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Senior Center To Host Farmers Markets open in the center’s parking lot, rain or shine, on Saturdays, July 18, Aug. 15, The Next Gen Senior Center, Sept. 12, and Oct. 17. 184 S. Lime St., Quarryville, is taking Senior center director Michelle reservations now for its upcoming Reeves noted that this is the first time farmers markets. The markets will be the organization has hosted a farmers market. “We wanted a way to raise money for the center,” Reeves said. “It’s that time of season with fruits and vegetables, so we thought we’d try it.” The market is open to vendors selling farm- and food-related products such as produce, flowers, shrubs and trees, meat, fruit, baked goods, and locally made crafts. Food trucks are also welcome. Reeves aims to curate Next Gen Senior Center director Michelle the offerings so that shoppers have a Reeves invites vendors to reserve spaces diverse selection. The market will not for the farmers markets that will be held include flea market or yard sale at the center on July 18, Aug. 15, tables. Currently, vendors of fresh Sept. 12, and Oct. 17. flowers, jewelry, vinyl decals, and See Farmers Markets pg 3 By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The 2020 Animal Production Science & Technology students, all of whom are members of the LCCTC FFA chapter, visited Kopec Veterinary Associates earlier this school year.
PSPCA Offers Pet Food Assistance The Lancaster County Community Foundation in partnership with the United Way of Lancaster County awarded the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) Lancaster Center a $2,000 grant to assist pet owners in need throughout the region. The funds have been put into action to provide pet food as families face the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. The PSPCA Lancaster Center, 848 S. Prince St., Lancaster, is working to assist pet families in need and has provided hundreds of pounds of dry food and countless pounds of wet food to its clients. With other area resources shuttered, the PSPCA has worked to ensure that anyone who needs assistance feeding their dogs or cats during this time receives it. To ensure safety of the PSPCA Lancaster staff and the public, all pet food pantry pickups are done without physical contact. Families in need of See Pet Food Assistance pg 4
The Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center received a grant to help families in need feed their pets. Donations and applications for assistance are welcome.
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program throughout the entire school year. Katie’s award included a monetary prize sponsored by the Lancaster Dairy Herd Improvement Association, where she has worked as a co-operative student since November 2019. Katie was the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapter president and the LCCTC FFA vice president during the past school year. The Student of Merit Award went to Sara Fletcher, Pequea Valley, for her academic achievement. Sara had excellent grades the entire school year, and she was an NTHS member. Her award included a monetary prize sponsored by Risser’s Poultry. Kaitlyn Jack, Elizabethtown, and Joey Musselman, Pequea Valley, earned Hardest Working Student Awards for their efforts with class activities and maintaining the A honor roll for all four marking periods. Their monetary
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Members of the LCCTC FFA chapter were recognized in a virtual awards ceremony on May 26. All chapter members are part of the Animal Production Science & Technology Program at the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC), 1730 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street. The chapter members are high school seniors and will receive Pennsylvania FFA Convention T-shirts as a graduation gift sponsored by the Lancaster County Agriculture Council. Throughout the school year, all students had an opportunity to job shadow, interact with guest speakers on a variety of topics, visit a variety of places related to animal science on curriculum field trips, and earn several industry certifications. Katie Brandsema, Manheim Township, was named the Outstanding Student for having the top grades in the