Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from January 2008:
Baby Elias Brian Kuhn
Jan 01, 2008 ... Elias Brian Kuhn was stillborn on December 28, 2007 at 11:50 a.m.at Women and Babies Hospital. Elias is Greek for Elijah, "My God isLord." He was 7.2 ounces and 8.5 inches long. He was the son ofKevin M. and Megen J. (Brooks) ...
Catherine B. Strickler
Jan 01, 2008 ... Catherine B. Strickler, 99, formerly of Wrightsville, diedThursday, December 27, 2007 at Masonic Village. She was the wife ofthe late Wilton L. Strickler, who died September 19, 1996. She wasborn in Wrightsville, daughter of the late Harry D. and Mary KinardBirnstock. She was an office ...
Christmas - gluttonous orgy?
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Ah, yes, the PC Christmas wars are in full swing thisyear ...again. Why? E. Dale Hornberger ("Fed up with holidaygreetings," Intell, Dec. 19) even refers to not using the wordChristmas as akin to denying Christ. This is wrong and it's nottrue. Hornberger ...
Hospitals resolve to ban smoking
Jan 01, 2008 ... Beginning today, Ephrata Community Hospital and all LancasterGeneral facilities no longer permit smoking and tobacco use on theirsites. This means former designated smoking areas once on the grounds ofthese facilities have been eliminated. The ban applies to ...
David R. Stoltzfus
Jan 01, 2008 ... David R. Stoltzfus, 84, of 588 Cambridge Rd., Narvon died Sunday,Dec. 30, 2007, at home after a three-year illness. He was thehusband of Susie Riehl Stoltzfus and was the son of the late Michaeland Fannie Riehl Stoltzfus. He operated the Stoltzfus Coach Shop andwas a member of the Old ...
Meeting threats correctly
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Perhaps we should take note of a quote from Mark Twain: "When Italk about the decay in the art of lying, I am talking about thesilent lie. It requires no art; you simply keep still and concealthe truth. It is the lie of silent assertion. A lie of ...
Coaches honor 11 L-L League teams
Jan 01, 2008 ... Eight girls' teams and three boys' teams from the Lancaster-Lebanon League earned the National Soccer Coaches Association ofAmerica Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 school year, the NSCAArecently announced. In all 412 high school soccer teams (154 boys, 258 ...
Police: Teen clerk stole from Ephrata store
Jan 01, 2008; ... BRETT HAMBRIGHT Police allege a 19-year-old woman stole cash and merchandisewhile working at an Ephrata Township convenience store. Tiffany Ann Homsher, of Ephrata, is accused of stealing about$200 in cash from registers while employed as a clerk at Turkey ...
Angeline "Angie" A. Oberlin
Jan 01, 2008 ... Angeline "Angie" A. Oberlin, age 88, of Lititz, PA, passed awayon Saturday at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born ...
Ethel Lyon Pearce
Jan 01, 2008 ... Willow Valley Resident Ethel Lyon Pearce, 84, of Willow Valley Square, died December ...
Sarah A. Fisher
Jan 01, 2008 ... Sarah A. Fisher, 88, of 87 Black Horse Road, Paradise, passedaway Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, at home after a brief illness. She wasthe widow of Levi S. Fisher who died in 2001. Mrs. Fisher was thedaughter of the late Levi U. and Katie Fisher Stoltzfus. She was ahomemaker and a member of the ...
Rynier garners national recognition
Jan 01, 2008 ... Named to NSCAA All-America team Months after Teresa Rynier left to continue her academic andsoccer careers at James Madison University, the accolades continuedto roll in from her stellar high school soccer career. The biggest came Dec. 13, when Conestoga Valley's ...
In first year, House Speaker worked for the people
Jan 01, 2008; ... HARRISBURG - The biggest and most surprising political change in2007 worked out very differently than its authors planned. I am referring to the basically unprecedented election of HouseSpeaker Denny O'Brien, R-Philadelphia, with six House GOP votes andthe support of 99 ...
Kirchner fighting MRSA
Jan 01, 2008; ... Coroner hospitalized at LGH for infections BRETT HAMBRIGHT Lancaster County Coroner Dr. G. Gary Kirchner has beenhospitalized since Friday, when two MRSA infections left him in a"comatose" state, the coroner said from his hospital bed Monday. "I was at ...
Details on shop center pact
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I read with interest Kenneth Ralph's letter, "E. Hempfield'ssupervisors surrender" (Intell, Dec. 27), regarding the agreementreached between High Real Estate Group and East Hempfield Townshiprelated to roadway improvements that will accompany the Crossings ...
Mandarin Chinese language courses to be taught at MT
Jan 01, 2008 ... Manheim Township School District will host Mandarin Chineselanguage courses for adult students. Chinese I will be taught Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 19, and ChineseII will be taught Thursdays, beginning Feb. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. atManheim Township Middle School. The classes ...
Thelma L. Montgomery
Jan 01, 2008 ... Thelma L. Montgomery, 100, of 40 N. Thirteenth St., Columbia,died Saturday evening unexpectedly of natural causes at theLancaster ...
Backing Ron Paul
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: It is refreshing to see active American citizenship once again inthis country. The 2008 presidential candidacy of Republican Ron Paulis giving Americans something to believe in. Across the nation RonPaul has been gaining passionate support from ordinary ...
Ron Paul supporters rally in Lancaster city
Jan 01, 2008; ... DAVE PIDGEON Lancaster County supporters of Republican presidential candidateRon Paul can't vote for him during the Iowa caucuses this week. They can and did, however, rally along West King Street Mondayafternoon in support of the Texas congressman, hoping to ...
Tough to knock out
Jan 01, 2008; ... Valentin looks to future after title game adventure RYAN DUNN Intelligencer Journal Correspondent There are few sports where being kicked in the face is apossibility, but Julian Valentin can tell you that these thingshappen. The ...
Darnell ''Poppi'' L. Pearson, Sr.
Jan 01, 2008 ... . Poppi Pearson, of 107 Chukar Ct., Lititz, left us on December 29,2007 to be with the Lord. He was the son of Jennel Rutherford ofLancaster and the late Eddie Holland. He was the husband of Laurie"Mom" Pearson. They had been married for 7 years on August 26th, butthey ...
Bitterman earns national team berth
Jan 01, 2008; ... Centerville student to play in Mexico later this month GREG CALDWELL Intelligencer Journal Correspondent Kyle Bitterman is only in eighth grade, but he has already madethe first successful steps needed to fulfill his dream of becoming aprofessional ...
2008 Wish List
Jan 01, 2008 ... In our view Jan. 1 is a time to craft resolutions, set goals and look to thefuture. In that vein, here is our wish list for 2008. Drumroll,please ... A tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco. Gov. Ed Rendell has calledfor the implementation of the tax as a way ...
Police probe 3 Earl Twp. arsons
Jan 01, 2008; ... P.J. REILLY New Holland and state police are investigating three arsons thatoccurred within a 20-minute period early on New Year's Eve. Collectively, the blazes, which occurred in Earl Township, causedan estimated $30,000 in damage. No injuries were reported. ...
John F. Esh
Jan 01, 2008 ... John F. Esh, 51, of Strasburg, PA, was stricken ill and diedunexpectedly Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Lancaster ...
Balloonacy' on the rise
Jan 01, 2008; ... Kids get taste of New Year's fun at library JENNIFER TODD Chloe the Clown covered the pot with a lid and counted. "One, two, three!" Now for the magic words from the audience: "Happy New Year," yelled the young revelers ...
Carl G. Diffenbaugh
Jan 01, 2008 ... Carl G. Diffenbaugh, 60, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, December29, 2007 after a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son ofStella Sheppard Diffenbaugh of Lancaster and the late Carl ...
Foreclosures down here
Jan 01, 2008; ... County bucking national trend in housing market PATRICK BURNS Lancaster County appears insulated from the mortgage meltdowncreated by subprime lending, which has sent foreclosure ratesthrough the roof across the country. The number of sheriff's sales ...
McNabb eyes key offseason
Jan 01, 2008; ... QB hopes to be back with Eagles next season JEFF YOUNG Intelligencer Journal Sports Editor PHILADELPHIA - As on-target finishes go, it doesn't get muchbetter for Donovan McNabb. Only twice all year - in fact, only ninetimes in a nine-year career that ...
A U.S. Senator's work is never done
Jan 01, 2008; ... When you tag along with Sen. Casey, be prepared to run DAVE PIDGEON WASHINGTON - Sen. Bob Casey Jr. has to leave. Immediately. On this late summer morning, the Pennsylvania Democrat is sittingon a small chair in the Smithsonian's Ripley Center, surrounded ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jan 01, 2008 ... The following have applied for marriage licenses in the LancasterCounty Courthouse: Abraham Villanueva Jr., 24, of 42 New Dorwart St., son of MiriamMartinez and the late Abraham Villanueva, and Betty Jo Huber, 33,same address, daughter of Edwin Huber and Mae Lykens....
COLLEGES
Jan 01, 2008 ... Wrestling University of Pittsburgh's Ryan Bosso (Penn Manor) finishedseventh at 125 pounds this past weekend at the MidlandsChampionships in Evanston, Ill. Soccer ...
Warwick residents use new waste center
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent Warwick Township residents are making use of the new leaf andwoody material drop-off center on Stauffer Road, supervisors learnedDec. 19. Daniel Zimmerman, township manager, said the center opened Nov.30 and is "about 90 to 95 percent ...
Ephrata swim teams host Basket Bingo
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Ephrata High School and Rec Center swim teams will be hostingtheir fifth annual Basket Bingo on Friday, Jan. 11 at the EphrataRecreation Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7p.m. Tickets are $18 for six-faced paper cards with three additionalthree-faced cards ...
Susan M. Schlossman
Jan 02, 2008 ... Susan M. Schlossman, 54, went home to be with her Lord and Savioron Monday, December 31, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Susan was the wife of Dennis L. Schlossman, 331 School Lane inMount Joy. They had been ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jan 02, 2008 ... The following have applied for marriage licenses in the LancasterCounty Courthouse: Larry O. Harcum, 59, of 53 Dawkins Drive, East Earl, son of thelate Bernard Harcum and the late Elva Harcum, and Norma D. UpsonMcDermott, 52, same address, daughter of Ruth Thelma Upson and ...
Stanley Leroy Autry
Jan 02, 2008 ... Stanley Leroy Autry, 51, of Lancaster, died on Friday, December28, 2007 at Hospice of Lancaster County ...
Stories that inspired us: 2007
Jan 02, 2008; ... In world of worry, tales of hope BRIANNA PRATT RESCUED FROMBURNING CARS CONSERVANCY SAVES PINNACLE CARTER & MACRAE GRANDMOTHERSAVES GRANDKIDS DAVE PIDGEON They are stories of triumph and kindness in the face ofcatastrophe and poverty. They are ...
Steelers' injuries still mounting
Jan 02, 2008; ... Starks, Kriewaldt, Reid to miss Saturday's playoff against Jags MATT PAWLIKOWSKI Intelligencer Journal Correspondent PITTSBURGH - As if the injury front wasn't already bad enough forthe Steelers, the team got more bad news when head coach Mike ...
Kraut surfing
Jan 02, 2008; ... For many, the new year starts with an old favorite Bob Holmes of Bowmansville found himself in a unique positionTuesday. He was alone waiting for some pork and sauerkraut in the parkinglot of Upper Leacock Fire Company. Normally, the fire company's lot ...
Blank gets his wish
Jan 02, 2008 ... Car racing is in the genes for Ephrata's Randy Blank. From as farback as he can remember, he wanted to drive a race car. His wishfinally became a reality. He is the proud owner, mechanic and driverof the 62B. "There is a lot involved in keeping your car in tip-top shape, ...
Paul Richard Good
Jan 02, 2008 ... Paul Richard Good, 61, Reinholds, died Monday, December 31, 2007at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was married to Joyce A.(Kachel) Good. They would have ...
Solanco gets early look at budget
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent The Solanco school board approved a resolution to advertise thetentative preliminary 2008-09 budget on Dec. 17. The release of the preliminary $43,832,236 budget is incompliance with Act 1 regulations. The proposed budget ...
Lititz Library offers preschool storytimes at Elizabeth offices
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent Lititz Public Library is hoping to offer an outreach storytimefor preschoolers at the Elizabeth Township Municipal Building, 423S. View Drive. A proposal outlined in a letter from Susan Tennant, director ofthe library, was discussed Dec. 10 by ...
Emma B. "Teddy" DeMuth
Jan 02, 2008 ... Emma B. 'Teddy' DeMuth, 87, of Carlisle, died Monday, December31, 2007 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center ....
MU baseball staff, players pass on their knowledge Camp teaches fundamentals to youth players
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent It takes a lot of practice to become a good baseball player, andthe Millersville University's baseball team is doing its part tohelp improve the skills of local children. The Millersville Winter Baseball Camps are designed to helpimprove the ...
Field of Hope sets 2008 camps and league details
Jan 02, 2008 ... Field of Hope once again is offering field hockey camps andleagues for 2008. League No. 1 will be for third, fourth and fifth graders everyother Monday Evening and will be held indoors at Hopeland UnitedMethodist Church Youth Center, beginning Jan. 14 through May 19 ...
Rowley will lead E-town school board
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent Elizabethtown Area School District board members reappointedJaime Rowley as president and Barbara Andrews as vice president Dec.5. The board also installed Jeff Shank, who replaces Chris Olnick,who served for nine years. Shank is an ...
Local reader's ham chowder gets revised HAM AND POTATO CHOWDER HAM AND POTATO CHOWDER
Jan 02, 2008; ... Dear Jeanne, I know that if I omit the butter, the fat will be reduced, buthow should I thicken it? I'm also curious about the fat and caloriecontent. Thank you! -Cynthia M., Lancaster, Pa. 1 onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced ...
Roy E. Mac Nair
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Rev. Roy E. Mac Nair, 89, of Lititz, passed away on December29, 2007 at the Moravian Manor. He was the husband of Winifred E.Mac Nair. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children:Russell, married to Sandra Mac Nair, Manheim, Alan, married to MaryMac Nair, Rochester, MI, ...
Ephrata Baseball Assoc. holds spring registration
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ephrata Baseball is having spring registration through December31 for baseball players in the Ephrata Area School District. EBAoffers programs for players aged 5 through 19. The age cutoff is May1, 2008 so the players' league age is as of April 30, 2008. There will also be ...
Denver teen charged in three burglaries
Jan 02, 2008; ... Police charged a 17-year-old Denver boy Tuesday with breakinginto a home and a church in Earl Township. New Holland police Officer Troy Deshong said the boy broke intoHinkletown Mennonite Church, 2031 Division Highway, and a home at143 Mill Road. He broke into the home ...
Fulton officials set budget, discuss joint planning
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent Fulton Township supervisors closed out 2007 and set the budgetfor 2008 at a year-end meeting Dec. 27. The new year starts with no changes to the preliminary version ofthe budget, which was approved in November, and no increase in the2.1-mill ...
Shirley K. Godfrey
Jan 02, 2008 ... Shirley K. Godfrey, resident of Milton, DE, since 1998, formerlyof Reading, PA, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, December29, 2007, with her husband and children at ...
Eagles' wish list for '08?
Jan 02, 2008; ... Team has several needs PHILADELPHIA - Start with this assumption: Donovan McNabb will bethe quarterback. And if you find that hard to believe, then youhaven't been paying attention. McNabb will return, probably for one last run at glory with theEagles, and there are ...
Penn installs officer funded by auto auction
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent Penn Township supervisors swore in Timothy Heuston as a policeofficer Thursday as part of an agreement between the township andManheim Auto Auction. The auction has agreed to pay for two new full-time officers forPenn's force, as well as one ...
Solanco board recognizes achievers
Jan 02, 2008; ... Correspondent The Dec. 10 meeting of the Solanco school board was a lesson inrecognition. Board members cited the Solanco High School football team, juniorCory Jennings and senior Sara Balawejder. The high school football team was named ...
2007 was typical for road fatalities
Jan 02, 2008; ... Top 60 for third straight year Fifteen motorcyclists died on Lancaster County roadways in 2007,pushing total traffic fatalities here above 60 for the thirdstraight year. According to newspaper records, 61 people died in vehicle crasheshere last year. Sixty-two ...
Couple turns culinary talent into American dream
Jan 02, 2008; ... Downtown eatery serves pupusa, a dish native to El Salvador LINDA ESPENSHADE Who would have thought that a corn dough pancake filled with meatand cheese could make a dream come true? Jose and Maria Garcia are counting on pupusas to do just that.The El ...
Robert L. Graham
Jan 02, 2008 ... Robert L. Graham, 96, formerly of 2726 Kimberley Rd., Lancaster,passed away on Sunday at Brethren Village. He was the husband of the ...
Also disappointed by auction
Jan 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: After reading the letter from P. Brown, "Disappointed withauction company" (Intell, Dec. 11), I feel led to say that I, too,was disappointed with a local auction company. I do take part of the blame because I was not more careful inchoosing ...
The Buck stops where?
Jan 02, 2008; ... East Drumore officials say Harrisburg holds the pursestrings Correspondent The state Department of Transportation is trying to pass the Buckto East Drumore Township supervisors, but local officials are notwilling to take on the extra headaches created by the ...
Consider alternatives
Jan 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I recently saw a story on television about a local family thathad no apartment or house. A day or so later, an update showed thatthey had been given money and gifts by some of the many generouspeople in Lancaster. I wonder, though, if any of these folks ...
Mary M. Bair
Jan 02, 2008 ... Mary M. Bair, 102, of Brethren Village, formerly of Manheim,passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Heart ofLancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, shewas the daughter of the late William and Mary G. (Whiskeyman)Bradler. She was the wife of the late ...
Fittery caps amazing career at Rutgers
Jan 02, 2008; ... MARC HONDARES Lancaster County Weeklies Beth Fittery searches for the words to describe her collegeexperience. They come easy. A lot easier than talking about thescores of awards she has collected over her gymnastics career."I've never been ...