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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 20
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Heritage Society Plans Barbecue, Garden Tour BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
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eptember will be busy for the Strasburg Heritage Society. The organization’s fifth annual pulled pork fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church, 40 E. Main St., Strasburg. The following weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 20, from noon to 4 p.m., the society will offer the Strasburg Garden Tour: A Prelude to Autumn, a self-guided tour of a dozen sites in Strasburg. Proceeds from these fundraisers will benefit the society, which was formed in 1977 to preserve, collect, and interpret the rich history of Strasburg. “Thanks in part to the organization’s efforts, Strasburg was voted one of the 10 most historic and picturesque towns in America,” Society board member Ann Lainhoff shared. The society has collected artifacts and historic documents related to the borough, and it owns three historic buildings on South Decatur Street. The Shroy
House has been undergoing restoration for a number of years, and the society plans to open a museum for Strasburg there. “It is often said that Strasburg has a greater number of surviving 18thcentury structures than Colonial Williamsburg. My own home was built in 1769. We must continue to advocate for preservation of this local heritage as our community changes and grows to meet present needs,” John Hershey commented. Hershey is the co-chair of the garden tour along with LaJune Ranck and Marilyn Weaver. His home at 48 E. Main St. will be included on the tour. Hershey noted that the society’s first president, Fred Williams, previously lived in the house. Hershey is a landscape architect, and he trials various plants at home before using them in his designs. Between the structured and naturalized areas, the property includes more than 350 different types of trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, and bulbs, as well as annuals and a small kitchen garden. During the tour, Hershey See Heritage Society pg 3
The gardens around John Hershey and Doug Zander’s house will be part of the Strasburg Garden Tour: A Prelude to Autumn.
It comes as no surprise that we continue to face many of the challenges we have experienced over the past six months. Who hasn’t used the word “uncertainty” more times than they can count? Despite this uncertainty, we have worked hard to keep our families and community safe while providing positive, creative ways to reinforce that we are in this together. We encourage you to continue sharing your stories and connecting with us on social media so we can go on spreading all the good we see in this world.
The Pequea Township Police Department (PTPD) will soon have a new home. Pequea Township supervisors recently signed a lease for the banquet hall of the New Danville Fire Company (NDFC), 43 Marticville Road, Lancaster. The lease will take effect on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and the PTPD plans to be fully operational in the new space by Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The PTPD has occupied the meeting room of the Pequea Township municipal building, 1026 Millwood Road, Willow Street, since Jan. 1, 2019. Previously, it had been part of the Southern Regional Police
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tion in Conestoga. “(Our occupancy) caused the township to have their meetings elsewhere,” PTPD Chief John Michener said. At more than 3,500 square feet, the NDFC’s banquet hall will give the PTPD more than double the space it currently has. The fire department has approved of the police department adding some interior walls to break up the space. Michener has made a list of priorities for the new station. Among them are adding an actual holding cell, a specific interview room with recording capabilities, a secure space for storing material records, and enhanced security. See Pequea Township Police pg 2
New Danville Fire Company president Ken Stauffer (left) and Pequea Township Police Department Chief John Michener announce the police department’s move.
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