Mary M. Guthrie Rosenfeld, 85, formerly of Manheim, passed peacefully and went home to be with her Lord Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster.

Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth Fietz Cornies. She was the wife of the late George H. Rosenfeld, who died in 1998. Her first husband was the late Ray Guthrie Sr., who died in 1980.

Mary was employed by the former Apparel Manufacturing Company, Elizabethtown; previously she worked for numerous sewing factories throughout Lancaster County. Mary attended God’s Missionary Church, Landisville. Her interests included cooking, gospel music and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Surviving are a son: Ray Jr., husband of Gloria Guthrie, of Ephrata; two daughters: Linda M., wife of Howard Stalnecker Jr., of Maytown; and Ruth Ann, wife of Clayton Thomas Jr., of Marietta; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a sister: Elizabeth Greenawalt, of Mount Joy.

Preceding her in death is a brother: Henry Cornies.

Her funeral service was held at the Heilig Funeral Home, Mount Joy, on Feb. 21. Interment took place in Risser’s Mennonite Cemetery, Mount Joy Township.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

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Manheim Central junior Aerika High displays the focus that helped her defeat Pequea Valley's Eric Erb to claim the L-L League title last week.Lititz Record file photo
Manheim Central junior Aerika High displays the focus that helped her defeat Pequea Valley's Eric Erb to claim the L-L League title last week.

Considering what her season average was, Manheim Central junior bowler Aerika High gladly took her score of 225 against Warwick’s Bryanna Nihoff last Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Especially since it was good enough for a 225-171 conquest of the Warwick senior in the opening game of the stepladder finals in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships.

But after that, High only got better.

She averaged 264 over her next three games, culminating with a 257-256 victory over Pequea Valley’s Eric Erb to clinch the L-L singles crown at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster.

"I was very pleased," Manheim Central coach Chuck Ruhl said of High, who averaged 197.42 during the regular season. "She didn’t let the pressure get to her. In that situation, when you’re going head-to-head, you can let the pressure get to you and she handled the pressure very well."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

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Katie Vann, a former sprinter at Seton Hill University, will take over as Warwick's new track and field coach this spring.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Katie Vann, a former sprinter at Seton Hill University, will take over as Warwick's new track and field coach this spring.

Katie Vann developed a solid track record as an athlete.

Now she is hoping to do the same as a coach.

The Johnstown native, a 2011 graduate of Seton Hill University, was approved by the Warwick school board on Tuesday night to become the Warriors’ new track and field head coach. Vann replaces Scott Rathkey, who was let go following the 2011 season.

"One of the things that the committee was impressed with was her enthusiasm," Warwick Athletic Director John Kosydar said. "She’s young, energetic and has lots of enthusiasm, which we felt was a good thing for the program. If the leader of your program is excited, it’s going to make everyone else excited. So that was one of the things that definitely impressed us."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

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Warwick junior Tom Devenney (right) locks up with Manheim Central's Aaron Lefever in the 285-pound Sectional finals last Saturday. Devenney earned a 3-0 decision to claim his first Sectional crown.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick junior Tom Devenney (right) locks up with Manheim Central's Aaron Lefever in the 285-pound Sectional finals last Saturday. Devenney earned a 3-0 decision to claim his first Sectional crown.

As Saturday’s District Three Section Three Triple-A finals got underway, Warwick wrestlers Tom Devenney and Cody Shoenberger sat together leaning against a wall in the Hempfield gymnasium.

The two friends were supporting teammates Josh Charles, Cody Diem and Matt Mousetis in the lightweight bouts, while no doubt trying to stay calm for their own championship matches later that night.

"We’re definitely close. We’re always pushing each other to do better at tournaments and stuff," Shoenberger said. "It’s kind of like a fun competition that we have."

It turned out to be a fun finish for both, as Shoenberger (160) and Devenney (285) each won his first Sectional gold medal to lead the Warriors to a solid fourth-place finish in the team standings with 80 points.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Up until Sectionals, Manheim Central’s AJ Votano probably wasn’t having the type of season that he would have liked.

A two-time District qualifier, the Barons’ senior fashioned a 24-9 mark, but he was a combined 1-4 in the Manheim Holiday and L-L League tournaments.

Last Saturday, though, Votano delivered.

Needing to place in the top three in the 138-pound weight class to extend his high school career, Votano pulled off a 1-0 victory over Solanco’s Kyle Hammond for the bronze medal at the PIAA District Three Section Three Tournament at Hempfield High School.

"To be able to qualify to Districts at the same weight that he was wrestling (at the Manheim Holiday and L-L League tournaments) is a pretty big accomplishment," Manheim Central coach Troy Sunderland remarked. "You could see the progression."

It wasn’t only Votano who made progression for the Barons. Although MC finished 0-for-2 in the finals, they nonetheless sent five into the District Three Triple-A Championships, set for this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 at the Hersheypark Arena.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

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Warwick's Kate Mobley drives past Hempfield's Lauren Trower.Photo by Stan Hall
Warwick's Kate Mobley drives past Hempfield's Lauren Trower.

Win it for ‘B.’

That was the Warwick girls battle cry as they took on Hempfield in a District Three Quad-A preliminary-round game last Friday.

‘B,’ a.k.a. senior Bethany Zimmerman, was unavailable to play after turning her ankle in a scrimmage a couple of days earlier, but the Lady Warriors were hoping to get her back if they advanced past the Black Knights.

Unfortunately, it didn’t happen.

In a close-fought game from the opening tip, Lauren Trower scored all four of her points in the final stanza, including a go-ahead layup with 1:41 remaining, and the Hempfield girls prevailed by a 36-32 decision in Landisville.

"We really wanted to win this for ‘B.’ I didn’t want this to be her last game as a senior … I really, really didn’t," Warwick coach Amy Derr said. "Those seniors have been just phenomenal kids — they’re just great girls. They’re very upset. It’s that feeling that hits you of, ‘Wow, this is my last high school game.’"

By: JOHN CRAWFORD Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

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Children of the American Revolution were in Lititz Sunday to honor 110 soldiers buried along East Main Street.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Children of the American Revolution were in Lititz Sunday to honor 110 soldiers buried along East Main Street.

They came to Lititz as patriots, wounded in service to their fledgling country in battles such as Brandywine and Germantown.

General George Washington had commandeered the Moravian Brothers House in Lititz to be used as a hospital in December of 1777 and the soldiers began arriving on Dec. 19.

“A total of four hundred and fifty sick and wounded soldiers of the Continental Army and a few Hessian prisoners of war were cared for in the Brother’s House until August 28, 1778 when the hospital was discontinued,” wrote Ron Reedy in his history of Lititz.

From those numbers, another number arose — 120.

That was the number who succumbed to a combination of wounds or camp fever during their stay. Of those, 110 were buried together, outside the young town’s limits while the other ten, presumably officers, were sent elsewhere.

By: ANGELA CABEZAS Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

Gloria and Alex Novachek show off their matching wedding bands, united for the first time since Gloria's ring was lost more than 20 years ago.Gloria and Alex Novachek show off their matching wedding bands, united for the first time since Gloria's ring was lost more than 20 years ago.

What started as a childhood hobby became the means for a Valentine’s Day miracle last week after Mike Straub, a metal detector enthusiast from Akron, recovered a wedding band lost in Roland Park more than 20 years earlier.

Mike’s interest in metal detecting was inspired by father, who enlisted his son’s help searching for old coins.

"He got me started when I was little," Mike said. "Dad would sweep back and forth with the detector, and I’d dig. I remember we started at the beach because sand was easier for me to dig through. Then about 10 years ago I started doing it my own, but I never found anything but modern coins."

"I always used to tease him," said Jamie, Mike’s wife. "He gets a (metal detecting) magazine, and people publish their finds. There’s always big rings on the cover, and I always said, ‘Why don’t you ever find me a ring like that?’ It’s been our long joke."

All present Lititz Scout troops (including Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts), their leaders, all previous Scouts and leaders and the general public are welcome to attend the last event at the Scout Cabin in Lititz Springs Park on March 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Any members of Troop 2 and 3 that built the cabin in the 1920s and used it for several years as their meeting place are encouraged to attend.

A short ceremony will take place, including a troop flag ceremony, Scout oath and law, short history of the cabin by Park Board President Ron Reedy, and comments and reflections by previous Scouts and others. A closing encirclement of the cabin will done by all present.

The cabin will be open for all to walk through. If there is inclement weather, the event will be held under one of the pavilions in the park.

John Lieb and Jill HockerJohn Lieb and Jill Hocker

I wish that everyone could experience what it’s like being an exchange student in a foreign country — alone, but totally surround by new things.

Then they might be able to understand how it feels to have friends on every continent of the world (minus Antarctica, of course), or that loneliness can just be time to get to know yourself better, or that maybe the way we do things isn’t the best or only way.

My past five months in Germany have been a bit of an emotional roller coaster, with ups and downs. I’ve been ignored by all the girls in my class because of rumors. I’ve accidentally boarded a two hour train to Hamburg instead of the 10 minute train to my small village. I’ve stayed up until four in the morning swapping stories at crazy AFS camps. I’ve danced the night away in discos.

I’ve even been asked, "If you’re from America, why aren’t you fat?"

I wasn’t sure if that was a compliment or not.