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
119TH YEAR 28 Pages- No, 45 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA
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INSIDE Q if
Widder named LWC
Senior of the Month
Erica Widder, a senior at
Warwick High School, was
named Senior of the Month
for February by the Lititz
Woman's Club. See Page 6.
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Preacher's Post
Preacher's Post, a weekly
feature in the Lititz Record
Express, features the Inspira­tional
words of local ministers
and active church leaders.
This week, Ellen Dooley,
president of LAMPS, discuss­es
the importance of being an
encourager. See Page 16.
The Lititz Crows
Even if you've had enough
of that murder %, of crows
gathering in
Lititz, you just
might want'to
check out the
“Lititz Crows"
comic strip.
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See Page 12.
Local Studi ■
D.C.-boynd
Lititz Christian School junior
Stacey Ebersole of Manheim
will be participating in the
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id Manheim Centrs
administrator resign
Albert follows McSparren in leaving distri
JILL IVEY
Record Express Staff
The Manheim Central School Dis­trict
is already losing its superinten­dent;
now it faces losing its assistant
superintendent as well.
Assistant Superintendent Dr.
Edward J. Albert submitted his res­ignation
to the Manheim Central
School Board Tuesday.
Albert’s resignation, which was
accepted by the board, will take
effect no later than April 20.
It comes less than a month after the
school board forced Superintendent
Dr. Joseph E. McSparren to resign.
Only philisophical differences have
been cited as an explanation for the
decision.
McSparren’s resignation was not
discussed at the meeting.
Albert said his resignation is not
related to McSparren’s. He said he
resigned to take a position as princi­pal
at Harding Elementary School in
the Lebanon School District. He said
that he is looking forward to his new
C e r ic o la a p p e a ls
z o n in g d e c is io n
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
Chapel Properties Owner Edward
Cericola is appealing a January rul­ing
by the Lititz Zoning Hearing
Board.
The appeal was brought to the zon­ing
board’s attention Monday night
by Borough Solicitor David Work­man,
who said Cericola’s lawyers
filed the appeal on Feb. 14.
Cericola declined to comment.
Based on a December continuance
of Cericola’s special exception
request to install office space in place
of two previously approved apart-on
the second floor of the 2 W.
5 St. building, the zoning
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board decided Jan. 15 that apart­ments
would be less detrimental to
the established residential area.
Lack of adequate parking was also
a factor in the board’s ruling.
The grounds for the appeal focus
on what Cericola’s lawyers believe
to be conclusions based on “unlawful
inferences” in regard to naming pros­pective
tenants and the lease
agreement.
Other grounds include considera­tion
of the peculiar conditions of the
old church, evidence of off-street
parking, reliance on off-the-record
evidence, and the use o f unsworn
testimony.
(See Cericola, Page 26)
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position, adding that he took the posi­tion
because he enjoys working with
kids.
“I enjoy working with kids,” said
Albert. “I found myself not fulfilling
that gratification that I needed.”
Albert also cited a desire to spend
more time with his family as one of
the main reasons for taking the new
position.
“I want to see my kids grow up. I
think that being with them at night
instead of at a meeting is more
important,” said Albert. “I liked what
I did, and I did it very well, but there
are other priorities in life... working
with kids, staff, and being with my
family.”
McSparren said Albert did a good
job as assistant superintendent, and
gave him a personal farewell at the
meeting.
“I would like to personally thank
Ed for the loyalty you have demon­strated
to Manheim Central and me,”
said McSparren. “Your singleness of
purpose is something that should be
undulated as being whatever is in the
best interest of the kids, and I wish
you the very best in your future pro­fessional
endeavors.”
In other district news:
'The school board discussed the
calendar for the 1996-97 school year.
According to McSparren, they
have several options. The first one
includes three in-service days the last
week of August, using Aug. 29 as a
“kick-off’ day for the faculty. The
(See Resigns, Page 26)
Photo by Stephen Seeber
Kathryn Deiter, 70, looks over a freshly cut sheet of fastnachts early
Tuesday morning at Kissel View Bakery.
Following fastnacht
The local donut chronology
STEPHEN SEEBER
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Lititz signmaker Tom Benja­min
of T&B Signs is working
with staie-oi-lhe-an computer
equipment for ms arf-cf-the-sign.
Ses Fags 78.
Warwick falls to
Harrisburg in playoffs
The Warwick Boys Basket­ball
team fought hard in its
first round district playoff
game against the heavily-favored
Cougars, keeping the
game extremely, close before
losing 62-49. See Page 8.
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Record Express Staff
The deep-fried sweetness of the
fastnacht has long been a tradition in
the lands of the Pennsylvania Dutch,
providing that final pre-Lenten
indulgence before the annual Christ­ian
period of fasting.
Although lard-ladened donuts are
not difficult to find on Fat Tuesday,
where to find them has changed con­siderably
over the years.
In the early part of the century,
when Lititz was more self-sufficient
and had a more varied business com­munity,
independent bakers like
A.R. Beiler were the place to go to
find fastnachts. „
In February 1926, Mr.Beiler
rolled, cut and fried 15,000 cakes for
a hungry Lititz community.
Up until the 1950s, before women
became more career-oriented, many
of the local churches became
makeshift bakeries prior to Lent.
Church women groups were hun­dreds
strong at the time, the perfect
force for mass fastnacht making.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
United Brethren Church, later to
become Salem United Methodist,
were known in Lititz for their donuts
and crullers.
In 1956, the Women’s Work
^Organization of the local Church of
tite Brethren, under the direction of
Mrs, Paul Shelly, made 1,700 dozen
fastnachts.
Today, the church kitchens are
empty on Fastnacht Day. The
womens groups have dismantled or
concentrated on other projects, and
church donuts are a thing of the past.
Pastor Jim Ross, Lititz Church of
the Brethren on Orange Street, said
the changing nature of women in the
church may have been a factor in the
extinction of the church-made
fastnacht
“Women’s groups in the church no
longer function like they used to,”
said Ross. “Today women are more
career-oriented, and there are more
offices open to them in the church.”
When church women groups were
(See Fastnacht, Page 26)
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Warwick S.B. adopts
inclusion guidelines
RICHARD REITZ
Photo bv Matt Campbell
The fire that consumed this garage on 217 E. New St. caused $10,000 in damage and was started by two
youngsters playing with lighters. Accidental fire destroys garage
Record Express Editor
The Warwick School Board
adopted guidelines on the inclusion
of special education students in War­wick
classrooms at its Tuesday
meeting.
The board also gave preliminary
It was an accidental, but avoidable The wooden structure and its con- The wooden floor began burning approval to the Warwick School Dis-fire.
tents, owned by James Hess, suffered and the fire continued to spread until tricts policy on .“Behavior Manage-
Rilcinocc 1fl_1Q A blaze quickly ripped through an estimated $10,000 in damage. the boys were forced to jump from a ment for Exceptional Children.”
P h h ............................"ifi 17 and destroyed a garage at the rear of It could have been worse — the second story window, onto a Over the past few years, Warwick
J ^ r c n ........................" oqoc 217 E. New St., on Feb. 11, accord- two boys were playing with lighters snowbank. ’ has integrated several students with
Classified........................... 23-25 ing to Lititz Borough police. and experimenting with fire on the They tried to dowse the blaze with disabilities into its regular classes.
Editorial / Letters.....................4 The fire was accidentally started second floor of the garage, and after snow from outside, police said, but to The adopted “Statement of Least
Entertainment.........................12 on the second floor of the structure igniting some paper using the flamm- no avail. They finally accepted that Restrictive Environment and Inclu-
Manhelm News...... ...............20 by two young boys, ages 10 and 11, able liquid, they soon lost control of „ sion” outlines the district’s goals and
Obituaries...... ........................2-3 police said. the situation. (See Garage fire, Page 26) methods to include as many children
Snow causes Newport Road crash Friday
Social............................... .14-15 Slick conditions along East New-
Sports.................................... 8-11 port Road in Rothsville caused a loc- ✓ f fc
al motorist to flip his vehicle on Fri- i; / • i I t f ' ¡¡Lf 7 " Y s j ?
day afternoon. f ' "
Warwick Township police said f f j e t e y ' * iW sgX l l l l l '
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p.m. — Lititz Borough Coun- ^ . .*
oil, 7 S. Broad St. It was snowing at the time of the '■ - . .
W e d n e sd a y , F e b , 28, 7 :3 0 accident. _ Photo by Richard Reitz
p.m. — Warwick Township Kester was slightly hurt in the Emergency crews closed off a section of East Newport Road near Rothsville on Friday after slippery roads
P la n n ln q C om m issio n 3 1 5 accident. His vehicle sustained mod- caused by snow resulted in this vehicle sliding off the road and flipping on an embankment. The driver, Marlin
Clay Road. ’ erate damage. Kester of Lititz, was not hurt.
in as many classes at their home
school as possible.
Those guidelines, which are
required by the state, will be distri­buted
to all staff members.
The behavior management policy
outlines proper and improper proce­dures
for handling behavior prob­lems
for children with disabilities.
Among the methods prohibited are
corporal punishment and deprivation
of basic human rights, and it limits
the use of restraints except in
extreme circumstances.
The policy was given tentative
approval at the meeting. It will be
presented for a second reading and
formal adoption at the board’s March
meeting.
The behavior management policy
is scheduled for implementation
prior to a special education audit of
Warwick in April.
In other business:
•The school board adopted guide­lines
that outline the rules and regula­tions
for use of the Internet within the
school district.
The “Internet Acceptable Use
Agreement” defines what all users
must follow in order to use the
school’s computer equipment,
including prior training.
Violation of the guidelines, such
as accessing “controversial areas” or
distributing harassing material, may
result in suspention of Internet pri-viledges
at the school.
•The board approved the retire­ment
of Peggy L. Hess, high school
nurse, and John Sukenik, high
school social studies teacher. They
will retire at the end of the 1995-96
school year.
•The following positions were
(See Inclusion, Page 26)