Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998
Lititz Record Express
121 ST YEAR
□ IN S ID E
□ Church
Teen choir’s message
sings of experience
Former teenage drug users
and criminals have joined
together ' for an inspirational
choir that will be performing in
Lititz at Trinity E.C. Church
(above) this Sunday. For more
details, see Page 24.
□ School
Boro looks to county
for crossroads aid
Lititz Borough is seeking
county funding for improve­ments
to make the intersec­tion
of Second Avenue,
Woodcrest Avenue and
Second Street safer. To find
out more, see Page 14.
□ Fire Co. News
Fire departments
name 1998 officers
Local fire companies re­cently
reorganized their busi­ness
and fire officers for 1998.
To see who will.be leading the
volunteers of Lititz, Rothsville
and Brunnerville’s depart­ments,
turn to Page 17.
□ Sports
New volleyball coach
eyes first season
When the Warwick boys
volleyball team begins prac­tice
on March 2, they will be
working with new head coach
Barry Derrish. The Record
Express talked with Derrish
about his goals for the team in
1998. Page 8.
□ Meetings
Thursday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m.
Warwick School Board
Finance and Legal Committee
301 W. Orange St.
□ Index
Births................................. 22
Business....................... 14-15
Church.......................... 24-25
Classified...................... 26-29
Editorial / Letters................. 4
Entertainment.................... 12
Manheim News.................. 18
Obituaries...................2-3, 15
Out of the Past...................15
Police Log......................... .26
School News.................... 6-7
'Social........................... 22-23
Sports............................. 8-11
3 0 f r a g g ÿ - n o . 4 4 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 Cents
Warwick takes first
look at regulations
for charter schools
RICHARD REITZ
□ Out of the Past
Lititz goes Hollywood
This week 40 years ago, it
vas announced that a former
Lititz man now living in
Hollywood would be produc­ing
the 10th annual television
Emmy Awards ceremony. For
the details, plus a look back
through the years in the Lititz
area, see Page 16.
Record E xp ress E d ito r u rn /. — The Warwick School
District has begun its review of a pol­icy
that will allow for the creation of
non-profit public schools within the
district boundaries.
The first reading of the Charter
School Policy took place at the Feb. 3
meeting of the Warwick School
Board. No action was taken. The pol­icy
will be revised and presented in
March for preliminary approval,
with final approval anticipated in
April.
Superintendent Dr. John R. Bon-field
said he supports the charter
school provisions as a forward step in
public education.
“It’s kind of an exciting time,”
Bonfield said. “There are more
choices for parents.”
He said a charter school could be
established by anyone, provided they
meet the Warwick School District
guidelines, and provide a reason that
the school is being created.
“It might be because some people
have a certain philosophy in how stu­dents
should learn,” Bonfield said. It
could also be as a school focused on a
particular talent or interest, such as a
school for artists. “It could be any­thing
at all.”
School Board member Jay Hostet-ter
asked if students in charter
schools would be permitted to parti­cipate
in Warwick School District
athletic programs.
“That will be up to you (the board)
to decide,” Bonfield replied.
According to the proposed police,
in order for a school to become a
charter school, it must be an “inde-
(See Charter Schools, Page 7)
Delgado
sentencing
postponed
LANCASTER — The sentencing
of confessed murderer Jesus Delga­do,
originally scheduled for last
Tuesday, has been rescheduled.
According to reports, Delgado
will be sentenced at a hearing before
Judge Michael Perezous on Tuesday,
March 3 beginning at 9 a.m. in the
Lancaster County Courthouse.
In January, Delgado pled guilty to
third degree murder for the Jan. 25,
1997 murder of Warwick Township
resident Patricia Anonia at her Rab­bit
Hill Road home.
He faces a maximum sentence of
20-40 years in prison and a fine up to
$50,000.
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BE MY VALENTINE, BE MY WIFE — Lititz residents Paul Balmerand Evelyn Waite-s -a ,-1 fir,eb. ate their
love by getting married this Valentine’s Day.
V a le n tin e vows
Couples to say ‘l do’ on Feb. 14
JILL IVEY
Teen’s saga begins with
hit-and-run, ends with
crack possession charge
WARWICK TWP. — What
begm as a Warwick Township police
investigation into a hit-and-run
ended in numerous charges, includ­ing
possession of crack cocaine, for a
19-year-old Lititz man.
Shortly before midnight on Feb. 3,
police investigated a hit-and-run
along Rothsville Road, near War­wick
Road, where a car had left the
roadway and struck a speed limit
sign, knocking it down. The vehicle
then left the scene.
The following morning, police
received a call from a township resi­dent
along Weidler Lane who said
that a car that had been involved in an
accident was parked in front of his
home.
The car, a red 1997 Hyundai Tibe-ron,
was determined to have been
involved in the accident.
Police traced the vehicle to Brian
J. Eshelman, 19, of the first block of
Sylvia Lane, Lititz. The resident who
called in the car identified Eshelman
from a photo, telling police (hat he
was the man he had spoken to the
night before.
Police also said markings on the
car matched the damaged road sign.
The vehicle was towed from the
scene. It was also determined that
Eshelman’s driver’s license was sus­pended,
according to police.
On Feb. 5, Officer Gary Garrison
interviewed Brian J. Eshelman at the
station concerning the hit and run,
(See Police, Page 20)
Record E xp ress S ta ff
LITITZ — Valentine’s Day may be one of the most
romantic days of the year... your wedding day being
another.
With Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday this year,
several area couples have decided to double the romance.
“It’s a nice way of beginning a lifetime commitment,”
said Lititz resident Evelyn Walters, who is getting mar­ried
to Paul Balmer this Saturday at St. Paul’s Evangeli­cal
Lutheran Church.
Evelyn and Paul decided on Valentine’s Day because
they wanted a February wedding, and it was one of two
days open. Evelyn hopes that the Valentine’s wedding
wiil mean something special to their guests as well.
“I hope that our happiness will spill over,” she said.
This is a second wedding for the two, both of who are
widowed. They knew each oilier as members of St.
Paul’s, where they have both attended for a long time.
Pastor Dennis Stuckey, who will be uniting the couple,
said they were members long before he came to the
church 15 years ago.
“They are both vety active, contributing members,” he
said.
They started dating in November 1996 after Paul asked
Evelyn to a Ladies Night Out event. He proposed on
bended knee last August.
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Heather Willwerth
Valentine bride
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“I was on one knee, not both,” joked Paul. “When
you’re that old, you might not get up.”
“I’m one of those old-fashioned girls who still believes
in the commitment of marriage,” Evelyn said. “I’m a per­son
that still feels comfortable with marriage.”
This being her second marriage, Evelyn’s feelings
have changed slightly. She said when young couples get
married they see just the excitement of the event, when
couples get older they realize how much it takes to make
a marriage work
Although Evelyn prefers listening over giving advice,
she said that couples should take their vows seriously.
“You have to realize, it’s that commitment that you
need to work with,” she offered.
Both Evelyn and Paul have children from their previ­ous
marriages as well as grandchildren. The ceremony
(See Valentine, Page 20)
Improving environment focus of planned mtg.
RICHARD REITZ
R eco rd E xp res s E d ito r
WARWICK TWP. — What are
some of the ways communities in the
Lititz Run Watershed Area can con­tinue
to improve the environment?
Strategies and review processes to
meet the township’s goals will be the
focus of a Chesapeake Bay Com­munity
Environmental Review
Scoping Meeting with the Local
Government Advisory Committee in
the township on April 2-3.
Three primary areas where the
township was identified for evalua­tion
were in low-impact develop­ment
techniques and practices, tech­niques
in implementing the town­ship’s
village overlay district, and
E y e i n g t h e ‘s o c k ’ m a r k e t
Lititz inventor
hopes idea is
perfect match
for households
riparian forest buffer standards.
The meeting would involve local
officials with members of the LGAC
“to discuss environmental protection
techniques an how they could be
integrated into current township poli­cies
and procedures.”
The workgroup would cover an
environmental technique and
demonstrate how it has been success­fully
applied in one or more local
governments within the Chesapeake
Bay watershed.
Some local sites will also be vis-
RICHARD REITZ
Photo by Richard Reitz
It has been frustrating for Debra Funk of Lititz to try and match all of
the socks in her family’s laundry. She hopes that soon her new inven­tion
will make this chore a thing of the past.
Record Express E d ito r
LITITZ — It all started with a
laundry bin full of socks that had lost
their partners, and the search for a
solution to the mystery surrounding
the separations.
Debra J. Funk, 4 Oakwood Lane,
was a frustrated mother of three
daughters whose footwear often
became mixed, confused, or lost in
the madness of the weekly wash load.
“It was frustrating, and it bugged
me,” she said.
Then one night a possible solution
hit her, and she could not sleep until
she wrote it down.
Initially tucked away in a drawer
when she wasn’t sure what to do with
it next, Funk eventually showed it to
her husband, Tom, who thought that
it was a good idea.
The idea? Sock matchers.
Using iron-on transfers, Funk
hopes to find a manufacturer for her
concept that she believes is not only
useful to households around the
country, but could also turn into a
profitable business venture.
Funk is already an entrepreneur in
her own right with Santa Shops
Unlimited, which provides afford-
(See Socks, Page 20)
ited during the review.
Recommendations from the envir­onmental
review will be used during
Warwick Township’s strategic plan­ning
process with Lititz Borough, set
to begin this year.
•At their Feb. 4 meeting, Warwick
Township supervisors announced
four of the township’s representa­tives
that will be participating on the
Strategic Planning Committee. One
more vacancy remains.
Supervisors Daniel Garrett and
Logan Myers will serve, as will
Roger Moyer and David Pusey of the
(See Warwick, Page 20)
VFW thanks police officer
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Photo by Stephen Seeber
OFFICER HONORED FOR THWARTING ROBBERY — The
Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 presented Lititz police officer Carolyn
Sensenig with a special recognition certificate on Feb. 5, in honor of
her brave work in apprehending a suspected thief wanted in a string
of convenience store robberies. Sensenig, left, was on an early
morning patrol in Lititz last November, when she spotted a suspi­cious
vehicle parked across the street from the Broad Street Turkey
Hill Minit Mart. Her pursuit led to the arrest of 20-year-old Gerald
Hambleton of York who was wanted in connection to several other
crimes in the county. Post Commander John Zagorski, right,
awarded Sensenig on behalf of the local veterans.