Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1999
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123RD YEAR 32 Pages- No. 35 LSTITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 Cents
IN BRIEF
Go-cart decision
On Wednesday, Dec. 15,
the Warwick Township super­visors
will render their deci­sion
on a proposed go-cart
track near the Newport Road-
Furn a c e Hi l l s P i k e
intersection.
The plan, presented by
High Sports, Inc. for a condi­tional
use approval, has been
opposed by nearby residents
since supervisors first began
holding its public hearings
earlier this year.
The meeting will begin at 7
p.m., and will be held in the
auditorium of the Warwick
Middle School.
INSIDE
□ Special
Holiday guide
Planning to “Shop Lititz
First” for the holidays? Be
sure to check out the Record
Express holiday hometown
drawings on Pages 2 3-25 to
see some of the shopping
options you have.
□ School
Generals v is it
Two Army generals, includ­ing
one that fought in World
War II, visited sixth graders at
Lititz Elementary School, dis­cussing
their first-hand experi­ences
and why they fought for
their country. Page 7.
□ Church
Moravian Putz Tour
The celebration of the
250th anniversary of the Lititz
Moravian Church comes to a
close on Dec. 12 with the tra­ditional
Putzing Tour. Page 16.
Heifer Project ■
Heifer Project International
raised close to $20,000 during
the local gift-giving fair at Lititz
Church of the Brethren on
Nov. 22. Page 16.
□ Out of the Past
Lititz, 1919
Justice of the Peace
Andrew Reidenbach- passes
away, having served at that
post for 50 years, while
Charlie Rosenberg, a local
medicine man, peddles his
wares su c ce s s fu lly down
south. This and other news
from out of the past can be
found on Pages 26-28.
Rt. 772 reroute is possible STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ — Traffic relief for a
congested borough would be wel­come
news for most who travel
through town, but what if such relief
arrives at the expense of a neighbor­ing
municipality?
That’s just what will be decided in
the coming months as the Lancaster
County Transportation Coordination
Fire Chief
Kline will
Committee begins a study on the
Route 72 corridor.
What does Rt. 72, the backbone of
Manheim Borough, have to do with
Lititz?
Traffic is no longer as simple as
one road. Like a raging river, it
involves tributaty streets and inter­connecting
travelways.
One such tributary is Route 772, a
busy state road that joins this bor­ough
and Manheim. It brings a whop­ping
8,128 vehicles into downtown
Lititz each day from West Orange
Street.
Traffic problems here have always
loomed large over the list of local
agenda items, which is why borough
business manager Sue Ann Barry has
been representing Lititz during a
series ofRt.72 corridor meetings that
began last summer.
Holiday concert
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Photo by Richard Reitz
WHS PLANS AN ‘ENCHANTING’ SHOW — This weekend, Warwick High School auditorium will
spring tolife with the sounds of the holiday season as the music department presents an elegant per­formance
entitled “The Enchantment of Christmas,” featuring the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers,
High School Orchestra, and the eight-member Production Company, as they take the audience on a
holiday trip that culminates with a stop in medieval Paris. Pictured above, Kyle Busey (left) and Kristen
Pfeifferj(rightj perform a dance number with th@ rest of the company in front of the medieval setting.
The tuii details of this elaborate show are featured in the School News section on page 6.
Elizabeth adopts $619,110 budget
step down
Served 13 years
at Brunnerville
RICHARD REITZ _________
Record Express Editor
BRUNNERVILLE — Kenneth
Kline steps down as Brunnerville
Fire Chief later this month, pleased
that the cooperative spirit today is
better than at any time during the 27
years he has been a firefighter.
Kline served as fire chief for 13
years. He will remain an active mem­ber
of the department, but said the
time was right to step down as fire
chief.
“We have good, qualified people
to move up into the position, and I
felt they needed to have that oppor­tunity,”
he said.
Warwick Township supervisors
felt that for the past several years
Brunnerville has had a good, quali­fied
person leading the fire depart­ment.
They invited Kline to their
Dec. i meeting to recognize him for
his years of service, presenting Mm
with an attractive, and well-deserved
plaque.
“I knew something was coming
up,” Kline later said of the presenta­tion.
“But I thought that maybe it was
going to be a certificate. I was over­whelmed
with the plaque.”
Kline said the success of a good
fire chief depends upon the volun­teers
that serve with the department.
“You cannot have a good fire
department with just a fire chief. You
need good people, people who can
discuss things. Yes, we may some­times
have differing viewpoints, but
we always discuss it and work it out.”
Kline said one of the biggest
changes he has seen over the past 27
years has been an unfortunate
increase in vehicle accidents. “In the
early years we didn’t run many at all.
(See Kline, Page 20)
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
BRICKERVILLE — Elizabeth
Township’s 2000 budget is official.
Supervisors voted unanimously on
Monday to adopt the $619,110 plan
which once again emphasizes road
maintenance.
Road projects under consideration
inlcude paving along Hickory Drive,
Mayberry Drive, Sleepy Hollow
Road and Hershey Road. About a
dozen roads could be in line for oil
and chipping, bids will soon be
gathered for the construction of a
new salt and storage shed, and a pos­sible
work on the Elser Hill Road
bridge.
The proposed budget has been on
display for the past month, but there
were no requests from township resi­dents
to see it. It’s availability to the
public was advertised in the Nov. 18
edition of the Record Express.
In other township business:
• Daniel Groff — An update on
the Groff property, 1651 Furnace
Hills Pike, was given Monday. All
zoning issues have been address, but
She, along with Warwick Town­ship
manager Dan Zimmerman and
several other municipal managers,
have been working with the county to
map out possible road improvements
throughout the northern tier. For
Lititz, that means Rt. 772.
While local residents rarely think
of Route 72 log jams in Manheim
when they’re stuck in traffic in this
borough, the network of roads is
the status of several drums filled with
unknown substances must still be
solved.
Groff committed suicide on March
29 after a standoff with state police at
Ms property, which was in the pro­cess
of being cleaned up through a
court order.
• Year 2000 — It was announced
that the Brickerville Fire Company
building will be manned as Dec. 31
changes over to Jan. 1. Thi s is a pre­cautionary
measure for any potential
Y2K problems. Glenn Martin, town-completely
interrelated.
“(We are) very impacted by Rt.
72,” Bany said, confirming that the
meetings have generated talk about
rerouting Rt. 772.
Now the county is ready to receive
engineering bids for a feasibility
study. Traffic relief in Lititz could be
a reality in the near future.
“It may happen within a year,”
(See Route 772, Page 20)
Drs. open
new site
for office
RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — A little over a week
after their family practice was
destroyed by fire, Dr. Richard E.
Berg and Dr. Gerald L. Weaver have
found a temporary office in the
borough.
“We are back in business,” said
Louann Berg, an office worker and
wife of Dr. Berg. She added that ail
of the medical records have been
saved, and are in the process of being
restored.
The practice is opened and taking
appointments from their clients at
402 S. Broad St., located at the
intersection of Second and Broad
streets. They are sharing the building
with the law firm of Shirk Reist
Wagenseller and Mecum. The site
was once the family medical practice
of the late Dr. Arthur Griswold.
“We were real happy to help
them,” said Deb Landis, manager of
tlie law office. She said Roger Reist,
partner in the law firm, made the
accommodations.
She said that the law firm will con-
(See Doctors, Page 20)
ship road superintendent, will also be
on call in case of any emergencies.
• Christmas trees — The town­ship
will recycle Christmas trees this
year. There will be a fenced-off area
with identification signs across from
the municipal building, which will
show residents where they can drop
off their trees.
Regular recycling has been set for
Jan. 8.
•Generator —- The townsMp is in
the process of receiving quotes for a
generator in the price range of
(See Elizabeth, Page 20)
□ Entertainment
Young so lo is t
Christen Sakamoto, 9, of
Lititz, is featured as a solo
vocalist in the American Music
Theatre production, “Holiday
Spectacular,” which runs
through Dec. 30. Page 12.
□ Social
Tour of H om e s
The final look at the fea­tured
stops on the Lititz
Woman’s Club Tour of Homes
on Dec. 11 features a look at
the commemorative ornament
now available. Page 14.
□ Business
Preservation h e lp
Lititz-based Farmers First
Bank is participating in the
preservation of an old Ephrata
factory, which was recently
converted into apartments.
Page 18.
A Lebanon college student
won $1,000 worth of new
tools, presented recently at
Bomberger’s Store. Page 24.
□ Index
Births...................................... 14
Business......................... .18-19
Church.............................. 16-17
Classified............... ...vi... 28-31
Editorial / Letters.!.:................ 4
Entertainment......... ..............12
Obituaries.............. ......2-3, 17
Out of the Past...............26-28
Police/Fire Log..............13, 21
Schodl News....................... 6-7
Social.... , ......... 14-15
Sports.......... ...................... 8-11
A sketch design of the watch repair training facility planned for the
Wynfield Industrial Center located just north of Lititz on Route 501.
Warwick welcomes
watch repair firm
RICHARD REITZ_____________
Record Express Editor
WARWICK TWP. — Construc­tion
of a large watch repair and train­ing
facility just north of Lititz is
expected to begin early next year.
But even when the 42,000 square-foot
building is finished, it is likely
that most passers-by will be unaware
of what it is they are passing.
On Dec. 1, Warwick Township
supervisors approved a final land
developent plan from HPR Lititz for
the barn-like structure, which would
be constructed near the entrance to
the Wynfield Business Center along
the southwest side of Wynfield
Drive, near Route 501.
TownsMp Manager Daniel Zim­merman
said this will be the largest
facility in the Wynfield Business
Center.
Jim Wenger, a planner from Derek
and Edson, outlined the unusual plan
for tins industrial project He said die
exterior of the building will resemble
a bam, complete with a silo, to blend
with the agricultural surroundings of
the facility.
The building will be anything but a
bam, however, as it will employ at
least 90 full-time staff, with addition­al
people there for repair training.
“It’s going to make a nice entrance
into Lititz, definitely,” Wenger said.
The watches repaired at the facili­ty
are brought by jewelers, not indivi­dual
customers, so daily traffic
should be minimal, Wenger said.
(See Watches, Page 19)
Christmas crowd sings aloud
STEPHEN SEEBER
Record Express Staff
LITITZ —- Warm weather spells
find people second guessing the sea­son,
but on Dec. 3 the Mr was unmis­takably
Christmas.
The moving voices of the War­wick
Concert Choir, tales of yuletide
legends from the mayor, the Mora­vian
Trombone Choir, community
caroling by candlelight, Christening
the holiday tree in the park and intro­ductions
by Bill Dussinger could just
as easily make ah 85-degree day in
Hawaii feel like Christmas — the
tradition is that powerful.
With the help of the new train sta­tion
as stage and backdrop, the above
ensemble kicked off the annual
Hometown Christmas in Lititz with
the flail' of a Norman Rockwell paint­ing.
The only element missing was
the snow, which is considered a
blessing by many.
Lititz Mayor Russell Pettyjohn
finds the fellowship to be the strong
point of the program.
“I think the crowd itself makes
Hometown Christmas so special,” he
said. “Coming together as a com­munity,
that’s always a unique thing
as far as I’m concerned.”
The event was co-sponsored by
the Lititz Springs Park and the Lititz
Retailers Association with the fol­lowing
program:
A prelude by the trombone choir,
Dussinger welcomes everyone to the
park, a Christmas prayer by Lititz
Moravian’s Rev. Dorothy Burcaw,
the Christmas message by Mayor
Pettyjohn, the lighting of tree with
the help of the state champion WHS
girls field hockey team, a perfor-
(See Christmas, Page 20)
Photo by Stephen Seeber
Christy Caruso and her daughter Karaiyn, 2% , enjoy a round of car­oling
during the Hometown Christmas celebration in Lititz Springs Park
last Friday. They were joined by hundreds of other local residents and a
traditional program second to none.