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JANUARY 26, 2022

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXII • NO 49

Encouraging Ecological Diversity lyse Jurgen has a philosophy when it comes to gardening: If you build it, they will come. The owner of Waxwing EcoWorks Company in Lancaster focuses on ecological gardening, creating spaces that rebuild and encourage ecosystem diversity, while bringing insects, birds and other creatures to the garden. She’ll lead a new program on ecological gardening at the Horn Farm Center, 4945 Horn Road, York, from Monday, Feb. 28, through Tuesday, June 21. “Whether you are exploring a career in ecological gardening, seeking to enhance pollination services in your community garden or itching to rebuild biodiversity at your home, ecological gardeners will gain valuable hands-on design, build and stewardship skills to build confidence in taking action in this buzzing field,” Jurgen noted. “The core concept of the program is to guide the participants through the whole process of observation

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through implementation of the habitat.” The program will focus on student participation, something Jurgen emphasizes in her landscaping business. “My business encourages the landowner to participate in the whole process, rather than just coming in and landscaping a place,” she explained, adding the Ecological Gardener Training Program is ideal for do-it-yourself homeowners and landscapers alike. “This course will be about building confidence and helping people put ideas into action. People are often energized about making a difference, but they have no clue what next steps to take.” Participants will take field trips to local parks and other areas where ecological gardening is already in place to take inspiration for designs that will be created at the Horn Farm. “We’ll be building places at the farm that we can observe in future years, outdoor classrooms to use as living laboratories,” Jurgen stated. See Ecological pg 3

Night To Shine To Offer Prom Experience

CEF After-School Clubs Return To Lancaster County

In 2014, the Tim Tebow Foundation began hosting Night to Shine, providing a prom night experience for people with special needs. At the time, Joell Ketcham’s son was graduating from high school. “He attended his school’s prom and the IU 13 prom, and I said to his aide, ‘We need to do something like this once people are out of school,’” Ketcham recalled. She reached out to the foundation and started the work to bring the program to Lancaster County. This year’s Night to Shine will be held in two parts. A Shine-Thru

BY ANN MEAD ASH

In the fall of 2021, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Good News Clubs went live again across Lancaster County and beyond. In the spring of 2022, in-person clubs are planned for elementary-age students in the school districts of Columbia, Conestoga Valley, ELANCO, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Manheim Township, Penn Manor, Pequea Valley, Lancaster, Warwick, and Octorara. Virtual clubs will be See Good News pg 2

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