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Six individuals and the BMX track
earn Distinguished Service Awards
An educator, a firefighter,
a religious leader, a young
woman, a citizen, a fitness
leader and a community
organization were all
honored recently for their
contributions to the local
community at the annual
Distinguished Service
Awards Banquet.
The banquet and awards
ceremony was sponsored by
the Lititz Area Jaycees and
the Lititz Women of Today.
The award winners were:
Craig A. Young, Outstanding
Young Firefighter; Sonia M.
Shaner, Outstanding Young
Educator; James Metzler,
O u ts ta n d in g Young
Religious Leader.
Also, Keith W. Parke,
Outstanding Young Fitness
Leader; Dana G. King,
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Keith Parke Kristina Taylor Dana King
Outstanding Young Citizen;
Kristina L. Taylor, Out­standing
Young Woman;
and The LRC BMX
Raceway, the Distinguished
Service Award.
The winners were chosen
from nominees submitted
from the community last
fall.
O u ts ta n d in g Young
Firefighter
Craig A. Young, 31, a
captain in the Rothsville
Fire Company, was named
the Outstanding Young
Firefighter.
Young, a resident of 2020
Main St., Rothsville, joined
the Rothsville Fire Company
as a junior firefighter at the
age of 12.
Over the years he com-p
le te d in n um e ra b le
firefighting courses as he
advanced through the
leadership ranks in the fire
company. f
Young has also been $
member of the Rothsville
Ambulance Association,
where he served as an
em e rg en cy m ed ic a l
technician for 10 years.
A member of the Salem
United Methodist Churclv he
has served that congregation
in a number of capacities.
Young is employed as a
dock worker for Yellow
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Community continues to pull together
in fund-raising efforts for Ron Metzler
by Bonnie Szymanski
Community projec ts
continue to proliferate, as
residents create unique
fund-raisers to benefit the
Ron Metzler Hospitalization
Fund.
Following Ron’s bone
marrow transplant to
combat aplastic anemia and
a hospital stay of a month at
the Montefiore Hospital in
Pittsburgh, bills have been
mounting and it won’t be
long until they surpass the
$100,000 mark, according to
Ron’s father, Richard
Metzler.
At the Warwick Middle
School, the student council is
sponsoring a carnation sale
to support the fund.
Under the direction of
Christine Green, middle
school guidance counselor,
council members took or­ders
all this week for the
flowers, which are to be
delivered on Feb. 14,
Valentine’s Day.
Ron’s sister, Dorothy, is
an eighth grade student at
the middle school.
At the high school, where
Ron is a member of the
junior class, the Varsity
Club in cooperation with the
junior class, is sponsoring a
dance following Friday
night’s Varsity basketball
game with Cocalico at home.
Proceeds from the Ron
Metzler Fund-Raising Dance
will go to help cover the cost
of his medical expenses, said
a school spokesman.
Neighbors of Hilltop
Manor, a housing
development along Snyder
Hill Road, recently held a
plastic party plan in-home
fund-raiser, which netted
$765 in both donations and
sales, with all monies going
to the Metzler fund.
The Brun-Lex Lions Club
is selling tickets for a ham
drawing to be held on March
8 during a club-sponsored
breakfast at the Brun-nerville
Fire Hall.
Proceeds from the
breakfast will also be
d o n a ted to the
hospitalization fund. The
public is invited.
A visit from Dad
Richard Metzler stopped
in at the Record office this
week, the day before he was
to drive back to Pittsburgh
to be with his son.
HE said Ron’s visit home
last weekend was marred by
the fact that his brother,
Bobby, had a cold, which
kept Ron from visiting his
own home, sleeping in his
own bed.
Because of his weakened
immune system, Ron must
stay away from people with
colds, flu and other tran-smittable
diseases.
He did drive all tne way
from Pittsburgh to Lititz and
back, though said his father.
A good sign.
Recently Ron’s white
blood count dropped back to
a low 1500.
But, in a relatively short
period of time, the count
jumped back to 1800, added
Metzler, noting that his son’s
hemoglobin count (red blood
cells) is also on the rise.
Another good sign.
Metzler says his visits with
Ron are mainly to keep him
company and to help him
when he gets tired.
His doctors have told him
to stay inside during cold
weather, but when the sun
comes out and temperatures
rise, he takes short walks
around the neighborhood
where he is living while an
outpatient at Montefiore
Hospital.
Studies have begun again
for Ron, with a tutor
scheduled to visit him during
the evenings to help him
maintain his junior class
standing.
Metzler said he got his
first doctor/hospital bill this
month.
$78,000.
That includes $4,000 for
Shirley (Ron’s sister, who
donated the bone marrow for
her brother’s transplant),
and $74,000 for Ron.
Last week’s check on the
hospitalization fund account
at Farmers First Bank
showed a total of about
$2,500. That figure was
updated this week by Rev.
Tropp, who said there is now
$6,475 in the account.
Following the this week’s
fund-raisers and future fund­raisers,
the total is certain to
rise, but, in all probability,
not fast enough or high
enough.
Barb Gingrich Singer, the
marathon runner who is
running on Feb. 23 from
York to Lancaster in the
Marathon of the Roses is still
taking pledges for her run,
all of which will be donated
to the Ron Metzler fund.
She may be contacted at
627-0872 or pledges (NO
CHECKS OR MONEY) may
be mailed to her at 166 Front
St.
The Ron M e tz le r
Hospitalization Fund, set up
by Rev. Lawrence Tropp of
Em m an u e l L u th e ra n
Church, Brickerville, is still
receiving donations. They
may be sent to the fund,
account no. 1-3394-35-20, c/o
Farmers First Bank, Box
1000, Lititz,Pa. 17543.
Persons wishing to
correspond with Ron may
write to him at 101 Lila St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 15235.
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The Warwick Middle School Student Council is
sponsoring a carnation sale to benefit the Ron
Metzler Fund. Pictured here are, left to right, Todd
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Lois J. Leister, 37, 108 Oxford Dr., received
lacerations to the forehead in this one-car accident
on East Woods Drive, Tuesday. The accident was
one of three early morning accidents on snow-covered
roads. Snow gradually gave way to rain
before noon.
Woman sustains head injuries
on snow-covered East Woods Drive
Mother Nature paid a
surprise visit to Lancaster
County Tuesday painting
trees and shrubs winter
wonderland white and
causing three accidents
between 6:20 a.m. and 9:17
a.m. in Warwick Township.
In the most serious of the
three, Lois J. Leister, 37, of
108 Oxford Drive, sustained
lacerations to the forehead
and was transported to
Lancaster General Hospital
by Warwick Ambulance. She
was treated and later
released according to a
hospital spokesman.
:■ Investigating Officer Ed
Tobin reported that Leister
was traveling east on East
Woods Drive when she lost
control of her car on the
slippery road and struck a
tree at 330 W. Woods Dr. The
car was towed from the
scene and the accident which
occurred at 9:17 a.m. is still
under investigation.
Officer Tim Davis in­vestigated
a one-car ac­cident
at 7:14 a.m. on Feb. 4
at East Newport Road and
Anita Drive. Jacqueline
Klepach, 32, of 21 Arrowhead
Dr., was traveling east on
East Newport Road when
her car slid off the roadway
and hit a utility pole. The car
continued over a small
embankment. Klepach
received a bruise to the
forehead. She and a
passenger, Joshua Klepach,
2, of the same address, were
both transported to Lititz
Family Medical Center by
Rothsville Ambulance. The
vehicle was towed from the
scene. Davis is continuing
his investigation.
Davis investigated a two-vehicle
accident Feb. 4 at
6:20 a.m. at East Newport
Road, east of Millway Road.
He reported that Rose Ann
Crawford, 31, of 172 Weidler
Lane, Rothsville, was
driving west on East
Newport Road when her
vehicle began to slide on the
snow. The car continued into
the eastbound lane where it
collided with a car driven by
Nevin E. Weidler, 30, North
Charlotte Street, Manheim.
Both cars were driven from
the scene.
On Feb. 1 at 12:09 p.m.,
Officer William Fasnacht
responded to an accident
report at Erbs Quarry Road,
near the quarry. He reported
that Mary Alice Steudler, 48,
of 1229 Elm Ave., Lancaster,
told him that she was driving
north on Erbs Quarry Road
when a dark-colored vehicle
forced her off the road
causing her car to strike a
utility pole. She was tran­sported
to St. Joseph
Hospital for treatment of
minor injuries. The accident
is still under investigation.
Officers were called to
investigate two thefts and
one attempted theft. On Feb.
1 at 2:02 p.m., Tobin
received a call from Russell
Conner of Conner’s Garage,
2077 Main St. Rothsville,
about an attempted theft of
tires from a vehicle parked
at the rear of his property. A
17-year-old Lititz area youth
was, apprehended and will be
re fe rred to juvenile
authorities.
Ross Beighley, project
manager of the Crosswinds
development, called police
Jan. 29 at 3:30 p.m. to report
that a quantity of green-colored
aluminum siding
with an estimated value of
$1500 was taken from a house
under construction. The
incident is still under in­vestigation
by Tobin.
Officer Ray Lausch
received a report of a theft
Jan. 27 at 11:10 a.m. at
Binkley and Hurst, 133
Rothsville Station Road.
Lausch reported that a
white-colored Case 54L front
end loader attachment was
missing. It has an estimated
value of $2799. The incident
is still under investigation.
Officer Richard Groff
received a report of two
males creating a distur­bance
Jan. 30 at 1:15 a.m. at
2131 Main St., Rothsville. He
reported that Walter S.
Hubbs IV, 21, of 37 Church
St. Rothsville ; and Randall
Lee Ruhl, 21, of 112 Noble St.,
were both visibly in­toxicated.
He charged both
with public drunkeness and
both were transported to the
Hubbs’ residence.
Lausch is continuing an
investigation of criminal
mischief reported on Jan. 27.
He received complaints of
damage to mailboxes at 1225
and 1237 Clay Road. The
reports were received at
10:09a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
The department reported
the following citations: stop
sign violations-6; traffic
signal „ violations-3; in­spection
violations-3; and
dog complaints-1. The
department has also
received a number of
complaints from concerned
citizens about the number of
dead crows being found in
the Township.
Washington budget cuts felt locally
by Kathleen King
The attempt to reduce the
federal deficit and balance
the budget in Washington
has already had effects here.
Late last week several
local municipalities received
notice that their Federal
Revenue Sharing allocations
would be smaller than ex­pected
in 1986.
In the meantime, Lititz
Borough and Warwick
Township are waiting to
hear what becomes of
Community Development
Block Grant funds promised
for 1986 but in danger of
falling victim to a new round
of cuts.
Although the word has
been out for quite some time
that 1986 would probably be
the last year for Federal
Revenue Sharing, local
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Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Classified 13,14,15
Social 18
Business Directory 22
Business Update 24
Manheim 25,26
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Miller, student council member; Christine Green,
guidance counselor; Dorothy Metzler, Ron’s sister;
and Beth Heisey, student council member.
The monthly meeting
of the Lititz Retailers
Association has been
scheduled for the second
Wednesday of this
month. The February
meeting will be held
next Wednesday, Feb.
12 at 7:30 P.M. at The
General Sutter Inn.
All area businessmen
are welcome and invited
to attend.
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officials had anticipated full
funding for 1986.
Sue Barry, Lititz borough
manager, said Tuesday that
she contacted officials in
Washington last fall when
she was preparing her
budget. She was told to plan
on receiving the same
amount as last year.
Federal Revenue Sharing
Last year the borough
received $42,740 in Federal
Revenue Sharing. Barry
said she budgeted $42,000 for
this year and heard last
week that she can expect
three quarterly payments of
$10,821 with a last quarterly
payment of $7,205.
That equals $39,668, or
$2,332 less than budgeted.
Warwick Township faces
the same situation.
In 1985 the township was
allocated $31,304 but
received notice that it can
expect only $29,734 in 1986 -
also with a lower fourth
quarter payment.
However, Elizabeth
Township is in a slightly
different situation. Ac­cording
to Rita Snavely,
tow n sh ip s e c r e ta r y ,
Elizabeth Township is ex­pecting
$12,279 in Federal
Revenue Sharing in 1986 - $59
more than last year.
However, the Elizabeth
Township supervisors
budgeted $12,674 in receipts,
so they too will be slightly
short on income.
Warwick Township Ad­ministrator,
Karen Koncle,
said although she receives
notice of an allocation, the
amount actually received is
not always identical.
“Our 1985 entitlement was
$31,304,” she said. “Then we
got notice that it was in­creased
to $31,428 but the
payments issued actually
came to $31,679.”
Shortfall
Both Barry and Koncle
said the shortfall would
probably be made up by the
general fund.
In Warwick Township
Federal Revenue Sharing
funds are used for public
safety.
In Lititz Borough the funds
are divided between
donations to community
services like the library and
the fire company and the
electric bill for street lights.
Elizabeth Township also
donates most of its funds to
community services.
Although this year’s cuts
are not major, local officials
will have some tough
decisions to make when
preparing the budget for
1987, knowing that Federal
Revenue Sharing will
probably be eliminated.
“We figure that our
Federal Revenue Sharing
funds - about $42,000 - equals
one mill of tax,” Barry
pointed out.
However, F e d e ra l
Revenue is not the only area
where local municipalities
face reductions in federal
funding.
Community Development
Funds
Both Warwick Township
and Lititz Borough have
projects lined up to complete
with Community
Development Block Grant
funds.
Warwick Township ap­plied
for funds to construct a
water tower for its proposed
Rothsville municipal water
system. The township was
originally to receive
$150,000.
The borough had the okay
for $51,000 to put toward
storm sewer construction.
Both m u n c ip a litie s
received notice that they
could face a reduction of 16-
17 percent in th e ir
allocations, since Lancaster
County expects its allocation
to be cut by a similar
amount.
In fact, some projects
might be cut altogether, but
to date, the municipalities
have received no notice, one
way or the other, of what the
final decision will be.
Randy Patterson, deputy
executive director of the
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Theft alert
Lititz Police Chief
J am e s S. F r itz
cautioned residents
Tuesday to keep all
doors locked, even when
they are at home.
Fritz noted that an
increasing number of
thefts are occurring
when residents are at
home w a tch in g
television or otherwise
occupied.
He further asked that
residents pay particular
attention to persons
w a lk in g in th e ir
neighborhoods and
asked that they alert
police immediately to
any suspicious activity
or persons.