Lampeter-Strasburg townlively.com
OCTOBER 6, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 23
Another Year, Another Fair BY COURTNEY MENGEL
ummer months are great, but late September in Lancaster County is something special because it’s fair season. After a year where a number of events were canceled or adjusted, it was no surprise that many people were delighted that the West Lampeter Fair returned for its 97th year. The three-day event from Wednesday,
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Sept. 22, to Friday, Sept. 24, attracted hundreds of attendees. Some came for the food, some came for the tractor and baby parades, some came for the animals, and some came for all of it. Festivities began at noon on the first day of the fair. Many activities occurred, such as a children’s petting zoo, a tractor parade, and the West Lampeter Fair Queen Contest. Formerly known as the Livestock
Several tractors were involved in the tractor parade and tractor games.
Queen Contest, the West Lampeter Fair Queen Contest has been a tradition since 1958. This year’s 10 candidates each represented a club, sport, or extracurricular activity and met individually with the fair queen committee before the contest. This year’s West Lampeter Fair queen is Brooke Smith, representing the National Honor Society. Smith and the fair queen alternate, Gracie Albright, representing the FFA, received scholarships and cash prizes for themselves and their sponsoring organizations. Smith will also represent the West Lampeter Community Fair at the PA State Fair Queen Competition in January 2022. The second day of the fair saw tractor games, the baby parade, and a concert with music provided by the Lampeter-Strasburg High School marching band. On the last day of the fair, there was an allWestern horse show and a calf roping contest, and the winners of the Youth Encouragement Awards were named.
West Lampeter Fair queen Brooke Smith (right) and alternate Gracie Albright
See West Lampeter Fair pg 2
Community Putting The Unity Back In Community Support For This year’s Strasburg Day will be The Big Four unlike any other. Several churches
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BY COURTNEY MENGEL
In 1921, the communities of Lampeter, Refton, New Danville, and West Willow founded the Big Four Fire Company with the intent of raising funds to purchase four identical Ford model HT chemical trucks. Organized by temporary chairman Benjerman Herr, a meeting was held at Lampeter-Strasburg High School to launch the effort. Over the next several months, See Fire Company pg 2
Among those who have organized the events are (from left) Nate Smoker, Mark Thiboldeaux, the Rev. Robert Bronkema, the Rev. John Meck with Strasburg Mennonite Church, Dave Firestone, Darell Dombach, and Karen Bender.
and nonprofit organizations have been working together to plan a busy weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 16, the seventh annual CommUNITY 5K will take place at Strasburg Jaycee Park, 218B Miller St., Strasburg. Registration and packet pickup will be open from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and the race will begin at 9 a.m. Participants will enjoy a run through historic Strasburg neighborhoods, farmland, and the local park. The course is stroller friendly, with paved roads
L-S Athletes To Join Hall Of Fame . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 “STEAM On The Rails” Planned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Business Directory . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .7 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .12
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