Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era - Saturday Edition

Football Etiquette

Football season begins for most major colleges today. It's a great time for fans to renew alliances with their favorite teams and alma maters, but it's the beginning of the headache season for security personnel. They must deal with traffic, suspicious packages brought into stadiums, medical emergencies, ticket counterfeiters and, most of all, unruly behavior. Problems with crowd control have accelerated in recent years. Some of that has to do with spirited fans; much more of it has to do wit...

With Strong Lead, 'Hello, Dolly' Is Simply Irresistible

Staff Writer The LaVon Fisher-Wilson fan club was founded Thursday night at the Fulton.

Drug Charges Dui Pfa Public Drunkenness Stolen Property Theft Charges Thefts Traffic Accident Warrants ; Police Log

EAST PETERSBURG: Kimberly Swope said a window on her vehicle was shattered in a driveway in the 1900 block of Linden Street late Wednesday or early Thursday. Loss $150. WEST HEMPFIELD TWP.: Gregory Pierce, of Mount Joy, reported Tuesday that someone sliced a tarp on the back of his truck in the 800 block of Hilltop Drive.

Odds Worsen for Gaming Industry

Pennsylvania's nascent slot-machine industry has hit a rough patch - five of the seven casinos opened for at least one year saw revenues fall in August. Chances are, this is only the beginning. Nationwide, the gaming industry is reeling, having been hurt by the recession and a precipitous drop in spending by consumers.

Seminar to Offer Ways to Engage Seniors in Ministry

Correspondent An 80-year-old member of Habecker Mennonite Church is tutoring a 10-member refugee family from Burma in English as a second language.

Head of Pagans Group Discusses 'Paths'

Staff Writer Who are the pagans and witches who will descend upon Adamstown next weekend, and what do they believe?

Calendar Education Entertainment Fellowship Hymnsing Travel

HarvestNET Equipping Institute will present Ephrata's Jimmy Nimon, director of Gateway House of Prayer, teaching classes on "Cultivating Fiery Devotion" at Ephrata Community Church, 70 Clay School Road, from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Mondays Sept. 14 to Oct. 5. To register or for more information, go to www.harvestnetinc.com, e-mail equip@harvestnetinc.com or call 733-4071.

Search Called Off for Akron Man

Staff Writer Police and firefighters did not resume a search Friday for an Akron man who went missing overnight Wednesday.

2 Sought in Fraud, Purse Theft

Staff Writer Manheim Township Police are looking for two people they believe stole a woman's purse while she was shopping at Walmart on Aug. 28.

Penn Manor Senior Plans a Future in Engineering

Staff Writer While most of the students at Penn Manor High School celebrated their last day of classes in June, Grant Elledge and his Quiz Bowl teammates were headed to Washington, D.C.

Police Investigate Porch Fires

RYAN ROBINSON and LARRY ALEXANDER Staff Writers

Super Weekend On the Way ; with Craft Shows, Auctions, Football and Perfect Weather

Staff Writer It may be the traditional end of summer, but Labor Day weekend could be the best weekend of the season.

Big Donation From Big Apple ; Nyc Mayor Helps Fund F&M's New Business Center

Staff Writer The new Patricia E. Harris Center for Business, Government and Public Policy at Franklin & Marshall College has a wealthy friend.

Pssa Scores Released ; Schools in County Improve, Overall

Staff Writer More Lancaster County students met state academic standards in 2008-09 than in the previous year, according to the state Department of Education, which this week released schools' PSSA scores.

She Put Art in the Heart of Lancaster County ; Root's Show Going Strong After 2 Decades

Staff Writer She had promised the 85 vendors who took a chance and joined her that first year "that it was going to be an exciting event," Marilyn Hobday recalled.

Pagans, Witches Rattle Adamstown Village Deeper Look ; Festival Divides Stoudtburg Shop Owners

Staff Writer A festival designed to celebrate the nature-centered spirituality of pagans and witches is getting a mixed reaction from shop owners at Stoudtburg Village in Adamstown, where the event will be held Sept. 12.

Obama Speech has People Talking ; School Officials Here Weigh in On Debate

Staff Writer Local school districts are fielding a flurry of calls about a speech President Barack Obama plans to make to students Tuesday.

County Gop Official Faces Solicitation Case ; William Coder Maintains His Innocence and Labels Charge a Misunderstanding Brought About by 'Being in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time.'

Staff Writer The executive director of the county Republican Committee was arrested for alleged solicitation of prostitution in Lancaster on Thursday night and has resigned his position.

Almost Like a Holiday for Barons ; Manheim Central Rips Susquehannock

Sports Staff GLEN ROCK - It took one kick, one catch, one burst of speed and a mere 14 seconds for Manheim Central's football team to return to its winning ways.

Streaks Blank Ephrata ; Defense, Key Plays Add Up to Victory

Sports Correspondent Little-known fact: The Wildcat offense really isn't the Wildcat offense.