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JANUARY 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 5
Reaching out to space Red Rose Repeaters schedule Winter Field Day BY ANN MEAD ASH
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lex Van Patten, public information officer with Red Rose Repeater Association (RRR), is looking forward to holding the organization’s annual Winter Field Day, and he would like to make contact with the International Space Station during that event. “We are hoping to utilize the International Space Station and other satellites that have radios on board,” said Van Patten, who noted that the two entities have connected in the past. “I can’t guarantee that will happen again, but it was a nice surprise when it did.” Van Patten added that a number of astronauts currently on the space station have their amateur radio license. The 2024 event, presented by RRR, will be held at the Welsh Mountain Community Center and Park, 564 Sandmine Road,
Members of the Red Rose Repeater Association contact other stations from around the globe (left photo) and tune into a weak signal so to make contact with an unknown station (right photo) during a Winter Field Day event at Welsh Mountain Community Center.
New Holland. The group plans to begin setting up antennas at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, and the event will officially begin at 2 p.m. Winter Field Day will end at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28. The event is held for 24 hours to
include radio operators from all time zones. Newly licensed and inexperienced operators as well as those with an interest in the hobby are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to participate, and visitors are welcome to drop
in anytime and bring sleeping bags or cots if they plan to stay overnight in the center. Special workshops to instruct attendees in a particular skill are always a highlight of the event. “We will have stations to help
people learn to solder small electronics,” said Van Patten. “That’s a ver y hands-on (activity).” Soldering stations will open at 2 p.m. and remain open for the duration of the event. “We will also deep fry a turkey,” See RRR pg 3
More than cute - a commitment and a variety of factors, and the commitment continues for up to 20 years depending on the pet. “I wish people would better manage the expectation that they will walk in and find a pet for them,” March pointed out. “Pets are not universal. They have wide-ranging personalities, and finding a good match for you is not always easy.” To foster more successful pet ownership, Humane Pennsylvania seeks to counsel would-be pet owners with questions about lifestyle, time and interest in working with a pet, and expenses. March noted that getting a
Damon March, director of operations for Humane Pennsylvania, holds a cat that is being sheltered at the Lancaster Center for Animal Life-Saving See Humane Pennsylvania pg 2 on Route 30.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Steven and Allycia Barr of Leola have a dream. Someday, they would like to own a farm with the space and facilities to bring in families that are dealing with addiction and teach vocational skills. The dream was born of a hard reality. When the Barrs’ son, Steel, was born in Philadelphia in May of 2019, the couple was homeless and addicted, living in the back of a box truck in a friend’s driveway. The hospital where Steel was born gave Allycia the opportunity to go directly to a rehab program following his birth.
“When (Allycia) left the hospital and went right to rehab, I was left in the box truck,” recalled Steven. “(I wish) there had been somewhere we could have gone together,” said Allycia, who believes treatment as a family would have led to healing together more quickly. Allycia is several years clean, and Steven graduated from Restart Training Center Ministry in Strasburg in August of 2021. They now live in Leola - working and raising their son together - but the dream is not far from their minds. “Long-term we would like to have a property - (a place to address) emotional traumas that need to See Hearts to help pg 2
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“There are so many things to consider when adopting a pet,” said Damon March, director of operations for Humane Pennsylvania, which oversees the Lancaster Center for Animal Life-Saving on Route 30 as well as the Freedom Center for Animal Life-Saving in Reading. “Those who have never been the primary caretaker, it’s difficult to see everything. We discourage people from making a snap decision.” Different types of pets require different levels of care as do the individual pets, based on age
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