Lititz Record Express

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L i t i i z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
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Warwick Middle
School plans musical
The Warwick Middle School
Drama Club will perform the
musical “Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers” this Friday
and Saturday in the Middle
School auditorium.
Also, school psychologist
Larry Zeamer has been
named the new middle school
assistant principal for the fall.
For more on these and other
sc.hoo' stones see Pacta -v
Rev. Wagner to retire
from Salem U M
After 42 yea's -V-,’ „■
Wagner Jr. will be retiring
from Salem GrPed y líhodlrt
Church in Manheim. A special
service in his nono >■ »' ;e
held on Sunca-' i. i'r :
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school principal,
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unexpected delivery
One year after Warwick
ambulance personnel deliv­ered
her son Zachary at their
Brunnerviile home, Cheryl
Gingrich and her family paid a
visit to their building to say
thank you. Page 17.
Woodstream featured
The former Animal Trap Co.
will be featured as the rotating
display this season at the
Lititz Museum. Page 13.
Derr captures medal
in state javelin
Warwick senior Andy Derr
threw a personal best to earn
fifth place in the javelin at the
PIAA state track champion­ships
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Also, the girls softbaii team
Borough won’t
rezone ■ for
, developer’s
298-home plan
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — On Tuesday night,
Borough Council took a firm stand
against high density housing near
Bonfield Elementary School.
The Lancaster-based developer
Dana/Glass Properties was hoping to
add an additional 19 lots to the Lititz
portion of its 298-home, 29.8 acre
plan. The company petitioned coun­cil
to rezone that piece of land, also
known as the “Wrigley Tract,” for a
new community to be called New­port
Square.
In a 4-1 vote, council decided to
keep the borough’s section of the
tract at the lowest level of develop­ment,
citing the current strain on
traffic, sewage, and schools as the
main reasons. Council member Dale
Shelley abstained from voting.
The decision throws a monkey
wrench into the plans of Dana/Glass
co-owner Mike Glass, who, just
moments before the vote, referred to
his proposal for Warwick Township
and Lititz as a partnership with local
government.
Afterward, he left without
comment.
Glass planned to purchase the
property and by press time there was
no word as to whether or not those
plans have changed.
Based on the planning concept of
“traditional neighborhood design,”
Newport Sq u are would be
pedestrian-friendly and kid-oriented
with tree-lined narrow streets, alleys
behind the homes, and a linear town
square park area. The mixed residen­tial,
retail, and office uses would
incorporate traditional architecture
with front porches and gables.
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The homes, set to sell for about
$120,000 each, sounded good to both
the Lititz and Lancaster County Plan­ning
Commissions. Borough council
held a public hearing on the matter
May 13 and had 90 days to take
action, but several of council mem­bers
did not need any extra time.
“How much can the borough
stand?” said Kevin Zartman about
increased development. He added
that in talking to his constituents he
could find no one in favor of
rezoning.
AI Olah provided the sole vote of
confidence.
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RICHARD REITZ
AND STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express S ta ff
LITITZ — This community
knows what Memorial Day is all
about.
Stanley W. Reinhart! Jr., state
adjutant for the American Legion,
praised the “outstanding people of
the cominuniiy of Lititz, because you
believe in Memorial Day, and you
believe in what it’s all about.”
Reinhard was the guest speaker for
both the Lititz and Rothsville
Memorial Day ceremonies on May
26, where hundreds gathered to pay
tribute to the memory of soldiers who
fought for America, and for those
who paid the ultimate sacrifice for
freedom.
A year ago the parades in Lititz
and Rothsville were cancelled due to
the rain. And on Sunday, when it
rained the entire day, it looked like
the same fate might befall this year’s
ceremony.
But not only did the weather clear
up, it turned out to be one of the most
beautiful Memorial Days in many
years, and certainly the nicest day so
far in 1997.
Ryan Whitaker of Millersville,
who was attending the parade and
ceremony with his family, did not
hesitate when asked what Memorial
Day means to Mm. “When the sol­diers
fought for our country,” he said.
Ryan’s mother, Alison Whitaker
said they came as a family up to Mil-leisville
to experience a community
tribute to those fallen soldiers.
“It’s important that we pass it
down from generation to generation,
and let them know what this country
is all about,” Mrs. Whitaker said.
There was plenty of space for
everyone along the street as Lititz, as
well as Rothsville, hosted its annual
Memorial Day parade.
Roman and Beverly Milanowicz
of Lititz said they got their seats right
along the road near the post office
only a few minutes before the parade
passed by.
When asked what they liked most
about the parade, the couple said they
come for the bands, veterans groups,
fire trucks, ambulance crews and
other marchers. “We like the com-raderie,”
Roman said.
Scout groups, veterans, Revolu­tionary
War re-enactors and the War­wick
High School Marching Band —
in its first public performance using
their new uniforms — marched from
Warwick Street and down Main
Street, eventually winding up at the
Moravian Cemetery, where the
annual Memorial Day ceremony was
held.
Curt Clelan, cubmaster of Brun-nerville
Cub Scout Pack 156, said
scouts in bis pack have been placing
flowers at the graves of soldiers at the
ceremony for over 35 years.
“If we wouldn’t have had men
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The Warwick High School Marching Band debuts its new uniforms at
the Memorial Day Parade,
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Guest speaker Stanley Reinhard speaks to the crowd at the Lititz
Moravian Cemetery.
Three-year deal does
harmony at Wilbur
LITITZ — The contract may not
be as sweet as a Wilbur Bud, but for
161 unionized workers at the local
chocolate factory, the May 21 agree­ment
brought an end t o three years of
painstaking negotiation. ..
But closure doesn’t necessarily
mean case closed.
Management and union leaders
with the Local 464 of the Bakery,
Confectionery, and Tobacco Work­ers
agreed to release a joint statement
to the media that said, “The new con­tract
positions the company better for
the future and gives employees a rea­listic
competitive benefits package.
Both parties are happy that these long
negotiations are over and look for­ward
to concentrate on further busi­ness
growth.”
Jim Frysinger, Wilbur Chocolate
worker and union board member,
said the press release could easily be
misinterpreted and that the three-year
deal does not mean that
management-worker relations are
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Austin Barber
Manheim boy
featured in
telethon
JILL IVEY
without its fair share of scars.
“They wanted total and complete
power over the workers,” said Frys­inger.
“I think we kind of met them in
the middle.”
He also said that he felt workers
lost ground in management rights,
waivers, and work rules.
“We argued over the word ‘and’
and ‘or,’” Frysinger said. “It was fri­volous
at times, but we had to protect
our main goal — the rights of the
workers.”
He also pointed out that the $2.30
pay increase over the life of the new
contract was not as triumphant of an
achievement as it sounds since work­ers
have not seen pay raises since
1993.
The lengthy negotiations led some
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MANHEIM — It is time again for
the annual Children’s Miracle Net­work
Television Fundraiser.
This year local three-year old,
Austin Barber, will be one of the
featured children.
According to his mother, Angie
Barber, Austin has heart disease and
cystic fibrosis, a lifetime illness.
Austin is fed every three hours
through a gastro tube and receives
breathing treatments every four
hours.
“He’s been doing that forever,”
said Barber. “It’s nothing new.”
Austin was nominated for the tele­thon
by two specialists at the Her-shey
Medical Center, where he goes
twice a month for check-ups.
According to Barber, the money
raised by the Children’s Miracle Net­work
is used to buy costly specialty
equipment for the medical center, as
well as toys for the center’s
playroom.
“It’s all for the kids . . . to better
their care,” said Barber.
Barber said that the Network con­tacted
them to let them know Austin
was chosen.
This will be the first time the Bar­bers
have participated in the event,
although they have watched it in pre­vious
years.
Austin’s involvement includes
clips of interviews done by WGAL-TV
8. He will also make a live
appearance on the telethon, Sunday,
June 1 between 3:30 p.m, and 4 p.m.
The National Broadcast of the
telethon will take place from 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 to 6 p.m. Sunday,
June 1. It will be broadcast locally on
WGAL. Hosts include WGAL per­sonalities:
Doug Allen and Kim
Lemon with the support of Mike
Hostettler, Lori Burkholder, Mary
Saladna, and Sean Young.
The Children’s Miracle Network
(See Telethon, Page 16) not mean
Chocolate
workers to question the long-term
goals of the billion dollar company
from Minneapolis that bought Wil­bur
for $51 million in 1992.
Last year, head negotiator for the
union, Bob Oakley, referred to the
pre-Cargill Wilbur as worker-friendly.
He said the size of Cargill
and its distance from Lititz had
desensitized management.
Wilbur Chocolate President Wil­liam
Shaughnessy declined to com­ment
on what Oakley had said, but
did say that the company is “pleased
that the issues are resolved.”
Frysinger’s current concerns fall
short of leaving an impression of
resolution.
He said the Kleine Street addition
to the plant could cut up to 30 jobs
once it’s in operation and he expects
to lose up to $10,000 a year due to the
new contract’s four-shift swing,
which is designed to cut out overtime
opportunities.
(See Wilbur, Page 16)
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