Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from October 2008:
Obama Lead Widens In Pivotal Pa. ; F&M Poll Finds Him 7 Points Up While Other Statewide Survey Shows 15- Point Advantage. Public Cites Concerns About Economy And Palin.
Oct 01, 2008; ... So much for the Palin Effect. Democrat Barack Obama, buoyed by voters who believe he is morecapable of handling the ongoing economic woes, is picking upmomentum and holds a sizeable lead in Pennsylvania, a new Franklin &Marshall College Poll shows. The U.S. senator from ...
Perseverance Plus ; Family Weathers War And A Hurricane To Keep Restaurant Up And Running
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dining Out|||Rice & Noodles By SUSAN JURGELSKI Hardship could have been a recipe for disaster for thisVietnamese restaurant. Displaced first from Vietnam, then from New Orleans, this family-owned and run restaurant has changed names and locations but not ...
The Pain That Lingers ; For Children Who Survived Nickel Mines School Tragedy Two Years Ago Thursday, The Emotional Scars Just Won't Heal.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Two years have passed since a gunman entered an Amish school inNickel Mines, dismissed the teacher and all the boys and shot 10girls, killing five, before killing himself. The brutal massacre of innocent children stunned the communityand shocked the world. Even now, some ...
Dish
Oct 01, 2008; ... SIGN OF THE TIMES?: Sloppy Janes Cafe & Deli (1831 Columbia Ave.,Lancaster, 295-1300) has lowered prices on 80 of its sandwiches, inhopes of keeping the 10-year-old shop open, co-owner BrianBrombacher says. The shop, located in Wheatland Shopping Center since 2003,specializes in ...
Pitfalls Of Politics From The Pulpit
Oct 01, 2008 ... This past Sunday was "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." You may have missedit. Fact is, most churchgoers did. Only a handful of churches from around the nation participated inthe initiative, where 33 pastors in 22 states endorsed onepresidential candidate or another from the pulpit. They did ...
Paul Newman's Respect For Fire Service Recalled ; Misreading Obama 'Dreams' Debating The Debate Palin Bashing The Truth About Palin
Oct 01, 2008 ... It is a truly sad notice regarding the passing of Paul Newman.However, in 1974, an action thriller on the big screen titled, "TheTowering Inferno," starred Newman as Doug Roberts, a structuralarchitect. It became a huge hit with firefighters and code-enforcement persons everywhere and ...
Beware Amtrak Delays ; Penny For Your Thought Facts On Home Rule New Bailout Terms
Oct 01, 2008 ... Amtrak is one of the only mass-transit services our area has tooffer. Unfortunately, a lot of us live in Lancaster County but workin Philadelphia. Driving the turnpike daily will shorten your lifedue to accidents and road rage, as well as the cost of gas. Becausemost of us would like to ...
Crash, Spill Tie Up Traffic In County's Northwest
Oct 01, 2008; ... An accident and a second mishap, only a few miles apart,disrupted the morning commute early today for motorists innorthwestern Lancaster County. A "vehicle accident with entrapment" was reported at theintersection of Donegal Springs and Endslow roads, just north ofMaytown, around ...
Rehab Center Has Extras For Children
Oct 01, 2008 ... Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center is offering a range of programsfor children with disabilities this fall. Programs, for ages 3 to 21, include bumper bowling, dance, floorhockey, swimming, baking and ...
Ephrata High To Boost Security
Oct 01, 2008 ... Ephrata High School will increase its security Thursday in lightof a threat found written in a boys' rest room, according to aletter sent home with students this week. The threat was written in pencil on the bottom part of a toilet-paper dispenser. It was found Friday ...
Ex-Offender Back In Jail
Oct 01, 2008; ... Police have arrested a missing East Hempfield Township man who isconsidered a convicted sex offender under Pennsylvania's Megan'sLaw. William Nelson Schickel, 53, whose last known address was in the2800 block of Scenic Drive, was arrested Tuesday evening byLancaster ...
Albee Tickets On Sale Today
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tickets go on sale today for the program honoring legendaryplaywright Edward Albee as recipient of the first Creativity Awardgiven by the Pennsylvania Academy of Music. Tickets for the Oct. 15 program cost $50 each They includeadmission to a cocktail reception, a concert and a ...
Drug Court Graduate: 'I Think I'm A Miracle' ; Judge Highlights Success Of County Program In First Installment Of Educational Series.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Beth Cintron's life was a mess. As a shy teenager from Conestoga, she began drinking, thenpartying. By the time she was in her 20s, she was a full-fledged crackaddict, she told about 35 people Tuesday at the Heritage & Horizonsadult educational series at Church of the ...
View Of Future At Center's Crest ; "Topping Off" Ceremony Marks Milestone In $170 Million Downtown Project.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Lancaster City's largest economic development project reached animportant - if ceremonial - milestone this morning with the "toppingoff" of the convention center and attached Marriott hotel. About 150 city and county officials, representatives of the localtourism industry, city and ...
Habitat For Humanity Asks Commissioners For Property
Oct 01, 2008; ... Lancaster County Commissioners again brought up the idea today ofunloading some county-owned property. At their regular meeting, commissioners opened a discussion on aproposal from Habitat for Humanity to build 25 houses on a roughlynine-acre property in the city's southwest. The ...
Create, Thrive, Be Gone: Michael Mitchell's Legacy
Oct 01, 2008; ... I'll always remember Michael Mitchell's handshake. It was firm, sometimes bordering on crushing. And it was invariably followed by a smile and a laugh and anenthusiastic willingness to begin another conversation about thething he loved so much: theater. People who go ...
Births
Oct 01, 2008 ... BEACHY, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. (Christina Lafy), Elizabethtown,a daughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Monday. BIRES, Kiersten, Manheim, and Logan N. Cahill, Decatur, Ala., adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Tuesday. GLICK, Mr. and Mrs. Levi K. (Linda King), Drumore, a ...
Divorces
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas granted the followingdivorces on Friday, Sept. 26: Kimberly K. Leaman, East Earl, and Curtis Leaman, East Earl. Theywere married June 30, 2000. Michael C. Brechtlein, Reinholds, and Jacqueline Brechtlein,Denver. They were married May ...
Datebookclubs Special Events Classes Trips
Oct 01, 2008 ... AQUARIUM: The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County will hold an All-Aquatics Swap Meet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at theEden Resort Inn, 222 Eden Road. The public is invited. The free event will feature vendors selling livestock, plants,aquarium accessories and other ...
'Ephrata Lock-Up' To Help Mda
Oct 01, 2008 ... More than 100 Ephrata-area business people are expected to be"arrested and serve time" in a mock jail at Bright's Restaurant onOct. 8 to raise money for people with neuromuscular disease inLancaster County. Participants in the Ephrata Lock-Up, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., willhave to ...
Taco Bell Boss Here Accused In Sex Suit ; U.S. Alleges Firm Allowed General Manager To Harass Female Workers.
Oct 01, 2008; ... A federal agency has accused the operator of two Taco Bellrestaurants here of allowing sexual harassment and a hostile workenvironment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said today it hasfiled suit in Harrisburg federal court, alleging that Penn Tacopermitted misconduct ...
Superior Ratings For Local Piano Students
Oct 01, 2008 ... Several local piano students recently received superiorperformance ratings at the Philadelphia Regional Festival of theNational Federation of Music Clubs. They are: Elizabeth Marsch, a junior at Manheim Township High School anddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard ...
Smoketown Diner Relives The '50S ; Bon Ton Renovation Zap & Co. Co-Op
Oct 01, 2008; ... A new '50s-themed restaurant, DJ's Taste of the 50's is almostready in Smoketown. The diner, at 2410 Old Philadelphia Pike, is expected to open bythe end of this month or in early November. It is being built byD.J. Kling and her husband, Gerald, who own the Country Living Innnext ...
Who's News
Oct 01, 2008 ... Fulton Bank and its Fulton Mortgage Co. division have appointedRob W. Jones and Debra L. Bortz to management positions. Fulton Bank has named Jones branch manager of its Penn Squareoffice. Jones, of Mountville, joined the bank in 1990. Mostrecently, he was branch manager of its ...
Mock Conventions At Mt, Warwick
Oct 01, 2008 ... Local legislators, campaign managers, reporters, pollsters andparty strategists will take part in two mock political conventionsto be held at Manheim Township and Warwick high schools this week. Hosted by state Rep. John Bear, who partnered with LancasterNewspapers Inc., the events ...
Police - Firedrunken Driving Burglary Thefts Disturbances Vandalism
Oct 01, 2008 ... MANHEIM TWP: Michael R. Hufford, 50, of 1407 Fruitville Pike, wasarrested for suspected drunken driving, police said, after hecrashed into another car, driven by Lloyd Mason of Perryville, Md.Mason's car was stopped for a traffic light on the Lititz Pike nearthe Golden Triangle Shopping ...
Manheim Expo Will Feature 53 Exhibitors
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Manheim Area Chamber of Commerce will host its ninth-annualBusiness Expo on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9 and 10, at the ManheimCentral High School gym. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. onFriday. Participating this year will be 53 area businesses ...
Q-Ville Lions Revving Up For Oct. 11 Garage Tour
Oct 01, 2008; ... By ROXANNE TODD, Correspondent Member of the Quarryville Lions Club invites the public to jointhem Saturday, Oct. 11, on a Fall Garage Tour of six locally ownedgarages in southern Lancaster County. "We're featuring Hummers, muscle cars, Jeeps, antique cars,classic cars, ...
Car Show Oct. 18 In Mount Nebo
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Second Annual Hot Cars & Hot Dogs auto show will be held rainor shine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Mount NeboUnited Methodist Church, 673 Martic Heights Drive, Mount Nebo. Registration for the event, which includes vehicles from 1980 andearlier, begins at ...
Picture Pays The Annual Rent For Octoraro Art Association
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Charles X. Carlson Octoraro Art Association's artists puttheir best works forward Sunday for their landlord - the ChesterWater Authority - during their annual "Picture of the Year" event. For the association, the last Sunday of September signals thatit's time to pay the rent, ...
Sale To Benefit 2 Good Causes
Oct 01, 2008; ... Aiding those less fortunate in the community and building aplayground to better serve 150 nursery school children are tasksthat Barry and Janet Smith take seriously To that end, the couple will hold a Flower and Woodcraft BenefitSale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at ...
Paterno: 'A Road Trip's A Road Trip' ; The 5-0 Nittany Lions Should Win At 2-2 Purdue, But Penn State Is Just 10-21 In Big Ten Road Games This Decade.
Oct 01, 2008; ... The next item on Penn State's seasonal checklist: winning on theroad in the Big Ten. The next stop on the schedule: A Big Ten road game, at PurdueSaturday. "I think a road trip's a road trip," coach Joe Paterno saidduring his media teleconference Tuesday. "We've ...
Girl Power ; Warwick Stands Alone After Wins Over 3 Previously Unbeaten Teams
Oct 01, 2008; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY By DUSTIN LEED / Sports Staff If there was a question coming into Tuesday's Lancaster-LebanonLeague girls cross country showdown as to which team had the upperhand, Warwick coach Ed Nixdorf answered it plain and simple. "I ...
Spartans Top Cv To Take Control In Section Two ; The Buckskins Made A Run In The Third Game, But Garden Spot Went On To Keep Its Game Unbeaten Streak Intact.
Oct 01, 2008; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL By KEVIN FREEMAN / Assistant Sports Editor With a seemingly comfortable 13-5 lead in the third game of amatch it already led two games to none, the Garden Spot High Schoolgirls volleyball team may have already had one foot on the ...
Streaks, Knights To Meet For Title
Oct 01, 2008 ... L-L LEAGUE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM TOURNAMENT Staff report Get ready for Hempfield-Manheim Township Round 2. The two Section One powers will face off Friday for the Lancaster-Lebanon League Team Tennis Championship at a site and time to bedetermined. Hempfield ...
Deaths Reported 10/1/2008
Oct 01, 2008 ... Crognale, Alba D. 84, wife of Anthony B. Crognale, of Greenville.September 29, 2008. Loutzenhiser-Jordan Colonial Funeral Home, 724-588-5800 Emmons, Mark 23, of Lancaster. September 29, 2008. BachmanFuneral Home, 687-7644 Ferguson, Helen A. 69, of Conestoga. September 30, ...
Cab Driver Reported Missing
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Friendly Taxi cab and its driver were reported missing earlythis morning and by press time, according to a dispatcher at theEast Orange Street business, the driver was still missing. Around 5:30 a.m., Lancaster City Police broadcast a "be on thelookout," report ...
'The Flower Lady' ; This Spunky 92-Year-Old Has Been Turning Her Labor Of Love Into Blue Ribbons At The New Holland Fair For 50 Years.
Oct 02, 2008; ... Wednesday was the biggest day of the year for Marian Miller. The 92-year-old firecracker has entered flowers in the NewHolland Farmer's Fair nearly every year for the last half century. Wednesday was judging day and once again, the 4-foot-6 womandubbed "The Flower Lady" showed ...
Strap It On Go-Getter Fall Lawn Tips
Oct 02, 2008; ... Here's to quiet drying. Intromark's No Bang! adjustable elastic Velcro clothes-dryerstrap stabilizes shoes and soft toys through heat-resistant suction. The strap adheres to the inner rim or inside door of a dryer andalso keeps the dryer door closed when drying. Cost is ...
Repeat In Game 2? Myers Faces Tough Foe In Sabathia Nlds Game 2
Oct 02, 2008; ... PHILADELPHIA - The last time Brett Myers faced the MilwaukeeBrewers - Sept. 14 - he tossed a two-hitter to cap what became forthe Phillies a season-turning four-game sweep at Citizens Bank Park. So how much of that experience will the right-hander rely on whenhe takes the hill here ...
Palin Has The Experience Donald Feltywarwick Township
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Rev. Leonard Christian and Minister Howard Payne had a letterin Saturday's New Era knocking Gov. Sarah Palin for having toolittle experience. They said that Biden was a good choice and thatHillary Clinton is also qualified. The truth is that Gov. Palin has more executive ...
Mennonite, Hempfield Among Key Winners In Tight Races
Oct 02, 2008; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY By PETE KAUFFMAN / Sports Staff There's nothing like a playoff atmosphere in regular-season games- provided all of the participants perform like there's somethingriding on the outcome. Such was the case for three of four L-L League ...
Sdl Botches Graduation Carol S. Brownlancaster
Oct 02, 2008 ... I have been angry at the School District of Lancaster, inparticular, J.P. McCaskey High School, since June. Recently, Ilearned something else that really has me boiling. My son was scheduled to graduate in June. While not the beststudent, he was looking forward to his graduation ...
Baby Mary Anne Leaves Legacy Of Helping Others Rachel Moore, M.D.Board Chairshare Of Lancaster, Inc.
Oct 02, 2008 ... On Thursday, Sept. 25, I was privileged to attend a movingservice held at the gravesite of Lancaster's Baby Mary Anne, aninfant tragically found dead in a Dumpster last year. Through the efforts of local heroine Dolores Yecker, this littlegirl was given a proper burial. And ...
Mccain Goes For 'Glitz' Judy Ginterpequea
Oct 02, 2008 ... The vice president of the United States has only two jobs. Thefirst is to vote as a tie-breaker in Congress and the second is toassume the presidency if anything should happen to the president. Both parties seem to agree that Sarah Palin is not ready toassume the presidency of the ...
Demora Lifts L-S To Key Crunch-Time Victory ; The Pioneers Move Five Points Ahead Of Elco In Section 3 With Four Games To Play.
Oct 02, 2008; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER By DAVE BYRNE / Sports Staff It was a game that could age a young coach in a hurry. And send a veteran coach to the rest home. Fortunately, neither Lampeter-Strasburg High's Donnie Spanglernor Elco's Mike Seigfried seemed the ...
Obama's Thin Resume Betty Bucklenlancaster
Oct 02, 2008 ... I am writing in response to Mr. Spigelmyer's letter of Sept. 23,"Wise Up, Republicans." His letter quite pointedly exemplified the type of people whowill cast a vote for Obama come Nov. 4 - mature and knowledgeablecitizens armed with the right to cast an informed vote. As a ...
A Sound Move For School-Bus Safety ; Electronic Surveillance Is As Much A Deterrent To Unruly Behavior On School Buses As It Is A Record Of A Particular Incident.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Civil libertarians may get their shirttails in a bunch overproposed legislation that would permit bus companies and schooldistricts to record sound on school buses. But it's a worthwhile idea that could help school officials morequickly and accurately locate and stop troublemakers ...
Cancer Screenings Pennie And Dennis Eberlymanheim Township
Oct 02, 2008 ... We've noticed that there are are many free screenings for malesfor prostate cancer, but don't ...
Masterpiece Theatre On Turf ; Hamels Gives Phils First Win On October Stage Since '93.
Oct 02, 2008; ... PHILADELPHIA - He was perfect through the first four innings, andby the time Corey Hart stroked an opposite-field single to rightwith two outs in the fifth to become Milwaukee's first baserunner,Phillies lefty Cole Hamels was well on his way to a fall classic. Game 1 of this NLDS ...
Drive Planned For Domestic Violence Shelter Supplies
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Adamstown Area Women's Club will hold its annual collectiondrive for the Domestic Violence Shelter in Lancaster County from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11, at theDollar Tree on Route 272 in Ephrata. Needs include ...
Drunken Driving Assault Theft Charges Theft Vandalism Disturbances
Oct 02, 2008; ... MANHEIM TWP.: Sarah E. Blumbergs, 21, Mount Joy, was arrested forsuspected drunken driving around 1 a.m. today after state policesaid she was stopped on Route 283 near Route 30 for driving withouther headlights illuminated. One of her passengers, Trooper SeanWaters said, was too ...
Country Day To Honor Distinguished Alumni
Oct 02, 2008 ... Lancaster Country Day School is planning to honor distinguishedgraduates as part of its Centennial Homecoming celebration thisweekend. Former school official Alan Gibby and Michael Deibert, class of1992, have been named school Alumni Council Award recipients. Theywill be honored ...
24-Yr. Low For Home Sales Here ; Prices, Listings Also Sink In August.
Oct 02, 2008; ... Home sales tumbled 36.5 percent in Lancaster County duringAugust, sinking to their lowest mark in 24 years. The average selling price and the number of new listings alsodeclined - further evidence that the local economy is weakeningsignificantly. The Lancaster County ...
$5M 'Urban Shopping Center' Planned For South Duke Street ; Saca To Develop Last Large Tract In City's Southeast.
Oct 02, 2008; ... For nearly a quarter-century, the Spanish American CivicAssociation's development arm has rehabilitated older homes,constructed new homes and built community centers. Now, the SACA Development Corp. is getting into economicdevelopment - in a big way. Late this morning, the ...
Business Ed Needed James L. Fioramanheim Township
Oct 02, 2008 ... For over a year, the world has been in the midst of a financialcrisis. Recently, we witnessed the greatest bankruptcy, as well asbank failure, in our nation's history. Numerous jobs have been lost,many lives are in shambles, and the U.S., along with the rest of theworld, is terribly ...
Palin, Bailout, Levy Scott Maywarwick Township
Oct 02, 2008 ... Well, McCain's pick of Sarah Palin resembles Al Davis' pick ofdraft choices - way off. Not one person would pick an unqualified person to run theirbusiness, so why would we want the same for the country? Bail out the investment firms? No way! You make a mistake, youlearn from ...
Ethanol And Old Cars Chris Trachtereamstown
Oct 02, 2008 ... I am so fed up with this "gasohol" business. If you drive anolder car, gasohol will ruin your carburetor, as well as other partsof the motor. Even Citgo, rumored to be owned by Hugo Chavez himself, has onlygas with ethanol, and ...
No Trash, But Still A Bill From City Carmen Ruizlancaster
Oct 02, 2008 ... The City of Lancaster is billing and collecting refuse fees fromhomeowners, even though the homes are empty, for sale and notgenerating refuse. This violates the city charter, Section 258.43,which indicates that fees are "for services provided." Is there anything that can be done ...
Support Groups Special Events Health
Oct 02, 2008 ... Datebook SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Nar-Anon Family Group, for family and friends ofthose suffering from substance abuse, will meet at 7:45 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 7, at First United Methodist Church, Duke and Walnutstreets. Enter on the Lemon Street parking lot side. The group meets every ...
$6,000 Given For Scholarships Here
Oct 02, 2008 ... Selective Insurance Company of America recently donated $6,000 toscholarship programs for needy families at St. Anne School and TheNew School of Lancaster. Each school received $3,000. The donations were ...
Farm Days At Dutch Wonderland
Oct 02, 2008 ... This weekend, Dutch Wonderland will host its Fall Farm Days,featuring farm-related activities and music. Events at the amusement park on Saturday and Sunday includescarecrow building, a sheep-shearing demonstration, square dancing,yodeling, a gourd demonstration, educational booths ...
Ppl Electricity Purchase Sets Rate Hike At 36.1%
Oct 02, 2008 ... PPL Electric Utilities customers now are looking at a 36.1percent rate hike in 2010, when rate caps expire. The company gave the updated rate forecast Wednesday aftercompleting the fourth of six purchases of power that it will deliverin 2010 and beyond. PPL has warned since ...
East King Street Garage, Opening Friday, Not Like Other City Garages
Oct 02, 2008; ... The sidewalk in front is unfinished. The etched glass signshaven't arrived. And the retail spaces along the street are emptyshells. But the first cars are due to enter the East King Street ParkingGarage on Friday. About 240 motorists are expected to swipe their new cards as ...
Lititz Car Dealer Ok'd To Sell Zaps ; After Two Months, Penndot Finally Says All-Electric Vehicles Can Be Sold.
Oct 02, 2008; ... Mike Cronin has been charged up about selling the all-electricvehicles on his lot for nearly two months. Now he can. The Lititz car dealer has been told by PennDOT that the ZapXebras will be titled and registered. That means he can sell them at last, becoming the ...