Recently added articles from Lancaster New Era:

Audiologist volunteers in Argentina

Apr 10, 2008; Anonymous ... Lancaster County-based audiologist Kamal Elliot was among the 100profesionals in her field who recently donated their services tohelp the needy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Elliot, of A&E AudiologyInc., was attending the "OtiCongress" conference in Buenos Aires andgave time and help to ...

Toy Train Museum plans open house

Apr 10, 2008; Anonymous ... The National Toy Train Museum, 300 Paradise Lane, Strasburg, willhold an open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. JenniferBuckley from Boyd's Bears will sign the Train CollectorsAssociation's new mascot bear ...

A Reason to Believe' Textango rocks

Apr 10, 2008; Anonymous ... To think that CDs were introduced just over 20 years ago seemsunimaginable in today's music world, with the MP3 boom. You can getMP3s anywhere - the Internet, iTunes, even your local record storemight have begun to carry those spiffy little MP3 cards in place ofCDs. But MP3s on ...

Police - Fire DRUNKEN DRIVING THEFTS THEFT CHARGES ASSAULT CHARGES ACCIDENTS

Apr 09, 2008; Anonymous ... LITITZ: Lititz police arrested Robert J. Garvey Jr., 44, of 600West Third Ave., Lititz, for suspected drunken driving frominvestigation of a reported hit-and-run accident at 7:53 a.m.Thursday in the 500 block of West Second Avenue. A witness sawGarvey's Honda leave the scene after it ...

Cool beans Vegetarian Chili Dysfunctional Family-Style Chili

Apr 09, 2008; Jurgelski, Susan ... Mental Health America spices up fundraising with its first chilicookoff First-Ever Chili Cookoff If you know beans about chili, then you know that variety is thespice of life. When it comes to this saucy concoction - beans in or beans out -there are many different takes for ...

Big box' stores Bonnie E. Cain Manheim Township

Apr 08, 2008; Anonymous ... Editor, New Era: Wal-Mart prides itself in offering the lowestprices. Or so we think, and at what cost? Well, in a nutshell, itdrives out our local businesses, pays low wages and encouragesabusive labor practices. In addition, how many of you are aware of the fact that Wal-Martis ...

Starbucks lawsuit Julie Zuck Elizabethtown

Apr 08, 2008; Anonymous ... Editor, New Era: I am writing in response to the $105 millionlawsuit that Starbucks is currently facing in California because ofthe dispensing of tips to shift supervisors. On March 19, Judge Patricia Cowett issued the ruling becauseformer employee Jou Chou felt that it was unfair ...

Woman cited in Wal-Mart theft

Apr 08, 2008; Hoober, John M III ... Police said she tried to hide clothes, food, cosmetics in trashcan that she bought. A woman tried to hide about $121 worth ofstolen goods in a trash can when she went through check-out at theEast Lampeter Township Wal- Mart store, police said. The plan didn't work, and the woman ...

New Era Healthy Habits Club

Apr 08, 2008; Anonymous ... MISSING PACIFIER? HERE'S A SOLUTION By Susan Jurgelski What happens when a baby's pacifier falls out of place andvanishes into thin air? Tears, screams and sleepless nights. Now,thanks to the WubbaNub - in wide use in hospital birth and NICUunits - children and their caregivers can ...

Stormers snag a slugger

Apr 07, 2008; Guarente, Jason ... Lancaster adds a big bat to the middle of its lineup by signingformer big-leaguer Matt LeCroy, who will bat cleanup. Gonzalez goneThe Lancaster Barnstormers spent all of last summer futilelysearching for a cleanup hitter. The search officially ended today. The team has signed ...

2 county railroad sites to be on History, TLC

Apr 04, 2008; Anonymous ... Two Lancaster County historic railroad sites will be featured onnational television Monday. The Strasburg Rail Road will behighlighted on History's "Modern Marvels" at 8 p.m., followed at 9p.m. by The Learning Channel's "Jon and Kate 8," in which thestars visit the Railroad Museum of ...

VANDALISM THEFT CRIMES SCHOOL INCIDENTS DISTURBANCES DRUGS DRUNKEN DRIVING

Apr 04, 2008; Anonymous ... Police - Fire Digest SALISBURY TWP. Vandals early Sunday morningslashed two tires of a Ford Explorer in the 5700 block of LincolnHighway, Lancaster state police said. The vehicle belonged to JohnJoseph Sokso of Gap, police said. QUARRYVILLE: Thieves on Tuesday night stole items ...

Bat man

Apr 04, 2008; Knowles, Laura ... Lancaster attorney Michael Minney hits a homerun with hiscollection of bats signed by baseball's greats. LAURA KNOWLES SOME MIGHT SAY that Michael Minney is a bit batty for baseball. They'd be right. The baseball enthusiast has collected some 250 baseball batssigned by ...

Conoy Twp. building getting a new roof

Apr 04, 2008; O'connor, David ... As spring rains fall, Conoy Township officials are about to losetheir roof. But they're getting another one - new and improved. TheConoy supervisors, meeting Thursday morning, approved a $20,000contract with Shea Roofing of Mountville to install a new roof, withthe work to start next ...

DEATHS REPORTED 4/2/2008

Apr 02, 2008; Reported, Deaths ... Bachman, Robert Jr. 51, of Quarryville. March 30, 2008. Fred F.Groff, Inc. 397-8255 Burkholder, John H. 94, of Fairmount Rest Home.April 1, 2008. Stradling Funeral Homes, 733-2472 Demmy, Clara M. 67, wife of Earl H. Demmy, of Denver. March 31,2008. Gravenor Home For Funerals, Inc ....

$24M verdict upheld

Apr 02, 2008; Kelley, Janet ... Teens badly burned in mishap on railroad car here. A federaljudge has rejected the appeal of a $24.2 million verdict against tworailroad companies for injuries suffered by two teenagers climbingon a train car parked near Lancaster in 2002. U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence F ....

Danger: Bad 911 directions

Apr 02, 2008; Robinson, Ryan ... Twice within 7 weeks, the same data error misdirected localambulances on life-and-death calls at the same home. Officialsinsist such mistakes rare. Marsha Wagner held her foster daughter inher arms. The 2-year-old did not breathe. Her heart did not beat. Wagner's ...

911

Apr 02, 2008; Robinson, Ryan ... Marsha Wagner held her foster daughter in her arms. The 2-year-old did not breathe. Her heart did not beat. Wagner's sister, DebbieWagner, called 911 and they waited at their Little Britain Townshiphome for help. Two off-duty emergency medical responders in apersonal car arrived within ...

Charges in copper thefts

Apr 01, 2008; Hoober, John M III ... An East Cocalico Township man has been charged with stealing$6,400 worth of copper welding supplies from two Lancaser Countybusinesses, police reported today. Larry Lee Weaver, 43, of 2567 N.Reading Road (Route 272), Denver, allegedly stole copper weldingcable and copper welding leads ...

Welcome to Knittin' Day, Flittin' Day and A' Fools' Day

Apr 01, 2008; Brubaker, Jack ... Come to F&M, get free candy! One of the original wing ladies'Today is Knittin' Day in Ronks, where old and young, but mostly old,take out needle and thread and knit swim trunks in preparation forthe pool season. As we observe this fittin' day for knittin' trunks in Ronks, ...