JANUARY 28, 2026
NHAHS Volunteers Will Inject New Life Into Local History
BY JEFF FALK
The New Holland Area
Historical Society (NHAHS) is looking for a few good people, both ladies and gentlemen. An interest in history, especially local history, is desired but not required.
“It’s primarily for people who want to preserve and respect the connection with history,” said Bill Gable, the treasurer of NHAHS. “It’s an opportunity to spend time with people who share the same sentiment. There’s a sense of satisfaction that comes from doing things that are beneficial to the area. You enjoy what you’re doing, and it makes you feel good you’re contributing.”
NHAHS has a need for new volunteers that is both general and very specific. The local nonprofit, which tasks itself with preserving and promoting history related to the New Holland area, is seeking to
Where Food and Community Take Root
BY CAT SHANNON
On a stretch of preserved farmland in Elizabethtown, transformation happens every day at a space that offers reconnection - with the land, with one another and with the essential act of growing food.
This is Wittel Farm, a nonprofit on 85 acres of land with a long history of care, now being reimagined as a place where food, community and environmental stewardship meet.
Records date the property to the mid-1700s, and long before that it was cared for by the Susquehannock people. In the 1980s, Chuck and Katie Wittel placed the property into a land trust, gifting it to the Lutheran Camping Corporation.
BY JEFF FALK
Flexible and multifaceted, eggs make incredible souffles and terrific omelets. Nutritious and delicious, eggs make savory quiches and magnificent custards.
Eggs also make the perfect donations.
“They’re the most versatile protein out there,” said Wade Smith, Sauder’s Eggs’ chief operations officer. “Eggs are used in everything you can think of. You can have eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are a million ways to prepare eggs. They are one of the most
While not much was produced at the farm for many years, that changed in 2016, when the farm’s current manager, the Rev. Matt Lenahan, began the Growing Project, a partnership between the Lutheran Camping Corp., the Lower Susquehanna Synod and Hunger-Free Lancaster County. Lenahan, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Akron, grew up on a large commercial farm in New York and once thought he would never farm again after entering ministry.
His thinking shifted as he became more aware of food insecurity and the fragility of modern food systems.
“I really started to think about the food system and how food-dependent we are because so few of us are actually participating in the food production,” he said. “We’ve really stepped
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NHAHS volunteers (from left) Art Johnsen, Larry Knepper and Lloyd Ziegler prepare to execute a service project.
Volunteers unpack a donation of Sauder’s Eggs.
Local Puppy Raiser Trains Future Guide Dog
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Having a Seeing Eye dog can give visually impaired people a feeling of independence by providing them with a way to more safely navigate their environment. A dog can also offer them an increased sense of confidence and security, as well as friendship.
These special companionships would not be possible without the help of puppy raisers, who agree to welcome a future guide dog into their homes, teaching them basic manners and
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obedience skills.
One local puppy raiser is Kelly Hersh of Mohnton, who is currently working with Olly, a 9-week-old golden retriever. The area coordinator brought the puppy to the family on Dec. 22, 2025, from The Seeing Eye, located in Morristown, N.J. “We have him for about a year,” said Hersh. “We will teach him the basic commands - sit, down, come, rest, forward and stay back, like when you are walking through a door that opens towards you.”
The dog will also learn socialization skills, including how to act around other people and other pets. “We teach good manners and social skills - behaving in public, behaving properly around other dogs, not jumping on people and staying off the furniture,” Hersh said, adding the family also has two pet dogs of its own. “(My dogs) help teach social skills and how to socialize with other dogs.”
Olly is also learning how to go on car rides. “We have to teach him to sit on the floor, but he is getting good with it. We give him a blanket and he curls up and goes to sleep,” she noted.
Hersh is part of a support group that currently meets at the County Meadows Retirement Community in Wyomissing. In warmer weather, the meeting locations will change to other sites, including outdoor venues.
“Every county has their own club. The Berks County raisers do an outing every month,” she explained. “It could be anything from a presentation at a school or a library to mini golf, a basketball game, a hayride or a corn maze. Sometimes we will go to Cabela’s for a scavenger hunt.”
“(During the meetings) we go over our schedules and go over our outings for the next couple of months,” she added. “We talk about issues we may be having, get advice from each other and check how each other is doing.”
The most emotional part of the process is when the year is over and
the dog is returned to The Seeing Eye. “That is the hardest part - watching that puppy climb in that van and leave - it breaks your heart every time,” said Hersh. “But because you talk to the students and graduates of The
Seeing Eye, you hear the stories of how their first guide dog gave them so much freedom, so much independence. They felt like they were unstoppable because they had this dog beside them.”
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Kelly Hersh and Olly. Photo by Francine Fulton
Readers Can Take a Book, Share a Book at New Little Free Library
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Little Free Library (LFL) initiative started in 2009 in Hudson, Wis., when Todd Bol built a small book-sharing box in the shape of a one-room schoolhouse as a tribute to his late mother, who was a teacher and loved to read.
Today, book-sharing boxes in all shapes and sizes can be found worldwide and are managed by stewards, who build and install the boxes and then maintain them by assuring that they are filled with books for both children and adults. Many add other small items to share as well, including small toys or bookmarks.
Locally, the newest box, with the motto of “Take a book, share a book,” has been built and installed by Autumn and Tommy Rinck of Narvon, who are calling their box “The Backroad Bookshelf” because of its rural location. Along with homemade bookmarks, the box also contains a jar of dog treats because of the couple’s love of dogs. Those who visit the box are invited to sign their name in a guestbook if they choose.
Autumn explained that she has a great love of books and reading and wanted to share books with others. “I like anything from romance to thrillers,” she said, noting that she frequently visited LFLs throughout the area. “I always went to Little Free Libraries, and I always wanted to make one. We moved here two years ago. We were from (New) Jersey, and we lived on a highway, and it wasn’t the best place to have a little library.”
Although LFL kits are available to order, Autumn and Tommy built their own wooden box and painted it blue. “We built it from scratch. We went and bought the materials, and we built it in the garage over a couple of weekends,” said Tommy, adding, “We even decorated it for Christmas.” The box still remains lit at night with small twinkle lights.
In order to anchor the box, See LFL pg 7
Matmen Secure Win Over Visiting L-S
On Monday, January 19, Garden Spot’s Vernon Toaltoan (189) ties up LampeterStrasburg’s Mitchell Swarr for the pin during a 39-19 triumph in New Holland.
Garden Spot’s Gavin Courtney rolled a 669 series (216, 237, 216) against Cocalico at Dutch Lanes, resulting in a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday, January 21.
In New Holland, Garden Spot’s Hunter Fry gets close to pinning Lampeter-Strasburg’s Colton Williams but wins by major decision during a 39-19
Under the spotlight, the Spartans’ Marshal Sensenig (121) prepares to throw down Lampeter-Strasburg’s Connor Shenk to win by major decision 14-0 on Monday, January 19.
photos by Kirk Neidermyer
Garden Spot’s Ryan Miller secures the pin on LampeterStrasburg’s Wyatt Zook within 1:28 during a 39-19 victory on Monday, January 19, in New Holland.
victory on Monday, January 19.
cost-effective ways to get protein in diets. They have no sugars, and they’re low in fat.”
During the first week of November, Sauder’s Eggs, which is headquartered at 570 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, donated 23,400 dozen or 280,800 large white eggs to Blessings of Hope of Lancaster, Lancaster Food Hub and Lebanon County Christian Ministries, all of which operate far-reaching food banks.
“It was the Sauders themselves deciding to help people who were going to be in need,” said Smith, adding that the Sauders recognized an immediate need.
“We had access to eggs, and we thought we could help now. We wanted to get food in people’s hands immediately. It was important that we feed local people.”
“We reached out to Lancaster Food Hub, Lebanon County Christian Ministries, and the rest went to Blessings of Hope,” said Smith. “We saw that these three organizations reach a lot of folks. We thought we could have a bigger impact with these hub-and-spoke organizations. We knew they could get them in people’s hands quickly. That was an important piece of this, that and the eggs were going to local people.”
The 23,400 dozen eggs cost Sauder’s Eggs about $50,000 to donate and
had a retail value of about $100,000.
“Giving back is part of what we do,” said Smith, a resident of Lititz. “We want to work with businesses and make sure everyone has enough. It’s something that Sauder’s has been doing for years. The community supports us by buying our eggs. We look at it like, ‘From our nest to yours.’ We work with family farmers, and we distribute eggs to family.”
Not only did Sauder’s Eggs’ generosity positively affect the community, it also had a ripple effect throughout the company. When the donation went public, it provided a morale boost to the company’s 350 employees across Sauder’s four locations.
“I had the honor of representing the company with the donation, and the people I spoke with were thrilled that we were reaching out to the community,” said Smith. “We got a lot of positive feedback. Seeing Sauder’s baby blue truck pull up to the nonprofits filled with eggs made people proud. People were really excited by it. It was a big buzz.”
Sauder’s Eggs also supports the locale in other ways, through sponsorships and community events like the Easter Egg Run in Lititz and by serving breakfasts at local schools.
In addition to the Lititz location, Sauder’s Eggs operates processing plants and distribution centers in Schoeneck outside of Ephrata; in the Greenfield Corporate Complex in Conestoga Valley; and in Hampstead, Md.
“We’re very active in the community,” said Smith. “We try to tie into the needs of the local communities where we have plants. One of our directives for employees in 2026 is to encourage volunteerism and spend more time in their communities. We want to make that part of our company culture.”
Sauder’s Eggs was founded by Frank Sauder 80 years ago, and the family business is now headed by his great-grandson Mark Sauder. Working with about 120 farms of all sizes, located mainly in Pennsylvania, Sauder’s Eggs processes and distributes eggs in many of the states in the northeast.
Sauder’s Eggs processes about 1.5 billion eggs each year.
“It’s mostly family farms, mom-and-pop operations,” said Smith. “These aren’t large commercial farms. We pack up five skids, 10 skids of eggs, and we have trucks that take them all over the place. Our eggs are almost everywhere you go in the Northeast.”
The Ephrata-Cocalico 4-H Community Club will hold its reorganizational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ephrata Fair office, 19 S. State St., Ephrata. Youths must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
The club will offer a variety of sewing and textile projects and will meet at the fair office on Thursdays or Saturdays. Exact meeting dates will be announced at a later date. A team of leaders will teach the necessary skills to complete the 4-H-approved projects and prepare each member for regional and
Wittel Farm
away as a culture from agriculture as a principal
Knowing that access to fresh, locally grown food was a challenge in the county, Lenahan asked a question: “What if we grow food together and give it away?”
From that idea, a community-based effort to produce food for Lancaster County’s charitable food system began to grow. Wittel Farm partners with the Lancaster County Food Hub, the Elizabethtown Community Cupboard, Power Packs, Water Street Mission and other organizations to distribute its harvest. This summer, the farm will partner with Columbia Dream Center for the first time, providing produce for its summer food program.
In its first year, the farm produced a few thousand pounds of food. Now, it is in its 10th growing season, farming about nine acres intensively and growing more than 20 varieties of fruits and vegetables, including plums, berries, pawpaws, greens, cucumbers, pumpkins, beans, peppers and potatoes.
Along the way, Lenahan embraced regenerative agriculture, a chemical-free approach that focuses on soil health, biodiversity and ecological balance. Cover crops, composting and minimal soil disturbance replace synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
“We work year-round at this site,” Lenahan said.
“And we are constantly learning.”
That learning happens not only for Lenahan, but for the hundreds of volunteers who come to the farm each year. Between 300 and 500 people help plant, weed and harvest throughout the growing season.
Alex Chism, a Millersville University senior studying education and plant science, joined the farm as an intern in 2024 and quickly became an essential part of its work.
“I really enjoy the physical nature of the work,” Chism said. “It’s very methodical. There are so many things grabbing for our attention, and to be able to just focus on one thing that is very fruitful is amazing.”
This past year, Chism expanded the farm’s crop diversity by adding flowers alongside food. The flowers have increased pollinators such as bees and butterflies, boosting fruit and vegetable production.
Ceinwyn Erb, an Elizabethtown College junior studying environmental science, began volunteering at Wittel Farm in September.
“It’s been wonderful to have every week a set time to be outside, be in nature, working with my hands, doing something that is positively impacting the local community and the local environment,” Erb said.
Lenahan describes Wittel Farm as “community-sustained agriculture,” a model that invites people into the work of food production
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When Olly is “working,” people will be asked not to interact with him. “When he is young like this, you can pet him. He is wearing a bandana,” Hersh noted. “When he turns 6 months old and he shows good behavior, he will get a vest. Generally, at that point, we don’t let people pet him, so the dog understands the vest (means) worktime.”
The family will eventually know when the dog has been placed with a visually impaired person. “They will match the personality of the dog to
rather than simply consuming its results.
“We like to talk about food sovereignty, acknowledging that every one of us eats, so we all have a stake in food production,” he said. “It’s about really helping people to reclaim an intrinsic human connection to the natural world and to growing food.”
He is careful to note that Wittel Farm is not about “agritainment.”
“I really want this to be a place where the community can get involved and have a real experience,” he said. “I think there is actually joy in doing this work together. …
I really love bringing people together on the farm who have no experience with farming at all, no experience with food production, and they get to have an
experience here, whether planting something, tending or harvesting. It’s transformational for people.”
This year, the farm plans to add chickens, expand partnerships and hire more staff, including a farm educator role Chism will fill after graduation.
Though the land is held by the Lutheran Camping Corp. and protected by Lancaster Farmland Trust, Lenahan sees Wittel Farm as belonging to the whole community.
“This is a place for everyone,” he said. “Young children, seniors, people with no experience at all. Everyone has something to contribute.”
For more information or to volunteer, visit www.lutherancamping .org/the-wittel-farm.
the student,” Hersh said. “They will tell us if they are placed with a man or women, that person’s age and occupation and the state they live in. For privacy, we don’t get too many details.”
She said that those interested in becoming a puppy raiser may visit https://seeingeye.org/ puppy-raising for more details.
“Kids can raise puppies for school projects,” Hersh stated. “If people are worried about working, sometimes you can take your puppy to work
with you. A lot of teachers and school staff can raise puppies, and some office settings (allow) you to take your puppy to work. You are not necessarily limited based off your occupation.”
She said that raising a Seeing Eye dog is a family tradition. “With me and my husband this is No. 2, but my family started (raising puppies) when I was 2 years old. It is No. 19 (total for the family),” said Hersh.
The previous puppy that Hersh raised went back to The Seeing Eye in August.
“The one we raised before (Olly) is in formal training now. We have gotten some postcards from his trainer letting us know how he is doing in training, and we will get his graduation picture,” Hersh shared.
“We will go for what they call ‘a town walk,’ where we go to Morristown, N.J., and we get to see him working in harness. The hard part is we can’t go up to him. We have to stay a good distance back, so he does not hear or see us. But we get to see him working, and it will be awesome.”
Volunteers work at Wittel Farm.
Puppy
the couple placed its support beam into a bucket filled with cement rather than placing it into the ground. “(We used) a five-gallon bucket, and we stuck it in the planter and put stone in the bottom of the planter with dirt on top,” Autumn explained.
“That way if we move, we can take it with us,” Tommy noted.
Some of the LFLs the couple frequently visits are Ellyn Honey’s LFL in Mohnton, Captain’s Bookshelf LFL in Mohnton and the one at Hopewell Lake in Elverson. “We were in Alabama for vacation, and we visited a few down there,” Tommy added.
“We go around to different little libraries and drop books off. I have an Instagram where I put pictures of them and information about them,” noted Autumn. “The Little Free Library has a website and app, and they have a map, so you can see where all the little libraries are.”
Autumn’s Instagram photos and videos can be found @racewifereads.
Since its installation, many neighbors have
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county competitions. For more information, email Elaine Sensenig at elaine sensenig23@gmail.com.
All 4-H programs are available to all youths ages 8 to 18 before Jan. 1 of the current year. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may
utilized the box, including children. “We have a couple of kids on our street, and their parents told me that each day they come and take a book and at bedtime the parents read it to them. They bring it back the next day and take another book,” said Autumn.
They are also intrigued by the different ways that people construct and decorate their book-sharing
boxes. “I like how unique everybody’s is. We have been to so many, and none of them are ever the same,” Tommy said.
The Backroad Bookshelf is located at 2358 Echo Drive, Narvon. For more information, search for “The Backroad Bookshelf” on Facebook. More information about starting an LFL and the map of other local boxes can be found at www.littlefreelibrary.org.
contact Laura Rodgers at 717-394-6851.
Administered in Pennsylvania by Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than 6 million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. To find a local program, visit https://extension.psu .edu/4-H.
For more information on joining 4-H in Lancaster County, contact Rodgers at the aforementioned phone number or LancasterExt@ psu.edu.
Autumn Rinck invites readers to visit her Little Free Library. Photo by Francine Fulton
Shoes & Boots For The Whole Family
NHAHS Volunteers
add to its roster of unpaid helpers and to fill particular needs.
there are people who can continue to deliver its services.”
BANGOR EPISCOPAL-FOUNDED 1722. 4 mi. W of Morgantown on Rt. 23 in Churchtown. Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10am. All are welcome. Handicap accessible. Parking lot adjacent to the church off Water Street. For additional info., www.bangorepiscopal.org
BETHANY GRACE FELLOWSHIP: 400 Reading Road, East Earl (at the corner of Rt. 625 & Union Grove Rd.) Join us for worship, Sundays at 9 & 10:35AM. Adult, Youth, 56 Club classes at 10:35. Options for nursery-grade 4 during both time slots. Check us out at www.bethanygf.org or call 717-4456644 with questions. To Thrive | To Impact | To Unify.
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 758 Spruce Rd., New Holland 717-354-8428. “Building Community with Christ, to Impact a World without Christ” Pastor: Dr. Doug Bozung. Please go to cfcnewholland.org/visit for information concerning worship services, adult ministries, youth & children’s ministries.
CHURCHTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 2170 Main Street, Narvon (Churchtown). Phone: 717-445-5585, umcchurchtown@gmail.com. Pastor Lisa Kurtz, lisakurtz01@comcast.net 5 mi East of New Holland on PA 23. Sunday worship at 9 am. Handicapped Access.
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (AG): Located at 1279 Main St., East Earl, invites you to join us for a time of contemporary worship and biblical preaching at our 9am service on Sunday mornings and 7pm service on Wednesday evenings. Kids ministry for birth through 5th grade and youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade is available. Lead Pastor: Stephen Ritchey. For more information on our services and programs, visit us online at Lighthouseag.com
MT ZION CHURCH: 753 Mt. Zion Rd., Narvon, PA. Pastor: Ian Solodky, Worship Leader: Joe Liptock, Praise Band “3:16”. Adult Bible Study 9 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Child Care Provided. We teach the traditional Gospel of Jesus Christ. All are welcome! Enjoy the views of our beautiful rural setting. Facebook.com/mtzionroad/ Instagram: Mt.Zion_narvon
Among the roles that NHAHS is looking to fill are for a person willing to clean its museum at 207 E. Main St., New Holland - dust, vacuum and mop; a handy person capable of general maintenance like changing light bulbs, filters and batteries; a creative lead or someone who can implement ideas for, design, research and utilize artifacts for exhibits; a grant writer, who can research, apply for and connect with suitable funding sources; and a docent or tour guide, who understands exhibits and can point museum visitors in the proper directions.
The civically minded individuals that NHAHS is looking for would be asked to volunteer between two and four hours a couple of times each month. There are no specific requirements for becoming a volunteer.
Interested individuals can reach out to NHAHS at 717-419-1511 or NHAHS@ nhhistorical.com.
Gable. “There have been a number of people who moved to Garden Spot Village and became volunteers.”
Fairmount Sets Quilting Days
OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church: 150 Water Street, New Holland, PA 17557 Father Steven Fauser, Pastor. Visit us online at www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Sunday 8am & 10:30am. Saturday 5pm. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9am.
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
PILGRIM BIBLE CHURCH: 5367 Paes Rd., New Holland. Located 1/4 mi from Welsh Mountain Rec. Center on Paes Rd., 717-354-9444. Worship Service 10:30 am. Nursery. Pastor: Randy Good.
ST. JOHN CENTER LUTHERAN CHURCH 599 Reading Rd., East Earl, PA 17519 717-445-5505. Sunday Worship 11 am Services are held in the church social hall.
ST. STEPHEN REFORMED CHURCH (Presbyterian Church In America): “A Beacon on the Hill.” The Word of God is central to our worship. Sunday Worship at 9:30am and 4:00pm. Sunday School for all ages following morning worship. For more information visit www.ststephenpca.org
Lead Pastor: Rev. Dr. Andrew DiNardo. 249 E. Main Street New Holland PA 717-354-7871.
THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE: 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Pastor Chet Yoder. Join us Sunday Mornings at 10:00 am for our Live Stream Worship at www.gardenspotvillage.org/live
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF LANCASTER: We have been a liberal religious community in the county for more than 123 years. Our services start at 10 AM, and everyone is welcome to join us for Coffee Hour afterward. 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, PA 17603 717-393-1733 | admin@uuclonline.org
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“We believe any way we can involve a greater number of people in the life of the museum, the better,” said Gable. “If I get you to volunteer, you’re going to learn about us and you’re going to have an opportunity to share what you learned with family and friends. There are a lot of people in town who don’t know we exist or what we do. A lot of people currently involved (with NHAHS) are of a mature age. We’re struggling to look to the future. It’s about expanding services and keeping the organization vital so
“If someone expressed an interest, we would like to set up a meeting and have a conversation,” said Gable. “We don’t have formal job descriptions, and it would be a consensus decision. It’s about establishing a relationship with someone and finding a good fit for the kinds of people we’d like to have.”
“We’re not looking for a 40-hour-a-month commitment,” he added. “We can find ways to accommodate your needs and work with your schedule.”
NHAHS is an all-volunteer organization made up of 24 individuals with interests in the New Holland area.
“The majority of them are people who have lived their lives in the New Holland area and been part of businesses, clubs and civic organizations,” said
NHAHS meets eight times a year, at 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of most months, at its two-story museum, which features as many as 10 exhibits of local history. NHAHS, which was formally established in 2005, also conducts scavenger hunts for kids, visits with Santa Claus, walking tours of the town and regular educational programs at Garden Spot Village.
“New Holland will be celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town in 2028,” said Gable. “It was the host for the first public school in Pennsylvania. Some large organizations were founded in New Holland. There are countless small businesses that have risen to success. There are a number of historic buildings in New Holland. There are a lot of things that have happened in New Holland that are noteworthy and that people would enjoy learning about.”
For additional information, go to https:// nhhistorical.com.
Fairmount will hold its annual Quilting Days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7; Tuesday, Feb. 10; and Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Farm Crest Community Room at 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata.
Attendees can connect with fellow quilters, share their passion for quilting, and create quilts for a good cause. Multiple quilts will be set up and ready for stitching. Volunteers will work together to create beautiful quilts that will be sold at Fairmount’s annual Benefit Auction and Barbecue in September, with proceeds supporting Fairmount’s mission.
People may help by attending and quilting or by donating quilts, quilt tops, or funds to help cover supply costs.
The event is open to beginners and experienced quilters. People may attend one, two, or all three days of the event, and refreshments and a complimentary lunch will be provided to participants each day.
For more information or to make a donation, call 717-354-1800 or visit www.fairmounthomes.org.
(Red Run/Fivepointville Area)
PUBLIC AUCTION
36’x24’ 2-bay frame garage/shop; old frame poultry shed. For info call/text auctioneer at (717) 371-3333. Note: Rural 2.70-acre property offers ideal setting for farmette/homestead with 2.5-acres of level tillable land. Great property for horses or produce/greenhouse farming. Historic stone & frame home and barns are in need of TLC! For photos & detailed listing visit www.martinandrutt.com
Ware Center to Present “Our Journeys”
The Ware Center for the Arts, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster, will present “Our Journeys,” a multimedia exhibition created by Vietnamese Boat People (VBP), on view from Monday, Feb. 2, to Saturday, Feb. 28, with a special exhibit opening event on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.
“Our Journeys” will bring to life deeply personal stories from Vietnamese Americans of
migration, memory, and resilience. The exhibit will use oral histories, cherished artifacts, and interactive elements and will include local Vietnam diaspora stories by Alys Truong, Mai Nguyen Yeager, Ho-Thanh Nguyen, and Thuat Nham, the first Vietnamese woman to attend and graduate from Millersville University.
During the opening event on Jan. 31, artwork
“Horst Auction Center”
ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, TOOLS WED., FEB. 4, 2026 AT 1:00 P.M.
Preview: Tues., February 3 from 2-5 PM and Wed., February 4, from 8 AM. *The following is just a very general list of items to be sold.
Photos representing the entire auction will be posted on our website www.horstauction.com on Tues., February 3.
Sale to be held at the Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Rd., Ephrata, PA 17522 ANTIQUE, VINTAGE, REPRO. & MODERN FURN.; CHERRY 16 LIGHT CORNER CUPBOARD; EARLY DROPFRONT SECRETARY DESK W/BOOKCASE TOP; APPL; KITCHENWARE; CLOCKS & LAMPS; VICTORIAN BRASS PIANO FLOOR LAMP; COPPER/BRASS; WROUGHT & CAST IRON; PEWTER; TINWARE; AGATE; WOODENWARE; CHINA & GLASSWARE; RED TRANSFER STAFFORDSHIRE CHINA; POTTERY; LINENS & TEXTILES; ANTIQUE & VTG ORIENTAL RUGS; NAVAJO RUGS & SADDLE BLANKETS; BOOKS & PAPER; ESTATE & COSTUME JEWELRY; ART; EARLY OIL PAINTING OF BUFF ROCK NEBRASKA; CHRISTMAS & SEASONAL DECOR; TOYS; TOOLS; LAWN & GARDEN EQUIP; TORO TIME CUTTER ZERO-TURN MOWER; BOX LOTS AND MANY OTHER ITEMS. Accepted Payments – Cash or PA Check, Visa, MasterCard & Debit Card with 3% Fee. No out-of-state checks without prior approval.
by local Asian American visual artists, including Libby Etheridge, Wendy Li yuen-Ting, Yen Elizabeth Keener, Aron Rook, Vu Quoc Nguyen, and Baldwin Fellow Bri Nguyen, will be showcased. There will also be a display of traditional Vietnamese dresses curated by Julia Cao, Vietnamese finger foods provided by Rice & Noodles and the Sprout family, and a performance by Vietnamese American singer Lê Thanh Trúc (“Panda”). Maian
McCauley, whose mother’s story will be featured in the “Our Journeys” exhibit, will share the story of her family’s diaspora experience.
VBP founder Tracey Nguy ễ n Mang will share ways to participate in the VBP oral history project and offer book signings for the “Our Journeys” book, an exhibition accompaniment.
“Our Journeys” may be viewed weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit and opening event are free and open to the public.
Local Farmer
Recognized in Soybean Yield Contest
A Lancaster County farmer has been recognized in the 2025 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest, an annual competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Soybean Board that highlights innovation and continuous improvement across the state’s soybean industry. The contest rec-
ognizes the top growers in each of five production regions in Pennsylvania, and A. Dale Herr of Lancaster County won in the southcentral region with a yield of 100.49 bushels per acre.
Timely mid- and late-summer rains, soil water-holding capacity, and late April planting dates were key factors influencing results in the 2025 contest. Thirty-two farms competed this year, and only two farms surpassed the 100-bushel-per-acre level, one of which was Herr’s farm.
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Herr and the other regional winners will receive an educational trip for one to the Commodity Classic, an annual joint convention of the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National Grain Sorghum Producers, which will be held in San Antonio, Texas.
The contest was introduced by the Pennsylvania Soybean Board to showcase crop management practices of some of the top soybean producers in the state and to encourage the exchange of ideas that drive continuous improvement and on-farm innovation. A summary of the crop production practices from recent contest entrants is available from Penn State Extension educators and at www.pasoybean.org.
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