Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from June 2009:
Car Smashes Garage ; Rapho Township Homeowner Says Accidents Commonplace
Jun 01, 2009; ... Jessica Eschegoyen is beginning to feel that her Rapho Townshiphome has become an extension of Route 772. On Saturday, a motorcyclist veered off what neighbors call a"dangerous" section of the road and onto the Eschegoyen's property. Sunday night, there was a much closer ...
Wilbur Workers Remain On The Job ; Firm Said It Would Enact Pay Cut Sunday
Jun 01, 2009; ... Unionized employees at Wilbur Chocolate in Lititz continued towork Sunday despite the company's plans to severely cut their pay. Wilbur and its parent company, Cargill Inc., told unionrepresentatives last week it would institute pay cuts of $4 to $8.47an hour, beginning Sunday at 6 ...
Finding Peace ; After An Accident Changes Her Life's Path, Writer Works Her Way To Forgiveness By Drawing On Her Local Roots The Path To Writing 'Kingdom Of Simplicity'
Jun 01, 2009; ... Forgiveness comes in many forms. Fifteen years ago, Holly Payne was hit by a drunk driver and itchanged the course of her life forever. Then 22 years old, Payne hadjust graduated from the University of Richmond and planned to travelthe world and teach in Hungary. She dreamed of ...
Pastor Takes Sports Seriouslymanheim Twp. Church Hopes New Gym Builds Fellowship
Jun 01, 2009; ... Hang around the Rev. Edward G. "Ted" Mingle for just a fewminutes and it seems pretty obvious that a "sports ministry" wouldbe right up his alley. A day after he completed the 33rd-annual Red Rose Run in 44minutes and 40 seconds, the 42-year-old senior associate pastor ofHighland ...
Paper And Plastic
Jun 01, 2009 ... You can use a credit card to pay Lancaster County court costs orto reserve a pavilion at Central County Park. So why shouldn't taxpayers be allowed to use a credit card to paycounty taxes? Last week, Lancaster County Commissioners authorized countytreasurer Craig Ebersole to ...
Missing From 'Salute'
Jun 01, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: The nice write-up covering the Salute to Veterans ceremony at theClipper Magazine Stadium (Intell, May 24), contained a veryimportant error. It said, "The event 'sold out' in five days." Itshould be noted that this event was sponsored by state Rep. John C.Bear and ...
Which Side Is Emotional?
Jun 01, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I am compelled to reply to Larry Widdoss' letter, "No reason tooppose same sex marriage," (Intell, May 19). I wish to address only one issue of his. He states, in the lastparagraph, that those against same sex marriage are being emotionaland irrational. Let's ...
'Outing' An Informant
Jun 01, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: Thanks for outing the young man gunned down in the streets lastweek ("Man shot dead at Farnum Towers," Intell, May 22). I am sureit was important to let the city know he was a jailhouse informant.This incident surely will send a message to others who may want ...
Sheer Irony
Jun 01, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I thought the irony of Monday's (May 18) headlines in the Intellwas a little too much to take. On the right side of the front pagewas an article titled "Obama tackles abortion debate." Right next toit was ...
Cemetery Needs To Be Cleaned
Jun 01, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I went down to the Conestoga Memorial Park last Saturday evening.The cemetery is supposed to have perpetual care. I couldn't believehow terribly it was taken care of. So much dead grass on the lawnand on the plaques that you couldn't even read the names of ...
Dep Tests Clear The Air On Locust Grove ; Contradict Usa Today Report Saying Local School Was A 'Toxic Hot Spot'
Jun 01, 2009; ... State environmental tests have determined that the air aroundLocust Grove Mennonite School is safe, contradicting a newspaperreport that labeled the school "a toxic hot spot." The state Department of Environmental Protection conducted 96hours of testing in February at the East ...
Specter Reaching Out To Top Democrats ; Upcoming Speech To Pa. Party Leaders A First For Senator
Jun 01, 2009; ... Associated Press HARRISBURG - So far, the reunification of Sen. Arlen Specter andthe Democratic Party has played out largely on the national stage. The fifth-term senator's defection from the Republican Partyafter more than four decades sent shock waves through the ...
Double Dip In Ocean Studies ; Mu Student Nets 2 Island Internships
Jun 01, 2009; ... Millersville University senior Alex Davies is soaking it up. Davies is among a group of MU students who will be learning aboutocean temperature and how to measure currents at Wallops Island,Va., this week ---- but he's already getting a head start. Davies is now at NASA's ...
'Very Relaxing And Soothing' ; Cloister Chorus Marks 50 Years
Jun 01, 2009; ... Despite the sounds of nearby traffic, the soft, harmonic voicesof the Ephrata Cloister Chorus brought serenity to the historicalsite Sunday afternoon. The chorus, which fell silent more than 200 years ago, wasrevived in 1959 by music teacher Russell Getz. The new vocalensemble ...
History Of Lancaster Cemetery To Come Alive ; Victorian Day Fundraiser Is June 7
Jun 01, 2009; ... Historic figures will once again come to life and walk among theliving when Lancaster Cemetery presents its seventh annual VictorianDay on June 7. Ladies in hoop-skirt dresses, men in high hats and frock coats,Civil War soldiers in full battle uniforms - all will be ...
Local Students Named To Goshen College Dean's List
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ten area students were named to the dean's list for the springsemester at Goshen College. They are: Dietrich B. Eitzen, son of Dirk and Myrna Eitzen of Lititz, asenior studying communication and a 2006 graduate of LancasterMennonite School. Nicholas E. Good, son of Howard and ...
Elizabethtown College Names Dean's List Students
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following local students were named to the dean's list forthe spring semester at Elizabethtown College.Columbia - AlexandraGold, a junior health and occupation major; Deann Michener, a seniorbusiness administration/finance major.Lancaster - Chadston Gibbs, asenior business ...
Messiah Colleges Names Area Students To Dean's List
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following local students were named to the dean's list forthe spring semester at Messiah College in Grantham:Columbia - AlyssaFrey, a sophomore majoring in biopsychology; Heidi Nonnenmocher, asenior majoring in social work.Conestoga - Sarah Huber, a seniormajoring in English.Holtwood ...
Campus News
Jun 01, 2009 ... DEAN'S LIST John Nicholas Cicchetti of Ephrata was named to the dean's listat Ohio Wesleyan ...
Darlene K. Ressler
Jun 01, 2009 ... Darlene K. Ressler, 58, of 90 Scheller Road, New Providence, PA,died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County. She was the wife of Daniel C. Ressler. They had celebrated 35years of marriage. Darlene was born in Lancaster, daughter of the late Norman andDorothy ...
Bertha Harnish (Sauder) Keeport
Jun 01, 2009 ... Bertha Harnish (Sauder) Keeport, 98, of the Mennonite Home, 1520Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, went home peacefully to be with her Lordand Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 30, 2009 at the Home after a briefillness. Born October 30, 1910 in Manor Township, she was a daughterof the late Martin ...
Jacqueline Long
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jacqueline Long left her family and friends on May 31 for abetter life, free from pain and suffering. She was born on November27, 1934 in Charlieu, France, the daughter of Marguerite BerlandBaron, Roanne, France and the late Antoine Baron. She lived throughthe German occupation of France ...
John E. Beamesderfer "Knuckles O'brien" Pianist
Jun 01, 2009 ... John E. Beamesderfer, 79, of East King Street, Lancaster, PA,passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Myerstown, PA, he was the husband of the late Nancy J.McCullough Beamesderfer who passed away on September 28, 2008. Hewas the son of the late ...
Bernard V. "Barney" Kelly
Jun 01, 2009 ... Bernard V. "Barney" Kelly, 87, of Millersville, passed awaypeacefully on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Essa Flory HospiceCenter in Lancaster. Born September 26, 1921, in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son ofthe late Vincent J. and Loretta (Locker) Kelly. He was married toValeria M ....
Daniel Shaun Herbert
Jun 01, 2009 ... Daniel Shaun Herbert, 1 year old son of Derrick and Ellen(Garner) Herbert, of Willow Street, returned to his celestial homeon Thursday, May 28, 2009 at LGH. In addition to his parents, Daniel will be lovingly missed bythree brothers, Justin, Conner, and True and a sister, Mikayla; ...
Carol J. Englert
Jun 01, 2009 ... Carol J. Englert, 58, of 128 N. Seventh St., Columbia, died earlySaturday morning at the Lancaster General Hospital after acourageous battle with cancer. She was married six years to MitchEnglert who survives. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin W.Sr. and ...
Frances S. Kurtz
Jun 01, 2009 ... Frances S. Kurtz, 75, of 600 Country Lane, Morgantown, diedSunday, May 31, 2009 at Ephrata Community Hospital after a briefillness. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Jacob andAda (Martin) Zimmerman. Her husband, Lester Y. Kurtz, died July 20,1996. Frances ...
Clair P. Martin
Jun 01, 2009 ... Clair P. Martin, 84, of Moravian Manor, Lititz, formerly ofEphrata, entered into rest at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday,May 29, 2009. He was born in Ephrata, a son of the late Phares M. and LydiaMcEllehenny Martin. He was the husband of Joan Colety Berkley Martinand of the ...
John Edward Draude
Jun 01, 2009 ... John E. Draude, 75, of California died May 3, 2009. Born inLancaster, he was the son of the late Carl H. and Mabel HegenerDraude, and brother of Carl Jr., Eugene, Geraldine, Josephine,Genevieve and the late Rose Marie Draude. He moved to CA in 1958 andwas the ...
Harry W. Lipp Memorial Services
Jun 01, 2009 ... Memorial services for Harry W. Lipp will be held Saturday, June6th at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 3131 Columbia Avenue. Family will meet friends ...
Campus News ; Graduated Dean's List Honors
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ashley|Elisabeth Charles graduated with a bachelor of arts degreein health administration from Arcadia University, Glenside, on May15. She also was named to the dean's distinguished list for thespring semester. A 2005 graduate of Lancaster Country Day School,she is the daughter of Greg ...
Camden Defeats 'Stormers ; Seven-Run Rally In Seventh Leads To 8-3 Setback
Jun 01, 2009 ... It all happened in a flash. An error, a hit batter, a blooper.Couple of walks, then three line drives. Before it was all over, the Camden Riversharks struck for sevenruns in the bottom of the seventh inning, downing the LancasterBarnstormers, 8-3, Sunday afternoon at Campbell's ...
Tax Credit Offered For 1St-Time Home Buyers
Jun 01, 2009; ... Part of the current economic woes is attributable to a surplus ofunsold houses. In an effort to encourage first-time home buyers, the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (the "stimulus package")has created a tax incentive. For purchases of homes between Jan. 1 ...
In The News
Jun 01, 2009 ... Seth Hershey and Donegal will be one of three Lancaster Countybaseball teams in action during ...
Piaa Baseball Championships
Jun 01, 2009 ... SCHEDULE: First-round games today at various sites. The statetournament continues Thursday with quarterfinals. Semifinals areMonday, June 8 and finals are Friday, June 12 in Blair CountyBallpark in Altoona. L-L TEAM'S FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS: In Class AAAA, Warwick, thethird seed ...
Briefly
Jun 01, 2009 ... All-state track and field The 2009 All-State Outdoor Track & Field Team was selected by acommittee of the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association onMay 28, taking into consideration honors won, quality andconsistency of performance and head-to-head competition during ...
Gilburg To Be Senior Games Honorary Chair
Jun 01, 2009; ... Manheim Township resident Tom Gilburg has been named the 2009Lancaster Senior Games honorary chairman. Gilburg was part of the Syracuse University national championshipfootball team in 1959. He earned All-America honors as an offensive tackle under headcoach Ben ...
Woman Accused Of Killing Husband ; Man, 48, Died Of Heart Condition
Jun 02, 2009; ... Investigators have charged a woman with homicide for allegedlykilling her husband May 9. The charges were brought against Tonya L. Potter even though herhusband, Robert Potter, died after declining treatment from first-responders who were called to their home after his wife ...
Leola Store Sells $8M Ticket ; Super 7 Winner Hasn't Claimed Prize
Jun 02, 2009; ... A customer of Royer's Pharmacy in Leola is more than $8 millionricher today. The Pennsylvania Lottery on Monday announced that the pharmacyhad sold the sole, jackpot-winning ticket for Friday's Super 7drawing, which was worth at least $8.26 million. It's the first ...
Facing The Music ; Pa. Academy To Seek New Business Plan
Jun 02, 2009; ... Everyone has had to tighten their belts in these tough economictimes. The arts community is no exception. Last week, Pennsylvania Academy of Music announced it was hiringa local consultant to help the school address what it calls an"unprecedented drop in charitable ...
Ford Takes Different Path From Other Automakers ; Dealers Here Say Buyers Are Noticing
Jun 02, 2009; ... With Chrysler and General Motors floundering for financialstability, the Ford Motor Co. is poised to cash in on a wave of goodwill from some American car buyers. "I feel bad for the GM and Chrysler dealers, but we do feelblessed. We had a great month last month," Ray Garraffa, ...
Necessary Fixes
Jun 02, 2009 ... The five-year-old state slots law is in need of serious tweaking. Passed in 2004, the law that opened the way for slots machines tooperate in Pennsylvania has changed the state's tax revenuelandscape by providing millions of dollars for property tax reliefand millions more for ...
Don't Turn Rt. 340 Into A Truck Route
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: During the past several months the stretch of Route 340 from theintersection of Route 896 to Route 30 has become what amounts to atractor trailer route: a de facto bypass of business Route 30. Anumber of road improvements in recent years by PennDOT have madethis ...
State Should Maintain Museum Funding
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: State Sens. Mike Brubaker and Lloyd Smucker have served us wellin letting us sense and ponder some of the issues surroundingPennsylvania's budget crunch and, specifically, the costs ofmaintaining, among other things, the Commonwealth's ...
U.S. Needs National Health Care System
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: I just read Leo Rosenberger's comments, "The Train Wreck: HealthInsurance" (Intell, May 26), and I thought to myself, this guysounds like a lobbyist for the insurance companies. He compared the proposed health care reform to the real estatedilemma. I feel the ...
Trim Premiums, Physicians' Salaries
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: The story about a private health management company advisingCongress on ways to lower the costs of medical treatment andcontribute to President Barack Obama's proposals to overhaul medicalcosts (Intell, May 28) offered several suggestions includingreducing hospital ...
Gop Shares Blame For Specter Situation
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: Republicans should be disappointed today, not at Sen. ArlenSpecter, but at former President Bush and former Sen. Rick Santorum.It saddens me that five years ago, I - and others who voted for PatToomey over Specter - were derided by the GOP establishment ...
Specter Is A Winner
Jun 02, 2009 ... TO THE EDITOR: With the bold headline, "Specter Switches - Pa. GOP senator joinsDemocrats," the Hillary Clinton Democrats and the Rush LimbaughRepublicans are shouting with joy and victory. I first heard about the change by a telephone call made by ajoyful Republican from ...
Lchs Leader: Programs Safe Rumors Suggested School Might Eliminate Music, Athletic Programs
Jun 02, 2009; ... Lancaster Catholic High School has had to make several "painful"staff cuts in recent weeks to reduce expenses, principal DermotGarrett said. But the private school, which has seen its tuition andfundraising revenue drop by about $750,000 this year, isn'teliminating ...
Art Of Paintball: The Opponent Is Your Canvas ; Survival Instincts Close Encounter
Jun 02, 2009; ... Eighteen-year-old Jen Augeri cradled a paintball gun Saturday andconfessed, "I'm scared." Two days earlier, she had shot a paintball at a tree, her firsttime pulling a trigger. But Saturday, Augeri, of Middletown, Conn., knew people would beshooting at her, and the thought of ...
Woman Crossing Road Hit ; Motorcyclist Severely Hurt
Jun 02, 2009; ... An accident Monday night on Lititz Pike sent a motorcyclist and apedestrian to the hospital with severe injuries and shut down thebusy road for several hours. Manheim Township police Sgt. Tom Rudzinski said there were"definitely life-threatening injuries for the motorcyclist," whom ...
Local Seniors Got Game ; Competition Kicks Off For 55-Plus Crowd
Jun 02, 2009; ... Ted Rupp put on his sweat pants, laced up his sneakers and linedup on the track for the 100-meter race. At the sound of the airhorn, he was off. Two minutes later, he walked across the finish line - with thehelp of a cane - and won a gold medal. Rupp, at 93, was the oldest ...
Suspect In Home Invasion Captured ; Police Seek 2 More In E. Donegal Crime
Jun 02, 2009; ... One of three suspects in an April home invasion in East DonegalTownship is in custody, and investigators have filed arrest warrantsfor the other two. Susquehanna Regional police said Monday that the three suspectswere involved in a break-in at an elderly woman's home on Long ...
State House Oks Game Warden Bill
Jun 02, 2009; ... A state House of Representatives bill aimed at the PennsylvaniaGame Commission's law-enforcement officers was sent to the Senate onMonday. The state House unanimously passed House Bill 181, which wasintroduced by state Rep. Bryan Cutler of Peach Bottom. The bill seeks to ...
Convicted Sex Offender Back Behind Bars
Jun 02, 2009; ... A convicted sex offender on the lam since being released fromprison in March is back in Lancaster County Prison after he wasarrested late last week. Randy-Jay Jones, 31, served a 17-month sentence for a bizarre2007 robbery in Lancaster city in which he sexually assaulted awoman, ...
Marriage Licenses
Jun 02, 2009 ... Jason Todd Fetterman, 34, of Round Hill, Va., son of Frederick L.and Susan L. Fetterman, and Christina Marie Lipe, 30, same address,daughter of James C. and Priscilla J. Lipe. Thomas B. Checchia, 26, of 7 Poe Drive, son of Robert and JoanChecchia, and Tina L. Killmer, 27, same ...
Stanley G. Evans
Jun 02, 2009 ... Stanley G. Evans, 83, of Lancaster, passed away after a briefillness Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Willow Valley RetirementCommunity. Born March 1, 1926, in Refton, he was a son of the lateEdgar E. Evans and Emma F. (Gardner) Winter. Stanley is survived byhis wife, Dorothy G. (Eidemiller) ...
Harrie G. Schimmel
Jun 02, 2009 ... Harrie G. Schimmel, 87, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, formerly ofLancaster, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Cornwall Manor in Cornwall,PA. Harrie formerly lived in Camp Hill and York, PA. He was born inColumbus, OH, son of the late Elmer T. and Marguerite (Hutchison)Schimmel and was the husband of ...
Yvonne S. Herr"Susie" "Mee Maw"
Jun 02, 2009 ... Yvonne S. Herr, "Susie" "Mee Maw", 76, of Lancaster, passed awayunexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 30, 2009 of naturalcauses. Born May 6, 1933, on her parents' farm in Manheim, she was thedaughter of the late John N. and Thelma Elizabeth (Young) Stehman.She was married to ...
Earl R. "Sonny" Stahl
Jun 02, 2009 ... Earl R. "Sonny" Stahl, age 77, died April 29, 2009 at HopeHospice, N. Fort Myers, Florida. Earl was born September 30, 1931 inPorter Township, Schuylkill County, PA. He is the son of the lateWilliam C. Stahl and the late Eva C. Reiner-Stahl. He spent most ofhis retirement in N. Fort ...
Marian I. "Peg" Shank
Jun 02, 2009 ... Marian I. "Peg" Shank, age 92, died early Thursday morning atBreth-ren Village where she resided. She was born in Ronks, adaughter of the late Harry F. and M. Irene Sheetz Shank. Marian hadresided in Southern Lancaster County for many years. Her educationincluded attending Millersville ...
Janet L. Warner
Jun 02, 2009 ... Janet L. Warner, 75, of 110 Front St., Marietta, PA died onFriday at the Mt. Joy Facility of Hospice of Lancaster Countyfollowing a lengthy illness. She was loving wife of 58 years toDavid R. Warner, Sr. Born in Marietta, PA, she was the daughter ofthe late Albert Zink, Sr. and Pauline ...
Arlene M. Herr
Jun 02, 2009 ... Arlene M. Herr, 73, of Washington Street, Strasburg, diedSaturday, May 30, 2009, while under the care of Hospice of LancasterCounty. She was the wife of R. Albert Herr for nearly 52 years. Arlenewas an active member of Zion United Church of Christ, serving onmany committees, ...
Robert E. Good
Jun 02, 2009 ... Robert E. Good, 80, of Lancaster, passed away at home Friday, May29, 2009. Born March 8, 1929, in Lancaster, he was a son of the lateJohn E. Sr. and Delilah C. (Mark) Good. Robert was preceded in deathby his first wife, V. Pauline (Greer) Good, and his second wife,Judith A. (King) ...
Wayne C. Peirson
Jun 02, 2009 ... Wayne C. Peirson, age 88, of Harrison Senior Living, formerly ofGap, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Wednesday, May 27,2009. He was the husband of the late Madeleine "Peg" Foulk BarrPeirson who passed away on January 11, 2008. He was born inCoatesville, son of the late James ...