Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from January 2008:
Hospital donates beds, wheelchairs to Manheim retirement community
Jan 01, 2008; ... Residents at Manheim's Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Communityknow that the spirit of holiday giving is alive and well. In mid-December, the retirement community, at 3026 Mount Hope Home Road,received a donation of equipment from the Reading Hospital. The equipment ...
County rings in 2008
Jan 01, 2008; ... Song, dance and crafts draw thousands downtown to CountdownLancaster event, highlighted by a rising red rose and fireworksgreeting a new year. By 10:15 Monday night, Sue Richards had heard a jazz band,watched a dance troupe and made a blue and yellow ceramic bowl totake back to ...
Police - Fire THEFT CHARGES DRUG CHARGES THEFTS VANDALISM ACCIDENTS BURGLARY
Jan 01, 2008 ... EPHRATA: Tiffany Ann Homsher, 19, Ephrata, was charged with theftand retail theft, police said, after she allegedly stole $199 incash and $547 in merchandise, including cigarettes and ice cream,while employed as a clerk at the Turkey Hill Minit Market, HahnstownRoad. ...
Fights, drinking, gunshots abound
Jan 01, 2008; ... Police in Lancaster and other parts of county respond to numerouscalls of revelry gone awry. Reports of fights, drunkenness and gunshots made it a busy NewYear's for police in Lancaster and several other parts of thecounty. At 5 a.m today, Lancaster police were ...
The elder stateswomen of local trapshooting
Jan 01, 2008; ... Snow was melting and giving off a vapory fog not conducive topicking up 41/2-inch round orange clay pigeons zipping through theair at various angles at 40 to 50 miles per hour. Nevertheless, 79-year-old Eloise Gouge stepped into positionamong a group of men, some of whom ...
DEATHS REPORTED 1/1/2008
Jan 01, 2008; ... Diffenbaugh, Carl G. 60, of Lancaster. December 29, 2007. CharlesF. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 560-5100 Esh, John F. 51, husband of Susie Esh, of Strasburg. December 30,2007. Furman Home for Funerals, 656-6833 Fisher, Sarah A. 88, of 87 Black Horse ...
Drinking investigated in overnight accidents
Jan 01, 2008; ... Police are looking at drinking as a factor in several highwayaccidents Monday night and early today. Manheim Township police arrested Devin R. Hershey, 25, of 225Pulte Road, for suspected drunken driving after his car struck abarn along Fruitville Pike, near Red Rose ...
10 local districts vow to honor caps on 2008-09 tax increases
Jan 01, 2008; ... Six others won't rule out trying to exceed state-assigned limits,which range from 4.4 to 6.3 percent here. How it works Why this timearound? What districts did for 2007-08 It might not take their breath away, but residents of 10 localschool districts are all but guaranteed not to ...
Fire severely burns W. Hempfield home
Jan 01, 2008; ... A West Hempfield Township family was left homeless Monday nightwhen fire severely damaged their house on Concordia Road. Glenn and Anna Mae Hertzler and their three children were nothome when the fire was discovered shortly after 6 p.m., fireofficials said. ...
12 homicides in county during '07
Jan 01, 2008; ... Murders of Manheim Township family members account for 3 of thevictims. A dozen people in Lancaster County were killed by others duringthe past year. Two babies and two women were killed in four separate domesticincidents that turned violent, police said. ...
Blasts Quirky blasts welcome a new year
Jan 01, 2008; ... The noisemakers blared, the confetti flew and - for the firsttime - the pingpong balls dropped to start off 2008. About 1,000people filled Strasburg's town square Monday night to mark theborough's first New Year's Eve celebration and kick off its yearlong275th anniversary celebration ....
1st 2008 baby arrives at 1:55 a.m.
Jan 01, 2008 ... The first baby of the new year at a local hospital arrived at1:55 a.m. today. The baby ...
Religious test' already outlawed by Constitution Karl E. Moyer, Lancaster Township Sputnik revisited? James H. Edsall, Elizabethtown Fiddler' cast says thanks Chris Crowthers, New York City End violence at home David W. Greiner, Lancaster MT property sale hit Bill Scaduto, Punta Gorda, Fla.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Letters to the Editor Editor, New Era: Columnist Carol Petersen posits well (29 December) about thingsto be limited or avoided in presidential campaigns. She lists personal preferences, of course, not matters ofofficial public policy, but she ...
Schools and Colleges
Jan 01, 2008; ... DEAN'S LIST Rochester Inst. of Tech U. of Cincinnati Zachary Miller, son of Dan and Barb Miller, of Columbia, has beennamed to the dean's list for the fall quarter at the RochesterInstitute of Technology. He is a first-year student in the Kate Gleason College ...
Beijing OR BUST
Jan 01, 2008; ... Manheim Central grad Tyler Benner is close to making the U.S.Olympic archery team, which will compete this summer in China. LOCAL SPORTS SPECIAL Tyler Benner's New Year's resolution checklist is a lot like anyother 22-year-old's. Finish up final ...
New year will get off to a cold and windy start
Jan 01, 2008; ... Break out the coat - the heavier one with a hood. It's going tobecome windy and cold over the next few days. An Arctic front will move across Lancaster County today, saidJohn LaCorte, meteorologist with the National Weather Service atState College. "It's not ...
People in the Service
Jan 01, 2008 ... David Luttermoser Stephen Frederick Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Luttermoser, son ofConnie and David Luttermoser, of Lititz, recently graduated fromMachinery Technician School at the Coast Guard Training Center,Yorktown, Va. He is a 2005 ...
Bullet falls through windshield of car parked on E. King St.
Jan 01, 2008; ... It happens every New Year's Eve. Revelers shoot guns up in theair at midnight to blast in the new year. And they probably never think they are doing any harm. But on Monday night, one of those errant bullets came down on thecar of Celsa Echevarria, 24, of ...
Fond memories of a father-son cup-cheese conspiracy
Jan 01, 2008; ... How old is that gas station? Couple shares birthday parties TheBlack Bumper exclusion? The pause in production of cup cheese by Shenk's Foods hasprompted a gnashing of teeth from Paradise to Pequea. One of the gnashers is Lancaster attorney Andrew H. Appel, ...
Hershey closes out year with bang
Jan 01, 2008; ... AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE By HAROLD ZEIGLER HERSHEY - The highlight of the Hershey Bears' season thus farmight have come on the final day of 2007. With a near-sellout crowd of 10,009 on hand in Giant Center onNew Year's Eve, the Bears handed the ...
Intriguing opponent for F&M in Sponaugle
Jan 01, 2008; ... LOCAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL By HAROLD ZEIGLER After an extended holiday break, the county's three men's collegebasketball teams return to the hardwood this week. F&M and Millersville play Wednesday. Elizabethtown plays Friday. Only F&M ...
New year of hope on open records
Jan 01, 2008; ... A cynic might chalk it up to malicious design. A year that set the stage for true reform in Harrisburg has endedwith very little accomplished. Sure, the House and Senate adopted new rules that should preventa repeat of the infamous 2005 midnight pay raise. ...
Quirky blasts welcome a new year
Jan 01, 2008; ... Pingpong balls join confetti, giant M&M and shoe over Lancastercommunities as their residents look skyward to welcome 2008. and CHAD UMBLE The noisemakers blared, the confetti flew and - for the firsttime - the pingpong balls dropped to start off 2008. ...
NEW ERA HEALTHY HABITS CLUB
Jan 01, 2008; ... TOP RESOLUTION: LOSE WEIGHT The results are in. That tried-and-true New Year's resolution - "to lose weight" -tops the tallied projected 2008 goals from myGoals.com. The most common amount people reported they wanted to lose was 10pounds. ...
Calendar
Jan 01, 2008 ... TODAY Indoor handgun practice range, 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday at ManheimSportsmen's Assn. Lead-only bullets and no magnums. NRA-certifiedrange officer on duty. Cost: $5 for nonmembers. Call 665-7093 or 569-1153 for information. Public hike, led by Lancaster ...
Pack notes
Jan 01, 2008 ... Hunter fined $5,000 for illegal deer kills 33 of 40 takePennsylvania elk Landmark settlement on train spill A Quarryville-area hunter has been fined $5,000 by Iowa officialsfor abandoning a dead or injured deer and illegal possession of asecond one. Iowa Department ...
THE BEAT
Jan 01, 2008 ... Women's strength training AHA donations Free informational meetings for the Penn State CooperativeExtension Strong Women strength-training classes will be held at9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday. Meetings will be held at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 ArcadiaRoad, ...
Intriguing opponent for F&M in Sponaugle
Jan 01, 2008; ... LOCAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL By HAROLD ZEIGLER After an extended holiday break, the county's three men's collegebasketball teams return to the hardwood this week. F&M and Millersville play Wednesday. Elizabethtown plays Friday. Only F&M will be at home. The Diplomats host the ...
Hershey closes out year with bang
Jan 01, 2008; ... AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE By HAROLD ZEIGLER HERSHEY - The highlight of the Hershey Bears' season thus farmight have come on the final day of 2007. With a near-sellout crowd of 10,009 on hand in Giant Center onNew Year's Eve, the Bears handed the first-place PhiladelphiaPhantoms ...
Quirky blasts welcome a new year
Jan 01, 2008; ... Pingpong balls join confetti, giant M&M and shoe over Lancastercommunities as their residents look skyward to welcome 2008. andCHAD UMBLE The noisemakers blared, the confetti flew and - for the firsttime - the pingpong balls dropped to start off 2008. About 1,000 people ...
Fond memories of a father-son cup-cheese conspiracy
Jan 01, 2008; ... How old is that gas station? Couple shares birthday parties TheBlack Bumper exclusion? The pause in production of cup cheese byShenk's Foods has prompted a gnashing of teeth from Paradise toPequea. One of the gnashers is Lancaster attorney Andrew H. Appel, whohappens to live in ...
Blasts Quirky blasts welcome a new year
Jan 01, 2008; ... The noisemakers blared, the confetti flew and - for the firsttime - the pingpong balls dropped to start off 2008. About 1,000people filled Strasburg's town square Monday night to mark theborough's first New Year's Eve celebration and kick off its yearlong275th anniversary celebration ....
Police - Fire THEFT CHARGES DRUG CHARGES THEFTS VANDALISM ACCIDENTS BURGLARY
Jan 01, 2008; ... EPHRATA: Tiffany Ann Homsher, 19, Ephrata, was charged with theftand retail theft, police said, after she allegedly stole $199 incash and $547 in merchandise, including cigarettes and ice cream,while employed as a clerk at the Turkey Hill Minit Market, HahnstownRoad. EPHRATA: Carmen D ....
He's ready to go
Jan 02, 2008; ... A shopping cart and a toilet aren't normally this much fun -unless Jim Slagel gets his hands on them. Picture this: You're driving down the Willow Street Pike and yousee a shopping cart cruising along at 35 mph. Or is it a go-kart? And who's that crazy ...
Corrections & Clarifications
Jan 02, 2008 ... The chart about school taxes in Tuesday's editions should havesaid that Ephrata has not promised to stay at its state-imposed capfor the 2008-09 school year. The New Era regrets the error. --- Andrea Johnson's last name was incorrect in a photo caption ...
Police - Fire Digest
Jan 02, 2008 ... BRECKNOCK TWP.: Someone stole an 8-foot blow-up snowman from thefront yard of Michael Rogers, 51, of the 200 block of PleasantValley Road, East Earl, at about 11 p.m. Monday, Ephrata statepolice said. The theft loss is $90. The thieves may have fled in awhite Ford pickup truck. ...
Sincere, patient and - after 34 years - retiring
Jan 02, 2008; ... Gail Stump has served over 6 million meals in her 3-plus decadesas Meals on Wheels director here, a job she says she "loved everyminute" of. There's nothing fancy about her office at Meals on Wheels. The walls have wood panels. A few pictures that are glued puzzlesof ...
A burst of brrrr! then some aaah!
Jan 02, 2008; ... Today and Thursday are going to be the coldest days of the winterseason so far, according to Millersville University meteorologistEric Horst. "There's an arctic air mass settling right over us," Horst says."Tonight we're going to be in the mid-to-upper teens and ...
Iowa can seal deal,' or open voters to change HOW IMPORTANT IS WIN IN IOWA?
Jan 02, 2008; ... Political experts here see first votes in '08 presidentialcampaign as "highly influential" to final outcome. Though it's half a nation and three months removed fromPennsylvania's primaries, what happens Thursday in Iowa living roomsand fire halls matters to us. If a ...
Burglars hit storage unit in Narvon; victim out $70K
Jan 02, 2008; ... Several thefts occurred in northern Lancaster County over the NewYear's holiday, including one in which the victim reported a $70,000loss. Burglars broke into a locked self-storage unit in BrecknockTownship and stole or damaged radio-controlled airplanes andaccessories, ...
Woman, 84, recovering after crash that closes Route 222
Jan 02, 2008; ... A Northampton County woman was among those injured in areatraffic accidents during the New Year's holiday period. Mary Buch, 84, of Bath, was driving south on Route 222 in WestEarl Township late Tuesday morning when she lost control of her FordTaurus near the Miley Road ...
Courthouse remodeling Howard L. Snoke Warwick Township
Jan 02, 2008 ... Editor, New Era: Do the present and future commissioners realize what the countydebt service is today? We are up to our eyeballs in debt and theywant $34 million more to remodel the courthouse for the new judges. Will anyone listen to the taxpayers? We ...
Chinese language classes in Manheim Twp.
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Manheim Township School District will host Mandarin Chineselanguage courses for adult students. Chinese I will be taught Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 19, and ChineseII will be taught Thursdays, beginning Feb. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. atManheim Township Middle School. ...
State's ATV plan courts disaster
Jan 02, 2008; ... All-terrain vehicles have a short wheel base, a high center ofgravity and soft tires, which make them great for trail riding onpublic or private land. The same design qualities, however, make ATVs difficult to handleon pavement - which is why a state Department of ...
Dance/movement class for kids
Jan 02, 2008 ... Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation Services is offeringKinderCombo, a developmental dance/movement class with anintroduction to tap and ballet. The class is from 8-8:45 p.m. Tuesdays, from Jan. 8 to Feb. 12,for ...
Births
Jan 02, 2008 ... BEILER, Mr. and Mrs. Elam S. (Malinda B. Fisher), 1161 LancasterPike, Drumore, a daughter, at Jennersville Regional Hospital, WestGrove, Tuesday. BEILER, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Z. (Rebecca F. Stoltzfus), 281Pencroft Drive South, Holtwood, a daughter, at Jennersville ...
Drop in deer population Jim Grube New Providence
Jan 02, 2008 ... Editor, New Era: What happened to our state animal? I am addressing the deer-hunting situation in any area open topublic hunting in our state. The Game Commission has basically destroyed our state animal, thewhite-tailed deer. ...
DEATHS REPORTED 1/2/2008
Jan 02, 2008; ... Autry, Stanley Leroy 51, of Lancaster. December 28, 2007. AndrewT. Scheid Funeral Home, 872-2266 Bair, Mary M. 102, of Brethren Village, December 30, 2007. BuchFuneral Home, 665-4341. DeMuth, Emma B. 87, wife of William E. DeMuth, Jr., of Carlisle,December ...
Wrestler cited in assault on ref
Jan 03, 2008; ... A high school wrestler from Montgomery County faces charges forallegedly assaulting the referee who disqualified him during lastweek's tournament at Manheim Central High School. Police said the boy screamed obscenities at the referee, madeverbal threats to kill him, and ...
Commissioners say good-bye to great 4 years'
Jan 03, 2008; ... Kind words as county leaders depart. The board of county commissioners, which makes its exit Friday,ended its last public meeting with many tears, a few chuckles andone declaration of love. "I love you guys," Lancaster resident April Koppenhaver confessedWednesday to ...
2nd straight loss for MU
Jan 03, 2008; ... Staff report The Millersville University men's basketball team returned fromthe holiday break to face its toughest stretch of the season - sixof its next seven games on the road. The first game of that stretch didn't go well. The Marauders ...
Parrish signs with Blue Jays
Jan 03, 2008; ... Staff report TORONTO - John Parrish, the former McCaskey star and six-yearveteran with the Baltimore Orioles, signed a minor-league contractWednesday with the Toronto Blue Jays. Terms were not disclosed, although he will be invited to trainingcamp with the ...
Improve English' Harry Waller Lancaster
Jan 03, 2008 ... Letter Editor, New Era: Regarding Monday's New Era, on the front page: "Resolved ...improve Spanish." Why? ...
Thanksgetting Day: time to reassess
Jan 03, 2008; ... Traditionally, the Christmas season begins immediately afterThanksgiving Day. The custom is widely observed in the UnitedStates, so everyone knows when the season starts. But when does itend? For most folks, the Christmas season simply peters out early inJanuary. Why? ...
Bone-chilling cold - but it won't last
Jan 03, 2008 ... Lancaster County is in the grips of its coldest air in two years ... as you can tell from the visible puffs of breath from theseconstruction workers at the site of Lancaster's new conventioncenter early today. The overnight low was 16 degrees, and today'sdaytime high was only forecast to ...
Exchange students need host families
Jan 03, 2008 ... AYUSA Global Youth Exchange, a nonprofit organization, is lookingfor host families in the Lancaster area. The family would host a high school student for the springsemester, starting this month. All students are fully-screened andinterviewed, and have worked hard for the ...
Fantastic finish
Jan 03, 2008; ... Boys Cedar Crest still unbeaten after triple-overtime win overHempfield Assistant Sports Editor LEBANON - When it was finally over, everyone knew this wasn'tyour typical night in the gymnasium. The game's star player said he was never going to forget ...
Characters in The Cool' don't need Lupe Fiasco's explanations
Jan 03, 2008; ... CD review Lupe Fiasco is worried about our skills of extrapolation. He gives up the subtext of his new album "The Cool," with littleto no prodding. In an interview with Pitchfork that was more like amonologue, Fiasco fully detailed the subtleties of his ...
Rep. Bear will run for re-election
Jan 03, 2008; ... Freshman lawmaker says he will continue working for reform instate Legislature. Republican State Rep. John C. Bear announced today that he isseeking a second term in the state House. Bear, a 35-year-old Lititz resident, said he will keep pushingfor passage of reform ...
Fire destroys small greenhouse in Pequea
Jan 03, 2008; ... An early morning fire sparked by a malfunctioning heaterdestroyed a small greenhouse in Pequea today, causing about $1,000damage. Conestoga Fire Chief Paul H. Thomas said the 15-by-30-footplastic structure owned by Jeffrey Leed, 1329 River Hill Road, wascompletely ...
Ag preservation; Gettysburg; taxes
Jan 03, 2008; ... SHORT TAKES All who appreciate the vast farming community of Lancaster Countyand the many ways it enriches our lives should take satisfaction inthis accomplishment by the nonprofit Lancaster Farmland Trust: Thetrust ended 2007 with 35 farms and 2,252 acres of preserved ...
Cedar Crest now alone in 1st place
Jan 03, 2008; ... The Falcons held on for a 46-43 win Wednesday night at Hempfield.Girls The game was over. Carrie Sheffey drilled both ends of a 1-and-1 with 17.4 secondsto go to give Cedar Crest a 46-40 lead over Hempfield in Landisvilleon Wednesday night. Players ...
Man charged in thefts from parked vehicles
Jan 03, 2008; ... Could it have been the stolen credit cards police found in thecar? Or was it the suspect's picture on the stolen camera cell phonesthat gave him away? Whatever it was, Osvaldo Felix, 36, Lancaster, was chargedWednesday with a number of crimes, including ...
Burger King boss again cited for harassment
Jan 03, 2008; ... For second time in five months, restaurant manager allegedlyroughs up teenage employees. For the second time in five months, a manager at a fast-foodrestaurant on Lititz Pike faces a harassment charge from an incidentinvolving an employee, Manheim Township police report. ...
Alejandro Gutierrez
Jan 03, 2008; ... Face in the crowd Age - 17 School - Mount Calvary Christian School, senior Favorite class - physics Favorite food - chili Favorite song - "The Balancing Act"; Favorite singer - JohnFrancis; Favrite group - Cool ...