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DECEMBER 2, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 51
Lancaster GOTR Volunteers Selected For National Recognition BY ANN MEAD ASH
A New Holland Tradition n a year of change and uncertainty, organizers of New Holland’s 13th Christmas on Main event are determined to celebrate the holidays in a safe manner. “We want to keep the event alive for this year and come back bigger next year,� said Trevor Reed, president of the New Holland Business Association (NHBA), which coordinates the event. Reed explained that the organization will put an emphasis on outdoor activities in the downtown area when Christmas on Main is held on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. until after 6 p.m. North and South Roberts Avenue will be closed during that time. Main Street will not be closed. Fire police will be
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located at the corner of Roberts and Main to help pedestrians cross, and free parking will be available. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. with the opening of the outdoor Christmas Market, located in the parking lot of the New Holland Ambulance building, 101 E. Franklin St. Organizers have lined up local vendors selling a variety of items, including gifts, Christmas decorations, and food created with holiday entertaining in mind. The market will be open until 2 p.m. New for this year, NHBA members will hold a Christmas decorating contest for businesses located on Main Street between Custer and Brimmer avenues. Community members are invited to stroll along Main Street and vote for the
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best decorated business. The competition will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The name of the winning business will be announced during the tree lighting ceremony in the evening. To cater to the appetites of attendees at the event, a number of food trucks will line South Roberts Avenue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Among the many vendors will be Nice Size Fries, and Lorah’s Handmade Chocolates. Nonprofit organizations that will participate will include Boy Scout Troop 48, and Cub Scout Pack 48. On North Roberts Avenue, a disc jockey from GMD Sounds will spin tunes from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. From 1 to 3 p.m., cars will be lined up along North Roberts for the second annual Christmas on Main car
show. From 1 to 3 p.m., the Spanish Mennonite Church, 24 N. Roberts Ave., will host a children’s craft table. The New Holland Early Learning Center will hold a cookie decorating event at the church at the same time. At 3 p.m., Santa will arrive at Towne Centre Green on the corner of Main Street and North Roberts Avenue. Garden Spot Fire Rescue will aid Santa in arriving on time, and children will have opportunities to meet the jolly old elf until 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., the community is asked to gather at Towne Centre Green for the Christmas tree lighting. An updated schedule of events may be found at www.christmas onmain.com/event-schedule.html.
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Free parking, outdoor vendors, and the annual Christmas tree lighting will all be part of the 13th Christmas on Main event on Dec. 5.
When Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster program director Jennifer West and development director Sarah Yohe realized the caliber of some of the local organization’s volunteers last spring, they each wrote letters nominating some of them for the national Remarkable Volunteer Award given by GOTR International. The nonprofit, which promotes good choices for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living among girls, chooses 36 winners from hundreds of entries. In August, West and Yohe heard that some of their nominees were among the winners. Rahwa Teklai, who lives in Manheim Township, was nominated by Yohe and was chosen as a fundraising winner for her work as a SoleMate. Four Paradise Elementary School coaches Falon Doutrich, Brooke Sexton, Kristen Rogers, and Val Ruhl were chosen as winners in the coaching category.