Lampeter-Strasburg DECEMBER 18, 2019
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VOL LVI • NO 38
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
COMMUNITY MEAL
Ascension Lutheran Church,
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The Lancaster Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (LCDHH),
4-H Clubs To Start New Program Year
2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes from 6 to 8 p.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Thursday, Feb. 27. Students will meet once per week on either Tuesday or Thursday. There is a cost per student, plus a fee for books. All courses will be taught by instructors who are deaf. To register, contact 717-207-9822 or lcdhh@bdhhs.org. Individuals may also stop by the office for an application.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Youths ages 5 to 18 who are interested in horses and ponies are welcome to join one of two Southern End-based 4-H horse clubs. The Rough Riders 4-H Horse and Pony Club meets at the Next Gen Senior Center, 184 S. Lime St., Quarryville, at 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of every month. The Hooves & Hearts 4-H Horse Club meets at the same time at Stehman Memorial United Methodist Church (UMC), 485 Indian Run Road, Millersville. Both the Rough Riders and Hooves & Hearts clubs are open to youths ages 8 to 18. The Cloverbud Horse Program is open to children ages 5 to 7. “You usually want to choose a club based on
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meets on the third Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. at the Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. The club is open to all veterans and their spouses. For more information, readers may call Terry at 717-435-6095 or Mary at 717-929-0310.
Members of the Rough Riders 4-H Horse and Pony Club participated in a trail ride earlier this year. The club’s reorganizational meeting will be held in Quarryville on Jan. 2. A similar meeting for the Hooves & Hearts club will take place in Millersville on Jan. 16.
geography because you’re driving to events. You can be more active in the program if you choose one that’s in your backyard,” said Rough Riders teen leader coach Cindy Fairchild. “If there are two that are close, go to both reorganizational meetings so you can get a feel for both clubs.” The leader of the Hooves & Hearts, Amy Walborn, started the club after her children became involved with the Rough Riders. “We try to share our depth of knowledge between the two programs,” Fairchild said. The 4-H cycle renews in January, and 4-H clubs hold reorganizational meetings that month to plan activities for the year. The Rough Riders will meet on Thursday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. at the senior center, and the Hooves & Hearts will meet on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at Stehman Memorial UMC. Parents are expected to stay for the meetings. “We rely very strongly on parent participation, particularly with young children,” Fairchild said. Horse ownership is not required for club membership. The 4-H program offers both practical See 4-H Horse Clubs pg 8
Museum Friends Name Volunteer Of The Year
10th Annual Glen Lapp Volleyball Tournament Scheduled
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has announced George Swartz as Volunteer of the Year for 2020. Swartz was recently selected for the honor by the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s board of directors from among the museum’s corps of more than 150 active volunteers. Swartz retired from globetrotting for a living following a 35-year career as a corporate pilot for Armstrong World Industries. He is now indulging his many interests, including world travel; amassing railroad memorabilia like lanterns, tools, and insulators; and creating model train layouts. Swartz had known that he wanted to be a private See Volunteer Of The Year pg 7
Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) will hold its 10th annual Glen Lapp Memorial Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS), 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. The tournament will be divided into two divisions with a maximum of 20 teams playing in each division. Division B will play beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 4, and Division A will play beginning at noon on Jan. 11. The tournament, which is held every January, commemorates the death and honors the life of Glen Lapp, a 1987 LMHS graduate and one of the school’s See Volleyball Tournament pg 6
Lancaster Mennonite High School graduate Glen Lapp was killed on Aug. 5, 2010, when he and nine others were ambushed in a remote area of Afghanistan. The 10th annual Glen Lapp Memorial Volleyball Tournament will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. The event raises funds for the Glen D. Lapp Endowment for Student Aid.
George Swartz has been named the Volunteer of the Year by the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
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600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will offer “Joseph’s Table,” a free community meal on Thursday, Dec. 19. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., and the meal will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meal will include roast chicken, a hot vegetable, a potato, salad, a roll, and dessert.