By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

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Alicia Estabrook -- with her daughters Cynthia, 5, and Tiffany, 8 -- visited the Brickerville firehouse Monday to personally thank the volunteers who rescued her from raging flood waters on Route 322 Sept. 8. Her other children, Tiffany (who was also rescued) and Kevin, were also present.Photo by Stephen Seeber
Alicia Estabrook -- with her daughters Cynthia, 5, and Tiffany, 8 -- visited the Brickerville firehouse Monday to personally thank the volunteers who rescued her from raging flood waters on Route 322 Sept. 8. Her other children, Tiffany (who was also rescued) and Kevin, were also present.

Saving Alicia Estabrook and her 18-month-old daughter Tiffany was a matter of inches and seconds. It was also a matter of faith.

"I couldn’t bear the thought of my other children — Trinity, Cynthia and Kevin — never being able to play with their little sister again, or me not being able to raise my children," recalled the young mother when she met with her heroes at the Brickerville fire hall Monday night. "When I realized that the chances were slim to none that I was going to get out of there, I just kept praying and reassuring myself that if it’s God’s will for me and Tiffany to live, he would make a way. I didn’t know how, but I knew that he would make a way."

By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

As of Tuesday, Lititz Fire Co. No. 1 has responded to 458 calls this year — 213 in Lititz, 179 in Warwick Township, 22 in Penn Township and 18 in Manheim Township.

That’s nearly two a day.

Answering those calls are 18 active volunteer firefighters, 15 of which are qualified to enter a burning building.

"That’s pretty busy," Deputy Chief Mike Smith pointed out during his address to council. "It’s not like it used to be, when once a week we’d throw the doors up, get the rigs out and drive ‘em around to air them out."

Active volunteers put in approximately 300 hours of training and operate like a professional company. During Fire Prevention Week, starting Oct. 10, Lititz will join firefighters from Rothsville and Brunnerville to educate approximately 4,000 children in local elementary schools and daycares about fire safety. Meanwhile, these volunteers have full-time jobs.

On Tuesday, Smith and Assistant Chief Mike Michael discussed budgetary concerns with borough council.

One of their biggest concerns is the diminishing financial support of the community.

By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

After this year, the Warwick Township Police Department will be no more.

On Sept. 21, township supervisors entered into a regional police agreement with Penn and Clay townships. As a result, major changes in local law enforcement are mere months away.

The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Force is set to make its debut on Jan. 1, 2012.

While the Record Express has been covering this historical development for some time, C. David Kramer, Warwick Township supervisor and chairman of the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Task Force, and Chief David Steffen, current Warwick Township police chief and NLCRPF chief in waiting, took the time to participate in a short Q&A on the subject:

Record Express: At what point did this all become a done deal?

Kramer: Each of the three charter municipalities — Clay, Penn and Warwick townships — have now executed ordinances authorizing them to enter into an intermunicipal charter agreement to form the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department, and a commission to oversee the operation. Clay approved on Aug. 31, Penn on Sept. 12 and Warwick on Sept. 21.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

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Warwick's Kiersten Cepeda (left) celebrates with teammate Emma Rissinger after scoring to put the Lady Warriors in front 3-0 in the second half on Monday.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick's Kiersten Cepeda (left) celebrates with teammate Emma Rissinger after scoring to put the Lady Warriors in front 3-0 in the second half on Monday.

Kiersten Cepeda easily could’ve had a hat trick for Warwick on Monday.

But after watching Hempfield nearly rally all the way back from a 3-0 hole, Cepeda and the Lady Warriors were just happy to win.

The junior forward came off the bench to score two goals and then the Lady Warriors withstood a furious charge by Hempfield in the final 5:00 to earn a 3-2 victory in a key Section One game in Landisville.

Lady Black Knights’ star Kelsey Nolan had two goals within a span of 3:09 and then Hempfield got back-to-back corners as time expired, but Warwick held on.

"I’m thinking, ‘Holy crow, how could we put ourselves in that kind of position?,’" Warwick coach Bob Derr said. "Basically what we played was 54 minutes of great hockey and then the last six minutes we just went into a defensive mode. Our defensive disciplines just sorta went down the tubes."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

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Warwick's Kristi Reidenbaugh races to a solid fifth-place finish in a time of 22:01 at Cedar Crest on Tuesday.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick's Kristi Reidenbaugh races to a solid fifth-place finish in a time of 22:01 at Cedar Crest on Tuesday.

Without top five runners Brittney Bomberger (sickness) and Rachel Mueller (ankle) in their top eight, the Warwick girls cross country team wasn’t at full strength on Tuesday.

That, however, didn’t stop the Lady Warriors from turning in a solid performance at a quad meet at Cedar Crest High School.

While placing three runners in the top 10, Warwick finished 2-2 with wins over Manheim Central (20-41) and Conestoga Valley (27-30) and a close loss to Ephrata (27-30). They also dropped an 18-41 loss to the Lady Falcons.

"The girls that we have this year, they’re a really tight bunch, they’re working their very hardest, and I can’t expect any more of them," Warwick first-year coach Jenny Sassaman said. "If you’re running your 100 percent hardest and you’re 100 percent best, then I’m happy and that’s what it is."

By: TODD RUTH Record Staff, Staff Writer

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Manheim Central's Brenden Wagner runs down Cocalico's Spencer Moser to make a game-saving tackle in the second half of the Barons' 21-20 come-from-behind win over the Eagles last Friday.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Manheim Central's Brenden Wagner runs down Cocalico's Spencer Moser to make a game-saving tackle in the second half of the Barons' 21-20 come-from-behind win over the Eagles last Friday.

The odds of Brenden Wagner beating Cocalico’s Spencer Moser in a 40-yard dash may not be good for the Manheim Central junior.

But when Moser broke in the clear with only daylight ahead of him late Friday at Elden Rettew Field, Wagner turned on the jets and ran down the Cocalico speedster, saving what would have been the go-ahead touchdown. Then, a couple plays later, Wagner was one of two Barons to get a hand on Wyatt Dungan’s potential game-winning field goal, which came up short and preserved the 21-20 Manheim Central come-from-behind victory.

"I just pretty much put my head down and ran as fast as I can," Wagner said of his game-saving tackle. "I kept getting closer and closer. (Moser) looked back and I just went up there and got him down."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Starting out, Haley Goodling’s goal was just to have fun on Monday.

But then as the Manheim Central freshman got going at the Lancaster-Lebanon League Girls Golf Championships and realized that her game was clicking, Goodling started to think about perhaps placing in the top five.

Turns out, she did even better than that.

Breaking 80 for the first-time ever, Goodling finished with a 6-over 76 and took home the silver medal at the Honeybrook Golf Club. Only Manheim Township’s Mary Beth Palic finished ahead of her, as the Blue Streaks’ junior carded an even-par 70 to capture the gold.

With her solid finish at the L-L’s, Goodling has punched her ticket to the District Three Triple-A Championships, which are slated for next Thursday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 8 at Briarwood East Golf Club in York. Warwick’s Hannah Riden will also be competing there after placing tied for 10th with Conestoga Valley’s Cayla McCarty with a 107 on Tuesday.

"I thought I played pretty well," Goodling said. "I didn’t hit many bad shots and I putted real well, so it just kinda all fit together today."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

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Warwick senior running back Anthony Boak (far right) fights for extra yardage against Cedar Crest's defense last Friday night. Shown blocking for the Warriors on the play is lineman Tom Devenney.Photos by Cathy Chapis
Warwick senior running back Anthony Boak (far right) fights for extra yardage against Cedar Crest's defense last Friday night. Shown blocking for the Warriors on the play is lineman Tom Devenney.

The magnitude of a fourth-and-3 play on its final possession of the first half wasn’t lost on Warwick last Friday night.

The Warriors called a timeout to make sure they were on the same page.

Considering that Cedar Crest had stolen the momentum away from Warwick, slicing its early 21-0 deficit to just 21-14 late in the second quarter, the Warriors were obviously hoping to end the half with something positive.

And that is just what junior running back Albert Powell provided for them.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

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Warwick's Drew Baker concentrates on sinking a putt on the front nine at Honeybrook Golf Club.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick's Drew Baker concentrates on sinking a putt on the front nine at Honeybrook Golf Club.

Drew Baker has the tools.

As Warwick golf coach Rob Fisher notes, Baker has what it takes to put himself among the top players to come out of the program.

The Warrior junior showed flashes of that at Honeybrook Golf Club on Monday while carding a 7-over 77 at the Lancaster-Lebanon League Boys Championships. While finishing four spots under the cut, Baker qualified for the District Three Triple-A Championships for the second straight year and tied for 11th place overall with Cocalico’s Trevor Bensel and Lampeter-Strasburg’s Devin Cenekofsky.

The District Championships are slated for next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8 at Briarwood East Golf Club in York.

"I’m really happy, but to be honest, both Drew and I expected this," Fisher said. "We’re just looking at this as a stepping stone. Drew can go as far as the State Tournament this year and do well there too. He’s got all the tools to be another excellent Warwick golfer. It’s just a matter of putting it all together."

By: LAURIE KNOWLES CALLANAN Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

The rain held off for the 9th Annual Rothsville Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 17.

"We were very grateful that it didn’t rain until almost the end of the event," said Ken Craley, a committee member from Jerusalem Lutheran Church. "It didn’t put a damper on the day at all."

When it did rain, it was around 1 p.m. and the day’s activities were already winding down. Those who were still at Rothsville Community Day at Forney Field simply took cover under the big top tent and waited for the surprise shower to end.

"We had a very nice turnout and I think people really enjoyed the live animal show from Zoo America. That’s always a big hit," added Craley.

Organized by the four churches in the Rothsville area, including Jerusalem Lutheran, Millport Mennonite, Salem United Methodist and St. Paul E.C., the community day event was also organized by the Rothsville Fire Company, Rothsville Ambulance Association and several local businesses.

Rothsville Community Day got started bright and early with the Rabbit Run 5K Run and Ride. Named for Rabbit Hill, the original name of Rothsville, the Rabbit Run involved people of all ages and even their pets in the 5K run/walk, which was sponsored by Rothsville Family Practice.