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ï THURSDAY, January 23, 1997 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s 120TH YEAR 24 Pages- No. 41 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 cents ] INSIDE Pocket Testament returns irom D C\ . 3 O'! KPt -r~ L e a u e t o : mo G* c « rilc îTi '_’i O' -nn +i 1 'iistr but on c.f was a ■. -■ - fous success. Page 12, Schoci 'ócaid OK^ ^ r r *• proposal A Chr ! St!sin V i - . ’■nn-use • N-' -iign is its '■:>c c a te for a ■iMtl.r- 'iprovi ■ ■O 1* ;j GIC-.'l rc, th6 SUi"*■> f=i‘ N 1 was given t.h-■ j n v - ì io a ;Ì!um!)'- i t V TV -V-.„ cenod Board on Tuesday. Page 6. Travelogue to visit Eastern Europe Sat. Few westerners consider a journey to Eastern Europe ’when making vacation pians, but this Saturday's travelogue at Warwick High Schooi will take you to see the sights in an interesting style... by bicycle. Page 16. A Jan. 17 fire at 26 E. Lincoln Avenue completely gutted the home of John and Dottie Skworch. Above, flames shooting out from the windows were noticed by a neighbor who then called the fire company (photo courtesy of Peter White). Left, Deputy Chief Joe Texter a sse ss the damage from a second floor window shortly after the fire was extinguished (photo by Stephen Seeber). What an incentive! Joanne Noli of Lititz has enjoyed her job as one of the top clothing sales consultant for Melissa Rice Co. Her hard work was recently rewarded with a sleek new Jaguar for completing an incentive program. Page 14. New restaurant arrives in borough A new Chinese restaurant, The Panda Chinese Kitchen, has opened in downtown Manheim, featuring a choice of menu items or buffet-style Oriental cuisine. Page 24. Warriors mount a crucial victory Warwick wrestlers have the inside track to their second consecutive Section One title following a dominating perform an c e in a much-hyped showdown with Ephrata on Saturday. See Page 8. Thursday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. — Lititz Borough Sewer Authority, 7 S. Broad St. Monday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. — Penn Township Supervisors, 97 N. Penryn Road. Monday, Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. — Warwick Township Rec Advisory C om m itte e, 3 1 5 Clay Road. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. — L ititz Borough Council, 7 S. Broad St. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. — Manheim Borough Council, 15 E. High St. Business................... . .14 15 Church........ ......... . .............12 Classified...... ............. ...... 21-23 Editorial / Letters..... ................4 Entertainment............ ............ 19 Manhaim N&ws,......................24 Obituaries.......... ......... .......... 2-3 Out of the Past........ . ............20 Police Log.................... ...........16 School News.........,... .......... 6-7 Social............................. ....17-18 Sports................... ............... 8-11 $125,000 in damages estimated for Lincoln Ave. fire STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff EAST LINCOLN AVENUE — A lifetime of memories for John and Dottie Skworch were lost in just a few short hours last Friday, and fire officials said that there was nothing the couple could have done about it State Police Fire Marshall Trooper Brian Herr said faulty electrical wiring on the second floor of the 26 E. Lincoln Avenue home was the cause of the Jan. 17 blaze that brought in five different fire crews. “This was nothing that the people who lived there could have known about,” he said. Lititz Fire Chief Ron Oettel Jr. said property damage estimates were around $90,000, and content damage was near $35,000. “The house was pushing smoke from almost every window when we arrived and you could tell we had a sizable amount of fire,” said Oettel. The Skworchs, who did not have insurance, were not at home when the fire began just before 8 a.m. Dottie happened to be staying with her father in Millersville and John was already at work. Their two dogs, Boots and L.D., escaped safely through a swinging door in the back of the house. “The things we’ve lost were mainly material,” said John. "Not having insurance hurt, but we can start from the bottom and build up again.” He added that he and his wife talked about getting renter’s insurance just two week ago. But the fact that no one was hurt was most important to the couple. “The dogs were what I was worried about most,” said Dottie. “That’s one thing that cannot be replaced.” Members of their church, co-workers, and the county office of the Red Cross have been helping the Skworchs with money and necessity items. T o p c r o p Farm Show honors local woman's tobacco RICHARD REITZ ______ _ Record Express Editor WARWICK TOWNSHIP — The secret is in the soil. Anyway, that is what veteran farmer John Burkholder believes was an instrumental factor in producing grand champion tobacco at this year’s State Farm Show. Last week, Arlene Bingeman of Lititz was awarded the top honor in the Pennsylvania Smoking Class Tobacco division at the 81st annual Farm Show. Bingeman grew her awardwinning crop on part of Burkholder’s 65-acre farm, located at 92 Longenecker Road, just off of Green Acre Road. “A geologist told me that this is one of the best spots you could ever have,” the 85-year-old farmer said. He added that this is the good, fertile land, properly maintained over the years, that made the difference. “That is why the leaves were so big and nice.” “It was a combination of good land, good management, and hard work,” added Bingeman, who grew her award-winning crop ofMaryland #609 (Pennsylvania Smoking) tobacco on two acres of the farm. She said it is unusual for a woman to grow tobacco, let alone win one of the state’s top awards for it. “Very few women grow it,” Bingeman said. “It’s a dirty job, and it requires a lot of work.” The difficulty is not so much in the growing of the tobacco as it is in the cutting and preparing of the leaves that make this a challenging crop. But she was looking for a challenge, and she has risen to the top. “This is my hobby. Just my hobby,” Bingeman said, adding that this (See Tobacco, Page 15) Photo b y Richard Reitz Arlene Bingeman of Lititz displays the leaves of tobacco she grew that were named ths grand champion at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week. “We’ve definitely been seeing the Lord’s work here,” said John. “I’m just overwhelmed with all the caring people.” Crystal Mills of the Red Cross said that a Fire Hurts Fund is specifically designed to help fire victims in Lancaster County. The fund provided food and clothing vouchers for both the Skworch family and Ray and Stad Harnish of Rothsville, Electrical family to JILL IVEY Record Express Staff LITITZ — Rothsville residents Ray Harnish, Jr. and his wife Staci were forced to flee from their burning home early Monday morning. f According to Rothsville Fire Chief Claude Young, Jr., the 2 a.m. blaze at 31 Conrad Lane, in the Twin Brook Mobile Home Park, was sparked by an electrical problem. “The fire started in the back bedroom where the electrical service enters the breaker,” he said. Young added that the bedroom belonged to one of the Hamish’s three children, who were not at home at the time. He said that the children were staying with Mrs. Hamish’s mother because of the electrical who also lost their home this week. The adjacent home to the Skworch family, occupied by Cindy Graham at 24 E. Lincoln Avenue, was spared thanks to a fire wall that separated the two units. It did sustain water and smoke damage, but Oettel said it was still liveable. A neighbor reportedly called in the fire, and fire fighters from Lititz, (See Fire, Page 16) fire forces flee home problem. Young said that P P & L had been to the home Saturday and had warned the couple to take care of the problem quickly. Although most of the damage was in the back bedroom, the rest of the home suffered smoke and heat damage, said Young, who estimates the damage at $5,000. No one was injured during the fire, and the Hamish’s are staying with the grandmother, who owned the mobile home. According to Young, 40 fire personnel fought the fire for approximately 25 minutes before bringing it under control. Rothsville was assisted by the Lititz Fire Company with their air truck. P l a n n i n g a h e a d Warwick Twp. ordinance revisions keep development trends in mind RICHARD REITZ. Record Express Editor WARWICK TOWNSHIP — The world is in a constant state of change, and with those changes come new and often unforeseen challenges. With that in mind, Warwick Township officials are in the process of updating several ordinances in an attempt to stay ahead of modem trends. At the Jan. 15 supervisors meeting, Township Manager Daniel Zimmerman detailed some of those changes proposed for the zoning ordinance, storm water management and for an ordinance concerning subdivision and land development. This is part of a 114 -year effort by township officials and employees to update the laws to reflect the communities concerns and modern trends, Zimmerman said at the meeting. ■ “Many of these are much stiffer requirements,” he said. “In order to prepare for development trends, we need to get the rules in place, then see how they apply to each individual project.” He said there are not a lot of significant changes for stormwater runoff, adding that a lot of the proposal are part of the township’s common practice. First, a developer must demonstrate that the lot and its owner can adequately maintain the intended facility. ■ He said there was a case where; a three-acre retention basin was situated on one lo t ‘The aaestiorc ix how can one owner adequately maintain it?” Clarification of what must be done to handle stormwater runoff in an effective manner is also part of the revision. (See Ordinances, Page 15)
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1997-01-23 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-2001 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co. |
Date | 1997-01-23 |
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Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
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Language | English |
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Full Text | ï THURSDAY, January 23, 1997 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s 120TH YEAR 24 Pages- No. 41 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 cents ] INSIDE Pocket Testament returns irom D C\ . 3 O'! KPt -r~ L e a u e t o : mo G* c « rilc îTi '_’i O' -nn +i 1 'iistr but on c.f was a ■. -■ - fous success. Page 12, Schoci 'ócaid OK^ ^ r r *• proposal A Chr ! St!sin V i - . ’■nn-use • N-' -iign is its '■:>c c a te for a ■iMtl.r- 'iprovi ■ ■O 1* ;j GIC-.'l rc, th6 SUi"*■> f=i‘ N 1 was given t.h-■ j n v - ì io a ;Ì!um!)'- i t V TV -V-.„ cenod Board on Tuesday. Page 6. Travelogue to visit Eastern Europe Sat. Few westerners consider a journey to Eastern Europe ’when making vacation pians, but this Saturday's travelogue at Warwick High Schooi will take you to see the sights in an interesting style... by bicycle. Page 16. A Jan. 17 fire at 26 E. Lincoln Avenue completely gutted the home of John and Dottie Skworch. Above, flames shooting out from the windows were noticed by a neighbor who then called the fire company (photo courtesy of Peter White). Left, Deputy Chief Joe Texter a sse ss the damage from a second floor window shortly after the fire was extinguished (photo by Stephen Seeber). What an incentive! Joanne Noli of Lititz has enjoyed her job as one of the top clothing sales consultant for Melissa Rice Co. Her hard work was recently rewarded with a sleek new Jaguar for completing an incentive program. Page 14. New restaurant arrives in borough A new Chinese restaurant, The Panda Chinese Kitchen, has opened in downtown Manheim, featuring a choice of menu items or buffet-style Oriental cuisine. Page 24. Warriors mount a crucial victory Warwick wrestlers have the inside track to their second consecutive Section One title following a dominating perform an c e in a much-hyped showdown with Ephrata on Saturday. See Page 8. Thursday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. — Lititz Borough Sewer Authority, 7 S. Broad St. Monday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. — Penn Township Supervisors, 97 N. Penryn Road. Monday, Jan. 27, 6:30 p.m. — Warwick Township Rec Advisory C om m itte e, 3 1 5 Clay Road. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. — L ititz Borough Council, 7 S. Broad St. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. — Manheim Borough Council, 15 E. High St. Business................... . .14 15 Church........ ......... . .............12 Classified...... ............. ...... 21-23 Editorial / Letters..... ................4 Entertainment............ ............ 19 Manhaim N&ws,......................24 Obituaries.......... ......... .......... 2-3 Out of the Past........ . ............20 Police Log.................... ...........16 School News.........,... .......... 6-7 Social............................. ....17-18 Sports................... ............... 8-11 $125,000 in damages estimated for Lincoln Ave. fire STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff EAST LINCOLN AVENUE — A lifetime of memories for John and Dottie Skworch were lost in just a few short hours last Friday, and fire officials said that there was nothing the couple could have done about it State Police Fire Marshall Trooper Brian Herr said faulty electrical wiring on the second floor of the 26 E. Lincoln Avenue home was the cause of the Jan. 17 blaze that brought in five different fire crews. “This was nothing that the people who lived there could have known about,” he said. Lititz Fire Chief Ron Oettel Jr. said property damage estimates were around $90,000, and content damage was near $35,000. “The house was pushing smoke from almost every window when we arrived and you could tell we had a sizable amount of fire,” said Oettel. The Skworchs, who did not have insurance, were not at home when the fire began just before 8 a.m. Dottie happened to be staying with her father in Millersville and John was already at work. Their two dogs, Boots and L.D., escaped safely through a swinging door in the back of the house. “The things we’ve lost were mainly material,” said John. "Not having insurance hurt, but we can start from the bottom and build up again.” He added that he and his wife talked about getting renter’s insurance just two week ago. But the fact that no one was hurt was most important to the couple. “The dogs were what I was worried about most,” said Dottie. “That’s one thing that cannot be replaced.” Members of their church, co-workers, and the county office of the Red Cross have been helping the Skworchs with money and necessity items. T o p c r o p Farm Show honors local woman's tobacco RICHARD REITZ ______ _ Record Express Editor WARWICK TOWNSHIP — The secret is in the soil. Anyway, that is what veteran farmer John Burkholder believes was an instrumental factor in producing grand champion tobacco at this year’s State Farm Show. Last week, Arlene Bingeman of Lititz was awarded the top honor in the Pennsylvania Smoking Class Tobacco division at the 81st annual Farm Show. Bingeman grew her awardwinning crop on part of Burkholder’s 65-acre farm, located at 92 Longenecker Road, just off of Green Acre Road. “A geologist told me that this is one of the best spots you could ever have,” the 85-year-old farmer said. He added that this is the good, fertile land, properly maintained over the years, that made the difference. “That is why the leaves were so big and nice.” “It was a combination of good land, good management, and hard work,” added Bingeman, who grew her award-winning crop ofMaryland #609 (Pennsylvania Smoking) tobacco on two acres of the farm. She said it is unusual for a woman to grow tobacco, let alone win one of the state’s top awards for it. “Very few women grow it,” Bingeman said. “It’s a dirty job, and it requires a lot of work.” The difficulty is not so much in the growing of the tobacco as it is in the cutting and preparing of the leaves that make this a challenging crop. But she was looking for a challenge, and she has risen to the top. “This is my hobby. Just my hobby,” Bingeman said, adding that this (See Tobacco, Page 15) Photo b y Richard Reitz Arlene Bingeman of Lititz displays the leaves of tobacco she grew that were named ths grand champion at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week. “We’ve definitely been seeing the Lord’s work here,” said John. “I’m just overwhelmed with all the caring people.” Crystal Mills of the Red Cross said that a Fire Hurts Fund is specifically designed to help fire victims in Lancaster County. The fund provided food and clothing vouchers for both the Skworch family and Ray and Stad Harnish of Rothsville, Electrical family to JILL IVEY Record Express Staff LITITZ — Rothsville residents Ray Harnish, Jr. and his wife Staci were forced to flee from their burning home early Monday morning. f According to Rothsville Fire Chief Claude Young, Jr., the 2 a.m. blaze at 31 Conrad Lane, in the Twin Brook Mobile Home Park, was sparked by an electrical problem. “The fire started in the back bedroom where the electrical service enters the breaker,” he said. Young added that the bedroom belonged to one of the Hamish’s three children, who were not at home at the time. He said that the children were staying with Mrs. Hamish’s mother because of the electrical who also lost their home this week. The adjacent home to the Skworch family, occupied by Cindy Graham at 24 E. Lincoln Avenue, was spared thanks to a fire wall that separated the two units. It did sustain water and smoke damage, but Oettel said it was still liveable. A neighbor reportedly called in the fire, and fire fighters from Lititz, (See Fire, Page 16) fire forces flee home problem. Young said that P P & L had been to the home Saturday and had warned the couple to take care of the problem quickly. Although most of the damage was in the back bedroom, the rest of the home suffered smoke and heat damage, said Young, who estimates the damage at $5,000. No one was injured during the fire, and the Hamish’s are staying with the grandmother, who owned the mobile home. According to Young, 40 fire personnel fought the fire for approximately 25 minutes before bringing it under control. Rothsville was assisted by the Lititz Fire Company with their air truck. P l a n n i n g a h e a d Warwick Twp. ordinance revisions keep development trends in mind RICHARD REITZ. Record Express Editor WARWICK TOWNSHIP — The world is in a constant state of change, and with those changes come new and often unforeseen challenges. With that in mind, Warwick Township officials are in the process of updating several ordinances in an attempt to stay ahead of modem trends. At the Jan. 15 supervisors meeting, Township Manager Daniel Zimmerman detailed some of those changes proposed for the zoning ordinance, storm water management and for an ordinance concerning subdivision and land development. This is part of a 114 -year effort by township officials and employees to update the laws to reflect the communities concerns and modern trends, Zimmerman said at the meeting. ■ “Many of these are much stiffer requirements,” he said. “In order to prepare for development trends, we need to get the rules in place, then see how they apply to each individual project.” He said there are not a lot of significant changes for stormwater runoff, adding that a lot of the proposal are part of the township’s common practice. First, a developer must demonstrate that the lot and its owner can adequately maintain the intended facility. ■ He said there was a case where; a three-acre retention basin was situated on one lo t ‘The aaestiorc ix how can one owner adequately maintain it?” Clarification of what must be done to handle stormwater runoff in an effective manner is also part of the revision. (See Ordinances, Page 15) |
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