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Roe Rides To Help Those With Disabilities
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Prior to the middle of May, Chris Roe had not pedaled a bike for 10 years.
Two and a half months later, Roe rode a total of 560 miles in eight days.
And it was all for a good cause.
The Landisville native, who is a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y., trekked from Buffalo to Albany to New York City from Aug. 3 to 10. Roe was joined by brothers in the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity from New York, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. It was part of a series of rides designed to raise awareness and money for people with disabilities.
He spent two and a half months training on the Riverside Trail, and the effort was certainly worth it. Roe raised more than $5,300, the fifth-largest total among all the riders, and the group generated more than $120,000.
Roe’s motivation is his 14-year-old sister, Phoebe, who has Down syndrome. “I’ve always liked giving back to the community, and it’s something me and my family believe in,” said Roe, a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia. “It was one of the reasons I joined Pi Kappa Phi. The bike ride part and doing the visits to different organizations was kind of like a logical step.”
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
BY JEFF FALK
While not all suicides are preventable, many are. Sometimes the smallest action, the simplest word from a single individual can be the difference between life and death.
This year’s theme for the Mental Health America of Lancaster County’s (MHALC) annual suicide prevention conference is the power of one.
“We want to believe all suicides
September is a big month for the Conestoga River Girl Scouts.
The organization, which includes a total of approximately 250 girls from Penn Manor, Lancaster city, and Hempfield from kindergarten through 12th grade, will hold a recruitment event and a fundraiser.
The recruitment event will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Strickler Pavilion in Manor Township Community Park, 2670 Charlestown Road, Lancaster.
The Conestoga River Girl Scouts are part of the GSHPA, which stands for Girl Scouts Heart of Pennsylvania. “They’re really encouraging service units to do recruitment events to get girls signed up to expose them to girl Scouting,” said Beth Valentin, the events coordinator for the service unit. “We said this year we have capacity, and we would like to do that, so we’re going for it. We don’t always have a service unit-wide recruitment event that any girl can come to. I think we have a little bit more volunteer support for events, and we want to get girls signed up.”
Valentin stated that the event is designed to “give girls a taste of what Scouting can be.” There will be s’mores, and girls will be introduced to the tradition known as SWAPS (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere), where Scouts can make, swap, and collect items. Valentin, who has also served as a troop leader, touts the benefits of Scouting. “It’s fun. It’s like an instant group of friends,”
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she said. “You can learn so many different things, and I think it’s really special to be with a group of girls. I feel like girls take risks when there are just all girls. My daughter (Annabelle, an eighth-grader) has been involved since kindergarten, and I have just seen she’s very outspoken and articulate and can take a leadership role and can also kind of take a follower supporter role. I think it’s just really enriched her experience as a small human, and I think it can do the same for others as well.”
Valentin noted that representatives from GSHPA will assist families with finding the troop that meets the schedule and location they prefer.
“You’ve got options,” she said. Preregistration is not required, but Valentin asks that those who plan to attend call or text her at
717-381-6760 or email estahlman 1011@gmail.com so she can bring the proper amount of supplies.
The Conestoga River Girl Scouts will receive a portion of the proceeds from a fundraiser which will be held Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. at McDonald’s in the Manor Shopping Center, 1234 Millersville Pike, Lancaster.
“Our service unit supports girls in Lancaster city and in Millersville, and without those funds, we are not able to do things like offer the recruitment event for free,” said Valentin. “We’re not able to support our day camp or have events for our girls. We are a really active service unit, so we try to offer a lot of things, and it kind of takes the pressure off the parents that are involved. We ask them for so many things. This is a great way for the community
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are preventable,” said Kim McDevitt, MHALC’s executive director. “It’s such a complex issue. When you have to tell
a parent that their child’s suicide was preventable, it’s really hard. There’s a lot of guilt and shame around it, and
to easily give back to us and support just a little tiny bit, so it’s less fundraising we have to do in other spaces and places.” Girls can also sign up for the Girl Scouts during the fundraiser. Those who wish to join the Scouts but are unable to come to the recruitment event or the fundraiser can go to www.gshpa.org. “They can sign up online and someone will be in contact with them to get them placed in their troop,” Valentin explained.
Members of the Conestoga River Girl Scouts work on a project.
Valentin said the Scouts will have an opportunity to be involved with many charitable causes. “Once you start getting in like the fourth- and
fifth-grade range, you can start working on higher awards as well, which are community-service driven,” she said. “We have a bronze, a silver, and a gold award that you can do from fifth grade up, and they are community service projects. We really want to get girls involved to do higher awards as well.”
we don’t want to perpetuate it.”
“Some people are so desperate just to have someone say some -
thing to them,” said Elaine Gilbert, MHALC’s marketing and fundraising coordinator. “When you’re talking about the power of one, that’s what we’re referring to.”
That power of one will be a point of exploration when MHALC conducts its ninth annual suicide prevention conference from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster. Interested individuals can register at https://mhalancaster.org/ conference before Tuesday, Sept. 9. September is National Suicide Prevention Month.
“Our goal is to highlight the importance of suicide prevention and the power we have,” said Gilbert. “We want people to be empowered and know that there are steps you can take to change a negative trajectory. Every individual has the power to make a difference in everyone’s life. It’s about getting people to understand that they have the power to make people feel connected and not alone, no matter what struggles they may be facing.”
The conference will begin at 7:30 a.m. with check-ins and breakfast. The event will include four hourlong break-out sessions addressing specific issues related to suicide, two structured breaks, lunch, a panel discussion and closing remarks.
“It’s bringing the community together for learning, for networking, for sharing and for caring,” said McDevitt. “This is really hard work. That day, there’s a lot of hope. It’s not doom and gloom. It’s people coming up with solutions. There’s a lot of conversation.”
Jennifer Storm, a nationally recognized victims’ rights expert and the author of the book “Blackout Girl,” will serve as the suicide prevention conference’s keynote speaker. The breakout sessions will be instructed
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“When I look at what this conference is, I think it’s really bringing providers together for one common cause, for one very difficult mission,” said McDevitt. “When I’m there, I feel like I’m elevated by energy and compassion of care. This is one particular mission, and it’s directed toward saving lives. You’re working with amazing folks who are not only like-minded but also compassionate. These folks aren’t coming because they’re sent there; they’re coming because they want to be there.”
Nearly 250 individuals are expected to attend the conference, including mental health professionals, case managers, education professionals, representatives from county agencies and people who have been directly or indirectly affected by suicide. Attendees can earn credit toward mandated hours, suicide prevention continuing education and Act 48 requirements.
“It’s impossible to quantify how many lives have been saved (over the
course of the convention’s existence),” said Gilbert, a resident of Lancaster city. “We’ll never know how many people have been impacted. We like to think of it as, ‘How many people don’t we know who have been saved?’”
According to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, five times more local residents died of suicide last year than by homicide. In 2024, more Lancaster County residents died from suicide - 65 - than from motor vehicle accidents - 53.
Currently, Lancaster County is on pace to surpass last year’s total number of suicides.
“People who commit suicide are people who are constantly struggling with their mental health. They’ve had suicidal ideations, they’ve thought about it,” said McDevitt, a resident of Manheim Township. “Mental illness is like physical illness. If you understand mental illness, those people did not take their own lives. We want to help people recognize the signs and symptoms of suicide.”
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Hempfield Football Schedule
Dallastown at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 8/29 Hempfield at William Penn 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/5 Hempfield at Governor Mifflin 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/12 J.P. McCaskey at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/19 Manheim Township at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/26 Hempfield at Penn Manor 7:00 pm
Fri. 10/3 Wi lson at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 10/10 Exeter Township at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 10/17 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 10/24 Hempfield at Reading 7:00 pm
Tennis
Hempfield Girls’ Tennis Schedule
Wed. 8/20 Exeter at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Mon. 8/25 Hempfield at Conestoga Valley 4:00 pm
Wed. 8/27 Hempfield at Elizabethtown 4:00 pm
Thu. 8/28 Hempfield at Red Lion 4:00 pm
Tue. 9/2 Lampeter-Strasburg at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Thu. 9/4 Hempfield at Cedar Crest 4:00 pm
Mon. 9/8 Penn Manor at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Wed. 9/10 Warwick at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Fri. 9/12 Wi lson at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Mon. 9/15 Hempfield at Manheim Township 4:00 pm
Volleyball
Hempfield Girls' Volleyball Schedule
Tue. 8/26 South Western at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 8/28 Hempfield at Ephrata 7:00 pm
Tue. 9/2 Conestoga Valley at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 9/4 Hempfield at Penn Manor 7:00 pm
Tue. 9/9 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 9/11 Elizabethtown at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Sat. 9/13 Hempfield Tournament 8:00 am
Thu. 9/18 Manheim Township at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Tue. 9/23 Ephrata at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 9/25 Hempfield at Conestoga Valley 7:00 pm
Sat. 9/27 Hempfield at North Allegheny (Tournament) 8:30 am
Tue. 9/30 Penn Manor at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 10/2 Hempfield at Cedar Crest 7:00 pm
Tue. 10/7 Hempfield at Elizabethtown 7:00 pm
Thu. 10/9 Hempfield at Berks Catholic 7:00 pm
Mon. 10/13 Hempfield at Manheim Township 7:00 pm
Golf
Hempfield Golf Schedule
Tue. 8/12 at Overlook 12:30 pm Thu. 8/14 at Fairview Noon
Wed. 9/17 Ephrata at Hempfield 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
Wed. 8/27 at Four Seasons 1:00 pm
Wed. 9/3 at Overlook 12:30 pm
Cross-Country
Hempfield Boys’ Soccer Schedule
Sat. 8/23 Hempfield at Reading 10:00 am
Tue. 8/26 Hempfield at Dallastown 7:00 pm
Thu. 8/28 Wilson at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Tue. 9/2 Conestoga Valley at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Thu. 9/4 Hempfield at Elizabethtown 4:15 pm
Sat. 9/6 Central York at Hempfield 10:00 am
Tue. 9/9 Hempfield at J.P. McCaskey 4:00 pm
Thu. 9/11 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Mon. 9/15 Manheim Township at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Wed. 9/17 Warwick at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/19 Hempfield at Penn Manor 4:00 pm
Tue. 9/23 J.P. McCaskey at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Thu. 9/25 Hempfield at Cedar Crest 7:00 pm
Sat. 9/27 Governor Mifflin at Hempfield 10:00 am
Mon. 9/29 Hempfield at Manheim Township 4:00 pm
Wed. 10/1 Hempfield at Warwick 4:00 pm
Fri. 10/3 Penn Manor at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Hempfield Girls’ Soccer Schedule
Tue. 8/26 Elizabethtown at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Fri. 8/29 Hempfield at Exeter Township 10:00 am
Tue. 9/2 Hempfield at Governor Mifflin 7:00 pm
Sat. 9/6 Hempfield at Hershey 10:00 am
Tue. 9/9 Ephrata at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Thu. 9/11 Hempfield at Cedar Crest 7:00 pm
Sat. 9/13 Hempfield at Unionville 11:00 am
Mon. 9/15 Hempfield at Manheim Township 4:00 pm
Wed. 9/17 Hempfield at Conestoga Valley 4:00 pm
Tue. 9/23 Hempfield at Ephrata 7:00 pm
Thu. 9/25 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Mon. 9/29 Manheim Township at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Wed. 10/1 Conestoga Valley at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Fri. 10/3 Hempfield at Penn Manor 4:00 pm
Mon. 10/6 York Suburban at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Content represents the schedules available at press time.
Tue. 9/2
Hempfield Cross-Country Schedule
Hempfield at Penn Manor 5:15 pm
Tue. 9/9 Ephrata at Hempfield 5:15 pm
Tue. 9/23 Hempfield at Manheim Township 4:45 pm
Tue. 9/30 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 5:15 pm
Field Hockey
Hempfield Field Hockey Schedule
Tue. 8/26 Manheim Central at Hempfield 6:00 pm
Fri. 8/29 Exeter Township at Hempfield 11:00 am
Tue. 9/2 Hempfield at Conestoga Valley 4:00 pm
Sat. 9/6 Northern at Hempfield 10:00 am
Mon. 9/8 Cedar Crest at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Wed. 9/10 Manheim Township at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Fri. 9/12 Hempfield at Ephrata 4:00 pm
Sat. 9/13 Hempfield at Warwick 10:00 am Tue. 9/16 Hempfield at Penn Manor 7:00 pm Fri. 9/19 Hempfield at Cumberland Valley 4:00 pm Sat. 9/20 Governor Mifflin at Hempfield 10:00 am Mon. 9/22 Hempfield at Cedar Crest 7:30 pm
Wed. 9/24 Hempfield at Manheim Township 4:00 pm
Fri. 9/26 Ephrata at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Tue. 9/30 Penn Manor at Hempfield 4:00 pm
Thu. 10/2 Warwick at Hempfield 7:00 pm
Tue. 10/7 Hempfield at Wilson 6:00 pm
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Chris Roe
Pi Kappa Phi also participates in a charity bike ride in Florida, and its Journey of Hope goes from California to Washington, D.C.
This year was the inaugural New York ride, and Roe plans to do it again in 2026.
“I really want to do the next one because the friendship visits are really what makes the trip,” said Roe. “It’s often described as it’s a cycling event with friendship visits. I like to say it’s friendship visits where you cycle between them.”
On the friendship visits, Roe and his fraternity brothers played wheelchair basketball with a group from Stride Adaptive Sports and had a karaoke party with clients of The ARC Mid-Hudson.
“It was two of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had,” said Roe. “I love the friendship visits, where you go to these organizations and
hang out and have fun with people who have disabilities.”
The New York expedition began with a 114-mile ride from Buffalo to Rochester. The trip from Albany to New York City included big changes in elevation.
“It was amazing,” said Roe, who is studying computer science at RPI. “Once I get back to college and my fraternity starts holding meetings again, I’m going to have a slideshow to try to encourage all the other people to do Journey of Hope. It changes your life, honestly. It’s I always heard that it’s a life-changing experience. It’ll make you really want to do philanthropy more.”
After graduating from RPI in May 2026, Roe plans to attend graduate school at George Washington University, earn a master’s degree in legislative affairs, and eventually run for political office.
BREAKOUT MINISTRIES: Senior Pastors Ron & Mary Buch; Sundays at 10am. Contemporary worship & messages of freedom, healing, deliverance and discipleship. Children’s ministry includes nursery through Sr. High. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7-8pm; Check our web site for scheduled home bible studies.; JA Jesus based recovery meeting Saturday 7-8:30p. Men and Women groups meet monthly. Family Fun Night bi-monthly 6:30-9:00, Jr. and Sr. High youth group meets alternating months. Local and International outreaches. Web site: www.breakoutministries.org or Call for details. 2400 Anita Court, Leola, PA 17540. Ph.: (717)656-8366
CHIQUES METHODIST CHURCH:
1215 E. Main St., Mount Joy. Doug Paglia, Pastor. Worship Service at 9-10 am Children’s Sunday School: 9-10 am. Refreshments & Fellowship: 10-10:30 am. Adult Sunday School at 10:30-11:30 am. Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. For more information, call: 717-653-5175.
CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES: “Inclusive Refuge – Compassionate Justice –Environmental Advocacy.” 1850 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, 17603. Rev. Kathryn Kuhn, Sr. Pastor. Sunday Worship: In-person at 10am (Combined Worship Service) followed by 11am Social Hour. Services also available by phone (888-440-0106) or online at www.apostlesucc.org
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH: welcomes you to Love God, Love Others, and Reach Out with us! Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 a.m. We’re located at 331 Anderson Ferry Road in Marietta (off Rt 441 on Rt 772). Learn more at cbcpa.org.
FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 151 Donnerville Rd., Lancaster (one block south of Columbia Avenue). Pastor: Keith M. Long. 8:45 am Sunday School (with nursery and classes for children, youth and adults); 10:15 a.m. SundayWorship Service (with nursery and children’s church). Wed.: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs (K6); Wed.: 6:30 pm Youth Group 717-285-1900. www.faithbfc.com
OPEN DOOR MISSION MIRACLE LIFE CHURCH: 201 S 2nd St. Wrightsville Bridging gaps, Uplifting Lives, Revealing God's Love. Pastor Stephen Rambler Sundays 10:30AM & 6:30PM ODMMLC.COM 717-854-1220
ST. MATTHEW LUTHERAN CHURCH: A Reconciling in Christ (Open & Affirming Congregation). Located at 700 Pleasure Rd.Lancaster. Robin Fero, Pastor. In-person worship: Sat. 5 pm & Sun. 10 am. Online Worship at www.stmatthewelc.com For more info, call (717) 394-9607, or visit our web site.
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.
Chris Roe (middle) with Jake Echevarria (left) and Phillip Grassman