Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA back issues from October 2003:
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Molester of 2 girls placed on probation [Corrected 10/16/03]
Oct 01, 2003; Thomas L. Flannery ... A judge told a 76-year-old man Tuesday that he must have nounsupervised contact with minors, including his own grandchildren,after the defendant admitted he molested two children while workingas a handyman at a day-care center. A woman who was 9 years old when a handyman assaulted ...
Citizens Bank agrees to aquire Thistle Group
Oct 01, 2003 ... Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania has agreed to acquire Thistle GroupHoldings Co. for $26 a share in cash. Citizens said the deal, valuedat $136 million, will help expand its presence in the Philadelphiamarket. Thistle Group, parent of Roxborough Manayunk Bank, is a $914million ...
Ten Thousand Villages names CEO and COO
Oct 01, 2003 ... Ten Thousand Villages in Akron has named Paul Myers its chiefexecutive officer and Selina Man as chief operating officer,effective Sept. 2. The organization said its new management structure will betterserve long-term organizational needs as it expands retail andwholesale ...
About the leak
Oct 01, 2003 ... Washington pundit Robert Novak knew what he was doing when heprinted the name of a CIA agent in a column about her husband,retired diplomat Joseph C. Wilson, who had been critical of the Bushadministration's position on Iraq's nuclear weapons program. Novak, who's been working the ...
Warwick Township
Oct 01, 2003 ... Reid Myers, 115 Front St., Akron, lost control of his vehicle onSept. 16 on Newport Road and struck a utility pole. The vehicle wastowed from the scene. A 15-year-old teen was charged with possession of marijuana onSept. 16 after police were called to a Warwick Township ...
Susquehanna Regional
Oct 01, 2003 ... A 15-year-old male Mount Joy resident was charged with disorderlyconduct and criminal trespass after police say the 10th grade studentcaused a disturbance in the cafeteria of the Donegal High School, 915Anderson Ferry Road, East Donegal Township, and then refused to leaveschool grounds ...
Warwick reports on road projects
Oct 01, 2003; Laura Knowles, Correspondent ... After a rainy summer, Warwick Township is catching up on roadwork. Dean Saylor reported road projects are underway on East NewportRoad and Rothsville Station Road along with mowing in area parks. Saylor, public works superintendent, also told supervisors twopublic works ...
Columbia Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lisa Zarr, of Walnut Street, reported someone entered her vehiclewhile parked at the rear of her residence between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3and stole two stereo head units, valued at $300. William Melbert Jr., of Walnut Street, reported someone broke arear window of his vehicle, causing ...
Penn Manor to name homecoming queen
Oct 01, 2003 ... Penn Manor High School's homecoming queen will be announced athalftime of Friday's football game against McCaskey. The game starts at 7 p.m. and will be played at MillersvilleUniversity's Biemesderfer Field. The candidates for homecoming queen are: Melissa Felsinger, ...
Penn tables aid request for recreation
Oct 01, 2003; Civia Katz, Correspondent ... Penn Township supervisors heard a request, but tabled a decisionSept. 22 on funding for Manheim Central Park and RecreationCommission. Supervisor Ronald Krause said, "I don't think we should doanything until we have a chance to sit down with all of the partnersand find out why ...
Penn Township Township
Oct 01, 2003 ... A resident of the 1600 block of Sanctuary Road reported at 7:39a.m. on Sept. 15 that his mailbox was struck by an unknown objectsometime during the overnight hours of Sept. 13 and 14. A representative of Migdon Rhoades Auto, 820 Lancaster Road,reported at 9:07 a.m. on Sept. 15 that ...
New Holland Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... Ibrahim A. Dalo, 31, of 106 E. Main St., was charged with makingterroristic threats at his home on Sept. 19, stemming from anincident that occurred on Sept. 17 and 18, according to a policereport. Dalo allegedly threatened to kill a female acquaintance andburn down another person's ...
Mount Joy Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... Tamara King, 28, of 301 Harvestview North, was charged with drugviolations when police were called to her residence for a disturbanceand say they found her to be in possession of drugs and drugparaphernalia at 12:09 p.m. on Aug. 12. David B. White, 19, of 625 E. King St., ...
Lititz Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... William Mess, 21, of Canisteo, N.Y., was charged with simpleassault and public drunkenness as a result of a fight in the parkinglot behind ...
Adult student wins top award in dental assisting
Oct 01, 2003 ... An adult student at the Lancaster County Career & TechnologyCenter earned first place in the national competition for dentalassistant skills. Mandi Witmeyer claimed the top award at the 39th annual NationalLeadership and Skills Conference and SkillsUSA Championships heldrecently ...
Rock garden exhibit earns prize for Brownstown students
Oct 01, 2003 ... A rock garden exhibited by students from Lancaster County Career &Technology Center took first place in Eastern FFA Regionalcompetition held in West Springfield, Mass. Students from Sian Bailey's landscaping design & constructionprogram at the Brownstown Campus won the competition ...
Lititz Mennonite plans 'trash-a- thon'
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lititz Mennonite School students are preparing for their annual"trash-a-thon" on Oct. 16 as a benefit for Lancaster Countycommunities and the school. Three hundred and sixty students, parents and teachers will pickup litter along 190 ...
Pumpkin pie recipe takes a loss, but remains rich
Oct 01, 2003; Jeanne Jones ... Dear Jeanne, This is a great recipe. Can you revise it for us? Thanks. - DianeGlace, Allentown, N.J. PUMPKIN PIE CAKE 2 cans (15 ounces each) solid-pack pumpkin (notpump- kin-pie mix) 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk 3 eggs, lightlybeaten 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ...
Breast enlargements; Get more from your boneless, skinless chicken
Oct 01, 2003; Kim Klugh, Correspondent ... Your family flocks around you, squawking for dinner. In an effortto soothe ruffled feathers, you stare into the vacuous freezer,hoping to discover a forgotten piece of meat under bags of frozenvegetables and containers of mysterious leftovers. And there towardthe back and under a box of ...
One-wheeled wonders; Group to present Unicycle Tour de Leola
Oct 01, 2003; Carole Deck, Correspondent ... It's the first time for young unicyclists to present the UnicycleTour de Leola. But members of The C.L.U.B. (The County of LancasterUnicycle Balancers) are sure it won't be the last one. The free event will take place Oct. 19 at Leola Elementary School,11 School Drive, ...
Salisbury board denies request for new store
Oct 01, 2003; John Friel, Correspondent ... Two automobile-related applicants Tuesday drove home from aSalisbury Township Zoning Hearing Board meeting with completelydifferent results. The board heard Arlan D. Hoover's plea for a variance allowing himto open a new branch of Ephrata Auto Parts at 5660 Old Highway, ...
Rosary Triduum starts Thursday
Oct 01, 2003 ... The Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary at Monastery of theImmaculate Heart of Mary, 1834 Lititz Pike, will observe a RosaryTriduum from Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7 and Sunday, ...
Manheim meeting topic announced
Oct 01, 2003 ... Manheim Historical Society invites the public to meet at 7 p.m.Thursday at Manheim Railroad Station, 210 S. Charlotte St. The program will focus on Shaub's Dry Cleaning & Men's Shop.Douglas Shaub, proprietor, ...
New regional police unit protects 16,000 residents
Oct 01, 2003; Susan E. Grubb, Correspondent ... As of midnight Tuesday, West Donegal and Mount Joy township policedepartments dissolved, and the new Northwest Regional LancasterCounty Police Department formed. The new force, which represents the third regional unit inLancaster County, resulted from two years of discussions and ...
Logo contest opens to students; Entries sought for new visitor's center
Oct 01, 2003 ... High school students in Lancaster and Lebanon counties are invitedto compete to design a logo for a new visitor's center. The center will greet visitors using exit 266 (old exit 20) of thePennsylvania Turnpike. All entries in the design contest must come from students ...
Library showcases arts on the weekend
Oct 01, 2003 ... Entertainment and a small-scale book sale are planned Saturday andSunday as part of Celebrate the Arts at Lancaster County Library. Hours of the open house at the library, 125 N. Duke St., are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The free event opens with the ...
Catholic High announces homecoming activities
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lancaster Catholic High School will observe Homecoming Weekendwith a field day competition and football game Friday and danceSaturday. Class spirit will be on display Friday with games, activities anda pep rally. The Class of 2004 voted to select 10 members of the ...
Benefit organized for Gathering Place
Oct 01, 2003 ... Elizabethtown College student groups are organizing an Oct. 11walk to benefit The Gathering Place, a Lancaster nonprofit agencythat provides support to those infected with HIV/AIDS and theirfamilies. Residents are invited to join students for the two-mile ...
Ephrata library to host event focusing on Middle Eastern culture
Oct 01, 2003 ... Beginning Oct. 27 and running through Nov. 1, Ephrata PublicLibrary will host events studying and celebrating Middle Easternculture. The weeklong celebration is made possible by a Humanities and theArts grant, which is administered by the Pennsylvania HumanitiesCouncil and funded ...
Liberty Fire Company to hold 'Cruise for a Cruise'
Oct 01, 2003; Carole Deck, Correspondent ... Faced with escalating operating costs and dwindling donations,volunteer fire companies are getting more creative with their fund-raising efforts. "Cruise for a Cruise" is the innovative idea Liberty Fire Companyhas come up with to raise funds. The event combines a car cruise ...
Homecoming show hosted at Stevens
Oct 01, 2003 ... Homecoming Cruise Car and Cycle Show hosted by the ThaddeusStevens Alumni Association will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 750 E. King St. The fee is ...
Work begins on improving Schaum's Corner crossroad
Oct 01, 2003; John Jascoll, Correspondent ... At long last work has begun on improving the Schaum's Cornerintersection in West Earl Township. Listed by the state Department of Transportation as the third-worst intersection in Lancaster county for crashes and injuries, thenumber of left-turn signals at Routes 272 (Oregon Pike) ...
Bridge Bust boasts more than 300 vendors on river span
Oct 01, 2003; Maureen Landis, Correspondent ... Twenty thousand visitors are expected during the SusquehannaValley Chamber of Commerce's 15th annual Bridge Bust from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday. The attraction will feature more than 300 vendors exhibitingantiques, crafts and food on the Route 462 Veterans Memorial Bridge,the ...
Heritage month observance moves from arts to unity [Corrected 10/16/ 03]
Oct 01, 2003; Enelly Betancourt ... Hispanic Heritage Month is moving beyond a celebration of arts andculture and looking at the issues facing the many Hispanics living inthe United States. More and more, community leaders and activists are immersingthemselves in discussions about the nature of what it means to be ...
Prayer chain participants take a stand this Sunday
Oct 01, 2003; Maureen Landis, Correspondent ... Hundreds of residents are expected to gather on Lancaster Countyroads on Sunday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to participate in the NationalLife Chain. One of the larger chains is expected to form along RohrerstownRoad, between Columbia and Marietta avenues. Participants may attenda ...
Joanna Yunkin, 24, crash victim
Oct 01, 2003 ... Joanna Lynne Yunkin, 24, of Manheim, died Friday in a head-onvehicle collision on East Newport Road in Warwick Township. Lancaster County coroner Dr. Barry D. Walp ruled her deathaccidental due to multiple traumatic injuries. Ms. Yunkin was a homemaker. Earlier, she worked at ...
Noisy neighbor alarms Penn residents; Firearms, motorbikes, shouting reported to supervisors [Corrected 10/17/03]
Oct 01, 2003; Civia Katz, Correspondent ... Overwhelming frustration with a noisy neighbor prompted about halfa dozen Penn Township residents to complain Sept. 22 to supervisors. Officials pledged to contact the property owner, who was notidentified, about unlawful activities and recruit help from townshipsolicitor. They ...
JoAnn Houseal, 68, of Wrightsville
Oct 01, 2003 ... JoAnn E. Houseal, 68, of 902 Eagle Lane, Wrightsville, died Sundayat home after an illness. Mrs. Houseal retired in 1997 after 17 years as a production workerfor the former AMP Inc., Salunga. Later, she worked at Maple Donutsin York and the Hellam Veterans of Foreign ...
Chester E. Hoffmeier, 60, painter
Oct 01, 2003 ... Chester E. Hoffmeier, 60, of Marticville Road, Pequea, died ofnatural causes Sunday at home. Hoffmeier, known to his friends as "Chet," worked for 20 years asa foreman and spray painter for George B. Wagner Contractor ofMillersville. He previously worked for Seal Crete ...
Robinson gets first start as PSU hosts Badgers; Paterno defends play calling against Gophers
Oct 01, 2003; Kevin Freeman ... It appears as though Penn State's two-quarterback system will geta weekend off when Penn State hosts Wisconsin Saturday at BeaverStadium. Zack Mills, who has started each of the Nittany Lions' five gamesto date, will likely be on the sidelines nursing the mild knee sprainhe ...
LOCAL NOTES
Oct 01, 2003 ... Football tickets Tickets for the Garden Spot-Manheim CentralSection Two football game will be sold from 6-7 p.m. today in theFitness Center Lobby at Manheim Central High School. Triathlon Thomas Jordan, 36, placed second in the Clydesdale ...
BRIEFLY
Oct 01, 2003 ... Willsie, Gare to Hershey Forward Brian Willsie, the Hershey Bears' second-leading scorerlast season, has been assigned to Hershey by the Colorado Avalanche.Willsie scored a career-high 29 goals in just 59 games last season.His 11 power-play goals, four shorthanded goals and eight ...
COLLEGES
Oct 01, 2003 ... Cross Country Kutztown's Erin Peiffer (Solanco) placed fifth in the SalisburyTidewater Invitational Saturday with a time of 23:03. Football After being activated by the San Diego Chargers last week, formerMillersville wide receiver Dondre Gilliam caught four passes for ...
Blazers pull upset, hold off Spartans; Mennonite rides defense to 3- 2 victory
Oct 01, 2003; Greg Houser, Correspondent ... Lancaster Mennonite and Garden Spot have a habit of taking gamesthe distance when they meet in Section Two girls' volleyball play. Tuesday night at Mennonite, the Blazers (5-5) pulled off a bigupset over the Spartans (7-2) by a mark of 3-2. The match was almost a carbon copy of ...
Yoder triumphs in triathlons; Swim portion is Hempfield youth's best leg
Oct 01, 2003; Barry Decker, Correspondent ... Excited after competing as a member of a relay team in the YMCAtriathlon at Speedwell Forge, Andrew Yoder turned it up a notch andwas a solo participant in the Skylands Triathlon, in Clinton, N.J. Yoder, a Hempfield eighth grader, finished with the top athletesin his age group for ...
Building a team
Oct 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: I am excited to see that Dick Shellenberger and Pete Shaub havejoined together to form a strong team that will continue to takeLancaster County in a positive direction. Their commitment to theresidents of the county along with their vision for the future ...
Voter deadline is Oct. 6
Oct 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 General Election isonly days away. The deadline is Oct. 6. Throughout the county, localoffices will be on the ballot, including that of county commissioner. The easiest way to register is to obtain a ...
A bulls-eye
Oct 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: No hammer has ever hit the head of any nail with more insight andaccurate power than Andy Rooney's "Apology" in ...
Multiple problems with ethanol plants
Oct 01, 2003 ... TO THE EDITOR: I am writing regarding the proposed ethanol plant in ConoyTownship. Besides the obvious local negative impacts of odor, noiseand additional hazardous material via truck and train traffic throughour communities, there will be regional negative impacts. Further ...
Standoff ends peacefully in W. Earl Twp.
Oct 01, 2003; Brett Lovelace ... A 40-year-old man who barricaded himself inside his West EarlTownship home Tuesday surrendered to police at 10:45 p.m., ending astandoff that began at 4:20 p.m. Police evacuated the mobile home park where the man lived duringthe standoff, displacing about 30 families. The ...
Man gets 20 to 40 for attack on drug dealer
Oct 01, 2003; Carrie Caldwell ... The punishment for Charles E. D'Orazio, a Lancaster man convictedof attempted homicide, is knowing he doomed his three children tosuffer life without a father, he said. D'Orazio, 43, of 564 N. Plum St., asked for a judge's forgivenessTuesday, saying serving time in jail is much ...
Hurricane Isabel doesn't stop 11th annual Conestoga Trail Run; Storm damage made course tougher
Oct 01, 2003; Barry Decker, Correspondent ... Nearly 140 runners took on 10 miles of the toughest hills theSusquehanna River could carve through southern Lancaster County whenthey participated in the 11th annual Conestoga Trail Run on Sunday. If the terrain wasn't enough, the runners had to crawl, hurdle andmove through the ...
American Heart Walk begins Saturday morning
Oct 01, 2003 ... American Heart Association of Lancaster County announced LancasterGeneral and Pfizer, Inc. agreed to cosponsor the 2003 LancasterCounty American Heart Walk. The 5-mile walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Franklin &Marshall Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. Doors to the ...
Ephrata Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... An 8-year-old girl riding a bicycle was struck by a car in the 100block of Grant Street at 6:40 p.m. on Sept. 14, according to a policereport. The girl was taken to Ephrata Community Hospital fortreatment of minor facial lacerations. No charges to be filed becausethe girl was at fault, ...
East Hempfield Township
Oct 01, 2003 ... A vehicle driven by James Wolpert of Columbia was struck frombehind by a vehicle driven by Maureen Randolph of White Bear Lake,Minn., while he was stopped to make a left turn onto Lititz Road fromRoute 72 at 5:05 p.m. on Sept. 12. Randolph suffered minor injuries,and both vehicles were ...
East Cocalico Township
Oct 01, 2003 ... A resident reported that $300 in cash was stolen from a vehicleparked in the first block of Edie Drive, Denver, sometime betweenSept. 12 and 14, according to a police report. Barry Martin, of the 3000 block of North Reading Road, reportedthat his 1991 Ford van was stolen during the ...
Denver officials concerned with borough intersection
Oct 01, 2003; Donna Wetherhold, Correspondent ... A problem intersection at Fourth and Main streets in DenverBorough was the main topic for discussion at Monday's councilmeeting. During the school year, the number of vehicles traveling to andfrom Cocalico High School, Cocalico Middle School and DenverElementary School, all ...
Civil War lecture set in Centerville
Oct 01, 2003 ... A dinner and Civil War lecture featuring James Robertson Jr. willbe held at Comfort Inn, Centerville, on Nov. 8. Tickets are $35 for the event ...
Elizabethtown Borough
Oct 01, 2003 ... A 17-year-old male Elizabethtown Borough resident was charged withdisorderly conduct after police say he yelled profanities across thestreet at others, then lifted up his shirt to display what appearedto be a handgun in his waistband, in the 200 block of North MarketStreet at 6:50 p.m ....
Extension Service lists composting workshops
Oct 01, 2003 ... Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and PennState Cooperative Extension plan a free composting workshop and offerbackyard compost bins. Workshops presented by PSU Lancaster County Master Gardeners willbe held Oct. 9 and Oct. 22, 7 p.m., at the Farm and Home ...
Tressa Hazel Wilson, 81, Stoneboro native
Oct 01, 2003 ... Tressa Hazel Doyle Wilson, 81, of Stoneboro, died Monday at EssaFlory Hospice Center from complications of cancer which she battledfor 14 months. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Stoneboro United Methodist Church,where she formerly served as a Sunday school teacher andsuperintendent ....
West Lampeter Township discusses comprehensive plan
Oct 01, 2003; Dean Lee Evans, Correspondent ... After nearly two years of hard work, West Lampeter Townshipofficials plan to adopt the final draft of their updated strategiccomprehensive plan by the end of the year. More than 50 people attended a special township meeting Mondaynight at Martin Meylin Middle School to give ...
Godfrey Summers, 91, army veteran
Oct 01, 2003 ... Godfrey S. Summers, 91, of 437 S. Shippen St., died Tuesday atLancashire Hall. Summers worked for more than 40 years at the former Kerr Glass Co. A U.S. Army veteran, he served with the Signal Corps in thePacific during World War II. He was a 1931 graduate of the former ...
Shirely Schofield, 71, homemaker
Oct 01, 2003 ... Shirley A. Schofield, 71, of Calamus Estates, 69 Taylor Drive,Ronks, formerly of West Chester, died unexpectedly of natural causesTuesday morning at home. She lived at Calamus Estates for eightyears. A homemaker, Mrs. Schofield was a former member of WestminsterPresbyterian ...
Claude J. Mowrer Jr., 46, Army veteran
Oct 01, 2003 ... Claude J. "Ted" Mowrer Jr., 46, of 300 Mowrer Lane, Stockport,Ohio, formerly of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Sunday morning athome. Investigators ruled the death a suicide. A U.S. Army veteran, Mowrer served as a sergeant first class withthe 82nd Airborne Division in special forces ...
