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On Sunday, April 6 at 2
a.m., remember to “Spring
Forward” and set a ll, of your
clocks ahead one hour. Don’t
worry, you will get that extra
hour of sleep back in the fall!
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Coloring Contest
Three more youngsters
were chosen as winners in the
Lititz Record Express Easter
Coloring Contest. To see who
won, turn to Page 26. And if
you didn’t win but entered,
you could still be a winner, as
next week the Record will pick
a grand prize winner from the
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Manheim News.....................20
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B est b o ro u g h ?
Planning prowess earns Lititz
spot in statewide video project
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STEPHEN SEEBER
The 50s are back at
: First Stage Theatre
First Stage in Lititz is taking
a trip back in time to the birth
of rock ‘n roll, as the Cabaret
presents its nostalgic “Fabu­lous
50s Good Time Rock ‘N
Roll Revue,” beginning next
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Warwick High School was
well ra presented ¡n the
Lancaster County Scholastic
Writing Awards, with 23 stud­ents
earning 27 honors,
including a first place finish by
junior Aiyssa Meyers, More on
ail trie -winners, plus Aiyssa’s
award-winning "short short
story are featured on Page 6.
Record Express Staff
— Is Lititz a model community?
The Pennsylvania State Associa­tion
of Boroughs, which represents
890 of the state’s 967 boroughs,
believes so.
Last month, a crew of professors
and research assitants from Penn
State University were hired by PSAB
to videotape a front lawn interview
with Mayor Russet! Pettyjohn at the
Lititz Moravian Church, hoping to
use the borough as an example of
success in maintaining both flourish­ing
historical and industrial districts
amid urban sprawl-spawned popula­tion
and traffic problems.
“A lot of downtowns are going by
the wayside,” said Pettyjohn, citing
shopping centers and other overnight
development projects as major con­tributors
to problem of growth stress.
But whether it’s taking more time to
rule on development proposals that
come before the local government, or
the dedication of small town politics
(professional and volunteer), Lititz
has weathered the storm of progress
quite nicely.
"Our community should be com­mended,”
the mayor was quick to add
on several occasions during a phone
interview with the Record Express.
"Them’s no doubt that we are domg
something right”
The video, which features six bor­oughs
from across the state, will be
shown and discussed June 4-6 at
PSAB’s annual conference in
Harrisburg.
Taping was done in Lititz on
March 7, and, according to Petty­john,
the film crew toured the Mora­vian
Church grounds, Linden Hall,
the Lititz Community Center, and the
borough’s industrial zone. They even
marveled at the unheard-of-outside-
Lititz nickel cup of coffee at Ben­ner’s
Pharmacy.
What impressed them the most,
however, was how well-equipped
Lititz is for a town of approximately
9,000 residents.
Jack Garner, assistant executive
vice president for PSAB, said that
Lititz was chosen for the video
because of its positive planning his­tory,
adding that the borough stands
out as a beacon of hope in one of the
fastest growing sections of the state.
“I’ve been through Lititz and I
think it’s certainly one of the nicer
boroughs,” he said.
Lancaster County has been faced
with significant population and
commercial development in the past
decade — circumstances that could
lead to the degeneration of many his-
’ (See Video, Page 26)
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W ï Photo by Stephen Seeber
From left, middle school student Brian Doherty, student teacher Jared Runk, Officer John Schofield, man­ufacturing
design instructor Ed Hartmann, and student Juan Padilla all played a role in getting the anti-drug
message out by creating this paraphernalia display that features items confiscated from Lititz teens. Putting drugs to good use
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — A combined effort
between Lititz police and middle
school teachers and students has
resulted in a valuable drug education
tool that, until now, would have just
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Tisis car. d¡ iven by Amber Be'le-nar. o: M/srstown, was one of four involved in a chain- reaction collision on
Lititz Pike e;i Pria?v/ afternoon. She and another motorist sustained minor injuries in the accident.
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Mount Hope- Estate and
Winery is returning to trie
Roaring !20s — a. time of flap­pers,
gangsters, and spea­keasies.
i he fun and music
begin on Friday, April 8. For
more, see Page 20.
Sheetz to open one
week later
Originally scheduled to
open on April 3, the new
Sheetz convenience store at
the Hcmeofion pento 50"1
and Newport Road is now tar­geting
its ooenir-g day on April
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LITITZ — Two motorists were
injured in one of two chain-reaction
collisions that occurred within
r /2 -nours of eacn otner along Route
501 Friday.
•The first accident, at 3:15 p.m. on
March 28, involved a four-vehicle
chain-reaction along the 900 block of
the Lititz Pike portion of Route 501,
in Warwick Township.
Warwick Township police said
three of the vehicles were stopped in
traffic facing north, near B&R Floor­ing,
when a 1987 Ford Escort driven
by Amber N. Belieman, 17, ofMyer-stown
struck the rear of a 1994 Ply-
Anna Mae Martin, 16, also of
Myerstown.
'3?. coftision caused 3 chair? resc
tion, and Martin's vehicle was
pushed into a 1993 Ford Probe, dri­ven
by Claudia M. Vargas, 26, of
Lancaster, which struck the rear of a
1990 Saab driven by Brian E. Chud-zik,
34, of Lancaster.
Belieman and Vargas were trans­ported
to Lancaster General Hospital
by Warwick Community Ambu­lance,
where they were treated for
minor injuries and released. Then-vehicles
sustained significant dam­age
and were towed from the scene.
Photo by Stephen Seeber
CHANGE OF THE GUARD — Moving vans shaded the front of the General Sutter Inn on East Main Street
all day Tuesday as veteran innkeepers Richard and Joan Vetter packed their belongings for an Ocean City
retirement. Meanwhile, new owners Ed and Dolores Brophy, along with junior innkeepers and daughters
Meghan and Kaitiin, moved into their new historic home. Above, movers remove some of the Vetter's furni­ture.
The Vetters will still be in Lititz for about five days, and the closing of the sale is expected to take place
this Thursday or Friday.
According to Lititz police officer
John Schofield, drug paraphernalia
confiscated as evidence is usually
destroyed after cases are cleared.
When he took notice that more and
more parents were interested in
learning about what type of items to
look for if they suspect their own kids
of using drugs, Schofield decided the
impounded pipes and bongs used for
marijuana smoking could serve a
With the help of Ed Hartmann,
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teacher Jared Rnnk: and students
Brian Doherty and Juan Padilla, a
display case full of smoking and drug
application devices was created.
Officer Schofield said the students
never handled any .of .the display
items, they just helped build the ease.
“This way, the students feel that
they’re involved in getting the anti­drug
message out,” said Schofield.
“That’s important”
Set to debut April 7 at a middle
school PTO meeting, the Lititz
Police Department’s new drug dis­play
will now play an integral role in
informing parents that Lititz not only
has drugs, but how to spot them
before a situation gets out of hand.
The case includes needles used for
heroin, marijuana bongs and pipes,
scales for measuring drugs, seeds,
and tolling payer. Ai> 33 oieccs were
taken from Lititz teens and it is a
definite eye-opener for anyone who
still believes that inis if a big -'liy
problem.
“Even though Lititz is a small
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driven from the site.
Lititz Fire Company and Lititz
Fire Police also responded to the
scene. Traffic, which was heavy
around the time of the crash, was
slowed but moving while emergency
crews worked to clear the scene. An
investigation is continuing.
•A pair of accidents at the intersec­tion
of South Broad Street at 4:45
p.m. resulted in a six-vehicle pile up
in Lititz Borough.
Police said Jessica Parnell of New
Tripoli was traveling north on Broad
Street when she failed to see a group
of vehicles stopped in heavy traffic,
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Photo b y Jin Ivey
Dylan Stauffer, 4; Christian Will, 3; and Nathan Fasnacht, 3, show off
the Easter eggs they collected at last Saturday’s annual Lion’s Club
Easter Egg Hunt.
Egg hunt chases
away rain threat
JILL IVEY
Record Express Staff
WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL
—- Last Saturday’s rain held off just
long enough for the Lions Club annu­al
Easter Egg Hunt
Children from one-year-olds to
pre-teens along with parents and
grandparents gathered at the high
school in eager anticipation of the
yearly event
At precisely 10:30 a.m., hundreds
of children rushed'out onto their per­spective
fields to gather several
hundred dozen colorful eggs painted
by the Lions Club members and
Stauffers of Kissel Hill.
In addition to the painted eggs and
chocolate treats, several eggs had
special markings for prizes of up to
one dollar.
Winners in the Lititz Lions Easter
Egg Hunt included (with top 10
receiving $1, and places 11-20 earn­ing
50 cents):
1. Tara Freeman; 2. Whitney Red-dig;
3. Brian Qnley; 4. Darcy McDo­nald;
5. Taylor Good; 6. Blaine
Schaffner; 7. Max Hoffman; 8.
Brian Johnston; 9. Krystal Bellairs;
10. Seth Adams; 11. Katlin Waltz;
12. Sarah Fitzpatrick; 13. Stephen
Kline; 14. Stephen Kline; 15.
Zachary Adams; 16. Jessica Brown;
17. Amanda Nafe; 18. Cory Gantz;
19. Danielle Witmyer; 20. Rachel
Renninger; 21. Breanne Zipko; 22.
Zachary Trayer; 23. Nichole Trayer;
24. Bethany Ashworth; 25. Bailey
Ashworth; 26. Emily Griest; 27.
Samantha Hoffman; 28. Megan Leh­man;
29. Denton Myers; 30. Vanes­sa
Shipman; 31. Aiyssa Laughman;
32. Tony Deimler; 33. Shawna Jef­fries;
34. Amanda Kurtz; 35. Daniel
Hossler, 36. Alicia Bachorz; 37.
Joey Beamesderfer; 38. Michael
Love; 39. Michael Love; 40. Joey
Kane; 4L Joanna Jones; 42. Lauren
Keneagy; 43. Galen Kane; 44.
Nicole Kreider; 45. Jordan Turner,
46. Taylor Rice; 47. Melissa Temp­leton;
48. Auston Grosh; 49. Zach
Wilson; 50. Kahlie Long; 51. Erika
Strali; 52. May Hoffman.
Other participants included; Char-maine
Bradt, Nichole Weaver, Katie
Tucker, Keir Christy, Wyatt Deutsch
(2), Ryan Bertrando, Cody Bollinger
(2), Derek Sheaffer, Ashley Bollin­ger,
Darren Erb, Jessica Stauffer (3),
Jillian Lewis, Jusin Ulrich, Gabrielle
Whitley, Zoe All wine, Jeff Yoder,
Francesca Zola, Jonas Yoder,
Nathan Subyak, Reobert Fieckens-tein,
Tyler Spangenburg, and Matth­ew
Rissinger.