Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from July 2008:
Stephen P. Stoltzfus
Jul 01, 2008 ... Stephen P. Stoltzfus, 62, of 338 Newport Rd., Leola, diedunexpectedly Monday, June 30, 2008 at home of natural causes. He wasunder the care of a physician. He was the son of the late Stephen B.and Mary Petersheim Stoltzfus. He was a member of the Old OrderAmish Church and was the ...
Donkeys, Horses Rescued ; Official: Owner To Face Charges For Neglect
Jul 01, 2008; ... Just two weeks after 10 neglected and malnourished donkeys andhorses were seized from a Holtwood farm, the animals are on the mendand finding new homes. They looked like the wrath of God when we saw them, said JoAnnMauger of Chester County's Large Animal Protection Society, ...
Campus News ; Graduations Dean's List Honors
Jul 01, 2008 ... Elizabeth C. Reidenbach recently received a bachelor of artsdegree in communication with a double minor in English and politicalscience from Villanova University. A 2004 graduate of Lancaster Country Day School, she is thedaughter of Ken and Becky Reidenbach of Lititz. Molly ...
Man Who Fought Cop Sentenced ... And Warned
Jul 01, 2008; ... A Lancaster County man with an extensive criminal record wassentenced Monday to 8 to 23 months in prison for his third fightwith a police officer. County Judge Howard F. Knisely told Terry Graham the latestsentence is the defendant's last chance to have a wake-up call andstay out ...
Poll On Race Suggests A Deeper Disease
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I've waited. But, nothing. The editorials, news programs andcable news talking heads have been blabbering for days about thetragedy of rampant diabetes in the United States. But there has beenvirtually nothing said about the outrageous fact that, according toa ...
Cindy A. Eby
Jul 01, 2008 ... Cindy A. Eby, 59, of Denver, PA, passed away from a long battlewith cancer on June 29, 2008 with her close family beside her.Cindy, loving wife of Terry M. Eby, would have celebrated seventeenwonderful years of marriage on August 9th. Cindy was a wonderful,loving wife, mother and ...
Eleanor Hall
Jul 01, 2008 ... Eleanor Hall, 94, of Newberry Road, Middletown, PA, passed awayon Sunday, June 29, 2008 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She wasthe wife of the late Harry J. Hall, who died in March 1980. Theymarried on July 4, 1946. Born in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Grant ...
Riefenstahl To 100 Backstroke Fsinal ; Former Hempfsield Standout Qualifsies Seventh; Will Battle For Olympic Berth Tonight
Jul 01, 2008 ... Katie Riefenstahl's first avenue to a berth on the U.S. Olympicswimming team is still open. Riefenstahl, one of two former Hempfield High School standoutscompeting in the Olympic trials, advanced to the finals of the 100-meter backstroke Monday in Omaha, Neb. Seeded 11th, ...
Remembering Bush For Impeachable Offenses
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: J. Herbert Zug's letter, Bush will be remembered well (Intell,June 23), demonstrates the uninformed - yet popular view - thatignores the many anomalies surrounding the Sept. 11 attack. In regard to Berry Friesen's four questions, Zug can reread themall day, but ...
Sunday Drive Saved Three From House Fire
Jul 01, 2008; ... After purchasing a new car, Barbara and Greg Sammet decided totake it for a drive around the neighborhood Sunday night. Unbeknownst to them, that spin would result in saving the livesof Hipolito and Valerie Garcia, who had just moved into theneighborhood Sunday, and the life of the ...
Roy Franklin Kegg
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mr. Roy Franklin Kegg, age 97, of Wertz Street, Manns Choice,Bedford County, passed away quietly at 1:47 PM Friday, June 27, 2008at his home. Mr. Kegg was born in Manns Choice on June 7, 1911. He was the sonof the late John F. and Mary Etta (Shaffer) Kegg. He worked as a ...
Nothing Can Restore Justice
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: On June 18, 2008, the Intell headline read: Teen killer pleadsguilty, gets life. On May 13, 2007, the headline could have read:Family pleads for life, gets death. Nothing can restore justice in this case, nor was there ...
Cv Parts With Kofroth ; Veteran Coach Not Asked To Return
Jul 01, 2008; ... Al Kofroth is one of the winningest coaches in the history ofLancaster County high school volleyball. He achieved his success - a state title, several District Threeand Lancaster-Lebanon League championships - as head coach of theboys' and girls' teams at Conestoga ...
Body Found In City Home
Jul 01, 2008 ... City police are investigating the death of a person who was foundinside a home in the 200 block of North Arch Street Monday night. The home is directly behind the Water Street Parking Garage. A ...
Details Blurred In Budget Package ; Taxes Level, Spending Up In $28 Billion Plan
Jul 01, 2008 ... The details of a $28.2 billion state budget deal reachedovernight remained vague Monday, as aides scrambled on the last dayof the fiscal year to distill the handshake agreement intounderstandable facts and figures. The agreement between Gov. Ed Rendell and top ...
Peter Barajikian
Jul 01, 2008 ... Peter Barajikian, 84, a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, wentto be with the Lord he loved on June 29, 2008. Born in New YorkCity, to Aram and Virgen Barajikian. Peter was married to Muriel Clayton Barajikian for 54 years onJune 26, 2008. He served with The Children's Bible ...
Friends: Landis No Cheat ; Court Disagrees, Rules Cyclist Used Dope To Win Tour
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rich Ruoff doesn't care what the Court of Arbitration for Sportsays about Farmersville native Floyd Landis' winning performance inthe 2006 Tour de France. That wasn't chemically enhanced, said Ruoff, a Lancaster Countybicycling enthusiast and race promoter. That was all him ....
End Tax-And-Spend Policies
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: I applaud the efforts of George McGinness and Vernon Detz Jr.before the Columbia School Board, and wholeheartedly endorse theiropposition to a property-tax increase. Columbia's tax rate, already the highest in the county, hasreceived yet another huge increase ....
Shirley A. Webb
Jul 01, 2008 ... Shirley A. Webb, 75, a retired bookkeeper for the former MorrisMaintenance Co. where she worked for many years, died Saturday, June28, 2008 at her home in Lancaster. She was born October 22, 1932 inLancaster, and was the daughter of the late Raymond B. and Laura(Butt) McLaughlin, and was ...
Somerset Spells More Trouble For 'Stormers ; Patriots Pound Renault In 12-2 Romp
Jul 01, 2008; ... Hempfield grad Jordan Herr made his home debut and was 2-for-4including a double for the Lancaster Barnstormers. That was Mondaynight's high point for the 'Stormers, who lost the first of a three-game series with the Somerset Patriots, 12-2. Since Lancaster came into the league in ...
Miriam B. Stauffer
Jul 01, 2008 ... Miriam B. Stauffer, 97, of 2499 Zerbe Road, Narvon, formerly ofNew Holland, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Zerbe Sisters NursingCenter, Narvon. Born in Mohnton, she was the daughter of the late John M. andCora (Sollenberger) Bressler. Her husband, Eli K. Stauffer, diedDecember ...
Harvey Brauer Ewing "Barney" "H.B."
Jul 01, 2008 ... Barney Ewing went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 28, 2008at his home in Oxford, after a lengthy illness. He was 98. He was born Harvey Brauer Ewing to the late Harvey and AmeliaEwing, Rising Sun, MD, and became "Barney" to all his friends andacquaintances. He was a ...
History And The Middle East
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: In response to Rick Stamm's letter of May 14th, Remembering al-Nakba, his point was that Palestinian suffering was ignored at thetime of Israel's 60th anniversary. This is no doubt true in ourpress. He also implied that there is more to the story, i.e.,Zionist ...
James Hartsough
Jul 01, 2008 ... James Hartsough, 85, of New Providence, died Saturday June 28,2008 in the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community,Quarryville. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late James H. and thelate Henrietta (Rudolph) Hartsough. Resided in Quarryville for thepast 20 yrs., ...
Glitches Mar L-S Tax Mailing
Jul 01, 2008; ... What is a taxpayer to do when the tax notices show up but no billis included? Many residents of Lampeter-Strasburg School District wereconfused this weekend when their annual real estate and per capitatax envelope arrived. Anna Manson, a resident of the district for almost 30 ...
Floyd's Fall
Jul 01, 2008 ... History will record that Floyd Landis cheated when he won the2006 Tour de France and was rightfully stripped of his title. But there always will be a shadow of doubt in some circles aboutthe verdict, given questions about lab testing procedures andLandis' refusal to go away quietly ...
It's Now Capital Red Rose Corridor' ; Rail Line Could Be Operational In Two Years
Jul 01, 2008; ... CorridorOne, a plan to bring light-rail transit to the Lancaster-Harrisburg line, has jumped the tracks to make way for a morepowerful locomotive. John Ward, president of Modern Transit Partnerships, on Mondayunveiled a new moniker for the line: the Capital Red Rose ...
Ethel Irene Steiner
Jul 01, 2008 ... Ethel Irene Steiner, of 1435 Old Line Rd., Manheim, daughter ofNathan and Bertha (Neuenschwander) Steiner, was born at Dalton, OH,on December 13, 1947. She departed this life at the home of hernephew near Kidron, OH, on June 28, 2008, at the age of 60 years, 5months and 28 days. She ...
Rev. Vincent J. Thomas
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rev. Vincent J. Thomas, 53, of Manchester, PA went to be with hisLord on Saturday, June 28, at ManorCare of Kingston Court. Vince was born in Johns-town, PA, and is the son of Margaret P.(Berkshire) Thomas of Elizabethtown, and the late Kermit R. Thomas.He was the husband of Martha ...
Driver Jailed For Hitting Violinist ; Boy's Family Wanted Charges Dropped
Jul 01, 2008; ... A judge Monday sentenced a Lititz man to 4 months in prison forhitting a boy walking to school with his car last year and thenspeeding away to elude police Dayton Lee Cassel, 21, has already served 28 days at LancasterCounty Prison for the Oct. 24 hit-and-run at West Lemon and ...
Aipac Does Not Speak For Americans
Jul 01, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: The letter to the Readers Forum, Countering conspiracy theorieswith verifiable facts (Intell, May 28), by Oscar Lee Brownstein,needs to be corrected with facts. Brownstein says the United Statesgives Israel about $2.2 billion annually. The figure is higher - ...
Cinema May Add Restaurant
Jul 01, 2008; ... Those who enjoy dinner and a movie may soon be able to have bothin one easy stop. Penn Ketchum, owner of Penn Cinema, is proposing to build afamily-style restaurant next to his 10-screen theatre on AirportRoad. Dinner and a movie is sort of the world's most ...
Paul H. Lenhard
Jul 01, 2008 ... Paul H. Lenhard, 93, of Millersville, passed away peacefully onMonday, June 30, 2008 at the Essa Flora Hospice Center. He was thehusband of the late Leona J. (Carver) Len-hard. Funeral Services will be private and at the convenience of thefamily. Interment will be in the ...
Area Residents Named To Dean's List At Kutztown University
Jul 01, 2008 ... The following area students were named to the dean's list for thespring semester at Kutztown State University. Atglen - Stephen Weaver, bachelor of arts, anthropology. Annville - Jolene Collins, bachelor of science, elementaryeducation/reading; Nicole Strupp, bachelor of ...
Jerry E. Funck
Jul 01, 2008 ... Jerry E. Funck, 73, of E. High Street, Elizabethtown, PA, diedJune 28, 2008. He was the loving husband of Shirley R. Hummer Funckand they celebrated 51 years of marriage June 23, 2008. Jerry was acarpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ofAmerica, Local ...
Albert N. Keim
Jul 01, 2008 ... Albert N. Keim, retired history professor at EMU, departed thislife on June 27 at UVA Medical Center of complications following aliver transplant. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Fisher. Also surviving are a daughter, Melody Keim, and partner Ren Culpand three grandsons, Jeremy ...
Penn's Wisdom Vs. Metcalfe's Intolerance ; Humanitarian-Minded Watered-Down Measure
Jul 01, 2008; ... P0/00ersecuted for his Quaker faith, William Penn foundedPennsylvania as a holy experiment where people would be free toworship as they choose. As a result Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites and Amish joinedQuakers in settling Penn's Woods 300 years ago. Penn's charter ...
Shawn C. Sensenig
Jul 01, 2008 ... Shawn C. Sensenig, 21, of Lancaster, entered into rest at theHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, on Sunday,June 29, 2008 as a result of traumatic injuries from a vehicleaccident. Born in Ephrata on July 8, 1986, he was the only son of Randy L.Sensenig of ...
Sports Digest ; Colleges Briefly
Jul 01, 2008 ... Baseball West Chester junior shortstop Nick Spisak (Penn Manor) was namedto the 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District TwoSecond team in the college division. He was also named to the NorthAtlantic Region All-Tournament team at shortstop and was honored asWest ...
Mary E. Lefever
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mary E. LeFever, 86, formerly of Harrisburg went to be with herLord following a brief illness on Monday, June 30, 2008 at LandisHomes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Warwick Township she wasthe daughter of the late John S. and Florence Brubaker Hess. Ahomemaker, she was the wife of ...
Tips To Prevent Tinnitus
Jul 01, 2008; ... Noise-induced hearing loss not only can be one of the triggers oftinnitus, it also can worsen the disease, according to the AmericanTinnitus Association. iPods don't cause hearing loss. Motorcycles don't cause hearingloss. People cause hearing loss, said Dr. Kamal Elliot of A & ...
Andrew M. Amspacher
Jul 01, 2008 ... Andrew Matthew Amspacher, infant son of Dale P. and Amy E. HartinAmspacher of Lancaster, went to be with his Father in Heaven on June29th after his brief stay with his family here on earth. Althoughhis stay was brief, Andrew came to touch the lives of those who knewhim and his ...
That Sinking Feeling
Jul 01, 2008 ... John Wennerholt / Special to the Intelligencer Journal A signagesnafu on a city street resulted in a hole lot of trouble for aMountville woman Monday morning. Susan Baker was driving her 2004Chrysler Sebring east on West Vine Street when she entered aconstruction zone, police said ....
Augustus G. Yarnell
Jul 01, 2008 ... Augustus G. Yarnell, 93, went to his heavenly home to his Lordand Savior at Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wyo-missing, PA, Berks County where he resided with his wife, Almena M.(Groff) Yarnell. He worked at the Dana Corporation Parish Steeldivision for 33 years, ...
Hoping To Stop The Ringing ; New Device May Alleviate Noises Heard By Tinnitus Sufferers
Jul 01, 2008; ... BY CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE Judy Brivchik of Lancaster doesn't have a day of silence. As atinnitus sufferer, the chirping sound of crickets in her ears isconstant; she can't escape it. She has tried conventional and drug-therapy methods to deal withthe disease which, according ...
Culinary Trivia Contest
Jul 02, 2008 ... On July 12 and 13, an international festival takes place in CoralGables, Fla., celebrating a certain fruit. What is the fruit? If you think you know the name of the fruit, e-mail your ...
An Oil War
Jul 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: We need to have a practical, common-sense understanding ofPresident Bush's and Vice President Cheney's real reasons for wagingwar, especially the illegal, wrong war in Iraq so that we will nevermake the same mistake again. Why have we, as a nation, been wagingwar ...
Christiana Archeological Dig Yields Fresh Information
Jul 02, 2008; ... BY MARCELLA PEYRE-FERRY Correspondent This spring, archeology students from Kutztown University spent aweek in Christiana, carefully excavating the remains of what isknown locally as the Riot House. It was really a great experience for me and for my students,Kutztown ...
Ruth H. Wolfe
Jul 02, 2008 ... Ruth H. Wolfe, 82, of 477 Fruitville Pike, Manheim diedpeacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, June 30, 2008. Bornin Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. andKatie Hershey Eshleman. Ruth worked in the food service departmentfor the Manheim Auto Auction for ...
5 College-Bound Teens Get Aid From Thrift Shop
Jul 02, 2008; ... To anyone who has purchased clothing or other items from theMatthew 25 Thrift Shop in Lititz, five area graduating seniors saythank you. The donation-based thrift shop at 48 E. Main St. has been givingscholarships funded by its profits to five Lancaster County highschool seniors ...
Miriam (Freidly) Rettew
Jul 02, 2008 ... Miriam F. Rettew, 95, a resident of the Mennonite Home,Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, June 30, 2008,after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Lemon Rettew whodied in 1969. She was the daughter of the late Ira O. and May Musser Freidlyand stepmother ...
Safe Harbor School To Hold Centennial Reunion, Picnic
Jul 02, 2008 ... The 18th annual reunion and picnic of the Safe Harbor School,celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding, will be held July27 at the Safe Harbor Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the park's large pavilion.Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Participants are asked to ...
Xtreme Earn Baron Cup
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Drill: U.S. Economy Based On Oil
Jul 02, 2008 ... TO THE EDITOR: In response to Oil is a finite resource (Intell, June 26), it isa shame that one's party affiliation - Democrat or Republican - iseven considered at a time when we all face the same difficult taskof an energy crisis. I never understood why the two parties ...
Food Bits
Jul 02, 2008 ... Pennsylvania-based Brave Spirits (www.bravespirits.com), a lineof American-made spirits, is offering a pre-Fourth of July tastingson Thursday at the Lancaster wine and spirits outlet at HawthorneSquare Shopping Center, 2076 Fruitville Pike, from noon to 4 p.m.Brave Spirits donates $2 of ...
Tornado Take Title
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Raymond M. Martin
Jul 02, 2008 ... Raymond M. Martin, 55, of Ephrata, entered into rest at hisresidence on Tuesday, July 1, 2008, from complications of ALS (LouGehrig's disease). Born in Lebanon County, he was a son of Lizzie (Mellinger) Martinof Myerstown and the late Paul S. Martin. He was the husband ofAndrea ...
Galebach Stands Tallest In Math Showdowns
Jul 02, 2008; ... Staff Hempfield High School graduate Ethan Galebach is adventurous andenjoys a challenge, though he has yet to be overmatched in math. Galebach recently showed his mathematical prowess by earning thetop spot in the 2007-08 individual Pennsylvania Math ...
Arthur R. John, Sr.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Arthur R. John, Sr., 73, of Lititz, entered into rest on Monday,June 30, 2008. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of the late Frank andNa-omi (Benton) John. He was married to Edna Z. (Weaver) John,having celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on June 29th. A member ...
Hopes For West Earl Sewer Extension Rest With County
Jul 02, 2008; ... BY JAMES BUESCHER Correspondent For residents of Talmage, dealing with sewer issues always hasmeant tackling problems on their own, often by using private septicsystems or sand mounds. Now, thanks to a recent push by West Earl Township, that maychange. To ...
Wildcats Win Basketball Tourney
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Local Woman, 58, Charged With Not Returning Rental Car
Jul 02, 2008; ... Back in February, Cynthia J. Barnett signed a one-day rentalagreement on a car at Enterprise Rent-A-Car on Manheim Pike. Then,police say, she drove off in the vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Avenger. Enterprise employees say that's the last they saw of her or thecar. They and Manheim ...
Tang Soo Do Students Earn Region 9 Honors
Jul 02, 2008 ... Lititz World Tang Soo Do students Brennan Ganteaume and JessicaCochis traveled to Oxford, Conn. on Saturday, April 5 to compete inthe 10th annual Region 9 Championship, where they combined to winthree gold medals and three silvers. Region 9 is comprised of Connecticut, Maine, ...
A Faraway Star ; Landmark Going To Grantville
Jul 02, 2008; ... The Star Barn is going to Grantville. The iconic landmark along Route 283, just off the exit forHarrisburg International Airport in Dauphin County, is expected tomake its move within two years. It will be the centerpiece of Agrarian Country, an agriculturalmuseum, exhibition ...
Ronald P. Hohenwarter
Jul 02, 2008 ... Ronald P. Hohenwarter, 53, of Lancaster, died at his home on June30, 2008 after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, Ron was the son of the late Paul R.Hohenwarter and the late Doris R. Bennawit. Ron graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1973, andwas a 1977 ...