Thomas (Tom) Livsey passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012 following a long illness.

Tom was born in Scranton on June 5, 1937 and grew up in Manhattan, N.Y.

He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 1956 and joined the Navy, where he served for 20 years as a linguist. After retiring from the Navy, Tom earned a degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico. He had a lifelong interest in cooking and spent much of his career working in restaurant management, commercial catering and nonprofit foodservice. His dedication to community service included providing vocational rehabilitation training to disabled persons, the indigent and former inmates. In his later years, Tom served with Phyllis, his wife of almost 30 years, as missionaries for China Outreach Ministries working with Chinese students in Shanghai and at the University of Florida.

The Livsey family originally lived in the Lititz and Ephrata area and were active at Lancaster Evangelical Free Church (LEFC).

Tom is survived by his wife: Phyllis; his sister, Barbara; his children: Thomas, Carol, Debi, Phillip, Alicia and Aaron; their spouses: Sharon, James, Rocky, Rebekah and Joni; seven grandchildren: Kimberly, Chris, Jan, Carilee, Kari, Andrew and Connor; and three great-grandchildren.

E. Bernard "Barney" Kline, 84, of Luther Acres Retirement Community, Lititz, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Howard J. and Estella Staley Kline, and the husband of Helen J. Rudy Kline of Lititz.

A 1946 graduate of East Hempfield High School, he served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Wisconsin, from 1950-1954. He was the store manager of J.C. Snavely Lumber Company in Landisville for 38 years. He also was a lifetime member of the American Legion and a forty-year member of the Landisville Fire Company, where he served as treasurer and assistant chief. Barney was a member of the Church of God of Landisville.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife: Helen; his daughter: Susan Kline, of San Jose, Calif.; stepson: David L., husband of Maria Yerger, of Lititz; four grandchildren: Benjamin D., husband of Ka Yerger; Christy J., wife of Brian VonStetten; Theresa M. Yerger; and Nathaniel D. Yerger; six great- grandchildren; and two brothers: Warren G. and Vincent S. Kline, both of Landisville.

By: JANET SCOUTEN Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

Photo by Janet ScoutenTerri Mastrobuono told hilarious tales inspired by her Italian ancestors and culture during last weekend's Storytelling Festival.

Once upon a time in a land far away, as the story goes, a queen saved her own life through the power of a well-told tale. For a thousand and one nights, the Arabian Queen Scheherazade captivated a king who planned to end her life through telling stories that kept him at the edge of his seat.

While the stakes were not quite as high at the First Annual Lititz Storytelling Festival last weekend, the storytellers featured on stage still managed to keep audience members spellbound in the Snavely Family Theater on the campus of Linden Hall.

As local event organizers Brenda Burkholder and David Worth of StoryPartners explained, storytelling is not just an activity for children.

"There’s something a little mysterious about the pull of storytelling," said Burkholder. "Listeners gather in a group as the storyteller engages their minds and ultimately their hearts, touching them through laughter or tears."

"And the bottom line," inserted Worth, "is that storytelling is fun!"

INSIDE Following a bit of a mishap last week, our college football contest is back on track on page B5. Our new feature focused on local star athletes appears on page B3.

The deadline for submitting back to school photos has passed; readers can look for their pictures in next week’s Record Express.

Meanwhile, you can send us your favorite images for the October issue of "It’s All About You." The theme for next month is Halloween.

Send your high-resolution jpegs to Stephen Seeber at sseeber.eph@LNPnews.com. Photos can also be dropped off at our Ephrata office or mailed to P.O. Box 527, Ephrata, PA 17522.

When submitting photos, please include all necessary identifications and your contact information (in case we have any questions). Submitted information should include names of those in the photos, your local connection, where and when the photos were taken, and identity of the photographer.

Please limit the number of submitted photos to three.

Our Halloween photo spread will be published in our Oct. 25 issue. Deadline for photo submissions is Tuesday, Oct. 16.

By: MICHAEL C. UPTON Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

Warwick School Board discussed the final cost summary for the sinkhole that opened up Grosh Field earlier this summer during a brief and sparsely attended meeting Tuesday night.

The board’s Building and Property and Finance and Legal committees went over the figures earlier this month.

Heavy rains in early June opened the sinkhole, which nearly swallowed a classroom’s size of the multi-million dollar synthetic football field. Construction crews, engineers and district maintenance staff worked quickly to correct the situation and have the field available for a soccer tournament on July 29. After Tuesday’s meeting, Finance and Legal Chairman Darryl Miller and District Business Manager David Zerbe said the cost to the district would be approximately $42,000.

The total repair cost topped out at $127,000, with insurance covering $85,000.

"The net to the district is a lot less than what I expected," said Miller.

Zerbe said insurance covered much of the cost associated with fixing the field because it is actual district property.

"That’s damage to our property; they covered that," Zerbe explained. "Just pulling the rock out and putting stone in, that’s not covered. That cost us $20,000."

By: JOHN CRAWFORD Record Express Correspondent A win is a win., Staff Writer

That seemed to be the Barons’ attitude after defeating the 0-3 Daniel Boone Blazers 29-0 last Friday, a win that never seemed secure until the fourth quarter.

"A win is a win," said coach Mike Williams, the first to express the sentiment. "A shutout is a shutout, so that’s good. We did some good, positive things … special teams play. We did get a shutout, but we need to get better."

The win gave Manheim Central a 2-1 record going into section play and helped erase the aftertaste of the loss to Hempfield, but still left Williams thinking they should have done better.

"We’re not disappointed to be 2-1, but we’re not overly happy with what we are doing," Williams remarked. "At this stage, we’re 2-1, we’re going to go home happy about the win and get to work on next week."

Williams started the game with a Colin Fry pass which fell incomplete, but said he intended to establish the running game.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Stan HallWarwick's football team celebrates with the George Male Trophy after holding on to defeat back-yard rival Ephrata 17-7 at Grosh Field last Friday. It marked the seventh straight year that the Warriors have won the trophy, enabling them to regain the lead in the all-time series for the first time since 1985.

Nowadays, Warwick and Ephrata might not be the bitter rivals that they once were.

The fact that they have played in different sections for the better part of two decades is a big part of that.

But with the George Male Trophy still at stake for the winner in this annual showdown, it is a date that gets circled on the calendar.

So when the Warriors managed to hold off the scrappy Mountaineers 17-7 last Friday night at Joseph Grosh Field in Lititz, despite a sloppy performance in their 2012 home opener, Warwick coach Bob Locker put the victory in perspective.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Lititz Record file photoManheim Central's Lauree Wiegand sets the ball to a teammate.

Without fail, the Manheim Central girls volleyball team is always ready when they face league rival Garden Spot.

Tuesday night was no different.

And in a battle of Section Two unbeatens, with sole possession of first place on the line, the Lady Barons answered the bell, earning an 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21 victory in Manheim to improve to 5-0 in league play (5-1 overall).

"They’re definitely aware (of what was at stake)," Central coach Laurie McClure said. "Their goal from the beginning of the season has been to continue to win the Section. We won it last year, so coming in, that was the first thing they told me is that, ‘We want to win the Section.’ And I was like, ‘OK, it’s going to take beating Garden Spot.’ So I think it’s been a common thread throughout our season so far is, ‘Alright, what do we need to do so that we’re ready for Garden Spot?’"