Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from February 2005:
Township vs. Hempfield is sold out
Feb 01, 2005 ... Manheim Township's Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 boys'basketball game, scheduled for tonight at 8 in Neffsville, is soldout. Only fans with pre-sold tickets or valid passes will beadmitted. No tickets will ...
'Winning isn't everything'; Kelsey Buffenmyer is having a banner season, even if Donegal's basketball team isn't. // NEW ERA GIRLS' PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb 01, 2005; ... The girls' basketball banners in Donegal's gym are pretty lonely. Heck, it's a chore just to find them because they are wedged wayup in a corner, shielded by some yellow netting hanging from therafters. And there are only three of them: A banner listing the eight ...
Microcomputer group to meet tonight
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Lancaster Microcomputer Users Group has slated five meetingsthis month, all beginning at 7 p.m. Its Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group meets tonight at theFieldcrest Game Room at Brethren Village. For more information,contact Jeannette Wolff at 569-6955. The ...
Police - Fire Digest
Feb 01, 2005 ... DRUNKEN DRIVING LANCASTER: City police arrested Christopher Glenn Chick, 21, ofSouthport Drive, and Tracey Lynn Geiter, 44, of West Lemon Street,for suspected drunken driving following a 3:25 a.m. head-on accidentSunday in the first block of West Chestnut Street. Police said ...
Lititz Christian to hold open house
Feb 01, 2005 ... Lititz Christian School will host an open house on Thursday, Feb.17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 ...
Open Art Award exhibit set
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Lancaster Summer Arts Festival's 43rd Annual Open Art Awardexhibition, hosted by the Lancaster Museum of Art, will be on displayfrom Saturday, June 11, through Sunday, July 31. This annual exhibition, supported in part by the PennsylvaniaCouncil on the Arts, presents a survey ...
Births
Feb 01, 2005 ... BAKER, Mr. and Mrs. Jayson A. (Christina Phillips), Christiana, ason, at Women & Babies Hospital, Saturday. BLANK, Mr. and Mrs. Amos S. (Emma Z. Smucker), 914 Hartman StationRoad, a son, at home, Friday. BRANTLEY, Mary Sharp, Lancaster, a son, at Women & BabiesHospital, ...
Pie stakes: 2 Lancasters make a tasty wager on Super Bowl
Feb 01, 2005; ... A friendly wager. If the New England Patriots win the Super Bowl this Sunday, JoanneFoster gets a shoofly pie and can of Hammond's pretzels. If the Philadelphia Eagles win, Mayor Charlie Smithgall gets anapple pie and Boston baked beans. The selectman of Lancaster, ...
Unemployment rate rises to 3.8 percent
Feb 01, 2005 ... Lancaster County's unemployment rate bounced up to 3.8 percent inDecember, the state reported today. Although the rate rose from November's 3.6 percent, it was thirdbest among the 14 metropolitan areas in Pennsylvania. Only State College and Harrisburg had lower December rates, ...
Drama continues in latest chapter of Overlook saga
Feb 01, 2005 ... Manheim Township commissioner Donald C. Smith storms out ofmeeting after heated confrontation with community center foes. Another Manheim Township meeting. Another shouting match. In what has become a routine occurrence, a few residents squaredoff with elected officials over ...
Biographer: Thaddeus Stevens' critics often miss the mark
Feb 01, 2005; ... Thaddeus Stevens biographer Hans Trefousse told a Lancasteraudience Monday that when he first came here to research his subjecthe found no interest in Stevens, only in Stevens' political rival,James Buchanan. "Apparently, Lancaster has changed," he said, referring to ...
Fight over bread leads to assault charge
Feb 01, 2005; ... An argument broke out when a man ate four pieces of bread in aLancaster Township home Monday night and escalated into a fightbetween two college roommates, Lancaster police said. Police were called to the home on Baron Drive near Millersville at10:13 after one of the roommates ...
OUR SOLDIERS; Lancaster man serving in Kuwait
Feb 01, 2005 ... Jeffery Courtney Jr. was studying accounting at the Lancastercampus of Harrisburg Area Community College when his Army Reserveunit was called up. Now Courtney, 21, the son of Alice and Jeffery Courtney Sr. ofLancaster, is doing financial work for the Army while stationed atCamp ...
He keeps E-town's water running
Feb 01, 2005; ... John Caldwell is manager of the Elizabethtown Area WaterAuthority, formed Jan. 1 as a merger of the E-town and West Donegalauthorities. When he was a newcomer to the Elizabethtown area some 15 yearsago, John Caldwell and his wife went to a local chamber of commercedinner where ...
Panel to discuss No Child Left Behind Act
Feb 01, 2005 ... How does the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 impact students,teachers, parents and administrators in the United States? Attend a town hall meeting at Millersville University Wednesday,Feb. 9, from 7-9 p.m., and find out. The free event will be in the Bolger Conference Center, ...
MU open house scheduled Feb. 5
Feb 01, 2005 ... Millersville University will host an Open House and Science andMathematics Expo, for prospective students and their families, nextSaturday, Feb. 5. The program will begin at 8 a.m. in MU's Student Memorial Center.It ...
Classes offered in crystal jewelry
Feb 01, 2005 ... Manheim Township Parks and Recreation will offer classes to createjewelry using Swarovski crystals. Learn the skills necessary toproduce three beginner projects and one intermediate project. Classes are appropriate for middle school students and ...
EARNINGS
Feb 01, 2005 ... ITT Industries Inc. has reported higher net profits for the fourthquarter and full year. For the quarter, net profits were $121.6 million ($1.29 a share),up 12.5 percent from $108.1 million ($1.15 a share) in the year-earlier quarter. Sales grew 28.4 percent to $1.94 billion from ...
HACC sets dental clinic for children
Feb 01, 2005 ... Harrisburg Area Community College will offer free dental servicesto children who do not have access to dental care from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Lancaster County Career and TechnologyCenter. Volunteer dentists, hygienists and dental students from throughoutthe ...
Hillary Clinton is right
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: Nobody, but nobody is "pro-abortion." Give us "pro-choicers" honest education that includescontraception, creative educational/artistic programs like IMPACT forteens (which promotes abstention from drugs, alcohol and nicotine aswell as sex), and access to ...
Manheim Twp. schools honored
Feb 01, 2005 ... Manheim Township School District has been honored by stateofficials for its early-childhood literacy program. Gov. Ed Rendell and Education Secretary Francis Barnes invitedManheim Township school officials to a press conference this morningon the use of state block grant money ....
What's one more tax?
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: It is apparent that, once again, a subtle but intense force ispreparing homeowners of Lancaster County for another tax, this timeearmarked for library services. The cost to the owner of a $100,000 home "would be about $1 permonth." It's the kind of "stable, ...
Crashes, fire tie up Marietta Ave.
Feb 01, 2005; ... First, there was a two-vehicle crash that happened when a motoristdrove through a stop sign at River Road and Marietta Avenue. Then, while a city police officer was investigating the crash, afire broke out in the engine compartment of his police cruiser. And when another ...
2nd suspect in store holdups arraigned
Feb 01, 2005; ... The second suspect charged with committing multiple knifepointholdups at Lancaster County convenience stores has been ordered heldon $150,000 bail. Robert Lee Border II, 24, of the 900 block of North Plum Street,was arraigned Monday on six individual criminal complaints ...
Baby's death not suspicious
Feb 01, 2005 ... A 3-month-old unconscious child who was rushed to LancasterGeneral Hospital early Monday morning died at the hospital, but thedeath is not suspicious, Lancaster police said. Detectives interviewed the parents and determined there was nocriminal involvement in the death of the ...
MEET & GREET
Feb 01, 2005 ... Pamela Hall wants fellow celiac sprue disease sufferers to knowthey are not alone. After reading the Healthy Habits Club article, "Taking stock ofgluten free," which highlighted the gluten-free offerings atStauffers of Kissel Hill in Lititz, Hall, 2649 Spring Valley ...
NEW ERA HEALTHY HABITS CLUB; YMCA GETS HEART SMART
Feb 01, 2005; ... This month, the Lancaster Family YMCA is getting the red out. And Tom Baughman, YMCA health and fitness director, wantscommunity members to get the lead out to learn about heart-diseaseprevention. The YMCA, 572 N. Queen St., will kick off a series of freeactivities this week ...
Curry jailing: 'a tragedy,' 'getting what he deserved'
Feb 01, 2005; ... There is no closure for the School District of Lancaster. There is only grief and mistrust. On Monday, in a Philadelphia courtroom, federal Judge LawrenceStengel sentenced former city district superintendent Ricardo Curryto two years in prison. The judge also ordered Curry, 44, ...
Armstrong building
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: I read your editorial about the creative use of the Armstrongbuilding (1/25 New Era). If you are taking a poll, I feel that the bottom floor of thatbuilding needs to be used for revitalization of downtown. The publicwill want to see how it benefits them, how ...
'I want my big-screen TV'
Feb 01, 2005; ... Sales of televisions, especially big-screen sets of 55" andlarger, are brisk as Super Bowl XXXIX approaches. And price, oftenbetween $1,000 and $4,000, doesn't seem to matter. Somewhere in Lancaster County, some lucky lady is getting a veryspecial birthday present from her husband: ...
Bad timing on pay hikes
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: While I am not opposed to the pay increases for the mayor and CityCouncil members, I question the timing. The city has cried poverty anumber of times over the past several years and there have been taxincreases. I know the job of mayor and City Council ...
Energy shortage looms
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: As most of us drive to and from work, we notice that gasolineprices have been going higher. What most people don't know is thatwe, as a country, are entering an era of energy shortages. We have been cruising along, wasting energy with no care in theworld ....
Killing crows in Pa.
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: The Humane Society of the United States applauds your outdoorseditor, Ad Crable, for shining some light on the U.S. Department ofAgriculture's Wildlife Services program in Pennsylvania (1/25 NewEra). This little-known federal agency has for some time been ...
Pack Notes
Feb 01, 2005 ... PFBC to announce in-season trout stockings In a drastic break from the past, the Pennsylvania Fish and BoatCommission will begin announcing a substantial number of in-seasontrout stockings beginning this spring. The PFBC voted at its quarterly meeting Jan. 25 on the change ....
On a dog sled with no one around forever
Feb 01, 2005; ... James R. Adams and his wife, Ubi, are globetrotters. The Lititz couple have been on adventures in Russia, Turkey,England, Ireland, and all over the U.S. Yet they've repeated a vacation only once. Early last month, theAdamses returned to Ely, Minn., for another bout of dog ...
CALENDAR
Feb 01, 2005 ... 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. 3-D shoot every Tuesday thru April 15 at Mt. Joy ...
County office harnesses the power of Internet
Feb 02, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: The Lancaster County Association of Realtors would like tocongratulate Lancaster County's recorder of deeds, Steve McDonald,for the excellent job he has done in bringing the Lancaster CountyRecorder of Deeds office into the 21st century. The automated, ...
2nd-graders get language lessons
Feb 02, 2005; ... Gail Thomson is a product of the '70s and her second-gradestudents at Eshleman Elementary School are better for it. Throughout the first half of the school year, the students havebeen learning Spanish. They culminated their educational experienceFriday by presenting a play in both ...
Solanco High staff seeking talent
Feb 02, 2005; ... A group of Solanco faculty is looking for talented communitymembers who want to benefit high school students. They need performers for the first "Solanco Minstrels Show" thismonth. The show will aid Solanco High School's Renaissance Program. Part of a nationwide program, it ...
SHORT TAKES; Auntie Anne's; Super Bowl bash; Bill Gates
Feb 02, 2005 ... So, what does Auntie Anne do for an encore? Anne F. Beiler, founder and CEO of Auntie Anne's Inc., is sellingher highly successful Gap-based company to a distant cousin, SamBeiler, and looking forward to the next chapter in her extraordinarylife. Beiler began modestly, ...
Pinewood Derby big draw this year
Feb 02, 2005; ... Across the country, Cub Scout packs are holding Pinewood Derbies,and Pack 88 from Millersville is no exception. It's a Cub Scouting tradition to race small cars created frompinewood, wheels and nails. But this year, participation in Pack 88's Pinewood Derby, held onSaturday, ...
Close-minded Dr. Nernoff
Feb 02, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: It is unfortunate that Dr. John Nernoff III chose to be pejorativein his letter of Jan. 24, which commented on the "unabashedreligiosity" of the president's inaugural ceremonies. Filled with demeaning references to God and to persons of faith,the letter is an ...
Crockett fought hard to the end, local expert finds
Feb 01, 2005; ... There was a time when the young Scribbler did not know whether hewanted to be Davy Crockett, the famous frontiersman, or Fess Parker,the furry-hatted fellow who played Crockett on TV. The Scribbler eventually switched to Clarence Darrow and moved onwith his life. So he has ...
Teens & sex: Poll results surprise
Feb 01, 2005 ... A cursory look at the results of a national poll of 1,000 teensabout their sexual habits and behaviors leads to this surprisingconclusion: Kids are a lot smarter than we adults give them creditfor. The poll, commissioned by People magazine and NBC News, found thata whopping 87 ...
It was Smithgall, after all
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: I'd like to offer a special thanks to Lancaster City Councilmembers Julianne Dickson and Harry Stoltzfus for getting Mr.Smithgall to admit that he is responsible for proposing his own payraise, should he be reelected. For the past two weeks, we heard themayor ...
Pessimistic Kerry and Demos still don't get it
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: After watching John Kerry on "Meet the Press" Sunday, I am able toconfirm the reason he is not president and the Democratic Partycontinues to stumble in national elections. Kerry, the de facto leader of the Democrats, utterly refused tocredit the Iraq ...
Columnist O'Reilly forgets
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: Perhaps Mr. Bill (O'Reilly) should stick to harassing phone callsto female underlings rather than opining in the pages of the New Era. In his column on terrorism, printed in Monday's edition, heconveniently forgot to mention that 241 Marines died in Lebanon ...
DEATHS REPORTED
Feb 01, 2005 ... Bond, Dorothy Beatrice Lillian 89, Lakeside, Willow Valley. Jan.30, 2005. Young Funeral Home, 299-7371. Brandt, Leo B. 71, husband of Eileen R. Grube Brandt, Rothsville.Jan. 30, 2005. Stradling Funeral Home, 859-1230. Davis, Florence B. 80, wife of Walter A. 'Pete' Davis, ...
CV grad is 1 of final 6 MU football candidates
Feb 01, 2005; ... Millersville University has trimmed its list of candidates toreplace Kevin Kiesel as head football coach down to six. And one of them is a Conestoga Valley grad. Jim Shiffer, MU's former offensive line coach and top localrecruiter is on the short list. He is currently ...
'We make each other better' ; New Era Players of the Week Dan Abele and Chris Fairbanks have been teammates since 5th grade, and it shows on the court for Warwick.
Feb 01, 2005; ... All it takes is eye contact. One sees the other and instinctively knows what he'll do next. Warwick's Dan Abele and Chris Fairbanks have been playingbasketball together for so long, words are no longer needed. "We kind of know where each other is on the floor," ...
Ruling by PIAA revives Ephrata's playoff hopes
Feb 01, 2005; ... PIAA says it permits members to forfeit a game without having itcount toward their total for the season, which means Ephrata couldforfeit Thursday's game at E-town and make the league playoffs. There has been an unexpected twist in Ephrata's pursuit to gainentry into the ...
And then there were 2: GOP judge field dwindles; In wake of bar association ratings, Hackman and Hetrick pull their hats from the ring.
Feb 01, 2005; ... Attorney Dennis Reinaker was the only candidate to officiallyreceive a "not recommended" rating from the Lancaster County BarAssociation in his bid for county court judge. But Reinaker still ought to be thanking the members of the barjudiciary committee. Rather than receive ...
Lifeguard classes planned
Feb 01, 2005 ... Hempfield Area Recreation Commission will offer lifeguard trainingcourses sponsored by the American Red Cross. The first course is designed for the strong swimmer who wants tobe certified as a lifeguard. Participants must attend all classes and successfully complete allskills ...
A new tax tangle
Feb 01, 2005; ... There are a couple confusing twists in the new EMS tax. What ifyou pay the tax to 2 municipalities? Or, what if you're low-income.The answer: You'll have to work to get your money back. A 73-year-old woman works two part-time jobs - one as a crossingguard in downtown Lancaster, ...
Menopause classes offered here
Feb 02, 2005 ... Lancaster General Hospital is accepting registration for fourclasses on menopause and related issues. The series, "Transitions ...from Perimenopause to Menopause," isaimed at helping women make informed health-care decisions. Dates and topics of the sessions ...
Talks on heart disease, dementia
Feb 02, 2005 ... Lancaster General Hospital will offer two free health seminars inFebruary. "Heart Attack: Improve Your Chances of Survival" will take placeMonday, Feb. 7, at Moravian Manor Retirement Community, SteinmanHall, 300 W. Lemon St., Lititz. Dr. Edward W. Supple of The Heart Group ...
Lancaster's 'pig in a poke'
Feb 02, 2005 ... Editor, New Era: "No, no, no" is the answer to the Jan. 18 headline, "Is conventioncenter a good idea?" After reading staff writer John Spidaliere's article on theBrookings Institution's study of convention centers, I read thecomplete report. It plainly warns cities like ...
1st-graders take a peek at future career options
Feb 02, 2005; ... A big, strong police officer with a gun on one hip and a billyclub on the other can be pretty intimidating to a little first-grader. So can a firefighter outfitted in black-and-yellow rubber gearwith a hatchet in hand. Joann Fry doesn't want her first-grade students at Lititz ...
Hempfield sets swim classes
Feb 02, 2005 ... Hempfield Area Recreation Commission is currently acceptingregistration for its Aquatics and Aqua Tots classes, beginningTuesday, Feb. 8. The aquatics class is being offered for both pre-school and schoolage children through Swim America, at the Hempfield sports ...
Ephrata High School budget review set
Feb 02, 2005 ... Ephrata High School will hold its STAR Committee Meeting at 6 p.m.Feb. 7, in the High School cafeteria ....
Copter crash hurts pilot at Lancaster Airport
Feb 02, 2005 ... A helicopter lies on its side at Lancaster Airport Tuesday aftertrying ...
Computer security topic of free Penn Manor seminar
Feb 02, 2005; ... Is your computer at risk for a virus? Do you know what a phishingscam is? Are you worried about the security of personal information storedon your computer? Charles Reisinger, Penn Manor School District director oftechnology, says you should be concerned about all of these ...
February blood drives planned
Feb 02, 2005 ... Lancaster Regional Health will hold several blood drives duringFebruary. The drives will be held from: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Leo's Catholic Church, 2427 MariettaAve. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at ...
DEATHS REPORTED
Feb 02, 2005 ... Ayala-Ruiz, Jonathan Jr. * 3 months old, son of Jonathan Ayala-Gonzalez Sr. and Erika M. Ruiz-Ortiz,. Jan. 31, 2005. Charles F.Snyder Funeral Home, 393-9661. Baum, Mary T. 82, wife of Eugene C. Baum, Sr., Bowmansville. Feb.1, 2005. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., (610) ...
Yoder stars as Blazers surprise Cocalico
Feb 02, 2005 ... Zach Yoder scored 13 points as Lancaster Mennonite upset Section 3champ Cocalico in a Lancaster-Lebanon League boys' basketball gameTuesday night in Denver. Cocalico clinched the Section 3 title last week and is tuning upfor the L-L League playoffs next Monday. In Tuesday ...