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IN THIS ISSUE: THANKSGIVING TRADITION KEEPS ON TROTTING page 16
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 36
STUDENT CONCERT
The Musical Art Society invites the public to an afternoon of music on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. at the Bachman Center, 633 Community Way, Lancaster. The center is located behind Church of the Apostles. Students of John Hamilton will perform a program dedicated to the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Crusade for Strings. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted for the Scholarship Fund, which sends auditioned students to summer music camps. MONTHLY MEETING
The Hempfield Woman’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at Salem United Church of Christ, 2312 Marietta Ave., Lancaster (Rohrerstown). This month’s speaker, David Manuel, will address “The Day Santa Called.” Any woman who is interested in attending or who would like information about the club may contact Barbara Kauffman at 717-293-5099. LOCAL HISTORY
The exhibition “Lancaster in the ’60s” will open on Friday, Nov. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster. “Lancaster in the ’60s” examines the issues of conflict, resolution, and protest against the backdrop of four pivotal decades in Lancaster County’s history - the 1660s, 1760s, 1860s, and 1960s. Admission to the exhibition is free on opening day. Donations, in person or online through the Extraordinary Give, will be accepted. To learn more, visit www.lancasterhistory.org. BUILDING BRIDGES
The Extraordinary Give - Lancaster County’s Largest Day Of Giving - Will Return On Nov. 22 See pg 3
Loan Program Will Promote Trade School Enrollment By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning (LDHL) has launched the E. Ann Klein Trade, Occupational, and Technical Education Loan Program, also known as TOTE Loan Program. The new TOTE Loan Program provides interest-free loans to Lancaster County residents who have earned a high school diploma or GED and are planning to attend an eligible trade, occupational, or technical program. Students are eligible to receive one loan totaling up to $3,400 to aid in their tuition expenses. “Along with federal student aid, that gets them a little bit closer (to covering school costs),” said LDHL board president Samantha Eck. Eck noted that while LDHL has offered interest-free loans to college
students from Lancaster County for nearly 60 years, this is the first time it has created a lending program for students attending technical or trade schools. To ease into the TOTE Loan Program, interest-free loans will initially be available to students who will attend the 12-month or 18-month Practical Nursing or 16-month Automotive Technology Specialized Associate Degree programs at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC). “It’s a pilot, (so) I’m sure we will learn things doing it,” Eck said. “Our goal will be to open (the program) to any (school), but we have to start with baby steps.” The funding for the loans came from the estate of E. Ann Klein, who died in 2007. Klein had distributed funds to several organizations, with the See New Loan Program pg 5
Breakfast Will Explore The Question “Eye Drop” Offers An Edgy Way “Who Believed In You?” To Support VisionCorps
David Millary
Crystal Weaver
By Ann Mead Ash
In describing the concept behind this year’s HOPE Breakfast, Brian Boycan, regional representative with HOPE International, turned to a parable. In
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the parable, Christ tells of a man who is hosting a banquet and invited many guests who refused to attend. The man then sent his servants into the streets to invite any who would come and join in the celebration. “Christ said when See HOPE International pg 7
When Millersville resident Jesse Miller was coping with the loss of his sight last year, he did not foresee that a year later he would be confident enough to rappel 125 feet down the side of a building. However, that is exactly what he envisions for himself on Friday, Nov. 22, as part of Lancaster’s Extraordinary Give fundraising event. Jesse will be one of up to 92 people who will rappel the side of Holiday Inn Lancaster, 26 E. Chestnut St., Lancaster, during Eye Drop 2019 to raise $100,000 to support VisionCorps’ rehabilitation, education, and employment services for people who are blind or visually impaired. Among the local public figures joining Jesse will be police chief Jarrad Berkihiser, fire chief Scott Little, and Isaac’s Restaurants mascot Filbert. See Eye Drop 2019 pg 2
Jesse Miller, a former VisionCorps client and now Enterprise Group employee, will be one of up to 92 people who will rappel the side of Holiday Inn Lancaster on Nov. 22 as part of Eye Drop 2019, a fundraiser for VisionCorps associated with the Extraordinary Give.
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The Vietnam Veterans of America and Associates Chapter 1008 of Lancaster will host Dale and Ann Shaw of the Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farm in Conestoga on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. at Pheasant Ridge Community Center, 209 Longwood Court, Lancaster. The Shaws will show a video and tell about the foundation and how it helps military veterans and their families through equine-assisted therapy. The foundation also provides group and individual therapy to assist veterans. The chapter meets at Pheasant Ridge Community Center every third Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. All Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans and spouses, friends, and supporters are invited. For details, call Ken Ford at 717-584-6537 or visit www.vva-avva1008.org.
Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning staff members (from left) Amy Heth and Ashley Hemmelstein and board president Samantha Eck announced the creation of the E. Ann Klein TOTE Loan Program for students attending postsecondary schools other than colleges.