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VOL LVII • NO 18
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West Lampeter Fair Asks, “Stay Home”
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Barbecue Sale To Support Post Prom
Crowds gathered to enjoy fellowship and funnel cakes at the 2019 West Lampeter Fair.
MOPC Will Host Two-Day Yard Sale By Dayna M. Reidenouer
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“Hollywood Nights” is the theme for the 2021 post prom/Spring Blast at LampeterStrasburg (L-S) High School. In contrast to the intended glitz and glamor of that event, a chicken barbecue sale on Saturday, Sept. 12, will kick off the planning committee’s fundraising efforts. “Normally, funding comes from business donors and parents, but we didn’t get anything from the parents because the (request) letter went out on March 1,” explained Wendy Barber, parent teacher organization (PTO) president and post prom/Spring Blast committee chair. The parent support would have capped off a year of fundraising, with the goal of throwing a spectacular
In a year when organizations are scaling back events, the mission committee of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (MOPC), 1199 Valley Road (Route 372), Quarryville, has expanded its annual yard sale. The event was postponed
from its original date in April. “We’re having it on two days instead of one to spread it out a little bit,” explained mission committee member and yard sale coordinator Dan Henry, expressing the hope that the extended time will allow shoppers to maintain social distancing within the building. See Yard Sale pg 2
Lampeter-Strasburg High School students (from left) Jack Filius, Chase Barber, and Berkeley Wagner model post prom/Spring Blast T-shirts designed by schoolmate Jordan Knisely (not pictured). afterparty for the prom. Sponsored by the PTO, post prom is open to L-S See Post Prom pg 5
Boni and Dan Henry (far left) and other Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church members visited Tamshiyacu, Peru, last summer.
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“Stay away” is the unfortunate message to would-be visitors to the West Lampeter Fair, 851 Village Road, Lancaster, which is set for Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 23 to 25. “If you are not directly involved in an exhibit, one of the few events still scheduled, or bidding to buy one of the project animals at the youth livestock auction, please stay home,” fair director Dwain Livengood wrote in a press release on Aug. 17. “The West Lampeter Community Fair Board acknowledges the gravity of our situation in the face of a pandemic. Caution must be wielded if this present health threat is to be overcome. There are choices to be made that will affect the safety of others.” The board weighed public safety and the importance of supporting young
people’s agricultural efforts in making the decision. “This year’s fair both acknowledges the challenge of a novel virus and brings to fruition the food crops and animals we need to live,” Livengood wrote. “The portion of the fair that will happen this year will be for the purpose of providing an outlet for those youth exhibitors who have invested deeply in growing animals and food, starting before the pandemic began. The West Lampeter Community Fair Board is deeply committed to providing the stage necessary to bring these projects to completion.” The stripped-down fair will include livestock shows of animals ready for market, including steers, dairy beef, hogs, lambs, and goats; crop and vegetable exhibits; the fair queen competition; the antique tractor display, games, and pulls; the youth encouragement
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By Dayna M. Reidenouer