
held in New York State over the
August 12-14 weekend. The trade­mark
Woodstock logos of the guitar
and doves were painted on them,
officials said.
“It’s not the kind of decoration you
put in your bedroom,” noted Tait
Towers Inc. owner Michael Tait, “I
don’t know how you would go about
selling them.”
The curtains were made by Tom
McPhillips and his company, Atomic
Design, Inc., which is based at Tait
Towers.
According to the Warwick Town­ship
police report, two men stopped
by Tait Towers, 9 Wynfield Drive, at
about 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August
22, asking employees questions
about the Woodstock theater cur-
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| Hearing postponed j
j The public hearing on the proposed Wal-Mart superstore off Route 501,
north of Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Warwick Township has been postponed
indefinitely, township officials said this week.
The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, starting
at 7 p.m. in the Warwick Middle School Auditorium. However, because of
recent changes regarding the store’s preliminary plans, official action on
the plans has been postponed.
The township is still planning to hold a public hearing on the issue and
will notify the public when one is scheduled.
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WHS hosts
scholarship ¿ m i
program
Candidates
include three
WHS seniors
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
A trio of talented Warwick High
School seniors will be among the 20
young women vying for the title of
Lancaster County Junior Miss.
Amanda Zeiders, Rebekah Link
and Laura Kennedy are the Warrior
representatives in the 23rd year of
this prestigious scholarship program.
Last year, Warwick’s own Jamie
Krause was named runner-up in the
program, which was won by Lisa
Hamaker of Manheim Central.
For the second consecutive year,
the program will be held in the War­wick
High School Auditorium. This
year’s program is slated for Friday,
Sept 16, starting at7:30p.m. Tickets
can be purchased in advance and are
$6 each.
This year’s finalists were selected
after preliminary judging in June and
have been meeting Saturday morn­ings
and throughout the week to
practice the routines and the other
portions of the program.
Cash scholarships totaling more
than $8,000 will be presented in nine
categories: Lancaster County Junior
Miss, first, second, third and fourth
place honorées; scholastic achieve­ment;
creative and performing arts;
physical fitness; presence and com­posure
and spirit
Paul Droms, one of the program
organizers, noted that this year’s
awards represents 70 percent value
increase from last year. In addition to
the cash scholarships, several county
businesses have donated gift certifi­cates
for goods and services.
At all levels of the program (local,
state and national), the standards,
format and method for evaluating the
candidates and selecting the winners
is the same: 20 percent for scholastic
achievement, 20 percent for creative
and performing arts, 15 percent for
fitness, 15 percent for presence and
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Photo by Connie Buckwalter
Warwick High School seniors Laura Kennedy, Rebekah Link and
Amanda Zeiders (left to right) take a break from one of their recent
Saturday morning practice for the Lancaster County Junior Miss
Program.
composure and 30 percent for panel
evaluation in which perception,
poise under pressure, a sense of val­ues,
eloquence and abilities in human
relations are considered.
Zeiders, the daughter of J. Terry
and Linda Zeiders of Lititz, will sing
“42nd Streets” as her part of the crea­tive
and performing arts section of
the program. An accomplished voc­alist,
Zeiders is active in concert
choir, chamber singers, show choir,
county chorus, regional chorus, plays
and musicals, drama competition
team and the American Music
Abroad European Tour ’93. She has
also helped provide food for the
homeless and volunteered at summer
work camps.
Zeiders said she chose to go out for
the title of Junior Miss based on a
suggestion from her high school dra­ma
coach.
Likewise, Rebekah Link, 16,
daughter of James Link and Betty
Wentzel, said the Warwick drama
coach also said she should try out
She will perform a humorous mono­logue
during the creative and per­forming
arts segment.
Link is one of the youngest candi­dates
because she chose to skip her
junior year of high school and went
from being a sophomore to being a
senior this year.
At Warwick she has been active in
the drama club, Môdel United
Nations, swimming and diving, vid­eo
yearbook, Warwick Morning
Show, Technology Student Associa­tion,
U.S. Achievement Academy,
peer tutor and student council. Link
has also volunteered with the Denver
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Accident
sparks issue
about teens
hanging out
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
Finding an appropriate place for
some Lititz youths to hang out con­tinues
to be a pressing issue for bor­ough
leaders as some residents
voiced concern about loitering in the
Lititz Springs Park.
At Tuesday night’s borough coun­cil
meeting, Ann and Ronald Hein, of
23 N. Broad Street, addressed their
concerns about the current state of
Lititz Springs Park as the “hangout”
for some teens.
According to the Heins, who oper­ate
Glassmyers Cafe, the problems
include vandalism, inappropriate
gestures to passersby, lying down in
the street in front of traffic, profanity
and loud music late at night.
These evening episodes culmi­nated
in a Monday night accident
involving a teenager who was struck
by an automobile. The Heins said
that they were worried someone
might get hurt, and it happened.
“We’re sick and tired of not being
able to sleep at night,” Mr. Hein said.
The Heins said they believe that
these are good kids who simply need
some au th o rity to promote
responsibility.
The large congregation of youths
at the park entrance can be intimidat­ing
and disruptive to the peaceful­ness
of the town, they added.
Council member G. Kevin Zart-man
shared his concern and raised
the question of the effectiveness of
the curfew.
Chief Douglas Shertzer said that a
12 a.m. curfew is in effect, but was
quick to point out the positive aspects
of the youths at the park.
When the teens are at the park they
are in a relatively safe area where
police can keep an eye on them, said
Shertzer. In addition, the youths have
been helpful to the police in making
some arrests by identifying suspects,
he added.
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Warwick Building and Grounds
shapes up facilities for students
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Photo by Connie Buckwalter
PROTECTION IS KEY — The Lititz Springs VFW Post #1463
donates $1,500 to Lititz Mayor Russell Pettyjohn to be used by the Bor­ough
Police Department to buy two bullet-proof vests for the officers.
Mayor Pettyjohn and Officer William Seace accept the donation from
VFW Commander John Zagorski and Surgeon Barry Donlin (left to
right). Earlier this year, the VFW also helped out the police department
by funding the purchase of three new police/fire scanners at a cost of
$1,200 combined.
W a l - M a r t r e q u e s t s
e x t e n s i o n o f t im e
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
For some Warwick Township resi­dents,
Wal-Mart is a bad dream that
refuses to go away. For others, it is an
answer to some of their prayers.
Last Wednesday night at the War­wick
Township Planning Commis­sion
meeting, representatives from
the nation’s largest retailer made it
clear that they are are not turning
their back on the 26-acre site off
Route 501 in Warwick Township.
“I want to assure everyone today
that that will not happen,” said Wal-
Mart’s attorney Mark Stanley. “We
are committed to this tract and we
will be developing in this tract.”
Planners recommended that super­visors
grant Wal-Mart a 90-day
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August yields
busy season
for mowing
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
With the first day of school around
the comer, the 33 employees of the
Warwick Building and Grounds
Department are finding that the “lazy
days of summer” aren’t so effortless.
In order to get the buildings and
grounds ready for full-time use, the
crews must spend hours mowing,
painting, waxing and cleaning.
Usually the one thing that the
grounds department doesn’t wony
much about during August is mow­ing
weekly. Not so this year, said
David Hevener, director of Buildings
and Grounds.
August is typically a dry month so
workers rarely mow more than once
a month, he said. However, this year
Hevener said the district’s 115 acres
of ground have had to be mown
weekly to keep up with the growth.
This August has also kept the
building and grounds employees
hopping on other fronts. With the
new John R. Bonfield Elementary
opening in the fall, workers helped
move 150 skids of supplies into the
new school, Hevener said.
Fortunately for the custodial staff
at the new school, the construction
crews will do most of the clean-up on
the new building. However, the dis­trict
employees have taken it upon
themselves to wax the floors — as
they do with all the district buildings
during the summer.
Another signal that the end of
summer is coming is the start of fall
sports. In the same way that the
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Photo by Connie Buckwalter
Large, powerful mowers like this one operated by Dale Kleine of the grounds department help the War­wick
School District keep up with the demands of mowing acres and acres of fields.
grounds workers prepare the schools
for student use, they must also prep
the 14 playing fields by painting and
lining them for practices and games.
Each season, the department uses
about 1,500-1,800 gallons of orange
and white latex paint to line the
fields, Hevener said.
While school is in session, the cus­todial
staff finds its time being
occupied with performing the daily
duties associated with keeping the
schools clean.
‘Typically what they (the custo­dians)
do is empty waste and pencil
sharpeners and do the floors in the
classrooms and hallways with a dry
mop,” Hevener said.
T?\rAn thmifrh winter differs from
the summer in some aspects, it is far
from a down time for buildings and
grounds. Last year, Hevener said
they “lived outside, that’s all we
did.”
Workers shovel 2.6 miles of
sidewalks and keep the district’s
driveways and parking lots clear.
Occassionally, Hevener said they
may contract out some work, but
most of the time they do it
themselves.
On snow days, Hevener said he is
;n onmapt with District Superinten­dent
Dr. John R. Bonfield as early as
4-5 a.m. to make a determination
about what to do concerning school
opening. If there is a delay, Hevener
often sends his crews in earlier than
the normal 7 a.m. starting time to
clear the walks for the students and
teachers.
Although each of the buildings
and grounds employees has a specif­ic
designation and job title, Hevener
said they definitely help out one
another. Rarely does the district call
outside people for assistance, he said.
And, he added that he will often
lend a hand himself.
“I like to call myself a hands-on
supervisor and like going out to dif­ferent
areas with my employees,” he
said.
As the first day of school
approaches, Hevener is anxious for
the school year to begin and to see all
the facilities in constant use again.