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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 7
Verified research has shown that the Sutter home on Main
Street is the last remaining Sutter building in existence. It is
already on the list of historic buildings in the state and has been
nominated for national recognition.
Judge Mueller To Study Issue
School Officials Attempt
To Block Records Release
Warwick School District
officials are attempting to
block an attempt by
suspended school teacher D.
Michael Brauner to obtain
personal school records of a
student who was the victim
of an alleged sex crime that
lititz Borough police say
Brauner committed last
winter.
A Warwick teacher and
former athletic trainer,
Brauner faces trial on
charges that he sexually
a b u s e d two sp e c ia l
education students. Brauner
and his attorney, Michael J.
Perezous, have suhpoened
school officials to produce
thie school records for the
grades, disciplinary actions,
school work, attitudes, in­telligence,
reading com­p
r e h e n s io n and
mathematical ability, etc. of
one of the youths.
Because the youth’s
parents have refused to give
their consent for the release
of this information, Warwick
solicitor David D. Wagen­seller
asked Judge Paul A.
Mueller to deny the request.
Wagenseller said the
school district faces the
potential loss of federal and
state funds plus a suit by the
parents if they release this
information.
Wagenseller cited a Jan. 2,
1968 act which states “no
federal funding should be
made available to a school
In This Issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 8,9,10,11
Social 12,13
Church 18
Business Directory 20
Classified 21,22,23
d i s t r i c t r e le a s in g
educational records or
personal information of any
student without written
consent of their parents to
any individual, agency or
organization which do not
include the courts.”
Wagenseller, who asked
Mueller to make a ruling,
pointed out that if the school
district ignores the sub­poena,
school employees
could be su b ject to
punishment by the courts.
W a g en se lle r a sk ed
Mueller to either quash the
subpoena and issue an order
protecting the school district
from any obligation to
divulge contents of school
records with respect to the
student or provide school
officials with immunity from
contempt of court.
Mueller said he would
delay his decision until he
can further study the issue.
He directed attorneys to
provide him complete
memorandums within 15
days to assist the court in
deciding what action to take.
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Lititz Springs Pool
To Open Saturday
According to Dave
Anderson, Director of
Public Services, the
Lititz Springs Pool will
be open, weather per­mitting,
Saturday and
Sunday at 1 p.m. and
Monday at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24, will
be the Free Day.
The pool will again be
open Saturday, May 31,
at 12:30 p.m. and
Sunday, June 1, at 1
p.m.
The pool will open for
the season on Saturday,
June 7.
Public Meeting Scheduled
School Board Approves
Tentative 1980-81 Budget
The Warwick School
Board approved the ten­tative
1980-81 budget at
$7,304,772, showing an in­crease
of 9.77 per cent, with
only two negative votes cast.
The approval is not to be
confused with the adoption of
the budget, which will not be
on the School Board agenda
until after the public hearing
to discuss the budget. That is
scheduled for Tuesday, May
27 at the Warwick Middle
School, at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Bonfield remarked
that past meetings to go over
the budget with the tax­payers
have been “rather
lonely” and he hopes to see
many interested friends and
neighbors. The school board
members do have the
authority to tax, but the open
meeting will give the public
a chance to be heard
directly.
The Board also approved
the 1980-81 school calendar
with 182 days for students
and 185 for teachers. The
calendar shows school
starting September 3 for the
students and the day before
for teachers, and ending
June 9.
With no opposition, the
B o a rd a c c e p te d the
Superintendent’s recom­mendation
to elect Arnold
Kindler, Ephrata R5, as
custodian at the Kissel Hill
Elementary School; and
Jose Lopez, 832 St. Joseph
St., Lancaster, as custodian
at the Senior High School.
They further approved a
Sabatical leave for Irene
Viventi; and accepted the
re signation of Carol
Kuehner, Lititz Elementary
School K in d e rg a rte n
teacher.
The Board approved
participation next year in
the Area Vocational
Technical School’s diver­sified
occupations program
for the first time. It also
approved the Vo-Tech
school’s general fund and
d iversified occupation
budgets for next year.
William Dussinger was re­elected
as treasurer and the
Farmer’s First Bank of
Lititz was renamed as the
district depository.
The Board also approved
spending $8,298 for summer
employment in the library,
guidance and nursing
programs.
Toby White was welcomed
as the student represen­ta
tiv e to the Board,
replacing Scott Schrader.
Toby is a sophomore at
WHS.
Farmers First Bank to Gain Office Space
Restoration of Sutter
Home In Progress
By Mildred Spear
The Main Street home of
General John A, Sutter is
still in its “gift wrappings”
but all that a c tiv ity -
hammering, cleaning,
p la ste rin g and wood­working—
is part of the
restoration being done by the
Farmers First Bank.
The house is the last real
and original General Sutter
building left in existence,
according to verified
r e s e a r c h . Even th e
California fort which he
owned has been destroyed.
Richard Cloney, Bank Vice
President, speaks for the
bank when he says, “We
view the restoration as a
contribution by the bank not
only to historic restoration
but more importantly to the
people and community of
Lititz who have helped to
make the bank what it is
today.” He further said that
the refurbishing is as ab­solutely
authentic an ex­te
rio r re sto ra tio n as
possible.
The bank is using the
services of DeVitry, Gilbert
and Bradley, architects who
were recently awarded one
of only four national grand
awards for their work on
Lancaster Old Town. Cloney
said, “The entire restoration
project has benefitted
greatly from the assistance
of J. Wylie Bradley and Joan
Fleckenstein who helped
with the research and design
of the project and really
made their own excitement
over it felt.”
Research in conjunction
with the restoration has
shown that the home was
begun in the spring of 1871.
“Mrs. Sutter built it with the
help of a local contractor
while Sutter was confined to
bed for more than two
months with a severe attack
of rheumatic fever.” The
researchers found specific
descriptions written by
General Sutter himself, and
based much of their design
on his specifications.
That original house has
served many purposes in its
Main St. location, among
them an apartment building
and a store. Bank refur­bishing
has uncovered many
of the earlier features of the
house while putting it back in
order, and according to
Cloney, they have been
“very lucky” . When the
“new wing”, which is the
rear addition of the building
and which only dates to the
early 1900’s, was under the
contractor’s hammer, the
original front door transom
and sandstone sill were
discovered. “The sandstone
doorstep matched perfectly
in proportion and size, even
to the old holes lining up for
joining.”
“Fortunately,” Cloney
explained, “we were able to
find a picture of the original
building, but our research
showed that in the printing,
the negative had been
flipped and the picture
showed the house reversed.
We managed to put it right
by studying the staircase
specifications and the
written descriptions of the
adjoining lots. We even
counted slates to get the
right size for the restored
roof, and counted bricks in
the chimney to make certain
it was the right size.” The
roof has a concealed copper
gutter rather than snow
catchers.
The chimney pots were not
a feature of the original
artists drawing of the plan
for restoration, but were
discovered on an early
photograph with the aid of a
magnifying glass. Chimney
pots to match the originals,
complete with the ap­propriate
bulges and bends,
are being made.
One of the original shut­ters
was on hand and
duplicates were carefully
copied by local craftsmen.
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The restored staircase features pine risers with
oak treads, giving the stairs a two color effect. The
staircase will be a focal point of the interior.
Commencement Speakers Named
The twenty-fourth annual
Commencement of Warwick
High School will be held
Monday, June 2, at 7:00 p.m.
on the high school athletic
fields, weather permitting.
Following are the student
speakers: Karen Marks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry D. Marks; Sharon
Hess, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Hess; Mar­jorie
Roberts, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M.
Roberts; and Cynthia Hess,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hess. The theme for
the orations is “Preparation
for a Better Tomorrow.”
Cynthia and Sharon Hess
are the twin daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hess,
21 E. Lemon St. Cynthia will
attend Millersville State
College to major in com­puter
science or accounting.
She has received a SICO
Foundation Scholarship. Her
school activities include
tennis, library aide, girl’s
volleyball, FBLA, senior
activities, and National
Honor Society. She is active
in the Lititz Church of the
Brethren Y outh Fellowship.
Sharon has also won a
SICO Foundation Scholar­ship
and will attend Ship-pensburg
State College to
major in accounting. Her
activities include tennis,
volleyball, FBLA, and libray
aide and she is the secretary
of the Youth Group at Lititz
Church of the Brethren.
Karen Marks is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry D. Marks, 122 Church
Rd. She expects to attend
Bob Jones University to
major in music education.
She has received the
scholarship awarded by the
A m e ric an B u sin e ss
Women’s Association.
Following graduation, she
will be employed by the
Landis Valley Resort Inn.
Her school activities include
membership in the Mar­ching
Band and the Concert
Band, track, basketball,
softball, Varsity Club and
the National Honor Society.
Marjorie Roberts is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn M. Roberts, 301 N.
Elm St. She will attend In­diana
University of Penn­sylvania
to major in French.
She has received the
Corrinne Nenk Wahr
Scholarship from I.U.P. A
member of the Evangelical
Karen Marks
Congregational Church, she
lists cheerleading, band
front, glee club, and Green
Circle Program among her
activities. She has served as
secretary of the National
Honor Society.
The Rev. David E.
Ebersole, Co-Pastor of St.
Paul Lutheran Church,
Lititz, will give the in­vocation
and the benedic­tion.
The Baccalaureate service
will be held in the high school
auditorium Sunday evening,
June 1, at 7:00 p.m. The Rev.
David R. Heffner, Pastor of
T rin ity E v a n g e lic a l
Congregational Church,
Lititz, will be in charge of the
service, with the Rev.
Clarence D. Ulrich, pastor of
B ru n n e rv ille U n ited
M e th o d ist Ch u rch ,
delivering the message.
The following are the 286
members of the senior class:
Anne-Maija Aalto
Neil S. Adams
Sue Ann Adams
Greg C. Ahlum
Toby Jay Ahnert
David L. Amand
Paula Jean Anderson
Elaina Deane Askins
Connie Lou Baimer
Jan Elizabeth Bartholomew
Dana Gail Bass
David R. Batturs
Arnold Richard Behrndt
Karen Lynn Berger
Susan Marie Boak
Brian A. Bohr
Mahion C. Bomberger
Sheila Ann Border
Kathy S. Bowden
Carol Bowman
Daryl A. Bowman
Rodney L. Bradley
Linda Ann Bronczyk
Julia E. Brubaker
Sidney Dean Brumbach
Eric C. Such
R. Michael Buch
Wendy S. Caldwell
Andrea Lynne Carpenter
Mark Alan Carvell
Kenneth Ralph Clark
Nancy June Coldren
Sharon Hess
Linda J. Condida
Victoria Conigiio
Karen Tennis Davis
Lynn Dee Davis
Cathleen Marie Deppe
David F. DeWald, Jr.
Dennis Brian DeWitt
Darlene E. Dickinson
Thomas Robert Diehm
Anthony L. Diem
Timothy R. Diem
Gary L. Diven, Jr.
Diane Lynn Doiinsky
Kathleen Margaret Dombach
The operator of a 1978 Jeep
received minor injuries in an
accident May 14 at 1:58 p.m.
at the intersection of Route
501 and Millport Road.
According to Warwick
Township police, a 1978 Jeep
being operated by Cynthia
Frederick, 30 Glen Moore
Circle, Lancaster, was
travelling west on East
Newport Road, attempted a
left turn to head south on
Route 501 and struck a
northbound vehicle on Route
501 being operated by Laura
Eshleman, 210 E. New St.,
Lititz.
Frederick suffered bruises
and abrasions after being
thrown from her vehicle
and was transported to the
Lancaster General Hospital
by the Warwick Community
Ambulance where she was
treated and released.
Damage to the Frederick
vehicle was severe and the
Eshleman vehicle suffered
moderate damage. Both had
Marjorie Roberts
Peter M. Dussinger
Gordon P. Dutka
MaryK. Eberly
MaryL. Eberly
Jacqueline Lee Eckert
Jill Corinne Edgerton
Grace Margaret English
David Alan Erb
Susan Renee Eshleman
Kathleen Sue Felker
Elizabeth Louise Fitts
Christine A. Forney
David Lee Forry
Maria E. Frangeskos
to be towed.
Following an investigation
by Police Chief Kenneth
Martin, Frederick was cited
for failure to yield at a stop
sign intersection.
Checks Stolen
Township police are still
investigating the theft of
personal checks on the
Hamilton Bank in the name
of Kevin Eckert, 7 Church
St., Rothsville. The address
on the checks is 137 Broad
St., Lititz. The theft was
reported May 14.
Burglaries
On May 16 at 4:05 a.m.,
police in v estig ated a
burglary which occurred at
W. A. Miller & Sons Foun­dry,
615 E. Newport Road.
According to police, actors
entered the building and
rifled the vending machines,
removed from the premises
an estimated 150 packs of
cigarettes and an estimated
$25.50 of candy. $200 damage
was done to the machine.
Cynthia Hess
Donna Marie Fraunfetter
Kim Freyer
David Fry
Steven Gainer
Kurt A. Gardner
Jesse S. Garman
Robert D. Garner, Jr.
Gisela Gass
Anne F. Gildea
Shea K. Gingerich
Gerald Dale Gochnauer, Jr
David A. Greider
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The total value lost at this
point is estimated at $348.
The burglary is still under
investigation.
Police are still in­vestigating
a burglary that
occurred sometime between
9:30 p.m. May 18 and 7:45
a.m. May 19 at Grace
Brethren Church, 501 W.
Lincoln Ave.
According to police, en­trance
was gained by
breaking a window on the
west side of the property.
Whoever entered forced
their way into two offices of
the church. Reported
missing were a petty cash
box and a $75 check removed
from a suggestion box. An
additional $95 was removed
from the main church office
which had been ransacked.
The total estimated damage
has not been set as yet.
On May 19 at 2:05 p.m., an
arrest for retail theft was
made at Stauffer’s of Kissel
Hill, lititz Pike.
Warwick Township Police
Operator Slightly Injured
In Two-Car Collision