TH U RSD AY, Septem ber 20, 2001 ^ ard-W inrUiJ Lititz Record Express Publication 125TH YEAR 30 Pages - No. 22 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA Two sections 30 Cents INSIDE □ Business L ititz does its part Partnership Farmer’s First Bank has part­ nered with the American Red STEPHEN SEEBER_________ be broken. classmates from Warwick High senior, “and pray.” Cross and 101.3 FM The Rose Record Express Staff Hundreds of people, including School, sharing pride, tears and By the end of the evening, a to develop a market-wide cam­ dozens in the town square, partici­ concerns as the nation heads in the group of students had collected paign to receive donations for LITITZ — In the week since ter­ pated in the nationwide candle il­ direction of war over the Sept. 11 $280 dollars, which they donated the American Red Cross Na­ ror shook this nation, local resi­ lumination last Friday at 7 p.m. terrorist attacks in New York and to the Lititz VFW. Local veterans tional Disaster Relief Fund. dents have been inspired to wave “I think it’s our duty as citizens Washington, D.C. were so touched by the gesture, Page 18. flags, light candles and pray. It has of America,” Alyssa Newberry, one “I just wanted to be a part of the they added another $110 to the been a unified effort to show ter­ of the square gatherers, said. good that’s coming out of this,” pot. The money is expected to go □ School rorists that American spirit will not Alyssa was joined by a group of added Brandy Jenkins, a Warwick toward a relief fund and the VFW officers will vote on which one this Talented Students week. Lititz elementary school stu­ Doug Minney of the borough A professionally-published public works crew hanging book is coming to the area in dents have been wearing red, white and blue and singing patriotic American flags in downtown Li­ September featuring the best titz. writing of 26 Lancaster County songs. Shop owners have been put­ students. The cover will feature ting up inspirational messages. a design by Warwick seventh- Nearly every resident in town has a grader Kara Burkholder, and flag on display. And volunteers she and fellow Warwick student with the Timothy House Christian Keri Kohlmaier are among the ministry teamed up with Stauffers book’s student authors. Page of Kissel Hill to organized a local 6. relief effort. SKH and other area companies □ Religion donated water, iced tea, produce and clothes. A truck load of the goods left town for New York City last Friday afternoon. There they Entertainment met with Salvation Army volun­ E teers, who transferred the supplies to smaller vehicles and delivered them to those in need. Other local businesses that took Jg g □ Social part in the relief include Turkey Anniversary Hill, Hess Apples, Hurst Produce, Kegels Produce and Santana Ba­ It’s already been one year nana. Travis Bard in Civil War un­ that Kathy Blankenbiller has On the literary front, local au­ iform collected for the Red been sharing her life with many thor David Welden will be signing Cross last weekend in Lititz readers in her In Sites column. his book “Harvest Bear” at Barnes Springs Park. To celebrate the first anniver­ & Noble on Fruitville Pike this sary, Blankenbiller has come Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. He will up with a couple of good ideas, be giving a portion of his book such as “appreciating” people sales to the Red Cross. together and giving them big Another Red Cross effort, this smiles. Page 10. one in Lititz, will be a car wash or­ chestrated by Cub Scout Pack 154. □ Commentary They will be cleaning vehicles at Lititz Responds Keller Bros. Ford this Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The tragedies which struck Their proceeds will benefit the America last Tuesday, Sept. 11 American Red Cross. stirred up a lot of emotions And last weekend, both Satur­ across the country, and it was day and Sunday, Travis Bard col­ no different in Lititz. This lected for the Red Cross. Dressed week’s commentary page is in Civil War garb, Travis drew filled with letters to the editor quite a bit of attention as the vibra­ — not to mention a column by tion of his singular drum roll cast U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts and an editorial — about the national More PATRIOTS on A-15 disasters. Page 4. Pam Miller wears a disaster □ Also Inside relief pin. □ Out of the Past The first war of America Mourns A centum ago this week, Wil­ the 21st Century liam McKinley succumbed to an assassins bullet, one week after he was shot at the Pan- American Exposition in Buffalo, A commentary by Glenn B. Knight N.Y. Twenty years earlier, in Photo by Stephen Seeber 1881, President James A. Gar­ Some of the greatest pacifists in was 1,733. The most deadly single Kyle Metzger, a Warwick High School senior, was one of the proud patriots in Lititz Square last field died after a lengthy strug­ the world are soldiers. day of our nation’s bloodiest war, gle after he was shot — just six Friday night during a national candle lighting homage to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in Those citizens who have stood the Civil War, was at the Battle of months after he took the oath New York and Washington, D.C. up and said this is a great country, Antietam where the Confederates of office as president. Page 17. one worth preserving are loathe to lost 2,700 and the Union paid with enter casually into war. Korea, 2,108 lives. All of these dead were □ Sports Vietnam and even the Gulf War warriors engaged in battle. But all of these figures pale in 41 And Counting were wars that had to be sold to S l o w d o w n ! the professional soldier as a threat the light of the cowardly, dastard­ Kelly Wood scored four to our “national interests.” But ly, inhuman attack of 9-11, when goals and Dana Anderson perhaps more than 5,000 citizens LITITZ — Now that school is officer.” once committed, the soldiers, sail­ chipped in with two assists, as ors, airmen and Marines of our had their lives taken from them. back in session, Roberta Oehme In her 22 years on the job, Ro­ the Lady Warrior field hockey fighting forces acquitted them­ The simple fact is that on that has a few reminders for rush hour berta has had to report a disre­ team beat Manheim Township selves honorably and forcefully, one day we lost more citizens - not 6-0 in a Section One game on drivers: spectful driver only one time. She warriors - than in any one day of Monday. The victory improved 1. Slow down - “The streets have often without the full support of said he came “barreling down” our nation. battle in this nation’s history. A Warwick’s unbeaten record to speed limits, you know,” said the through Orange Street, so she total of 2,500 soldiers, sailors and 9-0 overall and extended their 22-year veteran crossing guard. “If noted his license plate number and Not since World War II, when Marines were killed at Pearl Har­ winning streak to 41 games. you see us, slow down.” local police caught up with him we were forced into war by an bor on “the day that will live in in­ Page 21. The speed limit where Roberta later. enemy threatening our own land, famy.” D-Day, “the beginning of has this nation been so united in helps local school children cross, “When I first started out 22 the end” of the Third Reich, took □index the intersection of West Orange the need to vanquish an insidious years ago, everybody slowed the lives of 1,500 U.S. warriors. and South Spruce streets, is 25 foe. More civilians died on Tuesday Arts/Entertainment...................14 mph. But she says many drivers down,” she recalled. “Now they just... I have had people go over Not since the War of 1812 have than sailors and Marines in all of Births............................................10 are in too much of a hurry to keep we been attacked on our own soil. Roberta Oehme the crosswalk. They just don’t World War I. Business...............................18-19 it at 25. In the American Revolution, Classified..............................26-30 want to stop.” These people were not the front crossing guard 2. Show some respect - “We’re 4,435 patriots lost their lives in bat­ Commentary/Letters................. 4 like Rodney Dangerfield out Two simple, but very important line of defense. They did not sign Obituaries................................. 8-9 gripes that local crossing guards tle. The entire War of 1812 cost up for combat. They were the pro­ there,” Roberta -adds. “No one our new nation 2,260 of its citizens Out of the Past.................... 16-17 seems to think we have any au­ have against hurried motorists. tected citizenry that the soldiers Police/Fire Log ........................ 2-3 D rought thority, but when we’re directing Keep Lititz school children safe, while the Mexican War death total Religion................................. 12-13 traffic we’re the same as a police and listen to Roberta. More WAR on A-15 School News.............................6-7 So cial.....................................10-11 continues Sports................................. -21 -24 LITITZ — Borough offi­ cials released the following Military moms statement in regard to water Democratic challenge conservation this Tuesday, meeting to pray Sept. 18: RICHARD REITZ___________ Rodney May could be a successful program, that according to my op­ ponent, has failed and will likely Lititz Borough Council Record Express Editor one.