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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 46
How do you stop
a teen from
self-destructing?
A Lititz mother tells how
she found the answers
Editor’s Note: Teens are
pedal people. Too young
> be adults, yet too old to
e considered children,
ley struggle for an identi-f
of their own. Very often
lat struggle leaves teens -
ur future adults - in a
:ate of grave confusion.
Following is the true
dry of a mother and a
in, a child who grew up In
ititz but really didn’t fit
i. It’s a story of his
:ruggle for his own identi-
/ and of his parents’
ruggle to save his life.
Their names have been
hanged to protect the
imily’s identity.
by Becky Collins
Billy was one of those
ds who never seemed to fit
In elementary school, Bil-was
identified as a bright
udent by his teachers. He
id only one problem - he
fused to fight on the play-
■ound. In doing so, Billy
as identified as a “sissy,” a
rget for all the bullies to
ck on.
The label stuck, and
Inside today’s Record
Herman Armstrong, Warner Lambert plant
nanager, left, explains a packaging process to
5en. John Heinz during a tour of the plant Feb. 10.
:or more information and pictures on the visit,
see page 24.
Very often readers com­plain
that newspapers fall to
highlight the accomplish­ments
of our young people.
In today’s Record you can
read some of these positive
accomplishments in the
area of academics, sports
and military service.
• Read the sports sec­tion
on page 6,7 and 8 to get
all the details on our War­wick
High School athletes
• Read the long list of
Warwick High School stu­dents
on page 8 who made
ihe distinguished and regu-
’ar honor rolls for the sec­ond
marking period.
• Read “Milestones In
Education” on page 17
which details academic
achievements of our area
college students.
• Read “In the Military”
on page 21 to find news of
our young people who are
serving their country in the
military service.
Wesley Siegrist Is a
young man willing to take
the time to help others. He
recently underwent exten­sive
training as a Teen Line
counselor. Teen Line, an
offshoot of CONTACT, is a
confidential phone line for
teens. Read about Wesley
on page 14.
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although Billy looked for­ward
to making a fresh start
at middle school, that new
start was not to be found.
Instead, those kids from his
elementary school days
were there, pointing him out
to their new friends, urging
them to test Billy and his
resolve not to fight.
His parents, frightened by
what they saw happening to
their son, signed him up for
judo and karate classes - to
no avail: Billy just didn’t
want to fight back.
Billy’s middle school
years were fraught with tales
of embarrassment and tor­ture
at the hands of his class­mates.
His grades melted
away as quickly as his self­esteem.
Outside of school, he was
an active teen-ager, involved
in scouting, railroading and
an avid reader; but at school
Billy remained everyone’s
favorite target.
“You know how all the
chickens in the coop pick on
the one who is sickly - that’s
how they treated him,” Bil-
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Billy’s family received
help and moral support
through Support Parents In
Need (SPIN), a local support
group for parents of teenage
drug and alcohol abusers
and/or teens with severe
behavioral problems.
Organized in 1982, SPIN
has provided a forum for
parents with troubled teens.
But most importantly, SPIN
has helped these parents see
that they are not alone.
According to a pamphlet on
the organization, “some­times
we cry a little, and
even laugh a little, as each of
us gains insight into dealing
with our troublesome
teenager.”
SPIN members can act as
a “contacts” for a runaway
youth and as mediators in
crisis situations. A SPIN
member is alway s as close as
the telephone, and all discus­sion
between SPIN mem­bers
are confidential.
Through SPIN, parents
learn to “detach” from their
teen’s problems and live
Meeting may have helped
Lititz find sludge
disposal solution
by Linda A. Harris
A meeting between War­wick
Township Municipal
Authority members and rep­resentatives
of Lititz Bor­ough
Council may have
brought the borough an
unexpected benefit, thanks
to a member of the authority
and the township engineer.
The group met to discuss a
borough developer’s request
for information on tying into
township wastewater lines
and the township’s request
to the borough for additional
water.
The discussion eventually
moved to the problem of
sludge disposal. Clyde
Tshudy, council president,
told the assemblage that
water is not really the prob­lem,
the problem is what to
do with the sludge, the by­product
of water consump­tion
and treatment.
Tshudy said that the bor­ough
currently spreads
sludge on three farms, but
increasing development and
water usage could create
future problems since new
farms are not being
approved because of the
area’s limestone founda­tions.
A
pproval Unlikely
“We had been seeking
DER (Department of Envir-o
nm en ta l R e so u rc e s )
approval for two additional
farms, and DER has not yet
said no, but it doesn’t seem
likely they will approve
them because of concerns
raised by the Lancaster
County Planning Commis­sion,”
he explained.
Sludge and manure
applied to land can adverse­ly
affect water quality if
over-applied, especially on
lands underlaid by limestone
which allows nutrients to
seep into groundwater.
Les Andes, authority
chairman, said he agreed
with Tshudy’s assessment
and added that DER is likely
to become more stringent,
rather than less stringent on
water quality.
Study Cited
Bill Sharpless, authority
member, said that he recen­tly
read of studies being
done on the possible appli­cation
of sludge to wooded
areas, such as state game
lands, and asked if the bor­ough
had considered the
idea.
Larry Zimmerman, town­ship
engineer, said that his
firm, Glace Engineering of
Harrisburg, serves as engi­neer
for other municipalities
which are currently engaged
in applying sludge to recla­mation
areas in the coal reg­ions
and the program is suc­cessful.
He told Tshudy that
if the borough wanted to
investigate the feasibility to
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Broad Street borough’s
most dangerous in 1987
Depression and despair often occur during a
teen’s search fo r an individual identity. Parents
with troubled teens in the Lititz area have a sup­port
group, SPIN, where they can air their feel­ings,
find reassurance - and possibly even some
answers.
SPIN helps parents
of troubled teens
by Linda A. Harris
Lititz Borough police
investigated 186 accidents
in 1987, an increase of six
from the previous year. Of
these, 101 were classified as
non-reportable to the state,
while 85 were state-reportable.
State-reportable
accidents are those in which
there are injuries and those
in which vehicles must be
towed.
There were two accidents
involving bicyclists and two
involving pedestrians. Of
the 186 accidents, 24 were
classified as hit/run.
Dangerous Street
As in 1986, Broad Street
ranked as the borough’s
most dangerous street in
1987. There were 35 acci­dents
recorded on South
Broad Street, 28 on South
Broad and seven on North
Broad. In 1986, the total of
accidents on Broad Street
was 48.
Other borough streets
contributing to the total of
105 accidents recorded on
streets in 1987 were: Main
Street, 11 (east, 10; west,
one); Cedar Street, and
Orange Street, with seven
each; Front Street, and Sec­ond
Avenue, five each;
Maple Street, four; Kissel
Hill Road, three; and North
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Locust, East Center, South
Oak and Water streets, and
North Lane, two each.
One a c c id e n t was
recorded on each of the fol­lowing
streets: Wentworth
Lane, Kleine Lane, East
New Street, Golden Street,
Oxford Drive, West Lincoln
Avenue and Owl Hill Road.
Intersection Accidents
East Main and Cedar
streets ranked as the bor­ough’s
most dangerous
intersection with nine
recorded accidents. In 1986,
it ranked second with five
ad tid en ts, behind the
intersection of Cedar Street
and Second Avenue with six
accidents.
The intersection at South
Broad and Orange streets
ranked second in 1987 with
six recorded accidents,
while the intersection of
South Broad Street and Sec­ond
Avenue was third with
four accidents.
Intersections with three
accidents each were: West
Orange Street and West Sec-ond
Avenue, Second
Avenue and South Cedar
Street, Broad and Main
streets, and North Broad
Street and North Lane.
Intersections with two
accidents each were: West
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their own lives. They learn
how not to “enable” their
child’s destructive behavior,
and how not to place the
blame for the situation on
any one person or thing.
Through shared experi­ence,
professional counse­lors
and educational films,
SPIN members gain initia­tive
to work through family
difficulties and to begin tak­ing
positive action. Parents
seeking help through SPIN
will find that the group does
not counsel, rather they are
supportive and can suggest
alternatives, give referrals
and relate what they did in a
similar situation with their
own troubled teen.
SPIN meets at 8 p.m.
every second and fourth
Thursday at St. Paul Luthe­ran
Church education build­ing
(ninth grade Sunday
school room), 200 W.
Orange St. Parents of teens
struggling with alcohol or
drug abuse or behavioral
pro b lem s are always
welcome.
Three people were injured in this accident at
Broad Street and Second Avenue Feb. 16. That
intersection ranks as the third most dangerous in
terms of accidents in 1987. See story on accident
on page 18.
School board approves logo
by Becky Collins
Warwick School District
now has an official district
logo, designed by graphic
arts teacher Ken Keener,
which will be used on all dis­trict
and school publications,
documents and materials.
The Warwick School Dis­trict
board of directors
approved the new logo dur­ing
their Tuesday night
meeting.
The logo, faintly resem­bling
an Indian head nickel,
is available in both black and
white or color. Dr. John H.
Bonfield, superintendent,
noted that the establishment
of an official logo for the
school district has been a
personal goal. “We’re
pleased with the new logo,”
he remarked.
The board of directors
also approved the 1988-89
school calendar, which fol­lows
the same general sche­duling
or starting, ending
and holiday dates as past
y e a rs . Dr. B o n fie ld
remarked that the only
change in the 1988-89
school calendar is the back
to school date following the
Christmas holiday. “Next
year, we will start back on
the Tuesday following the
first of the year as opposed to
reopening on Monday,” he
said.
Along with the approval
of the school calendar, the
board granted their approval
for six early dismissal dates
for middle and high school
students during the 1988-89
school year.
Classes will be dismissed
at 1:30p.m. on Sept.21, Oct.
20, and Dec. 14, 1988 as
well as Feb. 9. March 29 and
April 25, 1989. The early
dismissals will furnish
faculty with time for parent-teacher
conferences, curri­culum
development and
staff development.
The board granted their
approval for a request from
the Education Committee to
award .2 credits to students
who succesfully complete
35 hours of instruction with
a mentor in the Warwick
High School Mentorship
program for gifted students.
According to committee
chairman Ruth Husser, these
credits will be applied tow-a
r d g r a d u a t i o n
requirements.
Students affected by this
decision will receive credits
beginning this school year.
Other Business
In other business, the
school board approved a
waiver of tuition for students
from other school districts
attending IU classes but are
integrated into district clas­ses
for periods of time dur­ing
the 1988-89 school year.
This action is being recipro­cated
by other districts
where Warwick students in
IU classes are integrated into
those districts.
The board g ran ted
approval for a request of
Sunday use of facilities to
AMBLJCS, who will use the
high school auditorium on
March 6, 13 and 20 for their
musical, “Oklahoma.” They
also granted approval for the
Lancaster County Youth
Symphony and Sound
Ensemble to use the high
school auditorium on Feb. 7
and 21, April 10 and 24, and
May 15 for rehearsals and a
concert.
They denied a request
from the Lititz Lions Club
for the high school circle and
lawn for an Easter Egg rain-date
on April 3.
Personnel
The board voted their
approval for a list of seven
substitute teachers recom­mended
by the superinten­dent’s
office. Approved sub­stitute
teachers include:
Catherine Heidrick, 280
Rivermoor Drive, Marietta;
Marcia Mumma, 1662
Sheaffer Road, Elizabeth­town;
Lisa Sneath, 1713
Linwood Ave„ Lancaster;
John E. Walton, 47 Running
Pump Road, Lancaster; Ger­ald
Barger, 936 Darby Lane,
Lancaster; Kris P. Snyder
Samuelson, 547 College
Ave., H-204, Lancaster; and
Arlene Schleppi, 3 Valley
View Court, Lititz.
Marjorie Wall, 646 Owl
Hill Road, was approved as a
substitute aide, effective
Feb. 16 at a salary of $4.20
per hour for aid and $3.65
per hour for cafeteria
monitor.
Cathy Bard, 735 Owl Hill
Road, was approved as a stu­dent
helper in the business
office, effective Feb. 16, at a
rate of $3.65 per hour.
Linda Keebler, 1212
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Money found King named Record editor
The owner of currency
found in Lititz Borough last
month has still not come for­ward
to claim the cash,
according to Lititz Borough
P.D. Chief Jim Fritz. The
person who lost the money
may claim it by stopping by
the borough police station, 7
S. Broad St., and furnishing
information on the amount
and other details.
In this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8
Social 10,11
Church 14,15
Manheim 16
Business 20
Classified 21,22,23
Kathleen King, a long­time
Lititz resident and a for­mer
teacher, has been named
editor of the Record
Express. The appointment is
effective with this week’s
issue. She replaces Bonnie
Szymanski, who resigned to
pursue a career as a free­lance
writer and manuscript
consultant.
King was news editor of
the Lititz Record from 1983
to 1985 and associate editor
from June 1985 through
August 1986. Since 1985
she has written a weekly col­umn,
“A Journalist’s Jour­nal,”
which appears on the
editorial page.
Other experience in jour­nalism
includes work as
associate editor of the
“Buckskin News,” Conesto­ga
Valley School District’s
Kathleen M. King
newsletter and as a corres­pondent
for the Lancaster
Newspapers.
In 1985 King received a
second place Keystone Press
Award from the Pennslyva-nia
Newspaper Publishers
Association for a feature
story on an adopted child.
Her most recent employ­ment
was as a geography
teacher at the Warwick
Middle School. She previ­ously
taught English and
social studies at Holy Trinity
School in Columbia.
A U.S. Army veteran, she
served in the Staff Judge
Advocate’s office of the 3rd
Armored Division in Frank­furt,
Germany.
A graduate of Warwick
High School, she received a
bachelor of science degree
in secondary education in
the social studies field from
Millersville University in
1972.
Married to Dana King,
she and her husband are the
parents of two children:
Michelle, 12, and Benjamin,
7.
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