Hempfield JUNE 24, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 10,110 HOMES
VOL XLII • NO 11
Volunteers Help Samaritan Center LIFT & LEVEL Hit Home Runs
YOUR EXISTING CONCRETE
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t is not enough to appreciate the contributions of volunteers. Nonprofit organizations must express that appreciation. At its upcoming event, the Samaritan Center will validate the contributions its volunteers constantly and consistently make. “Our volunteers are super important,” said Nancy Pleger, the development officer for the Samaritan Center. “They are the ones who keep the place running. They give support to staff members and the executive team and allow us to do more. They use their connections to help us get in doors. Volunteers are the backbone. Without these dedicated volunteers, we’re just people offering services. We’re not a community lifting each other up.” The Samaritan Center’s appreciation will be on full display during its Community and Volunteer event on Sunday, June 28,
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It’s a patriotic year for the Lancaster County Cruisers. The group, which holds its annual car show on the first Saturday of July every year, will present this year’s show on Saturday, July 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Willow Street Fire Company, 2901 Willow Street Pike North, Willow Street. No registration is needed for the 26th annual show. Anyone wishing to participate can bring their cars, trucks and motorcycles. There is a fee to take part; the event will be held rain or shine.
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Cowboys and Eagles, a classic rivalry. But this game doesn’t take place in Philadelphia or Dallas, Texas. It hails from the Manheim Brethren in Christ Church. The Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League, a Lancaster-based nonprofit that offers a competitive avenue for individuals between the ages of 18 and 40 with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is set to kick off its sixth season in July.
See Cruisers pg 2 The show usually pulls in around 300 to 400 vehicles.
See Rivalry pg 3
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See Volunteers pg 4 connects with Lancaster Stormers mascot Cylo at a past event.
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at Penn Medicine Park, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster, the home of the Lancaster Stormers professional baseball club. On that day, the Stormers will take on the Gastonia Ghost Peppers at 1:30 p.m. Gates will open at 12:30 p.m. As part of the Samaritan Center’s volunteer and community celebration, game tickets can be purchased at reduced rates at https://samaritanlancaster.org/event/ community-and-volunteer-event. The event is also designed to serve as organizational outreach to make the community aware of what the Samaritan Center is all about and what it does. “We wouldn’t be here without our volunteers,” said Pleger. “The Samaritan Center was established in 1988 as a mission of Highland Presbyterian Church, and it was started by volunteers.” At the ballpark that afternoon, a selected volunteer will throw out the first pitch, and a Samaritan Center official will address the fans about the work that the nonprofit performs in the community.