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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s ^ a r d - W i i i ^ KEYSTONE ^ f o /ic a tio * ' 124TH YEAR 32 Pages- No. 4 4 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Tw o sections 30 Cents INSIDE □ Special Section Insurance Pages Explore your insurance options in this week’s Lititz Record Express. On pages 22-25, you will find tips and recommendations from local experts, who can help you sort through all of your insurance options to select the best coverage for you and your family! Pages 22-25. Back Page P. Buckley Moss On Feb. 26, Joyce Heiberlein will discuss the works of renowned artist P. Buckley Moss as part of a program at the Lititz Public Library. Page 32. □ Religion Dreams of Wood In her Woodcrest Journal, Rev. Martha Sheaffer writes about the unique perspective of three trees and their dreams. Her column is on Page 16. Prayer Day World Day of Prayer is coming soon. Details on the upcoming international event, and how it will be celebrated locally, can be found on Page 17. □ Social Sweetheart Surprise For Valentine’s Day, the Lititz Post Office delivered special treats to local couples who have been married for over 50 years. Meet one of those couples on Page 14. □ School Business Honors The Business Department at Warwick High School honored five students for their outstanding work. Page 6 □ Commentary Allisha’s Wish Last summer, Allisha Kissinger met one of her heroes, Dale Earnhardt through the Make-a- Wish Foundation. Her families reaction to his tragic death, and their memories of that thrilling meeting with The Intimidator are featured in “For the Record.” Page 4. Police News School Bus Crash On Feb. 15, three people were hurt when a car struck the front of a Warwick school bus along Route 501. Fortunately, no students were injured. That story and other police news can be found on Page 2. □ Out of the Past Ladder Man Leaves After 45 years, Willis Goch-nauer, known as the Lititz Ladder Man, announced his retirement in 1961. His story, the Democratic mayor victory of 1891, and other news from the past can be found on Pages 21 and 28. Entertainment Grammy Hopes Lititz rocker Joey Welz, and his fellow recording artist Amy “Elvis” Beth, have received prenominations for Grammy Awards as independent artists. The story is on Page 26. □ Sports Girls advance Following a heartbreaking loss to Cedar Crest in the Lan-caster- Lebanon League finals last Friday, the Warwick girls basketball team rebounded in the first round of the District playoffs on Tuesday, defeating' Cedar Cliff by a 72-66 score. Page 8. Index Arts/Entertainment................ , 26 Births......................................... 14 Business............................. 18-19 Classified............................ 28-31 Commentary/Letters................ 4 Obituaries...........................12-13 Out of the Past..................21, 28 Police/Fire Log.......................... 2 Religion............................... 16-17 School News...........................6-7 Social.................................. 14-15 Sports.....................................8-11 6 iiiB77490 53000 1 Bender hurdles opposition, is named WHS track coach 6 6 ------------- ---------------- -------------------- This is the most important year ever for Warwick track, and I’m excited to be a part of that. Blake Bender New Warwick track coach 55 RICHARD REITZ___________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — Blake Bender is the new head coach for the Warwick High School track team, and plans on keeping the job for a long time. Tuesday’s 5-3 vote by the Warwick School Board ended the debate over whether or not Bender should take the reins, after , some parents opposed his administrative recommendation. Bender’s opponents, as well as his supporters, spoke out at the December School Board meeting. His hiring, initially scheduled for the January meeting, was delayed at the last minute and postponed until Tuesday. Before they vqted, however, School Board member C. Wendell Hower proposed that they name Bender interim coach, then evaluate his performance at the end of the season to determine if they should name him head coach. “In fairness to Mr. Bender, I think he deserves a chance to prove himself,” Hower said. However, because of the concerns raised by parents, he felt this was an appropriate compromise. He said the district hired a para- More BENDER on A-7 Photo by Bruce Morgan New Warwick High School track coach Blake Bender (right), is congratulated by former coach Bob Derr (left). Practice begins on March 5. Drug abuse arrests up 43 percent in Lititz STEPHEN SEEBER_________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — Drug abuse is a problem on the rise, more people are speeding, and Broad and Orange streets remains the borough’s most troublesome intersection. These are just a few of the observations illustrated in the Year 2000 Lititz Borough Police Report. The eight-page document, which logs local criminal information statistics for the Pennsylvania State Police and FBI, was unveiled during last month’s borough council session. The most striking element of the report is drug use. Lititz police saw a whopping 43 percent increase in drug abuse violations and a significant increase in drug-related arrests between 1999 and 2000. Lititz Police Chief Douglas Sher-tzer explains: “I know this sounds weird, but the economy always seems to be a contributing factor,” he said. “A good economy means more money in people’s pockets... and some of those people will use that money on drugs. “A lot of it is marijuana,” he said, “but we’re seeing crack cocaine out there; and heroin use is on the rise.” Drug abuse reports in the borough rose from 26 in 1999 to 41 in 2000, and even though more adults were arrested for drug violations (25, compared to 14 juvenile arrests), Shertzer said the strategy for curtailing the problem is aimed mainly at Lititz’ youngest residents. “The DARE program is going to be a big part of it,” he said. “And we don’t want to label kids, but there will be a'concentrated effort on loitering.” The combined effort of DARE, community policing, foot and bike patrols, and the K-9 unit should add up to a Lititz Police Department that is more visible in 2001. “We’re really going to work on visibility. You’re going to see a lot More POLICE REPORT on A-7 Photo by Kathy Blankenbiller Krystle Whitley collected 1,500 pairs of shoes to send to people who need them in Haiti for her Girl Scout Silver Award project. Sole support Girl Scout collects 1,500 pairs of shoes for Haitians KATHY BLANKENBILLER open pipe to fill their jugs with water that they carry Record Express Staff LITITZ — Krystle Whitley looked at the heart-wrenching photos of Haiti’s “forgotten” children and saw an opportunity to reach out and make a difference. The 15-year-old Lititz girl listened intently as her friend Pat Cassel, who just returned from Haiti, told her of the paralyzing poverty of the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. “Americans wonder why we should help when there is poverty here in the United States,” Pat said. “I don’t think anything compares to Haiti’s situation.” Unemployment in Haiti, one of the most densely populated nations in the world, runs close to 90 percent and people subsist on an average annual income , ofiess than $100. Rows of tiny, one-room shacks built with scraps of tin serve as houses for families of four, six or even eight people. There is no electricity in the slums; no running water; boys and girls walk barefooted for miles to an home. “After listening to Pat, I felt that there just had to be a way for me to help, even in a small way,” said Krystle. “Then it popped into my head that I could make this my Girl Scout Silver Award project. I’d collect shoes for the children and send them over to Brenda, a missionary with the Compassion of Christ World Ministries who lives over there in order to help build a grade school.” Boxes for the donation of gently used children’s sneakers and sandals were placed in Kidz Korner on Broad Street and Bob’s Market. Results were slow and Krystle began to realize that her project might be a little more difficult than she first imagined. Eventually the word got passed from friends, customers, employees, and donations began pouring in. Some generous soul had visited Bob’s Market and in true spirit, donated 10 pairs of brand new sneakers. St. Luke’s Church offered Krystle an entire refrigera- More SHOES on A-7 Civil War experience recaptured at Library KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Barry Kline has a special assignment. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Lititz Public Library, he will entér a “time machine,” so to speak, to enter the consciousness of an individual living in America 125 years ago. As a “living historian,” Kline will give a presentation on the life and career of a Civil War medical officer. Attired in a historically-ac-curate Civil War uniform, he will explain the significance and Uses of various uniforms, then offer a brief explanation of period medical equipment used in battlefield surgeries. Tales of battlefield surgeries will be recounted. He looks forward to questions from the public. “They always lead into more stories, usually even better than what I planned,” Kline said. The Civil War has been the main focus of the 44-year-old Columbia man, a resident there since 1990. An avid reader, he became interested in the Civil War, reading two or three books at a time, consuming information, unaware of the journey that awaited. “By 1994,1 had become focused on the idea of becoming involved with a Civil War re-enactment.” Kline said. “Reenacting is a way to get people to look at their history, to see their past, to appreciate the present. I really wanted to get involved but the problem was, how?” Judy, Kline’s wife of 20 years and a Lititz native, was Christmas shopping when she bumped into Mike Reilly, who overheard her discussing Civil War books with a clerk. As a Civil War buff for many years, Reilly stepped in to recommend a few books to her. After speaking together briefly, he handed her a phone number in the hope that her husband might be interested in joining a re-enactment group. It wasn’t long before Kline had More CIVIL WAR on A-7 Photo by Stephen Seeber New Children’s Librarian Karen Payonk reads “Today is Valentine’s Day” to (left to right) Tyler Farnan, Ashley Farnan, Brenton McCoy, John-Michael Shorter and Haylee Siegrist-Gross during her Feb. 14 “Love My Library” program. Karen Payonk heads children’s dept, at the Lititz Public Library STEPHEN SEEBER_________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — Karen Payonk is the new children’s librarian at the Lititz Public Library, and her constituents had an opportunity for a meet and greet last Wednesday during the “Love My Library” program. Payonk, 41, lives in Lancaster with her husband Chris, who is the bakery manager at Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Lititz. They have two children, Philip, a seventh grader at Wheatland Middle School, and Anna, third grader at the Elizabeth Martin School in Lancaster. Her road to Lititz is a long and winding one that began in the late 1970s, when Payonk was a library science major at Millersville State College. She received her bachelor’s degree in 1981 and moved north, where she was hired as the inter-library loan librarian at the Pottsville Free Public Library. Two years later, she became the coal town’s children’s librarian. In 1985 she returned to Lancaster, where she worked at Stauffers of Kissel Hill while commuting to Drexel University in Philadelphia to work on her masters degree in library science. She earned her degree in 1987, and soon afterward found a part-time position in the children’s department at the Lancaster City Library. In February of 1998 she went full-time. Work in Lancaster eventually brought her to Lititz as veteran Librarian Donna Hammond retired and Lititz’ children’s librarian Bonnie Young was promoted to head librarian. So, for the next few months, Mrs. Payonk will be working hard to familiarize herself with the Lititz Library community. She got off to a good start on Valentine’s Day, when she read stories, sang songs and dabbled in some crafts with a small group of local children. While reading “Today is Valentine’s Day” by P.K. HaUinan, Mrs. Payonk exhibited the skills children’s librarians rely on in order to hold a young attention span. “Every class and every group of children is different,” she said, “and keeping their attention is a challenge. I just try to keep things moving.” More NEW LIBRARIAN on A-7 \ 677490530005
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 2001-02-22 |
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Full Text | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s ^ a r d - W i i i ^ KEYSTONE ^ f o /ic a tio * ' 124TH YEAR 32 Pages- No. 4 4 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Tw o sections 30 Cents INSIDE □ Special Section Insurance Pages Explore your insurance options in this week’s Lititz Record Express. On pages 22-25, you will find tips and recommendations from local experts, who can help you sort through all of your insurance options to select the best coverage for you and your family! Pages 22-25. Back Page P. Buckley Moss On Feb. 26, Joyce Heiberlein will discuss the works of renowned artist P. Buckley Moss as part of a program at the Lititz Public Library. Page 32. □ Religion Dreams of Wood In her Woodcrest Journal, Rev. Martha Sheaffer writes about the unique perspective of three trees and their dreams. Her column is on Page 16. Prayer Day World Day of Prayer is coming soon. Details on the upcoming international event, and how it will be celebrated locally, can be found on Page 17. □ Social Sweetheart Surprise For Valentine’s Day, the Lititz Post Office delivered special treats to local couples who have been married for over 50 years. Meet one of those couples on Page 14. □ School Business Honors The Business Department at Warwick High School honored five students for their outstanding work. Page 6 □ Commentary Allisha’s Wish Last summer, Allisha Kissinger met one of her heroes, Dale Earnhardt through the Make-a- Wish Foundation. Her families reaction to his tragic death, and their memories of that thrilling meeting with The Intimidator are featured in “For the Record.” Page 4. Police News School Bus Crash On Feb. 15, three people were hurt when a car struck the front of a Warwick school bus along Route 501. Fortunately, no students were injured. That story and other police news can be found on Page 2. □ Out of the Past Ladder Man Leaves After 45 years, Willis Goch-nauer, known as the Lititz Ladder Man, announced his retirement in 1961. His story, the Democratic mayor victory of 1891, and other news from the past can be found on Pages 21 and 28. Entertainment Grammy Hopes Lititz rocker Joey Welz, and his fellow recording artist Amy “Elvis” Beth, have received prenominations for Grammy Awards as independent artists. The story is on Page 26. □ Sports Girls advance Following a heartbreaking loss to Cedar Crest in the Lan-caster- Lebanon League finals last Friday, the Warwick girls basketball team rebounded in the first round of the District playoffs on Tuesday, defeating' Cedar Cliff by a 72-66 score. Page 8. Index Arts/Entertainment................ , 26 Births......................................... 14 Business............................. 18-19 Classified............................ 28-31 Commentary/Letters................ 4 Obituaries...........................12-13 Out of the Past..................21, 28 Police/Fire Log.......................... 2 Religion............................... 16-17 School News...........................6-7 Social.................................. 14-15 Sports.....................................8-11 6 iiiB77490 53000 1 Bender hurdles opposition, is named WHS track coach 6 6 ------------- ---------------- -------------------- This is the most important year ever for Warwick track, and I’m excited to be a part of that. Blake Bender New Warwick track coach 55 RICHARD REITZ___________ Record Express Editor LITITZ — Blake Bender is the new head coach for the Warwick High School track team, and plans on keeping the job for a long time. Tuesday’s 5-3 vote by the Warwick School Board ended the debate over whether or not Bender should take the reins, after , some parents opposed his administrative recommendation. Bender’s opponents, as well as his supporters, spoke out at the December School Board meeting. His hiring, initially scheduled for the January meeting, was delayed at the last minute and postponed until Tuesday. Before they vqted, however, School Board member C. Wendell Hower proposed that they name Bender interim coach, then evaluate his performance at the end of the season to determine if they should name him head coach. “In fairness to Mr. Bender, I think he deserves a chance to prove himself,” Hower said. However, because of the concerns raised by parents, he felt this was an appropriate compromise. He said the district hired a para- More BENDER on A-7 Photo by Bruce Morgan New Warwick High School track coach Blake Bender (right), is congratulated by former coach Bob Derr (left). Practice begins on March 5. Drug abuse arrests up 43 percent in Lititz STEPHEN SEEBER_________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — Drug abuse is a problem on the rise, more people are speeding, and Broad and Orange streets remains the borough’s most troublesome intersection. These are just a few of the observations illustrated in the Year 2000 Lititz Borough Police Report. The eight-page document, which logs local criminal information statistics for the Pennsylvania State Police and FBI, was unveiled during last month’s borough council session. The most striking element of the report is drug use. Lititz police saw a whopping 43 percent increase in drug abuse violations and a significant increase in drug-related arrests between 1999 and 2000. Lititz Police Chief Douglas Sher-tzer explains: “I know this sounds weird, but the economy always seems to be a contributing factor,” he said. “A good economy means more money in people’s pockets... and some of those people will use that money on drugs. “A lot of it is marijuana,” he said, “but we’re seeing crack cocaine out there; and heroin use is on the rise.” Drug abuse reports in the borough rose from 26 in 1999 to 41 in 2000, and even though more adults were arrested for drug violations (25, compared to 14 juvenile arrests), Shertzer said the strategy for curtailing the problem is aimed mainly at Lititz’ youngest residents. “The DARE program is going to be a big part of it,” he said. “And we don’t want to label kids, but there will be a'concentrated effort on loitering.” The combined effort of DARE, community policing, foot and bike patrols, and the K-9 unit should add up to a Lititz Police Department that is more visible in 2001. “We’re really going to work on visibility. You’re going to see a lot More POLICE REPORT on A-7 Photo by Kathy Blankenbiller Krystle Whitley collected 1,500 pairs of shoes to send to people who need them in Haiti for her Girl Scout Silver Award project. Sole support Girl Scout collects 1,500 pairs of shoes for Haitians KATHY BLANKENBILLER open pipe to fill their jugs with water that they carry Record Express Staff LITITZ — Krystle Whitley looked at the heart-wrenching photos of Haiti’s “forgotten” children and saw an opportunity to reach out and make a difference. The 15-year-old Lititz girl listened intently as her friend Pat Cassel, who just returned from Haiti, told her of the paralyzing poverty of the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. “Americans wonder why we should help when there is poverty here in the United States,” Pat said. “I don’t think anything compares to Haiti’s situation.” Unemployment in Haiti, one of the most densely populated nations in the world, runs close to 90 percent and people subsist on an average annual income , ofiess than $100. Rows of tiny, one-room shacks built with scraps of tin serve as houses for families of four, six or even eight people. There is no electricity in the slums; no running water; boys and girls walk barefooted for miles to an home. “After listening to Pat, I felt that there just had to be a way for me to help, even in a small way,” said Krystle. “Then it popped into my head that I could make this my Girl Scout Silver Award project. I’d collect shoes for the children and send them over to Brenda, a missionary with the Compassion of Christ World Ministries who lives over there in order to help build a grade school.” Boxes for the donation of gently used children’s sneakers and sandals were placed in Kidz Korner on Broad Street and Bob’s Market. Results were slow and Krystle began to realize that her project might be a little more difficult than she first imagined. Eventually the word got passed from friends, customers, employees, and donations began pouring in. Some generous soul had visited Bob’s Market and in true spirit, donated 10 pairs of brand new sneakers. St. Luke’s Church offered Krystle an entire refrigera- More SHOES on A-7 Civil War experience recaptured at Library KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Barry Kline has a special assignment. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Lititz Public Library, he will entér a “time machine,” so to speak, to enter the consciousness of an individual living in America 125 years ago. As a “living historian,” Kline will give a presentation on the life and career of a Civil War medical officer. Attired in a historically-ac-curate Civil War uniform, he will explain the significance and Uses of various uniforms, then offer a brief explanation of period medical equipment used in battlefield surgeries. Tales of battlefield surgeries will be recounted. He looks forward to questions from the public. “They always lead into more stories, usually even better than what I planned,” Kline said. The Civil War has been the main focus of the 44-year-old Columbia man, a resident there since 1990. An avid reader, he became interested in the Civil War, reading two or three books at a time, consuming information, unaware of the journey that awaited. “By 1994,1 had become focused on the idea of becoming involved with a Civil War re-enactment.” Kline said. “Reenacting is a way to get people to look at their history, to see their past, to appreciate the present. I really wanted to get involved but the problem was, how?” Judy, Kline’s wife of 20 years and a Lititz native, was Christmas shopping when she bumped into Mike Reilly, who overheard her discussing Civil War books with a clerk. As a Civil War buff for many years, Reilly stepped in to recommend a few books to her. After speaking together briefly, he handed her a phone number in the hope that her husband might be interested in joining a re-enactment group. It wasn’t long before Kline had More CIVIL WAR on A-7 Photo by Stephen Seeber New Children’s Librarian Karen Payonk reads “Today is Valentine’s Day” to (left to right) Tyler Farnan, Ashley Farnan, Brenton McCoy, John-Michael Shorter and Haylee Siegrist-Gross during her Feb. 14 “Love My Library” program. Karen Payonk heads children’s dept, at the Lititz Public Library STEPHEN SEEBER_________ Record Express Staff LITITZ — Karen Payonk is the new children’s librarian at the Lititz Public Library, and her constituents had an opportunity for a meet and greet last Wednesday during the “Love My Library” program. Payonk, 41, lives in Lancaster with her husband Chris, who is the bakery manager at Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Lititz. They have two children, Philip, a seventh grader at Wheatland Middle School, and Anna, third grader at the Elizabeth Martin School in Lancaster. Her road to Lititz is a long and winding one that began in the late 1970s, when Payonk was a library science major at Millersville State College. She received her bachelor’s degree in 1981 and moved north, where she was hired as the inter-library loan librarian at the Pottsville Free Public Library. Two years later, she became the coal town’s children’s librarian. In 1985 she returned to Lancaster, where she worked at Stauffers of Kissel Hill while commuting to Drexel University in Philadelphia to work on her masters degree in library science. She earned her degree in 1987, and soon afterward found a part-time position in the children’s department at the Lancaster City Library. In February of 1998 she went full-time. Work in Lancaster eventually brought her to Lititz as veteran Librarian Donna Hammond retired and Lititz’ children’s librarian Bonnie Young was promoted to head librarian. So, for the next few months, Mrs. Payonk will be working hard to familiarize herself with the Lititz Library community. She got off to a good start on Valentine’s Day, when she read stories, sang songs and dabbled in some crafts with a small group of local children. While reading “Today is Valentine’s Day” by P.K. HaUinan, Mrs. Payonk exhibited the skills children’s librarians rely on in order to hold a young attention span. “Every class and every group of children is different,” she said, “and keeping their attention is a challenge. I just try to keep things moving.” More NEW LIBRARIAN on A-7 \ 677490530005 |
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