Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
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JUNE 16, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 18
Columbia Students Climb To The Top Celebrating Eastern York’s Class Of 2021 BY CATHY MOLITORIS
or Columbia High School’s Class of 2021, Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” served as the perfect choice for class song, said class president Emma Grove. “We felt that the lyrics of this song represent the journey we’ve been through the last 13 years,” she said, speaking at the graduation ceremony on June 4. She added that the lyrics “I can almost see it, that dream I’m dreaming” spoke to her and her career goals, which include becoming a pediatric emergency physician. “Throughout high school, we have faced a lot of adversity,” she said. “But we are strong. We are from Columbia.”
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Grove, one of 68 students who participated in the ceremony held in the school’s auditorium, also spoke about the importance of mental health. She quoted the song’s lyrics “The struggles I’m facing, the chances I’m taking, sometimes might knock me down, but no, I’m not breaking.” “I was knocked down a lot,” she said. “There were many nights I laid awake, crying, hoping I was good enough. Hoping I would be able to make it to the next mountain.” She said she often worried she would break before being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. “There is a stigma around mental health,” she told the audience. “I was worried I would be viewed as weak. … I am and always will be Emma Grove. A diagnosis does not define you. … The struggles we face do not define us.”
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
he Eastern York High School Class of 2021 graduated on June 8 at the school’s football stadium. Of the 154 graduates, Justin Ranker was named valedictorian and Taralyn Andes was named salutatorian. A baccalaureate service was held on June 7 at Christ United Methodist Church, Yorkana. To celebrate graduation, members of the Class of 2021 paid a visit to younger students in the district. “The seniors dressed in their graduation regalia and participated in an outside parade around the school buildings at
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Eastern York Middle School, Canadochly Elementary, Kreutz Creek Elementary and Wrightsville Elementary,” said Terry Anne Doutrich, senior class adviser and commencement co-adviser. “It was an exciting time for the seniors to revisit their elementary schools and have an opportunity to have an impact on future generations.” Speakers at the graduation ceremony included Joseph Mancuso, superintendent of Eastern York School District, as well as high school principal Timothy Mitzel and school board president Jason Malone. Student speakers were Ranker, Andes and class president Nickolaus Dilley.
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Emma Grove
Breanna Murphy
Tanner Ness
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Justin Ranker
Taralyn Andes
Nickolaus Dilley
Thunder On The River CWM B
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Inviting the public to the Thunder on the River car show are (from left) John Paxson, Jack Gamby, Grant Shultz, Todd Wolfe, Shawn Shufflebottom and Ed Lindenberger.
Hundreds of cars will storm downtown Columbia on Saturday, June 19, and they’ll bring the thunder. Thunder on the River, the annual Columbia Lions Club car show, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Locust Street between Front and Fifth streets. A minute-long engine revving by participants will be featured at noon, meant to simulate the sound of a thunderstorm sweeping across the river. The show is open to all makes and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles. While past events
INSIDE THIS ISSUE have drawn more than 500 vehicles, including 100 same-day registrants, organizers decided to limit the number of participants this year, mostly due to the uncertainty about when COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted. The show is sold-out for entrants. “Our No. 1 goal was to keep Thunder on the River going for our car owners,” said Paul Resch, vice president of the Lions and chairman of the car show committee. “Some have been coming to the show for 15 years and from as far away as Delaware and Maryland.”
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