Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, August 21, 1997
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■Mew shop features
military history
Histórica! militaría is show­cased
at a new antique shop
that has just opened in down­town
Lititz. Find out more
about the business on Page
18.
British to invade
polo grounds
The eighth annual “A Taste
of Britain” car show and polo
match returns to Forney Field
in Rothsville this Sunday for
an afternoon of family fun and
vintage automobiles. For
more, see P a g e 26.
Boys of Summer
return to Lititz
; The Boys of Summer are
back at First Stage Theatre as
•"the cabaret performers bring
"back their show for another
¡ weekend of songs taking you
back to the beach. Page 12.
j 1 1 ® ' M ® S ta b b in g m o t iv e
r em a in s u n c le a r
Q u i n t e s s e n t i a l C o n c e r t
LITITZ — Borough police are
still investigating the motive behind
a stabbing on South Cedar Street
Aug. 13.
A Lititz teen „was charged with
attempted homicide last week, after
he reportedly thrust a seven-inch
kitchen knife into the abdomen of an
Ephrata boy shortly before 11 p.m.
Jeffrey Sheaffer Jr., 16, has been
charged as an adult, according to
Lititz Detective Joseph Kilgore. A
preliminary hearing was scheduled
for this Monday, but was resche­duled
for Oct 8.
The victim, Viktor Makarenko,
17, of Ephrata, was reportedly driven
to Ephrata Community Hospital with
serious injuries, but was discharged
on Sunday, Aug. 17, according to a
hospital spokesperson.
Kilgore said that there was a dis­agreement
between the two teens,
but would not confirm that an argu­ment
led to the violence.
“We’re still taking statements
from individuals who were there,”
said Kilgore. He did, however, say
that he was surprised that Makarenko
was released so soon.
Kilgore said that he interviewed
Makarenko over the weekend, not
too long after the teen-ager under­went
what he referred to as “major
surgery” for a “life-threatening”
wound.
The incident occured at Sheaffer’s
sister’s apartment, where several
youths were “socializing,” according
to Kilgore.
Lititz police were tipped off to the
incident by an anonomous caller,
who reportedly contacted police
■ from a pay phone at 19 S. Cedar St
(outside the Denver and Ephrata
Telephone building, across' from
Lititz Elementary School).
Kilgore said that drug and/or alco­hol
use is not suspected as a factor at
this time. He also said that the act was
not premeditated.
“It was nothing that was planned,”
said Kilgore.
Sheaffer was reportedly unable to
post the $100,000 bail set by District
Justice Carl Good of New Holland
and was committed to Lancaster
County Prison.
Sheaffer is a student in Warwick
High School’s learning support prog-ram
and, as of Tuesday, school offi­cials
had not determined whether or
not he will return to classes this fall.
! Audubon Villa resi-
■ ' dent turns 100
Audubon Villa resident
Barbara Newcomer Hoffman
recently celebrated her 100th
birthday. For a reflection on
her life and the changes she’s
seen, see Page 16.
WHS senior officers
School is only two weeks
away, and when classes
resume at Warwick High
School, the elected class
officers and student council
will also reconvene. S e e who
the senior members of those
organizations are on Page 6.
Moving pictures arrive
Moving pictures were the
popular new rage in Lititz 90
years ago. To find out more,
and for a full look at Lititz his­tory
through the eyes of the
local newspaper, see Page
17.
Fall sports preview
As summer vacation winds
down, fall sports practices are
taking place in preparation of
the upcoming season. For a
ireview and outlook on the
golf, cross country and girls
volleyball teams, see Page 9.
Warwick is ready for
first day of classes
RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor ■
LITITZ — School is opening on
Wednesday, Sept. 3, and the War­wick
School District is ready.
Superintendent Dr. John R, Bon-fieid
said at the Tuesday school
board meeting that preparations for
the first day of classes have been
progressing smoothly for teachers
and staff.
He said the recent UPS - strike
“affected us a little bit” in getting
school supplies, but not to a signific­ant
degree.
“We get most of our supplies from
independent truckers,” Bonfield
said.
He said the school grounds are in -
good shape, thanks to the work by the
maintenance and custodial staffs.
“We’re ready for school,” Bon­field
said.
School begins for teachers on the
day after Labor Day, Sept 2. The
first day for students is that
Wednesday.
•As the Warwick School District
prepares for the beginning of the
1997-98 school year, several School
Board committee assignments were
approved by the board Tuesday.
These positions are held by mem­bers
of the community, and are active
voting members. The terms run from
Sept 1 through June 30,2000. Those
appointments included:
Education Committee: George
■ Mobarak, 4 Canterbury Court; Roy-ce
Winger t, 17 Diane Ave.; and
Paul Dohner, 18 Iron Horse Drive.
Building and Property Committee:
(See School, Page 7)
na Brass Quintet at The Gar­dens
behind the Johannes
Mueller House and - Lititz
Museum on Sunday evening.
Despite the hot temperatures
earlier in the day, by the time
the band took the stage at 6:30
p.m., the weather had dropped
to a more comfortable t<
ature, making it an idea .■
ing to enjoy their bit-crowd-
pleasuing tune,
Elizabethan chamber m
jazz. They were also « ■
beat the thunderstorm that hit
Lititz later in the evenirti
marked the third year ■
annua! concert event, whudi
was free and open to the publ­ic.
Members of the Susque­hanna
Brass Quintet, following
the ■ circle from left to right,
include P.C. King, trumpet;
Rick Staherski, trombone; Vic
Bushong, trombone; Cheryl
Staherski, French horn; and
Richard Hiler, trumpet. They
are also principal players with
the Lancaster Symphony
Orchestra.
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Vacationing with the Israeli Army
STEPHEN SEEBER
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Monday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m. —
Penn Township Supervisors,
9 7 N. Penryn Road.
Monday, Aug. 25, 7:30
p.m. — Warwick Twp. Recre­a
tio n Advisory Commjttee,
315 Clay Road.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7:30
p.m. — L ititz Borough
Council, 7 S. Broad St.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7:30
p.m. — Manheim Borough
Council, 15. E. High St.
Wednesday, Aug. ¿7, 7:30
p.m. — Wa rwick Township
Planning Commission, 3 1 5
Clay Road.
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Low oil pressure brought a Dauphin County man and his single-engine Piper airplane down in Elizabeth
Township Tuesday night. Clay Township police would not release the name of the pilot, who suffered minor
injuries and was transported to Ephrata Community Hospital by Bhckerviile Ambulance. Officer Seth Hul-shizer
said eye-witnesses saw the plane land in a field on the west side of Clay Road at 8:15 p.m., Aug. 19.
. The pilot reportedly tried to take off again, crossed Ciay Road, and crashed in a Clay Township corn field
owned by Eivin Martin, 850 Middle Creek Road. Brunnerville Fire Company was assisted by Durlach & Mt.
Airy at the scene. ' .
S c o u t i n g f l o u r i s h e s i n L i t i t z
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — Tamesa Sensenig
didn’t go on a typical summer vaca­tion
this year. She worked for the
Israeli Army.
Through the Philadelphia-based
organization Volunteers For Israel,
the 22-year-old woman from 22
Lititz Run Road ventured to the war
tom Middle East to paint tanks and
package guns.
“I love to travel and learn about
other cultures,” said Sensenig about
her motivation for the trip.
Some of the cultural differences
that she experienced included the
mandatory military service for all
young adults ages 18-21. “Women
are tiny in Israel. You see these little
rirls with guns strapned on their
' ■ - ■ ' <_ 5 she said.
Sensenig said that some of her
Lancaster County friends thought
she was crazy for entering an area of
constant conflict, but according to
our local adventurer, it was pretty
safe overall.
“I felt very safe, but you’re always
surrounded by people who cany
guns,” she said. “At the malls, beach­es,
everywhere you go.”
As a member of Volunteers for
Israel, Sensenig was based in Zerfin,
which was close to Tel Aviv. And
from July 6 to July 24, she did main­tenance
jobs for the Israeli military.
. “We checked guns for shipping
and sanded down tanks, stuff like
that,” she said. “I didn’t want to just
go and be a tourist I wanted to under­stand
the culture.”
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Business................ .....18-19 STEPHEN SEEBER
Church.......................................16 Record Express Staff
Classified..............................2 2-25 Could a blossoming scout prog-
Ediiorial / Letters..................... 4 ram indicate a grade-A community?
Entertainment. ..................... 12 Bruce Coleman, district director
Manheim News...... ............. ..20 Of the Horseshoe Trail District,
Obituaries / Births.................. 2 -3 which governs scouting in Lancaster
Out of the Past .. .... 17 ^ Lebanon counties, calls War-
P n linA ln n ........... ...........91 wick School District a strong support
School N e w Z Z Z Z " . 6 - 7 fese for scouting. A committed com-q
. I . .j. munity and parents that lead by
_ ..... ........................ ...14 -1 0 example provide the canvas for this
Sports....................... .............8-11 masterpiece in family values.
According to Coleman, 32 percent
of available youth from the Lititz
area participated in Boy Scouts in
1996; and 35 percent filled local in
Cub Scout packs.
“Nationally, it’s 18 percent and 21
percent respectively,” said Coleman.
Locally, Tom Lehmier leads
Troop 142 with 70 scouts at St. James
Catholic Church, Mike Shull of
Troop 44 has 65 boys at S t Paul
Lutheran, John Ferenz of Troop 154
carries 43, and Bob Lowe ofBricker-ville’s
Troop 89 rounds things out
with 30 scouts.
The Troop at the Moravian Church
folded late last year, but factor in all
the Cub packs, Girl Scout troops, and
and brownie outfits in the area, and
you’ve got scout utopia.
So what makes scouting Northern
Lancaster County so exceptional?
“There is strong parent support
here,” said Shull, scoutmaster for
Troop 44. “Many of these parents
(See Boy Scouts, Page 26)
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Tamesa Sensenig of Lititz with her Israeli friend Daman at a military
base for Volunteers For Israel.