Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from January 2009:
Won't Work
Jan 02, 2009 ... There's a great Yiddish word, "chutzpah," that means shamelessaudacity. But, like most good Yiddishisms, chutzpah is more easily observedthan defined. Our case in point is Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Say what youwill about the guy, but he's walking, talking ...
Why A 'Yes' Vote Is Important In Donegal
Jan 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I wear many hats when thinking about how to vote on this Jan. 13referendum that is facing the residents of the Donegal SchoolDistrict. I am: a parent of children in the district; a frequentvolunteer in Maytown Elementary School; a community member; ataxpayer and a ...
Little Wonder Hamas Demanded Policy Changes
Jan 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: The horror unfolding in Gaza evokes a feeling of deja vu. Notlong ago, a similar script played out between the U.S. governmentand Iraq: The hyped provocations, the labeling of opponents as"terrorists," the use of overwhelming military firepower, thestubborn courage ...
Disturbed By Language Of Play
Jan 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: Recently I had the unfortunate experience of attending "I LoveYou, You're Perfect, Now Change" at the Dutch Apple Theatre. Theirbrochure and radio ads gave no indication of the R-rated content. Myfamily and I attended thinking we were going to a nice play ...
Seize The Opportunity
Jan 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: For the first time in history, voters in the Donegal SchoolDistrict have some very unique opportunities. We have theopportunity to: Make a fiscally responsible decision. Support a long-range plan that addresses the needs and challengesof all ...
Car Vs. Utility Pole
Jan 02, 2009 ... Several homes in Ephrata Borough lost electricity and a sectionof Route 322 was closed for several hours Thursday after an 18-year-old Ephrata man's vehicle, right, crashed into a utility pole,breaking it ...
Betty J. Townsend
Jan 02, 2009 ... Betty J. Townsend, age 86, of Quarryville Presbyterian RetirementCommunity, formerly of 22 South Church Street, Quarryville diedWednesday morning at Lancaster General Hospital. Betty was the widow of Harold S. Townsend who died April 25,1998. Born in Quarryville, she was a ...
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lewis
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lewis, 90 of the Church of God Home inCarlisle, passed to his Eternal Home on December 31, 2008. Dr. Lewis was born in Celina, Ohio in 1918, the son of the latePaul and Ina Houts Lewis. He was a member of the Middletown Churchof God. He retired from ...
Dr. Milton Lu
Jan 02, 2009 ... Dr. Milton Ming-Deh Lu, a well-known Lancaster plastic surgeon,died Sunday, December 28 in Lancaster following a lengthy illness.He was 89 years old. Born in Chengdu in western China on November 12, 1919, he was thedevoted husband of Hiltrud M. Reineke Lu. On Saturday, December ...
Harold L. Housekeeper
Jan 02, 2009 ... Harold L. Housekeeper, 88, of 1881 Telegraph Road, Rising Sun,MD, formerly of Nottingham, Pa, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2008,at Calvert Manor Health Care Center. He was the husband of the lateMary L. Hart Housekeeper who died in 1988. Harold was a self employed cattle dealer ...
June D. Myers
Jan 02, 2009 ... June D. Myers, 81, of 216 E. New St., Lititz, died Tuesday,December 30, 2008 at Hospice of Lancaster County. Born June 21, 1927in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and FlorenceFeld Diehm. She was the wife of Robert F. Myers and they weremarried 61 years on April 12th ....
Laverne H. Stahl
Jan 02, 2009 ... Laverne H. Stahl of Neffsville, PA, passed away on Sunday,December 28, 2008 at his home with his family at his side. He foughta hard battle with a very aggressive cancer. Born in the Lancaster area, he went to school at ManheimTownshipand worked as a craftsman and salesman for New ...
William H. Vandenberg
Jan 02, 2009 ... William H. "Bill" Vandenberg, age 54 of Gap, PA passed away athome on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was the husband of Linda C.Miller Vandenberg with whom he celebrated 30 years of marriage inApril of this year. He was born in Dearborn, MI, son of Joyce BeachVandenberg of Thorndale, ...
Joanne B. Zink
Jan 02, 2009 ... Joanne Brown Zink passed away at Lancaster General Hospital onDecember 30, 2008. Her children and caretaker provided support andlove through this transition. She was the wife of Franklin B. Zink,who preceded her in death earlier this year. Born in Mount Joy on August 19, 1925, ...
Tobias G. Leaman Jr.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Tobias G. Leaman Jr., 80, of Lititz, entered into rest at Hospiceof Lancaster County, Lancaster on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was born in East Lampeter Twp., a son of the late Tobias G.Sr. and Hettie Denlinger Leaman. He was the husband of ElvaGochenaur Leaman with whom he ...
Donald R. Baier
Jan 02, 2009 ... Mr. Donald R. Baier, 76, of Harvestview South, Mount Joy, andformer longtime resident of Limestone Township, Lycoming County,died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at his home residence. Mr. Baier was a communicant and maintained memberships at boththe St. James Roman Catholic Church in ...
Patrick J. Corcoran
Jan 02, 2009 ... Patrick J. Corcoran, 66, of Millersville, died Wednesday,December 31, 2008 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. He was the husband of Mary DiStaso Corcoran. Born in New YorkCity, he was the son of the late James and Catherine PurcellCorcoran. Patrick retired from the ...
Alan L. Young Lebanon
Jan 02, 2009 ... Alan Lee Young, 48, died 10:12 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 atthe Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville. He was born May 20, 1960 in Lancaster, a son of Richard W. Youngof Corona, CA and the late Aileen L. (Etter) Smith. Alan was a 1978 graduate of ...
Sarah S. Eberly
Jan 02, 2009 ... Sarah S. Eberly, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on December 31,2008, at Lancashire Hall, Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter ofthe late Hershey and Maude Wetzel Sherick, and wife of the lateCharles G. Eberly, Sr. Sarah was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran ...
Elwood Hertzog
Jan 02, 2009 ... Elwood Hertzog, 86, of Leola, PA, died on Thurs. Dec., 25, 2008at Brethren Village. He was the widower of the late Mary J. (Landis)Hertzog and the son of the late Evan and Mabel (Sweigart) Hertzog. Elwood was a retired painter and a World War II Veteran. Surviving are two ...
Fun-Loving Trojans Stayed Focused
Jan 02, 2009; ... PASADENA, Calif. - Pete Carroll tried to tell us. Really he did. He kept saying, in the run-up to the Rose Bowl, that USC reallydid want to be here, really was engaged, really does consider thisgame its foremost goal every year. We didn't believe him. We do now. "People ...
Defense Rising ; Improved Eagles Head To Minnesota
Jan 02, 2009; ... Sports Editor/Daily PHILADELPHIA - Chris Clemons knows what it means to seize anopportunity. Even though, like many of us, he's had to learn somethings the hard way. Training camp had barely started at Lehigh when Clemons, expectedto be a key addition at defensive end for the ...
Seven From L-L Named All-State ; Spot's Wenger, Schnader Honored By Pvca For Second Straight Year
Jan 02, 2009; ... Assistant Sports Editor Ashley Schnader, who was named to the Pennsylvania VolleyballCoaches Association All-State team as a junior last year, was a goodbet to make the All-State Team again as a senior. Yet, she never assumed she would. "(Being honored again) is ...
Datebook
Jan 02, 2009 ... Support groups Tuesday 1 p.m. - Coping With the Loss of a Loved One, sponsored byHospice of Lancaster County, meets at Willow Valley Manor North, 600Willow Valley Square. Information: 391-2413. 6:30 p.m. - SHARE of Lancaster, support for parents who haveexperienced ...
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Crafting
Jan 02, 2009; ... 2008 is gone, and there are 360-plus days left in 2009 of whichto take advantage. Those projects that still remain on your workbench will call yourname and others will get in line, fighting for your attention. Nowis the time to get organized and maybe even challenge yourself, ...
Make Those Responsible Accountable
Jan 05, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I have not read nor have been made aware that the existingfinancial crisis bailout has been burdened with any significantdegree of accountability. The federal government took all of twoweeks to find $700 billion to bail out greedy Wall Street and thegreedy ...
Democrats Helped Create Financial Slide
Jan 05, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: My husband and I received our 401(k) year-end statements and onethird is just gone. We invested in several solid funds and stocksand it wasn't with (Bernard L.) Madoff. We have U.S. Sen. Chris Doddand U.S. Rep. Barney Frank to thank for this mess. They are part ...
Too Roundabout ; Sturla Calls City Misguided On Lancaster Square Demolition
Jan 05, 2009; ... A part of Lancaster's controversial downtown urban renewalproject, which swept away a block of "blighted" buildings in the1960s, will itself soon be history. The pedestrian walkway over the 100 block of North Queen Streetis coming down, part of a demolition project intended to make ...
Warts And All ; Nasa Report Details What Went Wrong When Columbia Disintegrated On Re-Entry
Jan 05, 2009 ... It has been nearly five years since the space shuttle Columbiadisintegrated upon re-entry, taking the lives of seven astronauts. The cause of the tragedy was attributed to a piece of foaminsulation that peeled off an external fuel tank during takeoff anddamaged the left wing of the ...
Tax Hikes Hurt Small City Businesses
Jan 05, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: Here we go again: taxes. Is this the first thing out of theirmouths when (Lancaster city) officials need more money? Do they everconsider any alternatives other than raising taxes? I have seen abig difference (downtown) with First Fridays, the Art Walks and allof ...
Simple Solution
Jan 05, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: There's a very simple solution to the Illinois Senateappointment: First, have the Senate reject the Blagojevichappointment, thus nullifying "his choice" for the purpose ofhistory, and then conduct a short ...
Policy Aids Identity Thieves
Jan 05, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: Lancaster County and the IRS continue to aid identity thieves byprinting and/or requesting our full Social Security numbers on theirestimated tax forms and payments. I have written to these agenciestwice and so far have not received a reply. Maybe my letter was ...
Looking Forward To Local Politics Heating Up In '09 ; Taking Its Toll
Jan 05, 2009; ... During the winter months, I'm always envious of people who livein places like North Conway, N.H., Boulder, Colo., or Jackson Hole,Wyo. It just seems like their winters teem with more adventure thanours in mountain-challenged Lancaster. Our winters seem dull, grayand mostly ...
Eagles Fans Pass Their Screen Tests ; Cheer Team To Victory In Local Homes, Bars
Jan 05, 2009; ... From homes to bars and in between, Sunday evening in LancasterCounty belonged to Eagles fans hoping for a playoff run to the SuperBowl. The Philadelphia faithful remained fixed on the action on screenslarge and small as the Eagles took a big first step, beating theMinnesota ...
Teen 'Stable' After Shooting ; City Police Trying To Identify Suspect
Jan 05, 2009; ... A Lancaster teenager was shot multiple times Saturday night afterhe got into a dispute with a man in the city's east end, officialssaid. The 18-year-old male was recovering Sunday at Lancaster GeneralHospital with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and hip. Lancaster city police ...
Market At Crossroads ; Columbia Officials Look For Ways To Find Vendors, Keep Market House Running
Jan 05, 2009; ... BY JAMES BUESCHER Stroll the 19th-century brick aisles of Columbia Market House,and it's amazing what's offered: fresh fruits and vegetables, icecream, flowers and Columbia's signature sandwich made with ham,cheese and pickles, The Shifter. When Columbia Market House reopened ...
Suspects
Jan 05, 2009 ... Police are trying to identify the two people seen above leavingKmart on Fruitville Pike in connection with a stolen credit card. Awoman reported a missing card, police said. Gas and ...
Despite Success, Library's One Book Program Takes Financial Hit
Jan 05, 2009; ... The annual One Book, One Community program is growing andshrinking. The seventh annual reading event, which ran from Aug. 27 throughOct. 31, attracted 1,245 active readers from six counties in centralPennsylvania. The featured book, "The Grace That Keeps This World" by ...
Nancy A. Brendle
Jan 05, 2009 ... Nancy A. Brendle, 76, of Denver died Saturday, January 3, 2009 atLancaster General Hospital. Her husband, John H. Brendle died March3, 1999. Born in East Cocalico Twp., she was a daughter of the lateHarting and Kathryn Shober Leid. She was a member of Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, a ...
Sandra K. Turner
Jan 05, 2009 ... Sandra K. Turner, 56, of Lancaster, passed away at her residenceon Saturday, January 3rd, 2009. Born in Little Falls, MN, she wasthe daughter of the late Charles W Turner and Virgie M (Garrison)Ortiz. She is also survived by her step mother, Eleanor Turner ofMt. Joy. Sandra was the ...
Stephen B. Andrews, Sr.
Jan 05, 2009 ... Stephen B. Andrews, Sr., 66, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, December30, 2008 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Rev. Dr.Richard T., Jr. and Marjory Jackson Andrews. Mr. Andrews was a member of First Presbyterian ...
Carl J. Shirk
Jan 05, 2009 ... Carl J. Shirk, 81 of North Penryn Road, Manheim, formerly ofElizabethtown, died on Friday, January 2, 2009 at Hospice ofLancaster County. Born in West Donegal Twp., he was the son of thelate Joseph and Katie Gerlach Shirk. He was the husband of the lateEmma E. Gruber Shirk who died in ...
Elizabeth Macmaster Tyndall
Jan 05, 2009 ... Elizabeth MacMaster Tyndall, formerly of Berwyn, PA diedThursday, January 1, 2009 at The Glen at Willow Valley RetirementCommunities. She was 87 years old. Born in Somerville, MA on February 2, 1921, she was the daughterof the late Gordon C. and Annie Eva Lauders MacMaster; and ...
Virginia H. Johnson
Jan 05, 2009 ... Virginia H. Johnson, age 85, of Harrisburg, formerly of Lancasterdied Tuesday, December 30th at Colonial Park Care Center. She wasborn in Colerain Township, a daughter of the late H. Roy and BerthaRebman Hess. Virginia attended Calvary Church, Lancaster and volunteered atthe ...
Claire Kuhn
Jan 05, 2009 ... Claire Kuhn, loving Mother, Grandmother, and Sister, age 74, ofColumbia, died peacefully, Friday, January 2, 2009 at the LancasterGeneral Hospital. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Edwin A. Sr.,and Charlotte Myers Carson. She was the wife of the late James ...
Penn State Works To Bring Back Bees ; Researchers Look At Hives' Habitats
Jan 05, 2009; ... Associated Press STATE COLLEGE - The mysterious decline in honeybees has generatedrenewed interest in finding new ways to boost bee numbers. Buoyed by public concern over honeybee hives afflicted withcolony collapse disorder, researchers are focusing on how thehabitat ...
Mr. C. Ralph Miller
Jan 05, 2009 ... Mr. C. Ralph Miller, 81 of Thurmont went home to be with Jesus onSaturday, December 27. He was the husband of Sarah S. Ober Miller,his wife of 59 years. Born June 19, 1927 in Lancaster, PA, he was a son of the lateHenry Snyder and Edna Nissley Rohrer Miller. Mr. Miller ...
Howard M. Weller
Jan 05, 2009 ... Howard M. Weller, 91, of Lancaster, died Thursday, January 1,2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. He was the husband of the late Greta Hoover Weller who died in2003. Born in Ironville, he was the son of the late John C. andHelen J. McFadden Weller. Mr. Weller ...
Jean E. Strauss
Jan 05, 2009 ... Jean E. Strauss, 71, of 1110 Orchard Road, Lititz, passed away onFriday, January 2, 2009 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster following alengthy illness. Born in Elizabeth Township, she was the daughter of the lateJames and Katie Eckert Gilbert. Jean was the wife of Paul E. Straussand ...
Dr. James William Willwerth
Jan 05, 2009 ... James W. Willwerth, 77, of Ephrata, died on Saturday, January 3,2009 at the Hospice of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy after a briefillness. Born in Reading, he was the devoted son of the late Harry Williamand Carrie Wilson Willwerth and the loving husband of Antoinette"Toni" Mosser ...
Ruth Jane (Ranck) Ritchey
Jan 05, 2009 ... Ruth Jane (Ranck) Ritchey, 79, of Mt. Joy, peacefully andjoyfully went to be with her Saviour Sunday January 4, 2009surrounded by her family, having won the battle she fought withheart and renal disease. "RJ," devoted daughter of the late Edward L. and Ruth M. (Hauck)Ranck, was ...
Elias B. Gingrich
Jan 05, 2009 ... Elias B. Gingrich, 81, of 120 Martin Road, Myerstown, went to bewith his Lord on Saturday, January 3, 2009. He was husband of LindaW. Sauder Gingrich with whom he was married to for 60 years. He wasborn May 2, 1927 in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, a son of thelate Elias M. and ...
Josephine M. Heneghan
Jan 05, 2009 ... Josephine M. Heneghan, 81, of Lancaster, passed away peacefullyon Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Manor Care in Lancaster. Born August 17, 1927, in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter ofthe late Thomas and Mary (Hogan) Hanrahan. She was married to thelate Sean Heneghan, who died on ...
Willie M. (Pete) Davis
Jan 05, 2009 ... Willie M. (Pete) Davis, 89, of Marietta, passed away January 1,2009, at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in MonroeCounty, GA, the son of Mack and Mamie Clemmens Davis. He is survived by a son, James (Cheryl) Howard, North Ridge, CA;grandsons, Eric and Jeffrey Howard and ...
Sarah Ann King
Jan 05, 2009 ... Sarah Ann King was stillborn January 2, 2009 at Heart ofLancaster Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of Samueland ...
Rmd Rule Suspended For 2009
Jan 05, 2009; ... You don't have to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) fromyour IRA in 2009. Under the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008signed by President Bush on Dec. 23, 2008, RMDs for IRAs and otherqualified defined contribution plans are suspended. It is a one-year ...
Cal's Boardwork Foils Mu Women ; Marauders Erase Early Gap, But Suffer 76-60 Defeat
Jan 05, 2009; ... Assistant Sports Editor In terms of mentally preparing to play a nationally-ranked rival,what better scenario could there be than to have your team beatanother nationally-ranked team the day before? "In our heads, we thought there was no better momentum that wecould have had ...
Bates Powers Marauders ; Mu Ends Slide With 71-65 Win Over Vulcans
Jan 05, 2009; ... Sports Staff A day after watching a 16-point lead evaporate into a 10-pointloss, Millersville flirted with another disastrous finish, butReggie Bates didn't let it happen. The senior co-captain scored a season-high 29 points, including apivotal 3-pointer late in the second ...
M. Carmella Mackison
Jan 06, 2009 ... M. Carmella Mackison, 69, of Columbia, PA died on Sunday at theLancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jere E. Mackison who preceded her indeath in 2004. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late R.Maxwell and Flora Nobile ...
Charles L. Miller
Jan 06, 2009 ... Charles L. Miller, 67, of Columbia, passed away peacefully onSunday, January 4, 2009 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born September 13, 1941, in Lancaster, he was the son of the lateCharles Miller and Lorraine (Beck) Coffroad. Charlie was a closefriend and an employee of the ...
John Gregory Seventko
Jan 06, 2009 ... John Gregory Seventko, 68, of Lancaster, PA, died Saturday,January 3, 2009, at Lancaster General Hospital after a long andcourageous battle with heart disease. John was born in Ashland, PAand was the son of the late Joseph Michael and Melanie (Mudry)Seventko Dutzar. John was ...
Balbir Kooner
Jan 06, 2009 ... Balbir Kooner, 44, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 1,2009. Born in Punjab, India, he is the son of Gurdev Singh andSurender Kooner of Reamstown. Balbir was the husband of SurinderKaur. Mr. Kooner was an entrepreneur and a successful businessman. Hewas a loving father, ...
Marcella J. (Krout) Zierdt
Jan 06, 2009 ... Marcella J. (Krout) Zierdt, 91, of Haverford, PA, formerly ofLancaster and York, died peacefully at 3 a.m. on Sunday, January 4,2009 at Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Haverford. She was thebeloved wife of the late Col. William H. Zierdt, Jr., and formerwife of the late Eugene Attig ....
James T. Brandt
Jan 06, 2009 ... James T. Brandt, 77, of Lancaster, died Sunday, January 4, 2009at LGH. Born November 19, 1931, in Lancaster, he was the son of the lateCarl S. and Florence S. (Sharpe) Brandt. Jim first worked at Hamilton Watch in Lancaster for a number ofyears. Later, he worked as a gas ...
Dorothy Bennett Hannan
Jan 06, 2009 ... Mrs. Hannan, 84, of Charlotte, North Carolina died Sunday,January 4th, at the Lake Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,Indian Trail, NC. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1925,Dorothy was the daughter of the late Charles John Bennett andFlorence Helig ...