Foundation Announces First Round of Grants
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Hempfield Foundation
executive director Kevin Fillgrove has been on the job for less than two months, but he already had the privilege of awarding more than $31,000 worth of grants to school district faculty members.
“It’s been really great,” said Fillgrove. “I’ve had an opportunity to meet an awful lot of great people, all the board members that served the foundation, and they’re just great people who care about education. I got to speak at the principal’s meeting with the superintendent. I’ve got to speak at the new staff meeting, and then I spoke for the staff at Hempfield High School Performing Arts Center and announce the grants. It was pretty cool.”
The Hempfield Foundation’s mission is “to fuel teacher creativity and innovation across all Hempfield schools, and fund projects that go
beyond the district budget but have a lasting impact on students - helping them think critically, collaborate,
grow in confidence, and thrive in academics, the arts, athletics, and beyond.”
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Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation will hold a special event to remember its “rock star.” It will be a bittersweet occasion.
Acorn Acres had originally planned a 10th birthday party for its squirrel ambassador Snags, but Snags died on Sept. 3. It will now be a celebration of life for the revered rodent.
An open house will be held Sunday, Sept. 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Acorn Acres, 2100 Stone Mill Road,
Lancaster. There is no admission charge. Registration is requested; go to https://www.zeffy.com/en -US/ticketing/snags-the-squirrels -10th-birthday-party to sign up.
“We would normally have an annual open house,” said Acorn Acres’ founder and executive director Betsy Shank. “When we moved into the building last year, we had one (last) November, and we decided at that point that we would hold an open house annually. This year, since Snags was turning 10, we decided to do it a little bit early
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The .918 Club will provide just the “types” of things that interest people who enjoy letterpress printing.
The 12th annual Lancaster Printers Fair will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Willow Street Fire Company, 2901 Willow Street Pike.
There will be no admission charge and plenty of free parking. The event will be held rain or shine. Go to www.lancaster printersfair.org for additional information.
There will be 21 vendors from all over the East Coast, .918 Club president Kenneth Kulakowsky said. “They’re going to have a variety of equipment, supplies, and printed materials, and demonstrations all involved around print making,” he added. Hot dogs, Turkey Hill drinks, and Herr’s potato chips will be sold.
“There’s going to be a lot of old equipment that’s going to be available for sale and supplies that we’re selling out of our overages,” said Kulakowsky. “We got a lot of donations, and after we get doubles and triples and so forth, we try to get it into the hands of hobby printers who would like to continue on with the printing process.”
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the craft. “If they have if they want to find out what print making and letterpress printing is about, this is the place they should go,” Kulakowsky said. “There are multiple approaches of the same process. And you always say it’s not your grandfather’s printing
Hempfield Foundation executive director Kevin Fillgrove announces a round of grants.
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Family Fun at Susquehanna Old Fashioned Field Days
BY CAT SHANNON
Take a step back in time and enjoy a weekend of family fun when Susquehanna Old Fashioned Field Days returns for its 28th year. The event will be held at Conoy Park, 2115 River Road, Bainbridge, on Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.
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Breakfast will be served both days at 7 a.m. Opening ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday and after an interdenominational church service that will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
A fishing derby for children age 15 and under will be held following opening ceremonies both days. Participants should bring their own bait and rod. A tractor parade will be featured at 11 a.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.
Each year, the Old Fashioned Field Days spotlight themed antique and collectible items.
said Tonya Bernhard, a member of the organizing committee.
don’t know what’s going to be there until a few days before it happens.”
spend the day, or both days, at the event.
For the church service on Sunday morning, all of the churches in Conoy Township come together to worship, Ron said, highlighting the community aspect of the field days.
“We’re featuring Sears and Roebuck home and garden items and soda advertising and collectibles,” said Ron Bernhard, a member of the event committee.
Both days will also feature opportunities to explore hit and miss gas engines and antique tractors and see a wide variety of demonstrations.
“We’ll have a blacksmith, someone pressing apple cider, shelling corn demonstrations,” he noted, adding that war re-enactors will also be on-site. A variety of craft vendors will also be featured.
Lots of activities will be offered for children as well,
“We have barrel train rides for the kids,” she said. “We have a pumpkin patch they can ride a wagon to and pick out a pumpkin, one pumpkin per person. There is a kids’ zone run by Word of Life Church with games for kids to play, and that’s all free.”
Food and music will also be featured.
“All of our food is from civic organizations and local churches,” Tonya said, noting that the entire event is sponsored by the Conoy Lions Club.
Summit Hill will provide live music on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.
At 3 p.m. on Saturday, a benefit auction will be held, with proceeds used to fund future field days.
“You never know what you’re going to find at the auction,” Tonya shared.
“It’s donated goods, so we
Both Ron and Tonya have been helping to organize the event for decades, and they look forward to it every year.
They are joined by a committee of volunteers that includes their son, Mitchell, along with Kevin and Sandy Baker.
The overall atmosphere of the Old Fashioned Field Days is relaxing and inviting, Tonya said, and people are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets and
“There’s something for everyone, and there is so much to see and do,” she said. “People who have no interest in gas engines and tractors will still be there all day. There’s lot of things for kids to do.”
The festival draws thousands of people each year, many of whom have been coming since they were children and now attend with their own kids.
“A lot of people come for both days,” Ron said. “It’s just a good, friendly community event. It’s really family oriented.”
The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, follow “Susquehanna Old Fashioned Field Days” on Facebook.
Volunteers invite people to Susquehanna Old Fashioned Field Days. Photo by Cat Shannon
press anymore. The stuff that people are doing now with printing, it’s not commercial printing. It’s more all art and hobby printing and very specialized printing that’s being done by individuals. And the commercial aspect of it has long gone for letterpress printing. But as far as the printing of personalized items and specialty items, it’s still very viable.”
The Printers Fair is the group’s major fundraising project. “It used to help us fund the Letterpress Printing Center (on the campus of Thaddeus Stevens College), which was closed down in 2023,” Kulakowsky said. “We’re still trying to find a new location and not having much luck right now. That’s why we’re trying to raise more money so we can have money to reopen it. It was all hands-on activities for school kids.”
The .918 Club previously hosted Scouts and school groups at the Letterpress Printing Center. “They wanted to know about the history, and we do the history of communications,” Kulakowsky said. “If you have a group that’s studying this the Civil War and you want to know how communications and printing was done in the Civil War, we can show them, and
Church To Host Craft, Yard Sale
Faith United Methodist Church (UMC), 1290 Fruitville Pike, Lititz, will hold an outdoor community craft and yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine.
There are open yard sale spaces available for rent on the grass for a set cost per space; no tables will be provided. Vehicles will be allowed on-site for setup starting at 7 a.m. No sales of homemade food or beverages will be allowed, as the church will sell hot dogs, drinks, chips and desserts.
Preregistration is required by visiting www .Faithumc.us and choosing “Events & Activities” or by contacting 717-696-5321. Payment will be due on the day of the event.
we used to be able to have them actually set up type and print.” The museum located at 346 N. Queen St., Lancaster, is now big enough to do that.
The .918 Club’s name is derived from the way printing was done. “The letters are put together one at a time to form words and sentences,” Kulakowsky said. “Even though there are different sizes, they have one size that’s the same for both pieces, and that’s the height, which is 0.918 of an inch. So anything you have to use for printing, all the presses are set up that all the type is 0.918 of an inch high.”
Sept. 18 (9/18) is National Letterpress Appreciation Day, so the fair is always held on the Saturday closest to that date, Kulakow -
sky explained.
The .918 Club meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at The Studios in The Candy Factory, 342 N. Queen St., Lancaster, which is in the same complex as the museum.
Everyone is welcome, and the .918 Club is always seeking volunteers. “We’re looking for people who want to help here in the museum,” said Kulakowsky. We go through a couple orientations. We don’t put them out by themselves, naturally. We will mentor them for a while to see until they feel comfortable about running the museum.”
The museum is staffed by volunteers from noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays and on First Friday nights.
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Choices Healthcare has announced the appointment of Michael Link as its next president and chief executive officer, effective Wednesday, Oct. 1. The decision follows a national search and reflects unanimous support from the board of directors. Choices Healthcare is the parent organization of Hospice & Community Care and Hospice of Central PA.
Link has been with the organization for more than two decades. He joined Choices Healthcare, then known as Hospice of Lancaster County, in 2001 as an information systems trainer. Over the years, he advanced through roles including director of information technology, vice president and chief information officer, chief administrative officer and,
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and tie it in with her 10th birthday because who gets to go to a squirrel’s birthday party? She died, so now we’re like, ‘Well, what are we going to do?’
I thought, wait a minute. She educated over 50,000 people. She was the only harness-trained ambassador squirrel in the entire state. She did a commercial, which still isn’t released. She has been the face of squirrel rehab in Lancaster County for 10 years, and that is something big to celebrate. And we’re going to do it and still have cake.”
Snags had a big impact on others during her 10 years. “She taught people,” Shank said. “It’s not often you see a squirrel in a harness that was OK in front of people. She used to walk in the Millersville parade. She was very comfortable in large group settings, and you don’t get to see a squirrel six inches from your face. She was fine with the kids getting close enough to actually see her whiskers and her eyelashes. We would show how she had, you know, four fingers on the front and five toes on the back.”
dents around that people can meet and see,” Shank said. “We’ll be announcing our two newest residents that we hope to turn into ambassadors. We’re going to have cornhole. We’re going to have a version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, only it’s going to be Pin the Squirrel on (the famous painter) Bob Ross, who had several pet squirrels.” There will be activities for children, and adults will have the opportunity to taste what Shank calls a “special squirrel wine.” There will be a taco bar and cake. “We’ve been here a year now, and we will let people see what we do, and we’re just we’re just going to celebrate. I’ll have different facts about Snags up and around, and the whole team will be talking about, you know, stuff that she did.”
Donations for the Acorn Acres clinic are not required but would be appreciated. The wish list includes paper towels, detergent, dishwasher pods, tissues, and toilet paper.
The East Petersburg Historical Society (EPHS) will host a program on Monday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at the East Petersburg Community Center Building at East Petersburg Community Park, 6051 Pine St., East Petersburg. Cindy Beaston will present a program about the Civil War titled “On the Double Quick: Marching From Wrightsville Into History.”
Those who have any questions about the speaker program, as well as those who are interested in being a speaker, may contact the East Petersburg Historical Society at www.eastpete history.org.
The EPHS will have several public events throughout the year at the Daniel Wolf House museum, 1905 State St., East Petersburg. The next scheduled event will be its annual Fall Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Snags visited schools and assisted living facilities and attended community events. “She’s been in bars (for an Acorn Acres event),” said Shank. “She’s been to Home Depot and Lowe’s. She was a regular at That Fish Place - That Pet Place. If you just saw a woman walking in with a squirrel, it was probably me with Snags. She’s been everywhere. She got booked for events in New York and in New Jersey. We’ve been all over the United States. She was a pretty fabulous little educator.”
Visitors will see photos of Snags adorning the walls of Acorn Acres while touring the building. “We’ll have all the other ambassadors and resi -
People will not be permitted to park their vehicles in the lot for the apartment building adjacent to the Acorn Acres facility. Parking will be allowed across the street at Haverstick’s and on the streets in the residential neighborhood nearby.
Shank noted that Acorn Acres rehabilitates orphaned, ill, abandoned, and injured prey animals and Virginia opossums. “Our goal is to get them fixed, raised, healthy, and then get them back outside to their native or natural habitat,” said Shank. “And when we’re not doing that, we go out and do education with our ambassadors.”
Acorn Acres is typically open by appointment only. Call 717-327-4811 if there is an animal that requires care.
Betsy Sank took this photo of Snags while the squirrel was involved with a special undisclosed project.
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Foundation Grants from
“After 37 years in education, I know what happens when teachers are given the resources to dream big. Students thrive,” said Fillgrove. “The foundation’s role is simple: notice teachers’ ideas, nudge them forward with support, and make sure classrooms have the resources they deserve. These grants are a celebration of that mission in action.”
The Round 1 Grant Awardees will use the funds for a variety of projects. Bridget Martin plans to create refrigerator magnets for every family to simplify absence reporting and improve communication, strengthening attendance across the district. Kari Miller of Mountville Elementary will host national speaker Julie Skolnick to help parents and educators better understand and support twice-exceptional (2e) learners. Laurel Hill of Centerville Middle School will revitalize the student reward lounge with new
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activities and experiences to recognize and encourage positive choices. Erin Petty of Hempfield High School will take students to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre to see Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jr., building social skills and cultural awareness. Eric Bentley of East Petersburg Elementary will purchase Sphero indi Class Packs with coding mats and literacy cards to strengthen problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. Nile Wilson of Hempfield High School will partner with world-class violinist Christian Howes to enrich orchestra students and present a free concert for the community. Karla Rupp plans to provide sketchbooks for sixth-grade art students to track their growth, practice reflection, and personalize their creative process. Danielle Cardone of Landisville Intermediate Center hopes to expand critical thinking with puzzles, games, and activities that promote logical reasoning, teamwork,
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Mezcla’s team-up with Sweetish is its latest collaboration with a Lancaster city business or organization. As a community-driven business, Mezcla strives to stimulate economic growth in Lancaster city by developing future food service professionals. Previous partnerships include The Mix, PA CareerLink Lancaster County, and Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster. Mezcla also focuses on bringing its desserts to public hubs such as
and communication. Courtney Harding of Landisville Intermediate Center will integrate STEM tools into fourth-grade English Language Arts, blending literacy with hands-on problem-solving. Kristine Kachel of East Petersburg Elementary will use Breakout EDU escape room kits and math challenges to make learning immersive, engaging, and fun.
Elementary “One Book, One School” Initiatives will be led by Elizabeth Erb and Katelyn Moore, Christina Hoover, Heather Lesoine, Lauren Shenk, and Jennifer Spangenburg. These projects bring entire school communities together around a shared story, sparking reading excitement and a love of literacy across grade levels. The foundation is focusing on growing partnerships with local businesses and community leaders, expanding the number of grants they can award each year, and ensuring
every student in Hempfield experiences the joy of innovative, hands-on learning.
“Public education right now is in a time where funding is getting harder and harder and harder, but the needs are growing,” said Fillgrove. “There are an awful lot of good things that used to happen that are on the cutting block. Your donation to the Hempfield Foundation will help prevent those things from happening and expand innovation. We support innovative programs, and our goal is to see what you want to do and then come beside you and try to help make these things happen. … We love our partners. Hempfield businesses, please consider supporting us.”
Visit www.hempfield foundation.org/donate/ to make a donation.
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Motter Receives Outstanding Eagle Scout Award
Homestead Village has announced that its president, Douglas Motter, received the 2025 Outstanding Eagle Scout Award at the annual Boy Scouts of America’s Pennsylvania Dutch Council dinner on Aug. 6. This award is given to those who have earned their Eagle Scout badge and have made significant contributions to their community throughout their career.
Motter’s high school Eagle Scout project took place in a nursing home and impacted his decision to pursue a nursing home administrator license after college to make a positive difference in the lives of residents and staff members in nursing homes. He served as executive director of Presbyterian Senior Living and as an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania before earning a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Motter eventually moved his family to Quarryville and later became president of Homestead Village in 1999. Under his leadership, Homestead Village has grown from 186 homes on 30 acres to 375 homes on 90 acres and is currently adding more apartments. He transformed the nursing care center into small houses, created small memory support homes for residents with Alzheimer’s, and developed a floating personal care program to allow residents to age gracefully in their own apartments. Motter has also strengthened the organization’s
Douglas Motter with his Outstanding Eagle Scout Award
financial position, changed bylaws to allow residents to serve on the board of directors, and played a significant role in fundraising efforts for the endowment for charitable care.
Motter teaches nursing home administration at Millersville University, York College, and HACC. At Homestead Village, he pursued accreditation by CARF, an oversight organization that measures quality and commitment to the highest standards in health care, and he later became a surveyor for CARF. He has also provided leadership in the Lancaster Area Senior Services (LASS) group and served as the group’s chair. He has played a major role in several wellness initiatives for both staff members and residents at Homestead Village, including a brain health awareness program, book discussions, and expanding the dining services menus to feature healthier options. For more information about Homestead Village, visit www.homestead village.org.
Grave Concern Posts Meeting
Grave Concern will hold a quarterly public meeting with a program on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster.
The program will be “Age, Mowers, or Accidents? A Discussion on the Common Causes of Monument Damage in Cemeteries.”
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Greystone Manor Sets Annual Horse Show
Greystone Manor Therapeutic Riding Center (GMTRC), 1063 Hartman Station Road, Lancaster, will hold its 45th annual Horse Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. With the theme “Blazing the Oregon Trail,” the event will feature the center’s horses and students with special needs who will demonstrate the horsemanship skills they practiced all year. All of the students will be publicly recognized for the skills they mastered.
Food and refreshments, as well as GMTRC gear, including T-shirts, will be available at the show.
Admission is free, but all proceeds will support GMTRC’s programs. For more information, visit www.greystonemanortrc .org or call 717-615-9222.
Since 1981, GMTRC, a nonprofit organization, has been teaching children and adults with special needs how to ride and work with horses. Students experience a variety of therapeutic benefits from their interactions with the horses, including improved strength, balance and coordination, communication skills, processing, improved self-esteem, and life skills for independent living.
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
LCAA Sets Fall Show
The Lancaster County Art Association (LCAA), 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, will kick off its fall membership show with a reception on Sunday, Sept. 21. The show will run through Thursday, Oct. 16.
A memorial exhibit of watercolor paintings by the late LCAA award-winning artist Ralph Lindsay
will be featured in the Steinmetz Gallery. Visitors will receive a free package of his gift cards while supplies last.
Show hours are Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 717-687-7061 or visit www.lcaaonline.org.
Lancaster Kennel Club Plans Agility Trials
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. Sunday Schedule: 7:45 am Worship with Holy Communion; 9:00 am Sunday School for all ages; 10:00 am Koinonia (Fellowship Time); 10:30 am Worship (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.
Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533
Lancaster Kennel Club will present its annual Agility Trials on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28, held under the roof at In the Net, 798 Airport Road, Palmyra.
Trials will start at 8:30 a.m. each day and continue until mid-afternoon. More than 500 dogs are scheduled each day to compete in two rings. Vendors and concessions will be available.
Admission is free. Only dogs entered in the competition may be on-site. For updates, visit www .lancasterkennelclub .org or search for “Lancaster Kennel Club” on Facebook. This event is partially funded by the County Commissioners of Lebanon County’s Hotel Tax Grant Fund Program. To find out more about agility, visit www.akc.org/ events/agility/.
The Lancaster County Art Association’s fall show will open on Sept. 21.