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Rockhounds and fossil-heads invited to attend annual festival A variety of educational activities will be offered to youngsters who he Lancaster County Fossil attend the festival, and each and Mineral Club (LCFMC) activity will relate to geology or will hold its annual Fall Har- paleontology. Every year, LCFMC vest Rock and Mineral Festival on offers different activities for kids to Saturday, Nov. 4, at Trinity ensure children who have previously attended the festival Reformed United will learn something Church of Christ, 450 W. Main St., “We wanted to new. Last year, Mountville. From serve people in the LCFMC introduced 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., community with a an activity that simvisitors will have an passion for earth and ulates spelunking; it was so popular that opportunity to view a diverse collection mineral sciences and it will return for of fossils, minerals provide a place to this year’s festival. and crystals, and collaborate with Children and their parents, who are many of the speci- fellow rockhounds.” equipped with a mens will be available flashlight, will proto purchase. Admission may be purchased at the door for ceed into a dark room through a a set price, and only cash will be makeshift mine entrance. Various accepted. Students between kinder- minerals and crystals will be garten and 12th grade will receive a scattered throughout the room for discounted admission price, and the explorers to find and take home. During the festival, the Trinity children under the age of 5 may Reformed United Church of Christ attend for free. BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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Join author Tess Gerritsen at Council of Friends event
Bonnie Evans (left) and Michael Lecrone sell rocks and crystals during last year’s festival.
Eagle Scout project will benefit wildlife center
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When she was a child, Tess Gerritsen couldn’t resist a good mystery book. “The first mystery novels I read were Nancy Drew books,” recalled the New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 novels. “I remember thinking, ‘I want to do that. I want to tell those kinds of stories.’” Becoming an author wasn’t a straight course for Gerritsen, who will headline the Council of Friends of Public Libraries’ fall author event at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9.
“Being from a practical AsianAmerican family, my parents wanted me to do something more traditional for a career,” she said. She graduated from Stanford University and went to medical school, eventually becoming a doctor. Her desire for storytelling never faltered, however, and when she was on maternity leave after the birth of her first son, she wrote her first novel, “Call After Midnight.” It was published in 1987, and by her third book, “Harvest,” Gerritsen made her New York Times bestseller debut in 1996. See Author pg 3
At the beginning of the year, Chase Morris of Manor Township noticed his dogs investigating an area in his backyard. Morris and his mother approached the dogs to find them sniffing around a litter of rabbits. Upon further inspection, they noticed one of the rabbits was injured; Morris’ mother looked up the nearest animal rescue, and the pair escorted the bunny safely to Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation in Millersville. A few months later, Morris, who is now in 11th grade at Penn Manor Chase Morris (right) and Betsy Shank with Acorn Acres’ animal ambassador Snags the squirrel
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