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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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VOL LVII • NO 22
Foster And Adoptive Parents Needed Bethanna Plans A Night At The Ballgame
s a final celebration of National Foster Care Month, which is May, Bethanna, a public adoption and foster care agency, is planning a night with the Barnstormers at the team’s home stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster, on Tuesday, June 8. The opening pitch is at 6:30 p.m. Thirty minutes prior to the start of the game, a meal featuring Hess BBQ will be held in the stadium’s Haller Pavilion for those families interested in fostering and adopting. There will be an information booth, and the event will be designed to celebrate foster families and recruit more families. The event is family-friendly, and children are welcome. “It’s a neat opportunity for interested families to talk to families who are fostering,” said Brenda Long, foster care and adoption supervisor for Bethanna, an organization that has been serving the area for nearly 30 years. Because the ballgame is an
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informal event where there are breaks for conversation, Long believes those who are considering fostering will have opportunities to ask questions. Children living with foster families will be present at the event, and three have been invited to throw out first pitches at the game. “We hope the public can understand children in foster care may have special needs, and they come from hard places,” said Long. “They’re kids.” Chris Walter, permanency worker with Bethanna, which serves the Susquehanna Valley from 301 N. Duke St., Lancaster, noted that although the organization works with 25 to 30 foster families, there is still a need for more. “There’s a particular need for parents to foster teens and even to age 21 and over to help them get established as adults,” she said, adding that foster parents are encouraged to be a resource and connection for older children to provide a home base for holidays and a place to come home to.
More Than Cool: A Town For All Seasons
Brenda Long (left) and Chris Walter of Bethanna are looking forward to celebrating foster care families at the Barnstormers game on June 8.
Bee-ing A Friend To Pollinators
BY ANN MEAD ASH
See More Than Cool pg 4
Stepping Into A New Home . . . . . . . . . . .2
“Our club is a neat thing,” said Lori Stahl of the Lancaster County Beekeepers Society. “We have been around since the mid-1800s.” Stahl noted that at one time the organization changed its name to the Lancaster Honey Producers, but in the early 2000s, it was restored to the original name. “It has always been about beekeepers mentoring new beekeepers and being advocates for the honeybees,” she explained.
Lititz Is The Perfect Place To Spend A Day
The borough of Lititz, located directly north of Lancaster city, is a town still heavily influenced by the Moravian colony that once stood in its center. The community was founded in 1753 on nearly 500 acres that John George Klein, one of the area’s first residents, donated to Count Nicholas Ludwig Von Zinzendorf, a Moravian preacher.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Everyone Wins In Biggest Loser . . . . . . . . . .3 ODC Plans Third Food Truck Fest . . . . . . . .6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . .10
See Bee-ing A Friend pg 7
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Lori Stahl of the Lancaster County Beekeepers Society displays her colorful beehives. The society works to help beginning beekeepers and provide advocacy for honeybees.
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