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JULY 27, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 25
Local Author Describes His “Different Life” BY FRANCINE FULTON
“If you want me to be unhappy, pity me,” said author Dave Eby of Ephrata, when describing his visual impairment to members of Senior Connections, a group that meets monthly at Conestoga
Student participants enjoy a ride to Tortuguero National Park, which is only accessible by boat.
Exploring Costa Rica BY FRANCINE FULTON
fter the trip was canceled twice because of the pandemic, students from Cocalico, Pequea Valley and Twin Valley high schools recently took part in a nineday excursion to Costa Rica, where they enjoyed ziplining, traveling by MCC
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boat to a national park, viewing wildlife up close and visiting a local elementary school. The students were accompanied by teacher chaperones Erin Kregar from Cocalico High School, Jennifer Bilby from Pequea Valley High School and Elizabeth Techman from Twin Valley High School. Every other year, local students have the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica in a travel cohort made up of local school students. The trip is presented by WorldStrides, a student travel company. “ We have been doing these trips every other year since 2014,” ex plained Techman. “We haven’t gone since 2018. This trip was canceled twice. It had to happen (this year),
Twin Valley High School student Maddie Long enjoys ziplining in Costa Rica.
and it was wonderful.” Highlights of the trip included staying near the Tortuguero National Park, which is only accessible by boat through the canals; ziplining in Monteverde; hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve; visiting the Toucan Rescue Ranch; taking a night hike to witness animal life after dark; taking part in a cooking lesson at Santuario Ecológico Monteverde; spending the day in Manuel Antonio National Park; and viewing exotic animals in their natural habitats, including monkeys, lizards, sloths and birds such as tiger herons, anhingas, ibis and motmots. In Tortuguero, the students spent the morning at an elementary school, where they visited the local students and learned about their day. They also donated supplies to the school, which they brought from home.
A tradition that began 38 years ago on the first Saturday in August will continue as the Caernarvon Historical Society presents Churchtown Day on Saturday, Aug. 6. The event will feature community yard sales along with breakfast and lunch items prepared at the Caernarvon Fire Company.
See Costa Rica pg 7
See Churchtown Day pg 2
Dave Eby is the author of “A Different Life.”
Churchtown Day To Feature Yard Sales And More
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Honey Brook, 9a-12p T Noble Road Milking, Kirkwood, 9a-5p W Sunrise Green House, Peach Bottom, 9a-11:30a TH Dutch-Way Market, Gap, 9a-12p
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RH Rohrer and Sons, Quarryville, 9a-5p
See Local Author pg 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Hunting For Treasure . . . .3 Chester County Connect Care Sets Picnic, Silent Auction . . . . . . . . . .4
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Community Calendar . . . .6
GELT BUS SCHEDULE M Honey Brook Hardware,
Mennonite Church. “Pity is a bad thing because pity means (you) are sorry for me. I would say empathy is a much better thing. With empathy comes understanding and compassion.” Eby, who is legally blind, is the author of “A Different Life,” his memoir, which describes all that he was able to accomplish despite his visual challenges. These achievements include working on the family farm, playing football in high school and wresting in college. Most recently, Eby taught English to college students in China from 2008 to 2020. He began his remarks by addressing the most common question that people ask him, which is about how well he can see. “I can see the people in the room, but for the people in the back, I can’t see your faces very well,” he said. “I could not describe you, but I know you are there.” “I am legally blind, which is good, because I would not want to do it illegally,” he added with a smile.
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