Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from June 2002:
To our readers
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Intelligencer Journal plans to condense the stock market andmutual fund listings we publish Tuesday through Saturday in thebusiness section of the paper. Because we want to continue publishing stock and mutual fundprices our readers track, we want your input on what ...
Boy Scouts serve meal in Strasburg
Jun 01, 2002 ... A chicken barbecue will be served today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. byBoy Scout Troop 56 of Strasburg. The ...
Parents who allowed child to wander in city face criminal charges
Jun 01, 2002; ... Maalik Muhammad, 5, was placed in foster care after police foundhim alone in a laundromat, not knowing his last name or where he wassupposed to be. Police say his parents, in the midst of a feud, losttrack of him. A broken marriage and lack of communication contributed to a ...
Transportation officials brief residents on Route 896 plan ; Discuss future of travel in Lancaster County
Jun 01, 2002; ... The ongoing Route 896 relocation project topped concerns expressedby a handful of residents who attended meetings this week on thecounty's proposed transportation improvement projects. The project is listed in the county's 2003 TransportationImprovement Program (TIP), which was the ...
Conservancy names new executive director; Ralph Goodno takes helm from John Symonds
Jun 01, 2002; ... Lancaster County Conservancy's new executive director has been onthe job about three weeks. So far, he likes what he sees. "It's a very strong organization that's obviously well respectedin the community," said Ralph Goodno, 52. Goodno took the reins of the conservancy ...
She's the cats' best friend // Woman spends her time, thousands of dollars to help unfortunate felines
Jun 01, 2002; ... Some people have pet projects that last a few days, maybe a fewweeks. Then there's Beverly Thompson. Four years ago, Thompson started taking care of stray cats thatwere living behind a Lancaster Township service station. Since then, she has spent a lot of her free time ...
People Poll: What should be built on WTC site?
Jun 01, 2002 ... Intelligencer Journal readers are divided over some of thepossible options to replace the destroyed World Trade Center towersin New York. The cleanup at the site was completed this week. This week's results are: '73, or 39 percent of the 188 total callers responding to ...
Peacemaker vs. peace faker
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Rev. Dr. David R. Bushnell, pastor of Hamilton Park UnitedChurch of Christ, delivered this sermon at the Peace Prayers in thePark service on May 27. (Jeremiah 8:8-11) How can you say, "We are wise, and the law ofthe Lord is with us," when, in fact, the false pen of the scribes ...
Gariet Oliver, 76, was property manager
Jun 01, 2002 ... Gariet E. Oliver Sr., 76 of 2725 Chapel Road, died Friday at homeafter a brief illness. He retired in the early 1980s as property manager for George C.Delp. Previously, he was a dairy farmer on Delp's Quarryville farm. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a private first ...
Winning the war of words ; Anti-graffiti group will hit city streets today
Jun 01, 2002; ... Southeast Area Positives Images Action Group will hold its eighthannual Anti-Graffiti Day today as part of its continuing campaign toprotect city buildings. Volunteers will take to the streets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. totingbrushes, paint and other tools to eliminate the graffiti ...
Make space for them in record book; Former county resident on space crew nearing flight milestone
Jun 01, 2002; ... Astronaut Daniel Bursch, who is a former Lancaster Countyresident, and his crew could soon break the record for longestAmerican space flight. The crew, which includes Carl Walz and Yuri Onufrienko, has beenaboard the International Space Station since Dec. 7. The men werescheduled ...
Festival aims to Witness to the community ; Organizer expects up to 12,000 for Quarryville event; Grammy-nominated SONICFLOOd is headliner act
Jun 01, 2002; ... Lancaster County just can't keep a Christian music festival. Creation and Purple Door have both outgrown their humblebeginnings at Muddy Run Recreation Park and Lancaster Mennonite HighSchool to become East Coast Christian Meccas. Harold Probst decided it was time to start ...
Drop it in and turn up the heat; Cutting an accurate hole in the countertop is the most difficult part of installing a cooktop
Jun 01, 2002; ... Installing a new gas or electric cooktop where there wasn't onerequires a professional's help to rough in the proper gas andelectrical supplies. Replacing an existing cooktop only requiresprecise measurement of the existing hole to make sure the cooktop islarge ...
Ideal conditions for weekend gardening
Jun 01, 2002; ... Editor's note: This gardening column is written by Daina Savage,Intelligencer Journal correspondent, and Tim Elkner, Lancaster CountyHorticulture extension agent. With a break in the humidity, it should be a lovely weekend towork in your garden. If you were lucky enough to ...
Manor, MT eye possible 4th meeting; County teams open state playoffs today
Jun 01, 2002; ... It's June, and Penn Manor and Manheim Township still can't getaway from each other. Manor (23-2-1) -- the reigning Lancaster-Lebanon League andDistrict Three champion -- will face Northwestern Lehigh (22-2-1) inthe first round of the PIAA girls' soccer playoffs today at 3 p.m ....
Hempfield states its intentions; Defending champion Knights bounce back, earn semifinal berth
Jun 01, 2002; ... SHIPPENSBURG -- Maybe it was the impending finality or maybe itwas being read the riot act. Whatever it was, it was enough to push the Hempfield boys'volleyball team out of the doldrums and into today's PIAA Tournamentsemifinals. The Black Knights bounced back from a ...
Carl M. Welsh, 43, Maryland native
Jun 01, 2002 ... Carl M. Welsh, 43, of 902 Edgewood Ave., died Thursday atLancaster Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Leslie Carland Delphine Myers ...
Martha Timmons, 85, Lancaster native
Jun 01, 2002 ... Martha Brubaker Timmons, 85, of Point Farm, Dagsboro, Del.,formerly of Lancaster, died of natural causes Wednesday at home. She retired in 1985 from Martha's Interiors in Dagsboro, which shefounded in 1956. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and PrinceGeorge's ...
Valentine Kupres, 77, retired supervisor
Jun 03, 2002 ... Valentine J. Kupres, 77, of 1072 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, diedSunday at home after a brief illness. He retired in 1985 as a supervisor at Raymark of Manheim, where hehad worked since 1950. He later worked from 1985 to 1990 at MyersBrothers, and at Weis Markets in Manheim until the ...
ORGANIZATIONS
Jun 03, 2002 ... Lancaster attorney George H. Eager has earned board certificationfrom the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate. Eager practices at the law firm of Eager Reinaker ...
Local firm's credit rating upgraded
Jun 03, 2002 ... Susquehanna Bancshares, the owner of Farmers First Bank, announcedlast week that Moody's Investors Service, a leading credit ratingagency, hiked the bank's credit rating. Moody's upgraded the rating of Farmers First Bank from "C-" to"C." Also, the rating agency improved ...
Local residents share stories of battling mental illness
Jun 03, 2002 ... Egon deUriarte, 53, of Lancaster, may be the happiest person withschizophrenia there ever was, according to his friend Maggie Sweeney. Like many people with schizophrenia, Egon's emotional problemsdidn't begin until after high school. He went from being athletic andpopular with a ...
CERTIFICATIONS
Jun 03, 2002 ... Dentist Thomas H. Yingling, of Conestoga Oral & MaxillofacialSurgery, achieved diplomate status from the National Dental Board ofAnesthesiology. Dr. Yingling ...
CERTIFICATIONS
Jun 03, 2002 ... Brian Scott Talbot, CFP, a regional representative for estateplanning with In Touch Ministries, has recently earned the certifiedfinancial planner designation. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. now ...
Team concept still thriving at Hempfield; Another state crown strengthens tradition
Jun 03, 2002; ... SHIPPENSBURG -- The medal presentations were over and publicaddress announcer Bruce Fasnacht called on Hempfield boys' volleyballco-captains Stephen Yeager and Gary Vogel to accept the statechampionship trophy. Yeager had his hands on the trophy for about two seconds and ...
LOCAL NOTES
Jun 03, 2002 ... Running Eileen Crone (Lititz) won the women's division of the God'sCountry Marathon in Coudersport Sunday with a time of 3:47:17. Auto Racing For the third consecutive race, Jim Kearney (Lancaster) drove hisValvoline Express to a fifth-place finish in the Formula-Vee ...
County teams stay focused on job at hand; Streaks, Tide battle District One champs
Jun 03, 2002; ... Identical situations for Manheim Township and Columbia as the PIAAbaseball tournament opens today. Both face District One champions.Both have to do so in said champion's back yard. And both are doing so amid a week many of the players might oneday remember for something ...
Eli S. Smucker, 46, was Narvon farmer
Jun 01, 2002 ... Eli S. Smucker, 46, of 161 Nolt Road, Narvon, died Fridayafternoon at home after a brief illness. A farmer, he was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Born in Caernarvon Township, he was the son of Katie StoltzfusSmucker of Narvon and the late David J. Smucker. He ...
Rodger Singer, 85, pastor, missionary
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Rev. Rodger M. Singer, 85, of 200 St. Luke Drive, Apt. 304,Lititz, died Friday at Luther Acres after a long illness. Ordained by the United Lutheran Church in America in 1941, heserved as pastor at Christ Lutheran Church and Luther MemorialLutheran Church, both in Baltimore, ...
Keith Robinson, 82, was teacher
Jun 01, 2002 ... Keith P. Robinson, 82, of Brogue, died of natural causes Fridaymorning at York Hospital. He was a sixth-grade ...
James Miller, 38, Malleable worker
Jun 01, 2002 ... James A. Miller, 38, of 1 S. Charlotte St., Apt. 18, Manheim, diedunexpectedly Wednesday at home. Lancaster County Coroner Dr. BarryWalp said an autopsy was pending laboratory results. Miller was a former 17-year employee of Lancaster MalleableCasting ...
Michael Marty, 54, Amtrak mechanic
Jun 01, 2002 ... Michael W. Marty, 54, of 208 Georgetown Road, Strasburg, died ofnatural causes Friday at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was an Amtrak mechanic for more than 20 years. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he also served in the ...
Nellie Lehman, 87, of Chambersburg
Jun 01, 2002 ... Nellie C. Lehman, 87, of 2073 Scotland Ave., Apt. 21,Chambersburg, died of natural causes Thursday evening at ChambersburgHospital. She was a seasonal employee of Knouse Foods ...
Kenneth Landis, 76, terminal manager
Jun 01, 2002 ... Kenneth G. Landis, 76, of Gap, formerly of East Petersburg andDavenport, Fla., died of natural causes Monday at the home of hisson. Retiring in 1993, he was a terminal manager for APA Trucking,Lancaster, for 18 years. He and his wife previously owned andoperated Silver Springs ...
Helen Kautz, 79, Marietta College worker
Jun 01, 2002 ... Helen Irene Kautz, 79, of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Lancaster,died of natural causes Thursday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She retired after 20 years as a house mother for Chi OmegaSorority at Marietta College. She also worked at the Marietta Collegephysical ...
Paul Hoffmaster, 84, of Red Lion
Jun 01, 2002 ... Paul W. Hoffmaster, 84, of Red Lion, died Thursday at home after abrief illness. He worked in customer ...
Stephanie Lee Harris, 26, of Mount Joy
Jun 01, 2002 ... Stephanie Lee Harris, 26, of 317 Sassafras Terrace, Mount Joy,died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accidentFriday morning on Delta Road, Lower Chanceford Township, York County. She attended Donegal High School and graduated from ConsolidatedSchool of Business, ...
Robert C. Cundiff, 69, retired as painter
Jun 01, 2002 ... Robert Cecil Cundiff, 69, of Woodridge, Ill., formerly ofLancaster, died of natural causes Wednesday at Edward Hospital,Naperville, Ill. He retired as a self-employed commercial and residential painter. He lived in Lancaster 10 years before moving to Woodridge 20 yearsago. He ...
Dorothy Bush, 70, Bollman Hat retiree
Jun 01, 2002 ... Dorothy A. "Dollee" Bush, 70, of 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata,formerly of Spring Township, Berks County, died of natural causesThursday evening at Ephrata Manor, where she lived since 2000. Retiring in 1991, she worked 42 years at Bollman Hat Co.,Adamstown. She was a 1949 ...
Mamie Bare, 99, was homemaker
Jun 01, 2002 ... Mamie Bare, 99, of Oxford, died of natural causes Thursday at thehome of her daughter, with whom she lived. A homemaker, she was a member of Primitive Baptist Church,Glendale, N.C., for more than 50 years. She lived in the Lancaster County area for the last 54 ...
Open house, meal offered by VFW
Jun 01, 2002 ... Mountville Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold an open house andpig roast today from 1 to 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 48 E. Main St. The pig roast is free and open to the public. In addition, chili,hot dogs and hamburgers will be served. Paul Zimmerman, incoming post ...
Penn Manor High School commencement is Thursday
Jun 01, 2002 ... Penn Manor High School's graduation will be held Thursday atBiemesderfer Stadium at 7:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, itwill be moved to the high school gymnasium. The candidates for graduation are: Justin Robert Albright, Nathan S. Allen, Bonnie Lynn Anderson,Keith ...
Student-community baccalaureate service is Wednesday
Jun 01, 2002 ... The 11th annual Penn Manor Student-Community Baccalaureate Servicefor the Class of 2002 will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at ManorBrethren in Christ Church, 102 Manor Church Road. Featured speakers for this student-planned program will be seniorsJozlyn Hoover, Anne Dearolf, ...
Donegal switches graduation to today
Jun 01, 2002 ... Donegal High School commencement exercises are rescheduled totoday at 6:30 p.m. on the athletic field. Student speakers will be led by Robert Guinivan, class president,who will give the welcome address. Honors speakers are Juliene Musserand G. Eldon Miller. Guinivan ...
Ephrata cheers Class of '02; 'Fun-loving, purposeful' seniors showered with $1.3 million
Jun 01, 2002; ... Asked to sum up Ephrata High School's Class of 2002, PrincipalGary L. Oberly did it in one word. "Maturity," Oberly said. "They're fun-loving, but verypurposeful." Both characteristics were on display at Ephrata's graduation, heldin the sweltering school gym instead of ...
Red Rose Run to wind through city this morning // Minor traffic delays, bus rerouting expected
Jun 01, 2002; ... With 1,600 to 1,800 participants estimated in today's Red RoseRun, motorists and bus riders should be aware that the city roadsincluded in the race course will be closed to traffic from about 7:30to 11 a.m. "There may be places where police will let local traffic throughwhen ...
Tales of the Bell
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Liberty Bell has long stood as a symbol of American freedom.Its new home in Philadelphia will remind us that some Americans werenever free at all. The National Park Service has agreed to include material on theroots and impact of slavery as part of the new Liberty Bell Center ...
Claps and gowns
Jun 01, 2002 ... Adam Lloyd, left, and Benjamin Lewis applaud fellow graduates atEphrata ...
Commissioners apportion $1.59 million in state and federal funds to local agencies
Jun 01, 2002; ... County commissioners Wednesday allocated $1.59 million in stateand federal funds to 36 health and social-service programs for the2002-03 fiscal year. The state Human Services Development Fund will contribute $941,756and the federal Community Development Block Grant program will ...
Venus shines with Jupiter in evening sky // Celestial duet to continue until the end of June
Jun 01, 2002; ... The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, are shining togetherin the evening sky after sunset this week. Either of these planets appears brighter than the brightest starsin the night sky. Together, the effect is synergistic. The two planets have been visible in the same ...
A punk rock show rocks Hershey, Green Day and Blink 182 fans
Jun 01, 2002; ... In today's world of boy bands, child singing sensations, and rap-metal maniacs, it is hard to find an artist who breaks the mold andhas his or her own sound. However, it can be found in Marc Copely. In Copely's first studio release ironically titled, "LimitedLifetime Guarantee," he ...
Say what?; What aspect about school will or won't you miss over the summer?
Jun 01, 2002 ... "I will miss my friends because I won't get to see half of them."Hiroshi Tazaki, 17, Lampeter-Strasburg High School "I won't miss waking up early because I like to stay up ...
With love, from basic training; Manheim Township graduate shares his experience in the U.S. Army basic training
Jun 01, 2002; ... Some say that "The world is full of possibilities" and with theseemingly limitless possibilities for seniors soon graduating highschool, this statement is easily confirmed. The traditional path for many students is college. Seminars,college fairs and countless visits with guidance ...
A punk rock show rocks Hershey, Green Day and Blink 182 fans
Jun 01, 2002; ... "We ain't got no place to go, let's go to the punk rock show wannaget into the crowd, wanna hear it played real loud" (MXPX). Thursday, May 23, Hersheypark Arena was filled with teens awaitingthe debut of the two most famous "pop punk" bands in the UnitedStates -- Green Day and ...
Dennis Tankesley, 51, was truck driver
Jun 03, 2002 ... Dennis E. "Denny" Tankesley, 51, of Clark Street, died Sunday atBeverly Manor Health Care, Lancaster, after a lengthy illness. A truck driver for 33 years, he worked at Truck Ventures inElizabethtown, the former Marty's Express and the former MaislinTrucking Co. One of his last ...
Robert Graver, 82, veteran, fire chief
Jun 03, 2002 ... Robert H. Graver, 82, of Ephrata Manor, 99 Bethany Road, Ephrata,formerly of Conestoga, died of natural causes Saturday in theemergency room of Ephrata Community Hospital. He retired from Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. After retirement, heworked at Conestoga Country Club. A ...
George Clark, 88, U.S. Navy veteran
Jun 03, 2002 ... George E. Clark, 88, of 232 Cats Back Road, Ephrata, died ofnatural causes Saturday in the emergency room of Ephrata CommunityHospital. He retired in 1975 after 42 years as a beater man at the formerDowningtown Paper Mill, now SUNOCO. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served during ...
Boy suffers minor injuries in boat collision
Jun 03, 2002; ... A 7-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after three boatscollided Sunday afternoon on the Susquehanna River in Manor Township. The 1:41 p.m. collision shattered the glass windshield of the boatin which the boy was riding. The boy was treated at the scene forminor cuts and ...
Active couple will lead '02 Senior Games [Corrected 06/11/02]
Jun 03, 2002; ... Craig and Jean Stearn, the official co-chairs of the 14th annualLancaster Senior Games, believe staying active and eating right haskept them young. "We feel much younger than we are," said Craig, 71. "Inside we don't feel our age," said Jean, 70. Because they want to do ...
Woman finds boa under kitchen sink
Jun 03, 2002; ... Irene Noende was trying to fix the clogged sink inside herLancaster Township apartment Sunday when she made a frighteningdiscovery. A 3-foot red-tailed boa constrictor was curled up inside a cabinetbeneath the kitchen sink. Noende screamed and quickly shut thecabinet ...
Peach Bottom has an 'alert'; Carbon dioxide gas released; no radiation
Jun 03, 2002; ... An alert at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station on Sunday posed nodanger, emergency officials said. "Let me stress that the situation poses no threat to public healthand safety; there has been no release of radiation at Peach Bottom,and no injuries have been reported as a result of ...
An old-time sound from fresh-faced kids; Nickel Creek opens free summer concert series
Jun 03, 2002; ... The members of Nickel Creek will remember the night they playedLong's Park. Looking out from the amphitheater stage, mandolinist Chris Thilecould see acres of people. "There are more of you here than there ever have been at a NickelCreek show," Thile said to the crowd of ...
County farm office schedules pasture walks
Jun 03, 2002; ... The Lancaster County Cooperative Extension has organized a seriesof pasture walks for anyone interested in grazing dairy cattle. Hours for the walks, which begin Thursday, are from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. In order to help host farms make preparations, reservations aresuggested and ...
Constitution Party backs biblical plaque
Jun 03, 2002; ... Chester County commissioners are fighting to preserve a plaque ofthe Ten Commandments at the county's courthouse, which U.S. DistrictJudge Stewart Dalzell ordered covered. State and local Constitution Party members will hold a pressconference today to support efforts by the Chester ...
'I am so glad to be alive'; County's cancer survivors celebrate life with family and friends
Jun 03, 2002; ... It was hard to celebrate without Art Goldman. Cancer survivors from across the county gathered to celebrate lifeSunday by playing games and sharing stories with their families andfriends at a picnic at Millersville University. About 400 people attended the celebration, which ...