Sunday News Lancaster, PA back issues from June 2002:
A river runs through Scribbler's latest book
Jun 02, 2002; ... The Misssissippi had Mark Twain. The Susquehanna had JamesFenimore Cooper. And now it has Jack Brubaker. While the 19th-century authors embedded river culture and lore intheir fiction ("The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "TheDeerslayer," respectively), Brubaker takes a ...
BOOKENDS
Jun 02, 2002 ... Manheim book sale Manheim Community Library will be selling more than 1,000 usedbooks and video and audio tapes 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, atthe Manheim Borough Building, 15 E. High St., Manheim. Hardcovers are$1; paperbacks, 50 cents. The book sale is a feature of ...
They were working on the railroad
Jun 02, 2002 ... Clarissa Wolcott of Columbia remembers when the PennsylvaniaRailroad Women's Aid met in a room at the Lancaster railroad stationeach month to work on raising money for projects, such as Christmasbaskets for the needy, and having yearly ham dinners at the station. Clarissa, who ...
Temple Beth El hosts open house
Jun 02, 2002 ... Temple Beth El will host its first open house in its new locationat 1836 Rohrerstown Road in East Hempfield ...
Clyde: Can't go wrong on two-way street
Jun 02, 2002; ... Good morning, Clyde. What's up? "There's a kernel of an idea floating around town to make NorthCharlotte and North Mulberry streets two-way again," my joggingfriend said the other morning, sipping his coffee. Why, Clyde? "Safety, sociability, convenience and so ...
Climbing club urges railroad land forum
Jun 02, 2002 ... In response to your article on the front page of May 26, regardingthe challenges created between the community and the land managementapproach of Norfolk Southern, it is important to clarify the issuesand to begin the dialogue required to achieve a collective solution. While we ...
Picture of clown protested
Jun 02, 2002 ... It has been stated that "a picture is worth a thousand words."What message was the Sunday News (May 19) trying to send its readersby having a picture of a clown featured in the article covering theparade of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of theWorld? The theme ...
THE DISPLEASURE OF RESIDENTS WAS EVIDENT; Voters felt ignored and deceived
Jun 02, 2002 ... Numbers were misleading "Quotes of the Week" in the Perspective section of the May 26edition of your newspaper contains a quote from Manheim TownshipCommissioner Bernard Gordon, a Jere Strittmatter and ballparksupporter, related to Roy Baldwin's victory. Gordon is quoted ...
A mother thanks teachers who helped her son
Jun 02, 2002 ... Many thanks to all who teach special needs children, especiallythe teachers who taught my son, Justin Eves. Monday night he graduates from Life Skills Class at Hempfield HighSchool. He really doesn't want to graduate because he likes histeacher, Robin O'Boyle. Justin Eves, ...
Henry and Olivia on the prowl for home
Jun 02, 2002; ... Tiny and alone, Henry and Olivia were headed for an uncertainfuture if they survived the first few months alone. Young kittens need far more care than older kittens. Their immunesystems are not fully functioning and they are at risk for variouscolds and viruses. They need to be ...
Troop 105 welcomes new Eagle
Jun 02, 2002 ... Christian Herr, a member of Boy Scout Troop 105, was recentlyawarded the Eagle Scout badge rank. He is the son of Thomas and Kathy Herr, Pequea. Christian started in scouting with Cub Scout Pack 105 where heearned the Arrow of Light. In Troop 105, he earned 26 merit badgesand ...
Real men don't leave out God
Jun 02, 2002; ... The American male image is one of a warrior or riding his blackstallion into the sunset, wind blowing his handsome locks of hair. Insolitude, he is oblivious of his surroundings, but goal-oriented. Heknows who he is and where he is going. Young men are defined by their warrior ...
AREA ARTS ROUNDUP
Jun 02, 2002 ... Christian music fest Grammy-nominated Christian group Sonicflood will headline adaylong celebration of Christian music Saturday, June 15, outdoors atMemorial Park, Route 472, in Quarryville. Witness 2002, a free Christian music festival coordinated bymembers of the community, ...
David's country is on the Ball
Jun 02, 2002 ... Traditional country music artist David Ball is bringing the tunesoff his latest Dualtone Records compact disc, "Amigo," to theReinholds Fire Co. Carnival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Gates open at 2 p.m. Carnival activities start at 4 p.m. Concertgeneral admission is $10, with no ...
A regrettable defeat
Jun 02, 2002 ... Give the Manheim Township commissioners credit: They keptswinging. Even on Strike Three. Even after Republican voters beaned state Rep. Jere Strittmatterin the primary. But in the face of furious citizen opposition, it now appears thecommissioners are giving up plans ...
Dutch Apple's 'Carousel' offers a true whirlwind of emotions
Jun 02, 2002; ... The story of the musical "Carousel" always seems to raise the samequestion: Why would a seemingly sensible, level-headed young womanlike Julie Jordan take up with the likes of a hapless, womanizingcarnival barker like Billy Bigelow? Right from the start, it is apparent that Billy ...
Bond of brothers; In wake of September 11, firefighters at county parade reflect on the meaning of service.
Jun 02, 2002; ... "Being a fireman is like being part of a brotherhood," said DenverFire Chief Matt Leid Saturday as he watched 160 pieces offirefighting equipment from 65 volunteer fire companies roll past theyellow brick Denver station house. Denver was hosting the 82nd Lancaster County Firemen's ...
48 aims to become very Familiar
Jun 02, 2002 ... Familiar 48, a Philadelphia-based rock foursome (above), willheadline the sixth annual Buzzfest that will rock Lancaster Squarefrom 12:30 to 8 p.m. today. Familiar 48 will be sampling their Refuge/MCA debut compact disc, "Wonderful Nothing," at about 6:45 p.m.,following the performances ...
Nickel Creek flooding Long's Park with 'youthgrass'
Jun 02, 2002 ... The 2002 Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation free summer concertseries gets off to a rousing start at 7:30 p.m. today with NickelCreek. This innovative, young acoustic trio is riding the crest of neo-bluegrass popularity that swelled with the soundtrack of "O Brother,Where Art ...
CATCHING UP ON THE NEWS
Jun 02, 2002 ... The following is a look back at local news events during the pastweek. SUNDAY May 26 -- Richard M. Stanek Jr., 30, New Providence, was killedwhen he lost control of his motorcycle on Pennsy Road in ProvidenceTownship. MONDAY May 27 -- Parades and ceremonies in ...
Music crosses the generations at WITF, MU events
Jun 02, 2002 ... WITF-FM 89.5's sixth annual Next Generation Festival presentsinternationally known pianist Awadagin Pratt and friends for six freechamber music concerts in five central Pennsylvania locations June 5-12. Pratt is also festival artistic director. Pratt was the first student at ...
Ballpark takes 3rd strike; Suburb sends out letter; Strittmatter holds out hope for a team, but $10 million grant may be lost.
Jun 02, 2002; ... There is no joy in Mudville, but there might be joy in ManheimTownship. For baseball has struck out. Manheim Township commissioners are expected to formally announceat their meeting Tuesday that plans to build a $20 million ballparkin the township are dead. Early this week, ...
Time to sell
Jun 02, 2002 ... "An aging market lady" is looking for a replacement. So says ahome-made sign posted at Regine's Coffee, owned by Regine Ibold, 61.Ibold opened the business in 1977. It sells a variety of coffeeblends and dried fruits and nuts. Ibold said the business has becomephysically taxing for her ...
'Mohr' than meets the eye; Exhibit showcases artist whose life is as varied as his work
Jun 02, 2002; ... Noted artist Sy Mohr has seen his share of both triumph andstruggle. Once a successful Lancaster businessman, Mohr lost hisbusiness and home and later suffered a debilitating stroke, renderinghim unable to read or speak. Then came a turning point: "When I was in the hospital, I got ...
Ballpark takes 3rd strike; Baseball debate turned into bench jockeying
Jun 02, 2002; ... Don Fisher attended the Manheim Township meetings on a proposedballpark until he couldn't stomach it anymore. "I didn't go to the last one," said Fisher, a township residentwhose kids play baseball and who likes the idea of a ballpark. "Allthe booing and catcalling and insults" got ...
PERSONNEL FILE
Jun 02, 2002 ... New hires Elizabeth A. Miller, Lititz, is benefits administrator in thehuman resources department of Fulton Financial Corp. Previously, she was a human resources specialist at WoodstreamCorp. William A. Barrett, Allentown, has been named vice president/relationship ...
BANKRUPTCIES
Jun 02, 2002 ... Here is a list of Lancaster County bankruptcies recorded in U.S.Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Reading, April 30-May 7. Michael Charles Moyer, 500 block of East Frederick Street, Chapter13. Francisca Rosario, 400 block of East King Street, Chapter ...
Lancaster is epicenter of job-funding shakeup; State-mandated Workforce Investment Board rearranges economic landscape with 'industry clusters.'
Jun 02, 2002; ... In past decades, Lancaster County economic development and jobcreation have been cultivated with a "build it and they will come"approach. Pick a site for an industrial park, build infrastructure such asroads, utility lines and a couple of multi-purpose spec buildings,and dress ...
CURRENTS AFLOAT
Jun 02, 2002 ... Southern Lancaster County Waterways Conservation Officer Dawn Sappcalled to relate good news for county trout fisherman; RegionalFisheries Manager Mike Kauffman called later with details. It's allgood news for trout anglers. In-county, Fishing Creek and the West Branch of the ...
Fishing isn't just a guy thing; Friends and nature lovers get camaraderie hook, line and sinker.
Jun 02, 2002; ... They find sometimes that it's a shocking experience. I overheard a former "Sunday News" intern telling a colleague thatshe and, "her girls", go trout fishing often. Not knowing that troutfishing rated highly among females in their early twenties, I spoketo Laura Rineer, of Willow ...
OUTDOOR JOURNAL
Jun 02, 2002 ... On Memorial day my bride and I visited the eagle nest nearHoltwood Dam. We got a good look at all three eaglets while the adultmale who fathered them stood guard. We also met some nice folks from Millersville whose parents werevisiting from Susquehanna County, but didn't get their ...
Sour grapes at Hershey; Union workers at candy maker are bitter over company proposal to increase health care copay.
Jun 02, 2002; ... Striking Hershey Foods Corp. workers Friday picketed alongChocolate Avenue in Hershey. Sweating in 85-degree heat, members of the Bakery, Confectionery,Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 464 carried signs protestingpaying more for their health care. So far the strike ...
Novice archer learns from expert
Jun 02, 2002; ... Took the new bow out for the first time since late fall. Thosewith a good memory might recall that I shot a compound for the firsttime last spring. Lancaster Archery's Rob Kaufhold spent 20 minutes or so with me ontheir indoor range, repositioning my hand, reminding me to relax ...
LANCASTER SCENE
Jun 02, 2002 ... If you wish to have an item in the LANCASTER SCENE column of theSunday News, please send a note to the Sunday News sports department,P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608. Our fax number is 291-4950. E-mail address is sunnewssports@lnpnews.com. Items must be mailed,faxed, or e-mailed by ...
Hey Larry: Want to try something? You don't have much to lose...
Jun 02, 2002; ... I know what you're saying: What can Larry Bowa do? He can't hitand pitch for these clowns. This Space would like to offer a suggestion. Generally, major league starting pitchers are effective for 70-75pitches per game. From about pitch 90 up, they are ...
SUNDAY NEWS TRACK HONOR ROLL
Jun 02, 2002 ... GIRLS 1001. Lauren Mable, Conestoga Valley 11.92. ShannonNorris, Warwick 12.03. Carly Hess, Warwick 12.33. JessicaOrr, Garden Spot 12.35. Natasha Gehr, Ephrata 12.46. DanaSensenig, Cocalico 12.66. Kirsten Hoffsmith, Manheim Central 12.66. Nikki Deiner, ...
SUNDAY NEWS TRACK HONOR ROLL
Jun 02, 2002 ... BOYS 1001. Jaren Hayes, Cedar Crest 10.42. Justin Kiscadden,Hempfield 10.63. Danny Melendez, McCaskey 10.74. MackieSimms, Columbia 10.84. Alex Ehrhart, Manheim Township 10.86.Andre Melendez, Cedar Crest 10.88 2001. Justin Kiscadden, Hempfield 21.2 ...
A brush with greatness; They take up a lot of space and food, but some local families are delighted to share their home with pro bike racers.
Jun 02, 2002; ... Wouldn't it be cool if 13 of your favorite professional sportsstars suddenly showed up on the doorstep of your immaculate Cape Codhome? Guys who eat like horses? Who fill your washing machine with their sweaty duds? Who watch your TV and snooze in your beds and turn ...
Heads of State; Penn Manor, Manheim Township will meet in Pa. soccer semifinals
Jun 02, 2002; ... While the blue-and-yellow-clad Penn Manor faithful were tearingtheir hair out, Comet girls' soccer coach Bill Zapata would say laterthat he was never worried. Neither was Kambria Riggins, or Annie Schwartz, or anyone else onManor's roster. Despite trailing Northwestern Lehigh ...
Wings and a prayer
Jun 02, 2002; ... Lancaster Mennonite High School students may not be used to beingcompared to seraphs, the biblical winged servants of God. But at Saturday's graduation, speaker Dr. Orville Yoder did justthat, and asked graduates to use their wings responsibly. Yoder, president of Mennonite ...
Rookies romp in Red Rose Run
Jun 02, 2002; ... Allentown's Jan Hoffman walked into Saturday's Red Rose Runknowing nothing about the course - where it turned, the topography,nothing. Friends and fellow runners with the Richmond Running Companygave Hoffman some pointers on the course, but afterward she wasn'timpressed with their ...
Home-schoolers hold ceremony
Jun 02, 2002 ... Local home-schooled students celebrate their graduations at aceremony, Friday, at Lancaster Bible College's Good Shepherd Chapel. Organized by the Coalition of Homeschoolers Across LancasterCounty (CHALC), this is the event's seventh year. The speaker was beMichael Geer, president ...
It's easier to walk, but still hard to drive, in the city
Jun 02, 2002; ... On the way into work one day last week, I got stuck behind a lineof traffic where Columbia Avenue turns into West King Street, and Icouldn't figure out why. Fire? I saw no flashing lights. Accident? Outbound traffic wasflowing smoothly. Ultimately, I sat through three cycles of the ...
A fresh coat
Jun 02, 2002 ... John, a volunteer from Manos House, paints trim at 340 S. QueenSt. during the Southeast Area Positive Image Action Group's anti-graffiti effort, Saturday. More than two dozen volunteers painted at16 sites around the city. The ...
Donegal grads mark sacrifices of the past, look to future
Jun 02, 2002; ... Threatening weather that postponed Donegal's outdoor graduationceremonies for one day couldn't dampen the spirit of the 154graduating seniors of the class of 2002. Saturday night's graduation under a crystal blue sky was filledwith whoops and hollers, hugs and tearful goodbyes and ...
2 are injured by a chlorine leak
Jun 02, 2002 ... A mechanical malfunction caused a potentially dangerous chlorinegas leak at Valley Proteins Inc., 693 Wide Hollow Road, East Earl,Saturday. Two employees discovered a faulty tank regulator leaking chlorineduring a routine equipment check shortly after 2 p.m, according togeneral ...
Howard E. Johnson, 78, funeral director
Jun 02, 2002 ... Howard E. Johnson, 78, of Manheim, died Friday at LancasterGeneral Hospital. He was the husband of Sara J. Johnson. Johnson was a retired licensed funeral director with UniqueLimousine, Camp Hill. Prior to that, he was the owner of Howard E.Johnson Funeral Home, Titusville, ...
Nathan Loss, 88, entrepreneur, real estate developer
Jun 02, 2002 ... Nathan Loss, 88, of 661 Steinman Drive, died Saturday morning athis home following a four-month illness. He and his wife, Natalie M. Koenigsberg Loss, were mar ried 61years on Jan. 26. A resident of the Lancaster area since 1941, Loss was involvedwith many entrepreneurial ...
Marlene K. Flora, 66, homemaker
Jun 02, 2002 ... Marlene Kreger Flora, 66, of Stahlstown, and formerly ofQuarryville, died of natural causes May 26 at her home. A homemaker, she had been under a physician's care. Born in Westmoreland County, she was a daughter of the late Zackand Leora Keslar Kreger. She is survived ...
DEATHS
Jun 02, 2002 ... BRUBAKER, David F., 77, 147 S. College St., Carlisle. FLORA, Marlene Kreger, 66, Stahlstown, ...
David F. Brubaker, drama professor and stage actor
Jun 02, 2002 ... David F. Brubaker, 77, of 147 S. College St., Carlisle, diedWednesday at his home. He was the widower of H. Marjorie "Marj" Green Brubaker. Brubaker was retired as a professor of drama at Dickinson College,Carlisle. Also retired after a 50-year career as an actor, he ...
BIRTHS
Jun 02, 2002 ... GRAVER, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. (Kerry Strickler), Holtwood, adaughter, at Women & Babies Hospital, Friday. KEENE, Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Alyson Bohr), Lancaster, a son, atWomen & Babies Hospital, Friday. KROUSE, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. (Meridith Adams), Lancaster, adaughter, ...
HISTORY LESSONS
Jun 02, 2002 ... Lancaster County The Lancaster County Historical Society is offering a "sampler" ofworkshops aimed at providing an in-depth look at some of theresources available to researchers there. Courses include: Monday, June 3, 7-9 p.m., county court records; Monday, June 10, 7-9 p.m., ...
Manor has container to collect cardboard
Jun 02, 2002 ... Manor Township has established a permanent residential cardboardrecycling container at its Manor municipal park on Charlestown Road. The monthly collection has stopped with the establishment of thisbox. The bin is in the ...
SCHOLASTIC CORNER
Jun 02, 2002 ... GRADUATIONS Silvana F. Schwalm, Lititz, graduated from Penn State UniversityHarrisburg with a bachelor's degree in professional accountancy. Shewas a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and the BetaGamma Sigma and Sigma Iota Epsilon national honor societies. She ...
No-smoking signal
Jun 02, 2002; ... Bob Bensing quit smoking in 1972, thanks to plenty of pressurefrom his wife and kids. Now Bensing and the other members of the Tobacco-Free Coalition ofLancaster County have to figure out how to persuade the rest of thesmokers in the county to kick the habit. It won't be ...
Manheim Twp. farm fracas lands in court
Jun 02, 2002; ... Andy Rohrer always liked working on the farm. After studying finance in college, he was looking forward tostarting his business career this spring on the 2651 Oregon Pike farmof his parents, Nelson and Rose Rohrer. The Rohrers were set to expand their flower and produce ...
In GOP, another battle is brewing; After a contentious primary, the party must choose a leader. Sides picked between veterans and newcomers.
Jun 02, 2002; ... This time, the race for Republican Party chairman might not beabout ideology. But it could be about that old Lancaster County clash of veteransand newcomers. With Hempfield Area Chairman Dave Dumeyer making his candidacy forChet Beiler's job official last week, the GOP faces ...
Well rumors all wet
Jun 02, 2002; ... Water meters on wells. State inspectors who can order citizens to cut back or stop wateruse during droughts. At first glance, the anonymous messages detailing proposed waterwell drilling legislation sound like a rural landowner's nightmare. At second glance, government ...
Defining autism, related disorders
Jun 02, 2002; ... Autism is one of the most common developmental disabilities in theUnited States. It affects language and sociability in the more thanhalf million people who suffer from it or its "sister" disorderscalled "pervasive developmental disorders." Typically, autism appears in the first ...
Cash settlements seal their lips; Quietly, districts pay parents when students don't fit into their classrooms
Jun 02, 2002; ... Cash settlements are a part of the school system that most peoplenever hear about. Without them, some local parents of disabled children would end upfooting the bill for the "free and appropriate public education" thatfederal law says they are entitled to. Parents in ...
Allen's votes upset Sturla; County says Republican has enough write- ins to run for 96th House. Democrats complain of unpunched paper. Like Bush-Gore, it's headed to court.
Jun 02, 2002; ... County elections officials have decided that Republican Tony Allengot enough write-in votes in last month's primary to qualify for theNovember ballot in the 96th state House district. But state Rep. Mike Sturla is ready to go to court, possibly asearly as Monday, to fight that ...
No time to lose; Parents, angry over education given autistic children, challenge school, force settlements [Corrected 06/12/02]
Jun 02, 2002; ... First of two parts Six-year-old Donovan doesn't know that running in front of a caris dangerous. He has difficulty speaking and doesn't play well with otherchildren his age. An energetic, curious climber, Donovan has trouble staying in hisseat. In a second, he can be ...
He recalls travels with Dad in those old Chevys
Jun 02, 2002; ... My Dad loved Chevrolet cars. After buying a used one, he wouldoverhaul the engine. Then he would drive it for about five years, ashe said, "At the cost of only oil, gas, air and water." I remember that his earlier cars had no windows, but during thewinter he would snap on glass ...
City needs to address traffic woes
Jun 02, 2002 ... If Lancaster city is to remain a strong, vibrant city, cityofficials need to address traffic issues. Currently, the many one-way streets cater to those who want to get through the city in ahurry. We, as a city, need to bring people to the downtown businessdistrict, museums, historic ...