Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from March 2007:
Just a regular family, with lots of gold records
Mar 01, 2007; ... OK Baby Boomers, prepare yourself for another one of those "I FeelSooo Old" moments: Jimmy Osmond is celebrating his 40th year in show business. Yea, little Jimmy Osmond. But it's not so bad. Osmond was only 3 when he first appeared on"The Andy ...
Seeing double
Mar 01, 2007; ... Artist has a personal view of 2 pairs of familiar Lancasterfigures The first time local artist Judy Crabtree saw "the twins,'' theywere wearing matching lime green outfits. "I became obsessed with them, but you know I couldn't find outwhat their names were,'' she ...
Hurdy gurdy men
Mar 01, 2007; ... Le Vent du Nord brings the traditional sounds of Quebec to F&M When you come see Le Vent du Nord at Franklin and MarshallCollege's Barshinger Center on Friday, odds are you won't hear anymusic you've heard before. "We don't do the top 40 of traditional music, that's ...
LOCAL NOTES COLLEGES
Mar 01, 2007 ... Playoff Basketball Programming The SPORTSfever Television Network will televise live all eightPIAA District Three Championship basketball games at the Giant Centerthis afternoon through Saturday afternoon. All of the games will be shown on Comcast digital cable channel249, ...
DAY BY DAY This Weekend
Mar 01, 2007 ... THURSDAY Valentine's Day may be past, but romance is still very much in theair as the Tony Award-winning Broadway show "The Light in thePiazza'' comes to the Hershey Theatre at 7:30 tonight, and continuesFriday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 7:30p.m. The ...
What's new
Mar 01, 2007; ... THIS WEEKEND MUSIC All-State Orchestra Concert. The Pa. Music Educators AssociationRegion IV-V All State Orchestra Concert. Sat. 10:30 a.m. $6.Barshinger Center, F&M College, 291-4233 for tickets. Chamber Concert. Performance of sacred and secular music by theF&M ...
Juanita Hershey
Mar 01, 2007 ... Juanita O'Connell Hershey, 86, of Pleasant View RetirementCommunity, Manheim, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 following abrief illness. Born in Rankin, she was the daughter of the lateWilliam A. and Josephine Hughes O'Connell. She was the wife of thelate Clarence V. Hershey he died ...
Man freed, arrested same day
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Lancaster city police detective said he arrested a convicted sexoffender from Columbia Wednesday morning at the exit doors ofLancaster County Prison. Robert M. Bourne, 43, was released from prison Wednesday afterserving a 23-month sentence for indecent assault. ...
John Benner
Mar 01, 2007 ... John Benner, 74, died February 27, 2007. He was born John K.Denlinger. He was the son of Edgar S. and Esther (Kreider) Denlinger.John was the husband of Joan Bergey and the late Carol Leslie. Mr.Benner is survived by two daughters, Greta Taylor of Lancaster andDebra Cordery of Wagontown ....
CORRECTIONS / CLARIFICATIONS
Mar 01, 2007 ... An article in Wednesday's Intelligencer Journal incorrectly statedit was up to Lancaster County President Judge Louis J. Farina to picka replacement for former county Commissioner Pete Shaub, and thatFarina decided to have the full board of county judges make theselection. Under state ...
In support of Dr. Kirchner
Mar 01, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: I feel it is necessary to write a letter in support of Dr. G. GaryKirchner. I came to Lancaster in 1972 and came to know him because ofour mutual patients. Sometimes our relationship has been strained,but I have no fear of standing in his corner. ...
Rodney Erb
Mar 01, 2007 ... Rodney Bruce Erb, 74, of Naples, Fla., died February 24, 2007. Mr.Erb was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. While in Bloomington,Ind., he had managed a K-Mart store and had worked for RCA. He hadlast worked for Varo Semiconductor Co. in Garland, Texas beforeretiring in 1984. Mr. Erb ...
Mayor takes steady aim at gun-law violators
Mar 01, 2007; ... Mayor weighs in Merits compassion Slum landlords. Revenue gaps. Capital projects. Bond issues.Mayor Rick Gray has a lot on his plate, but he set aside timeTuesday to ask a judge to sentence to state prison a teen expected toplead guilty to selling a stolen gun. ...
John H. Lyle
Mar 01, 2007 ... John H. Lyle, 82, of 234 N. 5th St., Columbia, died on Tuesday atHospice of Lancaster Co. following an illness of several months. Hewas the husband of the late Mary Jane Lyle who preceded him in deathin 1978. Born in Columbia he was the son of the late Joseph andKathryn Swarr Lyle. He ...
Seeking to improve schools
Mar 01, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: Last Thursday, Good Schools Pennsylvania organized a panel andtown meeting to air the issues that surround the performance of ourpublic schools. There are two main issues: how to assure every childa quality education, and how to fund it. Of ...
Doris Anne Moore
Mar 01, 2007 ... Doris Anne Moore, 78, of Leona Ave., Lancaster, died Tuesday atLancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she was thedaughter of the late Edward C. Bowen and Gertrude Coble Hardy. Shewas the wife of Charles R. Moore and had celebrated 33 years ofmarriage on Dec. 29. Mrs. Moore was ...
Good news for trophy hunters
Mar 01, 2007; ... New association plans to offer scoring sessions Hanging on the wall of my home office are two plaques bearingdecent racks from two Pennsylvania bucks I shot with my bow over thepast 10 years. Comparing those racks to another that I had officially measured, Ithink ...
Bomb squad, haz-mat team determine box at health campus no threat
Mar 01, 2007; ... Officers from Lancaster County's haz-mat team and a Pennsylvaniastate police bomb squad investigated a suspicious package foundWednesday morning at Lancaster General Health Campus. After a four-hour inspection of the small box, investigatorsopened the package, which ...
IN THE NEWS
Mar 02, 2007 ... Cocalico's Samantha Santoro hopes to improve on last year's runner-up finish in ...
DATEBOOK
Mar 02, 2007 ... Support groups Monday 6 p.m. - Breast Cancer support group meets to discuss the usingthe positive power of humor in life, at Penn State Women's HealthCenter, 670 Cherry Drive, Hershey. Information: 531-7492. Tuesday 1 p.m. - Diabetes support group meets to ...
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Mar 02, 2007 ... Penn Manor's Brandon Siemasko, shown with his brother, Rob, has agold medal in his sights at ...
LOCAL NOTES COLLEGES
Mar 02, 2007 ... Correction It was reported in Wednesday's Intell that Lancaster Country Day'sappearance in Thursday's District Three Class A girls' basketballchampionship game would be its first in school history. The Cougarsalso played in the District Three Class A girls' basketball final ...
Alejandrina Colon Baez
Mar 01, 2007 ... Alejandrina Colon Baez, 68, of 435 Manor St., Lancaster, died athome on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico,she was the daughter of the late Cristino Baez Santana and TomasaCartajena. She was a homemaker and a member of the San Juan BautistaCatholic Church ....
Hempfield eliminates Wilson
Mar 01, 2007; ... Black Knights reach Tier I semifinals with 4-3 victory Hempfield goaltender Trent Weiss was succinct when asked how hefelt when he had to protect a one-goal lead ... In a playoff game ... With his team killing a penalty ... With the ...
No stand-in for county
Mar 01, 2007; ... Filmmaker travels east to capture real thing An Amish buggy clip-clops along Bachmantown Road in East LampeterTownship. A candy-apple red Ford Mustang cruises up from behind, slows andthen passes the buggy, continuing on its way as an Amish family walksalong the ...
Patricia H. Silvers
Mar 01, 2007 ... Patricia H. Silvers, 67, of Lancaster, died peacefully Thursday,Feb. 27th at Lancaster General Hospital after a courageous battlewith cancer. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the lateLt. Comm. John W. and Olga E. (Olsen) Hutchinson. An active volunteerwith Hospice of ...
Police seek suspects in 2 city shootings
Mar 01, 2007; ... Investigators Wednesday were searching for suspects in a pair ofshootings after two men told police they were shot this week insoutheast Lancaster city. The two men, whom police didn't identify, were admitted toLancaster General Hospital Tuesday and early Wednesday with ...
Mildred D. Herr
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mildred D. Herr, 93, of Evergreen Estates, 1300 E. King St.,Lancaster, a place she called home for the past two years, died onWednesday at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born inLancaster, she was the daughter of the late George W. and ElizabethMurr Etter and the wife of the ...
This & that
Mar 01, 2007 ... Garden PLOT YOUR SPRING: The Lancaster County Department of Parks andRecreation has garden plots available for rent April 15 through Oct.15. Renters can apply for a plot today. Renters pay a one-time fee of$16 for a small plot and $20 for a larger plot. The garden plots ...
Pioneers bow to Knights
Mar 01, 2007; ... Eastern York earns shot at Catholic HERSHEY - There's always a silver lining that can be found in aventure that doesn't go as planned. The key is to find that positive at a time when everything seemsnegative. That will be the task for the ...
Ralph M. "Foxy" Bear
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ralph M. "Foxy" Bear, 86, of Ephrata, entered into restunexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Born inMohnton, he was a son of the late Adam and Clara Bear. He was thehusband of the late Gloria Ney Bear who died in 2004 after 62 yearsof marriage. He was a partner in ...
Beauty' is in the eye ...
Mar 01, 2007; ... Competition draws about 20 protesters Organizers for Wednesday night's first-ever Miss Millersville 2007competition declared the event a success despite - or maybe becauseof - the protesters it drew. "(The event) has really worked out in our favor, and ...
Who is setting the agendas?
Mar 01, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: While I was reading the article, "Final Five" (Intell, Feb. 22), Iread the quote by Dick Shellenberger over and over again. He said: "Itrust the judges will pick someone who does not have an agenda andwill work well with the commissioners." If I were writing ...
Once again, kids have their say
Mar 01, 2007; ... Linda Williard's kindergartners at Lancaster Cooperative Schooland Linda Ream's first-graders at Clay Elementary School gave us somequestions to ask author Robert Munsch. The teachers and many of thestudent are fans of Munsch's stories. Here are a few of theirquestions and his answers: ...
Back in the title bout
Mar 01, 2007; ... Crusaders burst Bubblers; one win from three-peat HERSHEY - The prize he and his players had been eyeing since thebeginning of the season was now officially within reach. But to see the frustrated, mildly-irritated look on LancasterCatholic girls' basketball coach ...
Harold G. "Butch" Dimitris, Sr.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Harold G. "Butch" Dimitris, Sr., 70, of Lancaster, passed away onFeb. 21st at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore. Bornin Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gust H. and Catherine GroffDimitris. He had worked as a painter and maintenance man for LeporeReal Estate for 25 ...
Energy savers
Mar 01, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: I think Lancaster should follow in Australia's footsteps and ban,or at least slow down, the use of incandescent light bulbs. Just byusing ...
Children's author knows fun
Mar 01, 2007; ... Move over, Cat in the Hat. On Read Across America Day, you must make room for menacing mudpuddles, stubborn loose teeth and runaway pigs. These stories, written by Pittsburgh native Robert Munsch, areinspiring children all over the United States and Canada to ...
Caroline W. Champ
Mar 01, 2007 ... Caroline W. Champ, 84 of Lancaster, died Wednesday at ConestogaView. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Bishop R.and Helen E Wallace Hill. She was the wife of the late William ChampJr. who died in 1977. Caroline was a School Crossing Guard for 25years and a security ...
Mimi Beth "Mim" Wittlinger
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mimi Beth "Mim" Wittlinger, 50, of Waxahachie, Texas, formerly ofManheim, died on Sunday, February 25, 2007, as a result of an autoaccident in Texas. Born in Millersville, Pa., she is the daughter ofKathryn Mae Rettew Wittlinger of Lancaster, Pa., and Albert L.Wittlinger of Harmony, Pa ....
Personnel need drug training
Mar 01, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: This is to commend your newspaper for the article: "Accidental ODdeaths on the rise, CDC says," (Intell, Feb. 10). From the publichealth perspective, this is telling us that the human body andinternal organs are vulnerable to powerful prescription drugs ...
Mildred K. Bowersox
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mildred K. Bowersox, 88, of Pleasant View Retirement Community,passed away there at 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. She wasborn October 12, 1918 in Union Co., Pa., daughter of the late Normanand Elaine (Crossgrove) Loss. She married Emerson B. Bowersox, hisdeath broke a 52 ...
Mount Joy Twp. eyes home rule
Mar 01, 2007; ... Change could come in many forms If Mount Joy Township elects for change through home rule, thefamiliar board of supervisors could be a thing of the past there. "Would we lose our supervisors? I'm not really sure," said BobStanley, who leads Mount Joy Township Home Rule ...
Arthur N. "Art" Barninger, Sr.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Arthur N. "Art" Barninger, Sr., 77, of 14 Penn Street, WashingtonBoro, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at his homesurrounded by family. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the lateCharles and Bessie Kuhns Barninger. He was the husband of Elinore F.Wilson Barninger; they ...
Hunt for local woman's body to resume today
Mar 01, 2007; ... Stacey Hazelton was killed in 2004 in Miss. A new search of a patch of Mississippi woods believed to containthe remains of a Kinzers woman murdered in 2004 is scheduled to begintoday. Stacey Hazelton, 22, was shot and killed before two men buried herbody in a ...
People Poll: Should mothers nurse in public?
Mar 01, 2007 ... Dozens of women staged a breast-feeding demonstration at theBerkshire Mall in Reading last weekend Saturday to protest the actionof a security guard who told a nursing mother to use a blanket orstop nursing. Supporters also signed a petition calling for a changein state law to guarantee ...
Jeffrey L. Dormer
Mar 01, 2007 ... Jeffrey L. Dormer, 45, of Paradise, passed away on Wednesday,February 28, 2007 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. He was thehusband of Tracy L. Dormer with whom he celebrated 23 years ofmarriage in March of 2006. He was born in Lincoln, Neb., son ofShirley Dormer of Leola and Robert, ...
Nikolas Kousisis
Mar 01, 2007 ... of Coatesville Nikolas "Nikos" Kousisis, 79, died February 28,2007, with loved ones by his side. He was a kind, gentle and lovinghusband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Nick is survivedby his wife of 51 years, Kaliope (Pope) Kotsalos Kousisis; hisdaughter, Angela Godshall and ...
Mount Joy Twp. eyes home rule
Mar 01, 2007; ... It won't solve all development woes Some residents of Mount Joy Township want to shift more authorityto their local turf, and they're asking voters to approve a study ofhome-rule options. "What we're putting on the May 15 ballot is simply the question,Does the public ...
Henderson ponders pick
Mar 01, 2007; ... Seeks open selection process for convention center board member Lancaster County Commissioner Molly Henderson so admired theprocess used to pick the newest commissioner she wants to imitate it. Henderson said she hopes to select a new member of the board ofthe Lancaster County ...
Cutting paperwork
Mar 01, 2007 ... State Rep. John Bear's tax simplification plan would aid low-income filers Paying taxes bothers just about everyone. But even more annoyingat this time of year is the need to fill out tax forms to tell thegovernment just how much you owe. State Rep. John Bear, a ...
Elva M. Breneman
Mar 01, 2007 ... Elva M. Breneman, 89, of Manheim, died Wednesday, February 28, atLancaster General Hospital. Born in East Hempfield Twp., she was thedaughter of the late Elmer K. and Mary Herr Kreider. She was thewidow of Eli W. Breneman who died August 1999. She was a member ofMount Hope Mennonite ...
Gilbert L. Shirk
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gilbert L. Shirk, 88, of Ephrata, and Arlington, Va., died at hisresidence in Ephrata on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. He was born inEphrata on July 31, 1918 to the late Charles Wilson Shirk andFlorence Viola (Weise) Shirk. He was a graduate of Ephrata HighSchool, class of 1935; the ...
Josephine H. Custer
Mar 01, 2007 ... The beloved Josephine Haverstick Custer, of Lancaster, was born onApril 21, 1907 to the late Monroe and Selinda Haverstick. She passedaway peacefully at the Maryland Masonic Home on Saturday February 24,2007 at the age of 99. Her husband, George Melvin Custer, herdaughter, Suzanne Mae ...
City police warn of scam
Mar 02, 2007; ... Two women have been bilking city residents of money while posingas fundraisers, police said Thursday. Police are warning Lancaster city residents to be on the lookoutfor a pair of suspected panhandlers who have been posing asfundraisers while knocking on doors and asking ...
Esh has big plans for '07 season
Mar 02, 2007; ... Lancaster driver wants to build on breakout year at local tracks After closing down in September and October, area track promoterssaw a mild fall and early winter with many suitable weekends forracing go by until their scheduled openers for the new season rolledaround last weekend ....
Truly disabled by storm
Mar 02, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: I live in Lititz in an apartment with two disabled friends. I'm inan electric wheelchair as are my roommates. I work part-time, and Itake the public bus to work to be more independent. My roommates alsoenjoy using the bus. However, when winter ...
Nikolas Kousisis
Mar 02, 2007 ... of ...
Military pilot will discuss memoirs
Mar 02, 2007 ... A veteran pilot of World War II, the Korean conflict and theVietnam War will speak Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Milanof-Schock Library,1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Clarence "Wogy" Wolgemuth, 85, will discuss "'World War II Memoirsof a Fighter Pilot," the book he wrote ...
Lititz man gets county's top post
Mar 02, 2007; ... Lancaster County officials Thursday introduced a retired U.S. AirForce officer as the new county administrator. The county Salary Board, which is composed of the threecommissioners and the county controller, unanimously voted to approvethe hiring of Mark Esterbrook, 44, of ...
Inside/out
Mar 02, 2007; ... Isadore Gallery exhibit features internal and external musings onbody issues DETAILS You could say Isadore Gallery's "Lost Boundaries" exhibit iswonderfully fleshed out. "I like to think of it as sensual," said gallery co-owner LeslieHalpern. "There's some nudes, a ...
Convicted killer also guilty of DUI
Mar 02, 2007; ... A 26-year-old man serving a state prison sentence for beatinganother man to death after a dispute at a Columbia tavern pleadedguilty Thursday to drunken driving. Andrew Eugene Ort, of East Hempfield Township, was charged withdriving under the influence about two months ...
Perry's attack on Columbia GOP unwarranted
Mar 02, 2007 ... TO THE EDITOR: As a member of the Columbia Republican Committee for almost 11years, I take great exception to Dr. Stephen S. Perry's totallyunwarranted attack on the committee ("Columbia mayor fails to lead,"Intell Feb. 28). As usual, he distorts the facts to his ...
Another title for Beavers
Mar 02, 2007; ... Lebanon Catholic tames LCD, 66-43 HERSHEY - It wasn't long before Samantha Carangelo was overcomewith a wonderful realization Thursday evening. "Somewhere in the middle of the first quarter I got a feeling, andit wasn't just (about) me, it was (about) the whole team," ...
Eva Rosalin Hershey
Mar 02, 2007 ... Eva Rosalin Hershey, 73, of 112 W. Main Street, Annville diedWednesday February 28, 2007 in Lancaster General Hospital. She wasthe wife of Victor E. Hershey with whom she would have celebratedtheir 27th Wedding Anniversary this March 22nd. Born in LancasterCounty on December 1, 1933, she ...