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FEBRUARY 14, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 8
A calling from God BY JEFF FALK
God doesn’t reveal everything about Himself to us. He wants us to seek Him out; He wants us to get to know Him. Pastors like David Ryan can aid us in that search. Ryan is the pastor at Leola U n i te d Me t h o d i s t C h u rc h (LUMC), 7 W. Main St. It’s a
position that has distinct and defined duties and roles, but one that Ryan personalizes with his own character and individuality. “My job is to help discern God’s words,” said Ryan. “I don’t stand between God and people. In the Protestant faith, people should have a direct connection to God. I can certainly pray for people, but my prayers don’t have any See Pastor pg 7
Conestoga Valley TSA students Evan Harner (left) and Jack Welch collaborate on a project.
Skills for a lifetime
Pastor David Ryan stands in the sanctuary of Leola United Methodist Church.
technology, engineering and math were conducted for high school students, and another 40 similar competitions were contested for middle school students. “I think the question is, ‘Do we teach technology, or do we give kids
SCORE provides support to entrepreneurs
BY JEFF FALK
“We’re excited about how all of our kids did. It was an awesome day.” skills to adapt in today’s world?’” said Chris Miller, the TSA Region Two competition director and a technology education teacher at Conestoga Valley Middle School. “That’s a hard concept to understand. The jobs these kids are going to get in the future don’t exist yet.
BY JEFF FALK
The concept of entrepreneurship is a study in risk and reward. SCORE can minimize risk and maximize reward. Located at 115 E. King St., Lancaster, SCORE LancasterLebanon is a local nonprofit that exists for the sole purpose of helping small businesses succeed. It fulfills its purpose t h ro u g h a n i n te r p e r s o n a l mentoring approach that is free to the entrepreneur. “Many p e ople who star t
See Life skills pg 3
a business have never run a business before,” said Cathy Bonser, chair person of the L ancaster-Lebanon chapter of SCORE. “They have an idea that they’re passionate about. But they don’t know how to pursue the other aspects of the business. Entrepreneurs wear all the hats - human resources, marketing , accounting. It’s very demanding, and it asks them to do a lot. In life, we can be successful when we have a mentor, when we have support from the outside.” See SCORE pg 4
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t was a gathering of like-minded young people, enhanced by a strong flavor of competition. But what it really was was a celebration of flexibility, adaptability, technology and the future. On Jan. 27, the Conestoga Valley (CV) School District once again hosted the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) Region Two competition. Over 350 students in grades six through 12 participated and competed, including some from Conestoga Valley, Manheim Township (MT), Solanco, Pequea Valley, Garden Spot and Penn Manor and from as far away as Lebanon, Berks and Chester counties. Some 40 competitions in science,
We don’t know what we’re training them for. We’re giving them skills for a lifetime. It always amazes me what those new things are.” Dozens of Conestoga Valley students took part in the TSA Region Two competition, and they represented themselves rather nicely. Conestoga Valley students brought home first-place finishes in a total of 12 events. CV High School students captured top-three medals in 10 different competitions, while their middle school counterparts garnered top-three finishes in 13 events. “Our students did great,” said Miller. “Almost every student qualified in one event. We’re excited about how our kids did. We’re excited about how all of our kids did. It was an awesome day.”