Arlene B. (Bard) Rupp, 86, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in West Cocalico Township to the late William and Annie (Latshaw) Bard, she was the wife of the late Earl E. Rupp, who passed away in 1995.

Arlene was of the Christian faith and she enjoyed serving and giving to her loved ones. She had worked for the Quinlan Pretzel Company in Denver, retiring in 1992 after 20 years of service.

Surviving are two sons: John R. Shirk, of Denver; and Dwight D. Rupp, of Lititz; a stepson: Dennis A. Rupp, of Denver; three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, Arlene was preceded in death by her step-daughter: Dolores Rupp; four sisters; and two brothers.

Funeral services were held April 20 at the Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Timothy L. Craven officiating. Interment will take place in the Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery.

Arrangements were made by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Denver. Online condolences can be given at roseborostradling.com.

Susan E. Macferran, 62, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at home.

She was born in Columbia, daughter of the late Jerome and Annabelle Frane Cover. She was a cafeteria server at Rohrerstown Elementary School. She was of the Lutheran faith; she enjoyed flowers and flower arrangements and her family, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by one son: Robert Z. Dart, companion of Jessica A. Wise, of Lancaster; one daughter: Jeanette M. McMullen, of Columbia; four grandchildren: Joshua Sourbeer, Amber Dart, Alyssa Dart and Robbie Dart; and one brother: James, husband of Wilma Rapp, of Nashville, Tenn; and two sisters: Mary Shaffer and Carolyn, wife of Butch Zink, all of Mount Joy.

She was preceded in death by two brothers: Junior and Larry Cover; and also one sister: Janie Cover.

The funeral service was held at the Workman Funeral Homes Inc., Mountville April 24, with Rev. Richard E. Geib officiating. Interment took place in Marietta Cemetery.

To send an online condolence, visit workmanfuneralhomes.com.

Barry Lee Kofroth, 67, of Lancaster, formerly of Lititz, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his residence.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles and Helen McCreary Kofroth. He was married to Terry Lee Mummaw Kofroth for 42 years on Oct. 19.

Barry was a grocer for Acme Markets where he retired and he also worked at the Flower and Craft Warehouse and as a greeter at Hersheypark. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Lancaster. Barry enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, doing crafts and attending drum and bugle competitions.

Surviving in addition to his wife is a son: Matthew W., husband of Carrie Kofroth, of Lititz; two grandchildren: Julia and Alex; three brothers: Bruce Kofroth, of Lancaster; and Ronald and Charles "Glen" Kofroth, both of Lititz; and a sister: Joanne Stoltzfus, of Lititz.

He was preceded in death by two sisters: Doris Weaver and Barb Mastle; and two brothers: Dale and Kenneth Kofroth.

Barry’s life celebration service was held at Spacht Funeral Home, April 25. Interment took place in Rothsville Lutheran Cemetery, Warwick Township.

Kevin R. Gerhart, 47, of Lititz, entered into his eternal rest Friday, April 20, 2012.

He was the loving husband of Joyce C. Eppig Gerhart and they celebrated 23 years of marriage Sept. 24, 2011. Born in Lancaster, Kevin was the son of Phares F. and Sandra L. Heiler Gerhart of Lititz.

He was a 1983 graduate of Warwick High School and a 1991 graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor of science in aerospace engineering. Kevin had been employed with the U.S. Postal Service since 1994. Kevin enjoyed golfing, model railroading, traveling and researching family genealogy. He was an avid collector of baseball memorabilia, coins and stamps. He was a devoted Penn State football and Phillies baseball fan and will fondly be remembered for always having a smile on his face.

Surviving in addition to his wife and parents is his paternal grandmother: Mary E. Gerhart, of Lititz; a brother: Jeffrey M., husband of Christine Gerhart, of Lititz; father and mother-in-law: Millard P., husband of JoAnne Eppig, of Columbia; two brothers-in-law: Millard P. Jr., husband of Karen Eppig, of Lititz; and William K., husband of Julie Eppig, of Mechanicsburg; and five nephews and five nieces.

Pauline D. Ebersole, 87, of Lititz, formerly of Leola, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at Conestoga View.

Her husband, Melvin Z. Ebersole, preceded her in death in 1973. Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Rufus L. and Daisy (Mellinger) Diem.

Pauline had been employed by Achenbach’s Bakery and then the former Irons Food Store, from which she retired. She was a member of Conestoga Church of the Brethren, Leola.

Surviving are three sons: Terry L., husband of Marie (Novak) Ebersole, of Lampeter; Thomas C. Ebersole, of Ephrata; and Timothy R., husband of Lori (Enterline) Ebersole, of Ephrata; six grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister: Esther Nagle.

Her funeral was held April 23 at the Conestoga Church of the Brethren, Leola, with Pastors Alan and Kathy Miller officiating. Interment took place in Bareville Cemetery.

Kindly omit flowers. If desired, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or Heifer International, Attn. Donor Services, P. O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203.

The Beck Funeral Home, New Holland, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences and remembrances may be posted at beckfuneral.com.

By: MICHAEL C. UPTON, Staff Writer

Record Express Correspondent

Parents of Warwick School District elementary students recently received a letter introducing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) pilot program.

One parent, Tom Oldham, expressed his concerns about the program during Tuesday night’s school board meeting.

According to a district document available on its website, the BYOD program "is an initiative that will allow students who have personal technology devices to bring them to school to use them for educational purposes under the direction of a teacher or administrator."

"Devices" are defined as any privately owned wireless device, such as laptops, pda’s, smartphones, tablets, etc.

Oldham, whose son is a 9-year old fourth grader in the district, expressed concern over the security measures that would limit students’ access to information. He questioned students’ ability to learn from the Internet’s myriad of answers, some of which may be incorrect.

"The technology I let my children use does not have a ubiquitous aspect," he said. "I have many controls on my Internet."

Oldham also had concerns about how teachers and administrators would monitor students’ learning and other activity on the device. The district document concerning BYOD addresses inappropriate use of a device:

The 59th annual Lancaster County Science Fair was held at the end of March at the North Museum in Lancaster. The three-day event brought together the top 350 student projects from 26 different middle and high schools.

Warwick High School students fared well, bringing home five first place, three second place, five third place and twelve honorable mentions.

The Record Express recently spoke with Laurie Hess, a Science instructor at the high school, about the success of her students.

"Warwick probably won slightly more awards this year than in a typical year. This year’s bunch of projects were excellent," she told us.

We asked her to walk us through the process of creating a science fair project, from inception to the award ceremony, to get an idea of the work done by the students.

Said Hess, "Students begin to work on their projects during the first full week of school in September. First they must select a topic that is currently being investigated by scientists, then they must research that topic and write a research paper. They then design a lab to investigate the topic and carry out the lab to collect data. They then analyze their data, and write a lab report describing their results. Finally they put together a display to tell the story of their labs. There were 85 students in my classes this year who did an independent research project, and 48 went to the Lancaster science fair."

By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

It’s Romney vs. Obama in November, so why even bother with the Pennsylvania primary, right?

That seems to be the consensus among voters leading up to the April 24 election. The Republican race for presidential candidate was the big story, but with Rick Santorum’s withdrawal and the weak level of support for Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, it appears to be a lock for the former governor of Massachusetts.

There are other offices up for election Tuesday, including a Republican race to replace Tom Creighton, the state representative for Elizabeth Township, but voter turnout is again anticipated to be low.

The Record Express scanned a few of Lititz’s popular gathering places this week, looking for some insight. As is often the case, few care to see their opinions in print, especially if their names are attached, but here are a few local thoughts leading up to this lackluster primary:

"It doesn’t make a difference," said Warwick field hockey coach Bob Derr while enjoying his morning coffee with school board member Nelson Peters.

Derr plans to vote, but feels the PA primary lost its muscle when Santorum pulled out. The focus now, he said, is the race against Barack Obama in November.

Mike Resh is the new guy at the Lititz Fire Company. Follow his adventure in volunteerism, starting next week, in the Record Express.

Meet Mike Resh: 28 years old. Single. Lehigh University grad. Hempfield guidance counselor. New Lititz resident.

And the rookie on the roster at the Lititz Fire Company.

Over the next several weeks, Mike will share with Lititz Record Express readers just what it’s like to be a new guy among the veterans at the Lititz Fire Company. He’ll share his experience, from making that first inquiring phone call, to donning turn-out gear on the way to a blaze.

From the highs to the lows, from the challenges to the triumphs, you’ll witness the step-by-step steady transformation of raw rookie to hometown hero. All in Mike’s words. Candid, up front and personal.

The "Hometown Hero Rookie Diary" starts next week, exclusively in the Lititz Record Express.

Remember, everyone needs more heroes these days. You could be one. Call 626-8900, or visit warwicktownship.org.

The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners have established a temporary ban on open burning which took effect on April 13. The action was taken based on concern for continuing dry conditions and number of brush fires in the County during the past few weeks. It was also noted that numerous Lancaster County Fire companies assisted a a 400+ acre brush fire in Berks County.

State Law allows to Fire Chiefs within a County to request a temporary ban from the District Forester. The District Forester received the request from the Chief’s and made a written recommendation for the ban to the Board of Commissioners. The ban is scheduled to be in effect until May 12, but can be rescinded early if conditions improve or it can be extended, if needed.

By the Resolution, open burning is defined as the ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material (garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, vegetative matter involved with land clearing or any other sort of debris) out of doors in either a burn barrel (screened or unscreened), fire ring, or on the ground.

Exemption is given to all fires for the exclusive purpose of food preparation. Enclosed incinerators and masonry fire pits are also not covered by the ban.