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Western York County APRIL 24, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY SET page 6

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LIX • NO 29

Heart Association To Hold Annual Ball Visit

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find responders performing CPR on Bristol. Her babysitter, a former nurse, had also been performing CPR. The responders were able restore a normal heart rhythm, but Bristol continued to need supportive CPR on her way to the hospital. Bristol spent five weeks in the hospital with other complications, including seizures, infection and a blood clot in her heart. Doctors were unable to determine exactly what had caused Bristol’s cardiac arrest, but she received an implantable defibrillator to protect her against future episodes. She had to relearn to sit, crawl, walk and talk during her rehabilitation, but she has since returned to the normal life of a 2-yearold girl. She recently became a big sister. Funds raised through the York Heart Ball will support the American Heart Association’s mission to be a force for a world of longer, healthier lives through community education, health care quality improvement, investment in lifesaving research and

Dancing will be among the activities at the York Heart Ball on Saturday, April 27, at the Country Club of York. public policy advocacy. The York Heart Ball is chaired by Sally Dixon, senior vice president of UPMC Pinnacle South Region, and cochaired by Michael Gaskins, president and CEO of UPMC Pinnacle South Region.

There is a fee for tickets. For more information about the 2019 York Heart Ball, including sponsorship and ticket packages, readers may visit www.york heartball.heart.org or contact Wade Markel at wade.markel@heart.org or 717-495-4691.

WYASD Teacher Wins Award

Give Local York Festivities Planned

Melissa Carl, M.L.A., a social studies and gifted support teacher at the West York Area School District (WYASD), has been selected as a winner of the University of Rochester’s 2019 Singer Family Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching. The Singer Family Prize honors high school teachers who have made a lasting impact on the personal and academic growth of

Give Local York, the 24-hour Give Day for York County, will return on Friday, May 3. Last year’s Give Local York event raised $1.478 million for 211 nonprofit organizations in just 24 hours. This year, 320 organizations whose work benefits York County residents have registered to participate in Give Local York. On May 3, from midnight to 11:59 p.m., people may visit www.give localyork.org from any computer,

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their students. Each year, seniors at the university are invited to nominate a high school teacher for the prize. Allison Morningstar, a former WYASD student, nominated Carl. According to Morningstar’s nomination letter, Morningstar took Carl’s Honors World Cultures and Advanced Placement (AP) European History classes, as well as three independent study classes advised by Carl. Morningstar also noted that Carl was her adviser for her seminar and two dual enrollment courses. Morningstar credits Carl with inspiring her to attend the University of Rochester and to apply to the Fulbright Program, in which she is now a semifinalist. In addition to her role as a teacher, Carl is the adviser for the high school’s National Honor Society and Model United Nations Club. Morningstar was a member of both of these groups during her time at West York. See Teacher pg 2

smartphone, or device to donate to any of the hundreds of local organizations participating. The goal for this year’s giving event is $3 million. Dollars raised that day will be stretched by a pool of $335,000, funded by UPMC Pinnacle, the York County Community Foundation, the Powder Mill Foundation, the Arthur J. and Lee R. Glatfelter Foundation, United Way of York County, Cultural Alliance of York See Give Local York pg 3

BARk Slates Fundraisers West York BARk (Boro Animal Response krew) has announced its first two fundraising events for 2019. More information can be found at www.westyorkbark.org. The first fundraiser will be a Wiggle and Wags Designer Bag Bingo event at Dover Community Center, 3700 Davidsburg

Road, Dover, on Thursday, May 2. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with bingo starting at 6:30 p.m. An advance ticket price has been set, with a higher price at the door and a spaghetti dinner available at an additional price. Advance tickets may be purchased at https://bark.ticketleap.com, See BARk pg 2

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Chester County •The farmers market at Mill at Anselma, Chester Springs, reopens: Wednesday, May 1 •Chester County Youth Orchestra’s 25th anniversary concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Chester: Saturday, May 11 Dauphin County •The Humane Society of Harrisburg Area Inc.’s 5K Run/Walk for the Animals at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg: Saturday, May 4 •The 2019 Pennsylvania Data User Conference at Penn State Harrisburg: Thursday, May 9 Lancaster County •Lancaster Sunrise Rotary’s Ride for Literacy beginning at Manheim Township Community Park, Neffsville: Saturday, May 11 •Mother’s Day Truck Convoy to benefit Make-A-Wish at Burle Business Park in Lancaster: Sunday, May 12 York County •Special Olympics – York County’s spring games at the Grumbacher Center at York College: Saturday, May 4 •44th annual Olde York Street Fair in Continental Square, York: Sunday, May 12

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The American Heart Association, a voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health, invites business, health care and community leaders from across York County to attend the 2019 York Heart Ball. The event will take place on Saturday, April 27, at 6 p.m. at the Country Club of York, 1400 Country Club Road, York. Local news anchor Amy Lutz will host the evening’s festivities, which will include silent and live auctions, a hearthealthy dinner, musical entertainment and dancing. The evening’s Open Your Heart appeal will feature the story of Bristol Miller, a 2-year-old cardiac arrest survivor from Airville. On March 1, 2018, 14-month-old Bristol was home with her babysitter while her parents, Josh and Leah Miller, were at work. That afternoon, Josh, who is also a local paramedic, received an emergency page for a pediatric cardiac arrest at the babysitter’s address. He knew immediately it was Bristol. He arrived just behind the ambulance to


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