By: LUCY RICCOMINI Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Jacy Good speaks to the students at Cocalico High School March 26. (Photo by Stan Hall)

"My handicaps were caused by a driver who was talking on a cell phone. The other two people in the car were killed. Please, hang up and drive."

That is the sign that Jacy Good wears across her back.

And the other two people were her parents.

In May of 2008, Jacy Good and her parents were traveling back from Allentown after her graduation from Muhlenberg College.

"It was suppose to be the greatest day of my life — graduating from college with all kinds of honors, having my dream job lined up, and the whole world ahead of me — and then in an instant one person’s inattention caused sadness and pain that will last the rest of my life," recalled Good of the fatal car accident that killed both her parents and left her clinging to life.

A 19-year-old driver talking on his cell phone ran a red light. An 18-wheeler swerved to miss him and hit the Good’s car.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Pictured are (left to right) Sergeant Larry Martin and Sergeant Ray Burns. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

The retirements of Sergeants Larry Martin and Ray Burns, from the East Cocalico Police Department leaves a big void to fill. This sentiment was echoed by their boss, Chief of Police, George Beever.

"It’s been my honor to have served with Ray Burns and Larry Martin for their entire careers. Both of these men are extremely dedicated to the community, on duty or off. They were both extremely vital to the day-to-day operations of the police department, and will be missed. The department will have to find a way to replace their combined 56 years of experience, but I am confident that we will. I know that I speak for everyone in the police department in wishing Ray and Larry nothing but the best in their futures," said Beever.

Sergeant Larry Martin, 50, retired Jan. 5 and uses his veteran detective skills serving in the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office.

Sergeant Ray Burns, 53, retired April 6 and received approval by Cocalico School District Board in February to serve as a substitute paraprofessional and administrative assistant.

By: LUCY RICCOMINI Review Staff, Staff Writer

Edwin Stricker will be remembered for many reasons.

He was the founder of Operation Cookie, a local campaign to send confections to troops overseas during the holidays; the driving force behind the Veterans Friendship Memorial on the grounds of the Holiday Inn in Denver; an honorary member of the Schoeneck Area Veterans Memorial Association; an active member and former president of the Schoeneck Lions; and a former member and volunteer for the Stiegel Lions. But who he was can be summed up in just a few simple words.

“He was such a giving person,” lamented Stricker’s good friend Rich Beiler.

“He did so much for the veterans and community,” he added.

Stricker dedicated much of his life to honoring and recognizing our servicemen after retiring from 20 years of service in the Air Force. In 1983, Stricker founded Operation Cookie and sent more than two tons of cookies, potato chips, candy and pretzels to 1,800 Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. Donations came from local companies who donated products. Residents often baked homemade goods to send. Stricker’s goal was to make Christmas overseas a little easier for the servicemen of our country.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Citizens in Denver will realize major savings by using the expertise of their own public works department to excavate and replace 675 feet of eight-inch sanitary sewer main along Lancaster Avenue and Fasnacht Drive.

Additional savings will accrue as borough workers replace limited sections of sewer main from Fasnacht Drive to the South 4th Street sewer lift station identified with either “an offset and/or a sag.”

“The borough budgeted $54,500 for sanitary sewer repairs to these street sections,” Mike Hession, Borough manager, said. Engineering quotes received more than doubled the budgeted costs.

“Our workers have this experience. We need a trench box to be able to safely reach the pipes and do the work. The work is 12 to 13 feet below the surface in some places,” director of public works, George Whetsel said, having done this type of work previously.

Hession noted previous work below the surface was dangerous due to possible cave-ins at the base. A trench box costs $8,500 and will be used for other borough work.

Projected budget costs for the borough completing the sewer line repair project include approximately $31,000 in material and equipment and estimated borough staff work time of $12,500.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Flooded twice in its Denver Memorial Park location, the proposed replacement Scout Cabin to be built on higher ground in the same park needs approximately $80,000 for construction.

Council last month learned that plans were scaled back for the proposed cabin to limit the necessary financial outlay. Council’s overtures to the Scouts to share cabin plans have yielded no results to date.

“I received verbal confirmation from the PEMA agency that the six-month extension request for the Scout cabin is approved,” Mike Hession, Denver Borough manager told council at their March 11 meeting. “The Borough has until Sept. 12, 2013 to use the money for the project.”

In addition to the $37,000 FEMA money approved after the September 2011 flood, another $10,000 is allocated from a donor. The Boy Scouts have not secured the remaining $33,000 needed to start construction.

Hession learned that matching money might possibly be awarded through a DCNR (Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) grant. The deadline is within 14 days to apply for such a grant.

An evening of music will be held April 6 at the Fivepointville Fire Hall.

Featured will be Nu-Blu. Hailing from the abundant bluegrass lands of North Carolina, Nu-Blu was founded in 2003 by husband and wife team Carolyn and Daniel Routh. The band is quickly making a name for themselves in the bluegrass world. In 2010, they were awarded "Country Band of the Year" by the Carolina Music Awards and signed with Pinecastle Records. Carolyn and Daniel make up half of this "hard driving" band.

Gospel, country, blues and rock and roll all shaped and expanded Carolyn’s vocal style. Daniel began playing guitar at age 15. Banjo soon followed. During Thanksgiving weekend in 2003, Carolyn suffered two strokes. She lost her speech and the use of her right side. After months of rehab she began playing and singing again. With Carolyn playing bass, handling lead vocals and most of the tenor, she gives the band flexibility and a driving edge that sets them apart. Daniel is now back to playing guitar focusing on different styles of the guitar and incorporates them in his playing. He also contributes lead and harmony vocals.