Lititz Record Express

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L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
118TH YEAR Two sections LÎTITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Pages- No. 24 30 cents
THIS WEEK IN THE RECORD EXPRESS
Swinging to po>ka
''Agroup of men and women dance the night away once a month in
Lititz during the Dutch land Poikateers dance at St: James Catholic
Ctvmh. T-lrn to Page 20 to read more.
Relaxing with Raku
At a local class adu:ts lean' how to relax with the an of raku - a
form of potte.-y. To learn more, turn to Page 20.
Warriors upset Reading
WHS' Tootoaii Learn scored 14 quick ooints to sprint pest Rearing
ror their first Section i victory ever. Read more on Pag;- 6.
THE INDEX
Business 22-23
Church 19
Classified 26-29
Editorial &
Manheim 13
Obituaries 2
Om ol the Past 4
School Menu
School News
Sodai
Sports
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WEATHER: Thursday, vari
able ciouoiness Friday, partly
cloudy.
Boro adopts
zoning laws
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
After more than a year of research,
the Lititz Borough Planning Com­mission
presented their revised zon­ing
ordinance to the Borough Coun­cil
during the Council’s monthly
meeting on Tuesday night.
David Bucher and James Wenger,
both of the Lititz Planning Commis­sion,
along with Steven Dellinger, a
planning consultant with Rettew
Associates, Inc., emphasized Lititz’s
industrial tradition as a borough asset
that should not be overlooked.
Dellinger and the Lititz Planning
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The Lititz Fire Company is planning a 100th birthday party — and everyone is invited.
Happy B irth d a y !
Lititz Fire Company
100 years as part of
celebrates
community
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
Back in 1894, a group of dedicated
members of the Lititz community
formed the Lititz, Fire Company No.
1. Today, 100 years later, a new
group of equally dedicated and
enthusiastic volunteers plans a spe­cial
birthday celebration.
On Saturday, October 8, from
noon until 4 p.m., local residents are
invited to drop by the Lititz Fire
Company for some free food, fire
engine rides and to see the
equipment.
“The party is the fire company’s
way of saying thank you to the com­munity,”
said Karen Kilheffer, a
member of the birthday party plan­ning
committee and Lititz Fire Police
secretary.
She said that they will be serving
free hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy
and cake in celebration of the fire
company’s first 100 years. In addi­tion,
a clown will be circulating
among the children and there will be
face painting and balloons. The ever-popular
Bouncing Castles will be in
operation as well.
Although the party is mostly an
informal affair, there will be set times
for some events. From noon until
12:30 p.m., Lititz Mayor Russell Pet­tyjohn
and representatives from the
fire company and borough council
will present brief remarks. From 1-2
p.m., the Lititz Community Band
will perform and at 2 p.m., everyone
will be asked to sing “Happy
Birthday.”
Chief Jeff Siegrist said that much
has changedin fire fighting technolo­gy
over the past 100 years.
And actually, in current times
there are fewer volunteers than years
ago. Siegrist explained that in the
early days, the fire company served
as the social hub of the community.
“At one time, practically every­body
in the community had a mem-bership
to the fire department,” he
said.
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Commission reviewed comments on
the zoning update made by the Lan­caster
County Planning Commission
and the Borough Solicitor during the
Planning Commission’s Sept. 6
meeting.
Phyllis Stellfox, Lancaster County
Planning Commission, studied the
zoning update in detail and said that
she “found no real substantial
issues,” other than a need for more
consistency.
Stellfox did point out that the
floodplain ordinance should be
reviewed with the current law. Most
of Lititz’s industrial zone is on the
floodplain.
Clyde Tshudy, owner of the Stur­gis
Pretzel Factory, was on hand to
defend Lititz’s industrial tradition.
“Lititz survived the depression
because of its varied industry,” he
said.
Bucher said that the planning com­mission
wants to promote industrial
development. “This can’t just be a
bedroom community, the industrial
part has valid tradition,” he said.
Upon the Planning Commission’s
recommendation, the Borough
Council voted in favor of adopting
the ordinance revisements as
presented.
In response to the problem of juve­nile
delinquency in Lititz, Mayor
Russell Pettyjohn said that any prob­lems
could be dealt with more effec­tively
by regulating the hours that
youths spend in public areas without
adult supervision.
Pettyjohn presented the Lititz Bor­ough
Police Department’s curfew
ordinance proposal to the Council, as
prepared by Chief Douglas Shertzer
and Sergeant Kerry Nye.
The curfew ordinance disting­uishes
minors as people ages 16 or
17. Those under age 15 are consid­ered
to be children. Curfew will be
from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday
through Thursday for minors, and 10
p.m. to 6 a.m. for all children. On Fri­days
and Saturdays all minors must
be off the streets by Midnight; child­ren
by 11 p.m.
Shertzer said that there will be a
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Photo by Preston Whitcraft
THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION — Elmer Murry of Lititz did it
again last Friday at the Ephrata Fair’s cow milking contest. Murry
captured the title for the third year in a row by out-milking his fellow
contestants by more than four pounds from his bovine partner,
“Shine.” No one else even came close.
Spangle h o sts art show
Saturday and Sunday
upcoming classes. Refreshments will
be served.
The studio & gallery is located on
117 W. Lexington Road, Lititz, 3
miles north of the Lititz Square on
Route 501 make a left turn onto West
Lexington Road.
For more information, call
626-0087.
Spangle’s Art Studio & Gallery
will host its annual autumn art show
on Saturday and Sunday, October 1
& 2, from 1-7 p.m. both days.
The show features die work of
Fran Spangle and her students.
Admission is free and there will also
be information available about
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Voter registration
drive set in motion
Dean Hoffer, chairman of the Warwick Area Republican Committee
(WARC), and Cheryl Ondechek, registration chairman, have announced that
WARC will have its Annual Community Fall Registration Drive in time for
the Tuesday, November 8 general election. The final day to register and still
be eligible to vote is October 11, 1994.
Hoffer said it only takes 3-5 minute to complete the official
form. Changes of address can also be accomodated at the same ome.
WARC Committeepersons and volunteers wjll be on hand at the registra­tion
sites to assist and answer questions about the registration pioctss.
According to Karen Axe, director of the Lancaster County Board ot Elec­tions
Bureau, 50N. Duke St., Lancaster, there are 17,199 citizens age 18 years
and over who are eligible to register to vote in the Warwick School DisUi^i.
Of that total, 12,036, or 70 percent are officially registered to vote. This leaves
5,163, or 30 percent, that are not registered.
Hoffer said taht the goal of the fall registration drive is to lower that “eligi­ble
but non-registered voter category” from 30 to 20 percent.
“I guess we take it for granted, but we as American citizens have a rich her­itage
to preserve and be proud o f— freedom to vote, giving equal opportunity
to express our faith, wishes and dreams,” Hoffer said.
Potential voters can register this Friday and Saturday at various Lititz area
locations.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 —
* Bob’s Save Rite Market from 5-8 p.m.
Registrars: Bob Beyer & Steve Gibbie
* Bomberger’s Store in Elm from 5-8 p.m.
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Photo by Connie Buckwalter
The students in Craig Wagaman’s fifth grade class at Lititz Elemen- pares for the Lititz Historical Foundation’s Annual Apple Pie Eating
cpy show their enthusiasm and confidence in their mentor as he pre- Contest. Wagaman is the returning champion.
W i l l W a g a m a n w i n a g a i n ?
Other contestants gun for returning champ
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
As the returning champion, all
eyes are on Craig Wagaman, who
will attempt to defend his illustrious
title of Lititz Historical Foundation
Pie Eating Champion during this
year’s festival on Sunday, October 2.
Last year it only took Wagaman, a
fifth grade teacher at Lititz Elemen­tary,
2 minutes and 15 seconds to eat
half an apple pie loaded with
whipped cream. Maybe that sounds
easy, but consider that he had his
hands tied behind his back.
This year Wagaman said he feels
confident that he can retain his title.
“I’ll show up and do my best —
give it my best shot,” he said.
Wagaman said his strategy and
motivation are surprisingly simple.
“Number one, the apple pie is very
delicious. Number two, it’s free. I’m
going to just try and get as much as I
can during a short time span,” he
said.
But as relaxed and calm as Waga­man
appears to be in the days leading
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