Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from January 2002:
Hope for a healing year; Thousands brave cold downtown to welcome 2002
Jan 01, 2002; ... Michael and Eliza Gross of Long Island never ring in the new yearin their own backyard of Times Square. It's too crowded. It's toooverwhelming. And, worst of all, she said laughing: "No bathrooms." This year, more than ever, the 30-something husband and wife saidthey wanted ...
PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE
Jan 01, 2002 ... Janet Rice Army National Guard Pvt. Janet L. Rice, niece of Jane and MarlinMiller, 1731 Old River Road, Marietta, has entered basic militarytraining at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. She is a 1998 graduate of Donegal High School. Dennis Oatman Dennis L. Oatman, ...
New blood; 3 youths get their deer -- and learn hunting is more than shooting
Jan 01, 2002; ... Even in Pennsylvania, the most dominant hunting state in theUnion, hunters and managers fret about the declining ranks of younghunters. If the tradition is not passed on, the thinking goes, hunting isin trouble, especially with anti-hunters becoming increasingly vocaland rampant ...
CALENDAR
Jan 01, 2002 ... TODAY Indoor pistol range, open to public, 7-10 p.m. every Tuesday,Manheim Sportsmen's Assoc., $5. All pistols up to .45-cal. No magnumloads. Lead bullets only. Sergio Ortega, 664-3669 or Hugh Montgomery,665-7028. WEDNESDAY Outdoor trap range, Manheim Sportsmen's ...
Ellis, DeBord having strong seasons
Jan 01, 2002; ... Along with Ryan Butt and Daron Pressley, four other formerHempfield basketball players are competing at the college level, inDivision II and Division III. Here's a brief look at those players, along with a comment on eachfrom Hempfield coach Warren Goodling: ALSTON ELLIS, ...
Lancaster Catholic in Section 3 dogfight
Jan 01, 2002; ... Heading into the New Year, instead of focusing in on the hottestteam, let's focus on the hottest section. Three teams in Section 3 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League havereason to be optimistic as L-L play begins in earnest Wednesday.Those three -- Lancaster Catholic, Elco and Lebanon ...
Mount Joy firm gets Giant contract
Jan 01, 2002 ... SAGE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC. said it has won a $300,000 contractto provide digital video equipment for the new GIANT CENTER underconstruction in Hershey. The Mount Joy company said it will install high-end video cameras,recorders, editing equipment ...
PPL saving customers a few cents
Jan 01, 2002 ... Residential customers of PPL will save a few cents a month underrate changes approved by the state PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, PPLannounced Monday. A residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours a month will seehis monthly bill decrease by 20 cents to $47.44, effective ...
Lancaster-Lebanon band event Sun.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Two student ensembles will be featured at Penn Manor High Schoolduring the 2002 Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association CountyBand South Festival. The event will begin Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets may be purchased atthe door. Cost is $4 for adults and $2 for students. High ...
Ex-Hempfield stars are kicking 'Butt' at Divison 1 level
Jan 01, 2002; ... There are plenty of former local high school athletes playing atthe next level. When it comes to boys' basketball, though, Hempfieldcoach Warren Goodling might have the market cornered. The list of former Black Knights currently competing on thecollege hardwood numbers six players ...
Turning Christmas trees to mulch
Jan 01, 2002 ... Once again, the Lancaster County Department of Parks andRecreation will turn your Christmas tree into beneficial mulch. Christmas trees may be dropped off during business hours throughSaturday, Jan. 12, at the Central Park office, off ...
Chocolatefest back at Hershey
Jan 01, 2002 ... Calling all chocolate lovers! Chocolatefest is returning to Hershey in early 2002. The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center will host the event that'sall about chocolate on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 3, from 2:30 to 5. Lastyear's event drew more than 3,500 chocoholics from across ...
County native's big-screen career on the rise
Jan 01, 2002 ... Bryan Erb's plans for a music career have been sidetracked. Butthat's OK with him. The 1991 McCaskey High School graduate, whose stage name is BryanTodd, has a small but integral part in the new Tom Cruise movie,"Vanilla Sky." He was chosen by director Cameron Crowe from 200 ...
Trip Feb. 23-24 to Williamsburg
Jan 01, 2002 ... The Lititz Community Center is sponsoring an overnight shoppingand sightseeing trip to Williamsburg, Va., on Feb. 23 and 24. Cost is $92 per person, double occupancy. The trip includesmotorcoach transportation, lodging, ...
DAILY LOG
Jan 01, 2002 ... Deaths ALTHOUSE, Lillian M., 86, (Mrs.Harry E.), 116 Center Ave., TerreHill. BAUDER, Mildred, 89, (Mrs. Clarence), Maple Farm Nursing Center,Akron. EBY, Violet Irene, 82, of 111 Horse Happy Road, Newmanstown. ENGLE, Audrey C., 86, (Mrs. Albert L.), Masonic ...
Forecast contains plenty of chills
Jan 01, 2002; ... One weather forecast for this area for the start of 2002 used theword "blustery" three times -- in 15 seconds. Blustery, gusty, whipping ... call it what you will, LancasterCounty will be all of that, along with cold, as this new year getsstarted. And the outlook is for ...
Stress management seminar on Jan. 19
Jan 01, 2002 ... The Lancaster Stress Management Seminar will be held from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Eden Resort Inn, 222 Eden Road. The event is free but people may make a donation, which willbenefit the Make-A-Wish ...
POLICE/FIRE DIGEST
Jan 01, 2002 ... ACCIDENTS COLERAIN TWP: Sport vehicle driven by Christain Coble, 21,Maytown, overturned at about 4 a.m. Sunday in the area of 1345Kirkwood Pike (Route 472), state police said. The driver, who lostcontrol while traveling south, was not injured, police ...
A city's changing face; Nearly third of Lancaster residents Hispanic; rising number of Latino businesses, schools producing a bilingual, multi-ethnic community
Jan 02, 2002; ... Images of Lancaster City in 2001: 'People eating at La Familia Restaurant, an attractive place thatbills itself as the best Spanish-style restaurant in Lancaster. 'La Marketa Hispano and Milagros Hair Care Salon, Hispanicbusinesses around the block from each ...
Cash crop; Low-nicotine experiment doubles profits for county's struggling tobacco growers
Jan 02, 2002; ... County tobacco growers should see a happy new year in 2002. A gamble they took this past year -- trying a new kind of nicotine-free leaf -- paid off to the tune of $1.50 per pound, twice as muchas they received for their crop the last several years. Now that the tobacco has ...
Penn Manor youths win tournament
Jan 02, 2002 ... A basketball team consisting of third- and fourth-graders from thePenn Manor School District won the York Blast Holiday ...
Good Smoke signals; Super 2002 season likely for Smoker and Michigan State
Jan 02, 2002 ... New Era Wire Services SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After a resounding 44-35 victory over FresnoState Monday in the Silicon Valley Classic, the future appears verybright for Manheim's Jeff Smoker and Michigan State. Early in the season, Spartans coach Bobby Williams often ...
Fla.-based HMA adds 3 hospitals
Jan 02, 2002 ... Health Management Associates Inc. said today it has completed thepurchase of four hospitals from Clarent Hospital Corp. and theimmediate sale of one of them to Universal Health Services. The transactions were effective Tuesday. According to HMA's filings with the Securities & ...
Armstrong/Pa. tax settlement a wash
Jan 02, 2002; ... Armstrong World Industries Inc. and the state of Pennsylvania haveagreed to end their tax dispute by calling it even. The settlement, subject to the approval of the U.S. BankruptcyCourt, was filed with the court last Wednesday. Federal law requires firms in bankruptcy ...
York Little Theatre sets auditions
Jan 02, 2002 ... York Little Theatre will hold open auditions for "The Adventuresof Stuart Little" on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14 and 15, at 6:30 p.m. Casting needs are for 26 males or females ages 7 to 70. The ...
Pitts is headed for Pakistan, Afghanistan
Jan 02, 2002; ... U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts was planning to leave today on a week-longfact-finding trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan. He hopes, he said, to: 'See to it that aid to Afghanistan gets to those who really needit. 'Help lessen tensions between Pakistan and India. Pitts is ...
Water restored in Millersville area
Jan 02, 2002 ... Some Millersville residents in the 300 block of North GeorgeStreet started off the new year without water on Tuesday. A break in an 8-inch water line around 7:30 Tuesday morning lefthomes on that block without water for most of ...
Music classes for youngsters start
Jan 02, 2002 ... Musik for Young Children, a hands-on learning program for children1 through 7, will begin its winter/spring sessions the week of Jan.14 at Manheim Township Park and Recreation on Lititz Pike, theHempfield Area Recreation Association on ...
Suspect escapes from holding area of prison
Jan 02, 2002; ... The search continues today for a 19-year-old Lancaster man whoescaped from a constable Tuesday night in the receiving area of thecounty prison. Police searched three hours, but could not find Jesus AlbertoGomez, who was being taken to jail after failing to post bail onresisting ...
Lorraine E. Turner, seminary cook
Jan 02, 2002 ... Lorraine E. Turner, 72, of ManorCare Health Services, 320 S.Market St., Elizabethtown, died of natural causes Tuesday atLancaster General Hospital. Mrs. Turner had been a cook at Lancaster Theological Seminary. She enjoyed playing bingo. Born in Providence, she was the ...
H.E. Knippenberg, businessman
Jan 02, 2002 ... Harlan E. Knippenberg, 65, of 117 E. Frederick St., died Sunday atEphrata Community Hospital after a long illness. An entrepreneur, Knippenberg owned Harlan's Truck and Auto Salesand was a registered dealer with the Manheim Auto Auction. He operated the former Donut Tree ...
Warwick program's aim: alleviate the effects of Sept. 11
Jan 01, 2002; ... The effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are still feltaround the globe. In an effort to help local people move forward, Warwick SchoolDistrict has planned a special program, "United We Stand: MovingForward as a Community." It will be held Monday, from 7 to 9 p.m., inthe ...
Old Timer's Skate at Overlook Jan. 30
Jan 01, 2002 ... Manheim Township's Parks and Recreation Department will host an"Old Timer's Skate" from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at theOverlook Activities Center, ...
8 fire companies fight mulch blaze
Jan 01, 2002 ... Eight southern Lancaster County fire companies battled a largemulch fire this morning at the Mount Airy Lumber Company inProvidence Township. The blaze broke out shortly after 6 a.m. at the lumber company,located at 209 Mount Airy Road, New Providence, near the ProvidenceTownship ...
Christian women's luncheon Jan. 9
Jan 01, 2002 ... The Lancaster North Christian Women's Club will hold a luncheonfor women on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Bent Creek Country Club, 620Bent Creek Drive, Lititz. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon begins at noon. The speaker will be Chris Favino of Dallastown, who ...
5 charged for retail theft in alleged shoplifting sprees here
Jan 01, 2002; ... Five shoppers got themselves into trouble by seeking even betterafter-Christmas bargains at Manheim Township stores. Township police charged all five with retail theft followingalleged shoplifting incidents at Marshall's, T.J. Maxx and Tom'sMobil. Police arrested Lagwenya ...
American Taliban should be judged as the traitor he is
Jan 01, 2002 ... Let us hope President Bush soon ends the national debate aboutwhat to do with John Walker Lindh, the 20-year-old American who wascaught fighting with the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Let us hope he ends it by declaring the young man a turncoatmember of a terrorist army who ...
Man dies of injuries from crash in county; Pickup truck ran off Rt. 772 in Salisbury
Jan 01, 2002; ... A young Gordonville man has died from injuries suffered in aSunday night crash on Route 772 in Salisbury Township. Daniel K. Lapp, 20, of 3982 E. Newport Road, Gordonville, sufferedsevere head injuries when his pickup truck slammed into a fencebetween Hensel Road and Pequea Valley ...
Gunfire at New Year's: a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that goes way back
Jan 01, 2002; ... Early in the campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaida, a newsstory described an old Afghan tradition related to childbirth.Whenever a child is born, men in Afghanistan celebrate by runningoutside and firing their guns straight up into the air. When firearms were less powerful, ...
1960s music reflected a decadent generation
Jan 01, 2002 ... Editor, New Era: Apparently I touched a nerve with Mr. Overly when I wrote aboutGeorge Harrison and the Beatles, because his letter in response (Dec.24) mentioned my name six times. I continue to forget that "boomers"are very emotional and sensitive people. Regarding the ...
Mayor must work with Council
Jan 01, 2002 ... Editor, New Era: Regarding Lancaster City's alleged "budget crisis": It's a goodthing Nelson Polite and Craig Lehman are on Lancaster City Councilrather than me, because I would have told the mayor no deal. Why, youask? Quite simply, this mayor does not deserve it. In my ...
Chamber music in Rohrerstown Jan. 13
Jan 01, 2002 ... The Musical Art Society of Lancaster will sponsor its fourthprogram of the 2001-2002 year, "Chamber Music Winterlude," on Sunday,Jan. 13, at 3 p.m. at Salem United Church of Christ in Rohrerstown. The program will feature music by Beethoven and Cesar Franck. The Beethoven ...
Make Lancaster friendlier: Take a walk around town
Jan 01, 2002 ... Editor, New Era: So, you want to save the world? Or maybe just a small part of it?Would you like to make Lancaster friendlier, livelier, safer, moreinteresting, healthier, more attractive, more fun? Here is how: takea walk. Better yet, take your whole family and go for a walk ...
Education official to speak at LBC commencement
Jan 01, 2002 ... Larry J. McKinney, the executive director of the AccreditingAssociation of Bible Colleges in Orlando, Fla., will be thecommencement speaker next week at Lancaster Bible College. The school's annual commencement exercises will be at 2 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 5, in the auditorium of the ...
Correction
Jan 01, 2002 ... In a letter on this page Dec. 26, Leonard Stohler said his rentfor government housing rose from $600 to $688 a ...
DIVORCES GRANTED
Jan 01, 2002 ... DIVORCES GRANTED The following divorces were granted Friday in Lancaster CountyCourt: Christopher T. Brixius of Lancaster and Wendy B. Brixius ofChristiana. They married on July 29, 2001. Jorge A. Cano of Lancaster and Cynthia H. Cano of Lake Ariel. Theymarried on ...
Hometown fun in E-town, Falmouth
Jan 01, 2002; ... While the red rose rose, the goat came down. The M&M did, too,bringing in the new year. Although not as big a celebration as Countdown Lancaster in thecity's square, the other New Year's Eve celebrations in the countywere just as merry. "The square was packed from wall to ...
PACK NOTES
Jan 01, 2002 ... New Conestoga paddling guide The "Paddlers Guide to the Historic Conestoga River," an essentialpaddling companion since the mid-1970s, has been updated for thefirst time since 1978. The guide is actually a large, two-sided mapon waterproof paper that covers the river from ...
Stabbing sends youth to hospital
Jan 01, 2002 ... A juvenile was hospitalized today in Lancaster City after areported stabbing on Fifth Street, police said. The youth's injuries were not life-threatening, police said, andhe was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for ...
City police promote 5 officers
Jan 01, 2002 ... City police have announced the recent promotions of twolieutenants and three sergeants. All five men have received numerous departmental commendations foroutstanding work during their careers and letters of appreciationfrom the community, officials said. Brent A. Oberholtzer ...
Drinking-related arrests ring in new year here
Jan 01, 2002; ... New Year's Eve ended with Lancaster and suburban police arrestingseveral people for drinking-related offenses. A 1 a.m. accident in Millersville resulted in the arrest ofMatthew Carper, 20, of 14 Skyview Lane, Lititz, for driving under theinfluence of intoxicants, underage drinking ...
Special delivery; With 12:18 arrival, Denver-area couple apparently has 1st baby of new year here
Jan 01, 2002; ... Leona Waldner called her mother in South Dakota early this morningto tell her that she had a new granddaughter. "Why didn't you wait a little, so it's a New Year's baby?" grandmaasked. "Out here," Mrs. Waldner said, "it is New Year's!" Megan Janae Waldner didn't wait ...
CORRECTIONS; CLARIFICATIONS
Jan 01, 2002 ... Alexander Dorf, who shared the role of Tiny Tim in the Fulton'sproduction of "A Christmas Carol," ...
Hope for a healing year; Thousands brave cold downtown to welcome 2002
Jan 01, 2002; ... Michael and Eliza Gross of Long Island never ring in the new yearin their own backyard of Times Square. It's too crowded. It's toooverwhelming. And, worst of all, she said laughing: "No bathrooms." This year, more than ever, the 30-something husband and wife saidthey wanted ...
DAILY LOG
Jan 02, 2002 ... Deaths BURGOS, Quintina Cruz, 85, of 338 W. King St. FOOSE, Dorothy Jane Kell, 82, (Mrs. Richard M.), Timberlyn HeightsNursing Center, Great Barrington, Mass., formerly of LancasterCounty. HARROLD, Don A., 70, of 208 W. Conestoga St., New Holland. KELLER, ...
Quintina C. Burgos, nursing aide
Jan 02, 2002 ... Quintina Cruz Burgos, 85, of 338 W. King St., died Tuesday atCommunity Hospital of Lancaster after a brief illness. Before moving to Lancaster five years ago, Mrs. Burgos worked as aprivate duty nurses' aide, caring for elderly patients. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, she was ...
Many hands make pork, kraut meal a winner
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Russell Crowe joins the elite ranks of great movie stars
Jan 02, 2002; ... As I was watching "A Beautiful Mind" last week, a question poppedinto my head: What turns some actors into movie stars? Not a brilliant actor like Gene Hackman or a box office star likeTom Cruise, but a great big movie star who dominates an era. Because I was watching one up ...
Cash crop; Low-nicotine experiment doubles profits for county's struggling tobacco growers
Jan 02, 2002; ... County tobacco growers should see a happy new year in 2002. A gamble they took this past year -- trying a new kind of nicotine-free leaf -- paid off to the tune of $1.50 per pound, twice as muchas they received for their crop the last several years. Now that the tobacco has ...
Christmas dinner in Lititz a blessed event
Jan 02, 2002; ... Seven-year-old Bethany Han was the youngest volunteer at theChristmas Day dinner at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church inLititz. She filled water glasses for the nearly 100 guests who joinedthe celebration. "This is the first time I've been here," she said. "I came with ...
Driver in double fatal facing numerous charges
Jan 02, 2002; ... Charges are mounting against a young Gettysburg man allegedlyresponsible for a double-fatal crash early Sunday morning in NewHolland. New Holland police say Guadalupe Gonzalez Jr., 19, who is beingheld under $1 million bail: 'Had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.17 ...
Parenting program set at Pequea preschool
Jan 02, 2002 ... A parenting program, "Active Parenting Today," will be hosted byPequea Brethren in Christ Preschool, 40 Church Road, starting Monday,Jan. 14. The program will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. consecutiveMondays, from Jan. 14 to Feb. 25. There will be no ...
Spending in mayor's race down; Smithgall, Ruoff paid $113,910 in campaign
Jan 02, 2002; ... What a bargain. Defying inflation, the cost of the Lancaster City mayor's racewent down between 1997 and 2001. Lancaster's Republican Mayor Charlie Smithgall and his challenger,Democrat Ed Ruoff, spent $113,910 during the six-month campaign thatled to the November ...
Put restrictions on music sold to teen-agers
Jan 02, 2002 ... Editor, New Era: Is there no pride or respect for others anymore? Listen to thewords recorded on CD's that are sold to our teen-agers today.Cursing, sexual gestures, racial slurs, to name a few. Are there norestrictions on what is being recorded, language being used, sellingto ...
In the beginning, America was a Christian nation
Jan 02, 2002 ... Editor, New Era: In his Dec. 31 critique of Michael Reach's letter, Steve Highmuddies the debate. In his discussion of "the founding fathers," he seems unaware thatthe term can be used legitimately in two different ways. Long before the Revolutionary patriots founded a ...