Lampeter-Strasburg MARCH 20, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Zion United Church of Christ,
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900 Winter Hill Road, Strasburg, will host a free community meal on Wednesday, March 27, at 6 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy fellowship and food. The menu will feature corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and more.
Proudly running his hand down a finely striped tie, New Hope Community Life Ministry executive director Neil Uniacke boasted, “I’m wearing thrifted threads.” “So am I, even my shoes,” added Beth Tyson, manager of the Community Closet Thrift Store, which is part of New Hope. Proceeds from the Community Closet, 128 TownsEdge Drive, Quarryville, support New Hope’s mission to provide quality counseling for a variety of needs with a faith-based perspective regardless of the client’s ability to pay. The ministry is headquartered at 248-A Maple Ave., Quarryville. The thrift store also donates a portion of its proceeds to other local nonprofit organizations. “We make a serious effort to put out very nice
SCHEDULE UPDATE
Lampeter United Methodist Church will not hold a free community meal on the first Wednesday of April. The church is located at 1101 Village Road, Lampeter. DISCUSSION GROUP
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will explore how families torn apart by conflict can find hope for healing on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program is titled “Family Do-Over: Is It Ever Too Late?” It will feature the short film “The Ride,” which follows the story of a taxi driver whose last passenger on Christmas Eve is deeply troubled by a family conflict. Participants will discuss the film and consider if it is ever too late for a family to experience healing. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. For more details, readers may contact 717-473-9115 or LTCLancaster@gmail.com. COMMUNITY MEAL
Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, invites the community to attend Joseph’s Table, a free community meal, on Thursday, March 21. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., and the meal will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will include pasta and sauce with or without meatballs, along with garden salad, Italian bread and dessert.
Community Closet Thrift Store manager Beth Tyson (left) and New Hope Community Life Ministry executive director Neil Uniacke sport thrifted fashions from head to toe. An annual fashion show on April 6 in Refton will showcase a range of Community Closet finds.
Rock Ford Plans History Program GOTR - A Decade Of Impact Rock Ford Plantation, 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, will offer “The House That Hand Built” on Saturday, April 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program is geared toward middle and high school students. Wes Swanson, mason, teacher and historian, will share his knowledge of Rock Ford Plantation in Lancaster will host a prohistory and building and gram for middle and high school students, “The give attendees the House That Hand Built,” on Saturday, April 6. opportunity to “throw and strike” a brick. Participants will also Ford barn and bring their own lunches experience surveying, estimating and and beverages. The program will be studying the Georgian style of architec- held rain or shine, so youths should ture. Students will apply and practice dress for the weather. The program is a collaboration of the their mathematics and critical thinking skills to solve problems related to rise- Junior League of Lancaster (JLL) and and-run, porch-fall and occasional Rock Ford Plantation. JLL purchased errors that 18th-century builders could the house in 1957 and one year later established the Rock Ford Foundation have made. Attendees should report to the Rock to restore and maintain the property. See Rock Ford Plantation pg 2
Spring 5K Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
In the 10 years since the Girls on the Run (GOTR) of Lancaster-Lebanon council was founded, the organization
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has racked up some significant statistics. “We’ve had 12,800 girls cross the finish line,” said executive director Carrie Johnson, referring to both completing the program’s culminating 5K and finishing the GOTR 20-lesson curriculum designed to promote good choices for a See Girls On The Run pg 7
Girls who celebrated completing their first 5K 10 years ago through Girls on the Run (GOTR) of Lancaster-Lebanon (right photo) and those who prepared to run a recent 5K in 2018 (above photo) have benefited from GOTR curriculum. This year’s spring 5K, which is open to the public, will be held on May 18 at Franklin & Marshall College.
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items,” Tyson said. Uniacke concurred, relating that he had bought two brand-new dress shirts still in their plastic packaging at the Community Closet the previous week. “We have an incredible gem of a thrift store,” he said. “You can save a lot of money and get really nice stuff.” While the racks and shelves are full of items in good condition, Tyson has been holding back a few select pieces in preparation for the ministry’s annual fashion show. The event will be held on Saturday, April 6, at Refton Brethren in Christ Church, 110 Church St., Refton. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and the buffet will open for dinner around 5:45 p.m. A silent auction will run during the evening, with additional opportunities to win door prizes and themed baskets. Tyson has been setting See Fashion Show pg 8
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will hold a block shoot on Saturday, March 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Pequea Valley Sportsman Clubhouse, 195 Rawlinsville Road, Willow Street. There will be cash prizes and meat prizes during the event. A set cost will be charged at the door, and the block shoot will benefit the West Willow Fire Company.