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              THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1999
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□ Fall Sales
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Theatre’s upcoming “Holiday
Spectacular” show.
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ends on Sept. 25.
Check this issue for special
savings throughout the Lititz
area.
Hofferth eyes return to school board
□ School
Band is ready
The Warwick High School
Marching Band is preparing
for the fall festival season, and
is ready to follow up its
impressive performance at the
ACC Championships last
year. Page 6.
□ Out of the Past
Exciting times
Excitement in town wasp
brewing 80 years ago this
week when it was learned that
an aeroplane would be com­ing
to Lititz. A century ago, it
was the celebration of the
Lititz Moravian Church’s ses-quecentennial
that had every­one
talking. For these items
and more news from the past,
turn to Page 18.
□ Also inside
Adventure ends
A Lititz team successfully
completed a grueling athletic
challenge this past weekend.
Find out more about their
experience on. Page 18.
□ Church
Ward back for 250th
Last year, Rev. Kay Ward
became the first female
bishop in the Moravian
Church. Her induction service
was held in Lititz. The bishop
returns this weekend to help
the local congregation cele­brate
its 250th anniversary.
Details are on Page 14.
□ Football Contest
Contest returns
Is there gridiron gold in
your future?
The popular and fun Lititz
Record Express annual foot­ball
contest continues with
this week’s issue. The winner
each weeks will receive a $50
gift certificate.
All entries must be received
no later than noon on
Saturday.
For official entry forms and
contest rules, see Page 12.
□ Sports
Impressive wins
The Warrior boys soccer
team was up to the challenge
on Monday, facing off against
Section 1 powerhouse Man-heim
Township with a solid 5-
1 victory. The field hockey
team also looked good in win­ning
the Warwick Classic tour­nament
this past weekend.
For these and other sports
stories, see Page 8-11.
□ Index
Births......... .........................15
Business........................ 16-17
Church........................... 14-15
Classified.......................22-27
Editorial / Letters..................4
Entertainment.....................22
Government........ ............... 13
Manheim News...................28
Obituaries......... ..........2-3, 15
Out of the Past...............7,17
Police Log............ .............. 13
School News.... ................ 6-7
Social............................20-21
Sports.............................. 8-11
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RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — Nine months after
announcing he would step down
from the Warwick School Board at
the end of this term, longtime mem­ber
Wallace Hofferth has decided to
give it two more years.
Hofferth was prepared end his
tenure on the board after 28 years —
of which he spent the last 12 years as
its president.
Board pres, will run for 2-year seat
But shortly after the tragic death of
Donald Cromer in July, Hofferth
decided to reconsider his retirement.
On Sept. 7, the Warwick Area
Republican Committee officially
endorsed Hofferth as its choice to be
the Republican candidate for the
remaining two years of Cromer’s
term. He was one of two Republican
candidates to express interest in the
position.
Hofferth was unavailable for com­ment
at presstime, but Jesse Blank­enship,
president of the Warwick
Area Republican Committee, said
the decision came down to his years
of service and continuity.
“We endorsed Wally because of
the experience factor,” Blankenship
said. “We already have two new peo­ple
coming on the board this year. To
have three new members, especially
with the upcoming building deci­sions
and tax restructuring issues, we
felt it would have been too much.”
In a January interview with the
Record Express, Hofferth said he
was comfortable with his decision to
step down and “move on to some­thing
else.” He also said the chances
that he would change his mind were
low.
Still, Blankenship said it was Hof­ferth
who asked to be considered for
the position.
“He was looking forward to retire­ment,
but he decided he could do it
for two more years,” he said. “We are
fortunate to be in a community with
some very knowledgable candidates
to choose from.”
Hofferth’s name will now appear
(See Hofferth, Page 18)
Saving farms
Will taxpayers support agricultural
preservation in Elizabeth Township?
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
BRICKERVILLE — Rolling
com rows and rural aesthetics have
attracted more than a few city folk to
Elizabeth Township. Local leaders
now fear the character of their mun­icipality
is in danger.
Urban exodus has been a social
trend that has changed many a coun­tryside,
but Elizabeth has for the
most part been able to avoid the ills
of development for one simple rea­son.
No public sewer. Strip malls and
Wal-Marts just are not interested in
developing here if there is no public
sewer to hook up to.
Current residents appear content
with their wells and the township’s
supervisors are confident that public
sewer is unlikely to happen anytime
soon, which should block major
development from finding its way
into Elizabeth for at least another 15
years.
Still, Jeff Burkholder, Lany Wikcr
and Rodney May — the three super­visors
— hope to take a positive step
in the direction of farmland preserva­tion
right now.
The township is taking a serious
look at using budget surplus to
purchase local farms at appraised
values, place deed restrictions on the
land so that it would stay in an agri­cultural
use, and then sell the land
back to the farming community at
auction or through sealed bids.
The question that must be
answered before such an aggressive
plan is pursued any further is, “Will
the people support it?”
Todd Miller, one local landowner
who is concerned about changing
land use, joined Monday’s meeting
in support of such an effort. He told
supervisors that a 44-acre farm that
neighbors his land was recently sold.
Now he and an Amish neighbor are
concerned about what the future
holds.
He said that his Amish friend is
already facing farming problems
from New Jersey residents who
moved into a nearby development.
The complaint from die non-natives:
the smell of manure.
Part of die forementioned urban
exodus is the desire for people to
move to open spaces, not fertilized
farming spaces. They like the land,
not the smell. The people who have
lived here their entire lives say tough
luck.
(See Preservation, Page 18)
Photo by Kari Radvansky
Daniel and Mary Ann Garrett, and their sons Alex and Andrew, greeted supporters for Daniel Garrett’s
campaign for district justice at a Saturday morning rally in Lititz. Garrett kicks off DJ campaign
KARI RADVANSKY
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — With the Gen. Suiter
Inn as his backdrop, Daniel Garrett
officially kicked off the final leg of
his campaign for district justice on
Saturday morning.
Teddy bears help raise thousands
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — Textbook summer
weather and 21 large pizzas helped
the local Women of Today club raise
at least $ 1,400 for the Ronald McDo­nald
House charity last Saturday.
The group’s treasurer, Mary Cal­lahan,
said Monday that not all
receipts have been tallied and the tot­al
proceeds could change. What is
clear, though, is that this year’s Ted­dy
Bear Day marked one of the most
successful efforts since the annual
event was introduced at Lititz
Springs Park in 1989.
“We did better this year than we
have in the past,” Callahan said. “It
was one of the nicest days we’ve
had."
While Teddy Bear Day does not
draw the street-closing numbers that
jam the park for the Fourth of July or
the Rotary Craft Show, it has built an
attractive following as a relaxing
end-of-the-summer family event. It
typically interests a few hundred ted­dy
bear enthusiasts who seem to
enjoy that there is a little elbow room
in the park.
Highlights of the day included the
bear parade and coloring contest, the
bouncing castle and an inflatable
caterpillar that children can scramble
their way through, the pizza stand,
the Lititz Jaycees’ unprecedented hot
dog/chips/soda for a dollar deal, the
carnival favorite “dime toss” run by
the Penn Valley ABWA chapter, a
petting zoo, and 12 bear-related
games for the kids. It was an equation
that added up to great fun on Sept. 11.
While Jaycee hot dogs are hard to
beat, the pizza was a big part of the
day’s success. Just ask Andrew Hilt,
who worked his way into the park
after a demanding midget football
practice. The hungry lad tore his way
(Sec Teddy Bear, Page 18)
“We’re up and running,” Garrett
told the crowd of supporters at the
rally, among them Sen. Noah Wen­ger,
Lititz Borough Council Presi­dent
Dennis Stuckey, and Warwick
Area Republican Committee chair­man
Jesse Blankenship.
“The office of district justice is
important. It has a far-reaching con­sequence
and a far-reaching impact
on our community,” Garrett said.
He said that over 90 percent of
juvenile summary cases are pro­cessed
through the district justice’s
office, and he feels that his 32 years
as an educator provides the back­ground
needed for the position.
“I think I bring the experience and
background to deal with youths,”
Garrett said. “I know the time to be
tough with kids and I know the time
to reach out. We are a community
that cars about our character and we
care about our children.”
Garrett, 53, is the current presi­dent
of the Warwick Township
Board of Supervisors, with his term
(See Garrett, Page 18)
Retirement communities
unite for ageless event
RICHARD REITZ
‘Hollywood’ comes to Lititz
Movie premieres
in Lititz, another
will be shot here
RICHARD REITZ_____________
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — These days, writer and
filmmaker Greg Swartz has not been
heeding the advice his first film title
suggests.
On Sept. 9, the 28-year-old Los
Angeles resident premiered his first
short-length feature, “Take It Easy,”
before an audience of over 100 at two
private screenings held at the First
Stage Theatre in Lititz.
Swartz originally hails from Camp
Hill, and lived for several years in
Lancaster County, working for a
time as a writer for the Lancaster
New Era.
But in 1997, he decided to head
west and take a shot at Tinseltown,
and though he has no plans to move
back to Pennsylvania, it still remains
a very important part of his filmmak­ing
plans.
With a van full of his possessions
and a dream to develop a television
series, he drove to California, work­ing
a multitude of odd jobs, including
a stint at Warner Bros., before land­ing
a regular gig as a freelance grip
on the sets of movies and
commercials.
His TV show idea was set aside as
he continued to make friends and
connections as a grip, turning his pas­sion
to making movies.
In August of 1998, his dream
became a reality.
Photo by Richard Reitz
Filmmakers Brad Kenyon (left) and Greg Swartz (right) review
materials for their upcoming project, “Hollywood, Pa” at the First Stage
Theatre premiere of their short film “Take It Easy” last week. They plan
to film scenes for their new feature in Lititz.
He spent eight days filming “Take
It Easy,” a comedy that called for the
crew to spend a few hot summer days
on an abandoned road in the Mojave
Desert, about four hours outside of
Los Angeles.
The story is actually a vignette
from a longer script that Swartz had
written. In order to cut costs, he
decided to shorten the film and
include just a few of the main charac­ters.
The final cost for the film was
about $20,000.
“The production value is well over
$50,000,” he said, considering the
discounts they received through a
few of their connections. For exam-ple,
the crane that enabled them to
have sweeping cinematic shots, cost
them $900 for the week — while the
normal cost would have been about
$900 per day.
The story follows high school stu­dents
Doug (John Johnston of Color­ado)
and Jeny (Greg Amon, a Get­tysburg
native), who decide to travel
west from their St. Louis home to
present a statue of rock musician and
former Eagles drummer Don Henley
to the town of Winslow, Ariz., a town
mentioned in the Eagles’ song “Take
It Easy.” The film follows their jour­ney
and the colorful characters they
(See Hollywood, Pa., Page 18)
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — It is destined to
become an event for the ages.
Three local retirement communi­ties,
Luther Acres, Moravian Manor
and United Zion, are joining with the
Lititz Community Center to hold the
first Walk of Ages on Saturday, Sept.
25.
“It objective is intergCnerational
walking, with an emphasis on well­ness,”
said Dennis Bruce, who deve­loped
the idea for the Walk of Ages,
and president of LutheiCare. “We are
working together for the same
purpose.”
Everyone, young or old, is encour­aged
to join in the fundraising event,
which will take place at Lititz
Springs Park. Registration begins at
9:30 a.m. at the Lititz Community
Center, 301 W. Maple St., with the
walk beginning at 10 a.m.
Walkers are requested to seek
sponsors, then they can choose one of
three paths outlined for the walk.
The first is a 'h loop around the
head end of the stream, up to the first
foot bridge. This is designated as the
wheelchair course.
The second route is about lh mile,
and stretches along Maple Street,
down to die Park’s Walnut Street
entrance, ending at the footbridge.
A third route stretches 1.2 miles
around die park, from the Train Sta­tion
and the duck pond and around
the last footbridge before the end of
the stream.
Walkers will seek sponsors based
on participation, not distance, Bruce
said. They will also have an oppor­tunity
to designate where the money
would be directed, choosing one or
more of the participating organiza­tions
as the beneficiaty.
Participants with pledges totalling
$10 or more will receive a free Walk
of Ages T-shirt at the start of the
walk, featuring the logo created at no
cost to organizers by artist John
David Wissler.
“The walk will enhance our ability
to provide financial aid to seniors in
■WAi-K or AGES-our
facilities who have used up their
own financial resources,” Bruce said.
“We are also blessed with some
matching funds arrangements,” he
added. For example, Aid Associati-ates
for Lutherans has pledged to
match funds for pledges to
LutheiCare.
With this being the first of what
they hope will become an annual
event, Bruce said they are unsure
how many people will participate.
Their goal is to attract “a couple
hundred walkers.”
Refreshments will be available in
the park following the walk. Fruit is
being donated by Stauffers of Kissel
Hill, and bottled water is being
donated by Crystal Springs.
Several prizes will be awarded,
including honors for the oldest and
youngest walkers. Awards and prizes
will be presented at the Lititz Com­munity
Center following the walk.
Transporation will be provided
from the retirement communities to
Lititz Springs Park. In the event of
rain, the walk will be held inside the
Lititz Community Center.
“It will be a nice event, and I hope
it will grow over time,” he said.
For a registration packet of for
more information, call Luther Acres
at 626-1171, Moravian Manor at
626-0214, United Zion at 626-2071,
or the LCC at 626-5096. Packets will
be available at the retirement com­munities,
the LCC, and at Warwick
High School.
Information is also available at
th e ir w e b s ite , lo c a te d at
www.paonlinc.com/debcis/