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Pie Baking Contest Results Announced A variety of pies were entered in the BLAST Pie Baking Contest held at the Fourth of July BLAST in Jacobus by the Jacobus Lions Club Inc. The inaugural BLAST Pie Baking Contest was held at the Fourth of July BLAST at the Jacobus Community Park on July 4. Entrants were required to make a fruit pie from scratch. The pies were judged on their overall appearance, the taste of the filling and crust, and the overall impression of the pie. A variety of pies were entered in the contest, including a raspberry pie, a pear pie, a blackberry-blueberry crumble pie, cherry pies, apple pies, and a blueberry pie. Joanne Senft won first place with her blueberry pie, Kendra Little won second place with her cherry pie, and Nicole Morouse won third place with her blackberryblueberry crumble pie. The remainder of the pies were sold by the slice as a fundraiser for the Jacobus Lions Club Inc. The Jacobus Lions Club Inc. organizes and runs the Fourth of July BLAST in Jacobus each year. Any funds
remaining after expenses for the BLAST are used to support the Jacobus Ambulance services and support programs in sight, hearing, and other areas of need in the community and beyond. More information about the Jacobus Lions Club Inc. is available at www.e-clubhouse.org /sites/jacobus and www.face book.com/JacobusLions/.
Joanne Senft (left) won first place in the inaugural BLAST Pie Baking Contest. Senft received her first-place ribbon from Patti Hullmann, a member of the Jacobus Lions Club Inc.
George Street, a communitybased, residential program that serves dependent and delinquent males ages 15 to 21 from throughout Pennsylvania; $6,000 to Central Penn Food Bank for Making Breakfast a Part of the School Day: School Breakfast Outreach in York County, a program that aims to increase school breakfast participation through targeted outreach and interventions in high-need school districts, as recommended by A Seat at the Table, a project to evaluate the charitable food system in York County; and $6,000 to Accountability for Life (AFL) for its mentoring program, which mentors at-risk adolescents
using an athletics-based platform designed to build the character and self-worth necessary to chart a successful course in life. Also, $6,000 to York County Libraries for the Sensory Story Time program, which aims to help children learn and engage in innovative ways using sensoryfocused activities to supplement the early literacy benefits of traditional library story times, and $6,000 to provide necessary dental equipment for Family First Health for Kids Against Cavities program, a dental outreach program that meets children where they are at their school or day care to provide necessary oral health care.
Lise Levin (left), York County Community Foundation vice president of community investment, presented a grant to Mark Mattern, York Habitat for Humanity associate director.
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York College will receive a $6 million grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to create a Knowledge Park on the 40-acre site of the former Schmidt Ault paper mill. The college’s award was among a number announced on Aug. 1 by Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill and Gov. Tom Wolf’s office. The former paper mill property was purchased by York College in 2008 after extensive demolition and environmental abatement. The college has maintained the site since then, waiting for an appropriate future use. RACP funds will be used for construction expenses associated with converting three of four buildings that remain on the site into a Knowledge Park, which would allow for expansion of current efforts underway at York College’s J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. The center’s business incubator is at capacity with existing companies, some of which are ready to “hatch” and have a desire to remain connected to the college. The buildings to be repurposed include the King
House, which will become the administrative support center for the complex. Interior and exterior features will be repaired or upgraded as needed to serve the complex while maintaining the historic charm of the structure. The West End Warehouse will offer a dramatic entrance to the complex by introducing natural light, high ceilings, large spaces, and mezzanines. The Kings Mill Warehouse will serve as the interior crossroads of the complex with elevators, skylights, and large space meeting/assembly/office areas. RACP is administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects are authorized in the Redevelopment Assistance section of a Capital Budget Itemization Act, have a regional or multijurisdictional impact, and generate substantial increases in or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity.
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Master Gardeners Receive Award The 2019 David Gibby Search for Excellence second place for Demonstration Gardens went to York County’s Penn State Master Gardener program for its gardens at John Rudy Park. The award was presented at the International Master Gardeners Conference, which was held in Valley Forge in June. There were representatives from many states, three Canadian provinces, and South Korea. The county’s Master Gardeners applied for the award before the conference, submitting information about the gardens and
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the roles played by their partners, York County Juvenile Probation and York County Parks. The gardens at Rudy Park is a partnership among the Master Gardeners, York County Parks and the county’s Juvenile Probation. The garden yields about 6,000 pounds of food each year that is donated to local food pantries. York County’s Penn State Master Gardener program also was awarded second place for a research project on plants that attract pollinators. One of the beds at the Rudy Park gardens was part of that research project.
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the community and workforce; and $20,000 to York County Rail Trail Authority for the acquisition of 8.5 miles of dormant rail corridor from Hanover to Spring Grove and Bair to advance the development of the Hanover Trolley Trail and the revitalization of the Hanover and Spring Grove downtown districts. Also, $5,700 to Diakon for Kinship Support Group, a support group for children who have been removed from their biological parents, often as a result of abuse or neglect; $6,000 to Philanthropic Endeavors, fiscal sponsor for Studio 117, for A’s Get Beatz, a program through which York City students will be eligible for free studio time as an incentive for consistent school attendance and good grades, with the goal of instilling good habits; and $6,000 to The Grotto Community Center for the launch of the community center, a creative hub and working space in the community that will offer a variety of services designed to spark creativity and innovation. A Beautiful York Program Fund grant of $13,500 was given to Downtown Inc. for the promotion of downtown York’s new destination brand. Downtown Inc. will use the funds to replace the current pole banners with new “Historically Edgy” branded banners. Children’s Program Fund grants are as follows: $4,683 to Children’s Home of York for the Independent Living Program at
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Twelve programs designed to improve the quality of life in York County are the newest recipients of grants from the York County Community Foundation’s (YCCF) Fund for York County, Beautiful York Program Fund, and Children’s Program Fund. The grants ranged from $2,301 to $20,000. The Fund for York County is the foundation’s fund for highimpact initiatives that support quality education, workforce development, and revitalizing downtowns and neighborhoods. It consists of nearly 60 funds created by donors and designated to meet the community’s most pressing needs. Additional funds that advised grants recently include the Beautiful York Fund, which helps to assure that the beauty of York City lasts forever, and the Children’s Program Fund, a field-of-interest fund for programs that improve the lives of York County’s children. Fund for York County grants include the following: York Habitat for Humanity, $20,000 for Chestnut Street Construction Project Phase I, which is part of the effort to construct 14 new homes for low-income ownership and to perform 10 to 15 critical home repairs on the 700 block of Chestnut Street in York; $2,301 to Just 4 Today Sober Living for the creation of Recovery Guidelines and Expectations for Success to help individuals entering recovery-housing programs to become productive members of
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