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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 34
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Elizabethtown Scout Earns Eagle Award Patrick Wesley Boyer, a member of Boy Scout Troop 51, earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a sophomore at Elizabethtown Area High School. To achieve the Eagle Scout rank, which is the highest rank in Boy Scouting, a Scout must earn 21 Merit Badges, demonstrate leadership and serve the community through coordination and completion of an Eagle Scout service project. Patrick earned 32 badges, logged 73 camping nights and has participated in more than 100 hours of service projects.
Runners will have to keep socially distanced during the Brittany’s Hope 5K on Sept. 19 at The Barn at Stone Gables.
Brittany’s Hope Sets Social Distance 5K BY FRANCINE FULTON
“We are confident that we can do it in a safe manner,” she noted. Because of health and safety precautions, there will be no games, activities, lunch or fun walk this year. “On a typical year, we attracted close to 400 runners. It’s a big event,” said Sahd. “Close to 1,000 people came because in the past we had activities and games, a petting zoo and lunch and people picnicked there. It was an event that was highly anticipated by the community.” People can also participate in a virtual fun walk that weekend. “Whether walking 1 or 2 miles, we encourage families to get out and walk, run or bike together the weekend of Sept. 19,” Sahd said. People may complete the distance anytime between Friday, Sept. 18, and Sunday, Sept. 20, and submit their time, activity and picture. Proceeds from race and virtual fun walk registration fees will
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Patrick Boyer, a member of Troop 51, Elizabethtown, created a gaga pit at Trolley Line Park for his Eagle Scout project.
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n lieu of its annual Walk of Love Cross Country 5K, Brittany’s Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps orphaned children around the world, will instead hold the Brittany’s Hope Social Distance 5K on Saturday, Sept. 19, at The Barn at Stone Gables in Elizabethtown. The change, which was made due to the coronavirus pandemic, will adhere to all CDC social distancing and safety guidelines, while also raising money for the charity. The race will have a time trial type setup that will allow runners to start individually or in small groups of associated participants such as family members or people who live together. Designated start times will begin at 7:30 a.m. and run through 10:30 a.m. Participants will be able to run
safely in a chip-timed, time-segmented race. “Basically, it will be a rolling start,” explained Mai-Lynn Sahd, executive director. “A runner will make a reservation online for a time to begin.” She noted that runners must stay in their cars until 10 minutes before they race. Runners will be able to pick up their bibs containing the timing chip at the starting line not more than five minutes before their start time. The 5K course will be a crosscountry style that includes paved trails and trails through the woods. The course, which will be clearly marked, is a different course from past years. Additionally, runners will have on-course passing restrictions. Upon completing their run and crossing the finish line, participants must return to their vehicles. Sahd emphasized that the race will have a cap of 300 participants.
For his Eagle Scout project, Patrick oversaw the construction of a gaga pit to benefit the citizens of Mount Joy Township and the surrounding Elizabethtown area. The gaga pit is located at Trolley Line Park on Beverly Road, which is adjacent to the Conewago Trail. Gaga, a fast-paced ball game played in an octagonal pit, can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. The activity is often referred to as a gentler version of dodgeball. Using a lightweight bouncy or foam ball, competitors hit the ball using only their hands while aiming at or below the other opponents’ knees to eliminate them from the pit. The last one left is the winner. Patrick’s service projects included but were not limited to conservation activities with the Sierra Club of Lancaster and
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