Linden Hall Is Much More Than the Complex Will Feature a The a New Gym and Fine Arts Center, It’S Ater for Performing Arts, New Class Insurance
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THURSDAY, December 6, 2001 L ititz R ecord Express 125TH YEAR 30 Pages - No. 33 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 Cents IN BRIEF Recruits prepare for wartime service Post Office Hours The Lititz Post Office has extended hours available for customers during the busy holi Local high school recruiting numbers strong before and since September 11 day season, will host a Cus often took for granted vanished. Our nation local recruits — there are nine U.S. Army re tomer Appriciation Day this Fri KATHY RLANKENBILLER_________ strength” of our armed forces. day. Record Express Staff wept and prayed; patriotic fervor swept cruits in the Warwick area who will begin “The number of new recruits from War across the country. And once again, recruit training shortly after they graduate next The post office will be open for LITITZ — Sixty years ago this week, the wick High School has increased this year, business on Saturdays, Dec. 8, ing stations were inundated with calls in June — to get their thoughts on what might even before the Sept. 11 attack,” Sgt. Car Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, thrusting quiring about the qualifications necessary to 15 and 22 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. America into center of a world at war. It lie ahead. ruthers said. “Enlistment numbers nation The office will remain closed on wasn’t long afterward that young men and enlist. Staff Sgt. Joseph Carruthers, a 12-year wide, however, surprisingly have not in Sunday. women volunteered their service to risk their Did this attack have the same impact on veteran of the U.S. Army and recruiter for creased that dramatically. The kids have not On Friday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.-3 our country’s desire to defent its liberty as the Warwick, Ephrata, Cocalico, Garden backed away — the parents have — and I p.m., the post office will host own lives to defend their country. Two months ago this week, America expe that surprise attack on our Hawaiian territo Spot and Pickway Valley areas, is just one of can understand that; I have two children Customer Appreciation Day, ry did 60 years ago? The Lititz Record Ex providing refreshments, plus rienced another attack againsts its citizens 7,200 active and reserve recruiters in the “United We Stand” posters to on its own soil, and the peaceful life we so press recently sat down with several new U.S. Army, helping daily to “provide the More RECRUITS on A-16 the first 100 customers. INSIDE Phase tw o begins at Linden H all Arts complex should be done in 10 months STEPHEN SEEBER_________ gym last Friday, Nov. 30, when the Record Express Staff renovation effort for a new Stein man Fine Arts Center was offi LITITZ — The new landscape cially put in motion. at Linden Hall is much more than The complex will feature a the a new gym and fine arts center, it’s ater for performing arts, new class insurance. rooms, a photography department, Attracting students is becoming music practice rooms, a gallery for increasingly competitive for pri the presentation of both student vate schools, and for a traditional and local art, and a handbell choir Jewish families, including institution like Linden Hall, being area. the Gottlieb family of Lititz, pic the oldest girls school in the nation Ten months from now, the art tured here, will light the first is no longer enough to guarantee complex will join the recently com candle of the menora on Dec. 9. Find out more about Chanu enrollment. pleted Anne Brossman Sweigart kah and how it is celebrated on Fortunately, the Lititz school, Sports and Fitness Center in defin Page 12. which has been operating since ing Linden Hall’s entrance into the Musings 1746, has enjoyed tremendous sup 21st Century. port from philanthropic organiza “This is a very important part of Columnist Marian L. Shatto tions such as the James Frederick Linden Hall history,” Headmaster recently returned from an en Steinman Foundation and the Thomas Needham pointed out. lightening conference on ho James Hale Steinman Foundation. “We’re adding a very special place mosexuality and faith. Her mus Representatives from both were on to the campus.” ings on the matter can be found on Page 12. hand for a milestone groundbreak ing ceremony at Linden Hall’s old More LINDEN HALL on A-4 □ Business ,. Photo by Richard Reitz Planning Ahead Wearing ifieir Celtic costumes for this weekend’s holiday concert are members of the Warwick Paul Brown, owner of Krea- High School Production Company, which features (first row, left to right) Kate Barbato, AN Grafen- dy’s Country Store Museum, stine, Nate Shockey, Brendan Walters, (second row, l-r) Julie Ludwig, Meghan Young, Allison Fund, has some great ideas for his Brian Entz, Joey McGrath, Jared Bischoff, (third row, l-r) Alex Zerphy, Ahna Buckwalter, Laura thriving business. See what he Jones, George Diabes, Ben Nissley, Derek Drum, (fourth row, l-r) Jessica Whitlock, Kelli Metzger, Jill has in store on Page 18. Newberry, Rick Delk, Keith Reifsnyder, Sergio Velarde, (fifth row, l-r) Sarah Hall, Adrienne Vigunas, Say Cheese! Meghan Carlton, Chris Maharg, Nate Winebarger, Brian Campbell, (sixth row, l-r) Nikole Kreiter, Lititz’ newest business Meredith Stone, Lauren Weit, Priscilla Parrett, Keely McGeehan, Brandy Jenkins, Phil Ludwig, Jared owner is George Sayles, who Rinehimer, Scott Shuman, Dave Raiser, Zach Bailey, and Kyle Metzger. recently purchased Photogra pher’s Corner from the Myers family. George is already mak ing some improvements, but the Corner’s well known em phasis on customer service will A ‘Celtic Celebration’ not change. Read more on Page 19. WHS performers to High School auditorium. led by Debra Kline-Smith, will fill Under the direction of Ann Aid the air with the sounds of the sea □ School present two holiday ers, the orchestra will perform four son. Warwick’s entire Concert Learning Adventures shows this weekend beautiful pieces. “It’s Christmas Choir will follow the orchestra, LITITZ — This weekend, the Time” will start off the instrumen with “The Sound of Pipe and Warwick Middle School sci tal selections, followed by the Drum” and a beautiful Christmas ence teacher Roy DeRemer re Warwick High School Music De cently participated in a science partment is bringing the sounds of string orchestra performing “A collage of music. The Production education workshop, courtesy the British Isles across the Atlantic Celtic Christmas.” The wonderful Company and Chamber Singers of a sponsorship by Pfizer. It to celebrate a holiday season, Cel- sound of the handbells will high will present a series of spiritual was just one of many educa tic-style. light “A Celtic Christmas Carol” holiday songs like, “When Will tional adventures he has taken The first performance, on Satur and the orchestra will finish re Messiah Come?” “Unto Us A Son to enhance the learning experi day, Dec. 8, begins at 7:30 p.m., sounding with “The Lord of the Is Given,” and “Hark the Herald ence for his students. Page 6. and the Sunday, Dec. 9 perform Dance.” Angels Sing.” ance will begin at 3 p.m. Both The Concert Choir, Production □ Also Inside shows will be held in the Warwick Company, and Chamber singers, More CELTIC on A-4 “Ornament” Author Warwick graduate an author Jull Althouse-Wood will sign copies of her book “The Orna ment” this Saturday at the Lititz The Moravian Love Feast, shown here in a picture created Library. Her story is on Page by Naomi Kauffman in Mrs. Kathy Young’s class at Lititz Ele Making spirits bright 30. Love Feast mentary, is the fifth most significant event in Lititz. What is the Moravian Love Lititz celebrates a Hometown Christmas wish for peace Feast? Bub and Dorothy Good will explore the tradition at a TERRY LANE______________ program next Thursday, Dec. Founding first Special to the Record 13 at the Lititz Library. Page 17. LITITZ — Rain threatened to 4th graders say founding of Lititz put a damper on a Hometown □ Sports Christmas last Friday. But by the is town’s most significant event evening, the night was clear and Strong Start bright with a full moon and tem peratures in the 60s, as over 500 The Warwick girls basketball RICHARD REITZ___________ team is off to a 2-0 start with people gathered around the duck- victories over Lower Dauphin Record Express Editor filled pond to sing Christmas car and Allentown-Dieruff this past LITITZ — Laying a solid foun ols and get into the Christmas spir week. Page 21. ¡SB 1 dation is very important in the eyes u n i t it. « } •> r{ The annual Lititz Hometown □ Index of the fourth graders in the War Christmas Celebration was held in wick School District. •y/ Lititz Springs Park on Friday, Arts/Entertainment... .....25 The Moravians certainly did that Nov. 30, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., co Births.......................... .....10 when they settled here. So when f l Ä i » sponsored by the Lititz Retailers Business................... 18-19 asked what event was the most im Discovering our town through the eyes of ¥th Graders Association and the Lititz Springs Classified.................. 26-29 portant in the history of Lititz, the Park Board. .......5 Com mentary/Letters top response by those students was the founding of the town by the The shrubbery around the duck Obituaries................. .8 ,1 3 14-15 Moravians — from the journey they took with Count Nicholas von pond was lit with small golden Out of the Past.......... Zinzendorf across the Atlantic Ocean, to their search for a new Police/Fire Log......... ....2-3 lights which beautifully illuminat Religion..................... 12-13 home that ended with a gift of 491 acres from John George Kline in ed the area around the pond, and School News............