Darryl S. Leid, 53, of Denver, went to be with his Heavenly Father Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, at Lancaster General Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Annette (Clark) Leid, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage on July 7. Born in Terre Hill, he was the son of Wilbur and Gladdis (Schnader) Leid of Terre Hill.

He was a member of Cocalico Community Chapel. He was employed by Choice Windows, New Holland, in exterior construction. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and vacationing on the Outer Banks. Above all, he loved his family and his grandchildren.

Darryl will be loved and missed by his family and friends. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by his daughters: Amy L., wife of Corey Knox, of Ephrata; and Amber E., wife of Josh Reimers, of Mt. Wolf; his son: Nathaniel S. Leid, of Denver; four grandchildren; a brother: Gene Leid; and sisters: Vicki Ream and Dorie Buch.

A memorial service will be held on Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. at Bethany Grace Fellowship, 400 Reading Road, East Earl, with Pastors Jon Miklas and Ben Zentner officiating. Interment will be private in Muddy Creek Cemetery.

Pauline B. Larkin, 97, entered into rest at Ephrata Manor Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.

She was born in Blue Ball, the daughter of the late Raymond K. and Elsie Denlinger Bair. She was the wife of the late F. Lee Larkin, who passed away in 1993.

After graduating from Martin Beauty College in Philadelphia, Pauline went to people’s homes to do their hair during the Depression. Later she opened her own beauty shop in Leola where she worked until she was 87 years old. Pauline retired in 2001 after 70 years as a beautician.

Pauline loved music and singing and often was a soloist in the church choir and in weddings, but her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her daughter: Donna Lee, wife of Ray Wenger, of Leola; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and her sister, Kathryn Shee, of New Holland.

She was preceded in death by two brothers: Raymond Bair and Kenneth Bair.

Reta M. Hahn, 81, formerly of Ephrata, passed away Aug. 22, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Lancaster.

Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late Irvin A. and Lottie Townsley Hahn.

A graduate of the former Terre Hill High School in 1948, Reta worked in the purchasing department for the former Ford New Holland, retiring in 1991 after 43 years. Following her retirement, she was employed by The Groves, an assisted living home in Ephrata for many years.

Reta loved Ephrata and her many friends that she would see and greet on her daily walks about town. A new acquaintance soon became a lasting friend. She loved to shop, especially at fine places, enjoyed having lunch with friends and of course loved her nieces. Following her retirement from The Groves, she returned on a regular basis to play bingo with her many friends there and cherished their friendships.

Reta is survived by her two sisters: Edna Gambino, of Lancaster; Faye, wife of James Hillegrass, of Terre Hill; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her son: Scott A. Hahn, in March 2008; five sisters; and two brothers.

Sandra Lee Gorman, 64, of Leola, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 at her residence.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Galen and Lillie (White) Wolf and was the wife of the late Fredrick D. Gorman who died in February 2006.

Sandra was a retired LPN who worked as a home health care nurse. She volunteered for the American Red Cross, the Ephrata Cloister and numerous other local charities. Sandra was an active member of the Conestoga Church of the Brethren, Leola. She enjoyed helping others, traveling and especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Sandra had true love for life.

Sandra is survived by a son: Christopher D., husband of Adrienne (Tyson) Gorman, of Akron; three daughters: Hope Lee, wife of Thomas Loughran, of New Orleans, La.; Virginia R., wife of Beau M. Gathright, of Lititz; and Stacy Elise Phillips, of Leola; grandchildren: Morgan, Jack and Bailey Gathright; and Colette Loughran and Bryce Tucker Phillips; a brother: Frank, husband of Pamela (Steffy) Wolf, of Akron; and two sisters: Gale, wife of Ray Martin, of Ephrata; and Joyce Marlene Allison, of Jacksonville, Fla.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister: Shirley Hall.

By: MICHELLE REIFF Review Staff mreiff.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

This year’s Reamstown Days celebration, set for Sept. 9 and 10 in Reamstown Memorial Park, will feature a new breed of fun: six surprise "horses" in a race against each other. Guests are invited to come out and see who the actual "horses" are and cheer their favorites on to victory.

James Brossman, Reamstown Days committee member, is recruiting six community figures — perhaps a fireman, a policeman, mayor, maybe a school principal –to dress up in funny or interesting costumes relating to their jobs. Large dice will be constructed and lines painted in the grass for racing lanes, and when the dice are rolled, the "horses" (the community figures) will take the appropriate amount of steps.

The committee printed up approximately 200 tickets for the race, and the cost to bet on a horse will be $2. If there is more than one winner, a drawing will be held to determine who gets the prize, which may be items other than cash. Tickets will not be sold in advance; guests may buy them that day.

Brossman’s goal was to find a funny way to get well-known people in the community in the spotlight outside of work.

By: MICHELLE REIFF Review Staff mreiff.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Hurricane Irene took its toll on these trees which line the sidewalk outside Cocalico High School. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)Hurricane Irene took its toll on these trees which line the sidewalk outside Cocalico High School. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

The anticipated first day of school for Adamstown Elementary students was pushed back a day Monday due to a power outage resulting from the east coast’s Hurricane Irene, which unleashed wind and rain throughout the region on Saturday.

"There is a ‘line’ right on Main Street between Met-Ed and PPL customers," said Nathan VanDeusen, the school’s principal. "PPL customers were online and Met-Ed customers were not."

According to Kurt Eckenroad, Cocalico School District’s director of buildings and grounds, four Met-Ed crews were sent out over a 36-hour period of outage, the last one finding the culprit, a tree which had fallen on power lines.

"We were out of power from before 4 a.m. Sunday until about 2:30 p.m. Monday," said Eckenroad.

Adamstown students were able to start school on Tuesday, which consisted of the same activities that were originally planned for day one. District Superintendent Dr. Bruce Sensenig is hopeful that the students will not have to make up the missed school day.

By: KIMBERLY MARSELAS Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Denver officials have decided not to renew their animal control agreement with the Humane League of Lancaster County, but they’re not letting animal care go to the dogs.

At a meeting Monday night, borough manager Mike Hession said the borough has worked out a tentative agreement with East Cocalico Township supervisors and a local veterinarian to keep most local strays in the area.

Council voted unanimously not to continue its partnership with the Humane League, which planned to increase its service fee for dog control to $3,102.50 in 2012, up from $776 this year. Hession said the borough generally sent one to two dogs to the shelter annually.

Under a new plan, police will pick up any stray dogs found in the borough and contact Dr. Marianne Fracica to see if she can care for them at her Cocalico Cat and Gingham Dog Animal Hospital. Dogs found after hours or believed to be vicious can be taken directly to the police department and, after a required holding period, be turned over to the state dog warden.

The host Ephrata girls tennis team opened the 2011 season successfully Monday afternoon at home, knocking off neighborhood rival Cocalico, 5-2 in the opener for both schools.

In the new four singles, three doubles format, Ephrata swept singles play to clinch the team victory. The Lady Mounts later added a win at number one doubles.

Individually for Ephrata, Emily Epler posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Cocalico number one Allison Witmer. Cassandra Enck followed at two with a 6-4, 6-0 decision over Natalie Sukanick, and Brittany Smith notched her first win of the year at three, defeating the Lady Eagles’ Sydney Brandt, 6-3, 6-3. Macy Smith then rounded out the singles sweep with a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6 (10-4) win over Jill Eiding.

Ephrata added a victory in the top doubles match as Epler and Brittany Smith were victorious over Witmer and Sukanick by a score of 8-3.

Cocalico’s lone two wins came in the remaining two doubles matches. Eiding and Lauren Waskowicz knocked of Ephrata’s Macy Smith and Taylor Ream by an 8-3 score. And, the team of Courtney Murphy and Alli Stafford was victorious against the Ephrata tandem of Kylie Johnston and Abby Smith by an 8-2 count.

On the field, Ephrata and Cocalico have always been bitter rivals. Off the field, well, that’s a different story.

This year, the two schools are teaming up for a good cause while the football teams will be battling it out on the field for the Review Cup.

The student councils of both schools will be selling "Review Cup" T-shirts for the game which is scheduled for Sept. 9 (7 p.m.) at Cocalico.

All proceeds benefit mini-THON, which is a smaller version of Penn State’s THON, a 46-hour dance marathon. THON helps raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund, which helps children with pediatric cancer and their families who are being treated at Hershey Medical Center.

"We partnered together with Cocalico for mini-THON so we thought we’d try to do the rival games one of our fundraisers," explained Ephrata senior Lindsay Smith, who is co-chairing the event. "So far it’s going really well."

The T-shirts, which are pictured at right, are being sold at a cost of $7 and may be purchased in the high school offices at both schools, or at The Ephrata Review. On the day of the game, shirts will be sold for $10.

By: TODD RUTH Review Sports Editor truth.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Hardly anyone probably remembers this but the Cocalico field hockey team started the 2010 season with just one win in its first four games.

Little did anyone know at the time but about two months later, the Lady Eagles would find themselves one win away from a State title. After their rough start, with losses to District Three heavyweights Penn Manor, Hempfield and Lower Dauphin, Cocalico righted the ship, in a big way.

The Lady Eagles (21-6 overall) swept through Section Two, going 14-0 to win their third-straight section crown. Then after a hiccup to Lancaster Mennonite in the first round of the L-L League playoffs, Cocalico went on to place fifth in the District to earn their second straight bid to States.

But it didn’t end there. Cocalico crushed North Allegheny in the first round, and then avenged an earlier loss to Hershey with a huge overtime win in the quarterfinals. A 2-0 victory over Mt. St. Joseph in the semifinals landed the Lady Eagles their first-ever State finals appearance.