2008-11-30 00:14:00
MICHAEL LONG, Entertainment Editor
Every year about this time, I get a few new Christmas albums in the mail. This year, the folks at EMI sent over Anne Murray's latest holiday offering, a 15-song retread of her standards that promises (can it be?) "four NEW songs!" The album surely has untold merits, but they will,......
2008-11-30 00:02:00
DENNIS LARISON, Business Editor
Christmas tree growers were bracing themselves last week for the beginning of a hectic holiday season, given that there are just four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year instead of five. "We've been cutting [pre-tagged trees] all week," said Jackie Bowser, co-own......
2008-11-29 01:03:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
It might be a thankless job 364 nights of the year, but on Friday night in Lancaster, being a tuba player was the equivalent of being a rock star.OK, that's probably an overstatement.Nonetheless, this often misunderstood, always overlooked giant of the horn section is guaranteed......
2008-11-29 00:47:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
A temporary Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death early Friday in a stampede of shoppers in New York, while two people were shot and killed during an argument in a Toys "R" Us store in California.The Christmas 2008 shopping season officially has begun, and evidently the Grinche......
2008-11-29 00:42:00
PATRICK BURNS
Holiday purists this time of year love to expound on how Black Friday is the ultimate distortion of the true meaning of Christmas.But the East Cocalico Lions Club has devised a "double-reverse exploitation" strategy that twists Black Friday commercialism back into line with the t......
2008-11-29 00:36:00
TOM MURSE
Matt Brown won't admit it, but he's got a pretty challenging job.The 36-year-old Millersville University music instructor is only the third conductor of the annual Tuba Christmas in Penn Square, which has been a staple of the holiday season here for 30 years.What's so di......
2008-11-28 18:34:00
TAYLOR BUNDY, 18, Freestyle
While much of the county continued its food-induced slumber early Friday morning, endless checkout lines snaked across aisles, behind displays and through shoe, housewares, jewelry and toy departments and trailed off way beyond the once-relevant "ENTER HERE" sign.While the majori......
2008-11-28 09:54:00
JANE HOLAHAN
THEATER REVIEW
If you're dreading the upcoming Christmas season because either you go crazy with all the plans and family traditions, or someone you love does, check out the Rainbow Dinner Theatre's "Deck the Halls and Clean the Kitchen." You'll......
2008-11-26 01:10:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
REVIEW: Theater"Deck the Halls and Clean the Kitchen," now onstage at Rainbow Dinner Theatre, is like a steaming cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day.The show is a warm, comfy and funny look at a typical American fam......
2008-11-26 01:02:00
CARLA DI FONZO
For some area Christmas tree sellers, size doesn't matter — at least in terms of pricing.Maryanne Schwartz of Frog Hollow Evergreens in Manheim said their trees come in only two prices. "All of our trees are $30," she said Tuesday. "Except for the potted trees that......
2008-11-25 01:05:00
STAFF REPORT
Lancaster city's Christmas tree was topped with a star Monday, next to the Soldiers and Sailors monument overlooking Penn Square.The 25-foot-tall Norway spruce was brought to the square by Millwood Landscaping, which has been delivering Lancaster city's Christmas tree for 18 years.......
2008-11-24 00:25:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Great music, terrific voices, elegant costuming and a festive yuletide set are all rolled into one glittery holiday package in the American Music Theatre's Christmas 2008 extravaganza.Writers-directors-choreographers Brad and Jennifer Moranz and a stellar cast, led by longtime AMT vete......
2008-11-23 00:19:00
SUZANNE CASSIDY
When Americans tune in to the Thanksgiving Day parades on television Thursday, they will have to ignore the specters of retail gloom and economic doom floating amid the giant balloons. The storied Macy's parade is expected to be as glitzy as ever, but according to media reports, Macy's ......
2008-11-23 00:16:00
JAMES BUESCHER
Thanks to the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials of the 1960s and '70s — classics like "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman" — stop-motion animation is almost synonymous with the holidays. It's been a while since parents have been able to......
2008-11-23 00:14:00
DIANE BITTING
An Amish family in Christiana has been celebrating Christmas nearly every day since late October. OK, it's not a real Amish family. The actors just make it seem that way, as they transform the Freedom Chapel Dinner Theatre...
2008-11-23 00:02:00
STAFF
Didactic Art
Works of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design faculty, including this photograph by Scott McMahon, will be on display Monday, Nov. 24, through Jan. 9 during the Faculty Biennial exhibit. The show features artwork of more than two dozen instructors. For m......
2008-11-21 13:40:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Even Santa has to tighten his belt this holiday season. But no matter how low the stock market dips, plenty of toys will still load down Old St. Nick's sleigh. "The last place parents (or Santa) will cut back is on toys for their kids at Christmas," says Bob Friedland, public......
2008-11-19 09:34:00
PERVAIZ SHALLWANI / Associated Press
As American as ... pumpkin pie? We'll leave it to others to debate whether apples or pumpkins make the most all-American pie. But whatever the answer, no one should have to suffer through another Thanksgiving of disappointing pumpkin pie. Too often, pumpkin pie is the victim of a so......
2008-11-19 09:33:00
PERVAIZ SHALLWANI / Associated Press
History has not been kind to the cheese ball. Early on, this classic party food earned an ugly reputation it's been mostly unable to shake — an orange softball filled with garish industrial cheeses, smacking of an untraceable sweetness, and coated with stale, often soggy, nuts....
2008-11-18 10:00:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Like many of us, the tree in front of Elizabethtown College's Zug Hall has grown a bit since the 1970s. Only it has grown upward along with outward, making it an even more impressive sight on E-town's scenic campus. And this Wednesday night, the 50-foot-tall tree, already "dressed" for the......
2008-11-17 00:03:00
LORI VAN INGEN
Touted as a kids-helping-kids project, Operation Christmas Child is known for bringing smiles to hurting children all over the world."It doesn't take much ... . Just one simple act of kindness, just one shoe box filled with simple items and a great truth can make the difference in......
2008-11-16 00:04:00
MARTY CRISP
Who knew I could get excited about "A Christmas Carol" again? After seeing the Charles Dickens classic 700 billion times, I would begin to fidget while waiting for the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to do their respective things. "A Christmas Carol," for me, ha......
2008-11-16 00:03:00
HELEN COLWELL ADAMS
Christmas is coming, and what DO you get for the person who has everything? One band of women thinks there's a better way than buying more stuff. "We all know that Christmas is every day in North America," one of the women said. So this year, they're offering an alte......
2008-11-13 14:30:00
JANE HOLAHAN
When it comes to Christmas, Cynthia DiSavino is a driven woman. "The house has to look a certain way, I'm hell-bent on it looking pretty," DiSavino says with a laugh. "I hate to say Martha Stewart but..." So a decade ago, when she decided to try writing a play, t......
2008-11-13 11:28:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Bob Smith was a man possessed. On the beach in Maryland and Florida this summer, the waves were lapping and the sun was shining. But the 52-year-old Warwick Township man was thinking Christmas lights. "Silent Night." Mannheim Steamroller. "Carol of the Bells." Trans-Sib......
2008-11-11 13:21:00
JANE HOLAHAN
It all begins and ends with a 5/16 Allen key wrench. That's a larger version of that tool you get when you buy inexpensive furniture you have to assemble yourself. Except this Allen wrench puts together and takes apart the entire set for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, which b......
2008-11-09 00:04:00
MARTY CRISP
To get in the mood for Christmas this early takes effort. I decided any show that could get me in the mood before Thanksgiving deserved a good review. American Music Theatre kicks off the holiday season in warm-and-fuzzy style with "...
2008-11-08 00:05:00
JOAN KERN
A crumbled tissue, a piece of broken marble, a sketch, a letter. Those were some of the items placed on the altar last year at First Presbyterian Church's Blue Christmas service. Grieving worshippers put them there during a candlelighting ceremony as a symbol of their sorrow. &quo......
2008-11-07 01:42:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
REVIEW: TheaterDutch Apple Dinner Theatre is kicking off the holiday theater season with a speed version of "A Christmas Carol" that's just what the doctor ordered in this dismal economy.Imagine Charles Dickens on antidepre......
2008-11-07 00:06:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
For Celtic fiddler Cayley Schmid, being in American Music Theatre's 2008 Christmas Show is like Alice arriving in Wonderland.The glitz and glamour of AMT's Broadway-style shows is certainly a far cry from what the 20-year-old woman was used to back in Washington State. There, she p......
2008-11-06 14:30:00
JANE HOLAHAN
Jim France, who is playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol," has lived on three continents, in eight countries, 11 states and 23 cities. Classic gypsy life for an actor, right? Not in this case. France, a native of En......
2008-11-06 01:29:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
Santa Claus is getting fancy new digs for his Lancaster stops this year.The Mayor's Office of Special Events announced the Big Man will come to downtown Lancaster and set up residence in Binns Park on Black Friday, Nov. 28.MOOSE spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said that in previous y......
2008-11-04 16:01:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
From the streets of Victorian London, the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge makes its way to the stage of Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre."A Christmas Carol," the classic holiday story of human redemption featuring Bob Cratchit, tiny Tim, three ghostly spirits and, of course, the mis......
2008-10-30 13:48:00
JANE HOLAHAN
The cast of singers, dancers and musicians at the American Music Theatre are heavily into their rehearsals for the upcoming 2008 Christmas Show, opening Saturday. Everyone but Clarence, that is. "Well, Clarence is on strike," explains Michael Minor, a performer in the sho......
2008-10-29 18:36:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
For Ted Houser's Christmas gift last year, his brother-in-law gave money toward a microloan that would help a fledgling business in a developing country.Houser, of Lancaster, wasn't the least bit disappointed that his brother-in-law didn't spend the money on him. After all, it ......
2008-09-18 12:26:00
JANE HOLAHAN
Meghan Garstang is not your average actress. No, we aren't talking about her acting, dancing and singing skills, which will be on full display at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, beginning tonight, when she stars as Eileen in "Wonderful Town." How many actresses can say the......
2008-08-06 01:27:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
It's August, fall is approaching and Halloween is just 12 weeks away. You know what that means.Correct! Any day now, stores will start putting out their Christmas items.As a public service to you, my readers, I will endeavor this holiday season to call to your attention some spe......
2008-07-19 01:12:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
For 58 years, Grover C. Gouker, posing as Santa Claus, has answered Christmas letters from children across the nation and overseas. Now the 85-year-old man who may well be America's unofficial Santa is sharing some of his more than 100,000 Christmas letters in a new book titled "My San......
2008-07-11 01:57:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," the first of a new generation of 3-D movies, will be released nationwide today, and Lancaster has it.Penn Cinema, 541 Airport Road, Lititz, has just installed a brand-new Dolby 3-D system, becoming the second theater in Lancaster County with ......
2008-06-30 00:02:00
MICHAEL YODER
Joyce Jones knows the anguish of spending a Christmas without any presents to give to her children.Many years ago, the public affairs officer for the Lancaster County detachment of the Marine Corps League was a single mother with not much money to spare during the holidays. Jones broke dow......
2008-06-17 17:06:00
MARICHELLE ROQUE-LUTZ
Call it a vocal marathon: For two months each summer, the area's best-trained singers as well as those aspiring to beautiful singing come together to celebrate the human voice in OperaLancaster's Summer Lemonade Concerts.The selections in each program are chosen to best display the......
2008-03-31 18:03:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
Shaneice Felder knows how to get things done with impressive flair.Despite having been diagnosed in August with kidney failure related to lupus, she managed to throw together a more-stylish-than-usual community blood drive.In fact, it's pretty much a party with an open invitatio......
2008-02-25 00:03:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
REVIEW: TheaterFor Hortense Brand, a planned cruise to Europe is in for rough seas and stormy weather. Not because of any weather phenomenon, but because of her irascible husband, Daniel."Paris Is Out," now onstage at Rainbow D......
2008-02-09 00:50:00
MADELYN PENNINO
Students studying Chinese at Hempfield and two other area high schools marked the beginning of a new year Thursday.Underneath hanging scarlet lanterns and brightly colored parasols, 61 students of the language performed short skits, songs and dances as part of a Chinese New Year celebratio......
2008-01-30 01:34:00
CARLA DI FONZO
At this point, most Christmas trees have been removed from their cozy living room settings — but they're not gone for good.Christmas trees are granted a useful "second life" through Lancaster County's various recycling programs.Around the county, 37 municipal......
2008-01-18 03:11:00
MARICHELLE ROQUE-LUTZ
Christmas isn't over yet for some folks.Not until this weekend anyway, when OperaLancaster presents "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at Millersville University's Lyte Auditorium.Families keep certain Christmas traditions. Some celebrate the season with a "Nutcra......
2008-01-14 12:02:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
They are forever young and handsome, looking out confidently from beneath their military uniforms, many also with hats and insignias. There are 17 of them at various places around Jane Hershey's Christmas tree, pictures of the men and women wearing the uniforms of this nation's battles ......
2008-01-09 02:21:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
I might throw my hat into the presidential-nomination ring.If I do, I'll cross-file, not as both a Republican and Democrat, but as a "cross" voter. Most of us voters are cross at our elected officials, so why don't we just form a Cross Party? I'm sure we're the majority.I believe I ......
2008-01-05 12:11:00
DAVID O'CONNOR
Having offered the service since the late 1980s, Lancaster County's parks department may be "the pioneers of the tree recycling and mulching service" here, parks official Deb Werner mused on Friday. But the county crew is not alone. In Manor Township, "residents really d......
2008-01-04 00:19:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
It's the kind of show that might make you want to get up and sing and dance.That is, unless you forget the words, or your knees give out, or you get tired and have to sit down to rest."Mid-Life: The Crisis Musical," now onstage at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre takes a som......
2008-01-03 08:42:00
LAURA KNOWLES
Think you're all done with opening gifts, baking cookies, trimming the tree and watching all those sappy holiday movies? Not so fast! The Not Ready for Drive Time Players aren't about to let you move on past the holidays quite yet. The holiday season is still here, whether you like i......
2008-01-02 01:58:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
When I was growing up in Ephrata in the 1950s, every winter I'd hear the town's Old Codgers make the same complaint."We don't get winters like we used to when I was a boy," they'd say. "It'd start snowing at Thanksgiving, and we've have it right through to Decoration Day." (Memorial Day wa......
2007-12-31 00:03:00
JENNIFER TODD
Christmas is over, so let the party begin.In modern society, Dec. 25 is viewed as the highlight of the holiday season — the culmination of several busy weeks of shopping, cooking, wrapping and decorating. When that day is over, many sigh with relief and sink into a comfy chair....
2007-12-28 11:43:00
ROBYN MEADOWS
Twelve years ago, the Christmas tree at the Cassidy home nearly touched the ceiling. Ornaments — commemorating every year of the children's lives — hung from its branches. But when John Cassidy died at the age of 45 from a brain tumor, his wife of 20 years, Darlene, wasn'......
2007-12-28 00:19:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
It's still Christmas at Linda Morrow's house. And it could be for months.Her plan to send Christmas care boxes to soldiers serving in Iraq has taken on unexpected dimensions, especially after an article about Morrow's effort appeared in the Intelligencer Journal in late Novembe......
2007-12-28 00:01:00
ROXANNE McROBERTS
While any string of holiday lights that are tangled and knotted up can cause unnecessary stress during a busy time of year, few things are more maddening than when the strings of lights won't light.The reason could range from a filament or two being burned out on the incandescent bulbs......
2007-12-27 01:00:00
MARCELLA PEYRE-FERRY
If you drive along Route 41 and Route 30 around Gap and Christiana, there's a good chance you'll see a short, stocky man with salt-and-pepper hair walking along the roadside, pulling a wagon and collecting cans.He has quietly become a feature of daily life in the community, yet few......
2007-12-27 00:50:00
DAVE PIDGEON
The Christmas tree lights and the tinsel still glittered. Tony Bennett's version of "My Favorite Things" echoed through the hallways. And a few people wore floppy red Santa hats.Yes, Virginia, there's still shopping to do after Santa Claus delivers the loot.Wednesd......
2007-12-26 11:46:00
JENNA SPINELLE
After 87 years, Beatrice Delessio knows how to find a bargain. The New York City native clutched her walker in front of the Park City Center Bon-Ton at 5:50 a.m. today, waiting for the doors to open. All bundled up in a red and white striped hat and heavy black coat, Delessio said she woul......
2007-12-26 00:31:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
My New Year's resolution for 2008 is to get rich.I don't know how I'll do that, but it's my goal.It's not that I want a big house or a fancy car. And I certainly don't relish going into a higher tax bracket or having supposed "long-lost cousins" knocking on my door to tell me they n......
2007-12-26 00:16:00
STAFF REPORT
A Christmas Day blaze caused significant damage to a small machine shop in East Cocalico Township, fire officials said.Reamstown Fire Chief Harvey Achey said it took crews 45 minutes to bring the fire, at 40 S. Muddy Creek Road, under control.Achey said the cause of the fire was ele......
2007-12-26 00:09:00
PATRICK BURNS
It's perhaps fitting that a man from the town named Christiana has set the bar high this year in embodying the essence of Christmas.The bar in this case would be a handlebar crafted by David Hess as part of an 800-hour project he devoted to build his 66-year-old friend a custom motorcy......
2007-12-26 00:07:00
DAVE PIDGEON
A 16-month-old girl waddled up to a table where the gregarious, wide-shouldered Kevin Dawkins sat, an iridescent necklace of Christmas lights flashing from his collar.The girl babbled. Dawkins, 47, took it to mean "Thank you" for supervising Water Street Rescue Mission's annu......
2007-12-26 00:02:00
PETE KAUFFMAN
For many, the day after Christmas means sating their appetite with leftovers.For wrestling fans, it's time to whet their appetites for holiday tournaments.Lancaster County again plays host to three wrestling tournaments — Donegal Holiday, Manheim Holiday and Buckskin Classic a......
2007-12-25 00:03:00
MICHAEL YODER
The spirit of giving during the Christmas season could be seen Monday morning stretching along the sidewalk of North Price Street.A record number of recipients and volunteers turned out for the 21st annual Lancaster County Project for the Needy holiday dinner distribution. More than 1,000 ......
2007-12-25 00:02:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
Monday's last-minute shoppers were not the stereotypical lot. Most were calm and collected. And some had the nerve to be downright smug."I'm just here to shop for myself. I already got gifts for everyone else," said Staci Henry of Wrightsville, who took advantage of Chris......
2007-12-25 00:01:00
JENNIFER TODD
Instead of a white Christmas, how does a dry and mild one sound?While rain has ushered in the holiday for the past two years, Santa can leave the umbrella at home this time around, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert."We're looking at a pretty mild week with highs in......
2007-12-24 10:48:00
JANE HOLAHAN
Scott Dierwechter would love to be awakened Christmas morning by his two boys, Aiden, 3, and Gabriel, 4, before they excitedly run downstairs to see what presents Santa Claus brought them. He'd love to linger over breakfast with his wife, Kerry, and spend all day watching his boys play w......
2007-12-24 10:46:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Joan Rowe has been battling colon cancer, and her husband, Clair, is diabetic. And even though she's now gotten a clean bill of health, "There are a lot of doctors' bills that Medicare doesn't pay for," she said. That was why the 68-year-old Mrs. Rowe was first in ......
2007-12-24 10:45:00
JOHN M. HOOBER III
Burglars searched for Christmas presents in a Little Britain Township development this past weekend, Lancaster state police said, and one family lost $3,500 worth of items to the intruders. The unknown suspects entered three homes in a development in the 300 block of Fox Hunt Drive, which......
2007-12-24 10:43:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Most years, Ken Kramer and his cohorts from the Columbia Lions Club feed those in need at the holidays. They did that again on Sunday, delivering 410 Christmas food boxes to families in and around their area of western Lancaster County. But this year they extended their reach all the way a......
2007-12-24 00:04:00
P.J. REILLY
Christmas is a time for families to come together.And for one Lititz family, this Christmas season was a long time coming.Don William Ketchem, 83, and his half-sister, Nancy Batdorf Moore, 74, sat on the sofa in Batdorf Moore's living room Sunday afternoon and talked about their......
2007-12-24 00:01:00
MICHAEL YODER
Bing Crosby will have to keep people dreaming of a white Christmas for another year.The forecast leaves little chance of any type of snowfall or other precipitation coming on Christmas Day.AccuWeather meteorologist Andrew Ulrich said temperatures on Christmas will be seasonable, rea......
2007-12-24 00:00:00
LORI VAN INGEN
The Christmas season seems to be getting more hectic as the years pass — parties, decorating and shopping ... then more shopping for gifts for relatives, friends, neighbors, teachers, the mailman.But some people are spurning the more commercial side of the season in favor of a simple......
2007-12-24 10:44:00
JANET KELLEY
Sunny skies and mild temperatures may not be Christmas card picturesque, but they will make for safer traveling conditions for those hitting the highways this holiday. In fact, the only "flurry" in the area today or anytime this week will be the activity around the shopping centers......
2007-12-23 00:18:00
SUZANNE CASSIDY
Last week, parents came by the thousands to a clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster, and found some Christmas magic there. In an atmosphere that was less frantic than any ordinary toy store's, and perhaps even more festive, parents were able to choose from an impressive array ......
2007-12-23 00:04:00
STAFF REPORT
Readers, you've told us you are hungry for a 2007 HOLIDAY QUIZ! And we're happy to satisfy your appetites for entertainment and education. In the past, our holiday quizzes have featured the following themes: colors (Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer), movies ("It's a Wonderfu......
2007-12-22 12:25:00
JENNA SPINELLE
Kathy Celli wakes up at 5 a.m. every day to work out, so showing up before dawn at Park City Center this morning seemed like a no-brainer. "I'm so excited; now I have everything done," a wide-eyed Celli said with a smile at 7:20. "I think I might have been the first person in......
2007-12-22 12:09:00
JANET KELLEY
It started out with a few empty boxes, decorated brightly for Christmas and stacked on an antique baggage cart in a Lancaster train station corner. Then, Donna Carlson decided to add green garlands and red poinsettias at the windows of the Amtrak station, 53 McGovern Ave. And a tall evergr......
2007-12-22 11:58:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Food and fellowship on Christmas Day. The pairing is as natural as Santa and reindeer, stockings and candy — and mashed potatoes and gravy. It's the provision of those last two, plus the turkey and cranberry sauce, that will be the focus of several well-organized Lancaster County gro......
2007-12-22 02:32:00
BRIAN WALLACE
The term "wide-area network" doesn't exactly get the heart pounding.But Janet Dubble couldn't be more excited about the WAN — a network of high-speed Internet connections — she's helping develop for local schools.Dubble is instructional technology coordinator for Lancast......
2007-12-22 02:13:00
MADELYN PENNINO
Some Conestoga Valley High School students were rewarded with a pizza party Friday a few hours before the start of their holiday break.They were members of three classes contributing the most money during a school contest that raised more than $10,000 for the Lancaster chapter of the Make-......
2007-12-22 00:22:00
LORI VAN INGEN
In today's society, people prepare for Christmas all December long with shopping, decorating, baking and parties until Christmas Day.By Dec. 26 everything is done and the tree and decorations begin to come down."It's a letdown almost," said the Rev. Alexander Gouss......
2007-12-22 00:13:00
JAMES BUESCHER
It's a biblical story found only in Matthew: King Herod, fearing that the "King of the Jews" had just been born in Bethlehem, ordered that all the young male children in that small hamlet south of Jerusalem be slaughtered.Today, for a small handful of Christian denominations ......
2007-12-22 00:07:00
JAMES BUESCHER
For some families, Christmas means a big tree or chestnuts roasting on an open hearth. For psychotherapist Barbara Carter, however, her own tradition is simpler but yet much more moving: Reaching out to people in pain on Christmas Day."For me, I guess, Christmas has always meant more ......
2007-12-22 00:01:00
Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans
Santa has left the building.But hopefully there will be a little more room for Jesus in our household this year.The jelly-bellied old man with his reindeer fleet has gone, never to return to our rancher.I'll miss him.But I know that part of the challenge of raising......
2007-12-21 10:46:00
LAURA KNOWLES
Her hands move deftly across the paper as she casts a shadow over snowy hillside and shines a warm glowing light above a Christmas tree. Music and the words of historical figures, such as President Franklin Roosevelt, drift through the air. Then Elva Hurst turns a black light onto her wintry vi......
2007-12-21 10:20:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Susan Heydt remembers the time the donkey in her Mount Joy church's Nativity story, tied with a rope to a tree, decided to walk around the other side, and stumbled over the rope. The donkey was OK, but Heydt recalled, "We were a little worried about how he was going to make it to Bethl......
2007-12-21 10:10:00
JOAN KERN
A steeple and pews don't appeal to you, but it IS Christmas Eve. What do you do? Rezonate Church may have your answer. The nontraditional church will offer an 8 p.m. "Rockin' Christmas Eve Service" at the Regal Cinemas in Manor Plaza. People will "experienc......
2007-12-21 10:05:00
JOAN KERN
Narrator: It's "The O'Really Factor." And here's Bill O'Really. Bill's guest tonight is Joseph of Nazareth.
Thus will begin the annual children's pageant in a 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service at St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N. Duke St. &qu......
2007-12-21 01:11:00
JEFF HAWKES
Charles Dickens made Christmas a setting for a ghost story, but though his beloved tale of supernatural visitations offers hope for a heart grown cold, it is, for me, not a story for the season.In weaving a narrative of Scrooge and his soul-jarring epiphany, Dickens' genius is manifest......
2007-12-20 12:49:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Six years ago, Ken Myer recalled that he "didn't even have a candle" to decorate his home when the holidays rolled around. But after he saw a house-lights display he rather liked near his home outside Elizabethtown, Myer bought his first holiday lights at an after-Christmas sale....
2007-12-20 12:07:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Did you know that Mars will be unusually bright Christmas Eve? An astronomer by the name of Horkheimer promises it will "knock your socks off." We tell you all of this to take your mind off the disappointing fact that we probably won't have a White Christmas. It will be a cold Christmas......
2007-12-20 08:50:00
JANE HOLAHAN
It's the last weekend before Christmas, the kids are getting antsy and you're in desperate need of some alone time to do the millions of things you've got to do before the big day. What's a harried 2007 Lancaster resident to do? How about heading back in time to explore 18......
2007-12-19 11:59:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
It was known as "the East Yard," or Manor Yard, and was one of Columbia's two rail centers at a time when railroad was king. Through the holiday season, a small version of "the Columbia of yesterday" is yours to see. In Ephrata, the year is 1953, and you can see a whole ......
2007-12-19 01:54:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
We finally put up our Christmas tree. It's nothing elaborate, just a 4-foot artificial tree with lots of lights and very little ornamentation.It's not that we don't have ornaments. We have enough to decorate the National Christmas Tree. But we also have a cat who loves to push ......
2007-12-19 00:02:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
If you are looking for something different to bring to a holiday meal this year, consider adding some ethnic food from Colombia.Why Colombia?Why not Colombia?As Colombian immigrants have become more established in Lancaster County, they bring with them firsthand know......
2007-12-19 00:01:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
Diana Castillo of Lancaster said her family's Christmas celebration in Medellin, Colombia, began in early December on the Day of the Virgin or the Immaculate Conception. To commemorate it, families light candles outside for two days.During the rest of the month, many families from the city......
2007-12-17 00:59:00
CARLA DI FONZO
Disco may have died in the 1970s, but memorabilia from that era is still around and much admired by retro-loving collectors.Peter Seibert, executive director of Heritage Center of Lancaster County, suggested the decade that spawned pet rocks, bean bags and shag carpeting is worthy of serio......
2007-12-17 00:35:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
When Christmas Day is over, avoid the inevitable letdown.Join the spirits of Christmases past at Rock Ford Plantation for some yuletide frolicking, 18th-century style."There's such a huge buildup to Christmas Day that there's a letdown when it's over," said Sam......
2007-12-16 00:04:00
JAMES BUESCHER
To make holiday treats sweeter, don't add sugar; add a pinch of salt. This rule of thumb holds true whether you're baking cookies or staging a play. Theater of the Seventh Sister's yuletide offering of two one-act plays, "The Long Christmas Dinner" by American playwri......
2007-12-15 01:09:00
LORI VAN INGEN
The reason for the season of Christmas isn't lost on the students of Lancaster SDA Church School. They will be hosting "A Baby Shower for Jesus" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lancaster Seventh-day Adventist Church, 48 S. Conestoga Drive, Bridgeport. All 18 of the school's kindergarten through eight......
2007-12-14 10:45:00
JOAN KERN
S. Arthur Shoemaker carved Jesus Christ as a happy fellow. "I think I took him from 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' " Shoemaker said. "His clothes are blowing, he has a nice smile and his hands are outstretched." And he has red, round cheeks like Santa Claus. The......
2007-12-13 12:47:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Hate to tell you this, but your outdoor Christmas decorations are kind of well, ordinary. Hum-drum. Bor-ing. Do you have a row of pine trees decked out in blue and white lights, a nearby maple wrapped in red lights, icicle lights hanging from the eaves, a shed outlined in amber lights and a 5-f......
2007-12-13 11:00:00
JANE HOLAHAN
We love singing them and we love hearing them. Christmas carols are everywhere around us this time of the year, from the shopping mall to the diner. Schools feature them in recitals, the radio plays them 24/7, and this weekend, several concerts will highlight them. • Calvary Church......
2007-12-13 01:15:00
P.J. REILLY
Just as they have for the past 25 years, people are flocking to Elizabeth Farms to cut their own Christmas trees. On Wednesday, the Lancaster County commissioners made sure a large part of this popular Elizabeth Township destination — which is one of the largest Christmas-tree farms in th......
2007-12-11 12:04:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Santa lost his head last week in Manheim Township. Somebody sliced off the jolly old elf's noggin, cutting it from an inflatable decoration in Lyle Ide's front yard and disappearing with it. "I don't quite understand what to think of it," said Ide, who lives off Or......
2007-12-10 00:07:00
TOM KNAPP
Remember that snowfall last week that made everything look all crisp, clean and postcard-perfect?It's ancient history. This week is all about rain, rain and more rain after that.Today's AccuWeather forecast is for a morning drizzle accompanied by fog, followed by an afternoo......
2007-12-09 00:04:00
JAMES BUESCHER
When it comes to holiday Christmas shows, there's no shortage of sappy, syrupy, sentimental schmaltz. What gets missed in all the holiday hoopla is thoughtfulness, a state of mind that's as essential to the Christmas spirit as plum pudding, presents and cookies for Santa. "I l......
2007-12-08 01:15:00
CARLA DI FONZO
Penn Square looked just like a scene from a snow globe Friday night — minus the swirling snow. Then again, the lack of wind and precipitation probably contributed to the heavy foot traffic in downtown Lancaster for the Mayor's Tree-Lighting ceremony and Tuba Christmas. Still, it ......
2007-12-08 01:00:00
CAROLE DECK
Each year, Christmas in the Park brings the New Holland community together to celebrate the holiday season. The annual celebration, sponsored by New Holland Business Association, is free to the public and will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at New Holland Community Park, East Jackson Stree......
2007-12-07 03:30:00
JON FERGUSON
Hall & Oates is following the advice implicit in the title of its holiday album, "Home for Christmas," and concluding a brief December tour with a show in Philadelphia, the duo's former stomping ground.Daryl Hall and John Oates, the best-selling duo in the history of popu......
2007-12-07 03:06:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
All aboard the Peanuts Express. Next stop, the governor's residence.Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Woodstock and good ol' Charlie Brown will spend this holiday season riding the rails around Gov. Ed Rendell's Christmas tree, thanks in part to the folks at the Railroad Museum o......
2007-12-07 02:54:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Santa's Paradise Express is about to pull out of the station.The popular holiday train ride features Christmas carolers, brass horns and a personal visit with Santa during its 45-minute journey through the Amish countryside.Festivities will begin as soon as the visitor reaches t......
2007-12-07 02:04:00
P.J. REILLY and MICHAEL YODER
Those who knew Juan Lopez would brace themselves when they saw him coming.That's because they knew the large jovial Dominican Republic native was likely to give them a big bear hug."One time I told him it hurt, and he told me to just get over it and that if I braced myself,......
2007-12-06 09:48:00
JANE HOLAHAN
For some Lancastrians of a certain age, the holiday season meant a trip downtown when they were kids. Maybe it was to see Santa make his way over to Watt & Shand, where he would then hold court and take requests. Maybe it was to go shopping at the special stores you could only find downt......
2007-12-06 01:17:00
DAVE PIDGEON and MICHAEL YODER
Lancaster County's white Christmas came three weeks early.The winter's first measurable snowstorm left up to 3 inches on the ground here Wednesday before moving east and out to sea overnight, a forecaster at AccuWeather said.The storm was the same system that slammed the Pac......
2007-12-05 11:35:00
CINDY STAUFFER
There's another man in Barb Heinaman's life. She showers with him every day. He dutifully holds her hairspray, napkins, candy, coins, drinks, salt and pepper. She steps on him, rests a spoon on him, cuddles with him and could darn a sock on his head, if she wanted. She's h......
2007-12-05 10:41:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
In the days leading up to Christmas, it has warmed the holidays for thousands of people in Lancaster County in recent years. But due to the illness of its founding pastor and another top church official, Lancaster's Mission of Hope Church has announced it has to cancel its "Coats for K......
2007-12-04 11:37:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
In the Lititz area, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... Christmas thefts, that is. Police in Warwick Township have had "a rash" of holiday decoration thefts in recent days, the township's police chief said Monday. And Lititz police over the weekend found some ......
2007-12-04 10:20:00
JOAN KERN
Traditional celebrations and holiday shopping will highlight festivities downtown from from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday when Downtown Holiday Weekends and Lancaster ARTS First Friday join forces. The family-oriented activities are designed with one thing in mind —bringing people downtown, Jennifer......
2007-12-04 01:53:00
JENNIFER TODD
Traditional celebrations meet modern-day flair as downtown Lancaster holds what may be its most exciting holiday season ever.From strolling musicians and horse-drawn carriage rides to movies and karaoke, the family-oriented activities are designed with one thing in mind — bringing pe......
2007-12-03 00:01:00
REBECCA J. RITZEL
The organ is not what you would call an instrument of comfort and joy. For better or worse, its pipes and pedals are associated with funerals, "Phantom of the Opera" and the French composer Olivier Messiaen, master of sober mysticism.The Canadian Brass, an ensemble that's bee......
2007-12-03 00:01:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
When the Christmas lights start taking on a sinister glow, advertising circulars start breeding on your table and the strains of "Jingle Bells" make you want to yell, it's time to retreat to your secret hideaway.Where is that, you say? Where is that place of quiet stillness w......
2007-12-02 00:10:00
ERIC STARK
I'm not ready for yuletide music yet (I'm getting there), but I am in the mood for Christmas television shows. Watching "Polar Express" on video and "Christmas Story" on TNT last weekend helped get me in the festive mood. It's time to dust off the holiday ......
2007-11-30 02:31:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Louisa May Alcott's classic Victorian Christmas tale gets set to music as Ephrata Area Community Theatre presents the Lancaster County debut of "Little Women: The Broadway Musical."It's Christmas time, and the nation is being bled white as northern and southern states tea......
2007-11-30 01:40:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Linda Morrow and Megan Reisch are working hard to make sure American men and women serving overseas in the armed services are not forgotten this holiday season.Morrow of Columbia, who several years ago started Mums for Mom as a way of honoring the mothers of service personnel, has expanded......
2007-11-29 11:20:00
JEFFREY REINHART
John Manion didn't have any big speeches prepared. "I don't have anything else to say," Lampeter-Strasburg's football coach said, "because I didn't think I'd be back up here again tonight." Manion made a pair of trips to the winner......
2007-11-29 07:45:00
KATHLEEN DAMINGER
When Historic Poole Forge hosted its first Christmas at the Iron Masters event last year, volunteers were surprised at the large turnout for a first-time event. "So many people came," says Robin Buckwalter, one of countless volunteers who have worked to restore the neglected 18th c......
2007-11-28 01:02:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Today we rummage through Santa's sack seeking unique gift ideas for that special someone.No, I don't mean your spouse or significant other. I mean that person on your list to whom you want to convey the sincere and heartfelt message: "I got this for you because I had to get you somethi......
2007-11-27 10:08:00
ROCHELLE A. SHENK
Main Street Mount Joy will host the borough's ninth-annual Winterfest on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m., followed by a special concert on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Donegal High School Auditorium. Winterfest — featuring food, music, shopping and a variety of fun activities for all ages &mdash......
2007-11-26 18:26:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
REVIEW: TheaterThe Rainbow Dinner Theatre's "A Christmas To Remember" is a funny, yet warm, tug-at-the-heartstrings holiday show about love and family.An original play by Cindy DiSavino, the Rainbow's artistic director,......
2007-11-26 11:07:00
DAVID O’CONNOR and CHAD UMBLE
It wasn't beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Jim and Marybeth Cramer's front yard in Manheim Township until after the Thanksgiving mood ended this past weekend. "We sort of switched over" on Friday night, Mrs. Cramer said Saturday. "That's when we said, 'OK, Thanksgiving's over ... no......
2007-11-26 01:40:00
MADELYN PENNINO
When Angela Shope paints, it inspires her creativity in another art form — ceramics.The 33-year-old artist displayed paintings and porcelain pieces Sunday at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen's Holiday Fine Craft Fair at Franklin & Marshall College's Alumni Sports &......
2007-11-25 00:19:00
SUZANNE CASSIDY
Ask busy people what they really want, and chances are they'll say, "more time." Well, this holiday season they are getting it. In two years out of every seven, November has not just four but five Thursdays. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. ......
2007-11-25 00:10:00
KELLY L. WATSON
Once upon a Christmas past, families gathered by the fireside for a nighttime reading of "The Night Before Christmas" or "The Gift of the Magi." These days, books have been replaced by holiday blockbusters. Why read Charles Dickens' classic "Christmas Carol" wh......
2007-11-24 00:50:00
JAMES BUESCHER
It was early in the morning of July 21 when the Rev. Ken Nafziger got the call: A fire had broken out on the campus of his congregation's worship center, The Church at Timberline in Paradise Township."It was an electrical fire that consumed one of the cabins we have here called 'Country Ma......
2007-11-24 00:30:00
JAMES BUESCHER
Christmas caroling and classical music, a tree lighting, refreshments and even an appearance for the little ones by Mr. and Mrs. Claus — according to Paradise Township Supervisor Dennis Groff, the township's annual holiday tree lighting ceremony/party promises "a little something for everyo......
2007-11-24 00:19:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Now that you've finished that Thanksgiving turkey, it's time to start thinking about a Christmas tree.That's right. For many nurseries, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the start of the Christmas tree sales rush."That's pretty much the beginning o......
2007-11-23 11:10:00
JEFFREY REINHART
Time to hand out some hardware, Lancaster-Lebanon League football style. So roll out the red carpet, strike up the orchestra and pass the envelopes. Here are my award-winners:Section 1
MVP — Could have gone a lot ......
2007-11-23 00:47:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
There will be some new faces, as there are every year, at the candlelight vigil Nov. 30 to mark World AIDS Day and to remember local friends and family who died of the disease.For Sandra Valdez, the manager of community education and training at Nuestra Clinica, there is goo......
2007-11-23 00:01:00
ROXANNE McROBERTS
Pay attention to hints and circled ads.All the time telling us he didn't really need or want anything for Christmas, my dad would subtly aim my sisters and me in the right direction by folding down the corners of the hardware store advertisement circular pages that happened to picture ......
2007-11-22 00:03:00
JENNIFER TODD
In an ideal world, this would be the perfect Thanksgiving for Stephanie Glasgow: Her first married to the love of her life, and her first as a mother.But as she cuddled her newborn son, James Malcolm, on a recent afternoon in the living room of her parents' Lititz home, she knew someth......
2007-11-22 00:03:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
Brian Belge has made a career out of being redeemed every Christmas, à la Ebenezer Scrooge."It's definitely a role I've been playing for several years now," Belge said. "And it's different every time I play it."But this year, he's the man b......
2007-11-22 00:02:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
"A Christmas To Remember" is more than just a holiday show; it's a time to reflect on Rainbow Dinner Theatre's 20 years of tickling audiences' funny bones.It was November 1987 when David and Cindy DiSavino took a leap of faith and opened Rainbow. Their holiday offerin......
2007-11-22 00:01:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
Thirty-one years of "Trees Galore!" is a lot of trees.Originally, the Lancaster Museum of Art fundraiser consisted of artists sending in their own spins on the image of a Christmas tree. When that became a little redundant, artists began submitting their takes on trees throughout......
2007-11-20 00:11:00
CARLA DI FONZO
When it comes to holiday traffic, it seems as if everyone wants to beat it or wait it out.Maggie and John Dern of Millersville decided to visit relatives in Maryland for Thanksgiving this Thursday, but left town on Sunday."We'd go earlier if we could, but that's the lat......
2007-11-20 00:06:00
MICHAEL YODER
While many people will be sleeping off their Thanksgiving meals Thursday night, thousands of shoppers will descend on Lincoln Highway East for early morning bargains — and hopefully not get caught in traffic.Both Tanger and Rockvale outlets will open at midnight for the second consec......
2007-11-19 00:11:00
MADELYN PENNINO
Susan Van Arman is a professor's wife, a mother and, more recently, an entrepreneur.Van Arman, who has been selling homemade soaps, body butter, bath salts and lip balm since 2003, is featuring her products at Harrisburg Area Community College's Artisan Marketplace at the Perry Cou......
2007-11-18 00:04:00
SALLY MELCHER JARVIS
After the sudden death of a friend and colleague, Susan and Gregg Hurley set out to create a dance to express the many different emotions they experienced. Gregg, a professional choreographer, incorporated imagery from C.S. Lewis' book "A Grief Observed" in an expressive dance with his...
2007-11-18 00:02:00
MARTY CRISP
At Rainbow Dinner Theatre this Christmas, it's personal. Rainbow artistic director Cynthia DiSavino wrote this year's holiday show, "A Christmas to Remember," based on her own experiences with aging parents, and the story resonates deeply. Inspired by the recent relocatio......
2007-11-12 00:03:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
The American Music Theatre has done it again — produced a holiday show that will knock the Christmas socks right off your feet.The "2007 Christmas Show" may not be an imaginative title, but it's the only part of this holiday extravaganza that's unexciting.The......
2007-11-10 12:13:00
JANE HOLAHAN
More than 30 holiday songs, ranging from a glorious version of "The First Noel" to a rocking "Merry Christmas Baby" are on tap at the American Music Theatre during its 2007 Christmas Show, which runs through the end of the year. Anyone who's seen AMT's Christmas shows know how they go: Find a g......
2007-11-09 00:40:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
For those who believe that if they've seen one Christmas show at American Music Theatre, they've seen them all, think again. AMT's "2007 Christmas Show," now on stage, is a holiday extravaganza sure to surprise and please all ages."This is almost an entirely new ......
2007-11-07 13:20:00
ROXANNE TODD
Two Quarryville twins are already busy working as Santa's elves, but that's nothing new. They've been doing it for the past five years. Emily and Haley Conklin are again asking that their family and friends forget about buying them birthday gifts. Instead, the two 10-year-olds want ......
2007-11-05 00:01:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Like a cup of hot cocoa, a warm pair of slippers and a comfy chair, the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre's production of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy.Filled with terrific songs (Who doesn't like Irving Berlin?), great acting and sn......
2007-11-04 00:04:00
Staff Report
At home in New Holland
The ninth annual holiday house tour hosted by New Holland Area Woman's Club will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The tour includes seven homes and the Country Hearth Bed & Breakfast. Advance tickets, $10, may ......
2007-11-04 00:03:00
MARTY CRISP
Deck the stage with yuletide attitude. 'Tis the season for getting in the mood. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Ready or not, "The 2007 Christmas Show" is up and running at American Music Theatre. To AMT's credit, the 14-member cast seems to be ready, singing everything from......
2007-11-04 00:02:00
JAMES BUESCHER
Those who love the movie might raise an eyebrow at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre stage adaptation of the 1954 Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye classic "White Christmas," but it's just as easy to love a big, wholesome, old-fashioned live production. Ann Nieman, director and choreographer of......
2007-11-03 00:15:00
JAMES BUESCHER
Around the world — from Moravians and their candlelit lovefeasts to Jews and their Hanukkah menorahs — the concepts of goodness, knowledge and warmth always have been associated with light.For Hindus it is no different, particularly when it comes to Diwali, the festival of ligh......
2007-11-02 11:17:00
JANE HOLAHAN
Mix show biz hutzpa with a cozy Vermont Inn, terrific Irving Berlin songs and plenty of nostalgia and you've got "White Christmas," that old movie chestnut that has become a holiday staple. Now take that story, shake it up just a little and put it on stage. That's what the Dutch Apple Dinner Th......
2007-11-02 09:40:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Nina, a young girl in Russia, dreamed of owning a teddy bear. She often asked her parents but they could not afford one. They could only pray with her that God would provide. So when Nina received a gift-filled shoe box from Operation Christmas Child, she was thrilled to find a teddy bear ......
2007-11-01 12:15:00
JEFFREY REINHART
The finish line is upon us. And with one week to go, all three Lancaster-Lebanon League section races feature a 6-0 leader that is on the verge of clinching the championship outright. Manheim Township can claim the Section 1 title outright with a win over Penn Manor. Elizabethtown can......
2007-11-01 10:31:00
JANE HOLAHAN
With temperatures staying so warm these days, a white Christmas might not be in the cards this year. But you'll find one at the Dutch Apple, even if it stays warm all through November and December. "White Christmas," based on the classic 1954 movie of the same name, is thi......
2007-10-31 01:04:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Tonight's the night. It's Halloween. (ooooohhhhhh …)Ever since I was a kid, Halloween has been my second favorite time of year because, like Christmas, the season just has a certain mystique about it that really affects the imagination.Think about it. When the sun goe......
2007-10-29 17:49:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Samantha "Sam" Brown is dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones she's never known.One of the lead performers in the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre's holiday production of "White Christmas," the Florida-born Brown hasn't seen much of the white stuff....
2007-10-28 00:02:00
MARTY CRISP
In fashion, brown is the new black. In holidays, Halloween is the new Thanksgiving, which means Wednesday officially opens the Christmas season in stores and entertainment venues. Trans-Siberian Orchestra begins its 2007 holiday tour this week and will stage two concerts at Hershey's G......
2007-10-27 01:19:00
MATT BLYMIER
Just as accurate as Friday's forecast calling for a downpour was Warwick's quarterback, Jon Resch.The senior signal-caller made a little rain of his own, throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Warriors past Penn Manor, 38-19, Friday night in Millersville.&qu......
2007-10-26 01:12:00
CARLA DI FONZO
Getting people to scream has become a big business.The Haunted House Association estimates that Halloween attractions in the United States annually generate between $300 million and $500 million in ticket sales.Those who look forward to October for all its spooky amusements say they......
2007-10-21 00:03:00
HELEN COLWELL ADAMS
The avalanche of stuff at Christmas got so overwhelming that even the Advent calendar was part of the problem. Kelley Lutz's family kept a traditional Advent calendar, the kind with little treats for each day of the weeks leading up to Christmas. "I was just tired of it — &#......
2007-10-20 01:32:00
STAFF REPORTS
Ben Guiles scored four touchdowns and rushed for 155 yards Friday night as Columbia shut out host Pequea Valley, 66-0, to improve to 4-1 in Section Three and 7-1 overall heading into next week's game at Lancaster Catholic.Guiles scored on first-h......
2007-10-13 02:38:00
GREG CALDWELL
Penn Manor football coach Todd Mealy hoped to beat his former coach and boss Friday, but the turnovers and poor tackling that have hurt his team all season again reared their ugly head.The Comets (0-4, 1-6) turned the ball over three times in the first half and fell into a 12-0 deficit the......
2007-10-06 01:56:00
TOM ARNOLD
Hempfield football coach Bob Forgrave returned to Chryst Field Friday night, but this time he was on the visitors' side of the field as the coach of the Black Knights, and his return was successful as the Knights (2-1 Section One, 3-3 overall) rolled over Penn Manor, 28-0."We had to win to......
2007-09-29 01:11:00
STAFF REPORTS
Reading quarterback Malcolm Williams scorched Penn Manor's defense for three scores and 144 yards on 13 carries, and completed 8-of-15 passes for 100 yards as Red Knights (1-1 league, 1-4 overall) beat the Comets 35-13 Friday night in Reading.Williams hit paydirt on runs of 40, and 45 yard......
2007-09-22 01:38:00
STAFF REPORTS
Tyler Snook intercepted a Penn Manor pass from Patrick Rehm at the goal line with 50 seconds left, and Cedar Crest preserved a 19-13 victory Friday night in Lebanon.Falcons' sophomore Charles Kyeremeh ran for 65 yards on seven carries in the Lancaster-Lebanon Section One win. Kyeremeh open......
2007-09-15 01:52:00
KEN SMILEY JR.
Penn Manor's Todd Mealy had to sweat on the sidelines a bit to earn his first career win as a head coach, but it was well worth it once the final horn sounded.With the former McCaskey assistant coach in charge, the efforts of junior running back Carl Christmas, sophomore quarterback Patric......
2007-09-01 02:18:00
WILL WELLIVER
Last year, Penn Manor ran over Solanco 34-7 to open the season en route to the first district playoff berth in program history.This year, it was Solanco doing the running as the tandem of running back Mike Brooks and Ben Miller led the Mules to a 27-14 win at Biemesderfer Stadium Friday ni......
2007-05-19 01:57:00
RACHEL FETROW
Any chance you need a reproduction-quality cannon, a full-size stagecoach or wax figures?You're in luck.These are among the items being put up for auction starting at 11 a.m. this morning at Continental Inn. Jennings Auction Group LLC will auction the contents of the former Disc......
2007-03-07 00:14:00
John Kopp
Dustin Salisbery knows his days playing collegiate basketball are numbered.That number may be as low as one.Salisbery, a senior at Temple, begins play in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament today at 9 p.m. against Saint Joseph's at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. A win means ......
2007-03-06 08:05:00
Larry Alexander
Lancaster City Council soon will begin formally turning over its control of Central Market. Meanwhile, at least one councilman would like to see the market open more often.A proposed ordinance, which will get a first reading at the March 13 council meeting and likely will be voted on two w......
2007-02-26 08:17:00
Tom Knapp
Mohandas K. Gandhi, the great Indian peacemaker, never got batting tips from Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat.But it could have happened. And in the imagination of local author Chet Williamson, it did.Williamson's short story, "Gandhi at the Bat," first appeared in the Ne......
2007-02-19 08:20:00
Carla Di Fonzo
Ornithology fans agree — Lancaster County is for the birders.According to the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment, bird-watching is on the rise, and it just so happens Lancaster County is a migratory haven for man
