Lampeter-Strasburg AUGUST 21, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 21
KICKOFF PICNIC
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ASL CLASSES
The Lancaster Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes this fall. People may choose to attend on Tuesdays beginning on Sept. 17 or on Thursdays beginning on Sept. 19. Classes will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. and will run for eight weeks. There is a fee per student plus a separate fee for books. All courses will be taught by deaf instructors. For more information or to register, readers may call 717-207-9822, email lcdhh@bdhhs.org, or stop by LCDHH’s office. DISCUSSION GROUP
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss making tough decisions on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. The program, titled “Making Life’s Toughest Decisions: Dealing With Dilemmas,” will feature film “The Last Race,” the story of a family forced to decide whether to donate the organs of a loved one. Admission is free. Contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com. SEASON FINALE
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will wrap up its season with a performance by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on Sunday, Aug. 25. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org or call 717-735-8883.
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Covenanter Festival Will Celebrate Scottish Heritage By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The skirl of bagpipes will once again ring out in Quarryville when the sixth annual Covenanter Scottish Festival hosted by the Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation takes place on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will be located on the grounds of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, and the historic Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church, 1188 Valley Road. Penn’s Wall Highland Games competitors will gather at 8 a.m., and the first contest will begin when the festival opens to the public. The piping competition, which is sanctioned through the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, will start at 8:30 a.m. A Highland dance competition will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Five levels of dancers are expected to compete.
A veterans’ memorial ceremony, during which a veteran of the SpanishAmerican War will be honored, will be held at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony will include a march to Middle Octorara’s old cemetery east of the church, where Ephrata Police Department Chief William Harvey will give an address. The National Sojourners of Pennsylvania will post and retire the colors, and the Washington Memorial Pipe Band will perform several Scottish anthems. The Washington Memorial Pipes and Drums will also lead a procession of athletes and Scottish clan representatives from the Highland Games field to the main performance area in time for the opening ceremony, which will begin at 11:40 a.m. Guitarist and singer Charlie Zahm will lead the singing of the A m e r ican national anthem and “Scotland the Brave.” See Scottish Festival pg 5
MoneyMakers Club Promotes Investment Education thermonuclear astrophysics. The members of the MoneyMakers Investment Dividends, NYSE, NASDAQ, growth Club, however, are committed to working stock, day trading - for some folks, together to demystify the stock market these words are as incomprehensible as and the process of investing in stocks. “The purpose of the club is mostly education, to get comfortable with basics and concepts of investing and have a little fun while we’re doing it,” explained senior partner Chris Milsom. “We were spurred on by the Beardstown Ladies club,” she added, referencing “The Beardstown Ladies’ Common-Sense Investment Guide: How We Beat the Stock Market - And How You Can Too,” which was published in 1995. MoneyMakers Investment Club senior partner “Widows, finding themselves Chris Milsom (left) and member Sandy Bruce in charge of their financial future, formed an investment
A Highland dance competition, along with Highland Games and a bagpipe contest, will be part of the sixth annual Covenanter Scottish Festival in Quarryville on Sept. 7.
Registrations Welcome For Conestoga Classic Car Show
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
invite anyone interested in learning about investing in stocks to consider joining the club.
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By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The sixth annual Conestoga Classic Car Show has been set for Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street, Conestoga. Folks who would like to display their interesting vehicles may submit registration forms until Saturday, Sept. 21. After that date, hopeful exhibitors must wait to register at the event. Every paid entrant will receive a
lunch voucher. The first 200 vehicles will receive a souvenir dash plaque and a goodie bag from the First Responders Friends (FRF), which is hosting the event. Last year’s car show drew 298 vehicles, including exotics like a Lamborghini, a Lotus, an Audi R8, and an Acura NSX. While that may seem like a lot of automobiles, that figure is down about 50 from 2017. The organizers of the show noted that bad weather and an incident See Conestoga Classic pg 3
The sixth annual Conestoga Classic Car Show will be held by the First Responders Friends on Sept. 28. Exhibitor registrations are being accepted now.
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will hold its 2019-20 kickoff picnic on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 40 W. Main St., Strasburg. The public is invited to attend. Attendees may meet club members and officers and learn about the club, including its upcoming programs and events. The club is open to ladies of all ages and backgrounds from the Willow Street, Lampeter, and Strasburg communities. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Wesley United Methodist Church and hosts a variety of community members to share their adventures and interests. Light picnic fare will be provided. Preregistration is requested by emailing lswomansclub@gmail.com.