Garden Spot /townlively
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 42
Let’s Go Camping! A Safer Way To Travel Is Trending
A group of people from the Lancaster area enjoy roughing it on the south loop of Pennsylvania’s Black Forest Trail. BY ANN MEAD ASH
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he pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in families looking into and plunging into camping during the summer of 2020. For fall, that trend does not seem to be slowing much, and fall weather is often ideal for camping activities. Scot Ash, general manager of Shady Maple
Steve Loewen of New Holland camps regularly in his converted toy hauler that easily accommodates his wheelchair and other equipment.
RV in East Earl, has seen a 50% increase in sales over 2019, and he said that the majority of those sales involved first-time buyers. “RVing is an alternative way to travel that allows families to social distance while traveling and while camping,� said Ash, who pointed out that campers have their own beds, baths, and cooking and eating facilities traveling with them. “It keeps the family unit
together,� said Ash. However, the safety factors and other benefits of camping can be achieved without “glamping,� as RVing is sometimes called. ELANCO-area residents and hiking buddies Laura Zimmerman and Jessica Zimmerman, who are related through Laura’s dad and Jessica’s grandmother, do not hesitate to hit the trail for as long as 10 days with up to
35 pounds of clothes, food, water and other supplies, including a tent, on their backs. They can cover as much as 10 miles per day, and they have camped in places like the Quehanna Trail in Elk County, the Pine Creek Rail Trail in Tioga County, and Jessica’s favorite, Black Forest Trail in Lycoming County. The young women often camp well into the fall and as early as April, braving temperatures
Counseling Available Virtually BY ANN MEAD ASH
At the beginning, the problem was transportation. Rita Boer, practice manager for Community Services Group’s (CSG) Lancaster and Dauphin outpatient programs, said that transportation to mental health services in Lancaster was identified as an issue in Paradise prior to 2016 and in New Holland during the next few years. “Our main office is in Lancaster, and we were hearing how See Counseling pg 2
Tales To Munch On
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Local Author Debuts “Fruit Fables� BY ANN MEAD ASH
On her website, Shelleen Weaver describes herself as an author, speaker, singer, songwriter, wife, mother, friend, and daughter. She is also a New Holland resident and one who loves the Word of God. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m., Weaver will launch the first installment of her children’s series “Fruit Fables,� published by her own Haste Laud Press, the company she founded to help her share the stories she was telling her own children. “Love Bird,� recommended for children ages 4 to 8, will be the
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first book of nine based on the biblical Fruits of the Spirit. It tells the tale of a squirrel family that notices a new neighbor above their home in the oak tree. When they go to introduce themselves, the neighbor, who is a bird, rudely chatters right back at them. During the night, the family hears the bird offending all its neighbors. Quickly, a meeting is called, and the animals decide to only speak kind words to
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See Local Author pg 3
Shelleen Weaver displays her book “Love Bird,� which is hot off the press.
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