Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from November 2004:
The pitfalls of charitable giving
Nov 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: Oh, dear! The mail brought another spate, no, an avalanche of requests formoney. Bulk mail, judging from the stamps. And among the pleas: coins taped to the forms, cards, note pads,tie-tac jewelry, mini-photo albums, calendars and those ...
Fulton Opera House hires 1, promotes 4
Nov 01, 2004 ... The Fulton Opera House has hired one employee and promoted four tomanagement positions. Debra MacDonald, of New Holland, was hired as marketing director.She most recently worked in strategic marketing and has almost 20years experience in marketing and ...
Cops deserve our respect
Nov 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: I find the need to voice my opinion on comments made by citizensduring the public-comment portion of a recent city council meetingthat were critical of the city police. I understand the frustrationwhen an officer does not respond within minutes of a call for ...
Wal-Mart's right to build
Nov 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era:Wednesday, Oct. 20, Stan Buch, another ManorTownship resident, described his travel into Lancaster over the lasteight-plus decades via Columbia Avenue. Stan, you are correct in yourdescription of the time needed to make the trip (going from fiveminutes to one-half ...
For President Bush, four more years
Nov 01, 2004 ... Just after he assumed office in January of 2001, it became clearto many Americans that President Bush would do more than mark time,that he would use the full authority of the office to change Americafor the better -from tax relief and public school reform tosubsidized prescription drugs ...
Gun-toting drug dealers
Nov 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: The latest drug-related shootings in our community should onceagain remind us that all is not well in our beloved Lancaster County.It is simply inexcusable that our fellow citizens should have toworry about the possibility of children being shot by drug ...
TransPETation; A new breed of lightweight and stylish pet carriers lets pet owners take their beloved animals wherever they go, easily and comfortably.
Nov 01, 2004; ... The doll strollers were lacking lids and sides. The Service Merchandise shopping cart was functional although abit cumbersome. But inside a homeproducts catalog was a new kind of product thatfilled Andrea Kratzert's needs perfectly: A pet stroller. For years, Mrs ....
Eras past; This week in Lancaster County
Nov 01, 2004 ... Summaries of local news stories from the pages of the LancasterNew Era appear in this space each Monday. They are researched andcompiled by New Era staffer Tim Buckwalter. Full versions areavailable on microfilm at the Lancaster County Library, 125 N. DukeSt. 25 years ...
POLICE-FIRE DIGEST
Nov 01, 2004 ... ACCIDENTS EARL TWP: Car driven by Jesse Wise, 20, Narvon, slid into a ditchand overturned at about 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 800 block of NewHolland Road, New Holland police said. Wise told police he veered toavoid striking another car in his lane of ...
Landis Homes will show 2 artists' work
Nov 01, 2004 ... Landis Homes Retirement Community, 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz,will feature the work of two artists beginning Nov. 10 and runningthrough the end of the year. Lois Flickinger ...
DIVORCES
Nov 01, 2004 ... The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas granted the followingdivorces on Friday, Oct. 29: Tuyen Luong, Lancaster, and Triet Minh Luong, Lancaster. They weremarried Feb. 12, 1977. Tarek A. Elnagger, Manheim, and Kathleen L. Elnagger, Manheim.They were married July 11, ...
DATEBOOK
Nov 01, 2004 ... Talks/lectures DIABETES: Dr. Charles R. Rost will speak on "The Link BetweenDiabetes and Heart Disease" Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Grande Ballroomof the Eden Resort, 222 Eden Road. Check-in begins at 6:30 p.m., with the presentation and question-and-answer session from 7 to ...
DAILY LOG; BIRTHS
Nov 01, 2004 ... BELT, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Jr. (Danette Binkley), 2265 Mt.Zion Road, Lebanon, a son, at home, Saturday. Maternal grandparentsare Daniel and Doris Binkley of Lititz. EBERSOL, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. (Christiann Stoltzfus), Gap, ason, at ...
Rumors running rampant on eve of Election Day; There are plenty of stories of partisan shenanigans, but mostl are hard to verify.
Nov 01, 2004; ... With election day looming, the rumor mill is growing. Ask any politically active Republican or Democrat in LancasterCounty and they've got a story to tell. Seniors are getting nasty phone calls telling them they aren'tregistered and can't vote on Tuesday. Voters are ...
Boys carrying cap guns startle MT residents
Nov 01, 2004; ... Reports from citizens who said they saw two boys with guns near aconvenience store at Granite Run Drive and Manheim Pike sent ManheimTownship police rushing to the area at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police found two township boys, who were 15 and 16, withidentical, realistic-looking ...
Man hurt seriously in 'freak accident'
Nov 01, 2004; ... A "freak accident" in a Manor Township driveway early Sundaymorning has left a 19-year-old township man in serious condition atLancaster General Hospital. Steven Bullard, 18, of Witmer Road, Conestoga, was backing a carout of a driveway in the 1600 block of Manor Boulevard at 12:35 ...
CAP chief is target of child-porn probe [Corrected 01/20/05]
Nov 01, 2004; ... Search warrant reveals police investigating long-time head ofsocial services agency here. Document allege he sent a computer imageof a child engaged in sex to an undercover cop. Police are searching for child pornography in the computer of thelongtime director of a local social ...
Voters: What you will need to know; Local officials are geared up to make this Election Day smooth.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Tuesday is the big day, Election Day. Planning to vote? Here are a few tips that should make the trip to your pollinglocation go smoothly. WHEN TO VOTE: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. PREPARATIONS: To help you make your choices expeditiously, youmight want to review the list ...
Pumpkins help teach families our customs
Nov 02, 2004; ... Something as simple as a pumpkin can go a long way in bridging alanguage barrier. Families who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Latvian,Russian and other languages joined together for an evening of pumpkinpainting and carving and other activities during Penn Manor's ...
Police dog bites 3 in city arrests
Nov 02, 2004; ... Here's some advice for a wanted person: Peacefully give up before Lancaster police bring their search dogCico to look for you. And other tip: Don't grab the dog's mouth. Two alleged trespassers and a man wanted for parole violationended up at the hospital after they ...
PACK NOTES
Nov 02, 2004 ... PGC lists deer hotspots on area game lands Still looking for a place to deer hunt this fall? The PennsylvaniaGame Commission is wooing hunters to go to certain sections of gamelands in the region in hopes of decreasing deer populations in andaround timber harvest areas. "All ...
'Messiah' concert to benefit museum
Nov 02, 2004; ... A benefit performance of Handel's "Messiah" will be held Sunday,Nov. 14, in Elizabethtown to benefit the Winters Heritage HouseMuseum. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Brossman Ballroom at theMasonic Village, Elizabethtown. The performance will feature a 90-voice chorus, a ...
Dutch Wonderland among world's best
Nov 02, 2004 ... Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park has been voted among thetop five children's amusement parks in the world by Amusement Todaymagazine. The magazine's picks for the "Best Kid's Parks" were based on asurvey of ...
Burglars get TVs at Rockvale
Nov 02, 2004; ... Smash-and-grab burglars stole two large-screen televisions fromthe Sony Outlet store in the Rockvale Square shopping complex onSunday night, East Lampeter Township police said. Rockvale Square security officers discovered a broken front windowat the 35 S. Willowdale Drive store at ...
CALENDAR
Nov 02, 2004 ... TODAY Indoor practice range for handguns, every Tuesday evening, 7-9p.m. at Manheim Sportsmen's Assoc. Only lead bullets and no magnums.Range officer on duty. $5 for non-members. For information, call 665-7028, or 665-7093. WEDNESDAY Outdoor trap shoot practice, 6 ...
Crusade on track to legalize use of dogs to find wounded game
Nov 02, 2004; ... Andy Bensing of Reading got the call he was waiting for in hismotel room in southern New York. An archery hunter had hit a black bear. The increasingly heartsickbowhunter and his buddies had spent seven hours doing a painstakinglyslow grid search tracking occasional droplets of ...
Uniform bank seeks donations
Nov 02, 2004 ... Donations are needed for the uniform bank run by Pearl StreetUnited Methodist Church for students in the School District ofLancaster. Individuals, churches and community groups are asked to donatemoney to buy new uniforms or gently used uniform pieces. The district requires ...
Seminar slated on unclaimed property
Nov 02, 2004 ... State Treasurer Barbara Hafer is inviting Lancaster area businesspeople to a free seminar on reporting requirements under the state'sAbandoned and Unclaimed Property Law and a simplified way forbusinesses to electronically file unclaimed property reports. The seminar is scheduled ...
Auditions set for children's theater
Nov 02, 2004 ... Imagination Children's Theatre of New Holland will hold auditionson Saturday for three upcoming productions. Roles will be cast for "Scrooge," "Pinnochio" and "Where The WildThings Are." The theater is seeking ...
OUR SOLDIERS; Penn Twp. sergeant works with finances
Nov 02, 2004 ... Penn Twp. Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Moore has been in Iraq since Marchwith the Army National Guard's 828th Finance Detachment. Moore, 33, of Penn Township, is stationed northeast of Baghdad,where he is helping the Iraqi government with the rebuilding ofschools, highways, police ...
Scouting for Food drive November 13
Nov 02, 2004 ... Residents of Lancaster County are invited to donate canned goodsand nonperishable food items by putting them in the plastic bagsdelivered by members of Pennsylvania Dutch Council, Boy Scouts ofAmerica. Scouting for Food bags will be distributed Nov. 13 ...
RRTA to collect for Toys for Tots
Nov 02, 2004 ... The Red Rose Transit Authority will hold its annual "Stuff a Bus"campaign, beginning Monday, Nov. 8, to benefit the Boys and GirlsClub of Lancaster's Toys for Tots program. The RRTA will accept toys from riders in exchange for a free busride. Riders who donate a new or ...
'RATS' invade Smith Middle School
Nov 02, 2004; ... Rats are everywhere at Smith Middle School. They're pilferingfood, money and any loot they can. The good news is that the creatures aren't the ugly grey rodentswith beady little eyes. They're a cast of 51 seventh- and eighth-graders who, with thehelp of 15 behind-the-scenes ...
Pet Appreciation Days set Fri.-Sun.
Nov 02, 2004 ... The Humane League of Lancaster County will hold its annual PetAppreciation Days and Adopt-a-thon, beginning Friday at 10 a.m. andending Sunday at 5 p.m. On Friday, at 7 p.m., Travis Hess, the dog warden of NorthernLancaster County, will answer questions about dog laws. That ...
Millersville U. opens disaster research center
Nov 02, 2004 ... Millersville University officials will open its new Center forDisaster Research and Education in ribbon-cutting ceremonies followedby an open house at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4. The center is housed in the Luzerne Building, on High SchoolAvenue, just off of East Frederick ...
Blocks near F&M quieter after last weekend's melee // Several fraternities reportedly hosted parties but "nothing happened," said Sgt. William Gleason of the city police.
Nov 01, 2004; ... All quiet on the western end. Off-campus Franklin & Marshall College students kept the volumedown this weekend, said Lancaster City police. Still reeling from an Oct. 24 melee on Nevin Street, city policeand F&M security staff were on high alert Halloween ...
Bank robbery suspect tied to others; Manheim Township bandit may have committed as many as 12 others in area.
Nov 01, 2004; ... The suspect arrested in Saturday's Manheim Township bank robberyalso is a suspect in a string of recent bank robberies here, policesources say. Joseph Gardner Murphy, 42, of the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue,Lancaster, was arrested and charged by township police with theholdup of ...
Preservation pioneer; Amos Funk, 93, a local champion of conservation for most of his life, gets nation's most prestigious environmental award.
Nov 01, 2004; ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Edna Habecker gave her students a Bible verseto memorize one Sunday. "The Lord placed man in the Garden of Eden as its gardener to tendand take care of it.'' (Genesis 1:15) During the lesson that day, one boy asked his Sunday schoolteacher what it means to ...
Texter ties for 3rd place in Stanford tournament
Nov 01, 2004 ... Penn Manor grad Jarred Texter had the best tournament of his youngcollege golf career last weekend. The UNLV freshman finished tied for third in the NelsonInvitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Texter shot a 1-under-par score of 70-65-71-206 to lead his team.The 4-under-par 65 was ...
Final push: Huge turnout eyed Tues.; showers likely; Bush supporters hope for big bounce from president's visit to Lancaster last week. Democrats hold Sunday night rally to get out vote for Kerry. Both sides using phone banks and door-to-door visits.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Supporters of President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry spentthe weekend knocking on doors and making phone calls in their finalpush to get voters to the polls on Tuesday. Lancaster County's 225 polling places will open at 7 a.m. andcounty election officials are expecting a ...
City police, F&M officials look beyond stereotypes
Nov 01, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: The Lancaster County Coalition for Religious and Social Justice isa coalition of 17 organizations which was formed 10 months ago toproactively promote, preserve, protect and defend the human rights ofall people through networking, mutual support and ...
DEATHS REPORTED
Nov 01, 2004 ... Baker, Anna Gallo 91, 745 Chiques Hill Road, Columbia, Oct. 30,2004, Smedley Funeral Home, 426-3614 Balbierer, Mary 95, 641 Lilac Drive, New Providence, Oct. 28,2004, Reynolds Funeral Home, 786-3272 Bechtold, Ella E. 84, formerly of 714 3rd St., Lancaster, Oct. 30,2004, ...
Stick around awhile, and celebrities will cross your path
Nov 01, 2004; ... Tiny Tim serenaded me once, warbling "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"and strumming his ukulele as I sat next to him, feeling a little likeMiss Vickie, in the lounge of a long-gone Lancaster hotel. I have the pictures to prove it, though I won't show you. Had anawful perm back then. Hey, ...
My mind's racing on who to blame for grocery carts
Nov 01, 2004; ... IS IT POSSIBLE to praise and condemn a person at the same time? If it is, I'd like to offer my thanks, as well as my criticism, tothe man who invented the race-car-style shopping carts populatingevery grocery store in Lancaster County. (I know a man must have invented them ...
Prowler exposes himself to Amish
Nov 01, 2004 ... Lancaster state police want to catch a nighttime prowler who usesa flashlight to indecently expose himself to women in an Amishcommunity. Three women told Trooper Jason Pelotte that the man approachedtheir Leacock Township homes between 7:30 and 9 p.m. and signaled tothem with a ...
Nonpartisan vigil is tonight
Nov 01, 2004 ... The American Friends Service Committee is inviting Democrats,Republicans and independents alike to an election eve candlelightvigil from 7 to 8 tonight in Lancaster Square. "Lighting a Path for Democracy" is planned to remind Americansthat there is more that unites than divides ...
FICTITIOUS NAMES
Nov 01, 2004 ... Bechtold & Associates, A Financial Advisory Practice of AmericanExpress Financial ...
Kunzler hires 3 to management posts
Nov 01, 2004 ... Kunzler & Company Inc. has hired Robert Bechtel, Linda LeVan andSteve Lewis to management positions. Bechtel, of Reading, was hired as chief financial officer. He mostrecently was chief financial officer for Ateeco, a frozen foodmanufacturer in central Pa. Bechtel earned his ...
Management moves at Murray Insurance
Nov 01, 2004 ... Murray Insurance Associates Inc. has announced several managementchanges. Richard M. Rankin, of New Providence, is president and chiefexecutive officer. He was most recently chief operating officer, andwas senior vice president from 1999 to 2001. Rankin joined thecompany in 1979 ...
Ephrata National names new director
Nov 01, 2004 ... Willis R. "Bill" Lefever has been named as director of EphrataNational Bank. Lefever, of Stevens, is replacing long-time director Noah W.Wenger, who retired from ...
Godfrey fills 2 management posts
Nov 01, 2004 ... Godfrey Advertising Inc. has hired Garnet Daus Sofillas and GlenBentley to management positions. Sofillas, of Lancaster, was hired as associate account manager.She most recently was public relations coordinator for ...
Harmon & Davies hires associate
Nov 01, 2004 ... Harmon & Davies P.C., attorneys at law, has hired Tami F. Essis asan associate. Essis, of Lancaster, was most recently an associate at the UnitedStates Department of Transportation, Federal Highway ...
Schreiber names board members
Nov 01, 2004 ... Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center recently named new board members.They are: Kenneth Buchmann, trust officer at Sterling Financial TrustCompany; Carolyn Carlson, executive director of ...
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Nov 01, 2004 ... This listing, taken from the Lancaster Law Review, shows recentarticles of incorporation filed by people establishing businesscorporations. The accompanying feature, "Fictitious Names," is a ...
Leaf pickup in Manheim
Nov 02, 2004 ... With leaves falling and piling up in their borough as elsewhere,Manheim officials remind residents to help by promptly removingleaves from sidewalks and alleys adjacent to their properties. Leaf bags are available for this fall's pickup at the ManheimBorough office, 15 E. High ...
Free seminars set at Hospice
Nov 02, 2004 ... Hospice of Lancaster County will host its annual Planned GivingSeminar series this month. The seminars, including materials, are free, but advanceregistration is required. All seminars will be held at Hospice ofLancaster, 685 Good Drive. Parking and refreshments will ...
Country Day schedules 2 book fairs
Nov 02, 2004 ... Lancaster Country Day School will host two book fairs inconjunction with Barnes & Noble Booksellers' "Principal Story Time." The fairs will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 3 to 8:30p.m. at the Lancaster store, 1700-H Fruitville Pike, and on Friday,Nov. 12, from 5 to 8:30 ...
2 Donegal staffers win state award
Nov 02, 2004; ... Two Donegal School District staff members were honored recently bythe Community Action Association of Pennsylvania for their work inthe area of family involvement. Tina Brown, a school psychologist, and Amy Roth, a school socialworker, were presented with the Konrad Lindenberg ...
POLICE-FIRE DIGEST
Nov 02, 2004 ... DRUNKEN DRIVING MANHEIM TWP.: Township police arrested Larry W. Snyder, 59, of2655 Kissel Hill Road, for suspected drunken driving frominvestigation of a two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in the 300block of Buch Avenue. Snyder's vehicle struck a parked car, and bothvehicles ...
Quarryville woman hurt in Rt. 222 crash
Nov 02, 2004; ... A chain-reaction crash Monday morning on Route 222 near WillowStreet injured a 32-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant, WestLampeter Township police said. Stephanie M. Plummer, 32, of 1083 Robert Fulton Highway,Quarryville, is listed in stable condition today at Lancaster ...
Free AIDS/HIV testing offered
Nov 02, 2004 ... Planned Parenthood of the Susquehanna Valley is offering freeconfidential AIDS testing and educational materials. The tests are available without appointment Wednesdays, or byappointment Mondays through Fridays, at the Lancaster health centerat 31 S ....
Office of Aging seeking holiday donations of food, funds
Nov 02, 2004 ... The Lancaster County Office of Aging is in need of food andmonetary donations for its annual "Holiday Program". Each year the Office of Aging provides a limited number of foodboxes and gifts to needy clients. To fill these holiday boxes, theOffice of Aging depends on contributions ...
A disgusting little display
Nov 02, 2004 ... Editor, New Era: As I left the Bush rally at the Lancaster Airport, my twochildren, ages 8 and 4, were confronted by the little display by the"Smoketown 6." My only question is this: If this represented "torture," why doyou recreate this scene at every opportunity you get? ...
Enjoy: The long wait to vote has ended
Nov 02, 2004 ... If the long lines of eager voters outside polling places here andaround the nation today are any indication, this presidentialelection will break all records for voter participation. This morning, thousands of voters here anxiously waited at 7 a.m.to get into the voting booth and ...
Voter turnout 'phenomenal'; Sparked by hot presidential race, early local voters wait as long as an hour.
Nov 02, 2004; ... At the Penryn Fire Company, a fire policeman directed traffic thathad backed up onto Penryn Road, squeezing cars onto the grass and anyother available space surrounding the polling place before 7 a.m. In Manheim Township, people waited in line more than an hour tovote at Mount ...