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Side by Side: Many sides weigh in on the $700B proposed bailout............................... pg 3 View from Downtown: The Real Risks of the Convention Center....................................pg 5 County Outlook: Daddy Gets Justice?...............................................................................pg 7 Entertainment, Trivia Games, and Puzzles.................................................pgs 8, 10, 11, & 14 ...and much, much more!

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by Ron Harper, Jr., Lancaster Post

Hauling trash in the city: Dave Nace, businessman

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he roosters don’t wake up for another the city for trash removal. hour or so when Dave Nace wakes up. “I lost 43% of my business overnight,” says He’s been up for a half hour, and it’s 4:30 Nace. Jose Urdaneta, a city council member, AM. The coffee is already steaming from his according to September 26, 2006, council minutes, discouraged people from signing a contract saying “…that no one who is in business to make money can guarantee you what is going to happen to their prices in the next 5 or 10 years.” Many took his advice and signed with the city. Ironically, it was the city that actually pushed Nace into the trash hauling business. In the early 1980’s, as Nace was acquiring rental properties, he began hauling trash from his apartments. “There weren’t a lot of options back then and the haulers were not dependable,” says Nace. The city said that he must get a license from them to continue hauling the trash. “I figured that I may as well The tail lights of the trash truck illuminate the area just haul for others.” enough for Dave to unlock the fence. Nace got a scale from his father, a retiring mug as he makes himself an egg sandwich. butcher, and began weighing trash to determine “I’d like to start earlier,” says Nace, who owns how much to charge. When Nace went from a Professional Property Services, Inc., along with dump truck to a “real,” albeit used, trash truck his wife, Patty. “York Waste is allowed to start in the late 80’s, he wasn’t sure what to do. “I earlier, but we have to wait until 5 AM.” That’s was on church mission and got to talking to not the only advantage York Waste has. York Chet Bitterman (of Bitterman Scales) and he Waste Disposal was given an exclusive, five designed a scale for the new truck on the back year, contract by the city of Lancaster in the fall of a napkin.” of 2006. Their contract is for equipment and He bought his current truck three years ago man-power only – the city pays the dumping fee and looked at putting a scale on it as well, “The for the collected trash. scale has to be certifiable, and it would have cost Nace is an independent trash hauler, and also something like $30,000 in fees just to get this owns 45 apartment units in the city of Lancaster. one-of-a-kind scale to pass.” So Nace went to a The other 18 “Approved Permitted Haulers” certain number of bags per customer. He’s glad have been dealt a tough hand as they attempt to he did. Between the design fee and the cost to fight city hall’s plan to drive them out of the city fabricate the new scale, it would have cost him trash business. City residents were given until $60,000 that Nace would have lost if he has to October 16, 2006, to sign a contract with a trash go out of business. “I am not sure what I am hauler, otherwise they would be forced to pay going to do.” The city’s trash law exempts business and apartment buildings with three or more units so anyone can compete for them. As to the city’s residents, when Nace’s five-year contracts expire in three years, those residents must, by law, start paying the city trash removal. While the 20 trash haulers licensed in the city are competitors, there’s a esprit de corps that exists between all of them. When Nace’s truck lumbered up West King Street past a slowing York Waste truck, the driver yelled with a friendly smile, “Hi Dave!”. Nace said, “The one (York Waste) thrower always stops at our office (on South Queen Street) and uses Dave separates the recyclables and the trash.

“Thrower” Ramon Montes and Driver Edwin Olivera get ready to start their day.

The coffee is already made as Dave prepares an egg sandwich at 4:30 a.m.

the bathroom or gets a drink of water. Ten to 12 hours a day on a trash truck can wear you out.” At one time or another, all three of Nace’s children have “thrown” trash. The small, often family-run, haulers all band together, passing equipment back and forth and sometimes employees. Nace’s relatively small trash truck has one side for trash and another for recyclables. “It’s called single stream,” Nace says of his recyclables. “I take them over to Shell’s. He has a system that puts them on a belt and he sorts them.” Shell, another licensed hauler who just received a reported $13,000 fine, did not call us back. The haulers we did talk to were very reluctant to go on record. “We are all paying off fines and costs,” Nace says. “It’s hard not to feel targeted.” ... the cover story continues on page 6

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Side by Side: What People are Saying about the

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U.S. Banking Crisis and Federal Bailout...

[Editor’s note: This space is usually filled by our regular Side by Side, where two perspectives on a topical issue are addressed. Given the unprecedented

proposed massive trillion dollar federal bailout, the comments about it reflected the breadth and gravity of the situation. We thought our readers would appreciate seeing some of these comments. Our usual Side by Side will return to this space next week.]

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of the Federal Reserve, was special assistant to President Bush for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council at the White House, editorial quoted in the Weekly Standard online, Sept. 25, 2008

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The Lancaster Post Publishers Ronald P. Harper, Jr.

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e do not like smoking. No one on the massive Lancaster Post staff smokes tobacco. Apart from reeking up everything in sight (clothes, rooms, breath, animals, Aunt Lyddi’s wig), the addictive little cancer sticks will likely kill you. Otherwise, it’s a nifty little habit. But if you, an adult, care to smoke – and since smoking is legal – we shouldn’t have much to say about where adults puff, and neither should the Pennsylvania State legislature. Yet, between rubber chicken luncheons and ribbon-cutting public appearances, our pay raise-happy, scandal-ridden elected “representatives” have decided amongst themselves to impose a ban on smoking in all bars and restaurants in this great Commonwealth of the People. This was a very bad move. Private property is an embedded principle in the framing of the United States as a country. It was a late editorial change that the phrase “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property” was turned into “... the Pursuit of Happiness” in the great Declaration. Virtually all of the Founding Fathers themselves, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, grew tobacco. It is absurd to consider restricting the free use of the very product produced by our country’s most revered icons. And now we – the people – are faced with a trillion dollar federal bank bailout! We admit we don’t fully understand what a trillion dollars in bank aid means. But the approach makes us very nervous. And we ask not only how did we get here, but are the people entrusted to fix the problems – our elected representatives – the best people to solve this crisis? Today, restaurants, bars, and banks. Who is the government coming after next? You?

A View from Downtown Real Risk of Center Project by Artie See Lancaster Post email: ArtieSee@LancasterPost.com

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convention center income and expenses were released to the public before its construction bond sale in March of 2007. Each subsequent estimate included less operational income that the previous one, but all included projected losses that just fit within the “hotel tax” proceeds, which are expected to remain after bond payments. More recent “pro-forma” estimates

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amount allowed by law, 5% for the convention center by itself, and 2% for the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau. If this revenue is insufficient, Lancaster County would be forced to raise real estate taxes, since the LCCCA has no other source of operational funding. Worsening the problem, Wachovia’s construction bond guarantee is only for five years. If revenue from convention center operations consistently falls well below previous estimates, Wachovia would be within its rights to refuse to renew the bond guarantee. This would greatly increase the interest cost of the “seven day demand” construction bonds, leaving even less revenue from the “hotel tax” to pay for operational losses. An even bigger risk is in the “private” hotel. Only $11 million in “equity” - which has never been explained to the public - has been invested in the hotel by its private partners. Another $24 million is supposed to come over 20 years from future earnings of the hotel. The remaining anticipated $40 million cost to build the hotel and its part of the “shared space” is from taxpayer dollars via the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lancaster, which holds title to the hotel building. Penn Square Partners has taken out a five-year $24 million construction loan as its share of the construction costs. At the end of five years, PSP is obligated to convert the balance into a mortgage. If hotel revenue does not meet expectations, obtaining a mortgage for the hotel could be difficult. If PSP cannot refinance the construction loan, it could declare bankruptcy (without affecting its parent companies), leaving Lancaster City taxpayers stuck with an unprofitable hotel. The biggest risk is to Lancaster City itself. If the convention center and hotel fail to generate the amount of economic development needed to justify the cost of this project, tens of millions of taxpayer dollars over five decades will have been wasted. A convention center that is dark most of the time, plus an under-utilized hotel, would be a drag on Lancaster’s economy from which there would be no escape.

n March of 2006, Penn Square Partners -Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. and High Real Estate Group -- released a document entitled “What’s the Risk?”, which was designed to reassure the public at a time when controversy was at its peak over the hotel and convention center project in downtown Lancaster. The local media then heavily promoted the claims of this document as proof the project was a good idea. “What’s the Risk?” focused on the potential cost to taxpayers of public guarantees for the project, but only if it were to be a complete failure, or if revenue from the “hotel tax” were to collapse. No mention was made of what would happen if the convention center or hotel would generate less revenue than what was needed to pay its obligations The concept behind a convention center in downtown Lancaster seems to have been “if you build it, they will come.” In 1998, the Lancaster Campaign commissioned the Pinnacle Advisory Group of Boston to study the possibility of a downtown convention center. Its report, which was never released to the public, clearly spelled out that a convention center would be inappropriate for downtown Lancaster. Consequently, the Lancaster Campaign, in 1999, commissioned Ernst & Young LLP of Philadelphia to perform a second study, focusing on the Watt & Shand site. This report was widely proclaimed as have been produced by Interstate Hotels and Resorts, justification for the project. However, the report’s the manager of both the hotel and convention center, own introduction includes many limitations and which again show operational losses that would qualifications, which raises doubt about its own barely be covered by the “hotel tax.” But no one will conclusions. explain how these estimates were arrived at. As further justification for the project, the fledgling What would happen if the convention center lost Lancaster County Convention Center Authority more money than expected? (LCCCA) in 2000 ordered yet another report by The “hotel tax” could be increased to the maximum PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a company which appears to have never issued a negative report to one of its clients about a proposed convention center). Updates were provided by PwC in 2002, and 2860 Yellow Goose Rd. C.H. Johnson Consulting in 2003, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 as justification for the massive expansion of the project. These reports are still being quoted on the LCCCA and Penn Square Partners’ www.lancasterpropanegas.com web sites to this day, in spite of PwC’s withdrawal of its conclusions Wholesale Propane National Service in March of 2005, citing changes in Propane Delivery Turnkey Propane Systems size and scope of the project. Tank Sales Community Gas Systems Several “pro-forma” estimates of

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-- Intelligencer Journal Editorial, Sept. 24, 2008, after former county coroner, G. Gary Kirchner, pleaded no contest to charges he gave a password to a secure government website to several Intell reporters. The reporters, unindicted co-conspirators in the case, blew by the clear, stern warning on the site dozens of times that it was for authorized county official use only. And to answer the Intell question: no one had the authority to authorize the reporters’ usage of the site.

Hauling Trash in the City Nace goes out on the truck when his commercially-licensed driver is sick or is on vacation. Nace was careful about navigating the truck through the maze of cars, streets and alleys, but was especially concerned while operating the “bucket.� “All the over head wires have to be 13’ “6� or more. I am responsible if I knock down any wires.� He said as he raised the bucket well above that height in order to empty the bucket. Driver Edwin Olivera, and thrower, Ramon Montes, met us along the 7th Ward route at 7 AM. The Post had asked Nace if he would let this reporter experience the life of a trash hauler. The two hours spent jumping out of the truck and lugging trash cans and bags to the truck wore him out and left him sore and hurting days later. The experienced trash men laughed at the exhausted and hurting reporter. “I normally get up at 3 AM to eat and relax before work,� said the smiling Montes. Did he sleep-in today? “Well, until 3:30.� Montes has worked for Nace for more than eight years, and earns vacation time every year. Nace’s sister, Julia, works as the office manager and Nace’s wife, Patti, helps. “My wife normally calls our maintenance man and runs to get what

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endy Flanders, 48, of Leola, was found guilty last week of felony perjury, for statements made in now-retired Judge Wayne G. Hummer’s courtroom about her ex-paramour, Ben Vonderheide. Additionally, Flanders was found guilty of lying to police. Her testimony, in the custody hearing for their 10 year-old son, Perjury occurred in Judge Wayne G. Hummer’s courtroom. accused Vonderheide of swearing, grabbing her, This was one of over three dozen accusations made and “kicking the tops of by Flanders against Vonderheide, and a half a dozen her feet.” Judge Howard “Bud” resulted in charges that Vonderheide fought and won Knisely found her a “not guilty” verdict over the last five years. Current guilty during a bench Judge, then District Attorney, Don Totaro, approved of trial September 15, expunging (erasing the record) six of those charges. Vonderheide launched a campaign, “Daddy Justice” and 2008. Flanders faces up to 10 years in website (daddyjustice.com) for father’s rights to fight for jail when sentenced, shared custody and equal standing under the law. pending a court ordered pre-sentence investigation. On May 16, 2007 in a jury trial, Flanders Ted Yoder convicted of lying to along with copolice in the spring of 2007. defendant, Ted Yoder, also of Leola, was convicted of “False Swearing” to police in a similar scenario in the lobby of the County Courthouse. Both Flanders and Yoder were given probation for the offenses. The incident that inspired the most recent conviction occurred in the lobby of the City of Lancaster police station on November 30, 2004 and was captured on police video surveillance. A police officer was also stationed to observe the exchange a few feet away. Flanders came back later in the evening, after the shift change, to the city police station and Ben Vonderheide and Wendy Flanders in happier times. made the false allegation that she is now convicted of to the desk sergeant on duty. City police failed to review the videotape Rustin Glass, DC., C.C.S.P. or interview the officer that observed the 900 Centerville Road exchange and instead issued a warrant for Suite B Vonderheide’s arrest based on Flanders’ Lancaster, PA lies. At 10 PM that evening, East Lampeter (717)898-8900 Police, accompanied by Southern Regional Police, knocked on Vonderheide’s Main Advanced Chiropractic Street, Conestoga, PA home to arrest him. and Vonderheide woke his then-six year old Rehab son, who was forced to witness his dad Offering: being taken away in hand-cuffs. East -DTS (Spinal Decompression Therapy) Lampeter Police took the boy to a waiting for disk herniations Flanders while Vonderheide spent the night in jail. -Cold Laser Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Dear Cardinal, We are about to become first-time home buyers! My husband and I were married in July. Our lease will expire in December, and we are ready to buy. Where do we start? Excited, MB & SB, West Hempfield Township Dear M & S, Educate yourselves and become informed home buyers. You need to get pre-approved by a lender of your choice, that should not cost you a dime. After you see what you can afford, interview three professional realtors to see which one you feel will best represent you in the largest purchase you will be making. Please try to stay within one income. You need to not buy over your heads as countless Americans have done over the past three years. Bigger is definitely more costly in terms of utilities, insurance and maintenance. Re-sales are your best value for the dollars; they come with mostly all the appliances, window treatments and landscaping, three very important factors that increase the cost of new construction. Good Luck, and happy house hunting!

Dear Cardinal, We have been living in this home for 15 years, raising a family of three children. We are financially able to ‘Move On Up’ to a larger home, and this is a buyer’s market. What should we be looking for? SH & MH, Marietta Dear S & M, ‘Moving on Up,’ as you say, is one of my favorite situations. You have built a lot of equity in your first home, and now want to buy that palace you have been working and dreaming about. Having the Master Suite on the first floor is a must for you. Also, you will likely need at least a three-car garage, large kitchen and family room, with a second level of at least three bedrooms and two full baths. Location is very important due to family activities and the number of drivers in the family. You want to be centrally located near to school, work and play. The size of the home should not be less than 2800 sq. feet. Remember, the higher the ceilings, the higher the utility bills. Depending on the location, you may want to try and think ‘green.’ Lastly, make sure the house functions for your family’s needs. A knowledgeable realtor with good references will show you the way. All the best.

Dear Cardinal, We will be retiring in about five years, and want to purchase a second home in Arizona. Can you give us some tips? Soon to be Seasoned Senior Citizens, DB & PB, Manheim Township Dear D & P, I have found that when people decide to buy that second home, 75% never end up living there when they retire. Until you actually have the time and are retired, I strongly urge you to rent each year in the part of Arizona where you wish to buy. When the time comes to live there five to six months out of the year, you will have a good feel of the area and know exactly where you want to live. Too many times after buying and renting out a condo or home, when retirement comes, the owners have decided to buy elsewhere in a different community. They have to prepare the home for resale, and end up losing money in the transaction. You have to figure the dollars it took to buy the home, prepare it to sell, and to sell it, then buy another home. Renting for those years would save you thousands of dollars and help you make a better decision. Have Fun Shopping!

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’m dating myself by saying this, but I remember a time before fax machines. I also remember a time before ATMs, cell phones, and personal computers. When I was in college, computer science majors used punch cards to set up their computer programs, and I remember the cards Old Main Franklin & Marshall College falling like big square snowflakes after finals, all the “geeks” throwing them out circa 1910 the dorm windows, happy their exams were over. Sigh… sing with me now… “Memories…” Anyway, fast-forward to today, when faxing is almost passé and many people don’t even have fax machines because it’s so much easier to scan a document and attach it to an email. Even if you have one of those 3 or 4-in-1 printer/fax/ copier/scanner devices, if you scan the document for emailing to someone, you also have an electronic copy for printing or other uses, so the fax part of that device is probably the least-used. The fax machine is also challenged by the fact that so many documents are created electronically and turned into PDFs for email or posting to the web (most current word processors offer a “Save as PDF” option and third-party PDF-creators also abound) so the need to print and fax anything is infrequent, if not rare. But what if you have to fax something? The reasons you might have to fax include not having a scanner, or not having time to scan and save a document for email attachment. If these or any other scenario puts you in need of a fax machine and you don’t have one, it’s the web to the rescue, courtesy of the many internet faxing services and programs. Here are a few to check out, some free, some with a fee, but all pretty effective and easy to use: Old Main FAXZERO.COM. This one is free, unless you don’t want their ads on your Franklin & Marshall College fax cover page (they make the cover page for you, based on the TO and FROM September, 2008 info you supply via an online form), or it costs $1.99 to get an ad-free fax sent. It’s painfully easy to use, and doesn’t require installation of any software. You get an email when the fax has gone through, and they also send you a link where you can check the status of a fax if it doesn’t go through right away. They allow up to two free faxes per day. EFAX.COM. (home.efax.com) This one is free for a 30-day trial period, and then you have to subscribe to eFax Plus ($16.95 per month) or eFax Pro ($19.95 per month). If you sign up for the 30-day trial, you have to cancel at the end or Have some vintage photos of locations in Lancaster County you’d like to share? they sign you up for one of the plans automatically. If you do a lot of faxing, Contact us by email (Humans@LancasterPost.com) or phone (717.431.8145)! however, it may be worth it to subscribe. Of course, if you do a lot of faxing, you may already have a fax machine and don’t need to use the internet to do it, but if you’re traveling and aren’t at a hotel with a full suite of business traveler services, it can be nice to send a fax from your hotel room while you’re watching a movie and raiding the mini-bar. MYFAX.COM. Free to set up, and just $10 per month to send up to 100 faxes and receive up to 200. You can fax via email from anywhere, to anywhere. There’s no contract, according to their website, so you can just cancel whenever you need to. For larger businesses with more anticipated fax traffic, they have an “Enterprise Faxing” program for more per month (you can click a link to get Can you identify a “Quick Quote” to find out how much that’ll be). this location? These are just a few to get you started. You can Google “Internet fax” and find a lot more, and check them out. For people who fax once in a blue moon, The answer FaxZero is great, and for those who need to fax more frequently, there are lots is on page 14. of options for very little money. And that’s just the fax.

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This is where we re-write the press releases from the local police departments. Obviously, we have fun with the re-writes, but after some self-reflection, we thought it was important to affirm – in accordance with the United States Constitution – that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Of course, we will continue to take our little jocular jabs at both sides of the law, but we do hold that all accused are innocent until proven guilty in a court of American law. And that is as it should be.

Fun with geometry State Police report that Joshua Marshall, of Chesterbrook, was on Rte 741 in Strasburg when he apparently attempted to perform a 90-degree turn at a high rate of speed. He and his passengers were uninjured, but the same cannot be said for a traffic sign on Hoover Road. Stealing, in tiny increments Two purchases, for $15.90 each, were fraudulently made on Sonia Lynne Talarico’s credit card. The State Police have a “person of interest”, a Ryan Craig Kniple, whose life is probably much better for whatever essential items he got for $31.80. Do people not realize that if you’re going to risk jail or even just a lot of time in court and having your name in the paper, you ought to make it worth the risk? Rob a bank, steal a boatload of something really cool, and then you’ll have something to talk about in the prison yard.

Talk, talk, talk How much can you possibly have to say that you could run up a $1,249 cell phone bill? What makes this even worse is that the calls were made by someone who used Kelly Logan’s stolen identity to obtain the cell phone, which means Kelly got stuck with a bill for their no-doubt ridiculous conversations. State Police are investigating. They’ll probably be able to sneak up on the perpetrators as they’re busily texting someone on their next stolen cell phone. The Victim: Society The State Police noticed that Juanita Dueno had a FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) sticker improperly displayed, which aroused their interest in the sticker’s legitimacy. Ms. Dueno refused to tell the officers who gave her the sticker, but admitted she wasn’t really a member of the FOP (duh). The police report caught our eye, however, because of the stated “Victim” of the crime. That spot on the form bears the word “Society”. We feel really wronged by Ms. Dueno, don’t you? Distracted? We don’t know, but we’d have to be distracted by something really amazing before we’d slam into the side of a covered bridge so hard and so fast that our car traveled up the inside of the bridge and flipped over on its roof. If Kelly Boyd of Drumore would be so kind as to tell us what was so distracting, we’d really appreciate it, because

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according to the State Police, her being distracted is what led to Ms. Boyd’s attempt to defy gravity on September 15th on Penn Grant Road. Eyes on the road, people. Hide in plain sight Michael Tshudy of Lititz is in Lancaster County Prison right now because he allegedly rented a car from Avis for a contracted period of four weeks’ time, but never returned the car. After Avis reported the theft, the police formulated a plan – “Let’s go to the guy’s house and see what he has to say!” – which is a really good idea, when you think about it. The idea became even better when it turned out Mr. Tshudy had been so bold (silly?) as to park the car in his own driveway. Not a lot of wiggle room for a notguilty plea there. Don’t mess with this kid’s mom! A 13-year old Manheim Township boy was on his $385 (??) cell phone when someone came up to him and took the phone right out of his hand. The boy tried to get the phone back, but amazingly, the thief threatened bodily harm. The boy then called his mom (did he have spare phone or just a really loud voice?), who came to the scene and followed the thief in her car, while dialing the police at the same time (now this is an acceptable distraction, so if she’d hit a covered bridge, we’d be OK about it). She followed the thief to the 3000 block of Astor Lane, where the police met her and took the suspect into custody. Way to go, Mom.

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Lancaster Apple Tree Restaurant 100 S Centerville Rd. Charlie’s Place Market E. King & N Shippen Sts. Dominion Pizza 938 Columbia Avenue Dosie Dough 323 W. Lemon Street Figure Firm 1400 Elm Avenue Hess Station Yale & Columbia Aves. Lancaster County Library 125 N. Duke Street Rainbow Pet Creations 305 N. Queen Street Square One Coffee 145 N. Duke Street Tabor Community Services 439 E. King Street Trailer Village Grocery 2801 Columbia Ave Triangle Express & Lube 1615 Columbia Ave

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Ephrata Cloister Ephrata, PA | 717.733.6600 One of America’s earliest communal societies, best known for its original art and music and distinctive medieval Germanic architecture. Hands-on House Children’s Museum Lancaster, PA | 717.569.KIDS A children’s museum dedicated to helping kids learn, and making sure they have lots of fun in the process.

Family Fun Lancaster Science Factory Lancaster, PA | 717.509.6363 Experience the hands-on, interactive learning experience of The Lancaster Science Factory, where children of all ages will discover that Science is FUN! Landis Valley Museum Lancaster, PA | 717.569.0401 Largest Pennsylvania Dutch Living History Farm & Village in the country, interpreting German Heritage from 1740-1940, including tours and craft demonstrations.

North Museum of Natural History and Science Lancaster, PA | 717.291.3941 Generating excitement and curiosity about natural history, science and Hans Herr House and Museum technology and offering something Willow Street, PA | 717.464.4438 for everyone. Cross this threshold and experience colonial life as you enter the oldest Rock Ford Plantation Lancaster, PA | 717.392.7223 residence in Lancaster County. The historic 18th century home of Harsco Science Center General Edward Hand remains an Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, PA authentic example of refined country 717.214.ARTS living. Question everything and break Strasburg Rail Road boundaries! Three floors feature more than 240 fun and informative Ronks (Strasburg), PA | 717.687.7522 exhibits that explore physical science, natural science, life science, Fun train ride through Amish Country. Enjoy shops, dining and mathematics and technology. activities at the station. Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre NOTE: Green text indicates an 126 N. Water St., Lancaster outdoor activity. 717.394.8398 “Sleeping Beauty” October 4th November 15th, 11 a.m.; $9

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Check out reviews and showtimes - and buy tickets online - for theaters in the Lancaster area. Simply enter your zip code at the following sites: www.movietickets.com www.fandango.com www.moviefone.com Support a local independent theater: Point of View 121 West Frederick Street, Millersville 717.872.4131

A Cooking Class for Kids at Eastern Market! This Saturday (9/27) at Eastern Market, in addition to the fantastic international and local cuisine always for sale from local vendors, your kids can learn to cook! Bring them to a class in Ethiopian cooking, held from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, where they’ll learn about Ethiopian culture while learning to make a delicious dish all by themselves. Call (717) 358-9368 for more information. Eastern Market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays through October 25th, at 308 E. King Street in Lancaster City. Vendors selling fresh local produce, great food, coffee (drinks and whole bean/ground by the pound), crafts, and artwork are there from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Show your support for local farmers and artisans, and the East King Improvement District. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Oklahoma! Fulton Opera House 12 N. Prince Street, Lancaster Through September 29th Inscriptions Phillips Museum of Art (Steinman College Ctr., F&M) Through October 28th Lancaster Museum of Art 135 N. Lime St. | 717.394.3497 www.lmapa.org Artful Dining Dine in the Museum September 26th - October 25 Friday & Saturday evenings Call to register.

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Chameleon Club 223 N. Water Street Lancaster | 717.299.9684 Whitaker Center www.chameleonclub.net 222 Market Street, Harrisburg Check their website for a 717.214.ARTS complete list of performers. www.whitakercenter.org Dark Knight Lancaster Dispensing also Company Eastern Market Grand Canyon Adventure: 33-35 N. Market Street 308 E. King Street, Lancaster River at Risk Lancaster 717.358.9368 Both Now Showing in the 717. 299.4602 www.historiceastside.org/ IMAX Theater www.dispensingco.com Wed (4-7pm) and Sat (9-2pm), Now smoke-free! BARS & CLUBS: through Oct. 25th. Art, crafts, Live Entertainment antiques, and great food in Annie Bailey’s Molly’s Pub a combined indoor/outdoor 28-30 E. King Street 253 E. Chestnut Street setting. Support local artisans, Lancaster | 717.393.4000 Lancaster merchants, and farmers! www.anniebaileysirishpub. 717.396.0225 LancasterARTS com www.mollyspub.com Saturday, October 11th www.lancasterarts.com Now Smoke Free! 717.509.2787 Guinness & Oysters Weekly drink specials, live The Phila. Ten on the Road: Traditional Music, Oyster entertainment Menu, Prizes & Giveaways The Rotary Exhibit Reservations recommended Demuth Museum 120 E. King Street, Lancaster Through November 2nd

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Email Hard to Please at: HardtoPlease@LancasterPost.com

Hard to Please Restaurant reviews by a very discerning diner.

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[Reviewer’s note: This column (Hard to Please) is intended to direct the diner to the better eateries in Lancaster County. We are truly ‘hard to please,’ and do not review every restaurant sampled. We’ve eaten at, and decided to not review several local establishments because either the food and/or service was sub-standard. We want to tell you where to go, rather than where not to go; after all, those people are trying, too.]

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How We Met...

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Couple: Ron and Rhonda Martin Wedding Date: July 14, 1990 Years Together: 18

Ron: “I used to get some pretty hairy looks from people. Technically, I was dating a minor, but I was majorly hooked.â€? Rhonda: “My parents saw that Ron was a great guy, so the age Rhonda: “I had just been dumped by a guy that I was serious about when issue was not a big deal with a friend asked me to spend a week with her family on Emerald Isle in North them. We began Carolina. I was only 17 years old, so I was surprised when dating in August my mom encouraged me to go. She thought it would help of ‘89, and Ron me to get my mind off my break-up. My friend’s family proposed to me on rented a beach house, and there were probably a dozen Christmas Eve. other people there, mostly young people and a few adults. that same year. I Ron was one of the adults there. He was 25 years old, six knew something feet tall, and a little intimidating. I felt like every time I was up when I entered a room that Ron was in, he would stare at me.â€? unwrapped a Ron: “I can’t say I remember staring at Rhonda, but I was present of size 11 very aware of her whenever she was near me. I remember shoes. Obviously, saying to my buddy, Joe, ‘If you don’t ask her out, I’m these were not for me; going to.’ Well, he never asked her out, so I did.â€? they were actually his Rhonda: “It was about a week after we got back from mother’s shoes. I was North Carolina. He called, and we went to see ‘Lethal The couple’s engagement portrait, hoping this was no Weapon II’ in Reading and ate out at Arby’s.â€? December 1989. indication I had to fill his Ron: “As you can see, I was a real romantic and a big mother’s shoes. In the spender.â€? toe of one of the shoes, I found a ring Rhonda: “There wasn’t a big selection of movies to choose from then, not box‌with a ring inside, of course.â€? like today. We had a good time. One of the kind of awkward things about our Ron: “She said, ‘Yes’, and we were relationship was married about seven months later. She our difference in certainly did not have to worry about age and height. filling my mother’s shoes. She’s a very I’m only 4 feet caring person, a wonderful mother to 10 ½ inches tall, our two children, and a great cook. I and I looked very love her chili!â€? young. Many Rhonda: “Ron is very passionate times people about many things, not just my chili. thought I was only I’m really glad he directed that intense 12 or 14 years old. attention toward me.â€? Someone even

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The solutions to this week’s puzzles can be found on page 18. Send us your suggestions for Lancaster Trivia Crossword Clues! Puzzler@LancasterPost.com

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ACROSS 5 Alois _______ had a brewery 7 They’re square and wooden, at the Cloister 9 _______ Grove Covered Bridge, jointly owned by both Lancaster and Chester Counties 12 East Hempfield’s township manager 13 Mayor of East Petersburg 14 Rock Springs Park had one 16 Black and white cows 19 Chocolate and candy manufacturer located in Southern Lancaster 20 Dutch _______, home of Duke’s Lagoon 21 Lenape term for “place of crawfish”, later known as Chickies Creek

DOWN 1 Home of the National Watch & Clock Museum 2 Town founded in 1797 by John Kendig, among others 3 Harvester that threshes and cleans grain crops 4 Manheim Township Commissioner Carol Simpson’s beloved dog 6 Mt. Hope ________, the site of the PA Renaissance Faire 8 The Susquehanna River flows into it 10 Founder of the Mennonite faith 11 A society based on farming 15 Farm ______ Magazine 17 Controversial bovine growth hormone 18 The first name of all three wives of the Reverend James Anderson, one of Marietta’s founders

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e imagine the home nest of bird-brained Intell “reporter,” Dave Pidgeon, has a mirror on the ceiling right above his bed. Not for prurient reasons, silly, the mirror allows the self-infatuated scribe to gaze at his journalistically brilliant Daveness as soon as his eyes open in the morning. Ah, to be Dave. At the Post, we love Dave because we can count on him to draw attention to himself and his lack of writing and reporting ability in the same column. And we truly marvel at his ability to puff himself up so relentlessly, week after week. Here is a recent “Bird’s Eye View” babbling by the always insightful Pidgeon, with our little margin notes to help you understand reading the Dave, who again wins our ‘Puff Piece of the Week.’ Go get ‘em, Big Dave. Cliché alert. This is Dave cleverly tweaking “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Can you believe how subtle he is? We can’t. Another cliché alert. Suggestion to Dave: Clichés are phrases words other people write; try writing your own. It’s fun! Self-reference #1. Dave, you forgot to include the words “otherworldly talented” after the word “your.” Correct that next time. Self-reference #2. Do you hear that? Dave has “no doubt.” That means NO DOUBT. So, shut up, ok? Cliché alert! Dave is a trained athlete, as Dave told us in an earlier column about someone else, and he’s darned tired from his rigorous and manly training, but he should summon the energy to write-his-own-sentences. C’mon, big guy, we’re repeating ourselves here. Please stop. This is what we call the grand slam, thank you, ma’am! Dave manages to refer to himself and assert his unimpeachable authority (“WITHOUT DOUBT”, Dave is dang sure again), his bona fides as a top-notch national political reporter (“In the last week, nearly every article... has been about the presidential race), and his penchant for the cliché (“But it would be nice to hear a little noise from the local candidates.”)

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Artist Spotlight

Paul Lambert: Paper Sculptor

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ne day late this past summer my wife said that we should take a trip. ‘Where to?’ I asked. We determined that we had two options: one was the Pfaltzgraff manufacturing plant, and the other was the Corning Museum of Glass. I thought about it and said ‘Lets go the Corning Museum of Glass.’ So we set off, and three and a half hours later we were in Corning, New York. “It was a great drive up, filled with wonderful landscapes, and it was very peaceful. We went into the museum and explored for almost nine hours. We saw the most extravagant glass pieces, providing all the inspiration one needed to create and to be creative. From the modern art section to the live demonstrations to the masters workshops, you can actually watch the glass being made. One of the things that really stood out for me was the reflections and the way the light would hit a certain piece in a certain way. It was truly remarkable. The glass, whether clear or white, made the piece stand out. Light was the key. “Now the only problem for me, despite all this inspiration, was that I am not a glass artist. So I sat and thought about it, considering what could I use to sculpt and create shadows the way they do with the glass. ‘Paper can do that!’ I realized, which led to my latest body of work with paper sculpture. “I started experimenting with shapes and sizes and with cutouts and lines, circles you – name it – and one piece of sculpture led to another and another. It’s been awhile since I have had this level of excitement about doing art and being an artist. I like oils and pastels and all other mediums – pen and ink being one of my favorites (pointillism to be exact) – but they take too long and I needed something to do quickly for the Mulberry Art Studios’ employee art show that was scheduled for the month of September. So the paper sculptures were perfect. They were a blast to create, fairly easy to do, and they look cool, too. I am continuing my collection of paper sculptures for an upcoming show in March of 2009, also at Mulberry Art Studios. The works that are up now can be seen through October of this year at Mulberry. I am local artist living in Elizabethtown, PA. “As for me and my personal history, I grew up in Gap and graduated from Pequea Valley High School. After high school, I went to the Art Institute of Philadelphia and took classes at Willow Street Technical School, where I studied commercial illustration. After art school, I started Grasshopper Illustrations and did hand-painted signs for two years. By that time, however, computers were doing all the work, so when a friend in the screen printing business asked me to work for him, I took him up on it. From there I went to one screen printing place to another, finally working as a graphic artist for another screen printing company in New Holland. “It’s funny, but even as a little kid I knew I wanted to be an artist, but to find the time and the inspiration was tough. Life will get you and zap all the energy from you. As for the subject matter for my artwork, I never wanted to do landscapes or still life. Pointillism with pen and inks were so much fun (but time consuming), and you can create anything – photorealistic images, something abstract, or do something that resembles sketches. Because I enjoy it so much, I’ll continue my work in pen and ink look for a show in that medium in 2010. “There are a lot of great artists in Lancaster – people that I look up to – and I thank them for creating the art that they do. I just look for what keeps inspiring me, which is meeting new people and new artists and talking about art and music. Art and music help me to realize the human potential, possibly because artists and musicians aren’t afraid to let you see into their souls.”

A great space for your next meeting

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Paul Lambert’s artwork can be commissioned by contacting Mulberry Art Studios at: 717.295.1949.

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Ed Grzybicki, State Farm Insurance Agent: Someone Who Looks Out for You

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f you are familiar with those TV ads for personal injury lawyers, you may be fooled into thinking that all insurers are out to get you. In reality, your insurance agent should be more of a service provider and an advisor, which is exactly what Ed Grzybicki of State Farm Insurance strives to do. “Because I know insurance is not the favorite subject of most people, I want my customers to know that I am here to help them and provide personalized service,� Ed says. During his 25 years as an agent in Lancaster, Ed’s tell-it-like-it-is style has been and continues to be appreciated by many of his customers. He has always encouraged his clients to simply buy the insurance they need and not buy insurance they don’t need. Ed Grzybicki “I really don’t like when a salesperson tries to pressure me into buying something. That is why I never pressure any of my customers to buy anything,� Ed explains. Also, because he knows insurance %PO U 4BWF .POFZ PO B )BJSDVU is foreign and confusing for many consumers, Ed invests time in educating his customers and answering their questions—allowing 4BWF .POFZ PO $BS *OTVSBODF them to make an informed decision before purchasing any insurance. His friendly staff—MaryJane, Ruth, and Gretchen—share Ed’s philosophies and are there to assist you with all of your insurance needs and questions. Your State FarmŽ agent’s got your back A native of Pennsylvania and a Penn State graduate, Ed has always seen the importance of participating in his local community. with the right coverage and discounts up to 40% on car insurance. In addition to being a part of Lancaster as a businessman, he has enjoyed volunteering his time through local Boy Scouts, churches, Call me today. and youth sports teams. Ed also supports a variety of local organizations, including schools, police, and fire companies. Ed’s office is located in the Manor West Commons Shopping Center at 2938 Columbia Avenue, Suite 101. He offers automobile, homeowners, renters, life, health, business, and motorcycle insurance. Call today (717-396-0844) to see how Ed and his staff can &E (S[ZCJDLJ "HFOU help you and how they can truly be your advocates and advisors. $PMVNCJB "WFOVF 4VJUF -BODBTUFS 1" #VTJOFTT 1IPOF FE HS[ZCJDLJ CWJO!TUBUFGBSN DPN

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Adopt a Pet... Save a Life!

The Humane League of Lancaster County... The Best Place to Find a Best Friend!

Visit our website, www.humaneleague.com, and click on the “register now� link to sign up for the 19th Annual Tailwagger’s Trot. This exciting, day long event will take place on Oct 12th at Lancaster County Park. Activities throughout the day will include music, pet contests, children’s activities, face painting, and more! Walk alone or ask your friends or coworkers to join you and form a “pack� of five or more walkers. Each Pack will have its name or logo on its t-shirts, will have a group photo taken at the Trot, and will qualify for pack prizes! For more information, contact Pat Shenk at (717) 393-6551 x223 or pshenk@humaneleague.com.

Coco Marie, ID# 112524

An energetic beagle mix, Coco Marie is looking for a home that she can call her own. Coco Marie loves to make her presence known by “talking� to you with a series of beagley barks. Not one to shy away from attention, CoCo Marie loves to explore new places and do new things. She enjoys being outside and is at her happiest when she can wander wherever her nose leads her. Due to her high energy level, Coco Marie would thrive in an active household with older children or adults who are committed to playing with her and exercising her several times a day!

Nena, ID# 113084

After living with her family for seven years, Nena was brought to the Humane League when her family had to move and could not take her with them. Typically a well mannered gal, Nena can sometimes get a bit overly excited and jump up, bathing her new human friend in doggy kisses. Nena loves to spend time outside and the shelter staff has found that walking her is a breeze, as long as you use a gentle walk harness with her. More than anything, Nena wants a home that she can once again call her own. Nena’s carefree and affectionate personality makes her a great companion for a variety homes; is one of them yours?

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There are millions of homeless pets in the United States – and more are born and abandoned every day. For more information on the animals awaiting adoption at the Humane League, please call: (717) 393- 6551 or visit them at 2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.

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Post 5 Random Questions: Mike Williams

Mike Williams

Position: Manheim Central Head Football Coach

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t has been one of the highlights of co-publishing this newspaper that I have got to know some extraordinarily talented and successful people right here in the county. Manheim Central head football coach, Mike Williams, is one of these people. After you spend a little time with the Barons approachable Coach Williams, you will quickly see he is as fine a person as he is a coach... and that is saying quite a lot, given the toolong-to-list string of championship seasons under Williams. The Coach graciously answered our ‘5 Random Questions.’ ~Chris Hart Nibbrig

1 Who are the biggest inspirations in your life? “I’m not really inspired by a particular person, but I would say that my family (wife, children, son in-law, daughter in-law, and grand children are my inspiration because they have been so supportive through the highs and lows that occur when your a coach. And, of course, the MC players past and present and my fellow coaches. The tradition that they have built makes you want to work all the harder.” 2 What kind of music do you enjoy? “Modern Country Music. I have a real passion for it. There are great messages in many of the songs. And you can even understand the words.” 3 If you could have dinner with three historical figures, living or dead, who would be at your table? “There are many. I don’t know which three but the list would include: Vince Lombardi, Bear Bryant, John F. Kennedy, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Gen. George Patton, Robert E. Lee, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton.” 4 What place in the world would you like to see (that you haven’t visited)? “The Grand Canyon.”

Lancaster-Lebanon League HS Football Standings Section One Penn Manor Wilson Warwick Hempfield Manheim Township Cedar Crest Reading McCaskey Section Two Lebanon Cocalico Garden Spot Elizabethtown Solanco Manheim Central Conestoga Valley Ephrata Section Three Northern Lebanon Lancaster Catholic Annville-Cleona Lampeter Strasburg Donegal Eastern Lebanon Cty. Columbia Pequea Valley

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Athlete of the Week: Ella Meier

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empfield High School senior, Ella Meier, is the Post “Athlete of the Week.’ Meier is an outside hitter, and is the only one of the team who is always on the floor. “Ella’s one the best setters, servers, and blockers on the team. She’s a high energy player,” says Hempfield coach, Mike Vogel, whose team is 6 -1 in match play this season. “She’s constantly moving, and she can jump. She’s also one of the vocal leaders on the team.” The two-year starter (she also played on the varsity squad as a sophomore) is also an excellent student, with a 3.9 grade point average. Meier says math and science as her favorite areas of study. She plans on continuing both her education and volleyball career at a four-year university next year. The leading candidates are Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Quinnipiac University, where she intends to pursue studies in pharmacy and business. The Lancaster Post salutes the impressive Ella Meier as our “Athlete of the Week.”

Puzzle Answers!

5 Which team is going to win the Super Bowl? “The Philadelphia Eagles. Why? 1. Their Defense is excellent. 2. No Tom Brady. 3. Dallas is too cocky (including the owner). 4. It’s about time!”

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Hempfield reloads: Coach Mike Vogel’s Knights look to another championship

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by Chris Hart Nibbrig Lancaster Post

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ne of the most successful coaches in Pennsylvania high school sports didn’t even play the game until he was 24 years old. Mike Vogel, Hempfield High School boys and girls multi-championship head volleyball coach, was out of college when his brother, Jim, then in the Air Force, stationed in California, came home for a visit and introduced the game to Mike. “My brother said, ‘Hey, man, you gotta play this game.’ And I did, and I loved the sport,� says Vogel today, as he watches his Black Knights girls varsity team prepare for practice. “Volleyball is a very cerebral game. You don’t have to have the best athletes. Your brain is the biggest factor. We try to teach our players to play smarter.� Coach Vogel is an alumnus of Hempfield, class of 1970, and after his brother introduced him to the sport, began playing in local recreational, club, and age-group Players warm up before practice beneath leagues. A standout hitter and middle wall of championship banners. blocker, an injury to his shoulder ended his competitive career. Vogel was hired as the junior varsity coach in 1991. At the time, the varsity squads were led by Current stars, Ella Meier (l) his championship predecessor, Ryan Strait. “It took and Riley Kratzer (r). me three years to identify what worked and didn’t work. I was surprised at the lack of skill back in the 1990s. We wanted to reach a smarter level earlier happens faster, but a player doesn’t touch Head Volleyball Coach, Mike Vogel. – take my experience as an older player to get kids the ball very much in a game, but you have to be ready. What I look for is the ability to to play at a more intelligent level.� He took over the girls varsity in 1993, and the boys in 1997. In high school sports, more concentrate.� And with concentration and coaching than one district championship in ten years is respectable. In 15 seasons, Vogel’s teams have won 11 district championships (four, girls; seven, boys), and they were the runner-up does Vogel expect the championships that he has helped bring to the school? with the boys in 1998 and 2008. Swish that around your mouth for a moment. “Absolutely,� he says. “We don’t talk Oh, yeah, the man led both boys and girls to the state championship in 2004. about it, championships – although the Vogel can coach. Nicole Pyle: “Coach Vogel helps you players might. We don’t set goals other than “It’s the best, working with Mike,� says assistant develop as a player.� Hempfield varsity coach, Jesse Porreca, who played play your best and have fun. And so far it’s for Vogel early in the coach’s career. “Everything I worked.� No kidding. learned about the game, I learned from Mike. He can wear every hat: friend; coach; motivator. He adapts to what the player needs and is very good at identifying talent. And he’s very good at the technical stuff. He is a great coach.� Vogel has clearly earned the esteem of his coaching peers. “Obviously, they have a great program over there Jesse Porreca, at Hempfield,� says Assistant Varsity Coach. Penn Manor head volleyball coach, Jarod Staub. “I think the biggest thing that can be said for them is they never have to re-build. That says a lot $BMM +PF (S[ZCJDLJ BU about the coach.� WJTJU XXX NZTQBDF DPN NPSQIZTJRVF The Hempfield players are a decidedly loose group of young athletes, who obviously have fun playing :PHB 4USFOHUI BOE $POEJUJPOJOH ,JDLCPYJOH the game. “It’s the best feeling in world to play for Hempfield,� says junior setter, Riley Kratzer. “It’s a $BMM BCPVU (SPVQ $MBTTFT BOE 1SJWBUF 4FTTJPOT lot of pressure because of what the school has accomplished in the past. But it’s awesome to play for this team.� Vogel’s team this year is off to a 6-1 start, even after losing six top players to graduation. “I have fun every year,� says the coach. “This is a great group of Blown-in Cellulose Fiber girls. Megan Forbes scores most Spray Urethane Foam of our points. Brittani Young is an outstanding defensive player. Ella Specialty Coatings Contractor Meier is on the court all the time.� “Volleyball is a lot like baseball,� continues Vogel. “There is very little action most of the time, but LJeffBooth@comcast.net then, it happens very fast. Volleyball

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