By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

"These guys are career criminals," said Richard Rhinier of the Warwick Police Department.

The Brunnerville area was bustling with activity Monday and Tuesday as local and state police searched for a pair of car thieves involved with a string of burglaries.

"There were five burglaries," Rhinier confirmed. "People were sleeping in their houses. These guys were going into people’s rooms while they were sleeping."

The activity woke at least one of these victims in the Scott Lane area of the May development (off of Snyder Hill Road), who called police to the scene at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

"We located one guy and flushed the woods out," Rhinier said. "The other guy must have been laying low."

Police found him at 7:30 a.m. in the 300 block of East Newport Road, asking motorists for directions to Manheim.

As residents in the neighborhood became aware of the activity, descriptions of the suspects spread quickly, and it was an eye-witness tip from a local elementary school principal that led to the final arrest.

"A lot of the neighbors knew what was going on," Rhinier said. "Word started getting out this morning."

By: LAURIE KNOWLES CALLANAN Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

Photo by Presteon Whitcraft
Fall Fest was a step back in time for those who visited the Mary Oehme Memorial Gardens last Saturday.Photo by Presteon Whitcraft
Fall Fest was a step back in time for those who visited the Mary Oehme Memorial Gardens last Saturday.

It could be Lititz’s next tradition — the Historical Foundation’s Fall Fest, held Sept. 17 in the gardens behind the Lititz Museum.

The festival was a step back in time, when whitesmiths decorated metal utensils, carvers created wooden bowls from huge pieces of wood, and baskets were hand woven and used to hold everything from apples to sewing supplies.

"We wanted to hold a nice, informative festival that would educate and entertain with artisans and crafters," said Cory Van Brookhoven of the Lititz Historical Foundation.

The event included bluegrass music by the Heart and Soul Bluegrass Band, featuring Joanne Thomas, with a medley of banjos, guitars, dulcimers and other old-fashioned musical instruments.

Located at the Mary Oehme Gardens at the rear of the Lititz Museum and the Johannes Mueller House, 137-145 E. Main St., the festival showcased 18th century crafts and trades. Many of the items demonstrated were available for sale.

By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

A week ago, Alicia Estabrook and her daughter Tiffany were homeless, unemployed flood victims, grateful to be alive and to have each other.

Today, they have a community of support, helping them to get back on their feet.

Since last week’s report in the Record Express, which documented Estabrook’s death-defying experience in raging flood waters along Route 322, dozens have stepped forward to help the single mother.

The story of her rescue, spearheaded by a group of ingenious firefighters from Brickerville, was incredible.

The story of what happens afterward is seldom told. Estabrook’s car was swept away and totaled, along with it most of her belongings. She and her daughter have spent the last week in a Red Cross shelter. She was homeless, jobless and without much support since she recently moved to this area from Oklahoma.

Her plight touched the heart of the Lititz community. Dozens called the Record Express, wanting to help.

"It’s been amazing," said Nicky Donley, a close friend, who has fielded calls from people who want to help with clothes, baby needs, transportation and temporary housing.

By: LAURIE KNOWLES CALLAHAN Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

Moravians never throw anything away, admits Tom Wentzel of the Moravian Archive committee.

It’s a good thing too. For inside the Moravian Archives at the Moravian Church of Lititz, several seemingly insignificant papers have proven to be quite important for those researching the history of the Moravian Church during the Revolutionary War.

Those papers include a 1775 broadside, a type of Colonial era newsletter, and several letters written by George Washington’s secretary, Moravian leaders and the founding fathers of the United States.

"These papers are like a window into history," said Lehigh University English professor Scott Gordon, who discovered the broadside while he was researching a notable member of the Moravian Church William Henry.

As Gordon explained, "The 1775 broadside can now rejoin conversations about the earliest days of the Revolutionary War and its debates, still vital today, about liberty of conscience, and remind people that these battles were fought in places such as Lititz, Pennsylvania."

Gordon discovered the broadside and other papers quite by chance. And when he did, he could hardly contain his enthusiasm.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Manheim Central was already accustomed to playing in a game four.

Warwick, meanwhile, was hoping that it could be the start of things to come.

Trailing 2-1, but showing nice intensity at the end of game four last Thursday, the Lady Warriors overcame a late five-point deficit to force the game to bonus points. Ultimately, though, the Central girls snapped a 28-28 tie against their back-yard rival on one of senior Kaitlyn Gochenauer’s team-high 12 kills and earned a clinching 30-28 win, sending them home with a 3-1 non-league decision (24-26, in Manheim.

"I did expect (the match) to be tight," said Manheim Central coach Laurie McClure, whose squad improved to 4-0 overall (3-0 Section Two). "We came out against Garden Spot hard and had some close games and we kinda struggled with Conestoga Valley a little bit, so we experienced game four with CV as well. I think we had it in us that we weren’t going to lose and that’s what we did."

Although the loss dropped the Warwick girls to 0-4 overall (0-3 Section One), their record isn’t indicative of how competitive they’ve been in most of their matches. And coach Jen Wanner saw some positives against MC.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Stan Hall
Warwick sophomore quarterback Aaron Springer looks to gain the corner on Garden Spot's defense in last Friday's action.Photo by Stan Hall
Warwick sophomore quarterback Aaron Springer looks to gain the corner on Garden Spot's defense in last Friday's action.

Normally, Warwick plays solid defense against option teams.

Last Friday night, however, they had their hands full against Garden Spot.

Credit Spartans’ quarterback John Armbrust for a lot of that.

The senior signal-caller accounted for nearly 300 yards of offense, including two TD runs and three TD passes, as Garden Spot darted to a 27-7 halftime lead and cruised to a 47-22 non-league win in New Holland.

Armbrust, who scampered 65 yards to paydirt on the game’s first play from scrimmage, finished with 163 rushing yards on 13 carries, in addition to completing 7-of-19 passes for 131 yards, with no interceptions.

Be sure to check the Sept. 29 issue of the Lititz Record for the debut of a new sports photo page which will appear weekly in the paper. The page will contain exciting action shots of athletes from Warwick and Manheim Central.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

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Warwick's Liz Wenger passes the ball ahead to a teammate.Lititz Record file photo
Warwick's Liz Wenger passes the ball ahead to a teammate.

Warwick coach Bob Derr never got a good look at Emily Harting’s shot.

Midway through the second half with the Lady Warriors tied 2-2 against Penn Manor, Harting scored what appeared to be the go-ahead goal on penalty corner.

But the shot was deemed high and the tally was overruled, keeping the deadlock intact.

Ultimately, with just 8:41 left in the second half, Penn Manor’s Eryn McCoy notched her third goal of the game and it stood up as the game-winner, boosting the Comets to a hard-fought 3-2 win in a battle of L-L powers at Joseph Grosh Field in Lititz.

"I wasn’t watching our offense — I was watching (Penn Manor’s) defense at the time, so I don’t know happened," Derr said. "(The officials) said it was a high ball coming in, which could be … I don’t know. I have to look at the tape."

The Warwick boys cross country team still has an unblemished record.

With three more wins on Tuesday in a quad-meet at Lebanon, the Warriors improved their record to 10-0 on the season. Although Elizabethtown put two runners in the top four, the Warriors ultimately prevailed 24-37. They also defeated Garden Spot (19-42) and the host Cedars (15-52).

On the girls side, the Lady Warriors beat Lebanon 15-55, but came up just short against GS (25-31) and fell to E-town (19-40).

Michael Urban paced the WHS boys with a second-place finish in 16:58, crossing the line behind only E-town’s Micaiah Schlicher (16:47). But then Warwick clinched it with a strong pack of runners grabbing the fifth through eighth spots in the race. Ben Mueller was at the front of that pack in 17:21, followed closely by Matt Lefever (17:22), Bryson Long (17:28) and Phil Headland (17:29). Others in Warwick’s top eight were Daniel O’Conor, who placed 12th in 18:14, Conor Smith, who was 13th in 18:21 and John Beyer, who finished 17th in 19:08.

Turning to the girls, Kristi Reidenbaugh paced the Lady Warriors with a fifth-place finish in 21:36. Amy Wood (8th, 21:42) added a top-10 finish, while Bomberger (14th, 22:45), Emily Heckman (15th, 23:06), Ruth Ann Long (17th, 23:08), Monika Roschel (18th, 23:15) rounded out the team’s top six.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick senior Shawn Mearig (center) collides with Hempfield keeper Billy Heavner while going for the ball in the second half of Monday night's showdown. Also pictured is Hempfield's Todd Prazner.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick senior Shawn Mearig (center) collides with Hempfield keeper Billy Heavner while going for the ball in the second half of Monday night's showdown. Also pictured is Hempfield's Todd Prazner.

When Asher Klahold hit the right post in the first half, it turned the tide for Warwick.

It wasn’t as clear when that happened for Hempfield, but the momentum definitely changed in their favor in the second half.

The Black Knights scored three goals within a span of just 6:55, as they erased a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeated the Warriors 3-1 in a battle of Section One heavyweights at Joseph Grosh Field in Lititz on Monday night.

The victory pulled Hempfield (6-1 L-L) even with the Warwick boys (6-1 L-L, 7-2 overall) atop the Section standings.