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Library Announces First Community Fest Sunrise Rotary Plans 16th Annual Ride For Literacy By Ann Mead Ash
After several years of holding a successful annual auction, volunteers with the ELANCO Library, located at 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, have decided to branch out a bit. “We wanted to try to do something more inclusive,� said Josh Martin, who is spearheading the project with library director Heather Smith. “The auction is popular, but we wanted to cast a wider net, so that people have a number of ways they can support the library.� With that goal in mind, the library is holding its first Community Fest on Saturday, May 11. The fest, which will be hosted by Garden Spot High School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland, will begin at 7 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. The event will include a rummage sale, food, children’s activities, and music. Martin wants to assure area residents that the auction will return on Thursday, Oct. 17, as an auction gala. Currently, the library is accepting donations from See Library pg 20
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The Terre Hill Flashlight Egg Hunt will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at Terre Hill Park, 210 Lancaster Ave., Terre Hill. The event is open to individuals age 11 and older. Tickets may be purchased at Terre Hill Family Restaurant. Additionally, the annual community egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 20. The event is free and open to children age 10 and under. Visit www.terrehilldays.com. INFORMATIVE PROGRAM
will host an installment of a free threepart series titled “The Opioid Epidemic� on Monday, April 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Community Hall at Garden Spot High School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland. Joel Jakubowski from Revelations of Freedom Ministries will present “How to Help a Loved One Struggling With Drug Use.� To register, visit www.lancasterjoiningforces.org.
ELANCO Library director Heather Smith is accepting donated items for the first ELANCO Library Community Fest to be held at Garden Spot High School in New Holland on May 11 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fest will include a rummage sale, children’s activities, music, and food.
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ELANCO Library and the New Holland Lions Club will collaborate to host an Easter egg hunt and an Easter Bunny story time on Saturday, April 20. The Lions Club will sponsor an Easter egg hunt in the New Holland Park at 10 a.m., and the Easter Bunny will make an appearance during the event. Children age 11 and under are welcome. After the hunt, story time, a craft, and photos with the Easter Bunny will be offered at the library. The public is invited to attend. The events are free. Call 717-354-0525.
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“Annually, the U.S. Travel Association says 705 million vacation days are left unused. That is a lot,� said Wendy Royal, editor of Where & When Pennsylvania and an organizer of the second PA Family Travel Fair. “For people who See PA Family Travel Fair pg 3
Attendees at the second annual PA Family Travel Fair will have opportunties to learn about places like the famous Kinzua Bridge (top right photo) and Jellystone Park (top left photo) and to visit with Clyde Peeling’s reptiles (bottom left photo). The 2019 fair will be held at Calvary Church on Saturday, April 27.
By Ann Mead Ash
For the past two years, the Lancaster Sunrise Rotary has struggled with wet weather on the days the organization held its annual Ride for Literacy. In 2017, a downpour interrupted the ride, and in 2018, the day started rainy, but cleared up later on. The lack of sun in recent years, however, has not deterred club members. “Our target is 150 riders,� said organizer Steve Bareuther. This year’s ride will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 11, beginning at the Manheim Township Community Park, 209 Petersburg Road, Neffsville. Rolling starts will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. See Sunrise Rotary pg 8
Fire Company To Hold Mud Sale Schoeneck Fire Company, 125 N. King St., Denver, has planned its seventh annual mud sale for Saturday, April 20, beginning at 9 a.m. The 2019 sale will feature a variety of items. Flowers and shrubs, lawn and garden items, and tools will be sold.
Household goods, collectibles, crafts, and gift certificates will also be sold. A quilt auction will begin at 11 a.m. Organizers will accept items for the auction at the fire company on Thursday, April 18, from 3 to 8 p.m. and Friday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tires, air-conditioning units, windows, and doors will not be accepted. Items will not be accepted on the day of the sale. The fire company has arranged to sell food at the event. Past sales have attracted up to 500 attendees. Readers who would like to learn more may call 717-336-6767.
Lyliah Hoover (far left) and Trudy Smith are helping prepare for the seventh annual Schoeneck Fire Company mud sale to be held at the fire company, 125 N. King St., Denver, on April 20 at 9 a.m.
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