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Conestoga Valley JULY 11, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE: TWO DIVERSE TRIOS TO PERFORM CONCERT page 8

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LIV • NO 32

OUTDOOR CONCERT

The 2018 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring Birds of Chicago on Sunday, July 15. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org.

Terre Hill Days Planned pg 4

SCHOOL SUPPLIES SOUGHT

Group Sponsors Service Dog

Shoe-Fly 5 Will Return pg 2

“Walk To Remember” Slated pg 6

CrossNet Ministries will collect new backpacks and school supplies, including pens, pencils, folders, and binders, to support children in need in the ELANCO School District. Items may be dropped off at Ten Thousand Villages at Kitchen Kettle Village or Rockvale Outlets, CrossNet Ministries, YMCA at New Holland, or the Eastern Lancaster County Library through Wednesday, Aug. 8. THOSE WHO SERVED

The Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club will meet on Saturday, July 21. The group meets on the third Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. at the Bird-inHand Family Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. The club is open to all veterans and their spouses. Since the club’s formation, inspired by the Gettysburg veterans club, the Lancaster club has more than doubled in size and has outgrown three other venues. New members are welcome. For more information, call Bill Terry at 717-435-6095.

By Ann Mead Ash

“Isn’t he handsome?” Erika Herold practically gushed. Herold’s praise was not for a significant other or family member. Rather, it was bestowed on 6-month-old yellow Labrador named Woody who was happily rolling in the grass at Herold’s feet. Herold, a logistics analyst at Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, and other Woodstream employees raised $5,000 to sponsor Woody to become a United Disabilities Services Foundation (UDS) service dog. Woody is several months into the BARKS Prison Program, through which he is being trained by an inmate at Moshannon Valley Correction Center in Phillipsburg. While at the prison, Woody is living with his inmate handler around the clock. The inmate training program has proven to

be successful. Normally, inmates teach puppies up to 50 commands, but many dogs are reaching that goal ahead of schedule. On June 8, Woody, accompanied by UDS staff accountant Mary Langton, visited Woody’s sponsors when the corporation held a company picnic at its facility. Langton said that Woody will spend a total of 18 months working with a designated inmate. “Woody will come back to us for (his) final six months of training to refine the skills he will need to (work with) the client he is chosen (to serve),” explained Langton. Langton is pleased with Woody’s progress so far. “He is very smart, and he seems to bond quickly,” she said. As Woody lolled in the grass and employee sponsors rubbed his stomach, Langton noted, “He is not afraid of crowds.” Herold met Woody for the first time See Service Dog pg 3

United Disabilities Services Foundation (UDS) staff accountant Mary Langton (left) and Erika Herold, a logistics analyst at Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, were happy to visit with Woody (center), who is in training to become a UDS service dog. Woodstream employees raised the funds necessary to enroll Woody in a special prison training program.

Coach Shines Her Light At A Support System For Families Washington Elementary School By Ann Mead Ash

850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, will present the PA College 5K Scrub Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 15. Registration pickup will begin at 7:30 a.m. The race will begin at 9 a.m. at the college and weave throughout the Greenfield Corporate Center. Awards will be given to the first overall female and male and the top three females and males in five age groupings. Additionally, door prizes will be awarded after the race. To register, readers may visit www.pretzelcitysports.com. All registrations must be completed in advance. There will be no race-day registration. Online registration will close at midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Registration will be discounted until Friday, Aug. 31. For more details, contact race director Stephanie Ellis at campuslife@pacollege.edu.

GOTR Chooses Winner Of Second Ellen Award By Ann Mead Ash

Lisa Wood (left), the 2018 recipient of the Shining Light Ellen Coach Award from Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster, is congratulated by Falon Doutrich (right), the 2017 recipient. The award was presented at a special GOTR event held on May 31 at The Inn at Leola Village.

Four days after being named 2018 recipient of the Shining Light Ellen Coach Award by Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster, Lisa Wood, special education teacher at George Washington Elementary School in Lancaster, was still processing the experience. “I am still trying to find the words to express how honored I am,” said Wood. “I am still floating.” Wood received the award at a special event hosted by GOTR at The Inn at Leola Village on the evening of May 31. The Ellen Award, which was first given to GOTR coach Falon Doutrich in 2017, is named for Ellen McCabe, the stepmother of GOTR Lancaster program See GOTR Coach pg 6

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There is a saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Maryanne O’Neill and Emmie Romberger, who are both staff members with Safe Families for Children, a program of Bethany Christian Services (BCS), believe this expression to be true. Safe Families is a ministry that helps parents experiencing a crisis by providing a Christian host family to care for their children until they can be reunited. “We are the preventative service, which saves funds,” explained Romberger, who added that the central Pennsylvania chapter has a 97 percent return-to-family rate. According to O’Neill, the program is much less costly than utilizing the foster care system. To help raise funds to support the work of Safe Families, BCS will hold a golf tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Foxchase Golf Club, See Safe Families pg 5

Baby “Clark” was born while his mother was incarcerated. Bethany Christian Services’ Safe Families for Children program was able to provide Clark with a host home until his mother was released to care for him. The program is one of many that will be supported by the organization’s annual golf tournament on Sept. 26.

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