What’s life like when you’re Christopher Reeves but not, you know, Christopher Reeve?
Published May 12, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE, Staff
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
What's in a name?For some, their name represents who they are. For others, it might be who they wish to be — or not — as they share their names with famous people.A quick glance through the Lancaster phonebook can look similar to a quick read of a celebrity news maga......
Published May 11, 2008, 12:06 AM EST
by STAFF
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
"This is fun." That's the kind of reaction we've been getting for this "Pass the Word" feature, and we're delighted! More than 150 readers submitted clever captions for last month's "Pass the Word" photo of the dog Blizzard, a white boxer peeri......
Quandary for those who suffer fibromyalgia is to get someone to believe it is real
Published May 11, 2008, 12:04 AM EST
by JEANNETTE SCOTT, Staff
LANCASTER, Pa. -
She pounded on the heavy gray door of her dark cell, shouting, then crying for rescue from the isolation and physical pain. She didn't sleep. Over weeks, then months, her panic turned to anger, then desperation. Finally, she sank to the floor, and put her head to her knees in defeat. A......
Published May 11, 2008, 12:02 AM EST
by STAFF
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
YOU'RE INVITEDBlood drive, Donegal High School National Honor Society, 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, in the school library, 915 Anderson Ferry Road; must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old. Call Donna Stadel, 492-1212....
Cardboard boat race unites, challenges local teens
Published May 10, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by TAYLOR BUNDY, 17, Freestyle Staff Writer
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
The first three teams took their places at the starting line and waited for the signal as about 200 onlookers cheered in anticipation. On cue, six students, divided in teams of two, clambered into their watercraft, steadied themselves and began to row across the pool. Splashing, smiling and a deg......
Father and daughter team up for skydiving firsts
Published May 9, 2008, 7:03 AM EST
by JOSEPH MALDONADO / New Era Correspondent
MARIETTA, Pa. -
It's tough to convince Beth Miller that her hobby is statistically more dangerous than that of her husband John and daughter, Maureen.
Beth is an avid horseback rider, while John and Maureen have a serious affection for sky diving.
"They keep pointing out how dangerous my sport is," Bet......
Published May 9, 2008, 7:02 AM EST
by SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
LANCASTER, Pa. -
Kids' College recruits volunteersWill you be a high-school senior next year?
Looking for hours for your senior community-service project?
Harrisburg Area Community College can help.
HACC is seeking volunteers for its summer Kids' College, for children in......
Published May 9, 2008, 7:01 AM EST
by SAMANTHA CRITCHELL / Associated Press
NEW YORK -
Why waste a fashion-forward umbrella on a dreary ,rainy day? Instead call it a "parasol" and show off the beautiful colors, fabrics and embroideries that have become a part of umbrella design.
Sun umbrellas are enjoying a moment in the, er, sun. Parasols were on the runways for severa......
Published May 9, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
by MARCY SUGAR & KATHY MITCHELL
LANCASTER, Pa. -
Dear Annie: I met my present husband, "Tom," a few months after my divorce, and he's everything I ever dreamed of in a husband. Right now, we live 60 miles apart, because of our jobs. Tom will retire next year and wants to live where I am, but he'll need to sell his house. The problem is his......
Published May 9, 2008, 12:04 AM EST
by Gregory J. Scott, AIA
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
Date stones, marriage stones, cornerstones and foundation stones commemorate the construction of a building, the record of a marriage or advancements in social status. Regardless of the individual intent, they all mark a recorded date in history.The most common and enduring markers are car......
