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Stabbing was surprise attack
Police: Victim had no idea her violent husband was lurking in the family minivan
STEPHEN SEEBER________________
R e c o rd Express S ta ff
LITITZ — As the investigation of last
week’s downtown stabbing continues, police
have learned that Anna Martinez was the
victim of a surprise attack.
“She was not aware that he was in the van
until she was driving down the road,” Detec­tive
John Schofield of the Lititz Police De­partment
said.
It appears that Martinez’ estranged hus­band
Hernando had snuck into the minivan
while Martinez was dropping her child off at
Lititz Elementary School. He attacked his
wife from behind as she drove north on
North Broad Street.
She was able to fend off the attack to
some degree, stopping the van in front of the
Wilbur Chocolate building and running to
the sidewalk for help. Lacerations to her
throat and the defensive wounds to her arms
and hands were severe, but EMTs and spe­cially-
trained Lititz firefighters who just
happened to be within a block of the bloody
scene were able to assist Martinez almost im­mediately.
She is now recovering at a local
hospital, where, according to police on
Wednesday morning, her condition is con­tinuing
to improve.
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Holiday Deadlines
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Jan. 3 issue, significant deadli­ne
changes will be in effect for
those issues. Please see page
2 for details.
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will be closed on Jan. 1.
INSIDE
□ Business
Glass Gallery
Glass Accents, Inc., an art
shop owned by Audrey Smit,
featuring fine glassware art­work,
has moved from The Art­works
at Doneckers to a new
shop in Brickerville. Page 21.
G School
Holiday Spirit
Recently, students at Kissel
Hill Elementary School per­formed
a special holiday con­cert
and play, featuring Charles
Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Here, Scrooge (Daniel Russo) is
confronted by the gost of Mar-ley
(Jason Griffith). Page 7.
□ Social
Resolutions
In her “In Sites” column this
week, Kathy Blankenbiller takes
a gander at resolutions vs. “do­able”
resolutions. Page 14.
□ Commentary
On the 8-Ball
His “Magic 8-Ball” is on the
fritz, but Richard Reitz has
found a way to make his New
Year’s predictions for 2002
anyway. Page 5.
□ Also Inside
Sister Act
Two local sisters, Theresa
and Catherine Walker, are star­ring
in the Dutch Apple Dinner
Theatre production “Beauty
and the Beast.” A feature story
is on Page 13.
□ Sports
Warrior Sports
The boys and girls basketball
teams struggled in its recent
contests, while on the wrestling
mat, the Warriors toppled a
challenge by South Western.
Pages 8-9.
Index
Arts/Entertainment..................19
Births......................................... 10
Business............................. 21-22
Classified............................23-25
Commentary/Letters.............4-5
Obituaries...........................12-13
Out of the Past................. 18, 20
Police/Fire Log.......................2-3
Religion............................... 16-17
School News...........................6-7
Social...................................14-15
Sports.... ................................8-11
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Wallace,
former Twp.
official, dies
NAPLES, Fla. — He was a
prominent local business owner,
served as an assistant district attor­ney,
and for many years worked as
a nuclear engineer involved in
rocket technology.
The career of longtime Lititz res­ident
Dallas L. “Steve” Wallace,
who died last week in Naples at
the age of 70, was prolific and
filled with variety, including com­munity
service as a Warwick
Township supervisor in the 1980s.
Wallace, formerly of 748 Or­chard
Drive, Lititz, died of natural
causes Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, in
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Warwick S.B.
sets meeting
schedule ’02
LITITZ — Warwick School
Board has announced its meetings
schedule for 2002.
Board meetings will be held on
the third Tuesday of each month,
except the annual reorganization
meeting, which is held on the first
Tuesday of the first full week in
December.
Meetings begin at 7 p.rn., and
are held in the District Office
Board Room, located in the War­wick
High School building, 301 W.
Orange St., Lititz
Meetings will be held on the fol­lowing
dates: Jan. 15, Feb. 19,
March 19, April 16, May 21, June
18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct.
15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3.
Committee-of-the-whole meet­ings
are held on the first Tuesday
of the month, unless canceled, be­ginning
at 7 p.m. in the board
room.
The Building and Property
Committee, and the Education
Committee, each meet on the sec­ond
Monday of each month at 7
p.m. in the board room.
The Finance and Legal Commit­tee,
and the Student Activities
Committee, each meet on the sec­ond
Thursday of each month at 7
p.m. in the board room.
Warwick
OKs budget
Property tax rate
remains at 2 mills
RICHARD REITZ___________
R e c o rd Express E d ito r
WARWICK TWP. — Warwick
Township supervisors adopted the
2002 general operating budget,
planning for recreation and road­way
improvements without addi­tional
burden to taxpayers.
On Dec. 19, Warwick supervi­sors
formally adopted the budget,
set at $2,902,342, the same amount
reviewed by officials during a pub­lic
hearing held in November. This
budget is about one percent higher
than the current budget.
Officials expect to raise that
amount of funding while main­taining
the current 2 mill tax on
real estate. It will mark the 12th
Consecutive year that the township
has not raised property taxes for
residents.
The budget covers the town­ship’s
genera] operation costs, in­cluding
the police department, ad­ministrative
staff salaries and
township maintenance. The bud-
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Photo by Richard Reitz
WARWICK TWP. POLICE MAKE CHRISTMAS WISHES COME TRUE - On Sunday, Dec. 23, six local families were invited to
the Warwick Township Municipal Building for a special party with Santa Claus. The party was the culmination of the Warwick Town­ship
Police Departments Blue Christmas event, raising donations to help those in our community who are less fortunate, and who
might otherwise have a blue Christmas. The effort was an overwhelming success, according to event organizers, who said that the
community really came together to help them achieve their goal. As a result, they were able to give many of the children the exact
gifts that they had on their wish list, as well as some nice clothing... and they were able to visit Santa that afternoon to share their
lists with him. The atmosphere in the meeting room was as festive as any living room on Christmas morning, with wrapping paper
scattered about the floor, cookies and other holiday treats available, and toys that will be enjoyed long after Santa returns to the
North Pole. Mom and Dad were also remembered on this day, as Wal-Mart and Giant Foods donated gift certificates to each family
to help them with the purchase of other necessities. Pictured above are the children at the party with Santa Claus, and Warwick
Twp. police officers Rick Groff and Sam DaBella.
Photo by Stephen Seeber
Warwick Township Supervisors Chairman Bruce Bucher says
thank you to Crawford Kauffman (right) for his six years of service.
Kauffman sat in on his final meeting as a supervisor last Wednes­day,
Dec. 19.
Kauffman retires from board
WARWICK TWP. — Last Wednesday marked Crawford Kauffman’s
last meeting as a Warwick Township supervisor.
The retired CV teacher decided to enter full-time leisure earlier this
year when he announced he would not seek reelection to his seat. He will
be succeeded by former Manheim Central School District Superintendent
Joseph McSparren in 2002.
Kauffman served on the board of supervisors for six years. He was also
on the township’s planning commission.
“This was a good group of guys to work with,” he said prior to receiv­ing
an honorary plaque from his colleagues.
• Community Hosktai« Lavaüjx
Hospital hearings
begin in Warwick
STEPHEN SEEBER
R e c o rd Express S ta ff
WARWICK TWP. — Township
residents got their first look at the
new campus-style hospital that will
be built on Buckhill Farms.
Five experts in architecture and
design spoke Dec. 19 on behalf of
Lancaster HMA, Inc., the firm that
owns Community Hospital of Lan­caster,
presenting a fairly complex
introduction to the project.
“This may be a lengthy hear­ing,”
Bruce Bucher, chairman of
the Warwick Township supervi­sors,
offered as a disclaimer to the
audience. “There’s a lot of ground
to cover here.”
The ground that will be covered,
some time between now and the
spring of 2004, is a 43-acre soybean
field directly west of the Shoppes
at Kissel Village, bordered by Mill-port
Road, Highlands Drive, West
Woods Drive and Hess Lane.
The plan is to move Community
Hospital of Lancaster out of its
current urban environment of Lan­caster
and into a new 21st century
model 204-bed “green” facility.
The “green” aspect alludes to
the hospital’s self-contained effi­cient
and enviro-friendly power
plant, as well as plans for an intri­cate
trail system and lots of land­scaping.
When completed, the estimated
$50 million campus will feature a
main hospital building with an at­tached
women’s and babies’ hospi­tal,
separate medical offices, a heli-
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