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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s ^ a r d -W im , ^ P u b lic a tio n 124TH YEAR 28 Pages- No. 52 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Cents [INSIDE □ Coloring Contest Final Winners The final three winners in the Record Express Easter Coloring Contest, plus the winner of this year’s grand prize, can be found on Page 17. □ School All-State Fest This weekend, three Warwick students will be heading to the All-State Festival in Hershey to perform with some of the finest musicians in the state. The story is on Page 6. □ Social Garage Sailing It’s the time of the year when garage sales return, and bargain hunters like Kathy Blan-kenbiller begin their vigorous routine in the hopes of finding the gems. Her In Sites column is on Page 14. □ Entertainment Take a Holiday On Saturday, the Lititz Rotary Club will present “Scandinavian Holiday,” the final program of the season in its travelogue series. Page 22. □ Out of the Past A New School Ten years ago this week, Lititz knew that it was getting a new elementary school, but its name and location were still being worked out by the Warwick School Board. Find out more about local history, from 10 to 120 years ago, on Page 20. □Also Inside Antiques Lecture The Lititz Historical Foundation will sponsor a program on antiques dealer and artist Hattie K. Brunner, presented by Gladys Eckenroad, on Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. Page 19. Volunteering Next week is National Volunteer Week, and groups like the Lititz Meals on Wheels are grateful for having such a dedicated community that supports their efforts to provide meals to local residents unable to prepare their own. Page 3. Ox Roast The Lititz Sportsmen’s Association recently held its 65th annual Ox Roast, and presented several awards. This ear’s winner of the John Helter emorial Award was Larry VanBrookhoven. For more details, see Page 21. S □ Sports Egg Run Mike Craighead and Amy Pyles were the men’s ana women’s champions in the 10th annual Sauder’s Easter Egg Run, and the second time it was held in Lititz. There were 295 runners that finished the race. Page 8. □ Index Pettyjohn earns second endorsement STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Incumbent mayor, Russell Pettyjohn, is officially endorsed by the local Republican committee. Old news, right? No. While it was reported, in this newspaper, that the mayor received the endorsement of the Warwick Area Republican Committee in February, there was some question as to the validity of that endorsement. Current committee chairman Randall Wenger called the Record Express office this week to confirm that only six of the 12 committee members who represent Lititz Borough voted at the mayoral endorsement meeting in February. Mayor Pettyjohn was endorsed at that time and the original endorsement could have stood, Wenger said, but he ultimately decided to call a second vote as a means to clarify the committee’s position and end circulating talk that Mayor Pettyjohn received his GOP backing without a quorum. So last Thursday, April 12, 10 of the 12 borough WARC members met at Lititz Borough Hall to conduct a re-vote on the mayoral endorsement. The result was again in Pettyjohn’s favor, this time 9-1. Jim Bednar, one of the committee’s Lititz representatives, said that the quorum situation was an oversight and that the re-vote was necessary in order to “solidify (Pettyjohn’s) support within the committee.” Interestingly, had Greg Nies won in the recount, the local Republicans would have begun backing a new candidate after already publicizing its support for Pettyjohn. However, the result of last week’s recount was expected to lean heavily toward the incumbent, which it did, and the campaign signs will not need to be reprinted. And as far as Wenger is concerned it should put to rest any further discussion as to the validity of the endorsement. Photo by Kathy Blankenbiller Angie Lackley, 9, gets her hands a little slimy as she learns how some materials take on fun and interesting properties when they are mixed together. Touching the Pfuture Learning is gooey fun in Science Club KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ —- The impact that a group of Pfizer scientists has made on the young people at Bonfield Elementary will last them a lifetime. “We call ourselves the Psi Pfi Team,” explained Darren Lewis, co-chair of the team. “We’re a group of Pfizer Global Manufacturing volunteers partnering with the school district to promote education in science and technology.” Pfizer Global Manufacturing, located at 400 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz — the former Warner-Lambert site — is the manufacturing and largest division of Pfizer Inc, a global pharmaceutical company. PEI, better known as the Pfizer Educational Initiative program, is responsible for the creation of a popular activity that began last year at the Bonfield Elementary School, The Future Scientists of Bonfield Science Club. Third and fourth grade members of the inter-active after school club meet weekly. Various Pfizer scientists visit the club offering unique introductions to different branches of science through fun, fact-filled experiments. Roll call sets the tone immediately. As Lewis calls out each student’s name, he is rewarded with the cheerful response from each child, “I love science!” A review of the “scientific method” is always the beginning of the class. The children eagerly raise their hands high in the air to be the first to name the steps, in the proper order, that they will follow in their experiments that afternoon. Week five, last in a series of six, has proved to be the students’ favorite so far; the experiment of mixing Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Sodium Borate — better known to most kids as slime. Excited “Oooh’s” and “Ahhhh’s” were heard as the Pfizer scientists brought out containers filled with the ingredients for the experiment. More PFIZER on A-21 Stay alive, stay put Rescue dogs to be featured in demo LITITZ — If your child got lost in the woods would he know what to do? Would you know what to do?E ach year, hundreds of children get lost in the woods; many do not survive because they panic. Any parent would agree that tragedy can occur in the blink of an eye. Ask Patricia Fordham, whose son disappeared during a Boy Scout picnic. “I looked down for a split second to keep from slipping on a rock and when I looked up, Eli was gone,” she said, thinking back on that fateful Labor Day outing. “I didn’t see him again for 23 hours.” Elijah Fordham, 4, was one of the lucky kids, found sitting on a rock, waiting for his rescuers, thanks to the nationally-known “Hug a Tree and Survive Program” that he had attended at a Cub Scout meeting four months earlier. Lititz Public Library, in conjunction with Patti and Allen Means of the Red Rose K-9 Search and Rescue Team, will present the “Hug- A-Tree and Survive” program on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the community room. As a special feature, they will be bringing the Red Rose K-9 S.A.R. Team working dogs along for an “up close and personal” introduction to the audience. They will offer insights on teaching your children how not to get lost in the woods and if the children do get lost, how to survive by remembering seven easy steps. Parents must also learn what to do if they realize their child is More BLOODHOUNDS on A-2 Restoring Hammer Creek Alliance pounds ahead with efforts to preserve vital watershed RICHARD REITZ Record Express Editor _______ WARWICK TWP. — There was a time when the banks of the Hammer Creek were bustling with activi- Arts/Entertainment...................22 ty providing power for numerous mills that thrived g lrtt?s ....................................— j aiong its swift-moving water. ............................oa 07 Nearly all of those mills — so prominent in the 18th C o m m e n tary/Lette r e . .i. .[i........ 4 *nd 19th century - have since ceased operation or Obituaries ... 12 disappeared altogether. But recently, there has been a Out of the Past!!!!!.”!!."!!!!.! 2©, 24 resurgence of activity along those stream banks, Police/Fire Log....................... 2 thanks to a small but dedicated group of residents Religion................................ 16-17 working to restore and preserve the creek. School News..........................6-7 The Hammer Creek Watershed Alliance formed as Social....................................14-15 a nonprofit organization in August 1999, and since Sports...................................... 8-11 that nme has made some significant strides to protect the stream banks and its surrounding environment. “There are so many irregular turns, it can be hard Win to stabilize the banks,” said Gary Trostle, president of \ Gift the Alliance. ^Sivo«eI \ It was not unusual for farmers or mill owners along oi,Gii\ eS I c e r tif ic a te s the creek to actually re-route the stream bed to suit r & their needs. As a result, some of the stream follows an p • . unnatural path, which can make the group’s task r r i z e s . more challenging. “If a farmer wanted a pasture, or a full field, he would just move the stream,” Trostle said. “We would like to move the stream back to its original path,” he added. But for practical purposes, they are satisfied with improving the stream as it currently flows and stabilize its banks. So far, they have had some remarkable success. One of their first major projects was completed last year, as they installed about 20 “cross veins” along about a mile of the 3.9 miles of the creek that the group is targeting, between Speedwell Forge and Millway. The area known as the Hammer Creek Watershed covers 2,500 square acres, Trostle said. Cross veins are rock outcroppings that jut upstream into the creek from its banks, creating a plow-like effect. The goal is to break the flow of water along the banks, pushing the swift water into the center of the creek, while slowing down the flow along the sides. This, Trostle said, allows more sediment to settle along the banks, and relieves the pressure of the water along the banks that can cause excessive erosion. Eventually, the stream will get narrow as more sediment drops into the vein area, and the water cuts More HAMMER CREEK on A-21 Register in various Lititz area businesses now thru April 28th to win hundreds of dollars worth of gift certificates and prizes! Look for the “umbrellas” throughout this issue and register at each location. Each store selects its own winners from those who register. Youth Aid Panel to explore court alternatives 7 7 4 9 0 530 LITITZ — While the Lititz area has a reputation for providing a caring and nurturing environment for youth, there are still areas in need of improvement to make a greater impact. It is this endeavor that has inspired the formation of a Youth Aid Panel for Lititz. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lititz Community Center. The public is invited to attend the meeting and learn more about how this Panel could make a positive impact on a progressive community. Youth Aid Panels are an alternative to the existing court system for handling juvenile offenses. It is initiated by the local police departments instead of processing juvenile offenders directly into the courts. This program has been endorsed by the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, as well as by local District Justice Daniel Garrett. “This is an opportunity for juveniles guilty of minor offenses to be made to be accountable for their actions and have appropriate consequences, without having to be processed through the court system,” Garrett said. “It is likened to the ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ concept.” For more information about the Youth Aid Panel, contact Mimi Girten at the Lititz Community Center, 626-5096. Elmer Fry will discuss the days when trolleys like this one, pictured outside the old Lititz train depot in June 1937, were a vital source of transportation to-and-from the borough. Trolley memories Lititz Library slide lecture will recall days when trolley bells clanged through Lititz KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Listen cfosely to retired mechanical engineer Elmer Fry as he speaks about the trolleys of yesterday and you may hear the faint clang of the bell and the clatter of the heavy steel wheels as they tumble over the rail joints. Local expert Elmer Fry will present an informative slide lecture, “Trolley Cars and the Historic Lititz Area,” on Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lititz Public Library. Fascinated with trolleys since 1927, Fry was only three years old when he and his family lived in Palmyra, a block-and-a-half away from the trolleys that they rode each weekend to visit his grandparents near Trenton. “I always loved railroads... but railroads are remote. You couldn’t walk right up to one,” Fry said. “But a trolley car — you could walk right up and touch it; it was more personal.” The origins of the trolley car can be traced back to the 1800’s when cities began their growth spurts. Distances were measured by how far a man could walk or ride a horse. Soon the electric age brought the trolley, deemed a mechanical marvel in its time; a flat car, enclosed by slats of wood, was the very first “trolley car.” Stein-metz’s “alternating current” and the “interurbans” were born in the 1900’s and were used until 1938 when the trolleys died out. Over 1,000 cities in the United States had trolley cars clanking over 42,000 miles of shiny metal track by the end of World War I. The popular automobile, developed about the same time as the trolley, however, soon became the less expensive transportation method of choice. The government realized the opportunity, purchasing and paving the all the turnpikes available. Cars began to take over and skimmed the profit margin More TROLLEYS on A-19 Catch of the day Photo by Stephen Seeber FISHING DERBY — The annual kids fishing derby at Warwick Township’s riparian park ushered in the opening of trout season on April 14 in grand style. Nearly 270 children registered for the event, sponsored by the Lititz Sportsmen Association, including 8-year-old JT Metzer, pictured here with one of his victories. A photo story of this community event is on Page 13. 677490530005
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Full Text | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001 L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s ^ a r d -W im , ^ P u b lic a tio n 124TH YEAR 28 Pages- No. 52 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Cents [INSIDE □ Coloring Contest Final Winners The final three winners in the Record Express Easter Coloring Contest, plus the winner of this year’s grand prize, can be found on Page 17. □ School All-State Fest This weekend, three Warwick students will be heading to the All-State Festival in Hershey to perform with some of the finest musicians in the state. The story is on Page 6. □ Social Garage Sailing It’s the time of the year when garage sales return, and bargain hunters like Kathy Blan-kenbiller begin their vigorous routine in the hopes of finding the gems. Her In Sites column is on Page 14. □ Entertainment Take a Holiday On Saturday, the Lititz Rotary Club will present “Scandinavian Holiday,” the final program of the season in its travelogue series. Page 22. □ Out of the Past A New School Ten years ago this week, Lititz knew that it was getting a new elementary school, but its name and location were still being worked out by the Warwick School Board. Find out more about local history, from 10 to 120 years ago, on Page 20. □Also Inside Antiques Lecture The Lititz Historical Foundation will sponsor a program on antiques dealer and artist Hattie K. Brunner, presented by Gladys Eckenroad, on Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. Page 19. Volunteering Next week is National Volunteer Week, and groups like the Lititz Meals on Wheels are grateful for having such a dedicated community that supports their efforts to provide meals to local residents unable to prepare their own. Page 3. Ox Roast The Lititz Sportsmen’s Association recently held its 65th annual Ox Roast, and presented several awards. This ear’s winner of the John Helter emorial Award was Larry VanBrookhoven. For more details, see Page 21. S □ Sports Egg Run Mike Craighead and Amy Pyles were the men’s ana women’s champions in the 10th annual Sauder’s Easter Egg Run, and the second time it was held in Lititz. There were 295 runners that finished the race. Page 8. □ Index Pettyjohn earns second endorsement STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Incumbent mayor, Russell Pettyjohn, is officially endorsed by the local Republican committee. Old news, right? No. While it was reported, in this newspaper, that the mayor received the endorsement of the Warwick Area Republican Committee in February, there was some question as to the validity of that endorsement. Current committee chairman Randall Wenger called the Record Express office this week to confirm that only six of the 12 committee members who represent Lititz Borough voted at the mayoral endorsement meeting in February. Mayor Pettyjohn was endorsed at that time and the original endorsement could have stood, Wenger said, but he ultimately decided to call a second vote as a means to clarify the committee’s position and end circulating talk that Mayor Pettyjohn received his GOP backing without a quorum. So last Thursday, April 12, 10 of the 12 borough WARC members met at Lititz Borough Hall to conduct a re-vote on the mayoral endorsement. The result was again in Pettyjohn’s favor, this time 9-1. Jim Bednar, one of the committee’s Lititz representatives, said that the quorum situation was an oversight and that the re-vote was necessary in order to “solidify (Pettyjohn’s) support within the committee.” Interestingly, had Greg Nies won in the recount, the local Republicans would have begun backing a new candidate after already publicizing its support for Pettyjohn. However, the result of last week’s recount was expected to lean heavily toward the incumbent, which it did, and the campaign signs will not need to be reprinted. And as far as Wenger is concerned it should put to rest any further discussion as to the validity of the endorsement. Photo by Kathy Blankenbiller Angie Lackley, 9, gets her hands a little slimy as she learns how some materials take on fun and interesting properties when they are mixed together. Touching the Pfuture Learning is gooey fun in Science Club KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ —- The impact that a group of Pfizer scientists has made on the young people at Bonfield Elementary will last them a lifetime. “We call ourselves the Psi Pfi Team,” explained Darren Lewis, co-chair of the team. “We’re a group of Pfizer Global Manufacturing volunteers partnering with the school district to promote education in science and technology.” Pfizer Global Manufacturing, located at 400 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz — the former Warner-Lambert site — is the manufacturing and largest division of Pfizer Inc, a global pharmaceutical company. PEI, better known as the Pfizer Educational Initiative program, is responsible for the creation of a popular activity that began last year at the Bonfield Elementary School, The Future Scientists of Bonfield Science Club. Third and fourth grade members of the inter-active after school club meet weekly. Various Pfizer scientists visit the club offering unique introductions to different branches of science through fun, fact-filled experiments. Roll call sets the tone immediately. As Lewis calls out each student’s name, he is rewarded with the cheerful response from each child, “I love science!” A review of the “scientific method” is always the beginning of the class. The children eagerly raise their hands high in the air to be the first to name the steps, in the proper order, that they will follow in their experiments that afternoon. Week five, last in a series of six, has proved to be the students’ favorite so far; the experiment of mixing Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Sodium Borate — better known to most kids as slime. Excited “Oooh’s” and “Ahhhh’s” were heard as the Pfizer scientists brought out containers filled with the ingredients for the experiment. More PFIZER on A-21 Stay alive, stay put Rescue dogs to be featured in demo LITITZ — If your child got lost in the woods would he know what to do? Would you know what to do?E ach year, hundreds of children get lost in the woods; many do not survive because they panic. Any parent would agree that tragedy can occur in the blink of an eye. Ask Patricia Fordham, whose son disappeared during a Boy Scout picnic. “I looked down for a split second to keep from slipping on a rock and when I looked up, Eli was gone,” she said, thinking back on that fateful Labor Day outing. “I didn’t see him again for 23 hours.” Elijah Fordham, 4, was one of the lucky kids, found sitting on a rock, waiting for his rescuers, thanks to the nationally-known “Hug a Tree and Survive Program” that he had attended at a Cub Scout meeting four months earlier. Lititz Public Library, in conjunction with Patti and Allen Means of the Red Rose K-9 Search and Rescue Team, will present the “Hug- A-Tree and Survive” program on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the community room. As a special feature, they will be bringing the Red Rose K-9 S.A.R. Team working dogs along for an “up close and personal” introduction to the audience. They will offer insights on teaching your children how not to get lost in the woods and if the children do get lost, how to survive by remembering seven easy steps. Parents must also learn what to do if they realize their child is More BLOODHOUNDS on A-2 Restoring Hammer Creek Alliance pounds ahead with efforts to preserve vital watershed RICHARD REITZ Record Express Editor _______ WARWICK TWP. — There was a time when the banks of the Hammer Creek were bustling with activi- Arts/Entertainment...................22 ty providing power for numerous mills that thrived g lrtt?s ....................................— j aiong its swift-moving water. ............................oa 07 Nearly all of those mills — so prominent in the 18th C o m m e n tary/Lette r e . .i. .[i........ 4 *nd 19th century - have since ceased operation or Obituaries ... 12 disappeared altogether. But recently, there has been a Out of the Past!!!!!.”!!."!!!!.! 2©, 24 resurgence of activity along those stream banks, Police/Fire Log....................... 2 thanks to a small but dedicated group of residents Religion................................ 16-17 working to restore and preserve the creek. School News..........................6-7 The Hammer Creek Watershed Alliance formed as Social....................................14-15 a nonprofit organization in August 1999, and since Sports...................................... 8-11 that nme has made some significant strides to protect the stream banks and its surrounding environment. “There are so many irregular turns, it can be hard Win to stabilize the banks,” said Gary Trostle, president of \ Gift the Alliance. ^Sivo«eI \ It was not unusual for farmers or mill owners along oi,Gii\ eS I c e r tif ic a te s the creek to actually re-route the stream bed to suit r & their needs. As a result, some of the stream follows an p • . unnatural path, which can make the group’s task r r i z e s . more challenging. “If a farmer wanted a pasture, or a full field, he would just move the stream,” Trostle said. “We would like to move the stream back to its original path,” he added. But for practical purposes, they are satisfied with improving the stream as it currently flows and stabilize its banks. So far, they have had some remarkable success. One of their first major projects was completed last year, as they installed about 20 “cross veins” along about a mile of the 3.9 miles of the creek that the group is targeting, between Speedwell Forge and Millway. The area known as the Hammer Creek Watershed covers 2,500 square acres, Trostle said. Cross veins are rock outcroppings that jut upstream into the creek from its banks, creating a plow-like effect. The goal is to break the flow of water along the banks, pushing the swift water into the center of the creek, while slowing down the flow along the sides. This, Trostle said, allows more sediment to settle along the banks, and relieves the pressure of the water along the banks that can cause excessive erosion. Eventually, the stream will get narrow as more sediment drops into the vein area, and the water cuts More HAMMER CREEK on A-21 Register in various Lititz area businesses now thru April 28th to win hundreds of dollars worth of gift certificates and prizes! Look for the “umbrellas” throughout this issue and register at each location. Each store selects its own winners from those who register. Youth Aid Panel to explore court alternatives 7 7 4 9 0 530 LITITZ — While the Lititz area has a reputation for providing a caring and nurturing environment for youth, there are still areas in need of improvement to make a greater impact. It is this endeavor that has inspired the formation of a Youth Aid Panel for Lititz. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lititz Community Center. The public is invited to attend the meeting and learn more about how this Panel could make a positive impact on a progressive community. Youth Aid Panels are an alternative to the existing court system for handling juvenile offenses. It is initiated by the local police departments instead of processing juvenile offenders directly into the courts. This program has been endorsed by the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, as well as by local District Justice Daniel Garrett. “This is an opportunity for juveniles guilty of minor offenses to be made to be accountable for their actions and have appropriate consequences, without having to be processed through the court system,” Garrett said. “It is likened to the ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ concept.” For more information about the Youth Aid Panel, contact Mimi Girten at the Lititz Community Center, 626-5096. Elmer Fry will discuss the days when trolleys like this one, pictured outside the old Lititz train depot in June 1937, were a vital source of transportation to-and-from the borough. Trolley memories Lititz Library slide lecture will recall days when trolley bells clanged through Lititz KATHY BLANKENBILLER Record Express Staff LITITZ — Listen cfosely to retired mechanical engineer Elmer Fry as he speaks about the trolleys of yesterday and you may hear the faint clang of the bell and the clatter of the heavy steel wheels as they tumble over the rail joints. Local expert Elmer Fry will present an informative slide lecture, “Trolley Cars and the Historic Lititz Area,” on Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lititz Public Library. Fascinated with trolleys since 1927, Fry was only three years old when he and his family lived in Palmyra, a block-and-a-half away from the trolleys that they rode each weekend to visit his grandparents near Trenton. “I always loved railroads... but railroads are remote. You couldn’t walk right up to one,” Fry said. “But a trolley car — you could walk right up and touch it; it was more personal.” The origins of the trolley car can be traced back to the 1800’s when cities began their growth spurts. Distances were measured by how far a man could walk or ride a horse. Soon the electric age brought the trolley, deemed a mechanical marvel in its time; a flat car, enclosed by slats of wood, was the very first “trolley car.” Stein-metz’s “alternating current” and the “interurbans” were born in the 1900’s and were used until 1938 when the trolleys died out. Over 1,000 cities in the United States had trolley cars clanking over 42,000 miles of shiny metal track by the end of World War I. The popular automobile, developed about the same time as the trolley, however, soon became the less expensive transportation method of choice. The government realized the opportunity, purchasing and paving the all the turnpikes available. Cars began to take over and skimmed the profit margin More TROLLEYS on A-19 Catch of the day Photo by Stephen Seeber FISHING DERBY — The annual kids fishing derby at Warwick Township’s riparian park ushered in the opening of trout season on April 14 in grand style. Nearly 270 children registered for the event, sponsored by the Lititz Sportsmen Association, including 8-year-old JT Metzer, pictured here with one of his victories. A photo story of this community event is on Page 13. 677490530005 |
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