Hempfield Doubles Team Nets State Title
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Cooper Lehman and Braylen Garcia put ’em down deep.
The Hempfield doubles team captured the PIAA Class 3A championship with a 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over Dallastown’s Jacob Horn and Hayden Koons on May 24 at Hershey Racquet Club.
Cooper knew the first thing he needed to do after receiving his gold medal was call his biggest fan: his grandmother Josie Lehman.
Josie was unable to attend the match, and it was not livestreamed. It took a couple minutes for Cooper to explain to Josie how to answer a FaceTime call, but they eventually connected.
“I showed her my medal, and she was in awe,” Cooper recalled. “My grandma is my No. 1 supporter. Before a match, she tells me to ‘put ’em down,’ and before facing a tough opponent, she says to ‘put ’em down deep.’ She told me to ‘tell Braylen I love him.’ It was really cool.”
During the second set, it seemed like Cooper’s post-match talk with his grandma was going to have a far less-celebratory tone. Cooper, a senior, and Braylen, a freshman, dropped the first set and fell behind in the second against the Dallastown duo.
“We had no energy at all,” Braylen said. “We weren’t playing our greatest. We just stuck with it all the way. Just played for every point. We didn’t fold under the pressure, and we rose to the occasion.”
Dallastown had a match point before the Black Knights tandem rallied. Cooper and Braylen are friends with the members of the Dallastown team and had
defeated them in the district final. “They were playing really well, and it threw us off,” Cooper said. “We were getting frustrated. I was just trying to stay composed and keep myself calm so that would reflect on Braylen.”
Although in his first season of high school tennis, Braylen’s experience belies his age. “I feel like I’ve always been kind of calm,” he said. “I play in a lot of tournaments. It gives me experience with that kind of stuff.”
Hempfield had not broken Jacob’s serve in the district title
contest or up until the point the Dallastown player was serving for the match. Cooper conceded he had very little hope left while facing match point, so he decided to take a simple approach. “I just started playing and tried not to think about losing or winning. I was just being in the moment.”
Cooper and Braylen wound up taking the second set in a tiebreaker and then rolled in the third set. “We started playing a lot better,” Braylen said. “My serve was getting better. Our volleys were a lot better. We were
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Brian Gish takes great pride in each plan he writes to heal sick waterways, but his latest project hits home.
“This one is special for me,” he said.
Gish, who is the Pennsylvania senior watershed planner for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), is in the early stages of devising a proposal to improve the condition of 13 streams that impact portions of Columbia Borough, Mountville Borough, West Hempfield Township, and Manor Township.
BY JEFF FALK
Good is universal, timeless and objective. Because it mirrors God, good is good.
The Lancaster County Women for Good (LCWG) group knows some things about the concept of doing good. It’s part of the all-volunteer organization’s mission, purpose and reason for existing.
“We use that word a lot, ‘good,’” said Anna Horst, the chairperson of the five-member
board that oversees LCWG’s operations. “It’s in our name. I think it’s safe to say our connections and providing nonprofits with resources is part of the good we aim to do. I think there are a number of nonprofits in Lancaster County who have amazing missions. They’re real people trying to help real people. They are problems that a majority of us would agree need to be solved. Maybe we need to be more clear by what we mean by ‘good.’”
Hempfield’s Braylen Garcia (left) and Cooper Lehman won a PIAA boys’ doubles tennis title.
Brian Gish looks out over Shawnee Run. Photo by George Deibel
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LCWG, which does not operate from a physical office or building, conducts more than 15 membership events each year, including one on the second Wednesday of each month, at various locations throughout the county. Those events revolve around the process of providing grants generated through membership dues and social fundraisers to local nonprofits.
“We have a shared purpose to benefit others outside of our group,” said Horst, a resident of Lititz. “The mission is a unifying thing. The women of the group are generous and genuinely curious. It’s special to get together with a group of women and have purpose.”
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LCWG provides one grant to a Lancaster County nonprofit in each quarter of the year. LCWG members nominate worthy nonprofits and a general vote of the membership determines three finalists. After the participating nonprofits make presentations about the merits of their missions, LCWG votes again to determine that quarter’s grant recipient.
Typically, the grants range between $4,800 and $7,100. Since its inception in August of 2022, LCWG has awarded 10 grants to county nonprofits like SWAN (Scaling Walls a Note at a Time), Aevidum, Phoenix Assistance Dogs of Central Pennsylvania, Hope Inspire Love, Clare House, Arch Street Center, Aaron’s Acres, North Star Initiative and Power Packs
“The only common thread with the grants is that they go to nonprofits serving the local Lancaster County area,” said Horst. “Their services have to directly impact Lancaster County. We’ve also provided awareness. I feel like we strengthen the fabric of Lancaster County by contributing to its resilience. We feel like the nonprofits of Lancaster County are already doing good work. We believe the people closest to the communities are best equipped to know the needs.”
Currently, LCWG’s active membership is made up of 96 women who work or live in Lancaster County. They hail from all parts of the county.
“They are women who want to be part of some thing bigger than them selves,” said Horst. “They like that this is a very acces sible way to volunteer in Lancaster County. It’s a way to connect with other likeminded women. They all want to see our community thriving and flourishing. We try to make an inclusive environment where everyone’s voices are heard. They all feel like they need to do something. (The grant) is a democratic process.”
“(Grapevine) reached out to start a group local to Lancaster County,” said Horst. “They sort of initiated the group, and the locals drove it from there. We have a good group of leaders who are committed to the cause. I think we’re becoming a more confident organization. The members can know what to expect.”
“The camaraderie is something special,” Horst continued. “A lot of the women enjoy the friendships they are making. A lot of these women are business owners, so we network and support each other.”
For additional information, go to www.lanco womenforgood.com.
Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ, 1850 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, will host a performance by Astral Harp Productions on Thursday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. Husband-and-wife duo Kevin and Janet will bring their expertise in astronomy and music to the stage. Kevin, a former planetarium operator at Lancaster’s North Museum, will showcase images of space, including his own astrophotography and Hubble Telescope images. Janet, a nationally awarded harpist, will set the scene with cosmic-inspired arrangements, featuring classics like “Moondance,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and “Starry, Starry Night.” The concert is part of the Apostles Academy of Arts 2025 Summer Concert Series. The event is free to attend, and a freewill offering will be received.
“My favorite part is the connection with a diverse group of women,” she added. “But they all have this drive for working together for the community. I like seeing the impact. Pooling our resources, time and skills to benefit Lancaster County feels really good.”
LCWG was established in August of 2022 through an online social giving platform, Grapevine. LCWG has brought together dozens of Lancaster County women who were already looking for ways to give back.
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Bob Redcay To Host Art Exhibit
Bob Redcay will exhibit his art for sale at Bube’s Brewery and Restaurant, 102 N. Market St., Mount Joy, from Friday, June 20, through Sunday, Aug. 17. His pieces include acrylic paintings on preserved leaves and on canvases, traditional watercolors and framed prints.
For more than 20 years, Redcay has been painting on preserved leaves. He enjoys the challenge of taking a leaf and turning it into a one-of-a-kind fine art project with a lighthouse, bird or animal painted on it. The exhibit aims to promote the visual arts
and inspire other people to consider being creative by picking up a paint brush. Redcay occasionally offers workshops through the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen in Lancaster.
In August 2024, he was awarded Master Artisan status by the guild for “Excellence in Workmanship, Resolved Design and Unique Voice.”
There will be an opportunity to meet Redcay and dialogue about his art at the artist reception on June 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.
For more information, search for “Bob’s Funktional Art” on Facebook or
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LBC Plans Percussion Seminar
Lancaster Bible College (LBC), 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, will host its annual weeklong intensive Total Percussion Seminar from Tuesday, June 17, to Saturday, June 21. The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day and take place in Good Shepherd Chapel on LBC’s campus. The five-day event will end with a showcase performance open to the public at 2 p.m. on June 21.
The seminar is open to students in middle and high school and is designed to help them strengthen musicianship and fundamental percussion technique. Adult percussionists are also welcome to register and
participate. Throughout the week, students will participate in clinics, master classes, percussion ensembles, and marching percussion exercises as they experience hands-on learning on concert percussion, drum set, world drumming, music technology, and audition preparation.
Guest artists and clinicians featured at the seminar will include Brent Behrenshausen, director of the Total Percussion Seminar and LBC adjunct professor; Daniel Mark, Total Percussion Seminar mallet percussion specialist and percussion director of the Kutztown University marching band; Adam Stec, owner of Drums Etc./The Drum -
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Registration and payment are due by Friday, June 13, at www.lbc.edu/ percussion.
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Student-Athlete Earns Recognition
Hunter Williams of Mountville, a member of the Lebanon Valley College (LVC) baseball team, was named Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 6.
Williams pitched eight innings with four strikeouts to lead the Dutchmen to a key 1-0 victory in the series finale with Misericordia on April 5, earning a big series victory and moving the Dutchmen into third place in the conference
standings. The sophomore struck out four Cougars and scattered six hits and three walks as LVC recorded its first shutout of the season.
Williams received strong defense behind him as the Dutchmen recorded two double plays and held a high-powered Cougar offense without a run for just the second time this season.
Williams, a graduate of Hempfield High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in business administration.
CASA Swears in New Advocates
CASA of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties celebrated the swearing in of its 47th class of new court-appointed special advocates on April 16. The 16 new advocates make up the largest new class in Lancaster County since 2019. CASA staff members, board members, and community supporters gathered at Evermore Events as The Honorable Jeffery J. Reich swore in the new class of volunteers. The event was the culmination of more than 30 hours of training completed by each volunteer in order to assist children in Lancaster and
Lebanon counties’ foster care systems. The new advocates are Jayne Bourke of Lancaster, Fiona Brenek of Morgantown, Danielle DeGroft of Lancaster, Jennifer Dever of Lancaster, Alisha Eagan of East Petersburg, Krista Fawber of Lancaster, Janet Kacskos of Lancaster, Fran Lusaitis of Landisville, Deana Marakowski of Lebanon, Crystal Martin of Brownstown, Lauren Miller of Mount Joy, Shelah Nyveldt of Bainbridge, Jessica Pflugler of Willow Street, Angie Ross of Lancaster, Mark Smith of Palmyra, and Barb Valinski of Lancaster.
Court-appointed special advocates are trained volunteers appointed to advocate for the best interests of children who have been placed in the foster care system because of abuse or neglect. The new advocates will join the
other volunteers currently advocating for 167 children in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
For more information about CASA and what volunteer advocates do, visit www.casalancleb .org/volunteer or call 717- 286-1430.
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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: 2340 State St., East Petersburg. Rev. Dr. Christopher Rankin, Pastor. Phone: (717) 569-1632. Summer Sunday Schedule:7:45 am Holy Communion; 9:30 am Worship with Holy Communion twice a month. Online service is available by visiting www.trinityeastpete.org “Catch the Vision, Share the Joy!”
WAYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 600 Stony Battery Rd., Landisville (near Hempfield High School). Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Fritz, Pastor. Wayside enjoys one combined Summer Sunday Worship Service @ 10am w/contemporary & traditional elements. Family Ministry at the same hour for nursery, children, and youth ages. For more info, visit www.waysidepc.org or call: (717) 898-1551.
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH/ LANDISVILLE: 85 East Brandt Blvd. 717-898-2911; adminzelc@comcast.net In-person worship at 9am. Live-stream link can be found at zionhempfield.net under the worship tab and on the Zion Lutheran Hempfield Facebook page. Adult Sunday School in-person at 10:15am. Pastor Timothy Seitz-Brown.
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The 47th class of CASA volunteers includes (from left) Mark Smith, Barb Valinski, Fiona Brenek, Jennifer Dever, Alisha Eagan, Deana Marakowski, Jessica Pflugler, Shelah Nyveldt, Jayne Bourke, Janet Kacskos, Krista Fawber, Danielle DeGroft, Fran Lusaitis, Crystal Martin, Angie Ross, and Lauren Miller, sworn in by Judge Jeffrey J. Reich.
Gish, whose grandfather worked in Columbia, grew up outside of Marietta, dining on mouthwatering shifter sandwiches, the local delicacy made up of ham, sweet pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. “It’s wonderful,” he said with a chuckle.
As a Boy Scout, Gish searched for the albatwitch, the miniature, apple-eating ape-man rumored to roam the Chickies Rock region.
“I enjoyed writing the other plans, and they were places that are important to me,” said Gish, who works out of the CBF office in Harrisburg. “But this is home. These streams are ones I’ve encountered throughout my life.”
This will be the third plan Gish has written for Lancaster County waterways. He also put together game plans for the Pequea Creek and upper Conestoga River.
Gish said the state analyzes the health of waterways in four categories of use: aquatic life, recreation, fish consumption, and use as a public water source.
“We focus on aquatic life,” he added.
Penning a plan involves geospatial analysis, which essentially means combining maps and statistics to figure out answers to realworld environmental problems, Gish said. The plan’s coverage area involves 30 miles of streams in an area inhabited by approximately 20,000 people.
Strickler Run and Shawnee Run are the biggest of the 13 streams in the area that flow into the Susquehanna River, making up more than a third of the drainage area. Some of the streams don’t even have a name. Shawnee Run goes through Columbia, and Strickler Run is the one stream that drains from all four municipalities in the plan’s coverage area.
“That is the thread that connects them all,” Gish said. “It’s going to make a great opportunity to bring wide ranges of communities together.”
This plan will be unique.
“Here, these streams don’t flow into each other,” said Gish. “They all enter the river in their own place.
We saw that these streams, unlike a lot of the streams in Lancaster County, didn’t have a plan. We realized if we didn’t write a plan for these, these are streams that will probably never get a plan.”
Gish noted that as it pertains to water quality, they are equally important as the bigger waterways, especially when viewed all together. “The other neat thing about them is because they’re so small, in shorter amounts of time, you can have success stories,” he said.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation will hold events including stream cleanups throughout the area in the coming months
to engage the community and hear feedback. “Even though I feel invested in these communities, these are really their creeks,” said Gish. “(They belong to) the people who live here. We want to find out what they value. What’s important to them? What are their goals at the end of the day?”
Gish began the multiyear process by starting internal work several months ago, and he expects to complete it in 2026. Plans typically have a 20-year lifespan. The first review five years after it is finished will determine what’s working and what isn’t. A major review is conducted in the 10th year, and often parts of the plan will need to be overhauled. There is another review at the 15-year mark. After 20 years, the plan will probably reach the end of its usefulness.
“Sometimes we will see we met our targets, and the streams aren’t impaired anymore,” said Gish. “Most likely, you have to write another one, because even when you do all the right things, it can take decades for these streams to rebound.”
Bettering the Chesapeake Bay is a byproduct of the local efforts. “We like to say, ‘If you save PA, you save the bay,’” said Gish. “When I talk to people, I hardly ever mention the bay. The reason is, in the Pennsylvania office, our focus is 100% local clean water. Yes, that helps the bay. But when I go out, I am not out there working on behalf of the estuary. I am working on behalf of all people who live here and the landscapes and waterways that are here.”
Gish added, “The creeks in their backyard and the Susquehanna River are things that are important to (people). Those are the things that are important to me. If we do good work here, it’s going to help the bay, but the reason we even have a Pennsylvania office is to connect with these local communities here in the commonwealth. We understand what we do affects the bay, probably better than most people. If a solution doesn’t work for the people here, it isn’t going to happen. We make
sure everything we do is relevant to the folks here and stands to improve their local environment.”
Gish said residents can already start helping by planting trees, supporting local farms, picking up litter, limiting lawn chemicals, and being careful about what they are putting down drains.
“A lot of times plans focus only on water quality,” Gish said. “I really want this one to be a more holistic plan that provides educational and recreational opportunities. “We are using the plan as a vehicle to get local communities to cooperate on other things such as stormwater. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to pull together.”
Go to www.cbf.org/ about-cbf/locations/ pennsylvania/ for additional information about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
LancasterHistory Posts Events
LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, will host “Open the Door: A Discussion of the History of Race & Baseball in Lancaster County” on Tuesday, June 17, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with local historian Jeremy Raff and Crispus Attucks Community Center’s Young Professionals of Color Network. The event will start with a film screening of the documentary “A Century of Change,” which tells the story of the Negro National League baseball teams, followed by a panel discussion. The panel, moderated by Raff, will feature Lancaster historian Leroy Hopkins; baseball historian Ted Knorr; and India Garnett, grandniece of Rap Dixon, a star for the Harrisburg Giants. There will be a reception at 6:30 p.m., with time for small group discussions at 7 p.m. The event will celebrate the centennial of the Harrisburg Giants of the Eastern Colored League and the opening of LancasterHistory’s latest exhibit, “Open the Door: The Harrisburg Giants, the Red Roses, and Baseball’s Color Line in Central Pennsylvania.”
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. To register, visit https:// tinyurl.com/2hcjucep or call 717-392-4633.
LancasterHistory and the Lancaster chapter of the NAACP will hold a Juneteenth Coffee Hour & Storytime at the Stevens & Smith Center, 13-15 E. Vine St., Lancaster, on Thursday, June 19, from 9 to 10 a.m. Light breakfast treats will be available, and the story time will feature
two special guests who will read the books “Juneteenth for Mazie” by Floyd Cooper and “All Different Now” by Angela Johnson. After the story time, children may make a craft to take home. After the program, attendees are invited to join LancasterHistory representatives on a walk to Lancaster City Hall for the Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony.
The event is free and open to people of all ages, but the book selections are suggested for children age 12 and under. Registration is appreciated to ensure that enough craft supplies will be available. To register, visit https://29296.black baudhosting.com/29296/ Juneteenth-Storytime or call 717-392-4633. Attendees are asked to use the main entrance to the center on East Vine Street.
The Annual Gathering of LancasterHistory will take place on Wednesday, June 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at LancasterHistory’s North President Avenue location. Attendees can enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, explore exhibits, stroll the grounds of the Tanger Arboretum, and learn about LancasterHistory’s future plans. There will also be information on how to support artifacts and projects by investing in the “Pet Project” program. There is a fee, and each ticket includes admission, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and drinks. Registration is required by Monday, June 16, at www.lancaster history.org/gathering. All proceeds from the event will benefit the education and public programs of LancasterHistory.
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The Lancaster Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will hold a general membership meeting and dinner on Thursday, June 26, at The Inn at Leola Village, 38 Deborah Drive, Leola. The social hour will begin at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the meeting.
The speaker will be
Lancaster Airport executive director and military veteran Ed Foster. All current and past military officers are invited, and reservations are required. To make reservations by Tuesday, June 17, contact Bill Zeird at 717-626-0232 or rgerzsr@gmail.com. For more information, visit https://moaalancaster chapt.org/.
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State Champs
placing everything where we wanted.”
Hempfield claimed the title when a Dallastown shot sailed long. “It felt like all my hard work paid off from training hard the past few months,” Braylen said. “It felt awesome.”
Cooper stated, “I didn’t believe it. We made that comeback and won the ultimate prize. It’s an unreal feeling, and it keeps getting better and better.”
Cooper and Braylen, who also claimed the league title, are the second Hempfield boys’ doubles team to capture a state championship. The Fox twins, Bryan and Aaron, earned gold as sophomores in 1996. “It’s extremely rare to be fortunate enough to coach anybody that wins a state title,” said Mindi Bell, who has coached the Black Knights’ boys’ team since 2013 and the girls’ team since fall 2016. “They worked so hard in the offseason. To see that pay off for them was really exciting.”
It was a fitting end to Cooper’s stellar career. Cooper also claimed league and district singles titles in his first three seasons, and he placed fourth in the state as a sophomore and third as a junior.
Cooper had to decide whether to play singles or doubles during the post-
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season tournaments. He enjoys playing doubles. “You get to fight together, struggle together, and celebrate together,” he said. Cooper understands he will be playing a lot of doubles in college, and he was impressed with Braylen and his volleying ability.
“Cooper has had a lot of good partners in the past, but I think he was excited to play with Braylen because he knew they had a good shot to do well,” said Bell, who guided the Black Knights to a 14-0 regular season record and a Section I championship.
“I don’t know that anybody was thinking about a state title early in the season, but we knew that they had the potential to do extremely well as a doubles team.”
Cooper will play tennis at University of Mary Washington, an NCAA Division III school in Fredericksburg, Va., where he will study business and entrepreneurship.
Braylen, who trains at RCW Athletic Club (formerly known as Racquet Club West) during the offseason, is expected to play No. 1 singles for the Black Knights next spring, Bell said. He has big aspirations. “I definitely want to play D-I (NCAA Division I), go to a really good D-I school on a scholarship and go from there.”
Church Posts Dog Wash Fundraiser
Faith United Methodist Church, 1290 Fruitville Pike, Lititz, will host its annual dog wash on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine.
Volunteers from the church will provide dog washing for a donation; no grooming will be provided.
The Duckey’s BBQ food truck will be on-site for the event.
The funds raised will help to support the ministries of the church.
The church hosted the dog wash for the first time in 2023, under the leadership of Leon Baume. The event has grown from 10 dogs to 44 dogs in 2024. Event organizers are hoping to meet, share some love with and bathe even more dogs this year. Reservations are not required.
As in previous years, dogs will be washed by volunteers from the church.