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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 Lititz Record Express ^ a r d - W i m , ^ P u b l i c a t i o n 122ND YEAR 26 Pages - No. 43 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Cents INSIDE □ Business Enhanced Dance The staff at Cricket’s Schooi of Performing Arts in Manheim recently expanded. For more details about the school and its new staff, see Page 18. New wedding shop A new shop specializing in wedding attire has opened in downtown Lititz. For more about the shop and its owner, Karen Chow, see Page 18. □ Church Church concerts Several concerts are .scheduled at local congregations. The Lititz Moravian 'Church congregation will kick off its 250th anniversary with an organ recital, while a multi-congregational handbell concert is planned this weekend at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church on West Orange Street.. Page 16. Daniel Garrett Another Garrett seeks D.J. position RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor Borough faces police shortage STEPHEN SEEBER__________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — The wheels are in motion to have two new police officers in town in time for the Fourth of July. Despite acclaimed law enforcement efficiency as outlined in last week’s release of the 1998 annual Lititz police report, borough council accepted the department’s second resignation in the past four months. Both Mayor Russell Pettyjohn and Police Chief Douglas Shertzer requested council’s support to fill the void of a two-officer deficit. Last week, council members stepped up to the plate and the first ads for openings on the force were placed in the Sunday News on Jan. 31. It should be made clear that there is no exodus spawned by brewing discontent among our local officers. Both resignations were unique situations that have coincidentally fallen within a short time span. The most recent resignation, that of 10-year officer Carolyn Scnscnig, was “accepted with regret” during last week’s council meeting. Sense-nig, hailed by her supervisors has one of Lititz’s finest-ever, became a proud mother last year and recently decided to focus more on parenting for the time being. It’s a decision that everyone respects, but it’s still hard to see one of the borough’s favorite officers leave. “Carolyn is one of the best police officers that I’ve ever worked with or known in my career, and I am very much at a loss of words in describing her resignation,” Shertzer said. “And I certainly feel that members of our department will suffer a tremendous loss, as well as the community.” Sensenig received a special award from the Lititz VFW for stopping a robbety at the Turkey Hill Minit Market in November 1997. She spotted a York man while he was setting up his crime on South Broad Street. After a brief chase and arrest, a .45-caliber gun, bullets, a knife and LSD were all found and a potentially fatal situation was avoided. Her tenure with the Lititz department will come to a close on July 31, exactly 10 years after her first day on the force. “It was a tough decision,” Sensenig said. “But I have to tend to the needs of my family at this point and that’s the priority of my life.” Last September, Council accepted the resignation of Officer James T. Young, who joined the force in 1995. He left the borough to fulfill his life- (See New Police, Page 26) Photo by Richard Reitz The Lititz Train Station, which is a replica of the second station that stood at the entrance of Lititz Springs Park from its construction in 1884 to its demolition in 1957, is nearly completed, and plans for a community dedication ceremony are being made for May 8. Dress for the occasion Musings . Marian Shatto takes a look 'at the anniversary of the Lititz Moravian Church, founded on Feb. 9, 1749, in her “Musings” column. Page 16. □School Local performers This weekend, a few of Warwick High School’s top singers and musicians will be performing in honor ensembles. Four students will appear with the Lebanon Valley College Honors Band for a Feb. 6 concert, while six singers will appear at the District Chorus festival at Elizabeth College for shows on Feb. 5 and 6. Page 6. □ Manheim Penryn Fire officers The Penryn Fire Company recently honored its new elected officers for 1999, including President Tom Walsh and Fire Chief Gerald Wolfe. For a complete listing, see Page 20. □ Out of the Past Groundhog’s guess While another Groundhog Day has come and gone, it remains a tradition that pops up quite a bit in Lititz history, such as 10 years ago, when “Brunnerville Bruno” was called into shadow-spotting service. More about Bruno’s predictions, plus a look at a local woman’s ordeal in 1979 in hostile Iran are on Pages 13 and 17. □ Government A zoning officer and a gentleman This week’s Municipal Profile takes a look at Tom Zorbaugh, Warwick Township Zoning Officer. Page 21. □ Sports Basketball action The boys and girls basketball teams are continuing to fight for playoff spots, and on Tuesday night each squad squared off against Solanco. How did they do? Find out these scores and more on Pages 8-11. □ Index Births..................................... 14 Business.......................... 18-19 Church............................. 16-17 Classified.........................22-25 Editorial / Letters................... 4 Entertainment.......................12 Government................... 21-22 Manheim News.................... 20 Obituaries............................2-3 Out of the Past............. 13, 17 Police Log..............................4 School News.......................6-7 Social.............................. 14-15 Sports................................ 8-11 WARWICK TWP. — As a high school teacher for the past 32 years, Daniel Garrett has seen how positive influences and role models can impact a teenager’s outlook on the future. As a Warwick Township supervisor for the past six years, he has worked closely with law enforcement, and seen how public officials can impact the landscape of an entire community. As a business owner, he has experienced the frustration of dealing with delinquent payments from clients who have a tough time balancing their personal budgets. Now, as a candidate for district justice, Garrett is hoping to utilize these experiences to serve the community as one of its enforcers of local laws. Garrett admits that it’s an unusual step for someone without a degree in law. Though district justices are often perceived as lawyers, it is not a requirement. “I have a lot of background in a lot of parallel experiences,” the 53-year-old father of two said. He added that all district justices are required to take annual courses, and he has already spent time “shadowing” current District Justice James Garrett (no relation), which gave him the (See Garrett, Page 26) at stake in JILL G A G L IA N O __________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — General John A. Sutter is proving to be a controversial figure. Gold that was found on Sutter’s sawmill in California in 1848 sparked the Gold Rush. Sutter spent the last years of his life residing in Lititz, frequently travelling to Washington, D.C. in an effort to claim money he felt he was owed from his. property lost to the Gold Rush. He was unsuccessful in his pleas, and is buried in the Moravian Church Cemeteiy. Bell tower park being considered STEPHEN SEEBER___________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — The demolition of a downtown church is at least three months away. The question now is what will the comer of South Broad and West Orange streets look like a year from now? Derek & Edson, local landscape architecture and engineering firm, has created about a dozen preliminary sketches for an urban park where the hollow 1911 Lutheran church now stands. But a small leisure area is probably the only thing close to certain right now as plans are veiy preliminary. A1 Olah, chairman of the borough’s building committee, met with neighbors of the church last weekend, setting the pace for the (See Bell Tower, Page 26) Warwick share of lawsuit is $83K RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — The Warwick School Board got its wish last week when the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center’s Joint Operating Committee voted to send the asbestos lawsuit money back to the individual districts. Donald Cromer, school board director and Warwick’s representative on the Career and Technology Center board, told the board at its Tuesday meeting that the Joint Operating Committee voted to divide nearly $2 million between the 16 districts, following one of its most voli-tile meetings to date. “As a result of the discussion, the superintendent (Richard C. Burley) proposed that the money would go (See Asbestos, Page 26) California His life is legendary. However, wire reports printed recently in the Intelligencer Journal are stating that Jack Forbes, a California historian, recently tried to persuade city council in Davis, Calif. —- near the sight of Sutter’s sawmill — to change to name of a cul-de-sac from Sutter Place to Shasta Way. The change was voted down 3-2 last week. The wire reports that Forbes told council that Sutter was an “immoral man, a sexual predator, a rapist, and an enslaver of native Californians." Although the vote prompted complaints from several Californians, Lititz residents have a different view. Historian of the Lititz Historical Foundation Gladys Crowl said that Sutter was a man of many faces who liked to exaggerate his past. She said that he was a very, very kind man, but was many faceted. “You can’t say he was all good or all bad,” said Crowl. According to Crowl, one example of Sutter’s kindness is that he sent four rescue parties to Dormer’s Pass where he helped save approximately 40 people. Crowl said she thinks Forbes being unfair and added that there are many Californians who respect Sutter and visit his Lititz gravesite. She said Sutter opened up California and was a vital part of their being. Crowl acknowledged that there are reports of Sutter treating workers and women poorly and of his having slaves, but she said people need to remember the time period. “At that time people who could have slaves did. It was part of the mode of living,” she said, adding that even Thomas Jefferson had slaves. “Who are we to judge him?” (See Sutter, Page 26) Dedication of station is May 8 RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — The official dedication of the Lititz Train Station may still be three months away, but you might want to start thinking about what you will wear to the historic event. Organizers have announced that the ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 8, and though the complete schedule of events have not yet been finalized, the goal is to create a nostalgic celebration that captures life during “the heyday of railroading.” That is how Ronald Reedy has described their dream for the dedica-i i c - i u « S t a t i o n tion of the facility still under construction at the edge of Lititz Springs Park, which is designed as a replica of the second Lititz Passenger Depot and Express Station of the Reading and Columbia Rail Road, first built in 1884. In order to give the celebration that nostalgic flavor, they are encouraging participants to wear clothing from the era between the 1860s and 1920s, when the train station was the heart of the town. “People wore a lot of hats in those days,” Reedy said, so he envisions men wearing straw hats and derbys, and perhaps even sport the facial hair of the day ; while women may choose to wear bonnets and carry parasols with their long dresses. Military uniforms will also be encouraged, and Reedy said a Civil War encampment is planned for die dedication. On that morning, Reedy hopes to recreate a photo taken many years ago at the train station, which shows a large crowd waiting to board the departing steamer. Historic attire is just one of many ways the Lititz Springs Park Board is hoping to recapture die past on that day. Plans include a community parade, organized by the Lititz Lions Club, which will begin at 10 a.m. A parade route has not yet been set, but Reedy said it will resemble the processions that used to march through town around die tom of die century. (See Train Station, Page 26) Wild at Art _____________ Photo by Richard Rei WARWICK M.S. ARTISTS LEARN FROM A PRO— Lancaster painter Steve Goss (seated) has bee working with several eighth grade artists at Warwick Middle School since September, creating two larg murals for the school’s cafeteria. With the help of students like Kevin Donmoyer (standing), the finishin touches on both murals were finally placed last week. The paintings are education-themed, with on encouraging “Soar to New Heights of Learning,” and another multi-cultural-themed painting of severs wild animals enjoying a variety of food items for lunch. For more on this project, see School News on Pag 6 . Sutter’s reputation is
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Full Text | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1999 Lititz Record Express ^ a r d - W i m , ^ P u b l i c a t i o n 122ND YEAR 26 Pages - No. 43 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Cents INSIDE □ Business Enhanced Dance The staff at Cricket’s Schooi of Performing Arts in Manheim recently expanded. For more details about the school and its new staff, see Page 18. New wedding shop A new shop specializing in wedding attire has opened in downtown Lititz. For more about the shop and its owner, Karen Chow, see Page 18. □ Church Church concerts Several concerts are .scheduled at local congregations. The Lititz Moravian 'Church congregation will kick off its 250th anniversary with an organ recital, while a multi-congregational handbell concert is planned this weekend at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church on West Orange Street.. Page 16. Daniel Garrett Another Garrett seeks D.J. position RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor Borough faces police shortage STEPHEN SEEBER__________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — The wheels are in motion to have two new police officers in town in time for the Fourth of July. Despite acclaimed law enforcement efficiency as outlined in last week’s release of the 1998 annual Lititz police report, borough council accepted the department’s second resignation in the past four months. Both Mayor Russell Pettyjohn and Police Chief Douglas Shertzer requested council’s support to fill the void of a two-officer deficit. Last week, council members stepped up to the plate and the first ads for openings on the force were placed in the Sunday News on Jan. 31. It should be made clear that there is no exodus spawned by brewing discontent among our local officers. Both resignations were unique situations that have coincidentally fallen within a short time span. The most recent resignation, that of 10-year officer Carolyn Scnscnig, was “accepted with regret” during last week’s council meeting. Sense-nig, hailed by her supervisors has one of Lititz’s finest-ever, became a proud mother last year and recently decided to focus more on parenting for the time being. It’s a decision that everyone respects, but it’s still hard to see one of the borough’s favorite officers leave. “Carolyn is one of the best police officers that I’ve ever worked with or known in my career, and I am very much at a loss of words in describing her resignation,” Shertzer said. “And I certainly feel that members of our department will suffer a tremendous loss, as well as the community.” Sensenig received a special award from the Lititz VFW for stopping a robbety at the Turkey Hill Minit Market in November 1997. She spotted a York man while he was setting up his crime on South Broad Street. After a brief chase and arrest, a .45-caliber gun, bullets, a knife and LSD were all found and a potentially fatal situation was avoided. Her tenure with the Lititz department will come to a close on July 31, exactly 10 years after her first day on the force. “It was a tough decision,” Sensenig said. “But I have to tend to the needs of my family at this point and that’s the priority of my life.” Last September, Council accepted the resignation of Officer James T. Young, who joined the force in 1995. He left the borough to fulfill his life- (See New Police, Page 26) Photo by Richard Reitz The Lititz Train Station, which is a replica of the second station that stood at the entrance of Lititz Springs Park from its construction in 1884 to its demolition in 1957, is nearly completed, and plans for a community dedication ceremony are being made for May 8. Dress for the occasion Musings . Marian Shatto takes a look 'at the anniversary of the Lititz Moravian Church, founded on Feb. 9, 1749, in her “Musings” column. Page 16. □School Local performers This weekend, a few of Warwick High School’s top singers and musicians will be performing in honor ensembles. Four students will appear with the Lebanon Valley College Honors Band for a Feb. 6 concert, while six singers will appear at the District Chorus festival at Elizabeth College for shows on Feb. 5 and 6. Page 6. □ Manheim Penryn Fire officers The Penryn Fire Company recently honored its new elected officers for 1999, including President Tom Walsh and Fire Chief Gerald Wolfe. For a complete listing, see Page 20. □ Out of the Past Groundhog’s guess While another Groundhog Day has come and gone, it remains a tradition that pops up quite a bit in Lititz history, such as 10 years ago, when “Brunnerville Bruno” was called into shadow-spotting service. More about Bruno’s predictions, plus a look at a local woman’s ordeal in 1979 in hostile Iran are on Pages 13 and 17. □ Government A zoning officer and a gentleman This week’s Municipal Profile takes a look at Tom Zorbaugh, Warwick Township Zoning Officer. Page 21. □ Sports Basketball action The boys and girls basketball teams are continuing to fight for playoff spots, and on Tuesday night each squad squared off against Solanco. How did they do? Find out these scores and more on Pages 8-11. □ Index Births..................................... 14 Business.......................... 18-19 Church............................. 16-17 Classified.........................22-25 Editorial / Letters................... 4 Entertainment.......................12 Government................... 21-22 Manheim News.................... 20 Obituaries............................2-3 Out of the Past............. 13, 17 Police Log..............................4 School News.......................6-7 Social.............................. 14-15 Sports................................ 8-11 WARWICK TWP. — As a high school teacher for the past 32 years, Daniel Garrett has seen how positive influences and role models can impact a teenager’s outlook on the future. As a Warwick Township supervisor for the past six years, he has worked closely with law enforcement, and seen how public officials can impact the landscape of an entire community. As a business owner, he has experienced the frustration of dealing with delinquent payments from clients who have a tough time balancing their personal budgets. Now, as a candidate for district justice, Garrett is hoping to utilize these experiences to serve the community as one of its enforcers of local laws. Garrett admits that it’s an unusual step for someone without a degree in law. Though district justices are often perceived as lawyers, it is not a requirement. “I have a lot of background in a lot of parallel experiences,” the 53-year-old father of two said. He added that all district justices are required to take annual courses, and he has already spent time “shadowing” current District Justice James Garrett (no relation), which gave him the (See Garrett, Page 26) at stake in JILL G A G L IA N O __________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — General John A. Sutter is proving to be a controversial figure. Gold that was found on Sutter’s sawmill in California in 1848 sparked the Gold Rush. Sutter spent the last years of his life residing in Lititz, frequently travelling to Washington, D.C. in an effort to claim money he felt he was owed from his. property lost to the Gold Rush. He was unsuccessful in his pleas, and is buried in the Moravian Church Cemeteiy. Bell tower park being considered STEPHEN SEEBER___________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — The demolition of a downtown church is at least three months away. The question now is what will the comer of South Broad and West Orange streets look like a year from now? Derek & Edson, local landscape architecture and engineering firm, has created about a dozen preliminary sketches for an urban park where the hollow 1911 Lutheran church now stands. But a small leisure area is probably the only thing close to certain right now as plans are veiy preliminary. A1 Olah, chairman of the borough’s building committee, met with neighbors of the church last weekend, setting the pace for the (See Bell Tower, Page 26) Warwick share of lawsuit is $83K RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — The Warwick School Board got its wish last week when the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center’s Joint Operating Committee voted to send the asbestos lawsuit money back to the individual districts. Donald Cromer, school board director and Warwick’s representative on the Career and Technology Center board, told the board at its Tuesday meeting that the Joint Operating Committee voted to divide nearly $2 million between the 16 districts, following one of its most voli-tile meetings to date. “As a result of the discussion, the superintendent (Richard C. Burley) proposed that the money would go (See Asbestos, Page 26) California His life is legendary. However, wire reports printed recently in the Intelligencer Journal are stating that Jack Forbes, a California historian, recently tried to persuade city council in Davis, Calif. —- near the sight of Sutter’s sawmill — to change to name of a cul-de-sac from Sutter Place to Shasta Way. The change was voted down 3-2 last week. The wire reports that Forbes told council that Sutter was an “immoral man, a sexual predator, a rapist, and an enslaver of native Californians." Although the vote prompted complaints from several Californians, Lititz residents have a different view. Historian of the Lititz Historical Foundation Gladys Crowl said that Sutter was a man of many faces who liked to exaggerate his past. She said that he was a very, very kind man, but was many faceted. “You can’t say he was all good or all bad,” said Crowl. According to Crowl, one example of Sutter’s kindness is that he sent four rescue parties to Dormer’s Pass where he helped save approximately 40 people. Crowl said she thinks Forbes being unfair and added that there are many Californians who respect Sutter and visit his Lititz gravesite. She said Sutter opened up California and was a vital part of their being. Crowl acknowledged that there are reports of Sutter treating workers and women poorly and of his having slaves, but she said people need to remember the time period. “At that time people who could have slaves did. It was part of the mode of living,” she said, adding that even Thomas Jefferson had slaves. “Who are we to judge him?” (See Sutter, Page 26) Dedication of station is May 8 RICHARD REITZ_____________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — The official dedication of the Lititz Train Station may still be three months away, but you might want to start thinking about what you will wear to the historic event. Organizers have announced that the ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 8, and though the complete schedule of events have not yet been finalized, the goal is to create a nostalgic celebration that captures life during “the heyday of railroading.” That is how Ronald Reedy has described their dream for the dedica-i i c - i u « S t a t i o n tion of the facility still under construction at the edge of Lititz Springs Park, which is designed as a replica of the second Lititz Passenger Depot and Express Station of the Reading and Columbia Rail Road, first built in 1884. In order to give the celebration that nostalgic flavor, they are encouraging participants to wear clothing from the era between the 1860s and 1920s, when the train station was the heart of the town. “People wore a lot of hats in those days,” Reedy said, so he envisions men wearing straw hats and derbys, and perhaps even sport the facial hair of the day ; while women may choose to wear bonnets and carry parasols with their long dresses. Military uniforms will also be encouraged, and Reedy said a Civil War encampment is planned for die dedication. On that morning, Reedy hopes to recreate a photo taken many years ago at the train station, which shows a large crowd waiting to board the departing steamer. Historic attire is just one of many ways the Lititz Springs Park Board is hoping to recapture die past on that day. Plans include a community parade, organized by the Lititz Lions Club, which will begin at 10 a.m. A parade route has not yet been set, but Reedy said it will resemble the processions that used to march through town around die tom of die century. (See Train Station, Page 26) Wild at Art _____________ Photo by Richard Rei WARWICK M.S. ARTISTS LEARN FROM A PRO— Lancaster painter Steve Goss (seated) has bee working with several eighth grade artists at Warwick Middle School since September, creating two larg murals for the school’s cafeteria. With the help of students like Kevin Donmoyer (standing), the finishin touches on both murals were finally placed last week. The paintings are education-themed, with on encouraging “Soar to New Heights of Learning,” and another multi-cultural-themed painting of severs wild animals enjoying a variety of food items for lunch. For more on this project, see School News on Pag 6 . Sutter’s reputation is |
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