Hempfield AUGUST 12, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 10,110 HOMES
VOL XLII • NO 18
Post 34 Will Host Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show
Find Your America250 Adventure
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Leighton Lawson (left) and her sister, Sutton, browse reading materials during the Black Knight Bookmobile event July 20. Photo by George Deibel
Vivienne Heisey looks at books in Amos Herr Park. Photo by George Deibel
Summer Reading
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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vert the summer slide. That’s the idea behind the Black Knight Bookmobile. Volunteers gathered at Amos Herr Park on Mondays in July to distribute free books to Hempfield School District students, thanks to a $2,500 grant from the
Hempfield Foundation. The Black Knight Bookmobile is an effort spearheaded by reading specialists Amy Saporetti and Kim Rineer and elementary curriculum supervisor Jason Hoffman. A similar program is held in Saporetti’s home district of Cocalico. “Jason, Kim, and I partnered with them and had a meeting to share
ideas, and then we took their idea, and made it our own - the Black Knight Bookmobile,” Saporetti said. The next step was requesting a grant from the foundation. “When we write the grant, we specify what it is we would like to purchase and how we’d like to use the money,” Rineer explained. “Part of the grant was that we wanted to be able to use
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It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neuro Neighborhood BY JEFF FALK
There’s a great new nonprofit in Lancaster County that’s been founded by Neffsville resident Greta Myers. It’s called “Neuro Neighborhood.” “We used ‘neighborhood’ to give people a welcoming invitation to something bigger than themselves,” said Myers, who also serves as executive director of the organization. “Neighborhoods contain people who come together In the fight against neurological conditions, to support one another. We all know how important it is Neuro Neighborhood director of development
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Katie Ederati (left) and executive director Greta
The first one was so successful that they are running it back. American Legion Post 34 will hold its second annual Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the post, 1388 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The event will be held rain or shine unless the weather is especially poor. There is a fee to enter a vehicle; the show is free for spectators. There are no restrictions on vehicles that can be shown and no preregistration. After entering through one of two gates, participants should go inside the legion building to receive a windshield placard. More than 30 trophies will be awarded. Food available will include a special “car show menu” inside the legion. Any beverages purchased inside the legion must be consumed there, and no beverages may be taken inside the building. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be grilled outside, and there will also be an ice cream vendor. Proceeds will benefit American Legion Post 34 and its many projects, ranging from relationships with other veterans’ organization to other projects, such as scholarships for high school students. Post 34 holds a variety of events each year that are open to the public, such as bingo, breakfasts, and a chili cook-off. “The (number one goal) is to support veterans,” said event organizer Barry Harsh. “It’s all about the veterans.” Harsh also
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