Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from May 2008:
Field Set For Exelon Invitational
May 01, 2008 ... The fourth golfer to fill out the field at the ExelonInvitational, hosted by Jim Furyk, was announced this week. Australian-American Aaron Baddeley will join Furyk, SteveStricker and K.J Choi at the annual four-ball tournament, scheduledfor June 2 at the ACE Club in Lafayette ...
Art Well Traveled ; One Marketing Firm, Four Artists And A Worldly Exhibit
May 01, 2008; ... First Friday Focus,|,May 2008 Her work reflects her travels back and forth between coasts andacross borders. On First Friday, textile artist Rachelle Roberts will introduceher inspirations to those visiting downtown Lancaster. Roberts, 28, is one of four artists ...
Births
May 01, 2008 ... BEILER, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel (Nancy King), 48A Prospect Road,Strasburg, a daughter, at home, Wednesday. BURKHART, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lee (Jessica Neely), Lancaster, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Sunday. BURKHOLDER, Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. (Megan Buckwalter), ...
Cycle Of Abusing' Must End, Porn Collector Warned ; Man Admits Collecting Pictures, Videos Was Despicable, Gets 4 To 23 Months In Prison.
May 01, 2008; ... Possessing child pornography, a Lancaster man told a judge thismorning, was a despicable act'' and one that he deeply regrets. Dallas Weidman, 39, told Lancaster County Court Judge Howard F.Knisely that it was a despicable act ...but I'm living my life forGod now,'' trying to put ...
Teen Faces Trial For Throwing Infant
May 01, 2008; ... After waiving his right to a preliminary hearing today, a youngColumbia man will stand trial for tossing his infant son against awooden headboard. Brandon Scott Brooks, 18, of 250 S. Eighth St., was charged withaggravated assault and child endangerment after the baby ...
Gambling End Doesn't Justify The Means Henry A. Shavepeach Bottom Expelled' A Must-See Film Anna Mae Resslerephrata Carter And Hamas Christopher Brookslancaster Sex-Offender Therapy Sarah Spidlelancaster Township
May 01, 2008 ... Re: Gib won't take the chance, New Era, April 26. Should Sen. Gib Armstrong concede to the covetous desires ofthose seeking to enrich themselves at the expense of someone elsethrough legalized gambling? It may be legal now, but is gamblingethical? Is it ethical to covet someone ...
Earnings
May 01, 2008 ... UGI Corp. on Wednesday reported a 4.9 percent increase in netprofits for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31. Net profits were $126.1 million ($1.17 a share), up from $120.2million ($1.12 a share) in the 2007 quarter. Sales grew 18.0 percentto $2.36 billion from $2.00 ...
Strasburg Mirror Hits Snag
May 01, 2008 ... At the intersection of Prospect Road and Lancaster Avenue (akaStrasburg Pike) in Strasburg is a mounted mirror on a phone pole.This is a dangerous intersection with a poor line of sight forpeople coming out Prospect Road. The mirror helps drivers on Prospect Road see cars coming at ...
9Th 50Plus Expo To Be Held May 7
May 01, 2008 ... The 9th annual Northern Lancaster County 50plus Expo will be heldWednesday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Overlook ActivitiesCenter. More than 90 exhibitors will display products and services forhelping people age 50 and older lead healthy and productive ...
Drama At The Clip
May 01, 2008; ... Enrique Arroyo's 3-run homer in the eighth lifts surgingMillersville over Slippery Rock in the first round of the PSACplayoffs. Assistant Sports Editor Enrique Arroyo didn't know for sure. It was a cool evening and the wind was working against him. Ahome run just ...
In Briefppl To Restart Maine Hydroelectric Plant Family Business Seminar At E-Town Microcomputer Users Set 3 Meetings
May 01, 2008 ... PPL Corp. said Wednesday it will restart an idle hydroelectricplant in Maine, adding 20,000 megawatts of electricity per year tothat region. In a $4.7 million project, PPL will recommission the Orono hydroplant on the Penobscot River. PPL acquired it in 1999 as part of ...
Woman In Wheelchair Struck By Bus In City
May 01, 2008; ... Area police are investigating several Wednesday accidents,including a mid-afternoon crash in which a small school bus struck awoman's motorized wheelchair at a Lancaster intersection. Terri Rohrer, 40, of the 700 block of North Duke Street, washeading north on the west side of ...
Northern Lebanongrabs Section 3 Lead
May 01, 2008; ... L-L LEAGUE BASEBALL By DAVE BYRNE, Correspondent Yesterday morning, there was a three-team logjam at the top ofthe Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 standings. Today, there's just one king of the hill. In a hotly contested showdown Wednesday night, Northern ...
Helping People Trumps Making Money ; Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tells Local Businessmen That Prosperity Should Lift Everyone.
May 01, 2008; ... A speaker who proposes businesses that don't try to make moneyand banks that lend without requiring collateral may seem like anunusual choice for the annual gathering of the county's largestbusiness group. But when the speaker won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 and builta ...
Teens Unite In Spirit-Building' Prayer ; More Than 80 L-S Students, Like Others Across County, Mark National Day Of Prayer.
May 01, 2008; ... They started a little tentatively, then their voices grewstronger in the early-morning chill outside their school. First, the boys all made a circle around the girls, and then thegirls made a circle around the boys. But this wasn't some Sadie Hawkins Day event or school dance ...
Planners Honored
May 01, 2008 ... The Lancaster Inter-Municipal Committee was among eightorganizations statewide honored recently with a Governor's Award forLocal Government Excellence. The ...
Donegal Wins Section 3 Softball Title
May 01, 2008 ... After two straight years of watching Lampeter-Strasburg High takethe Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 softball title, the DonegalIndians have regained that honor. Donegal remained the only unbeaten team in L-L league play ineither softball or baseball, shutting out Lebanon 10-0 ...
Fishing At Wal-Mart? 2 Charged In Thefts
May 01, 2008; ... Police and security officers at a suburban Wal-Mart storeinterrupted a fishing trip that two Lancaster men apparently wereplanning. Shortly before 4 a.m. today, the security staff at the 2034Lincoln Highway East Wal-Mart store spotted two men loading upplastic bags with $502 ...
Caps, Gowns, Cheers: Graduation Days Near ; Monday, May 19 Wednesday, May 21 Friday, May 23 Saturday, May 24 Friday, May 30 Saturday, May 31 Tuesday, June 3 Wednesday, June 4 Thursday, June 5 Friday, June 6 Saturday, June 7 Tuesday, June 10
May 01, 2008; ... Whether your babies go away to college or live in your house foryears to come, get ready to capture the moment your family haswaited for - graduation. Graduation season begins for Lancaster County families in alittle less than three weeks. Here's a list of graduations for ...
Proposed: Loaded Guns In Parks ; New Federal Rules Would Overturn 25-Year-Old Curbs.
May 01, 2008 ... Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed new regulationsWednesday that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in somenational parks and wildlife refuges. The new rules would allow someone to carry a loaded weapon in apark or wildlife refuge only if the person has a permit ...
Music, Comedy Night For Charity
May 01, 2008 ... The Lancaster Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation will hold itssecond annual Rock and Comedy for a Cure Friday, May 9, at theChameleon Club, 223 N. Water St. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. All proceeds willbenefit the Scleroderma Foundation. The event will ...
At 100, It's Still A Sweet Life For This Adamstown Native
May 01, 2008; ... Eat a lot of chocolate and take time to enjoy a big slice of yourfavorite pie. Myrtle M. Musselman, who turns 100 today, figures these thingsare her recipe for a long life. She does enjoy her sweets, said Stefanie Miley, director ofadmissions at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home in ...
Lancaster Mennonite Sets Camps, Classes
May 01, 2008 ... Lancaster Mennonite School will hold sports camps this summer inbasketball, field hockey, boys lacrosse, soccer, tennis and juniorhigh girls volleyball. In addition, summer enrichment opportunities will be held in thefollowing: digital video editing, coed culinary ...
Childbirth Classes Set In Ephrata
May 01, 2008 ... The Family Maternity Unit of Ephrata Community Hospital will holdthree six-week childbirth education classes beginning later thismonth. The classes are designed for the last two to three months ofpregnancy. Classes help prepare for labor and delivery usingrelaxation, breathing ...
Ducks 3, Barnstormers 1 Barnstormers' Record:
May 01, 2008 ... BARNSTORMERS GAME RECAP 2-3 THE RACE The Barnstormers are tied with York for second place in theFreedom Division. PLAYER OF THE GAME: Donaldo Mendez. The Ducks shortstop went 2-for-2 with a runscored and a sacrifice bunt. He has six hits in 16 at-bats ...
Datebookmeals Talks/Lectures Support Groups Special Events Clubs Classes Meetings
May 01, 2008 ... BARBECUE: A open-pit beef barbecue will be held from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Manor Cinema in the Manor Shopping Center,Columbia Ave. The barbecue will benefit Lancaster's minor leaguefootball team, the Atlantic Coast Patriots. Cost is $5.50 for a meal and $4 for a ...
Another Look At Photo Id For Voters
May 01, 2008 ... Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed Indiana's strict lawthat requires government-issued photo identification at the ballotbox, it's a good time to reopen the debate on a photo-ID card forvoting. Voter confidence in presidential elections was badly shakenfollowing the ...
Police - Fireschool Incidents Accidents Theft Charges Theft Crimes Disturbances Drunken Driving Vandalism
May 01, 2008 ... NEW HOLLAND: A student at Garden Spot High School, 669 E. MainSt., New Holland, had a $189 iPod stolen at the school on Tuesday,New Holland police said. LITITZ: Two eighth-graders at Warwick Middle School were involvedin a fight on April 16, and the case was turned over to ...
Book Sale Nets Library $97,884
May 01, 2008 ... The Friends of the Lancaster Public Library's three-day book salebrought in $97,884 in profits. Plenty of buyers came to the sale, held Monday to Wednesday atthe Overlook Activities Center in Manheim Township, organizers said. Sale chairwoman Pat ...
Charity Run/Walk May 17
May 01, 2008 ... The fourth annual Joe Heyer Memorial Run/Walk will be held at 9a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Paradise Park on London Vale Road,Paradise. Registration for 5-kilometer run and 2-mile walk begins at7:30 a.m. Register in advance for $17 or make a ...
Bishop Addresses Horror Of Holocaust At Memorial
May 01, 2008 ... Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said he was overwhelmed trying to imaginethe suffering of more than 1.1 million victims of Auschwitzconcentration camp when he visited it in September. He felt tremendous sorrow after touring the grounds, seeing thephotos of the innocent men, women, children ...
Good-Natured Generosity ; Wohlsen Family's $6.6M Gift To F&M: Millport Conservancy And Environmental Center.
May 01, 2008; ... When local builder Robert S. Wohlsen and family launched theMillport Conservancy in 1969, the idea of a hands-on nature andwildlife center to instill land preservation and a love for theenvironment was ahead of its time. Now, to perpetuate that nationally recognized and ...
How To Better Latino Life Here ; Report Targets Quick Fixes For Education, Jobs, Crime, Housing.
May 01, 2008; ... In the first report done on Lancaster County's Latino community,Hispanic leaders today called for sweeping but short-terminitiatives to improve the lives of the county's largest minoritypopulation. Among the recommendations they believe could be completed withinsix months ...
Homefrontcelebrate ; Endless Summer Light Up The Rain Table Top Gardener
May 01, 2008 ... This Mother's Day, give Mom a plant that keeps on blooming. A repeat-blooming hydrangea from the Endless Summer Collectioncan be planted outdoors, and flowers can be cut and brought indoors. Featured in the collection are The Original and Blushing Bride,which can be grown in a ...
Marriage Licenses
May 01, 2008 ... Donald R. Schaffner Jr., 27, of 528 E. Park St., Elizabethtown,son of Donald R. Sr. and Lorraine Schaffner, and Jacqueline R.Laird, 23, same address, daughter of William Laird and Diane Comrey. James E. Campbell, 36, of 66 Roberts Road, Nottingham, son ofGilda M. Reynolds and the ...
Hormones, Cars Topic Ofmay 13 Workshop For Women
May 01, 2008 ... Women may learn about hormones and car maintenance in the sameprogram. Balancing Your Hormones: An Interim Update on What We Know Todayis the topic of a program to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13,at Cloister Wash & Lube, 1417 Manheim Pike. The Spirit of Women wellness ...
Make Way For Ducklings ; Every Year, An Intrepid Mother Duck Marches Her Fuzzy Little Ones From Courtyard Garden To Freedom - Thanks To A Flock Of Young Helpers.
May 01, 2008; ... With the flavor of a wild West roundup, minus the dust, 150students at Lancaster Country Day School gently herded a mother duckand eight ducklings through polished hallways and to the freedom ofa small creek Wednesday morning. Even though being prodded into a forced march between ...
District 3 Boys Tennisteam Tournament
May 01, 2008 ... WHEN: Friday. WHERE: Cedar Crest and Elco high schools. SCHEDULE: Class Double-A semifinals, 9 a.m.; Class Triple-Asemifinals, 11 a.m.; Class Double-A final, consolation, 1 p.m.;Class Triple-A final, consolation, 3 p.m. MATCHUPS: Triple-A - Hempfield vs. Chambersburg at ...
Developer Gets Permit To Restore Historic Mill ; Fire-Damaged Eyesore In Manor Township To Get New Walls, Roof, Windows.
May 05, 2008; ... Maple Grove Mill, Lancaster County's oldest-standing grist mill,could soon be receiving a much-needed upgrade. Manor Township officials have issued a building permit toLancaster developer Rob Ecklin, owner of the fire-damaged ColumbiaAvenue mill, to begin restoration work on the ...
Police - Fire Digest
May 05, 2008 ... MANHEIM TWP.: Township police said Kenneth Galbraith, 32, WillowRoad, Lancaster, has been charged with driving under the influenceof intoxicants, a hit-and-run violation, and careless driving frominvestigation of a Sunday morning crash in the 1400 block of NewHolland ...
Armstrong Pension Hike? Mrs. John R. Yoststrasburg
May 05, 2008 ... Wow! Armstrong CEO Lockhart gets $10.2M. How in the world does hemake ends meet? How does this man sleep at night? My husband retired from Armstrong after working 35 years. He hasbeen retired for 17-plus years and has not received one raise in hispension - not one! Think ...
Hospice To Hold Annual Spring Fling' Tuesday
May 05, 2008 ... The third annual Spring Fling to benefit Hospice of LancasterCounty's children bereavement services will be held Tuesday at theGibraltar restaurant, 931 Harrisburg Pike. Featuring a silent auction and live jazz music by The ReeseProject, the event will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m ....
County And Ethanol Refinery Pat Lemaymanor Township
May 05, 2008 ... Jim Warner, executive director of the Lancaster County SolidWaste Management Authority, suggests that the recently approvedethanol refinery in Conoy Township was opposed only by the Nissleyfamily (New Era, April 24). In fact, some 631 people signed petitions opposing the ...
Eras Past ; This Week In Lancaster County History 25 Years Ago 50 Years Ago 75 Years Ago 100 Years Ago
May 05, 2008 ... 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. JUDGE DIES: Judge ...
Woman Loses $7,000 In Shopper Scam
May 05, 2008; ... A Lancaster woman recently lost $7,000 in a shopping-incentiveprogram that was a scam, Manheim Township police said. The woman told township police a company located in Ontario senther two checks from a secret shopper'' program. The woman was instructed to deposit the checks ...
Rx For Economic Slump: Latte & Decent Lawnmower
May 05, 2008; ... In recent years, I've followed the same pattern to start my oldpush mower the first time in the spring. I wreck my shoulder vainly yanking its starter cord one day.Then, I let it sit and the next day, it clatters to life. Just another chore of spring, like snatching pesky ...
Police Seek Woman In Shoplift, Hit-And-Run
May 05, 2008; ... A female shoplifter crashed her pickup truck into a parkedvehicle as she fled from the Lancaster Center late Thursday morning,Manheim Township police said. Police said the woman left the Uniform Solutions store, 1507Lititz Pike, at about 10:40 without paying for a $137 pair of ...
Lancaster-Lebanon League Girls Soccer Tournament
May 05, 2008 ... WHEN: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. WHERE: Penn Manor and Pequea Valley high schools Tuesday; ManheimCentral Thursday and Saturday. SCHEDULE: Tuesday at Penn Manor - Hempfield vs. Donegal, 5:30p.m.; Elizabethtown vs. Conestoga Valley, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday atPequea Valley - Penn ...
6 Arrested After City Street Fight Erupts Into Riot ; Twenty Police Officers Needed To Restore Peace.
May 05, 2008; ... What began as a fight between two women on Chester Street earlySunday morning turned into a wild melee, police said, and 20officers were needed at the scene to restore order. When the half-hour incident was over, two people, including apolice sergeant, had been hurt, and five ...
Classic Cars, Clothes Make For A Fashionable Museum Fundraiser
May 05, 2008 ... Have a bumper sticker that tells people your other car is aFerrari, or a Porsche? Well, these upscale vehicles, plus a Bentley, a Rolls Royce and aLamborghini, were at the 11th annual Artistry in Motion event heldSunday as a fundraiser for the Lancaster Museum of Art. The ...
Mount Joy Teen Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash
May 05, 2008; ... A West Hempfield Township teenager died in a two-vehicle crashlate Friday night on Prospect Road, north of Marietta Pike, townshippolice said. Pedro O. Roman, 17, of Mount Joy, died in the 10:17 p.m. crashthat happened just south of Garfield Road, said West HempfieldPolice Chief ...
F&M Opens Defense Of Lax Crown
May 05, 2008 ... Franklin & Marshall College's women's lacrosse team received abye in the first round of the NCAA Division 3 National ChampionshipTournament. The Diplomats, who are the reigning national champs, will host aregional round, set for Saturday and Sunday at F&M. The Diplomats, who ...
Deaths Reported 5/1/2008
May 01, 2008 ... Canan, Jack Morgan 66, husband of S. Louise Emmerich Canan, RockHall, MD, April 28, 2008. Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam FuneralHome, 410-778-0055 Embry, Emmerson L. 52, husband of Sandra A. (Shepard) Embry, ofMount Joy. April 25, 2008. Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, ...
How To Get Beyond Racial Tensions That Persist In America
May 03, 2008; ... Are there issues, situations or events so dark, so horrible, soevil that they are impossible to recover from? There are victims of childhood abuse who are forever scarred, whostruggle every day for the rest of their lives with issues of self-worth. There are Vietnam vets living on ...
Corrections & Clarifications
May 05, 2008 ... Clark Fennimore, who will be 21 later this month, attendsMillersville University. A story in Saturday's paper ...
Suspect In Phila. Police Shooting Sought, But Not Found, In County
May 05, 2008 ... A nationwide manhunt focused its attention on Lancaster Sunday. But the search for a suspect in the shooting death of aPhiladelphia police sergeant came up empty. FBI agents and a team of Philadelphia detectives came herelooking for Eric Floyd, 33. Floyd and two other ...
Caterpillar' To Visit Libraries In May
May 05, 2008 ... The Very Hungry Caterpillar storybook character will appear atlocal public libraries this month in celebration of Children's BookWeek. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, from author Eric ...
Witmer Voted Into National Hall Of Fame
May 05, 2008; ... Merv Witmer has been selected for induction into the NationalWrestling Hall-of-Fame. He is one of eight area luminaries who willbe honored at a banquet to be held Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. at BentCreek Country Club. Witmer, who retired as athletic director at Ephrata at the end ...
Plantation' Offensive Andrea E. Stoner Leamanbainbridge
May 05, 2008 ... The Rev. K.M. Brown's statement that The Plantation is offensiveas a housing-development name should be respected and acted on. Arguing the name was not intended to be racist does not make itacceptable. The issue is that it is still oblivious to theperspective of some potential ...
No Justification For Paying Exec That Much Diane Gunzenhauserlititz
May 05, 2008 ... In view of the recent publication of the salary of a localexecutive, I feel the need to say, For shame! This is so offensive as to be obscene. There is no man/woman whois worth that amount of money. Has this person discovered a cure forany diseases, made a plan for world peace or ...
Arts Festival Party To Be Held At Academy Of Music
May 05, 2008 ... The Lancaster Summer Arts Festival Patron Party will be held at 7p.m. Saturday, June 21, in the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, 42 N.Prince St. A story in Friday's editions stated incorrectly that the ...
Try Fixing Teens' Sagging Self-Esteem At Home
May 05, 2008; ... Ask your teenage daughter what she loves about herself. Try it. Her hair? Her complexion? Her nose? Her eyes? Her soul? You may be surprised. Like many teenage girls, her self-esteemjust might not be as high as you think. Oh, and it has ...
Robberies, Car Chase, Assault Keep Police Busy
May 05, 2008; ... Three robbery incidents on Lancaster streets, a brief vehiclepursuit in the city, and an assault at a Leola-area motel were amongincidents that kept area police busy in recent days. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, two men allegedly tried to roba pizza deliveryman at gunpoint in ...
Music To Their Ears ; Unique Classes Teach Lifetime Appreciation Through Clever Stories And Fun Games
May 05, 2008; ... Jenny Detzel wasn't too thrilled at the prospect of sittingthrough the piano recital of her friend's young daughter. She expected the usual trappings: polite smatterings of applause,the occasional sour note and a long wait between familiarperformers. But Detzel quickly ...
Blue Crabs 8, Barnstormers 7
May 05, 2008 ... BARNSTORMERS GAME RECAP BARNSTORMERS' RECORD: 2-7 THE RACE The Barnstormers trail first-place York by three games. PLAYER OF THE GAME Curtis Pride. Southern Maryland's designated hitter went 2-for-4with a double, a home run and two runs scored. His two-run ...