Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA back issues from April 2009:
An Assault On Gov't Openness
Apr 01, 2009 ... A new legislative session, a new attempt to do away with legalnotices in the Classified Section of this daily newspaper and othersaround the state. Last session, a bid by local governments to persuade lawmakers toallow them to post legal notices on government-controlled Web ...
Doc Charged With Fraud ; Manheim Township Neonatalogist Bilked Patients, Government, Insurance Firms Of Over $3M, Ag Alleges.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Lancaster County doctor "potentially flooded" healthinsurance companies with millions of dollars in fraudulent medicalbills, prosecutors said. He allegedly submitted claims to health insurance companies forservices never rendered and illegally collected thousands of dollarsin ...
Hail Damage To Vehicles Mounts ; Tornado Toll Soars Here. Car Dealerships Suffer Heavy Losses.
Apr 01, 2009; ... At Twin Pine Auto Group in Ephrata, the insurance adjusters arecamped out in the parking lot. Literally. "They have a camper here they're working out of," said GaryZimmerman, who owns the car dealership. "They are here looking ateach and every car. They're going to be here ...
Local Tech Firm Plans Major Layoffs ; Maxima Expects Cutbacks To Start In May.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Blaming slumping sales, Maxima Technologies anticipates layingoff many or all of its 200 workers here, the company has disclosed. The probable cutback was announced in a letter sent to the stateDepartment of Labor & Industry and released by department onTuesday. Maxima, the ...
Unions Need To Lighten Up John M. Ranckwest Lampeter Township
Apr 01, 2009 ... A farmer bought a field that has been idle for years. He appliedone ton of fertilizer and seeded the land. At summer's end, theyield was very good. The next spring, he doubled the fertilizeramount, thinking that would double his yield. However, his yield wasless than the first year. The ...
A Day Set Aside For Those Foolish Atheists Anna Mae Resslerephrata
Apr 01, 2009 ... I believe felicitations and best wishes are in order for all theatheists who are reading this paper today. I understand that atheists are feeling left out becauseChristians and Jews have all their special holidays. But ...
W. Cocalico Confusion Helen Dwyerreamstown
Apr 01, 2009 ... I read the letter," West Cocalico zoners break up a happy home,"in the March 14 New Era. These people have a love for animals. Justbecause somebody else didn't like it, they were forced to find homesfor their animals, although they thought they were buyingagricultural ...
Obama Should 'Fire' Sen. Dodd Gerald Baldwinmanheim Township
Apr 01, 2009 ... Will President Obama ask Sen. Chris Dodd to resign after hisrecently disclosed unethical, possibly illegal, actions? With Dodd's questionable history, he may have ...
Camp Week For Disabled
Apr 01, 2009 ... Signup has begun for a week-long July day camp in LancasterCounty for children with disabilities. The United Disabilities Services Summer Day Camp will be heldfrom Monday through Friday, July 13-17, at Camp Mack, Brickerville. UDS is accepting enrollment through April ...
Stimulus Cash Jumps $10M For Schools Here
Apr 01, 2009; ... The number of federal stimulus dollars that Lancaster County's 16public school districts could receive has changed. Lancaster County schools could now get up to $43.5 million infederal stimulus dollars. That's an increase from the $34.3 millionestimate published a week ...
'Truly Exemplary' Officer To Retire
Apr 01, 2009; ... Richard Schoenberger has offered residents a "truly exemplary"work ethic, according to none other than his boss. Back in April 1970 he became the fourth policemen ever hired byEast Hempfield Township police. And from the start, "He's always been very, very self-motivated ... ...
South Queen Detour Starts
Apr 01, 2009 ... Workers closed the first block of South Queen Street, betweenVine and King streets, this morning to begin reconstruction of theroad. The work is expected to take two to three weeks and will involvetaking the road down to its dirt base. A similar reconstruction of the first ...
Corrections & Clarifications
Apr 01, 2009 ... Upper Leacock Township's agricultural security area advisorycommittee will discuss a 388-acre ag security area petition at apublic meeting on Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., in the townshipbuilding at 36 Hillcrest Ave., Leola. A story on Friday saidsupervisors would consider the petition ...
Grants Await Local Non-Profits
Apr 01, 2009 ... The S. June Smith Foundation is offering grants up to $3,000 toLancaster County non-profit organizations that serve children withdevelopmental disabilities and delays. Applications are due May 1 and awards will be ...
Family Estate Gives E-Town College $1.1M
Apr 01, 2009 ... Elizabethtown College has received a family estate gift of morethan $1.1 million, to be used to assist teaching in the accountingfield, college officials have announced. The school has announced that the gift will fund the Turnbull-Jamieson Chair in memory of Craig Turnbull, ...
Tough Times, Tougher Talks On Teachers? ; Union, School District Officials Agree Economy Likely To Affect Talks In Five County Districts.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The economy will likely influence the teacher contractnegotiations that are under way in five of the 16 local schooldistricts. Officials from the Pennsylvania Education Association and localdistricts say it's just too early in the process to say how. The districts that are ...
Manheim's King Of A Counselor Traffic Stop Draws Crowd ; Burgard Elementary Honors Caring Man Who Goes "Above And Beyond." More Than A Dozen Officers Race To Keep The Peace After A Bystander's Shouts Attract 30 To 50 People.
Apr 01, 2009; ... What kind of king drives a beat-up 1971 Volkswagen bus? The kind who is king for a day. That's what guidance counselor Darren Keller was Tuesday atManheim's H.C. Burgard Elementary School. What kind of gift do you give to a king who drives a beat-up 1971VW ...
Life Returning To Normal For Man Wrongly Jailed
Apr 01, 2009; ... In February, Clark Lilley was imprisoned for five weeks for acrime he did not commit. But things are looking up for the freedChristiana man. The 28-year-old student has returned to classes at LancasterBible College. The school gave Lilley his part-time job back and is helping ...
Hospitals Putting Records On Computer
Apr 01, 2009; ... Local hospitals are in the midst of a massive, complex process tocomputerize their records, everything from patients' medicalhistories to their X-rays to their doctors' bedside notes madeduring hospital stays. The process is taking place at hospitals across the nation, atthe ...
Hospice Seeks Teen Volunteers
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hospice of Lancaster County is looking for teens, ages 15 through18, to undergo training for its SoulMate Teen Volunteer Program. The program pairs teen volunteers with patients and familiescoping with serious illness. The next training will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m ....
'Movin' Out': Electric Dancing Tells A Story
Apr 01, 2009; ... The national tour of "Movin' Out," the fusion of the choreographyof Twyla Tharp and the music of Billy Joel, opened at the AmericanMusic Theatre Tuesday night and will be there through Thursday. In telling the story of three buddies from Long Island who go toVietnam together in the ...
Births
Apr 01, 2009 ... BECKER, Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. (Cristy Behmer), Elizabethtown, ason, at Women& Babies Hospital, Monday. BEILER, Mr. and Mrs. Elam (Amanda King), 113 Horseshoe Road,Leola, a daughter, at home, Monday. CHANDLER, Mr. and Mrs. Tracey R. (Valerie Lynch), Ephrata, a son,at Women & ...
Datebookclubs Special Events Support Groups Meetings
Apr 01, 2009 ... WALKING: The Early Birds, Ephrata Community Hospital's walkingclub for senior citizens, will meet for a walk at 7:30 a.m. Monday,April 6, at Landis Valley Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road. Those who are participating for the first time should contact thehospital's Wellness Center ...
Man Robbed After Leaving Bank
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Mountville man told police that he was assaulted and robbedafter he exited a bank on Lititz Pike. The victim said he was walking to his car after visitingCitizen's Bank at 1415 Lititz Pike around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday whentwo men approached him. Police in Manheim Township said ...
Flying Glass Cuts Wife, Son; Husband Is Cited
Apr 01, 2009; ... A man who allegedly injured his wife and child by shattering aglass window has been cited for harassment and criminal mischief. Police in West Hempfield Township said when they responded to adomestic dispute call just after 2 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block ofOak Hollow Drive, they ...
Police Seek Robber Who Is 'Brazen'
Apr 01, 2009; ... Have you seen the man in the beanie and heavy coat? Lancaster City Police officers are looking for him as a "personof interest" in relation to a purse snatching and robbery thathappened last week. A 56-year-old Lititz woman was knocked down and had her pursestolen at 8:19 ...
Youth Concert Slated
Apr 01, 2009 ... They range from age 9 to 20, come from across easternPennsylvania and Delaware, and hone their musical skills throughregular rehearsals. And at 3 p.m. Saturday, the Salvation Army's regional youthbands, choruses and worship arts groups will present a concert ofsacred music at the ...
Police - Firecriminal Mischief Drug Possession Thefts Accident
Apr 01, 2009 ... ELIZABETH TWP: A resident in the 200 block of Acorn Lane reportedthat someone damaged a mailbox with an unknown blunt object lateFriday or early Saturday, police said. ELIZABETH TWP: A Lititz resident told police that an unknownperson smashed the windows of his BMW with a blunt ...
See A Pothole? Call Fix-Road
Apr 01, 2009 ... Want to complain about a pothole or other road maintenanceproblem? Here's your chance. PennDOT is offering a toll-free phone number for public input onproblems or potential hazards such as missing signs and roadwaywashouts. The number, 1-800-FIX-ROAD, was established in 1996 ...
Some Groups Change Plans In Wake Of Convention Center Delay
Apr 01, 2009 ... Organizations left scrambling last week when officials announceda delay in the opening of the Lancaster County Convention Center andLancaster Marriott at Penn Square hotel are adjusting their plans. The center/hotel was scheduled to open April 21. On Wednesday, itwas announced that ...
Tmi Safety Review Set For Thursday
Apr 01, 2009 ... A public meeting to discuss the Three Mile Island nuclear plant'slatest safety performance assessment will be held on Thursday inMiddletown by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Londonderry Town Hall inMiddletown, 738 S. Geyers Church ...
Stuck On Tracks, Charged With Dui
Apr 01, 2009 ... Drunken-driving charges will be filed against a man whomistakenly took a wrong turn that landed him on some railroadtracks, police said. Officers in East Cocalico Towship said Klein Ernst Exume, 20, ofWernersville, had the option of turning onto a road near a TurkeyHill in Denver ...
Planters Will Again Beautify Manheim
Apr 01, 2009; ... Spring has sprung, and the Manheim Downtown Development Group ishoping that the downtown area will bloom with color through itsplanter program. "The planter program is an effort to enhance and beautify thedowntown, and we've had participation from both businesses andretailers," ...
Storybook Contest At Quarryville Library
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Quarryville Library is sponsoring a storybook contest foryoung authors in kindergarten through fifth grade. This year's theme is "Trash Talk," which provides the basis forstories about recycling, reusing items and reducing the number ofitems that go to landfills. There is ...
Hempfield Boys, Spartan Girls Post Key Victories
Apr 01, 2009; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE TRACK By PETE KAUFFMAN / Sports Staff In one part of the county, the Hempfield High boys track teammade sure there would be no peck on the cheek from head coach JeffBradley to Carl Frederick, his McCaskey counterpart. In another part, the Garden ...
Graystone Bank Completes Merger Magazine Honors Healthcare Heroes
Apr 01, 2009 ... The owners of Graystone Bank and The First National Bank ofGreencastle have completed their merger, it was announced Tuesday. With the combination finalized, First National owner TowerBancorp becomes the $1.2 billion holding company for the mergedbanks, unified as Graystone Tower ...
Kohl's Completes Renovation ; Dunkin' Donuts Plan Patio Shop Opens Restaurant Adding On
Apr 01, 2009; ... Kohl's today unveiled a renovation of its 93,000-square-footdepartment store at Park City Center. As part of the work, new carpeting and hardwood floors wereinstalled, new lighting was added and fitting rooms were expandedand redecorated. And the location of some departments was ...
Furnishings From Doneckers Guest House For Sale Saturday
Apr 01, 2009; ... When Doneckers opened its first guest house in 1984, the bed-and-breakfast inn stood for the conglomerate's elegant hospitality. But when the guest house closed in November, that too wassymbolic, representing the last of the family businesses to shut itsdoors. Now another ...
Certification
Apr 01, 2009 ... Walter Taylor has earned the Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) ...
Who's News
Apr 01, 2009 ... Markley Actuarial, a full-service retirement planning firm, haspromoted Scott G. Young to vice president of professional servicesand Cindy L. Cover to vice president of business operations. Both positions are new for Markley Actuarial. Young, a Lancaster resident, joined the ...
New Era, Intell To Combine On June 29 ; Merged Staff To Produce Six-Day Morning Edition; Work Force Cuts Planned.
Apr 01, 2009 ... John M. Buckwalter, chairman of the board of Lancaster NewspapersInc., and Harold E. Miller, the company's president and CEO,announced Tuesday that the Intelligencer Journal and Lancaster NewEra newspapers will be published as a combined morning edition,beginning Monday, June ...
Nibbles Winnersbring On The Beans
Apr 01, 2009; ... Six restaurants took top honors in the second-annual MentalHealth America of Lancaster County Chili Cook Off, featuring 16restaurants. Intercourse Canning Co. was named Grand Champion by eventattendees, who voted in six categories. Symposium Restaurant received the People's ...
Recession Concessions Beef Stir-Fry Lasagna In A Bowl Vegetarian Chili Cheeseburger And Rice Casserole Meatloaf Italian Pork Roast With Roasted Potato Wedges ; With Savvy Shopping And A Little Creativity, It's Easy To Feed Your Family For $15 Or Less
Apr 01, 2009; ... You & Your Money|||Dinner Under $15 By MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff Writer As a full-time student, Sue Neikirk stretches her mind - and herfood budget. Neikirk, her husband and two daughters are living on one incomewhile she studies for her teaching ...
Deaths Reported 4/1/2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... Beiler, Fannie K. 84, of 123 S. Belmont Rd., Paradise. March 30,2009. Furman Home for Funerals, 656-6833 Boots, Gregory A. 51, husband of Robin (Fortson) Boots, ofLancaster. March 28, 2009. Beck Funeral Home, 354-2227 Brenner, Frank Edward 70, husband of Jeannine J. Brenner, ...
Scoop On Local Docs Online
Apr 02, 2009 ... Search for doctors and find out more about local medical news onthe Lancaster City and County Medical Society's new Web site,www.LancasterMedicalSociety.org. The site lists information including ...
Homeschool Concert April 19
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Upper Level homeschooling group will present a free concertat 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at Lancaster Evangelical Free Church,419 Pierson Road, Lititz. The concert will feature vocal ...
Camp Shand Sets Family Days
Apr 02, 2009 ... Camp Shand, the Lancaster Family YMCA's camp on Route 322 inCornwall, will host Family Fun Days from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday,April 26, and Saturday May 2. Activities at the event, which is free to all families, includecanoeing, climbing, hiking, ...
Party For Thaddeus Stevens
Apr 02, 2009 ... A party honoring Thaddeus Stevens will be held on his birthday,April 4, in Stevens, the Lancaster County town named for him. The party, sponsored by the Thaddeus Stevens Society, will beginat 2 p.m. at the Stevens firehall at 91 Stevens Road. All are invited to the event, which ...
Wildcat Fever Heats Up ; Local Villanova Alumni Like Underdog's Chances In Final Four - And They're Ready To Root.
Apr 02, 2009; ... It was 1985, and Karen Rizzo was in her last year of medicalschool, facing an important test. So she had to pass when offered tickets to watch her belovedVillanova Wildcats in the NCAA basketball finals right before thebig exam. "And to this day, I regret it!" Rizzo said ...
Give Obama More Time Dylan Shirkdenver
Apr 02, 2009 ... I feel I need to respond to Mr. Baldwin's recent letter to theeditor. I know that there are a lot of Obama-haters like him. But, pleasekeep this one fact in mind: Mr Obama has been on the job for twomonths. He inherited the worst economic situation since the GreatDepression, the ...
Solving Puppy-Mill Issue Elam Zookmanheim Township
Apr 02, 2009 ... I think it's time for some leadership on the issues facing ourcounty over the welfare of dogs in commercial breeding operations. Obviously, there are heavily vested interests on both sides ofthis issue and, from the looks of it, they're digging in for what isgoing to be a nasty ...
Reuse Of Spent Nuke Fuel Richard C. Baudermanor Township
Apr 02, 2009 ... In response to your March 28 editorial, "Let's resolve the nuke-waste issue," I would like to point out several oversights andomissions. First, in the industry, it is called "spent fuel," not nuclearwaste. The issue of what to do with it already has been resolved bythe French, ...
Where To Get Money For State Police Coverage Lisa M. Armellinolancaster
Apr 02, 2009 ... I have a lot of sympathy for our Pennsylvania State Police. I'mshocked that 25 percent of the commonwealth's population does nothave local police protection, and I also have a lot of sympathy forthe local governments that had to make this decision to not employlocal police. I can ...
Court Halts Challenge To City Gun Law ; Mayor Lauds Ruling Against Man Who Fired Gun.
Apr 02, 2009; ... JANET KELLEY and AD CRABLE A new ordinance against firing guns in Lancaster City has passedits first test in court, and Mayor Rick Gray is calling it a victoryfor residents. It was Gray who initiated the anti-discharge city ordinance in2007, making it illegal to ...
1St Cd Is Made In New Pam Hall
Apr 02, 2009 ... "Mendelssohn," a compact disc by the Newstead Trio, will bereleased this week. It is the first commercial CD to have been recorded in SteinmanHall at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, 42 N. Prince St. The recital hall was designed by Cyril Harris, the acousticianfor the ...
Ending Lawmaker Abuse Of Nonprofits ; In All, More Than $12 Million In State Grants Went To Nonprofits Controlled By Fumo And Veon.
Apr 02, 2009 ... Call it the "Fumo Rule" or, perhaps, the "Veon Rule." The state Senate is considering a new rule that would bar statesenators and their staffs from forming or controlling nonprofitgroups that receive state funding. The rule, proposed by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi ...
Are Radon Fears Overblown? ; New State Figures Show Local Lung Cancer Cases Below Normal - Even Though Radon Levels Here Among Highest In U.S. But Many Scientists Complain Statistics Misleading.
Apr 02, 2009; ... It's been almost 10 years since doubts about the real dangers ofradon gas began nagging Dr. William K. Grosh, then a family doctorin Ephrata. "I had talked with some of our local oncologists and radiologistsand was surprised to learn that in spite of high levels of radon inthe ...
Section One Cedar Crest Conestoga Valley Hempfield Manheim Township Mccaskey Penn Manor Warwick Section Two Cocalico Elizabethtown Ephrata Garden Spot Lancaster Mennonite Lebanon Manheim Central
Apr 02, 2009 ... Lancaster-Lebanon League boys volleyball preview capsules COACH - Andy Fleischer. LAST YEAR'S LEAGUE RECORD - 2-10. MOVIN' ON - S Steve Johnson (L-L Second-Team All-Star), MB DannyKauffman, Lib. Adam Hartzell. SUITING UP AGAIN - Sr. OH Mark Hess (L-L Second-Team ...
Local Hoop All-Stars In Action
Apr 02, 2009 ... The 17th edition of the Pennsylvania vs. Maryland All-Starbasketball series willbe held on Saturday at Steelton-Highspire HighSchool. The series has evolved into an all-day event and will featurefive games for both boys and girls. The first game will be Pa. Northgirls vs. Pa ....
Admirals Sink Hershey
Apr 02, 2009 ... In his first game in the American Hockey League this season,Norfolk's John Swanson scored the game-winning goal in the secondperiod to lift the Admirals to a 3-2 victory over the Hershey BearsWednesday night in Norfolk. Chris Bourque gave the Bears a 1-0 lead just 51 seconds into ...
Neighborhoods Cleanup April 18
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Southeast Neighborhoods Annual Spring Cleanup will be heldApril 18, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleanup supplies will be available to neighborhood groups thatday at Roberto Clemente Park, South Duke and Dauphin streets. The local cleanup is being done ...
Spartan Survivor ; Volleyball Has Been A Safe Haven For Garden Spot Star Goran Skinder, Who Grew Up In War-Torn Bosnia And Dealt With The Death Of His Father Two Years Ago.
Apr 02, 2009; ... LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE BOYS VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW KEVIN FREEMAN Assistant Sports Editor Goran Skinder has already shouldered a lifetime of trials andtribulations at the tender age of 19. He soldiers on, though, with volleyball helping him to forget,for a little ...
Comets' Offense A Little Better Than Hempfield's ; Penn Manor Outscores The Knights For A 21-14 Win.
Apr 02, 2009; ... L-L LEAGUE GIRLS LACROSSE MATT BLYMIER Sports Staff Both the Penn Manor and Hempfield high school girls lacrosseteams put on a scoring clinic in the rematch of last year's L-LLeague championship game. With the Comets' "Run and Gun" offense in full effect, ...
Meals Classes Support Groups Workshops
Apr 02, 2009 ... Datebook POT PIE: Marticville United Methodist Church, 641 MarticvilleRoad, Pequea, will host an all-you-can-eat chicken pot pie supperfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 4. The menu includes pot pie, pepper cabbage, peas, hot/coldbeverages and dessert. Cost is $8 for ...
Theft Traffic Violations Vandalisim Public Drunkenness Drunken Driving Criminal Mischief Trespassing Arrest
Apr 02, 2009 ... Police - Fire WEST COCALICO TWP: An Ephrata resident reported that her vehiclewas entered Friday while parked in the 800 block of Oak Street,Denver. Police said the victim's digital camera and purse were takenfrom the vehicle. Total value approximately $200. MANHEIM TWP: ...