___________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, August 30, 2001 L ititz Record Express Publication 125TH YEAR 30 Pages - No. 19 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 Cents IN BRIEF Antique Show Neighbor gets The Fall Antique Show and Sale, sponsored by the Lititz Springs Park, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9 a.m.-4 nasty about p.m. at the park, rain or shine. INSIDE parking plans □ Special Deadlines STEPHEN SEEBEB_________ the Tuesday night meeting, dis­ Record Express Staff tress quickly degenerated into pro­ Labor Day fanity and defiance. Due to the Labor Day Holi­ LITITZ — Borough Council Ongoing difficulties surrounding day, special deadlines for edit­ President Dennis Stuckey expected the old church property at Broad orial copy and advertising will to hear concerns from West and Orange streets became a bit change as follows: Orange Street residents facing the awkward when at least one resi­ Retail and classified display prospect of losing up to three on­ dent displayed his disenchantment ads and all editorial copy for street parking spaces. But the con­ with the proceedings by interrupt­ the Sept. 6 issue of the Lititz cern quickly turned from parking ing Council, heckling the motion Record Express must be in the on Orange Street to keeping order on the table, blurting out an ob­ office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. in Council Chambers. scenity and eventually walking out 31. Classified reader ads will be As frustration mounted during of the room in a huff. accepted until Tuesday, Sept. 4 “It’s been moved and second­ at noon. ed to advertise an ordinance The offices of the Lititz Re­ change removing three parking cord Express will be closed on spaces on the south side of Photo courtesy of the Kissinger family Monday, Sept. 3. Orange Street, between Broad Last Friday, before Curt Schilling was honored for his work in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Dis­ Boo! Street and Pine Lane,” Stuckey ease, he spent about 20 minutes talking with a Lititz family who lost their daughter, Allisha Kissinger, □ Special Event said in the final of three motions to the disease. Pictured are (from left to right) Bruce Kissinger, Curt Schilling, Austin Kissinger, Jus­ on the matter. “All in favor say tin Linderman and Cammy Kissinger. Teddy Bear Day Possibility of a I.” ------ vowm* ------- !------ “I,” called Council unani­ ghost tour is mously. scary to some “Opposed, nay,” Stuckey fol­ lowed. STEPHEN SEEBER “Nay,” said one of the Orange A Phantastic night Record Express Staff Street residents from the back of the room. “Aren’t we allowed to LITITZ — The prospect of vote on that.” Former Phillies ace meets Lititz family impacted by ALS a paranormal investigator “No,” Stuckey explained. “Only conducting ghost tours along elected officials.” RICHARD REITZ___________ Bruce and Cammy Kissinger He didn’t pitch that night, but East Main Street might have “OK, then it’s a cut-and-dried Record Express Editor lost their 17-year-old daughter Al­ that hardly mattered to the Kissin­ a few folks frightened. case then, right,” the man laughed lisha to ALS on April 20 after a gers. Rick Fisher, director of the sarcastically. PHILADELPHIA — The Kis­ nearly two-year battle with the dis­ “We were wearing pictures of Pennsylvania Ghost Hunters “For advertising ordinances, singer family expected to see an ex­ ease. Allisha, and after our guide asked Society, explained to Borough yes,” Stuckey said. citing game of Phillies baseball On June 18, several friends and us about her, she told us that Schil­ Council Tuesday night his The man then resorted to pro­ when they traveled to Veterans supporters of the Kissingers made ling might want to meet with us,” plans to lead small groups of fanity. Stadium last Friday. a $100 contribution to Phillies Mrs. Kissinger said. tourists on a 12-tale walking “That is enough,” Stuckey coun­ They were also expecting a fun- filled moment on the playing field Charities at the team’s annual au­ Although they only had a few history/ghost tour between tered with a pound of the gavel. tograph party, by successfully bid­ moments with the Phanatic before Linden Hall and the General “Now I’m not going to put up with for a special photo shoot with the Phillie Phanatic. ding on four tickets to a game, he had to move along, she said Sutter Inn. any more outbursts here. We’re which included a pre-game photo Schilling spent about 20 minutes The Lititz Women of Today’s Fisher, who is a full-time trying to help everyone.” What the Lititz family did not annual Teddy Bear Day event expect was a special pre-game cer­ session with the Phanatic. prior to the game, just talking to will be held in Lititz Springs warehouse worker, investi­ The exchange overshadowed It was a modest donation made the Kissingers. It was a moving gates haunted sites' in his some of the more constructive emony honoring former Phillies Park on Saturday, Sept. 8. pitcher Curt Schilling for his tire­ that day, considering the event gesture that they will never forget. More details about the event, spare time. His efforts have comments from other neighbors. raised $411,000 for ALS research. “He had a lot to say,” she said, earned him the Floating Orb Those comments, punctuated by a less efforts in the fight against ALS plus information on the coloring — commonly known as Lou Geh­ But after Friday’s game, you could and that nearly all of the conversa­ contest entry forms, is on Page and Inner Circle awards from 50-signature petition, included: the International Ghost rig’s Disease. argue that it was the best-utilized tion centered around Allisha and 15. “We’re going to take parking $100 raised in that effort. Lou Gehrig’s Disease. “He shook Hunters Society. lots away from longtime tax1 pay­ Nor could they have ever dream­ He said the excursion will ed that Schilling would take time The Kissingers chose Friday’s our hand and he said ‘God bless □ Religion ing citizens,” Lester Getz, 26 W. you and your children.’ Orange St., said. “Where’s the from his schedule to talk with a game against the Arizona Dia­ Summer Camp More GHOSTS on A-15 family who knows all too well the mondbacks, in part, because they “He was so sympathetic, and he devastating effects of that degener­ More PARKING PROB on A-15 knew that Schilling was an active Columnists Marian L. Shatto ative disease. supporter of the fight against ALS. More SCHILLING on A-15 and Rev. Martha Sheaffer team up this week to share their common memories of Camp Nawakwa, a spiritual retreat that has been helping people Lancaster Unity Day find the Presence of God since 1928. Their collaborative effort is on Page 13. takes aim at racism Entertainment RICHARD REITZ___________ Youthful Highlights Record Express Editor Earl Weber of Lititz recently LANCASTER — Laura Mont- The Unity Cele­ had a story about growing up gomery-Rutt knows that hate bration will be held during the Depression Era fea­ groups like the Ku Klux Klan tured in Highlights for Children at F&M College on magazine. He will be offering a thrive on attention, be it supporters writing program at the Lititz or enraged opponents. Saturday, Sept 8 Public Library, and his story She wants to make sure they get can be found on Page 14. as little of it as possible when they from 1-5 p.m. hold a rally in Lancaster County □ Commentary on Saturday, Sept. 8. Montgomery-Rutt, founder and Glenn Returns executive director of the Lancaster “The Klan wants to create con­ Alliance for Tolerance and Free­ troversy,” Montgomery-Rutt said. After a summer hiatus, col­ “We don’t want to give the Klan umnist Glenn Knight returns to dom, and a Lititz resident with two the pages of the Record Ex­ sons, said that she hopes Klan op­ what they want.” press this week tanned, rested ponents don’t take the groups So rather than protest the group and ready to share his thoughts “bait” and show up at the steps of at the steps of the courthouse, or on more topics of local interest. the Lancaster County Courthouse try to thwart the KKK from hold­ “On Second Thought” is on to protest its rally and recruitment ing a rally, the Alliance for Toler­ Page 4. effort. ance and Freedom is encouraging She advises against attempts to Lancaster County residents to join □ Sports stop the Klan rally, since the group them at the Lancaster Unity Cele­ bration, which will be held several Pigskin Preview will generate further publicity over violations of its First Amendment miles away from the controversy. The celebration will take place The Warrior football team be­ Photo by Richard Reitz right. gins the Bob Locker era with a on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 1-5 p.m. lot of promise, bringing back Local youngsters participated in “One Homeless Night” last week to raise community awareness on the campus of Franklin and eight starters on offense, and about the plight of the homeless. Pictured in a cardboard shelter outside the Lititz Community Cen­ Marshall College, and will feature seven on defense. They kick off ter are (from left to right) Josh Parris, 12; Donny Levasseur, 12; Alexandra Levasseur, 3; Ian Levas­ entertainers and speakers through­ with a tough non-league sched­ out the afternoon. seur, 8; and Katie Girten, 13. Not pictured are Kyle Wright, 12; and Molly Ebert, 12. ule on Friday when they host Montgomery-Rutt believes that Manheim Township. The pre­ view is on Page 19.