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MARCH 24, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 51
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Fire Services Commission Welcomes Official ast year, the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors and East Petersburg Borough Council came together to create the Hempfield Area Fire Services Commission (HAFSC). Newly hired Chief Fire Official John A. Kottmyer was publicly introduced on March 3 at the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors meeting. The Hempfield Area Fire Services Commission is made up of members of the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors, the East Petersburg Borough Council, the East Peterburg Fire Company, the Hempfield Fire Department, and the Rohrerstown Fire Company, as well as citizen-at-large representatives from each municipality. The chief fire official position was created to administer a regional fire services program for the municipalities to ensure the protection and preservation of health, safety, and wellness for municipal citizens and businesses through increased uniformity and continuity of fire protection while minimizing operating costs and maximizing volunteer recruitment and retention. Kottmyer retired from York City Fire Department as a deputy chief and has since served as the EMS manager for WellSpan Health and the John Wolf (far left), East Peterburg Borough Council president, and G. Edward LeFevre (second from right) and W. director of education for VFIS, a division of Scott Wiglesworth (far right) from the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors publicly introduced John Kottmyer, chief fire official with the Hempfield Area Fire Services Commission. Glatfelter Insurance Group.
Mitzvah Moms Give Back BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Inspired by a desire to give back, two local moms have created a group to help others. Mitzvah Moms was created by Gina Krouse of Lampeter and Gena Harting of Strasburg in the fall of 2020. Initially, the pair focused on collecting items for the homeless, but they then shifted their mission to helping people affected by COVID-19.
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Mitzvah Moms have a mission to help others, delivering gift baskets to people affected by COVID-19. Helping to spread the love are (back row, from left) Josiah Krouse, Gina Krouse, Gena Harting, (front row) Elaine Krouse, Ryder Harting and William Krouse.
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