Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from May 2008:
Bill Could Aid Rrta's Finances
May 01, 2008; ... HR 1195 would let small transit authorities use federal funds topay for operating costs, and it stands to benefit RRTA's budget byabout $1 million. Red Rose Transit Authority might raise fares less than it hadexpected and even add service lines, thanks to a bill passed byCongress ...
Bus Strikes Woman In Wheelchair ; Victim Taken To Lgh
May 01, 2008; ... A wheelchair-bound woman was struck by a school bus Wednesdayafternoon along North Duke Street in Lancaster. Witnesses said the woman, who was identified by friends as Terry,was headed north on Duke Street, crossing in the crosswalk at theintersection of New Street, near Lancaster ...
Alice (Longenecker) Good
May 01, 2008 ... Alice (Longenecker) Good, 78, a former Missionary, teacher andchaplain, of Lansdale, PA, died Friday, April 25, 2008. She was thewife of Claude E. Good and is survived by three daughters, two sons,9 grandchildren, and 5 siblings. A brother preceded her in death.Alice was born in ...
Anna Deaver Webb Geesey
May 01, 2008 ... Anna Deaver Webb Geesey, 81, passed away in her sleep earlyWednesday morning April 30, 2008, at the Ephrata Community Hospital,due to complications after suffering a massive stroke four daysprior. Anna loved helping others. She volunteered with the AmericanCancer Society by ...
Billetdeaux Gets 20-40 Years ; Judge Sees No Remorse In Killer
May 01, 2008; ... Felina Billetdeaux received the maximum sentence Wednesday forbeating to death Jonathan Moyer in 2003. Billetdeaux, 23, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prisonfor the third-degree murder charge. She pleaded guilty Monday tostriking Moyer on the head with an aluminum ...
Recidivism: The Point Of No Return ; Motivating Change Record Of Success
May 01, 2008; ... Crime might not pay, but it sure costs a lot. Pennsylvania will spend $1.6 billion this year to incarcerate46,000 inmates, about 4,400 more than its 27 prisons were meant tohandle. With the inmate population expected to reach 57,000 by 2012, youknow what that means. We'll ...
Hempfield Still In Race ; L-L Softball
May 01, 2008; ... SOUTH LEBANON - Hempfield's softball team was in a must-winsituation Wednesday evening versus Cedar Crest. A loss would have been a devastating blow to the Black Knights' L-L playoff hopes since they entered the critical Section One matchupa game behind section leader Warwick and a ...
Emma Horning
May 01, 2008 ... Emma Horning, 90, of New Holland, entered into rest at FairmountHomes Inc., Ephrata on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Born in Martindale on August 20, 1917, she was a daughter of thelate Frank M. and Lydia W. (Burkholder) Hurst. She was the wife ofJohn B. Horning. A school teacher, ...
Oil Policy Pandering
May 01, 2008 ... Just because an idea seems to have bipartisan support does notnecessarily make that idea a good one. In this case we're talking about proposals for a summer-long taxholiday on the federal motor fuel taxes to take some of the stingout of the rapidly climbing cost of gasoline and ...
Vikings Hold Off Pioneers ; L-L Baseball
May 01, 2008; ... Their late-season surge has carried them to the top of L-LSection Three, and now Northern Lebanon's baseball team has its eyeson the prize: A section title. We've really been hitting well, Vikings coach Daryl Hess said,and Wednesday's 11-9 win at Lampeter-Strasburg was the ...
James R. Verdin
May 01, 2008 ... James R. Verdin, 66, formerly of Holtwood, passed away on April29, 2008, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was thehusband of Anne Culley Verdin, with whom he fell in love in theninth grade, and would have celebrated 45 years of marriage thisJune. He graduated from Weir High ...
Mcdevitt, Mt Nip Comets ; L-L Girls' Lacrosse
May 01, 2008; ... Meghan McDevitt has been understandably frustrated as she watchedfrom the sidelines the first six weeks of the season. The Manheim Township senior was rehabbing an ACL tear in herright knee and was unable to assist her teammates in their defenseof their L-L League lacrosse ...
Chamber Hosts Nobel Prize Winner ; Shares Story Of Hope
May 01, 2008; ... Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus dispelled misconceptions aboutpoverty and explained how an unconventional banking practice hasrocked male-dominated cultures and helped educate millions of poorchildren during a speech Wednesday at Franklin & Marshall College. Yunus, guest speaker at ...
Barbara Ann King
May 01, 2008 ... Barbara Ann King, 43, of 218 New Holland Rd., Kinzers, diedpeacefully, surrounded by her loving family on April 29, 2008, ather residence, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in West EarlTownship, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Mary BeilerStoltzfus. She was the wife of ...
Proud Of Recognition
May 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I was proud and joyful to wave to the thousands of cheeringLancaster people lining the route of the American Spirit ParadeSaturday afternoon. I rode with the combat veterans of World War II of the MerchantMarine, who supplied all military branches at a cost of ...
Barnstormers Tonightat Long Island Ducks6:35 P.M., Citibank Parkradio Wlpa-Am 1490
May 01, 2008 ... 2008 Career vs. Club'07 Starting pitchers W-L ERA W-L ERA W-L ERA 'Stormers' (R) Tim McClaskey 1-0 6.75 66-61 3.90 DNP DNP Ducks' Manny Ulloa (L) 0-0 4.91 54-47 4.13 1-0 5.54 Lancaster update: McClaskey pitched 5.1 innings and, despitegiving up four earned ...
Latin Mass Returning Here ; City Church Revisits Old-Style Catholicism
May 01, 2008; ... For the first time in almost 40 years, a traditional Latin Masswill be celebrated regularly at a Roman Catholic church inLancaster. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 501 E. Orange St., willhold the Latin Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass, on a weeklybasis beginning ...
Raymond L. Martin
May 01, 2008 ... Raymond L. Martin, 81, of 5207 Brook Drive, East Petersburg diedpeacefully surrounded by his family following a brief illness on Wed-nesday, April 30, 2008. Born in Salisbury Township, he was the sonof the late Samuel and Ada Mae Martin Martin. Raymond farmed in theMount Joy area for ...
James Arthur Oberholtzer
May 01, 2008 ... James Arthur Oberholtzer, 79, formerly of Bedford, died Tuesday,April 29, 2008 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing and RehabilitationCenter in Columbia. He was born in Manheim, son of the late Paul B.and Anna (Heisey) Oberholtzer. He is survived by six children, Pat L. Carson of ...
D. Jean Lambert
May 01, 2008 ... D. Jean Lambert, 75, of Charlton, MA, formerly of Ephrata,entered into rest at Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge, MA,on Monday, April 28, 2008. Born in East Stroudsburg, she was a daughter of the late NormanF. and Mary F. Rake. She was the widow of the late James W ....
Federalize The Oil Business
May 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: How high do the prices of oil and gas have to get before we throwour hat into the state oil business? Think about it. We have huge amounts of oil - both in crude andshale form - that could drop our costs as well as earn huge revenuesfor the good old USA. Maybe ...
Jack Morgan Canan
May 01, 2008 ... Jack Morgan Canan of Rock Hall, Maryland died on April 28, 2008at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was 66. He was born in Lancaster, PA on June 13, 1941 the son of the lateHarry F. and Janet Medlar Canan. He graduated from McCaskey HighSchool class of 1959 and ...
Food Vs. Fuel Policy A Stupid Idea
May 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Hooray for Judy Nissley and her lawsuit against the corn ethanolplant in Conoy Township. Destroying human food for fuel has been a stupid idea from thebeginning. Food costs are now rising dramatically in America and elsewhere,partly because of ethanol ...
Hartranft No Shot In The Dark ; Ephrata Man Has Sights On 100,000Th Trap-Shooting Target
May 01, 2008; ... Becoming a great trap shooter requires more than just skill witha shotgun. It demands mental strength. Nearly anyone can develop the aiming prowess needed to regularlybreak flying claybirds. But it takes a strong mind to maintain the concentration requiredto break 100 ...
Stanton C. Martens
May 01, 2008 ... Stanton C. Martens, 87, died on April 29, 2008 exactly 10 yearsto the day after his beloved wife, Alice Cocks Martens, died. He haddeclined gradually from that time on due to a combination of sorrowand Parkinson?s Disease. He had been at ManorCare on Abbeyville Roadfor the past six ...
Colleges Briefly
May 01, 2008 ... Baseball Five members of Franklin & Marshall's team were named All-Centennial Conference on Wednesday. Jason Anderson and Shea Moriartywere named to the first team, while Andrew Hanson, Matt Kalos, andPatrick O'Reilly landed on the second team. Lacrosse Sophomore ...
The Light Finally Coming Through' ; Art Display Shows How Some Handle Mental-Health Problems
May 01, 2008; ... With the help of photography, a local mental-health organizationis hoping to show the public what recovery looks like, as seenthrough the eyes of its clients. Lancaster County Community Support Program is presenting Face It ... The Journey of Recovery at Mulberry Art Studios through ...
Helen Scott Mowery
May 01, 2008 ... Helen Scott Mowery, 69, of East Fallowfield, graciously wasreleased into the arms of our Lord, surrounded by her family, at herhome, on April 29, 2008. Helen was born on April 30, 1938 inCoatesville to the late Thomas L. B. and Bertha M. Scott ofParkesburg. She was the beloved ...
Local Couple's Support For Kentucky Derby Blossoms Over The Years Anticipation...
May 01, 2008; ... The Rev. Mark and Dolores Heiney of Marietta have traveled toKentucky every year for the past 11 to take part in a hidden gem ofthe Kentucky Derby experience " creation of the rose garland for theDerby winner. Although this event is steeped in Kentucky tradition, thisPennsylvania ...
Latino Progress Plan Due Out Today
May 01, 2008; ... For four months, more than 250 people worked on a plan to fixproblems that hamstring the local Latino community. Today, they showtheir results. The plan will be unveiled this morning at a briefing where itwill be presented to community leaders and organizations. The process ...
Jerome B. "Jerry" Heavner
May 01, 2008 ... Jerry Heavner, 44, went home to be with his father, Frank, inHeaven on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital.He was born in Bellefonte Hospital in Centre County, PA and was thebeloved son of Jane L. Heavner of Lititz, and Frank R. Heavner III(deceased.) Jerry ...
Truck Into Pole
May 01, 2008 ... An accident Wednesday afternoon in Ephrata Township sent autility pole crashing onto a pickup truck, police said. According toEphrata Borough police, the Dodge pickup, driven by Craig Hulse, ...
Brilliant Knights Hempfield Girls Top Mt, Clinch Share Of Section One Title
May 01, 2008; ... You don't become a dynasty without having replacements waiting inthe wings. The Hempfield girls' track team has been the local dynasty,winning the past eight L-L League Meet team titles. In dual meets, the Black Knights have been almost as successful.They are the defending ...
Delsie R. Liezert
May 01, 2008 ... Delsie R. Liezert, age 95, of Twinsburg, OH, formerly ofGarrettsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at WaltonManor. Born August 4, 1912, in Comins, Michigan, a daughter of the lateEmanuel and Ella (Cox) Schrock, Delsie enjoyed the outdoors andspending time with her ...
Emmerson L. Embry
May 01, 2008 ... Emmerson L. Embry, 52, of Mount Joy, passed away unexpectedly onFriday, April 25, 2008 at his home due to natural causes. Born September 4, 1955 in Pell City, AL, he was the son of Otisand Blossie (Embry) Smith. He was married to Sandra A. (Shepard)Embry for over 29 years. He ...
Why School Taxes Are Assessed On Everyone
May 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: A. Mohler of Denver feels school taxes should only be raised forthose who have children in school (Questions Cocalico tax hikesIntell, April 25). I respectfully pose this question to the writer:As you age, who do you expect will be providing your medical ...
Where Were Bands?
May 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I attended the American Spirit Parade with my children andgrandchildren. We had a great time and it seemed everyone else did,too. I would say ...
Ducks Defeat 'Stormers ; Atlantic League Wednesday's Box
May 01, 2008 ... Advance notice on Wednesday evening's game at Citibank Parkbilled the contest as a matchup of two of the Atlantic League's bestleft-handers. The pitchers' duel occurred, although not necessarily as planned. In the later battle of the bullpens, the Long Island Duckspersevered ...
Blue Jays Reach New Heights ; Elizabethtown Women Set For Ncaa Tournament
May 02, 2008; ... It has been nearly half a century since women began playingvarsity tennis at Elizabethtown College. The school has had an NCAAsingles champion (Becky Donecker in 1982) and AIAW doubles champions(Donecker and Jen Haifley in 1981). But when the Blue Jays playMethodist University in ...
Growing Pains In Hempfield ; Future Pondered
May 02, 2008; ... More than 100 people turned out Thursday night to talk about thefuture of East Hempfield Township. Development, infrastructure and zoning issues were among thetopics raised at a municipal summit at Four Seasons Golf Course thatincluded the township supervisors and representatives ...
Benjamin S. Stoltzfus
May 02, 2008 ... Benjamin S. Stoltzfus, newborn infant son of Jacob & LydiaStoltzfus Stoltzfus of 210 Black Barren Road, Peach Bottom, PA, wasborn and passed away at the Christiana Hospital of Delaware onWednesday, April 30, 2008. Surviving besides his parents are maternal grandparents: John ...
Beyond Wrightgate
May 02, 2008 ... I really believe that the pagans and the abortionists and thefeminists and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying tomake that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For theAmerican Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. Ipoint the finger in their face and ...
Barnstormers Tonightat So. Maryland Blue Crabs7:05 P.M., Regency Furniture Stadiumradio Wlpa-Am 1490 ; Atlantic League Thursday's Box
May 02, 2008 ... 2008 Career vs. Club'07 Starting pitchers W-L ERA W-L ERA W-L ERA 'Stormers' Eric Ackerman (L) 0-0 0.00 33-22 4.79 DNP DNP Crabs' John Halama (L) 0-0 0.00 53-34 3.14 2-0 3.00 Lancaster update: The Barnstormers will help Southern Marylanddebut its new stadium ...
Choc Full Of Hope ; Connecting With Services Reducing Homelessness
May 02, 2008; ... No money. No home. No job. No problem. There's now a drop-in center for those living on the margins.It's called CHOC, and at 9:30 a.m. weekdays it puts out the welcomemat. There are free pastries, coffee, newspapers and plenty oftables and chairs, where people can read, ...
Lee Allan Groff
May 02, 2008 ... Lee Allan Groff, 53, of Denver, PA, died on Wednesday, April 30,2008 at the Reading Hospital. Lee was born in West Reading, PA toMartha I. (Mengel) Groff and the late Paul H. Groff and was thehusband of Deborah "Babes" (Harakel) Groff for 29 years. In addition to his wife and ...
Prayer In The Park
May 02, 2008 ... Richard Blackaby, the keynote speaker for Lancaster CountyNational Day of Prayer, encourages the crowd at Long's Park Thursdayevening to keep your spiritual ...
'Stormers Fall To Ducks In Ninth, 8-5
May 02, 2008 ... Ray Navarrete turned out to be a virtual one-man show for LongIsland on Thursday evening, going 4-for-4 with six RBIs and cappinghis night with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth innng asthe Ducks completed a sweep of the Lancaster Barnstormers, 8-5, atCitibank ...
Intell Staffers Garner Statewide Recognitionfor Outstanding Reporting In 2007
May 02, 2008 ... Ten editors, reporters and photographers whose work appeared inthe Intelligencer Journal in 2007 have captured prizes in statewidejournalism contests. Awards in a contest sponsored by Pennsylvania Associated PressManaging Editors will be presented tonight. Keystone Press ...
Joyzelle Peck Clark
May 02, 2008 ... Joyzelle Peck Clark of l Heidelberg Dr., Wernersville, PA,formerly of Lititz, PA, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008, atthe Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center in Wernersville, PA. Born in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Rev.John M. and Clara S. Scholtzhauer Peck and ...
Ominous Sign
May 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Recently, WGAL-TV reported China is importing materials neededfor weapons production. Immediately my memory flashed back to a late1930s Atlantic Monthly article about Japan/U.S. hostilitiesincreasing because America cancelled all scrap iron exports toJapan ....
A Good Day To Pray ; Hundreds Gather At Long's Park To Sing, Worship
May 02, 2008; ... Kyle Davidson, a back-end man for the Lancaster city firedepartment, had a group from Lincoln Middle School's after-schoolBible club singing Thursday afternoon during the National Day ofPrayer children's event at Long's Park. The back-end man gets the hose. The driver works the ...
Local Notes Colleges Briefly
May 02, 2008 ... Softball Solanco freshman Mallory Rutledge pitched a five-inning perfectgame in Thursday's 10-0 win over Garden Spot in a L-L League SectionTwo contest at Quarryville. Rutledge had 12 strikeouts. Baseball Junior Sam Heaps went the distance, recording three ...
This & That
May 01, 2008 ... Benefit CONVOY COMING: The 19th annual Mother's Day Convoy to benefitMake A Wish Foundation takes place Sunday, May 11, from 8:30 a.m. to5 p.m. starting at Burle Business Park, 1000 New Holland Ave., andmoving west on Route 30 to 222 Brownstown Exit, Route 772 to 272North ...
Bishop Ponders Mystery Of Evil' ; Rhoades Speaks At Shoah Service
May 01, 2008; ... Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said he was overwhelmed trying to imaginethe suffering of more than 1.1 million victims of Auschwitzconcentration camp when he visited it in September. After two hours of walking through the grounds, viewing countlessphotos of innocent men, women, children ...
Marian V. Groff Wissler
May 02, 2008 ... Marian V. Groff Wissler, 89, of Landis Homes died Wednesday,April 30, 2008 at her residence. Born in Ardmore, De-laware County,she was the daughter of the late Noah and Esther Hoover Groff. Shewas the wife of the late Eugene Wissler. She attended Goshen College and graduated from ...
Bush Leaves Mess To His Successor
May 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Thank you for your editorial, Getting warmer (April 24),highlighting President Bush's inaction on global warming. Bush is about to bequeath to his successor the overwhelming taskof trying to bring global warming under control after eight criticalyears of ...
Datebook
May 02, 2008 ... Support groups Monday 7 p.m. - Families of Homicide Victims support group meets at TheLighthouse, Mellinger's Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Highway East.Info: Pamela Grosh, 299-8048. Tuesday 1 p.m. - Coping With the Loss of a Loved One support group,sponsored ...
Troy Michael Ludwig
May 02, 2008 ... Troy Michael Ludwig, 31, went to be with the Lord on April 30,2008. Born in Lancaster, PA, Troy was the son of Richard O. and MaryL. (Kiscadden) Ludwig. He is also survived by brother, Corey MatthewLudwig, and maternal grandmother, Florence Kiscadden. Troy enjoyedlandscaping, gardening, ...
Audit: State Lax On Dam Safety ; At Speedwell Forge, A Breach Could Kill
May 02, 2008; ... It's been four years since the state Department of EnvironmentalProtection placed the Speedwell Forge Lake dam on Hammer Creek inElizabeth Township on its list of unsafe, high-hazard dams, butnothing has happened yet to move the structure off that list. That's unacceptable, ...
Is New Council Of Neighborhoods Needed?
May 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: A couple of months ago I asked what happened to the LancasterCouncil of Neighborhoods (LCN). I have found the remains of theorganization. It has become a committee of the Inner City Groupwhich serves the southeast area of Lancaster city. The Inner City Group is ...
Lewis J. Abrams
May 02, 2008 ... Lewis J. Abrams, 73, of Mount Joy, died Wednesday April 30, 2008of natural causes at his residence. Born in Washington D.C., he wasthe son of the late Leonard and Flora (Swartz) Abrams. He was thehusband of Dona (Lambertus) Abrams. Lewis was an industrial engineerfor McCormick Foods of ...
Bring The Troops Home
May 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Each day the U.S. continues to occupy Iraq adds $720 million - or$400,000 per minute - to the cost of the war. Studies show thatmoney spent on the war drains the economy while money spent ondomestic needs such as housing, health education, roads and ...
Maria M. Winnerling
May 02, 2008 ... Maria M. Winnerling, 81, of Hershey, died Wednesday, April 30,2008 at Country Meadows, Hershey. Born in Regensburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the lateHeinrich and Anna Rauch Moser. She was the wife of Christian C.Winnerling who died August 5, 2002. They had celebrated their ...
No Seventh For Sixers ; Pistons' Challenge Too Much For These Youthful 76Ers
May 02, 2008; ... PHILADELPHIA - Maybe the Sixers' pregame shoot-around Thursdayshould have been accompanied by classic tracks from The Supremes andThe Temptations, since it was clear Mo Cheeks and Co. had Motown ontheir minds. Trailing Detroit 3-2 in their first-round Eastern Conferenceplayoff ...
Praise For Book Sale Volunteers
May 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: Sincere appreciation is bestowed to Friends of the Milanof-Schock Library for their magnificent 12th annual book sale, heldrecently. I understand dedicated volunteers put forth approximately 400hours of community service to arrange for the event, held at ...