Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from February 2003:
Bertrand haunts River Rats again; goal gives Hershey a tie
Feb 01, 2003 ... New Era Wire Services ALBANY, N.Y. -- Hershey Bears' left winger Eric Bertrand playedfour seasons for the Albany River Rats in the late '90s and averaged22 goals a season. In the years since, every time he's returned as an opponent toface his old team, he's done ...
L-S senior, a top runner, plans to chase international interests
Feb 01, 2003; ... She was voted "Most Valuable Player" on her cross country team thepast two years, and she is number two in her class academically witha 4.0 grade point average. Now, Lampeter-Strasburg High School Senior Emily Kruger is lookingforward to continuing those successes, both on the ...
Washington rescues McCaskey; Senior center comes off the bench to rally Tornado to section-clinching victory over Cedar Crest.
Feb 01, 2003; ... It took only a few minutes for Akeem Washington to go fromintimidator to innocent bystander. Two first-half fouls can do that to a player. McCaskey's 6-foot-8senior center could only watch from the bench as Cedar Crest had afield day on offense. "It hurt to see them drive the ...
Warwick's Abele passes the 2,000-point plateau
Feb 01, 2003 ... Text ...
McCaskey falls flat, is tied for 1st place
Feb 01, 2003; ... LEBANON -- It's a classic bit of slapstick comedy. Guy walks downthe street, stumbles and almost trips. Looks back to see what it wasand walks right into a telephone pole. It turned out to be that kind of week for the McCaskey girls'basketball team, and coach Jim Koogler wasn't ...
Paterno plans to stay until 2006, at least
Feb 01, 2003 ... New Era Wire Services Joe Paterno, who has spent more than 50 years as a Penn Statefootball coach, says the 2006 season might be his last. In an interview with WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Va., Paterno, who turned76 in December, said he had not decided on a firm retirement date,but ...
Really stuck on Band-Aids
Feb 01, 2003; ... TWO WEEKS AGO, I wrote a column about my childhood love for Band-Aids and the prominent part the bandages play in my current situationas the mother of two young children. Apparently, I'm not the only onestuck on Band-Aids. Several readers wrote or called to tell me abouttheir experiences ...
Reinstate Rose and put him in the Hall of Fame
Feb 01, 2003 ... Editor, New Era: Pete Rose does belong in the Hall of Fame! However, your opinionand mine do not mean much, as the baseball writers for the manynewspapers in America will have the final say should Pete bereinstated. Pete Rose probably bet on baseball, and as manager of the ...
A very positive model
Feb 01, 2003 ... Editor, New Era: The residents and the board and staff of United Veterans BeaconHouse in Akron wish to thank and praise all who helped to ensure thesuccess of this homeless veterans facility and its program in 2002. The simple truth is that Beacon House could not continue to ...
An organized plan to combat obesity
Feb 01, 2003 ... While the movers and shakers of Lancaster are working torevitalize the downtown, Lancaster Movers and Shapers have decided todo something to revitalize residents' health. The plan is to encourage thousands of city residents and workersto do a million minutes of exercise this ...
Lancaster needs industry
Feb 01, 2003 ... Editor, New Era: I have been reading in the newspaper about people opposing newindustrial projects in the area. These projects would bring with themnew good-paying jobs for local people. The people opposing these projects must not care about theirfellow man. Are these ...
LANCASTER NEW ERA RED ROSE
Feb 01, 2003 ... Bill Irwin taught science and math for 10 years and spent anotherthree decades in research and development for Armstrong WorldIndustries. In retirement, he has returned to the schools. Hundredsof children have benefited. As a volunteer with Intermediate Unit 13, Irwin has led ...
The airport's failure
Feb 01, 2003 ... Editor, New Era: There has been very little response to the news of LancasterAirport's commercial status. That is because there is very littlecommercial activity at the Lancaster Airport. We live in a supply and demand society and this airport is a truetest of this. I fly ...
Woman keeps control after hit-run crash
Feb 01, 2003; ... A 53-year-old woman did some impressive defensive driving after ahit-and-run truck struck her vehicle late Friday night on Doe RunRoad near Manheim. The impact sent Rose Marie Jones' Jeep Cherokee through a fenceand into a cornfield on the south side of the road. The ...
Nelson Swisher, of Honey Brook
Feb 01, 2003 ... Nelson Samuel Swisher Jr., 62, of 2004 Horseshoe Pike, HoneyBrook, died at home Friday after a 13-month battle with colon cancer. He worked as an equipment operator for Chester County Landfill inHoney Brook. Born in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late Nelson Swisher Sr.and ...
Patricia Reincke, flower arranger
Feb 01, 2003 ... Patricia A. Reincke, 67, of 15 Apple Lane, Mountville, died ofnatural causes Friday at Essa Flory Hospice Center. Mrs. Reincke retired in 1982 from Huber Nursery, where she was aflower arranger. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking and flower arranging. Born in ...
Anna Mae Lehman, houseparent
Feb 01, 2003 ... Anna Mae Lehman, 65, of Jonestown, died of natural causes Thursdayat home. Mrs. Lehman was an assistant houseparent at the Shepherds Fold,Lebanon County. Before that, she worked for many years for the formerMillersville Childrens Home and the Landis Home, Lititz. She was a ...
Lillian Crumling, 91, of Columbia
Feb 01, 2003 ... Lillian W. Crumling, 91, died Friday at the Heatherbank Nursingand Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, where she lived since 1999. Formerly of Wrightsville, she was the wife of W. Henry Crumling,who died in 2000. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the ...
2 are arrested here on weapons charges
Feb 03, 2003; ... A young Lancaster man and a Narvon woman were placed in LancasterCounty Prison Saturday following their arrest in Ephrata on gun-possession charges, borough police said. Edward Walker, 22, of the 300 block of North Mulberry Street,failed to post $25,000 bail. Virginia R. Webb, 23, ...
Now what's the future of space station?
Feb 03, 2003; ... The NASA shuttle fleet is grounded. Space agency officials search for answers to what caused the spaceshuttle Columbia to break up over Texas. But another question remains: Will the fleet's grounding halt thework on the international space station? Probably not, says a ...
KEGEL'S PRODUCE ON THE MOVE; A bigger and better facility in East Hempfield will mean increaced efficiency and a better work environment-but not necessarily more business-for the fresh-produce wholesaler.
Feb 03, 2003; ... Usually, when a company quardruples the size of its work space,its intention is to do more business. For Kegel's Produce, though, the idea is to do business moreefficiently and effectively. The fresh-produce wholesaler isleaving 1336 Loop Road for the former HEWI building at ...
Dale E. Lapp, 48, attorney
Feb 01, 2003 ... Dale E. Lapp, 48, of 2130 Butter Road, died Thursday at CommunityHospital. An autopsy has been ordered. An attorney, he owned the law firm of Lapp & Pontz, LLP. Lapp was a graduate of Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, and amember of the Lancaster Bar Association. He was a ...
Arthur Hess, retired accountant
Feb 01, 2003 ... Arthur F. Hess, 86, of Moravian Manor, 300 W. Lemon St., Lititz,died of natural causes Friday at the retirement home, where he livedfor a year. Formerly of 74 Corry Ave., Hess was an accountant and bookkeeper,retiring from McMinn's Asphalt Co. in 1978. Before that, he workedfor ...
Mary George, 86, retired waitress
Feb 01, 2003 ... Mary D. George, 86, of Mennonite Home, 1520 Harrisburg Pike, diedthere Friday after a brief illness. Formerly of 1607 Oregon Pike, Mrs. George was a waitress for 40years at the former Queen Restaurant, owned by her family. She was a member of Hellenic Greek Orthodox Church of ...
DEATHS; DAILY LOG
Feb 01, 2003 ... ADKINS, Rev. James E., 36, of 57 Tupelo St., Lititz. ANDREWS, Timothy R., 37, of 1324 Jasmine Lane. ASHBY, Sherry A., 61, of 727 Manor St. CRUMLING, Lillian W. (Mrs. W. Henry), 91, Heatherbank Nursing andRehabilitation Center, Columbia. GELSINGER, Amos R. Jr., 63, ...
Timothy R. Andrews, 37, manager
Feb 01, 2003 ... Timothy R. Andrews, 37, of 1324 Jasmine Lane, died of naturalcauses Thursday at home. Andrews was the branch manager of the Landisville office ofPennsylvania Tool Sales and Service since 1995. He transferred fromthe home office in Youngstown, Ohio, where he worked since 1991 ....
James E. Adkins, 36, minister
Feb 01, 2003 ... The Rev. James E. Adkins, 36, of 57 Tupelo St., Lititz, diedunexpectedly at home Friday. An autopsy has been ordered. He was a minister at the Richland Church of the Brethren inLebanon County, where he was actively involved in the On Fire youthgroup. Born in Ephrata, he was ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Feb 01, 2003 ... The following have applied for marriage licenses in the LancasterCounty Courthouse: Jason M. Redcay, 25, of 17 S. Penn St., Manheim, son of Alvin andGlenda Redcay, and Kimberly S. Hoffman, 32, same address, daughter ofMichael and Joyce Hoffman. Ismael Rivera-Vazquez, 22, of ...
DATEBOOK
Feb 01, 2003 ... Support groups MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI, Pa., Lancaster County Affiliate, will holdits monthly support meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in theconference room of 790 New Holland Ave., Grandview Plaza. Family andfriends of persons with a mental illness are encouraged to ...
City weighs fate of occupation tax; Officials say the tax is arbitrary and difficult to administer. A new state law allows it to be scrapped and replaced with a one-time increase in the earned- income tax.
Feb 01, 2003; ... Will city residents get to say goodbye to the OccupationalAssessment Tax? Maybe. City officials say the tax is a pain. It annoys city residents and takes too much time to process inCity Hall, said city business administrator Carol Roland. So Roland and Mayor ...
January was 7th coldest recorded here since 1914
Feb 01, 2003; ... Goodbye January. Good riddance. With your frigid, frozen days and leaden sky that seemed to spitsnow every couple of days, we won't miss you. January 2003 was the seventh coldest January in records datingback to 1914 at the Millersville University Weather ...
BIRTHS; DAILY LOG
Feb 01, 2003 ... BRUBAKER, Mr. and Mrs. Tim D. (Nicole Grove), Elizabethtown, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Friday. DIGIOVANNI, Mr. and Mrs. Rory C. (Jessie Dawson), York, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Thursday. KING, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. (Mary Esch), 360 Camargo ...
POLICE-FIRE DIGEST
Feb 01, 2003 ... BURGLARIES NEW HOLLAND: Thieves forced their way through the back door of thePanda Garden Chinese Restaurant, 649 W. Main St., around 4 a.m.today, police said, stealing a small amount of cash. DRUNKEN DRIVING PEQUEA TWP.: Joe E. Johnson, 26, of 24 Rohrerstown ...
Blue Ball Bank's ag seminar Wed.
Feb 03, 2003 ... Blue Ball National Bank will host its 20th annual agriculturalseminar on Wednesday. The free event, titled "The Past, Present, and Future ofAgriculture in Lancaster County," will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 2:45p.m. at the Blue Ball Fire Company auditorium, 4305 Division ...
CERTIFICATIONS
Feb 03, 2003 ... Art Mellinger of Mellinger Farms in Strasburg has earned thecertified dairy herd manager designation. Mellinger earned the designation from Agway Feed & Nutrition andthe American Registry of Professional Animal ...
Oncologist joins cancer center here
Feb 03, 2003 ... Dr. So Hyang Park has joined the staff at The Ephrata CancerCenter, a service of the Ephrata Community Hospital, as a medicaloncologist and hematologist. Park, of Ephrata, is a graduate of Kyungpook National UniversitySchool of Medicine in ...
On their way to Spain, $15 at a time
Feb 03, 2003 ... Lancaster City police Officers Jose DeLaTorre and Todd Dickinsonare selling T-shirts. DeLaTorre (left) and Dickinson, shown above,recently were chosen to represent the U.S. at the World Police andFire Games. They are holding their fund-raiser in an effort to coverthe cost of travel to ...
FFA, 4-H seminar set Wednesday in Leola
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry's 3rd Annual FFA and4-H Agricultural Seminar is set for Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,at Leola Family Restaurant. "Developing a Career Path in the Agricultural Industry" willfeature speakers Marianne Fivek of Penn State University, ...
Alleged panhandler charged with entering mayor's home
Feb 03, 2003; ... Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall obviously gets a number ofrequests for money. But for a panhandler to walk into the mayor's home late at nightand beg His Honor for some bucks is going just a bit too far. But that is what 44-year-old Paul Leroy Young attempted to ...
Early morning blaze damages suburb hotel // Lititz Pike and Keller Avenue were both closed to traffic, northbound traffic on Lititz Pike was detoured east onto Marshall Avenue and southbound motorists were stopped at the Golden Triangle shopping plaza.
Feb 03, 2003; ... An early morning fire today caused $250,000 damage to a ManheimTownship hotel and briefly disrupted commuter traffic in Lancaster. The fire broke out at about 4:30 a.m. at the Keller Inn, 30 KellerAvenue. The hotel is across Lititz Pike from the LancasterStockyards. The fire ...
Turkey Hill stores, 6 suburb homes hit
Feb 03, 2003; ... Armed robbers struck Turkey Hill stores early today in Lancasterand near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in East Cocalico Township. And thieves again are sneaking into Manheim Township homes andgarages during nighttime hours, township police report. A Turkey Hill Minit Market at 2 ...
Manor Care: higher profits for year
Feb 03, 2003 ... Manor Care Inc. on Friday reported lower net profits for thefourth quarter but higher net profits for the year, excluding unusualitems. For the quarter, net profits slid 1.4 percent to $32.4 millionfrom $32.9 million in the year-earlier quarter. Revenues increased3.3 percent to ...
Restaurateurs here honor 4
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Lancaster County Restaurant Association bestowed four awardsat its recent annual dinner. The "Keystone Award" went to Ray Hottenstein of the OldeGreenfield Inn. Named "Restaurateur of the Year" was Steve ...
FICTITIOUS NAMES
Feb 03, 2003 ... Alluvio, Robert L. Rich Jr., 821 Tarpley Drive, Lancaster. CRE8-A-PL8, Kimothy Dixon and Rhonda Dixon, 308 S. Market Ave.,Mount Joy. Dan Stoltzfus Kountry Deli, Daniel F. Stoltzfus, 5108 OldPhiladelphia Pike, Kinzer. Esh Enterprises, David S. and Elsie R. Esh, 935 ...
Family Eye Group wins award
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Family Eye Group recently won an award from The Pediatric EyeDisease Investigator Group for its study of amblyopia, also known as"lazy eye." The practice, with offices in Lancaster, Ephrata and WillowStreet, won second place for outstanding performance in amblyopiatreatment ...
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Feb 03, 2003 ... This listing, taken from the Lancaster Law Review, shows recentarticles of incorporation filed by people establishing corporations.The accompanying feature, "Fictitious Names," is a list of namesfiled by people establishing businesses in other forms. BM & RR, Inc. Brooks ...
2 Armstrong products 'best'
Feb 03, 2003 ... Two new products from Armstrong World Industries are among the 12"Best in Building Products," as selected by Home magazine in itssixth annual "American Building Products Awards" competition. They are Birchall hardwood flooring, ...
Farmland Trust chooses new officers
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Lancaster Farmland Trust has named three new officers and fournew members on its board of trustees. The new officers are: chairman, R. Ted Bowers of First UnionNational Bank, former vice chairman; vice chairman, Lowell B. Fry ofFulton ...
Lancastrian VP at HomeSale Mortgage
Feb 03, 2003 ... HomeSale Mortgage LLC has hired Alana O. Moquin as vice presidentof training and development. Moquin, of Lancaster, was previously a senior sales trainingspecialist with M&T Mortgage in ...
Lancaster man joins foundation
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Lancaster County Foundation has hired Doug Levering asdirector of programs and initiatives. Levering, of Lancaster, was previously corporations andfoundations ...
Schanz is COO of Securus Group
Feb 03, 2003 ... Securus Group Inc., an independent insurance agency, has hiredLaura L. Schanz as chief operating officer. Schanz, of Lancaster, most recently was a principal of North &Schanz Consulting Group, a position she held for more than ...
Doctor, insure thyself; Sick and tired of battling the medical malpractice wars, more than one-quarter of Lancaster County's physicians are fighting back. They're banding together as part of a self-owned regional insurance group.
Feb 01, 2003; ... Fed up and worried about whether they'll be able to stay inpractice, some Lancaster County doctors decided they can't waitaround for the Legislature to do something about their escalatingmedical malpractice insurance rates. Advised by Lancaster firms Stevens & Lee attorneys and ...
Ecklin Development buys Shaub building
Feb 01, 2003; ... The Shaub Shoe Shop building, at 18-22 N. Queen St., has beenpurchased by Ecklin Development, according to courthouse records. But the downtown shoe shop will remain in business at thatlocation, its home for more than a century. Shaub Shoe Shop Inc. sold the downtown property ...
Elizabethtown College in blood challenge
Feb 01, 2003 ... The Elizabethtown College community is being asked to help theCentral Pennsylvania Blood Bank with its annual "College Challenge"blood drive. The college will sponsor a ...
2 named to board at Landis Homes
Feb 03, 2003 ... Landis Homes has announced the appointment of a new board memberand the return of a previous board member. New to the board is J. Lester Eshleman, and the returning memberis Lois M. Good. Eshleman is a resident at Landis Homes, having previously servedas a missionary ...
E-town man is project manager
Feb 03, 2003 ... Peripherals Plus Technologies Inc. has hired Perry Hoover asproject manager. Hoover, of Elizabethtown, most recently was manager of informationservices for Exel Logistics and Wilton ...
American Home promotes Klugh
Feb 03, 2003 ... American Home Bank has promoted Dana M. Klugh to assistant vicepresident and manager of its Lancaster retail banking office. Klugh, of Lancaster, joined the bank last year as ...
Library receives national award
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Library System of Lancaster County recently received a topnational award for its introduction of the Power Library into thesystem. The library received the John Cotton Dana Library Public RelationsAward, given by the American Library Association. The local library was one ...
PM, Cedar Crest to battle for last berth in Section 1
Feb 03, 2003; ... McCaskey is in. So is Solanco. But the third and final Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 playoffberth is still up in the air. McCaskey locked up its fourth straight section crown last Fridaywith a 68-59 victory over Cedar Crest. McCaskey will play the Section2 ...
Mennonite, CV set for showdown
Feb 03, 2003; ... It doesn't get any better than this. One night. One game. Two teams. One overflow, raucous crowd. If Lancaster Mennonite holds serve on its home court Tuesday at 8p.m. against Conestoga Valley, the Blazers will clinch their firstLancaster-Lebanon League ...
PV, Elco, Columbia eye second playoff berth in Section 3
Feb 03, 2003 ... Who'll grab the second Section 3 playoff berth in the Lancaster-Lebanon League? Undefeated Lancaster Catholic has already clinched one spot, butthree teams -- Elco, Pequea Valley and Columbia are still in therunning for the other spot with two games left in the section ...
Senior center in new facility
Feb 03, 2003 ... The Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center has moved to theCommunity Action Program's new facility at 601 S. Queen St. The center offers family-style seating for meals and educationalprograms, such as Wednesday's program of food demonstrations,nutrition information and healthy ...
John Miskar, 74, Alumax worker
Feb 03, 2003 ... John J. Miskar Sr., 74, of 104 S. Bent Pine Court, diedunexpectedly Friday evening at Lancaster General Hospital. Miskar worked 32 years for the former Alumax -- now Amerimax --retiring in 1990. He worked part time for the last 12 years at JohnHerr's Village Market in ...
POLICE-FIRE DIGEST
Feb 03, 2003 ... ACCIDENTS PARADISE TWP.: Sport-utility vehicle driven by Traci Jobe, 28, ofCochranville, slid into a utility pole on snow-covered GeorgetownRoad (Route 896) between Strasburg and Bart at 9 a.m. Wednesday,state police said. Jobe had minor injuries. A passenger, CheyenneJobe, 4, ...
Virginia Hart, 85, retired waitress
Feb 03, 2003 ... Virginia H. Hart, 85, of Frey Village Nursing Center, Middletown,fomerly of Elizabethtown and Irwin, died Saturday after a longillness. Before retiring from Lenny's Restuarant in Irwin, she had workedas a waitress for more than 40 years. A member of St. Luke's Evangelical ...