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Planner needed
Lititz Borough is looking for
interested people to fill a
recent vacancy on its five-member
planning commis­sion.
Call 626-2044 for more
details.
Parking debate
sparked at council
The issue of parking was
presented at Manheim Boro
Council's Tuesday meeting,
as a downtown business own­er
requested restrictions for
on-street parking in front of
his store and museum on
North Main Street. Page 16.
WHS Band scores ar>
impressive win
They may be small in size,
but don't let that fool you. The
Warwick Band's first competi­tion
resulted in a first place
finish in its group, and the
second best overall score for
the event.. Page 6.
Tim's Gym expands
again
Lititz native and fitness
expert Jim Diem has been
expanding his gym, and he is
now ready to open it to the
public. Among his new servic­es
will be a wellness program
that accommodates the indi­vidual.
Page 18.
Warwick Ambulance
buys new lifesaver
The Warwick Ambulance
Association recently bought
two new devices that ccuid
mean the difference between
life and death for someone in
cardiac arrest. Page 3
Another win notched
by the Warriors
Warwick continued its win­ning
ways in football, as they
logged an impressive come-from-
behind win at Reading
Friday. For more on the game,
and for a look at this week­end's
opponent, see Page 8.
Creek d iv ersity could flood boro w ith b en efits
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — If variety is the spice
of life, then the future Lititz Run
watershed is a recipe for success.
On Sept. 19 borough officials,
school board members, township
supervisors, planning commission
members, and industry representa­tives
came together in Council
Chambers to discuss how to incorpo­rate
for the future development of
Lititz Run.
It’s what Warwick Township
Ju v en ile
vandals
caught
LITITZ — Loose lips sink ships
and the S.S. Vandalism went down .
like a rock when parents overheard
their children discussing a recent
vehicle spray painting episode.
Last month, Police Chief Douglas
Shertzer called the summer of 1996
the worst he has seen for vandalism
and criminal mischief incidents. He
also said the frustrating part about
vandals is that they are almostim pos­sible
to catch unless someone witnes­ses
the crime.
On Sept. 18, police issued criminal
mischief citations to a pair of Lititz
boys, 13 and 15, for $684.22 worth of
(See Vandals, Page 28) Targeting
Twp. DUI
4 more arrested
over weekend
RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor
WARWICK TOWNSHIP —
During the past year, DUI arrests
have been on the increase. And War­wick
police don’t like the trend they
are witnessing.
“We hate ’em,” Police Chief AI
Olsen said frankly about the drunk
driving arrests on Tuesday, follow­ing
a weekend where four more DUI
arrests on Warwick roads were made.
One woman even ended up in jail as a
result.
“We are outraged that people use
the roadways of Warwick Township
while they are drunk,” Olsen said.
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Supervisor Chairman Dan Zimmer­man
called a “unique private and
public project.”
According to Landstudies consul­tant
and project organizer Mark
Gutshall, the benefits of the
watershed could be endless.
Since Lititz Borough committed
$20,500 to aesthetic streambank sta­bilization
of Lititz Run two months
ago, business interest has grown to
particpate in 450 feet of vegetated
streambank for walking and enjoying
nature from the Broad Street bridge
to Farmers First Bank’s operational
center. Farmers First is contributing
$14,000.
Gutshall said Lititz will be used as
a statewide model; and as the
watershed approach is implemented
further downstream, there will be
marked improvements in water qual­ity,
agricultural opportunities,
restored wetlands and wildlife habi­tats,
enhanced recreation, economic
development possibilities, and out­door
classrooms for Warwick
schools.
The only aspect that could derail
theprojecl.ii ihic ."'■ini isco ■;ci..iion
with Conrail for access to a section
its land which lies inside the bound-ries
of the plan.
‘This was unanticipated,” Gut­shall
said. “The problem is them
addressing us in a timely manner.
They ignored requests for an on-site
meeting... but we’re going to have to
deal with it.”
Other potential stumbling blocks
mentioned for concern during the
meeting included the need for a vol­unteer
bookkeeper since much of the
anticipated funding will come from
stale and federal grants.
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Photo by Richard Reitz
TWINS, AND MORE TWINS, AND MORE TWINS, AND STILL MORE TWINS: ~ That’s right, four sets
of twins gathered for this picture at Lititz Church of the Brethren on Monday. Besides being twins, these
youngsters also have something else in common... their mothers are each a member of Mothers if Pre­schoolers
(MOPS). Pictured are (from left to right) Quinn and Taylor Luckenbill, 3'A , children of Duane and
Coanne l uckenbill of Lititz; Benjamin and Joshua Parry, 3'A , sons of Bill and Becky Parry of Lititz; Holly and
A.J. Sanderson, 14 months, children of Jim and Marie Sanderson of Lititz; and Jacob and Jeremy Dunn, 3'A ,
sons of Jill and Jim Dunn of Ephrata. -Coincidentally, the Luckenbill and Parry twins were actually born on the
same day!
MOPS offers fellowship for mothers
RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — Hey Mom, are you
feeling a little frustrated, alone, or
just looking for some child care tips?
Well you certainly are not alone,
and for the third year, there is a place
where you can go for fellowship and
fun in the Lititz area.
Mothers of Preschoolers, a nation­al
organization more commonly
known as MOPS, provides an oppor-tunjtv
for rpnthp.rs of children from
Photo by Richard Reitz
Luann J. Williams of Lititz was seriously injured in an accident involv­ing
this vehicle early Saturday morning. Police are still trying to deter­mine
what happened to cause the accident, and find out if there was
another person in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
P o lice se ek answ ers
Bu.ine$s 8 9 in nearly-fatal crash
C h u rch ........................................ 20 RICHARD REITZ Lange noticed a wrecked car off of
Classified............... ............24-27 — ------- ------—-------;------------- the road.
Editorial / L etters..................... 4 Record Exp re ss Editor At the time, Lange was not sure if
Enterta inment............................21 „ WARWICK t o w n s h ip anyone was in the vehicle^, but after
Manhpim Mpwq.................1R-17 Police ^ still putting the pieces obtaining a flashlight from a nearby
. 0 together to determine what happened resident, police said he discovered a
„ ®S'p ............" ‘""LL’qq that caused a Woodcrest Avenue semi-conscious woman was lying in
Out Ot the Past................22-23 accident Saturday, seriously injuring the back seat.
Police Log.............................. 24 a Lititz woman. Police identified her as Luann J.
School N ew s.......... ...............6-7 They are also trying to determine Williams, 34, of the first block of
S o cial.....................................14-15 if she was the only person involved in Front Street, Lititz.
S p o rts.................................... 8-11 the accident... or if there was some- Hutchinson said they believe Wil-one
else in the car who left before liams was the driver of the 1992 Old-police
arrived. smobile Achieva, although that has
Around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, not been confirmed as of presstime.
Warwick Township Police Officer Police also suspect that another per-
T u e sd a y , Oct. 1, 7 p.rn, — Gary Hutchinson said Todd Lange son was in the vehicle at the time of
Warwick School Board, com- of Kleinfeltersville was driving the crash, but fled the scene before
mittee-of-the-whole meeting. along Woodcrest Avenue when (See Crash, Page 28)
infants to kindergarten to meet, dis­cuss
issues that are important to
them, and learn important tips about
raising a child.
“It provides new friendships,” said
Becky Parry of Lititz, who is in
charge of the child care for the group,
known as MOPPETS. She is also the
mother of twin sons, Benjamin and
Joshua, ages 3'A . “Mothers in MOPS
feel they are not the only ones in the
world facing toddler problems.”
MOPS offers encouragement,
support, teaching, and a place where
Signs of
the times
Ordinance on
to next step
STEPHEN SEEBER_________
Record Express Staff
COUNCIL CHAMBERS —
Well over a year since its proposal by
the merchant community, improved
sign language in the borough zoning
ordinance has not fallen on deaf ears.
On Tuesday Borough Council sent
the potential amendment to the coun­ty
planning commission and Lititz’s
attorney for review prior to advertis­ing
the changes for public hearing.
Revisions would simplify the sig­nage
approval process by creating
three catagories of signs, eliminating
restrictions on the number of signs
with a square footage formula, bas­ing
restrictions on building size
regardless of how many businesses
share the same building, and ending
the borough’s regulation of window
content in the historic district
An ad hoc committee comprised
of planning commission members,
the Lititz Retailers Association and
the Historic Area Advisory Commit­tee
initiated the changes in May
1995.
The Lititz Planning Commission,
headed by David Bucher, presented
the recommendations to Council on
July 30. Bucher attended last
month’s borough meeting when it
was decided that the council’s plan­ning
sub-committee chairman A.
Joseph Olah needed 30 more days to
study the sign adjustments.
(See Signs, Page 28)
a mother can learn the value of her
role as a wife, mother and friend. •
The group meets from 8:45-10:45
a.m. on the first and third Wednes­days
of every month from now until
May 31. MOPS meets at the Lititz
Church of the Brethren, 300 W.
Orange St., and their next meeting
will be on Oct. 2.
The group often hosts a guest
speaker, who discusses important
topics, plus discussion time among
the mothers. After that, its time to
(See MOPS, Page 28)
“We’re dealing with six-figure
grants,” said Warwick Township
Supervisor Dan Zimmerman. “I
know you’re going to go through an
audit for anything over $25,000.”
The improvement will be similar
to the riparian park cooperative
between Trout Unlimited, Lititz
Sportsmen’s Association and War­wick
Township adjacent to the Clay
Road bridge.
Greg Wilson of Trout Unlimited
provided an update on the Warwick
park and said current work should be
(See Landstudies, Page 28) Prelim
strategic
plan OK
F’lCHARD REITZ ___________
Record Express Editor
U \RWICK SCHOOL DIS-TF*
Ci — The school board likes
n,'. ■■'. .,s, and is now ready to mold
ilvi'i n'o a plan for the future of the
•i i: i ■' district.
At a special meeting Monday
evening, the school board voted
unanimously to proceed with recom­mendations
made by the action com­mittees
of the strategic planning
effort.
The next step will be the creation
of a formal strategic plan based upon
these action reports.
Dr. Daniel Doremus, assistant
superintendent and one of the leaders
of the strategic planning process,
said that plan should be completed by
mid-October. It will then be avail­able
for public review for one month
until the school board passes final
judgement on it at its November
meeting.
Tiie action committees — com­prised
of citizens from the communi­ty,
including administration, teach­ers,
senior citizens, students, and
business representatives — have
spent the past year meticulously
creating detailed suggestions in the
areas of communication, profession­al
growth and development, com­munity
and family involvement,
career development, technology, fis­cal
considerations and curriculum.
Some of the committees, such as
technology, were at one point meet­ing
once a week to come up with the
best plan possible, according to Jef­frey
Chambers, one of the leaders of
the strategic planning process. These
were long, sometimes heated, but
(See Strategic, Page 28)
Photo by Jill Ivey
Kati Farrer, Warwick; Catherine Walker, Lancaster Catholic; Melin­da
Kerne, Manheim Central; and Leyla Akincilar, Warwick, will be com­peting
in Saturday’s Lancaster County Junior Miss program.
Local girls compete
for Junior Miss title
JILL IVEY
AND AMY LEERING i ................. .
Record Express Staff
LITITZ—Take a teenager’s hec­tic
life, filled with school, home­work,
a job, and extra-curricular
activities.
Now add one more thing to the
list., the Lancaster County Junior
Miss Program,
This Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30
p.m. in the Warwick High School
auditorium, 20 seniors from across
Lancaster County will be competing
for that title. Four of these talented
and smart young women are fron:
Lititz and Manheim.
Leyla Akincilar, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Ali Akincilar, and Kari
Farrer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Stephen Farrer, both attend Warwick
High School.
(See Jr. Miss, Page 28)