Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from January 2004:
Robo Tom station closes
Jan 01, 2004; ... The pumps are wrapped in yellow caution tape and Robo Tom is outof a job - for now. The groundbreaking automated gas dispenser and hot-pizza providerat Rohrerstown Road and Columbia Avenue, a joint venture between HighFood Services Inc. and the Shipley Group, closed in ...
Voter's wishes are ignored
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: In the 2002 November election, 73 percent of the voters supporteda Referendum 89 to sell $100 million of bonds for the volunteeremergency services. Thirteen months later, nothing has been done. HB 900, to raise the limit on the Volunteer Loan ...
Couple from Japan has county's 1st New Year's baby
Jan 01, 2004; ... Zayne Eisuke Tanaka probably would have been a New Year's babyeven if his parents had stayed home in Tokyo, Japan. But the sleepy, dark-haired, 6-pound-5-ounce bundle of joy wouldhave been born much later in the day - Tokyo is 13 hours ahead ofLancaster - and he certainly would not ...
[ The Strasburg branch of the U.S. Postal Service will celebrate its 200th anniversary on Thursday,... ]
Jan 01, 2004 ... The Strasburg branch of the U.S. Postal Service will celebrate its200th anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the post office, located offHistoric Drive. Mayor Bruce Ryder will present a proclamation - signed, sealed anddelivered - to Postmaster Mark Adams at 8 a.m. Historical ...
Jensen Groff Sr., 87, mechanic
Jan 01, 2004 ... Jensen H. Groff Sr., 87, of Brethren Village, formerly of 238Hawthorne Drive, died Monday from complications due to a fall. Groff was a mechanic in refrigeration, heating and airconditioning. He was self employed and worked for Breyer's Ice Cream,Raub's Supply Co. and Witmer Oil ...
Sterling Financial Corp. will open Del. bank
Jan 01, 2004 ... Sterling Financial Corp. intends to launch a new bank in Delaware,The News Journal in Wilmington reported Wednesday. Delaware Sterling Bank will be led by Bob Elder, the retiredfounder, president and chief executive of Christiana Bank & Trust inGreenville. The new bank, which ...
German influences; Architecture; The American landscape is peppered with old-country traditions
Jan 01, 2004; ... LOG CABINS MAY be as American as apple pie, but like many elementsof so-called American culture and arts, they actually were importedby German immigrants who wove them into the fabric of Americanhistory and tradition. Come to think of it, the Germans gave us the apple pie, ...
Rat bait, traps and persistence can rid lawn of voles
Jan 01, 2004; ... Q I really enjoy your column in the New Era. I am writing becauseI have a problem in my yard with voles. I hope you still have theliterature that tells how to get rid of them. As a person who grew uplistening to punk rock music, my mother would be amazed at me readinga garden column and ...
Making her voice heard; Teen fights plan for Drumore shopping center
Jan 01, 2004; ... When development plans are unveiled around Lancaster County, it'snot unusual to find opponents. It is rather unusual, however, when the person making her voiceheard is an eighth-grade student. In this case, the opponent is 13-year-old Whitney E. McSparren,who has a strong ...
Weight management class offered by LGH
Jan 01, 2004 ... A 15-week weight management class is being offered by LancasterGeneral Hospital. The class is LEARN, which stands for lifestyle, exercise,attitude, relationships and nutrition. It will be offered from ...
Fulton Bank supports farms
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: Being fortunate to live in this wonderful area, Iwas so upset to read that Wachovia had decided to stop farm loansback in the fall. It was one of the best Christmas presents ever to read that FultonBank has ...
Support group meeting Sundays
Jan 01, 2004 ... River of Life, a support group dealing with sexual and relationalbrokenness, will hold classes on Sunday mornings from Jan. 4 throughMarch 28. The classes, which begin at 11 a.m., will be held in the libraryof the Lititz Area Mennonite School, ...
Gerard Sulo Sr., 68, of Maryland
Jan 01, 2004 ... Gerard A. Sulo Sr., 68, of 68 Watson Way, North East, Md., died ofnatural causes Tuesday at home. Sulo owned and operated the former American Auto Body, NewHolland, from 1976 to 1997. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Army Airborne Division from1963 to 1964. He ...
Man gets prison term for assault, harassment
Jan 01, 2004 ... A Stevens man was sentenced recently in Lancaster County Court totime served to 23 months in prison for severely beating another man. Thomas H. Walton Jr., 24, of 85 Cherry Alley, was also fined $100for simple assault and harassment by visiting Senior Judge ...
Police offer reward in bank robbery
Jan 01, 2004 ... Someone could get a little richer if they provide the informationto help West Lampeter Township police catch the woman who robbed aWillow Street bank the day before Christmas. West Lampeter police are offering a reward to the person who leadsthem to the woman who held up the ...
County revelers cheer giant M&M, goat; in NYC, police snipers; Both early and late, residents across the county celebrate 2004's arrival with parties, singing and dancing in the streets.
Jan 01, 2004; ... Holiday revelers rang in the new year across Lancaster CountyWednesday night, with community celebrations that started on Irishtime and featured falling goats, M&Ms and spirited dancing in thestreets courtesy of the Manheim Central High School state footballchampions. The ...
Troopers arret man for rampage at Narvon party
Jan 01, 2004; ... A report that an intoxicated man was breaking windows andfurniture during a party sent state police troopers from Ephrata to aCaernarvon Township home on Monday night. Michael David Norman Jr., 29, of 415 Cahill Circle, Honey Brook,went on the rampage during a party at his ...
Police-Fire
Jan 01, 2004 ... ACCIDENTS PARADISE TWP: Car driven by Roger D. Peachey, 188Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks, struck a tree and then spun into aproduce stand at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of SouthBelmont Road, state police said. Peachey was not hurt. The producestand was on the property of ...
Warwick, Manheim Democrats to meet
Jan 02, 2004 ... The Democratic clubs of Warwick and Manheim Central will have ajoint meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m., at the Manheim VFWPost, 149 S. Charlotte St., Manheim. State Rep. P. Michael Sturla, House Democratic policy ...
88th ANNUAL; 2004 Pa. State Farm Show
Jan 02, 2004 ... Graphic ...
POLICE-FIRE DIGEST
Jan 02, 2004 ... BURGLARIES MANHEIM TWP: Thieves entered the apartment of Carlos Ramos, 26, ofthe 900 block of North Prince Street, between 5 and 5:30 p.m.Wednesday and stole about $500 worth of items, including a stereo,digital cable box, compact discs, and a cellular phone, townshippolice said ....
At Bubbie's, a 'mitzvah,' or good deed, for those in need
Jan 02, 2004 ... Doctors, lawyers, educators and business owners gathered at aManheim Township bagel place New Year's Day to perform a "mitzvah,"the Yiddish word meaning "good deed." The professionals provided free labor at Bubbie's Bagels and NewYork Deli at 2520 Lititz Pike. And Bubbie's donated ...
Ethel M. Nephin, native of Quebec
Jan 02, 2004 ... Ethel Marie Nephin, formerly of Royal Oak, Mich., died of naturalcauses Thursday at Luther Acres, Lititz. A homemaker, Mrs. Nephin was a member of Guardian Angel CatholicChurch, Clawson, Mich. She enjoyed traveling and gardening. Born in Demers Center, Quebec, she was ...
Baby girl's death was homicide, police say // Second, separate death investigation under way today near Safe Harbor.
Jan 02, 2004; ... The death of a baby girl whose body was found outside an Amishschool on Wednesday was officially ruled a homicide today, policesaid. While investigators would not say exactly how the child died,state police confirmed that they are now classifying the death as ahomicide - meaning ...
Fighting the flu; True, there's not much you can do to ease the misery of the flu. But some home remedies, from chicken soup to salt water, can make you a little more comfortable.
Jan 02, 2004; ... You're coughing so deeply you're afraid you're going to hack up alung. You're burning up with fever. Your head hurts. Your joints hurt.Your hair hurts. Welcome to the Flu Season of 2003-2004, which is sending patientsin droves to local hospitals and doctors' ...
Partial-birth abortion
Jan 02, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: I feel compelled to comment about Becky Bittle's letter indicatingthat she is "sickened and angered" by our American leadership'ssupport of a ban on partial-birth abortion. She uses the term "late term abortion," which is a convenienteuphemism used by ...
Local fire companies deserve your dollars
Jan 02, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: We live within three city blocks of the Eden Volunteer FireCompany. It's a rare day when we do not hear the fire sirens screechas men and women volunteers drop what they are doing (sitting down todinner, working at their jobs or chores, watching a football ...
M. Catherine Hall of New Holland
Jan 02, 2004 ... M. Catherine Hall, 90, of Garden Spot Village and RetirementCommunity, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, died Wednesday at EphrataCommunity Hospital after a brief illness. She formerly lived in Picture Rocks and North Port, Fla. Mrs. Hall was a bank teller for 20 years at ...
Barry Auker, New Holland fireman
Jan 02, 2004 ... Barry L. Auker, 57, of 145 Edgewood Drive, New Holland, longactive in his community fire company, died unexpectedly of naturalcauses Thursday at home. Auker was a quality assurance auditor for 37 years at CNH, NewHolland. He retired in 2002. At the time of his death, he worked ...
Council of Churches: Restore credibility
Jan 02, 2004 ... In some respects, the Lancaster County Council of Churches is avictim of its own success. Programs were added or expanded at a rapid pace, and the groupmoved into larger and more expensive quarters on East King Street tofacilitate this growth. Little thought apparently was ...
City doesn't need ballpark
Jan 02, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: Boy, is this ever ironic. You have the money for a ballpark, youhave the name of the team, and the shirts went on sale. But, youdon't have a ballpark. Did this city really lose their marbles? You people are so educated, but you don't have any common sense ...
CONTACT a valuable service
Jan 02, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: As I read this article on CONTACT (New Era, Dec. 31), a lot ofthings went through my mind. First and foremost, this is a very valuable service. It needs tobe funded and it will eventually need a new home. Funding, of course, comes from many sources ....
Bush foreign-policy aims
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: Before everyone pats George Bush on the back forthe capture of Saddam Hussein, go to your computer and use the searchengine called Google and type in: Project for the New AmericanCentury (PNAC) and you will find 3,750,000 sources of informationconcerning the Bush ...
Christine Bucher, 81, Columbia
Jan 01, 2004 ... Christine W. Bucher, 81, of 1000 Locust St., Columbia, died athome Wednesday after an illness of several months. She was the wife of retired Senior Judge Wilson Bucher. Mrs. Bucher was a teacher at the Old Cherry Street and TaylorBuilding schools in Columbia. She ...
A booming hello to 2004; Fireworks, rising red rose cheer thousands at city Countdown.
Jan 01, 2004; ... With paintbrushes in hand, Lancaster physician Garry Mueller andhis two daughters welcomed 2004 on an artistic note. The East Hempfield Township family was among some 250 people whoshowed up Wednesday night at the PotteryWorks, 16 W. Orange St., todecorate their own coffee ...
An eventful year awaits Lancastrians
Jan 01, 2004 ... Happy New Year! If you're reading this, you've survived a night of revelry or,just as likely, a quiet evening in front of the tube, watching theannual celebration in Times Square. If you thought 2003 was eventful - the Iraq invasion,Pennsylvania's protracted budget dispute, ...
Hunting licenses $1 for military
Jan 01, 2004 ... Gov. Ed Rendell has signed into law a bill authored by state Sen.Noah Wenger that allows members of the military to buy discountedhunting licenses. The new law allows active-duty personnel to purchase licenses for$1 beginning on July 1. The state charges adults $19 for ...
Marriage Licenses
Jan 01, 2004 ... The following have applied for marriage licenses in the LancasterCounty Courthouse: Christopher C. Glessner, 21, of 8 Walnut St., Mount Joy, son ofCharles E. and Brenda K. Glessner, and Ashley L. Kimmich, 20, of 103Wildbriar Court South, daughter of Terry and Darlene ...
Mother of dead baby is sought
Jan 01, 2004; ... The body of a newborn baby girl was found Wednesday afternoonoutside an Amish school in Strasburg Township. Now, state police want to find the baby's mother. A group of schoolchildren made the gruesome discovery around 3:30p.m. when they went to burn trash in a large barrel ...
County legislators will seek new terms
Jan 01, 2004 ... All the members of Lancaster County's state General Assemblydelegation whose terms expire this year have signaled their intent toseek re-election. Although the deadline for to notify Republican party leaders isnot until Monday, Dave Dumeyer, chairman of the county ...
IU 13 lists winter classes
Jan 01, 2004 ... Classes in English training, family literacy education, adulteducation for deaf individuals and other subjects are being offeredfor 2004 by Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The classes will begin this Monday, Jan. 5. Day and evening classes include English as a Second ...
Babies, birthdays and hoops
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: With all the doom and gloom - war, earthquakes,mudslides and terrorists - finally along comes something happy andgreat to put on the front page of the New Era (Dec. 27.) Thank you for the story on the Christmas birthdays for the babiesof the Andy Mylin ...
Heroism in Mountville
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: In the wee hours of last Sunday morning, my neighbors and Iobserved the outstanding results of groups of volunteers involved invery dangerous activities. I am referring to the heroic and untiringefforts of the firefighters at a major fire in the Summit ...
Juanita Haller, rec center leader
Jan 01, 2004 ... Juanita Pearl Haller, 92, a leading figure in the development andoperation of the Ephrata Recreation Center, died Tuesday at EphrataCommunity Hospital, where she had been a patient since Dec. 24. She resided at 190 Old Mill Road, Ephrata. Ephrata Recreation Center, Academy ...
100 flu shots for diabetics available
Jan 01, 2004 ... Community Hospital of Lancaster recently announced it has 100 flushots for diabetics available at the Community Medical Specialists 1Bclinic, 1100 E. Orange St., by appointment only. People with diabetes are more ...
New Holland garage fire melts siding on 2 homes
Jan 01, 2004; ... The heat from a burning garage in New Holland melted the siding ontwo nearby homes and damaged another garage late Wednesday. Liberty Fire Company of New Holland got the call about a burninggarage at 8:28 p.m. and arrived at 305 Prospect St. three minuteslater. "The ...
Datebook
Jan 01, 2004 ... Meetings HISTORY: The Manheim Historical Society will hold its Januarypublic meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at the society'srenovated Manheim Railroad Station, 210 S. Charlotte St. in Manheim. The speaker will be Ken Enck of Enck's Catering, which preparesmeals for 14 ...
Divorces
Jan 01, 2004 ... The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas granted the followingdivorces on Wednesday, Dec. 24: Linford D. Zimmerman, Bird-in-Hand, and Maria V. Zimmerman,Strasburg. They were married Jan. 6, 1996. Steven Barnett, Strasburg, and Faith Barnett, Strasburg. They weremarried June ...
6 children among 10 homicides here in '03
Jan 01, 2004; ... Last summer, four young children died when a fire - deliberatelyset, according to investigators - ripped through their city row home. Last month, a federal prosecutor from Baltimore was found dead ina creek in rural Brecknock Township. Those deaths, along with two battered ...
Deaths
Jan 01, 2004 ... BUCHER, Christine W., 81, (Mrs. Wilson), 1000 Locust St.,Columbia. GRING, Lester G., 72, of 43 Nissley Lane, Holtwood. GROFF, Jensen H. Sr., 87, of Brethren Village, 3001 Lititz Pike. HALLER, Juanita Pearl, 92, (Mrs. Eugene C.), 190 Old Mill ...
Specter often takes side of the liberal Democrats
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: While Arlen Specter says what he did for thisstate, he fails to say how often he voted along with the liberalDemocrats. I am not one who casts my vote without observing how theone I vote for casts their votes after they hold their office inCongress. Arlen and ...
Chases, gunshots, suspected drunk drivers keep police busy
Jan 01, 2004; ... Local police have had a busy New Year's holiday chasing andcatching assault suspects, gun shooters and suspected drunk drivers. The list of those arrested Wednesday and early today includes: A Chester Street man who allegedly drove a stolen car throughstreets near Reservoir ...
Theater, LEMSA are praised
Jan 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: We are writing to thank the manager and all who helped at theManor Theater on Saturday, Dec. 27, at 12 noon. Also, a big thank you to LEMSA (Lancaster Emergency MedicalServices Association) girls who responded to the 911 call. My ...
Births
Jan 01, 2004 ... ENNETT, Nyree, Lancaster, a son, at Women & Babies Hospital,Tuesday. HORST, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. (Roselle Groff), Lancaster, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Tuesday. JONES, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy A. (Lori Stoltzfus), Lancaster, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, ...
Christian ed leader starts work here
Jan 02, 2004 ... Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave., will installTimothy Tanner as the director of children's ministry and Christianeducation during the 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship service. Tanner, a native of Ohio, holds a degree in pastoral ministry fromHesston College and a ...
PULPIT, LOFT & PEW
Jan 02, 2004 ... Schedule Change SPEEDWELL HEIGHTS BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH, 413 W. BrubakerValley Road, Lititz, will change its schedule to one servicebeginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The service will combine contemporaryand traditional worship styles. Classes for children up to ninthgrade will ...
NewSong to start 2nd site
Jan 02, 2004 ... NewSong Fellowship Church, 609 Prospect St., is planning to open asecond location in Mountville. Beginning Feb. 1, services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sundays inthe fellowship hall at Trinity Reformed Church, a United Church ofChrist congregation at 450 W. Main St. The ...
2 teens eager to do triple duty at state Farm Show
Jan 02, 2004; ... The 88th Pennsylvania Farm Show Jan. 10-17 in Harrisburg is goingto be a very busy week for two Lancaster County teenagers. Tiffany Dean, 17, of Strasburg, and Joelynn Donough, 16, ofManheim, have been getting ready for the show for some time now. They have to be prepared - ...
Pequea BIC will launch '40 Days'
Jan 02, 2004 ... Pequea Brethren in Christ Church, 40 Church Road, is planning a 40-day spiritual journey to discover God's plan for people's lives. "40 Days of Purpose" is a seven-week program based on RickWarren's book "The Purpose of Driven Life." Participants will read Warren's book and the ...
Workman is sworn in as county's 13th judge // Takes seat on bench as family court judge. Cullen is sworn in for 2nd, 10-year term.
Jan 02, 2004; ... David R. Workman, who has devoted his career to family law, wassworn in today as Lancaster County's 13th judge, a position in whichhe hopes to continue helping families in a different way. Workman's new duties as a family court judge - helping decidethe growing number of cases ...
The spy who came in from the kitchen: E. H. Rauch and scrapple
Jan 02, 2004; ... You may remember reading a story in the New Era last Septemberabout a spy for Thaddeus Stevens. This spy apparently relayed information about runaway slaves tothe Lancaster congressman and abolitionist. Local researchers believethe spy's activities link Stevens directly to ...
275th year arrives for city church
Jan 02, 2004 ... With trumpet fanfares and the lighting of hundreds of candles onSunday morning, First Reformed Church United Church of Christ willlaunch a yearlong commemoration of what it is calling a triple-anniversary celebration. The congregation - Lancaster City's oldest - is 275 years old ...
Myrtle Brubaker, sold produce
Jan 02, 2004 ... Myrtle E. Brubaker, 100, formerly of Willow Street, died Wednesdayat the Mennonite Home, 1520 Harrisburg Pike, where she had livedsince 1989. Mrs. Brubaker and her husband worked their Willow Street farm andsold produce at Central Market. She was a member of Strasburg ...
Elmer Garman Jr., retired mechanic
Jan 02, 2004 ... Elmer H. Garman Jr., 75, of 290 Skyline Drive, Reading, diedTuesday at ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where hehad ...
DEATHS; DAILY LOG
Jan 02, 2004 ... AUKER, Barry L., 57, of 145 Edgewood Drive, New Holland. AXE, Judith Styer, 63, (Mrs. Richard J.), 3136 Main St.,Conestoga. BELL, Shelby Jean McKinney, 67, (Mrs. Gerald W.), Palm Bay, Fla.,formerly of Lititz. BOYER, Ralph E., 90, Muncy. BRUBAKER, Myrtle E., 100, ...