Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from September 2003:
A chain of compassion; Prostate cancer patients, helped by other survivors, reach out to pass on the support
Sep 01, 2003; ... The night Dave Allen learned he had prostate cancer, Walt Jacksoncame to his house and assured his friend that he would walk with himthrough the illness, pray for him and encourage him. Jackson had faced the same diagnosis 10 years before andunderstood what Allen was about to face ....
PROMOTIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Equipment Finance LLC, an affiliate of Sterling Financial Corp.,has promoted Thomas E. Hoover and Kevin C. Herr. Hoover, of Lancaster, has been named vice president. He previouslywas an assistant vice president and account executive. A ...
AWARDS
Sep 01, 2003 ... STAR-H Corp., of Lancaster and State College, is slated to receivea 2003 R&D 100 Award for its KinStar low-profile AM broadcastantenna. The R&D Awards were established in 1963 by R&D Magazine andrecognize the 100 most-technologically significant new products orprocesses each ...
Kauffman to serve on SCI committee
Sep 01, 2003 ... Craig Kauffman of Landisville has been appointed to serve withinthe committee system of the SCI Foundation, based in Tucson, Ariz.Kauffman has served as vice chair of the SCI Foundation National &International Fundraising and Real Estate committees and as a memberof the foundation's ...
PROMOTIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Lancaster Regional Medical Center has promoted Caryn Cleveland-Short to director of behavioral health. Cleveland-Short, of Millersville, had been clinical supervisorsince joining the hospital in 2002. Before that, she was ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Crossroads Family Medical Center in Brownstown has added Dr. MaryAnn Sarker to their staff. Sarker, of Ephrata, earned her bachelor's degree from DhakaMedical College and the University of Dhaka in ...
ORGANIZATIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. hasannounced two appointments. Todd K. Staub is manager of work-force development. Staub, ofLancaster, owned his own business, T.K. Staub Home Improvements,before joining Keystone. Prior to that, he was a teacher at ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Papalia Financial of Danville has hired Michael P. Jewer asdirector of retirement plan services. Jewer, of Lititz, was previously executive vice ...
Driving ambition leads local seniorto a second career as a woodworker // Landis Homes auction to feature pieces by Ralph Arment
Sep 01, 2003; ... Like many children, Ralph Arment liked to drive nails into wood. "My dad had trouble keeping nails around," Arment said. Those early lessons fostered Arment's love of woodworking as heneared retirement age. He began his hobby in earnest in 1985, justfive years before retiring ...
COLLEGES
Sep 01, 2003 ... COLLEGES Women's Soccer McCaskey graduate Kim McDonald scored the game-winning goal forLebanon Valley College in a 2-1 season-opening victory over Salisburyon Sunday. McDonald's goal was the 29th of her career, leaving herone shy of tying the all-time school record held by Chrissy ...
Francis Rickert, 57, company supervisor
Sep 01, 2003 ... Francis L. Rickert, 57, of 299 Gehman Road, Narvon, formerly ofNew Holland, died Sunday morning at home after a one-year battle withcancer. He was under hospice care. Rickert worked for the past five years as a supervisor at DartContainer, Leola. Previously, he worked 25 years as a ...
Melvin Renninger, 90, of Reading
Sep 01, 2003 ... Melvin F. Renninger, 90, a retired animal production technicianand textile machine mechanic, of 21 Fairlane Road, Reading, formerlyof Boyertown, ...
Doris I. Smith Knight, 69, of Columbia
Sep 01, 2003 ... Doris I. Smith Knight, 69, of 4066 Columbia Ave., Columbia, diedof natural causes Thursday at home. Ms. Knight worked in the finishing department of ITT EngineeredValves, Centerville. She enjoyed NASCAR and football. Born in West Pennsboro Township, she was the daughter ...
Levi Z. Fisher, 77, Kirkwood farmer
Sep 01, 2003 ... Levi Z. Fisher, 77, of 606 Puseyville Road, Kirkwood, diedSaturday at home after a long illness. A retired farmer, Fisher was a member of the Old Order AmishChurch. Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Christian M. and EmmaFisher Fisher. He was married to Mary L ....
Robert E. Hawk, 89, Lukens retiree
Sep 01, 2003 ... Robert E. Hawk, 89, formerly of Parkesburg, died of natural causesSunday at Quarryville Presbyterian Home, where he had lived since2002. Hawk worked in the shipping department of the former Lukens SteelCo., Coatesville. He retired in 1976. A Mason, he was a member of Keystone ...
Ethel Buch, 84, RCA retiree
Sep 01, 2003 ... Ethel Buch, 84, of 352 Copley Drive, Manheim Township, diedSaturday at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. Ms. Buch retired in 1979 after more than 26 years with the formerRCA Corp. In her early years, she worked on the family dairy farm. Ms. Buch was a ...
Two men injured in shootout in city // Phila., Lancaster men involved in dispute
Sep 01, 2003; ... Two men are recovering from gunshot wounds they sustained during adispute they had with each other early Sunday morning. Police said they found Calis Jamaal Coley, 21, of Philadelphia,and Nigel Goodman, 24, of Lancaster, lying in the 300 block of BeaverStreet around 5 a.m ....
For foreign students,getting in is not so easy; Red tape of post-9-11 era making it tougher for international students to attend local colleges
Sep 01, 2003; ... A Franklin & Marshall freshman who is supposed to begin classesTuesday was stranded in Pakistan last week, waiting for a visa shewas promised Aug. 10. At Millersville University, returning students were fortunate tobe allowed back into the United States after university officials ...
Third World 'Amish'; Lancaster County family builds a new life in Albania
Sep 02, 2003; ... When the Eshelmans left Neffsville two years ago for their newlife in Albania, it was as if they had stepped into a time machineand went back 50 years. Guy and Caroline Eshelman, and their four children, Ryan, 10;Philip, 8; Katie, 6; and Aubrey, 4 now call Tirana, the ...
COLLEGES
Sep 02, 2003 ... Field Hockey Lebanon Valley junior Stephanie Kraft (Lampeter-Strasburg) returnsfor the Dutchmen this fall. Kraft was the team's penalty-strokespecialist last season. Sophomores Missy Shultz (McCaskey) and KymWeed (Hempfield) and junior Ashley Gerhart (Cocalico) also return ...
Field of screams; Kiss, Aerosmith combine to rock Hersheypark
Sep 02, 2003; ... Reviewer's Note: To my wife Michelle's credit, she accompanied meto this concert and provided background information for this reviewthat I might not have had otherwise. HERSHEY -- It was billed as a battle of the bands, a Sunday nightshowdown between arena rock legends Aerosmith ...
2003 LANCASTER LEBANON BOYS' SOCCER LEAGUE, TEAM-BY-TEAM CAPSULES
Sep 02, 2003 ... Compiled by Andrew Sheely Section One CEDAR CREST COACH -- Daryl Neiswender (1st year). LAST YEAR'S LEAGUE RECORD -- 7-4-1 Section One, 17-5-1 overall. KEY PLAYERS LOST -- MF Roger Castelgrande, F Andrew Rhen, MFBrandon Laudermilch, GK Chris Stichter, ...
Evelyn Skolnick, 84, Philadelphia worker
Sep 02, 2003 ... Evelyn Skolnick, 84, of 1115 Marietta Ave., formerly of Olney,died of natural causes Friday at home. She worked for the City of Philadelphia before retiring to Floridawith her husband. She moved to Lancaster in 2001. She enjoyed knitting, reading, Philadelphia athletics and ...
Hazel C. Schlappich, 87, retired teacher
Sep 02, 2003 ... Hazel C. Schlappich, 87, formerly of Elizabethtown, died ofnatural causes Sunday at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center,Wernersville, where she lived since 1998. She had lived at PhoebeBerks Village since 1994. She taught elementary school in Wellsboro for 2 years beforemoving to ...
Helen R. Grove, 92, was homemaker
Sep 02, 2003 ... Helen R. Grove, 92, of 400 Mill St., Columbia, died of naturalcauses Sunday at Heatherbank Nursing & Rehabilitation Center,Columbia. A homemaker, she was a member of St. James Lutheran Church ofColumbia, Lutheran Church Women and the Columbia Hospital ...
Cultured dairy products course offered by PSU
Sep 01, 2003; ... The registration deadline is Tuesday for a short course on the"hows and whys" of cultured dairy product manufacturing, beingoffered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Sept. 15 to18 at Nittany Lion Inn. The program is designed for those working in production, ...
Art exhibits universal appeal; Long's Park festival celebrates 25th yearwith 200 juried exhibitors, 12 musicians
Sep 01, 2003; ... It's a small world after all. The 25th annual Long's Park Art & Craft Festival had an impressiveturnout Sunday afternoon, thanks to weather that was heavy on thesunshine and easy on the humidity. And as expected, the licenseplates in the parking area proved shoppers from all over ...
Foods contain more than just antibiotics
Sep 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: In response to John Hommel's letter of Aug. 22 about the banningof antibiotics in animal feed, I would like to respond. Antibiotics in animal feed can be beneficial if used properly, butthe farming practices of today demand that meat be so saturated ...
No more absolute right or wrong in society
Sep 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: I've heard that "they" have removed the Ten Commandments from theAlabama Courthouse. Congratulations, communists, socialists andliberals. After two generations of brainwashing, a lot of peopleagree with you. Yes, for more than 40 years the schools in America ...
Proposed street-name change is absurd
Sep 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: This is in reference to the article about the Hispanic groupwanting to change the names of Duke and Ann streets. This isridiculous. We do not live in Puerto Rico. There should be no need tochange two streets that have been around forever, especially two ...
No need to change names
Sep 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: I hope the Hispanic people don't succeed in changing the names ofDuke and Ann streets. Why not erect a small monument or put up aplaque in the neighborhood to honor their heritage? These ...
Ten Commandments statue gets too much press
Sep 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: I have been following the story about the Ten Commandments beingremoved from the Alabama courthouse. I am saddened to see it has gotten so much press. The Supreme Court ruling is basic: Just remove the rock, as thatis what it is, (the commandments should ...
PROMOTIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Herley Industries Inc. has announced four appointments among itstop management in Lancaster. Myron Levy has been named vice chairman of the board and continuesas chief executive officer. The Lititz resident joined the company in1988. Levy earned his bachelor's degree from Hofstra ...
Apathetic about jobs
Sep 01, 2003 ... Sen. Ernest F. Hollings has never been one to hold his tongue. The81-year-old Democrat from South Carolina has criticized Republicanand Democratic administrations alike. And he stayed in characterrecently when he announced plans to retire from the U.S. Senate nextyear. Speaking ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Farmers First Bank has hired Frank T. Dano III as vice presidentand commercial lending officer. Dano, of Washington Boro, was previously vice president andcorporate ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Bank of Lancaster County has hired Michael A. Crane as communityteam manager for its Buck and Quarryville branches. Crane, of Ephrata, was previously community ...
AWARDS
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Lancaster Sir Speedy center at 854 N. Prince St. earned "Top10" recognition among nearly 600 centers worldwide at Sir Speedys'International Convention in Washington, D.C., June 25-29. Headquartered in ...
CERTIFICATIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Susan Bortzfield and Phil Zellers, of Horst Insurance, 320 GraniteRun Drive, have received their Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)designations. Bortzfield, an account manager, has been an employee with HorstInsurance since 1986. Zellers, marketing manager, has been anemployee ...
AWARDS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Keystone Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors, recentlyannounced its latest round of award-winning construction projects,and two local projects built by Paul Risk Associates Inc. wonnumerous awards. The company won an award of excellence and an award of merit forthe ...
ORGANIZATIONS
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Financial ExecutivesInternational has named two Lancaster County residents to its board. Randy Trostle, of Elizabethtown, was elected secretary. He is vicepresident of ...
The Top 10 common estate planning mistakes are...
Sep 01, 2003; ... 1. Procrastinating. Maybe you won't die today, or next week, even next year. But restassured, someday you will. When are you going to make an estate plan? Let me guess. You callyour lawyer on Monday when you're leaving for Switzerland on Saturday(a trip planned months ago) ...
One bad employee can mean one less customer
Sep 01, 2003; ... I had a customer-service experience yesterday that sent me to thecomputer this morning to write this column. What the day brought home to me was how powerful one employee canbe -- capable in five minutes of sending a customer away from anestablishment forever. Maybe he or she was ...
MU to host part-time job fair
Sep 01, 2003 ... Millersville University's part-time job fair, open to residents ofnearby communities as well as to MU students, will be held onWednesday, Sept. 10. The fair is sponsored by the university's career services office.Activities will take place from noon to 3 p.m. in the ...
Take a hike; Two local firms have very different approaches to helping individuals deal with on-the-job stress
Sep 01, 2003; ... The folks at both LMA Associates and Gilead Enterprises deal witha lot of stress everyday -- usually somebody else's. Both firms specialize in helping individuals cope with on-the-jobas well as personal stress, but each comes at the issue from adifferent ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Sterling Financial Corp. has hired David L. Binder as vicepresident and commercial credit manager. Binder, of Lancaster, was previously vice president and commercialloan officer with Downingtown National Bank and ...
Libraries in county to closeSept. 26, 27
Sep 01, 2003; ... All but one of the county's public libraries will close Sept. 26and 27 as Library System of Lancaster County moves its offices to anew location in Greenfield Corporate Center. Columbia Public Library will remain open in the morning on bothdays for limited services, such as reading ...
Official allays fears of E-town train station closing // CORRIDORone plan doesn't spell end of station
Sep 01, 2003; ... The Elizabethtown train station may someday be dropped from theAmtrak line, but a transit official said Thursday that prospect is"years and years and years in the future." John Ward, president of Modern Transit Partnership, broached thesubject last Monday while unveiling a proposal ...
Scott serves notice his time is near // Freshman tailback raises eyebrows inhis first opportunity
Sep 01, 2003; ... UNIVERSITY PARK -- They had seen, but couldn't quite believe.Three thousand eight hundred fifty-three yards, in one high schoolfootball season? Sounds like a misprint. "That," Penn State offensive tackle Damone Jones said, "wascrazy." "I didn't rush for that many in my whole ...
F&M freshmen spend a dayworking in their community // College students tackle service projects in and around the city
Sep 01, 2003; ... Lisa Stork plays in Crystal Park every day, but when the 5-year-old and her older cousin arrived at the city playground Sundayafternoon, she immediately noticed something was different. "Ooh, flowers," she said. Brown-eyed Susans, waiting to be planted in the First Street ...
Labor Day
Sep 01, 2003 ... Closed Today County courthouse City Hall State offices Federal offices County ...
Beth Lovell to headWheatland ABWA
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Wheatland Conestoga Chapter of the American Business Women'sAssociation elected Beth Lovell president for 2003-04. Lovell is theowner of Professional Employment Services, ...
LOCAL NOTES
Sep 01, 2003 ... LOCAL NOTES Correction McCaskey quarterback Jimmare Jackson ran for two touchdowns andpassed for one in the Tornado's 35-27 ...
AWARDS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Wohlsen Construction Co. has announced the recipients of its twomajor annual employee awards. Receiving the Herman F. Wohlsen award, named after the company'sfounder, were Dennis R. Ludwig of Manheim and Jeryl L. Benner ofPennsville, NJ. Ludwig has been with Wohlsen for 25 years, ...
COMPANIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Kreider Farms has hired Shirley Greiner as its corporate humanresource specialist ....
Arbutus Edwards, 89, antiques dealer
Sep 02, 2003 ... Arbutus B. Edwards, 89, of Beverly Health Care, died Sunday athome after a long illness. She and her husband ran an antiques shop in Unicorn during the1960s and '70s. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, Quarryvillecongregation. Born in Dunlo, she was the ...
Kathy Jean Swope, 45, horse trainer
Sep 02, 2003 ... Kathy Jean Swope, 45, of Conestoga View, died Sunday afternoon athome after a long illness. Formerly of Manheim, she had lived atConestoga View for 17 years. She last worked as a horse trainer for Burt Reynold's Horse Ranchin Juniper, Fla. Previously, she had been a waitress at the ...
Evelyn Summers, 79, camp manager
Sep 02, 2003 ... Evelyn B. Summers, 79, of Earl Drive, New Providence, died ofnatural causes Monday at home. She lived in New Providence for 11years. She was a secretary for her husband's business until his death,then became manager of Dutch Wonderland Campgrounds for the past 26years. A ...
Ruth Z. Shelly, 91, was retired nurse
Sep 02, 2003 ... Ruth Z. Shelly, 91, of Mount Hope Church Home, Manheim, diedSunday morning at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. A nurse, she worked in various nursing home facilities andprovided in-home care for Lancaster County residents. A member of Mount Hope Mennonite ...
Robert Seal, 90, was lab technician
Sep 02, 2003 ... Robert E. Seal, 90, of the Mennonite Home, died of natural causesSunday at Lancaster General Hospital. He retired in 1972 as a self-employed dental lab technician. Heworked part time at Willow Valley Market until ...
Alfred Riddell, 90, chemical engineer
Sep 02, 2003 ... Alfred Haines Riddell, 90, of 211 Willow Valley Square, died ofnatural causes Sunday at the Glen at Willow Valley after a several-month illness. He was a chemical engineer with Pennsylvania Industrial ChemicalCorp., later Hercules Corp. He worked for the company in both ...
John Lighty Sr., 68, retired iron pourer
Sep 02, 2003 ... John F. Lighty Sr., 68, of 663 Essex St., Marietta, died ofnatural causes Sunday at home. He retired in 1989 after 25 years as an iron pourer for the formerGrinnell Corp., Columbia. He was a member of Glass, Metal & Pottery Local 376. He enjoyedgardening, fishing and ...
Mildred Lehman, 85, bindery worker
Sep 02, 2003 ... Mildred S. "Milly" Lehman, 85, of 125 S. Pitt St., Manheim, diedFriday afternoon at home after an illness of several months. She last worked in the bindery department for the former ManheimSentinel. She previously worked for Armstrong World Industries. A member of St. Paul's ...
Mildred Horner, 83, former waitress
Sep 02, 2003 ... Mildred L. "Millie" Horner, 83, of 371 Freemason Drive,Elizabethtown, died at Masonic Health Care, Elizabethtown, after abrief illness. A waitress, she retired from the former Magic Chef restaurant inElizabethtown. She also had worked at several other restaurants. She ...
Robert Haines, 85, Herr & Sons president
Sep 02, 2003 ... Robert C. Haines, 85, of 1703 Marietta Ave., died of naturalcauses Friday at the Mennonite Home. He retired as president of L.B. Herr & Sons and later worked parttime for the AAA of Lancaster. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served as a lieutenant senior grade on theUSS Enright ...
Florence D. Erb, 67, was retired clerk
Sep 02, 2003 ... Florence M. Davis Erb, 67, of 86 Barr Road, New Providence, diedMonday at Lancaster General Hospital after a long illness. She retired in 2002 after 28 years as a clerk at Buck Co. ofLancaster Pike, Buck. A 1953 graduate of McCaskey High School, she was a member ofHighview ...