Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from July 2005:
Area students awarded degrees at Kutztown U.
Jul 05, 2005 ... Fifty-nine area students received degrees from KutztownUniversity. They are: Rachel E. Assemes of Mohnton, bachelor of arts,sociology; Erin E. Bouder of Mohnton, bachelor of fine arts,communication design; Amanda R. Peterson of Reinholds, bachelor ofscience, elementary education/early ...
The dangers of fireworks
Jul 05, 2005 ... Stan Hall A stray bottle rocket landed on a wooden deck at 88 ParkSt. in Stevens and ignited a fire that spread to the house shortlybefore 1 a.m. Monday, Reamstown fire Chief Harvey Achey said.Homeowner Randy L. Good and a female companion fled the ...
Manheim Ironman makes his mark in Idaho triathlon
Jul 05, 2005; ... KRISTY BULLER Chris Hudson seems like an ordinary guy. By day,he works as a physical therapist. And at night, he goes home to hiswife, Kim, who is pregnant with their first child, due in January.But Hudson also has some extraordinary qualities. Like being able toswim 2.4 miles. And ...
Ephrata man gets probation for trying to lure young girls
Jul 05, 2005; ... A 19-year-old Ephrata man received 5 years probation Thursday forstalking and unsuccessfully attempting to lure several young girlsinto his truck at different times last summer. Zachary Paul Shober,of 369 Lake St., pleaded guilty May 17 to one count of stalking andsix counts of criminal ...
Does the vice president read?
Jul 05, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: Recently, the Intelligencer Journal quoted VicePresident Cheney as having said that the insurgency in Iraq is in itslast throes. Im wondering if Cheney does not read the dailynewspapers. Is he not aware that the American occupation of Iraq hasgreatly increased the number ...
The real sorrow in the pit bull tale
Jul 05, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: We are writing in response to the article by JeffHawkes entitled, A pit bulls tale ends in sorrow. Indeed, the livesof these pit bulls, and about a dozen others owned by this samewoman, have been a tale of sorrow. Although Kelly Duffy does not havea permanent home, she ...
Enough with the remakes
Jul 05, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: Titanic, Planet of the Apes, Freaky Friday,Rollerball, Longest Yard, Herbie, Bad News Bears, War of the Worlds,King ...
Nov. 2 was the only poll that counted TO THE EDITOR:
Jul 05, 2005; ... There was only one poll that matters, that was the Nov. 2 electionof President George W. Bush for four more years. Democrats and otherliberals refuse to accept this fact of life. The next fact theyrefuse to realize is that America is at war. There are thousands ofWMDs insurgents ...
A better way to fix liberal grades
Jul 05, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: I applaud state Rep. Gibson Armstrongs statementthat whether its a public square or whether its a public institution,all free speech ought to be protected. I appreciate his willingnessto come to the aid of those who have been wronged and urge him tomaintain that ...
Keeping an open mind
Jul 05, 2005; ... ROBERTA STRICKLER The medical community is quite diverse in itsview of the effectiveness of things like stress management,psychological treatment and hypnosis, said Philip Taylor, a licensedpsychologist who has used hypnosis as part of a package to deal withtrauma or repressed memories ...
Let your mind do the work
Jul 05, 2005; ... ROBERTA STRICKLER When you take a guided journey from aconscious to a subconscious state of mind, you may set out to stopsmoking or stop overeating, enhance your sports performance, remembera detail from the past, or control pain, asthma or fear. Localcertified hypnotists say they use ...
Fountain of youth
Jul 05, 2005 ... Suzette Wenger / Intelligencer Journal Addison Sebest, 8, the sonof Jim and Andrea Sebest, takes a water break Monday at Musser Park'sannual Fourth of July ...
Denlinger: 501 districts should share debt Says plan could save $400 million a year
Jul 05, 2005; ... P.J. REILLY State Rep. Gordon Denlinger is working onlegislation he says could save taxpayers up to $400 million eachyear. House Bill 118, sponsored by the Republican legislator fromNarvon, seeks to consolidate the debt of all 501 school districtsacross the state. That debt totals $21 ...
SPORTS DIGEST
Jul 05, 2005 ... LOCAL NOTES Baseball The Legion Baseball All-Star Showcasebetween Region 3 and Region 4 will take place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdayat Manheim Township High School. Representing District 10 are JaredYecker and Josh Squatrito (Penn Manor), Sean Killian (Hempfield),Donaven Rodriguez (Manheim), ...
Salisbury Township officials discuss progress of Valley View Estates
Jul 06, 2005; ... JOHN FRIEL Correspondent Salisbury Townships largest-ever single-phase housing development is well under way near Gap. At its meetingTuesday, the board of supervisors discussed progress at Valley ViewEstates on Mine Road near Old Strasburg Road. Supervisors chairmanJohn Oberholser said ...
Ephrata Township meeting to focus on proposed park
Jul 06, 2005; ... MICHAEL H. HODGSON Correspondent Ephrata Township will hold ameeting Aug. 8 to talk about a proposed 50-acre park on East FultonStreet. The meeting is at 7 p.m., at the township building, 265 AkronRoad. Officials encourage the public to attend and voice theiropinions on what they would ...
Mount Joy Twp. outlines Cloverleaf Road remedies
Jul 06, 2005; ... SUSAN E. GRUBB, Correspondent Steps to address increasing trafficproblems along the Cloverleaf Road corridor drew the applause of atleast a dozen people attending a meeting of Mount Joy Townshipsupervisors June 20. Officials encouraged residents to offer commentson a study of ...
Clay board backs churchs planned expansion
Jul 06, 2005; ... GIL WELLIVER Correspondent Clay Township Planning Commission lastweek recommended conditional approval to Hopeland United MethodistChurch for its planned expansion. The commission supports all waiversand deferrals requested by the church. The waivers deal with levelingarea and maximum ...
Columbia Borough
Jul 06, 2005; ... POLICE LOG
Soccer: Bucks lead L-L team Bucks earn seven L-L All-Star berths
Jul 06, 2005; ... L-L LEAGUE SOCCER ...
Local bowlers headed to Indianapolis for Junior tourney
Jul 06, 2005; ... BARRY DECKER Correspondent Eighteen Lancaster County youths willjoin a group of 75 from all over the state to compete in the JuniorOlympic Gold (JOG) Tournament in Indianapolis, which will start onSaturday and continue through July 15. Shayne Beck, Merle Burkhart,Elysia Current, Catlin ...
Young keglers honored at annual banquet
Jul 06, 2005; ... BARRY DECKER Correspondent Kerry Smith earned the 2005 LancasterYoung American Bowling Alliance scholarship at their annual banquet,held recently at the Plain and Fancy Restaurant in Bird-in-Hand. Morethan 250 bowlers, parents and supporters honored the countys eliteyoung bowlers. Among ...
Sweeping statement
Jul 06, 2005; ... ED GRUVER Its not often that American Legion teams engage in adoubleheader Its more rare to have a twinbill involving the bulk oftwo reigning state championship squads. It seems safe to say thatLancaster County American Legion history was made Tuesday night amidmuggy, overcast ...
Wheatland hosts White House series
Jul 06, 2005 ... Children entering grades 1 through 6 can participate in a HistoryDay Camp titled Meet Me at the White House, at Wheatland, the home ofPresident James Buchanan. The camp will be held Thursdays, July 14,21, 28 and Aug. 4. Campers can choose sessions from 9 a.m. to noon or1 to 4 p.m. Each ...
Bucks earn seven L-L All-Star berths
Jul 06, 2005; ... JASON FULGINITI They didnt win a PIAA Spring championship likePenn Manor, which won its second state crown in the last four yearswith a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten Emmaus June 10. Theydidnt win a District Three crown, which Lancaster Mennonite pulledoff with a 2-0 victory over ...
Ephrata Twp. meeting to focus on proposed park
Jul 06, 2005; ... MICHAEL H. HODGSON, Correspondent Ephrata Township will hold ameeting Aug. 8 to discuss a proposed 50-acre park on East FultonStreet. The meeting is at 7 p.m., at the township building, 265 AkronRoad. Officials encourage the public to attend and voice theiropinions on what they would ...
Boy Scout looks to make Paradise park more handicapped-accessible
Jul 06, 2005; ... JAMES BUESCHER Correspondent Troop 59 Boy Scout Zach Cisney mayonly be 15 years old, but hes endeavoring to enrich his community ina way that even elected local government leaders have overlooked: hestrying to make Paradise Townships newest park more handicapped-accessible. This is ...
Salisbury motel to become animal hospital, boarding kennel
Jul 06, 2005; ... JOHN FRIEL Correspondent A Salisbury Township motel is poised tochange from two-legged to four-legged guests. At its June 28 meeting,the zoning hearing board approved plans to turn a small motel onRoute 30 into an animal hospital, veterinary practice and boardingkennel. Veterinarian ...
MU announces Institute in American History
Jul 06, 2005 ... Millersville University announces the first Institute in AmericanHistory, which runs July 18 to 22 at Dixon University Center inHarrisburg. The institute is offered in cooperation with thePennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, WITF Inc., PennsylvaniaPublic Television and Ridgeway ...
L-S school board approves 2005-06 budget
Jul 06, 2005; ... JENNIFER B. ERICSON Correspondent The Lampeter-Strasburg schoolboard recently adopted a budget for 2005-06 that sets the tax rate at15.08 mills. Property owners will pay $15.08 for $1,000 of theirpropertys assessed value. So, the owner of a property worth $100,000will pay $1,508 in ...
Salisbury Township officials discuss progress of Valley View Estates
Jul 06, 2005; ... JOHN FRIEL Correspondent Salisbury Townships largest-ever single-phase housing development is well under way near Gap. At its meetingTuesday, the board of supervisors discussed progress at Valley ViewEstates on Mine Road near Old Strasburg Road. Supervisors chairmanJohn Oberholser said ...
Paradise seeks grant for sewer replacement project
Jul 06, 2005; ... JAMES BUESCHER Correspondent Paradise Township is turning toLancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for grant money,seeking funding help for the second phase of its Vintage Villagesewer replacement project. This project is slated to cost over$800,000, and that is a huge ...
Iraqis have spoken: A timetable is necessary
Jul 06, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: In his June 28 speech, President Bush has askedthe American public for patience. It proves progress is being made Bush has finally learned the meaning of the word, patience. There wasnot patience when the world wanted more time for the U.N. inspectorsunder Dr. Hans Blix ...
Lititz hopes to make a fast turn onto Main Street
Jul 06, 2005; ... LAURA KNOWLES, Correspondent Lititz is on the road to becoming aMain Street community. Lititz Borough Council agreed June 28 toproceed with an application to participate in the program, acting onrecommendations from the boroughs regional economic developmentcommittee and downtown ...
Its a fact: No WMDs have been found
Jul 06, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: I wonder, is Dick Cheney part of thisadministration? Before the war and after we invaded and occupiedIraq, Cheney has said Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11. Of course,President Bush doesnt say this, but that doesnt keep his lackeys fromsaying it. I guess Russell Godwin ...
County wrong to sell Conestoga View
Jul 06, 2005; ... As a physician who has cared for patients at Conestoga View overthe last 10 years, I am very concerned at the planned sale of thefacility. I understand the desire of our elected commisioners to shedthe responsibility held by our county for more than 200 years for itsleast fortunate ...
Manheim eyes risers to reduce speeding woes
Jul 06, 2005; ... KAREN HAWKINS, Correspondent Citing ongoing problems with driversspeeding in Veterans Memorial Park, Manheim Borough Council agreedJune 28 to consider adding speed bumps on Memorial Drive. Boroughresident Bill Loercher, who is secretary/treasurer of Manheim TennisClub, suggested the ...
Grant will help fund Susquehannock display
Jul 06, 2005 ... The Ressler Mill Foundation has awarded $6,000 to the North Museumof Natural History & Science to assist in developing an exhibitionand educational materials focusing on the history of SusquehannockNative Americans. The museums Native American collections are greatlyin need of ...
Rep. Armstrongs proposed witch hunt
Jul 06, 2005; ... TO THE EDITOR: Ive just read July 1 article Rep. Armstrong comesto the aid of campus conservatives. First I would like to state I ama registered Republican. Contrary to what a majority of Americansperceive, I would not consider myself a conservative. I am as much aliberal as I am ...
Cloverleaf Road remedies outlined in Mount Joy Twp.
Jul 06, 2005; ... SUSAN E. GRUBB, Correspondent Steps to address increasing trafficproblems along the Cloverleaf Road corridor drew the applause of atleast a dozen people attending the meeting of Mount Joy Townshipsupervisors June 20. Officials encouraged residents to offer commentson a study of ...
Paradise seeks grant for sewer replacement project
Jul 06, 2005; ... JAMES BUESCHER, Correspondent Paradise Township is turning toLancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for grant money,seeking funding help for the second phase of its Vintage Villagesewer replacement project. This project is slated to cost over$800,000, and that is a huge ...
Small change in favorite shrimp salad recipe makes big difference
Jul 06, 2005; ... Dear Jeanne, This is a delicious salad. Can you tell me theamounts of fat and calories in it? I know I can replace ...
Trial starts for man accused of molesting children
Jul 06, 2005; ... MADELYN PENNINO Sherman Eugene Goods alleged victims testifiedTuesday afternoon that their early relationship with him was happyand trusting but that he eventually began to touch theminappropriately. During the first day of his trial, three of Goodsaccusers testified he groped and ...
Grilled cheese pleasers for the grown-up palate
Jul 06, 2005; ... KIM KLUGH Correspondent Sidle up to your skillet your favoritebread and cheese in hand and get ready for some grilled cheesemakeovers. Whether your bread of choice is homemade, bakery-bought orthe last two stale slices of Wonder Bread, a hearty meal awaits theflip of your spatula. One ...
Man gets prison term for attempt to burglarize business trailers
Jul 06, 2005; ... SAMANTHA DAVIS It was dark inside the business trailers Brian E.Zumpf Jr. was trying to rob, so he set small fires so he could seewhat he was doing. It didnt work. He came away with nothing, except aprison sentence. The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to one count ofburglary and one count ...
Still no vote on state budget
Jul 06, 2005; ... STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS It is six days into Pennsylvanias fiscalyear, but state budget negotiators said they likely wont pass abudget until late tonight or early Thursday morning. As Tuesdays worksession drew to a close, legislators and Democratic Gov. Ed Rendellsbudget team tinkered ...
Leola group rides one wheel to Ohio
Jul 06, 2005; ... KRISTY BULLER With her ponytail poking neatly through the backof her bike helmet, 11-year-old Michaela Horst thrusts herself ontoher unicycle. Its yellow seat pops against her royal blue shorts(kneepads to match) as she removes both feet from the pedals and runsthem forward over the ...
E-mail scam takes aim at Fulton Bank customers
Jul 06, 2005; ... PATRICK BURNS Fulton Bank customers beware: Someone may be tryingto scam you. Bank officials said Monday a very limited number of itscustomers have been targeted by an e-mail scam that tries to trickthem into divulging personal banking information. Customers notifiedthe bank over the ...
Convention center cost, budget not set
Jul 06, 2005; ... DAVE PIDGEON Less than two weeks before a public meeting on theproposed hotel/convention center, developers have yet to compile aconstruction cost estimate for the project. But a spokesman for thehotel developer said theres no cause for concern. The effort todetermine a construction ...
City police seek suspect in stabbing on Franklin St.
Jul 06, 2005; ... BRETT LOVELACE Four people were injured in separate assaults astempers flared around the city over the Fourth of July weekend.Police are searching for a 28-year-old man accused of stabbinganother man during a fight in the city early Monday morning. Thefugitive, Edric Olivera Shorty ...
Its true: A train whistle blew my mind
Jul 06, 2005; ... It was truly a blast from the past. I was sitting on my frontporch, as I often do, when I heard a train whistle. This rattled mebecause trains havent passed within whistling distance of Ephrata formore than 20 years. I shook my head, figuring I was having aflashback to the 1960s. Next ...
E. Lampeter man not guilty of solicitation
Jul 06, 2005; ... JUSTIN QUINN The American justice system paid off Tuesday for aSudanese national accused of soliciting sex from an undercover policeofficer during a prostitution sting last year. After a trial of justtwo hours Tuesday, a Lancaster County jury found Samuel Deng notguilty of the ...
Shuffle it & they will come
Jul 06, 2005; ... CP / Suzette ...
Alliance forms to block big box stores
Jul 06, 2005; ... ROCHELLE A. SHENK Correspondent Concerns about the impact of big-box retailers have led a group of residents and business owners innorthwestern Lancaster County to band together as the Community &Farm Alliance. Were not anti-Wal-Mart or anti-development; were forsound land-use planning, ...
Boy Scout looks to make Paradise park more handicapped-accessible
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY JAMES ...
Wheatland hosts White House series
Jul 06, 2005 ... Children entering grades 1 through 6 can participate in a HistoryDay Camp, titled Meet Me at the White House, at Wheatland, the homeof 15th President James Buchanan. The camp will take place onThursdays: July 14, 21, 28 ...
Motel to become animal hospital
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY JOHN FRIEL ...
Officials: Bush ignores meth threat
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY KATE ...
Insurers balk at paying for medical devices
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY BARNABY J ....
An approach to difficulty swallowing
Jul 06, 2005 ... DEAR DR. GOTT: Thank you for your great service to us readers. Iam an 80-year-old male. Approximately two years ago, I had a terriblecold and the worst sore throat ever. I was coughing and hacking formonths. The lingering irritation kept changing my voice and at timesmade swallowing ...
Stakes are high as Buffy convention nears
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY RASMI SIMHAN ...
Two stars go toe-to-toe in final TV dance-off
Jul 06, 2005; ... BY KEVIN ...
BARNSTORMERS TONIGHT vs. Long Island Ducks 7:05 p.m., Clipper Magazine Stadium
Jul 06, 2005 ... Pitching matchup 2005 Career vs. Club 05 Starting pitchers W-L ERA W-L ERA W-L ERA Ducks Lance Davis (R) 2-4 3.03 6-8 4.00 -- -- Stormers Joe Dooley (R) 5-4 5.07 22-13 3.63 0-1 4.82 Notes LongIsland update: DH Doug Jennings, hit by a pitch in the right arm byChris Zallie in ...
Preteen girl with boyfriend is still too young to date
Jul 06, 2005 ... DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend cheated on me and I'm only 12! We weregoing out for nine months, and one day after school, I saw himkissing a girl in back of the school building. He's 14, and she isolder than him. Am I too young to be dealing with this kind ofproblem? Heck, am I too young to ...
Your land is my land
Jul 06, 2005 ... PITTSBURGH Two questions I'd like to ask candidates for Sandra Day O'Connor'sjob: t Does the Constitution forbid the government from seizing yourhome and giving it to someone else? t If you're not sure, would yoube willing to tour Pittsburgh before taking this job? O'Connor had ...