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JANUARY 31, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 39
Community members bond over board games at LUMC BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
board games to play for the rest of the evening. “It was really cool, ampeter United Methodist groups of people mixed together,” Church (LUMC), 1101 Village said Zachary Frantz of LUMC. Road, Lancaster, recently “Church members and people out introduced a new series of events in the community were playing to connect members of its congre- Pictionary together and just getgation with their ting to know each neighbors in the other.” A group of community. T he church members “LUMC is really church held its first volunteered to trying to engage Second Friday gathbring their board ering on Jan. 12, and and grow with the games from home it will continue to for guests to use for host the free event community, which the evening. is the reason we on the second Friday Each Second of every month. Friday at LUMC will started Second The first event have its own theme, Fridays.” began with a as well as new activbrief welcome ities related to it. and introduction, The next gathering, after which guests socialized which will be trivia themed, will with each other over pizza and take place on Feb. 9 from 6:30 to snacks. The theme of the event 8:30 p.m. The event will include was centered around tabletop five trivia games throughout the games, and attendees were church for families and groups of offered a selection of various players to test their knowledge Lampeter United Methodist Church invited community members to play board games together during its
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See Second Friday pg 2 first Second Friday event on Jan. 12.
Answering a call to action Half first responder, half photographer Time and time again, residents of the Southern End have proven their ability to withstand adversity by coming together as one community. When the coronavirus pandemic shook the foundations of everyday life in 2020, nearly every church and business from Conestoga to Lampeter to Kirkwood held food drives and fundraisers to ensure their neighbors’ needs were met. Although the worst of the pandemic is behind us, its aftermath and a number of economic factors continue to add to
a demand for basic necessities across Lancaster County that is greater than normal. To match the Southern End’s rising needs, organizations such as Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (SNM) are rising to the occasion by looking after their neighbors. The nonprofit serves a wide zone that encompasses Solanco and Lampeter-Strasburg school districts, as well as parts of Penn Manor School District. One of SNM’s goals is to combat food insecurity in its service area, which it primarily accomplishes by operating a food bank in Quarryville. The See Food bank pg 4
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
After Harr y Beauchamp of Lititz graduated from Manheim Township High School in 2015, he decided to take a break from his academic career to explore new opportunities. He wasn’t exactly sure what he wanted to pursue for a career, but he began working at L ancaster General Hospital as he considered different options during his gap year. Beauchamp’s job at the hospital entailed moving equipment and doing general housekeeping tasks. During his breaks, he
started to watch episodes of a television show that follows reallife first responders in New Orleans, and it sparked an interest in Beauchamp that would grow into a passion for firefighting. To d a y, B e a u c h a m p i s a volunteer firefighter at the Willow Street Fire Company, and he works full time as an emergency medical technician and firefighter in Parkesburg and Kennett Square. Beauchamp started his career by completing a training course offered through a partnership between Pennsyl- Firefighter and photographer vania College of Health Sciences Harry Beauchamp participates in and Lancaster EMS. In the first the 9/11 memorial stair climb two See Firefighter pg 5 years ago in downtown Lancaster.
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