Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from December 2005:
Best friends
Dec 01, 2005 ... Ashli Gum, 16 (left) junior, Manheim Central High School KatieKnisely, 16 junior, Manheim Central High School Badminton. The"original" Nintendo game. And expanding their vocabulary. Those arejust a few of the pastimes Ashli and Katie enjoy together. Thesefriends met in kindergarten, but ...
LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE
Dec 01, 2005 ... Section One Team__ League W__ L__ PF__ PA__ Overall W__ L__ PF__ PA ac-Hempfield__ 6__ 1__ 248__ 85__ 9__ 1__ 363__ 108 ac-Manheim Twp.__ 6__ 1__ 273__ 136__ 9__ 1__ 41__ 7__ 164 Wilson__ 5__ 2__ 226__ 165__ 7__ 3__ 325__ 235 Cedar Crest__ 4__ 3__ 219__ ...
DAY DAY THIS WEEKEND
Dec 01, 2005 ... THURSDAY Remember when Little Orphan Annie sings "The sun willcome up tomorrow"? Well, it's tomorrow and Annie is no longer anorphan. She's Annie Warbucks now and her adventures will unfold onthe stage of the Ephrata Performing Arts Center in "Annie Warbucks."All is not well in Annie's ...
What's new; THIS WEEKEND
Dec 01, 2005 ... A Day Out With Thomas. Thomas the Tank Engine is back inStrasburg. Meet Sir Topham Hatt, hear storytelling and see videos ofThomas and his friends. There's also live music and lots of fun. Fri.-Sun. Trains pulled by Thomas depart daily on the ...
"A MODERN CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Dec 01, 2005 ... The Sked Elizabethtown Area Middle School presents this modernversion of Dickens' classic story, with a school bully who is visitedby the three Christmas ghosts. Tonight at 7; Sat. at 1 p.m. Free. 600E. High St., Elizabethtown, 361-7525. Cocalico High School presentsthis original drama ...
Kate Bush x 2: Sea' flows, Sky' is cloudy
Dec 01, 2005; ... "Waiting for Godot" is Samuel Beckett's famed 1948 postmodernplay. "Waiting for Guffman" is the 1996 Christopher Guest-directedmockumentary on community musical hijinks. "Waiting for Kate Bush" isa 2004 novel, but more significantly, a British state of mind. JohnMendelssohn's protagonist ...
DEATHS REPORTED 12/1/2005
Dec 01, 2005 ... Cordova, Jacinto Claudio 55, Lancaster. Nov. 28, 2005. Andrew T.Scheid Funeral Home, 872-2266.Dommel, Betty V. 80, 1393 Union St.,Lancaster. Nov. 30, 2005. Fred F. Groff, Inc., 397-8255.Espenshade,Roy O. 87, E. Harrisburg Pk., Middletown. Nov. 29, 2005. Matinchekand Daughter Funeral Home ...
SPECIAL EVENTS
Dec 01, 2005 ... What's new THIS WEEKEND Author Reading. Melissa Bank, author of "AGirl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing,'' and "The Wonder Spot,'' willread from her works. Tonight at 8. Free. Green Room Theatre, F&MCollege. For more info., contact Arleen Faust,(cookie.faust@fandm.edu). Craft Show. Annual ...
This & that
Dec 01, 2005; ... Money help MONEY WISE: The National Endowment for FinancialEducation offers free advice online at www.nefe.org. Topics include:teens and credit cards, reverse mortgages, lending money to familymembers, using a finanical advisor, single and sufficient, leasing acar, considering ...
Move Up (and off of welfare)
Dec 01, 2005; ... To work "same hours" that your children spend in school is acolloquial English phrase that seems easy to understand. Buttranslate those words into another language, then try to make senseof them. And then try planning for the children's day care and yourown transportation to get to work ...
Jobless rate level in October
Dec 01, 2005 ... The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lancaster County wasunchanged from September to October at 3.6 percent. The number ofunemployed residents decreased slightly, and employment increased by900. Since January 2003, resident employment in the county was up11,700, which brought the ...
Construction here healthy
Dec 01, 2005 ... The construction industry here continues to thrive, according toMcGraw-Hill Construction, which said in its most recent report thatcontracts for future construction in Lancaster County rose 41 percentlast month to $49.9 million, compared to $35.4 million in October2004. Fueling the rally ...
Hugh Hewitt's BLOG' shows adult side of new technology
Dec 01, 2005; ... For good or bad, blogs are loaded with power. Teenagers use blogsto communicate hormonal urges and launch plots of many kinds.Political bloggers engage in an unrelenting chase of Pennsylvanialegislators. Whatever your impressions, blogs represent a newcommunications tool that bears ...
F&M women top Fords
Dec 01, 2005 ... Forward Brittany Braxton scored 16 points and pulled down 15rebounds, and teammate Emily Weaver added 14 points and 10 boards asthe Franklin & Marshall women handled host Haverford 73-65 inCentennial Conference action Wednesday night. Trailing 45-27following a lay-up by Weaver at 16:16, ...
St. Julien keys MU women
Dec 01, 2005 ... Freshman reserve forward Gladine St. Julien scored 17 of her game-high 20 points in the first half and posted eight rebounds and foursteals in only 16 minutes of action to pace Millersville to an 84-58non-league victory over the University of the District of ColumbiaWednesday night at ...
E-town men defeated
Dec 01, 2005 ... The Elizabethtown men's basketball team lost its CommonwealthConference opener Wednesday, falling to Messiah 70-64 in Grantham.Greg Brizek led Elizabethtown in scoring with 12 points. Luke Ledyardadded 10 points and led the Blue Jays in rebounds (4), assists (5)and steals (4). Chad ...
2005 L-L LEAGUE FOOTBALL COACHES' ALL-STAR TEAM
Dec 01, 2005 ... FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl QB Pat BostickMan. Twp. 6-4 220 Jr. RB Geoff Hess Penn Manor 5-0 195 Jr. RB CharlieParker Hempfield 5-11 175 Sr. RB Tobias Robinson Cedar Crest 6-0 185Sr. WR Andy Miller Man. Twp. 5-9 150 Sr. WR Josh Smith Wilson 6-4 195Jr. WR Kevin ...
Wilson wins Intell forecasters derby
Dec 01, 2005 ... His New York Yankees may not have won the World Series this fall,but Burt Wilson salvaged the long off-season by finishing first amongIntell sports writers in the weekly football picks derby. Wilsonposted a ...
Adverse conditions lead to difficult opening day
Dec 01, 2005; ... Warm. Rainy. Foggy. Windy. These were the adjectives used mostoften to describe hunting conditions on Monday's opening ofPennsylvania's firearms deer season. Seasoned deer hunters know allfour are detrimental to good deer hunting. So it should come as nosurprise that many hunters have ...
Hershey rallies past Tigers, 5-3
Dec 01, 2005; ... HERSHEY Coming off their first shutout loss of the season lastSaturday, the Hershey Bears needed an offensive spark. Luckily forthe Bears, they happened to be playing on Wednesday. Wednesday isDave Steckel's day. For the second straight Wednesday, the Hersheycenter scored a pair of ...
Section kings dominate All-Star rosters
Dec 01, 2005; ... MOUNT GRETNA Lancaster-Lebanon League football coaches knowtalent when they see it. Wednesday night at the Timbers Restaurant, L-L coaches listed their votes for the league's 2005 All-Star team, andthe results were not surprising. Hempfield running back/linebackerCharlie Parker and ...
Music will fill Wrightsville museum
Dec 01, 2005 ... Historic Wrightsville's annual Christmas open house will takeplace Dec. 11 at the Wrightsville Historical Museum, 309 Locust St.The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. At 1 p.m., carols will be playedby Stanley Longenecker, a Scottish bagpiper from Mount Joy. TrinityLutheran ...
Libraries seek mitten donations
Dec 01, 2005 ... Public libraries throughout Lancaster County are sponsoring their6th annual Mitten Tree Campaign. New mittens, gloves, hats, scarves,earmuffs and umbrellas are being collected at all 13 publiclibraries, including the three branches of the Lancaster PublicLibrary and the Library System ...
Glow accents Yuletide event at iron furnace
Dec 01, 2005 ... Night time is the best time to appreciate the celebration ofChristmas at Historic Joanna Furnace near Morgantown. The ironplantation's historic buildings will be fully illuminated, and athousand luminaries will light the pathways for visitors Dec. 9 to 11from 6 to 9 p.m. Organizers ...
Forums will focus on school property taxes
Dec 01, 2005 ... State Rep. Tom Creighton (R-37th) is hosting two town meetings onseveral school property tax plans currently before the GeneralAssembly. The first meeting will be held Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at DenverBorough Hall on Main Street. Residents of Adamstown and Denverboroughs, East and West Cocalico ...
Winter Fair scheduled Sunday at Waldorf School in Marietta
Dec 01, 2005 ... The public is invited to a Winter Fair on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. at the Susquehanna Waldorf School, 15 W. Walnut St., Marietta.Admission is free. This family event features "An Enchanted Forest"theme complete with a Winter Queen and her princesses. Children canenjoy making crafts, ...
Support group meets at Masonic Homes
Dec 01, 2005 ... The Masonic Village invites anyone who serves as a caregiver toattend a support group meeting Dec. 13. The group meets from 2 to 4p.m. in Freemasons Cultural Center at the Masonic Village, OneMasonic Drive, ...
Mount Joy Borough extends deadline for sidewalk work
Dec 01, 2005; ... Property owners in Mount Joy must comply with a new due date forreplacement sidewalks along Main Street or risk consequences thatwill be costly to individuals and the borough. A letter sent Nov. 8to property owners declared the sidewalk completion date is June 1,2006. The previous ...
Jacinto Claudio Cordova
Dec 01, 2005 ... Jacinto Claudio Cordova PAID OBITUARIES Jacinto Claudio Cordova,55, of Lancaster died at 8:45 AM, Monday, November 28, 2005 at ManorCare Health Services. He will be lovingly missed by two sons, MartineA. Rosario of Lancaster and Andre A. Cordova of Puerto Rico; onedaughter, Courtney A ....
Clyde E. Helman
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Clyde E. Helman, 84, of Stevens died November 4,2005 in Ephrata Community Hospital. He was the husband of the latePearl E. (Sipe) Helman who died February 21, 200. Born in Lititz, hewas a son of the late Ernest and Ella (Herr) Helman. Clyde was amember of the ...
Richard E. Gockley
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Richard E. Gockley, 78, of Brethren Village, 3001Lititz Pike, Lancaster, formerly of Newmanstown, died Tuesday,November 29, 2005 at the Heart of Lancaster Hospital, Lititz, PA. Hewas the husband of Lillian G. Keller Gockley to whom he would havebeen married 55 years on ...
Howard Anthony Tshudy
Dec 01, 2005 ... Howard Anthony Tshudy PAID OBITUARIES Howard Anthony Tshudy, 27,beloved son of Craig and Mary Ann Stoltzfus Tshudy of 8 Silver CreekRoad, Lititz passed away instantly in an automobile accident onNovember 28, 2005. He was a resident of Manheim during his schoolyears and graduated from ...
Althea M. Harting
Dec 01, 2005 ... Althea M. Harting PAID OBITUARIES Althea M. Harting, 79, ofDenver, entered into rest on Monday, November 29 in Ephrata Comm.Hospital. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late John W.and Ellen Mary (Tothero) Rollman. She and her husband, Rev. Robert F.Harting, celebrated their ...
Lauren Baxter
Dec 01, 2005; ... Face in the crowd Age 16 School Cocalico High School, juniorFavorite class English Favorite school activity softball Favoritefood chicken noodle soup Favorite song "Think of Me"; Favoritesinger Kelly Clarkson Favorite movie "A League of Their Own"Favorite TV shows "Desperate ...
NIGHTCLUBS
Dec 01, 2005 ... It's all here THIS WEEKEND CALENDAR Bird's Nest. Point Blank,Fri. and Sat. 10 S. Prince St., 509-4039. Bube's Brewery/Alois. RuthBenns-Suter Group, Fri.; Doogie Hill Project, Sat.; Jazz Jam Party,Sun. 102 N. Market St., Mount Joy, 653-2160. On the Web atwww.bubesbrewery.com. Bube's ...
In Synetic Theatre's Hamlet,' action speaks, actors don't
Dec 01, 2005; ... By JANE HOLAHAN "Hamlet" has been performed in just about everylanguage in the world. It's been set in every time period andlocation imaginable, from medieval Denmark to modern day Manhattan.And its meaning has been twisted and shaped by the most brilliantminds of the theater for more ...
Capturing the magic
Dec 01, 2005; ... By KATHLEEN DAMINGER Jim Morrison, a.k.a. Santa Claus, the 67-year-old boy who runs the National Christmas Center in Paradise,looks at life with a different perspective than your average Joe.Anyone who has ever met him knows that. If you've never had thepleasure, this weekend might be a ...
Love brought her home
Dec 01, 2005; ... By LAURA KNOWLES, Correspondent Just like Marian the Librarian,singer and actress Katie Zeager Wieand has been moved by love quiteliterally. The opera and musical performer returned from Boston toher Lancaster County origins just last year for the best reason ofall. She married Matt ...
John W. Lindsey Sr.
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES . John W. Lindsey, Sr., 81, of Oxford, diedMonday, November 28, 2005 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home,Quarryville, PA. He was the husband of Lorraine Baker Lindsey withwhom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Marcus Hook, PA he wasthe son of the late J. Hayes and ...
Jean M. Musser
Dec 01, 2005 ... Jean M. Musser PAID OBITUARIES Jean M. Musser, 76, of 1313 RoseAve., Lancaster, died Monday at Lancaster General Hospital. Born inW. Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late Guy H. andEdna W. Kreider Eshleman. Jean was the wife of the late M. BruceMusser, who died January 21, ...
Howard C. Poltrok
Dec 01, 2005 ... Howard C. Poltrok PAID OBITUARIES Howard C. Poltrok, 82, formerlyof West Willow Street, died Tuesday at ManorCare Health Services.Born January 21, 1923, in Dennigon Twp., he was a son of the lateAlbert W. and Ida (Keenapple) Poltrok. He was predeceased by hiswife, Dorothy A. (Keiper) ...
Roy O. Espenshade
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Roy O. Espenshade, 87, of E. Harrisburg Pike,Middletown, departed this life on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 in theCommunity General Hospital, Harrisburg. He was the son of the lateDaniel S. and Bertha Eshelman Espenshade. Mr. Espenshade was aretired meat cutter for Acme ...
Willis W. Frankhouser
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Willis W. Frankhouser, 95, of 2499 Zerbe Rd.,Narvon, formerly of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005,at home of natural causes. He was the son of the late Jacob R. andAlice Stauffer Frankhouser. He worked for 27 years as manager ofbiological control at ...
Frank W. Wright
Dec 01, 2005 ... Frank W. Wright PAID OBITUARIES Frank W. Wright, 93, ofLancaster, formerly of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away after a briefillness at Conestoga View. Born in Manheim, PA he was the son of thelate William H. Wright and the late Anna Witman Wright. Frank was thehusband of Carrie E ....
Harriet (Hopkins) Quinn
Dec 01, 2005 ... Harriet (Hopkins) Quinn PAID OBITUARIES Harriet (Hopkins) Quinn,97, of Conestoga, formerly of Wintergarden, Florida, died Tuesday atHospice of Lancaster County. Born August 5, 1908, in Lancaster, shewas a daughter of the late Henry D. and Marry E. (Eberman) Hopkins.She was predeceased ...
Edna Sweigart
Dec 01, 2005 ... Edna Sweigart PAID OBITUARIES Edna Sweigart, 94, of East Earl,entered into rest on Tuesday, November 29 at home. Born in LancasterCounty, she was a daughter of the late Lizzie G. Lefever. Herhusband, Christian "Christ" Sweigart, died December 16, 1993. Ednahad worked for the Walter W ....
Betty V. Dommel
Dec 01, 2005 ... Betty V. Dommel PAID OBITUARIES Betty V. Dommel, 80, of 1393Union St., Lancaster, died on Wednesday at Lancashire Hall. Born inLancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Ida M. RappKuhns and the wife of the late David J. Dommel, who died in 1979.Mrs. Dommel was a 1943 ...
George M. Stekervetz
Dec 01, 2005 ... George M. Stekervetz PAID OBITUARIES George M. Stekervetz, 89, ofConestoga, died Wednesday at his residence. Born July 16, 1916, inConestoga, he was a son of the late Frank and Minnie (Keperling)Stekervetz. He is preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy(Kipphorn) Stekervetz ....
Jacob M. and Sarah L. Lapp
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Jacob M. Lapp, 76, and Sarah Lapp Stoltzfus Lapp,75, of 706 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster, died Wednesday, November 30,2005, from injuries received in an accident at Rt. 272 and ByerlandChurch Rd., Providence Twp. He was the son of the late Joshua andSarah Stoltzfus Lapp ....
Dora K. Wittle
Dec 01, 2005 ... PAID OBITUARIES Dora K. Wittle, 94, formerly of Mount Joy, passedaway peacefully on Monday, November 28, 2005, at Landis Homes, whereshe had been a resident since 1999. Her late husband, John K. Wittledied on March 3, 2004. Dora was a graduate of the former Mount JoyHigh School, class ...
Records search advances
Dec 01, 2005; ... Officials with Internet company MySpace.com Tuesday asked theLancaster County District Attorney's Office to provide more detailsin a court order requesting records of communications between accusedkiller David G. Ludwig and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Kara BethBorden. Ludwig, 18, of ...
E. Hempfield manager to retire in January
Dec 01, 2005; ... East Hempfield Township's proposed 2006 budget does not increasetaxes, which is good news for township residents. But townshipmanager George Marcinko, who had to help pull the budget together inaddition to his many other duties, announced Wednesday he intends toretire Jan. 20 due to ...
Center to serve Hispanic community
Dec 01, 2005; ... The old, abandoned Liederkranz building in Lancaster will soonreverberate with new life as it becomes a cultural center for thecity's Hispanic community. The Puerto Rican Committee purchased theformer social club at 150-152 S. Prince St. last year. The plan is toconvert what was once the ...
SUV hits buggy, killing 2
Dec 01, 2005; ... An Amish couple was killed Tuesday night when a sport utilityvehicle struck their horse and buggy as it crossed Route 272 inProvidence Township. Jacob Mast Lapp, 76, and Sarah Stoltzfus Lapp,75, both of 706 Strasburg Pike, were thrown from the buggy. LancasterCounty Deputy Coroner Jane ...
Support groups
Dec 02, 2005 ... Monday 7 p.m. Families of Homicide Victims support group meets at the Lighthouseon the grounds of Mellingers Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln HighwayEast. Information: Pamela Grosh, 299-8048. 7 p.m. Anxiety, Panic and OCD support group offered by Mental HealthAssociation meets ...
It's time to be more decisive, less divisive
Dec 01, 2005; ... Huff! Puff! Groan! Can you give me a little help here? I'm tryingto turn back the hands of time. On the count of three, throw yourshoulder into it. One, two, three! Sigh. It's no use. The handsaren't budging. There's no going back. We're going to have to livewith the mistakes of the ...
Speaking out
Dec 01, 2005 ... TO THE EDITOR: Thank you for your strongly worded editorial ("Thisis not torture?" Nov. 16) regarding our president's seemingindifference to the use of ...
Wal-Mart a bully to communities
Dec 01, 2005 ... TO THE EDITOR: I am writing to express my firm opposition to theproposed Wal-Mart on South Centerville Road in Manor Township. Irealize the attractions of Wal-Mart are low prices and the wide arrayof things within one monstrous structure. However, behind this faadeof consumer ease and ...
Writer wrong about hunting
Dec 01, 2005 ... TO THE EDITOR: As a daughter of a hunter and now the wife of anavid hunter, I strongly disagree with Russell Allen's perception ofhunting (Intell, Nov. 22). When I was a child, I would walk alongwith my father as he would prepare his hunting dog for small gameseason. He would also allow ...
Seek testing for HIV/AIDS
Dec 01, 2005 ... TO THE EDITOR: I will begin as I have ended similar letters overthe past few years ... we have no cure, and we have no vaccine forthe disease known as AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Todaymarks the 18th observance of World AIDS Day. AIDS has been with ussince 1981, and ...
In our view Positive signs
Dec 01, 2005 ... Today is World AIDS Day a day established to raise awareness ofthe HIV/AIDS epidemic around the globe. Since the HIV virus wasdiscovered in 1981, an estimated 25 million people have died of thedisease. Africa alone has 12 million AIDS orphans. The World HealthOrganization notes that ...
Natural gas bills go up 14% for UGI customers
Dec 01, 2005; ... UGI natural gas customers who have braced for higher prices willpay more this winter, but not the 40-plus percent increase someindustry analysts have projected. UGI Utilities Inc. Wednesday saidtypical residential customers will see a 14 percent increase in theirheating bills starting ...
Kraybill Mennonite merging
Dec 01, 2005; ... A recent merger with Lancaster Mennonite School will take a smallschool in Mount Joy back to its roots. Kraybill Mennonite School,which teaches students in kindergarten through eighth grade, once wasan offshoot of Lancaster Mennonite, but it split off 30 years ago.Now it is returning in ...
County considers hiring new solicitor
Dec 01, 2005; ... Lancaster County Commissioners are considering replacing longtimecounty solicitor John Espenshade. Commissioners Molly Henderson andDick Shellenberger on Wednesday voted to direct chief clerk AndreaMcCue to draft by next week an advertisement stating the county islooking for a solicitor ....
SPORTS DIGEST
Dec 02, 2005 ... Girls' Volleyball Several local players earned All-District Threerecognition. Senior outside hitters Paige Martin (LancasterMennonite) and Becky Strait (Manheim Central) were named to SecondTeam. Sophomore ouside hitter Kelsey Gorman (Lancaster Mennonite),senior setter Steph Weaver ...