text: Bruce Peale Ryder, a lifetime resident of Lancaster, PA died August 24, 2010 at Moravian Manor. Born on September 17, 1923, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Elizabeth Peale Ryder. He lived at 504 Race Ave., Lancaster, PA his entire life.
  Mr. Ryder was a member of First Presbyterian Church since 1934 and served as Deacon, Trustee (Chairman) and Elder.
  He graduated from Franklin & Marshall Academy, Lancaster, PA in 1940; Franklin & Marshall College in 1946 where he belonged to Sigma Pi Fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa and was the winner of the Williamson Medal. He also graduated from Harvard University Law School in 1948.
  He served in the First U.S. Infantry Division (18th Reg.) from 1943-1945, stationed in Sicily, England, France, Belgium, Germany and Czechoslovakia. A Technical Sgt. (Personnel Sgt. Major), he landed in Normandy three days after D Day. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge and five Battle Stars.
  After being admitted to the Bar in 1949, Mr. Ryder associated with Arnold, Bricker and Beyer from 1949-1953. He then associated with Alfred C. Alspach and the firm of Alspach and Ryder LLC from 1953-2007. The practice primarily involved Wills, Estates, Orphans’ Court Adoptions, Real Estate and Corporations. He was a member, Treasurer and later President of the Lancaster County Bar Association, and a member of the American Bar Association. He was also a former member of the American College of Trust and Estate Council.
  His civic activities included: member of City Charter Commission from 1962-1963; Director of City Charter Study Commission in 1964; Executive Director of Lancaster County Home Rule Study Commission in 1972. He was a member of the Adjunct faculty, Franklin & Marshall College, teaching Business Law from 1956-1978.
  Mr. Ryder also associated with the following Organizations, including Donegal Society (President); Lancaster County Community Foundation; Lancaster County Historical Society (Secretary and Trustee Emeritus); James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (President); Hearing Conservation Center; Edward Hand Medical Heritage Society; Lancaster Chapter American Red Cross; Lancaster YWCA (Trustee); Lancaster Guidance Clinic; Bureau of Children’s Services (Chairman Citizens Advisory Committee); Lancaster Higher Education Authority (Chairman); Cliosophic Society; Pirates; Sphinx; Hamilton Club; Lancaster Chapter AMBUCS (Treasurer).
  He was awarded the Good Government Award of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce in 1964 and the Louise Gatking Herr Memorial Award of the Lancaster Bar Association in 2004.
  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Memorial Service at First Presbyterian Church, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev. Dr. Randolph T. Riggs officiating. Private interment in Conestoga Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mr. Ryder’s memory may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA 17602 or to the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603.
  Joyce M. Davis, 55, born in Malone, NY March 23, 1955, passed away at her home in Lancaster, PA on December 24, 2010. She was in the late stages of her battle with cancer. Her mother, Mrs. Irene Strausbaugh and stepfather, Donald Strausbaugh, were present. She was preceded in death by her father, the late Robert Davis. She was married to obert Dietrich in 1976, who predeceased her in 2001. They lived in Quincy, MA. Joyce moved to Lancaster in 2005. Also surviving are: a brother, Paul and sister-in-law Dixie Davis; her uncle, Dr. G. Berton Davis and his wife Janice Davis; nephews, Patrick and Christopher Davis; and several cousins. She attended the University of Colorado for two years then transferred to the Boston School of Fashion Design where she was graduated. She was employed for various furriers in Boston as a designer and also with Lord & Taylor as manager in sales and designs, and Macy’s in sales and fur department. She was also employed at the Leahy Clinic in Boston prior to moving to Lancaster. While in Lancaster, she worked for Eye Doctors of Lancaster until her illness. A memorial service will be scheduled and announced later in the spring of 2011. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Bird-In-Hand United Methodist Church, 2620 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA 17505. Arrangements by the Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home. For other information or to send an online condolence to the family, visit our website at www.kasnyderfuneralhome.com
  My heart is broken over this belated news. I was a longtime friend of both Bob and Joyce, starting at age 18 as a college student in Boston. Joyce loved cats, fashion detail and her husband, Bob. I moved after graduating college to the Wollaston area near them and it was fun to have dinners and enjoy the harbor. I have tragically lost contact with Bob and Joyce over the past decades but never forgot them. They were kind, funny, good neighbors and just pain wonderful.
  The Tesseron family of Chateau Pontet-Canet has said it was 'utterly astonished' to learn that its second wine, Les Hauts de Pontet, failed to achieve appellation status for its 2012 vintage.
  The wine failed to pass a panel tasting in Pontet-Canet’s native Pauillac that awards appellation status based on how ‘typical’ it is of the area. The news means that Les Hauts de Pontet 2012 must be labelled as a Vin de France.
  Blind tastings are carried out just before bottling, and the wine will now be delivered to clients within the next few weeks without the prestigious appellation on the label.
  ‘Each year, we present our wines and to our utter astonishment, Hauts de Pontet-Canet 2012 did not receive authorisation,’ said Melanie Tesseron, niece of Pontet-Canet owner Alfred Tesseron.
  Initial signs were that many negociants feel that the loss of appellation status might not matter too much, especially outside of France, where the appellation system less regarded as a quality symbol.
  ‘I remain very proud of the wine and absolutely sure of its quality, as are 99.99% of the Bordeaux negociants who have confirmed their en primeur purchases of Hauts de Pontet-Canet 2012 under the new label, Vin de France,’ Tesseron told Decanter.com.
  ‘There have been increasingly small quantities of Les Hauts de Pontet produced in recent years,’ one leading negociant told Decanter.com. ‘Perhaps this will be a wakeup call that if they are going to keep producing it, they need to focus on it a little bit more. But for now, the strength of the brand will ensure that it finds an audience even without its AOC.’
  Since 1974, the National Institute for the Appellations of Origin and Quality (INAO) has employed a system of controls to determine typicity before granting a certificat d’agrément.
  This system was reformed in 2008 to a system more similar to that of taxes, where wines have to respect the conditions of production and submit a declaration attesting to the conformity, but are subject to random tests.
  Pontet-Canet owner Alfred Tesseron could not be immediately reached for comment, but was quoted in local newspaper Sud-Ouest as saying that he is unmoved by the ruling. ‘The wine has always been consistent and we believe in it,’ he was reported as saying.