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efore you can teach students, you must first reach them.

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) has the curriculum, the forward thinking and the professors to challenge active minds.

“People often know PCA&D as an art school, but what they may not realize is how deeply connected we are to workforce development, community partnerships and the regional economy,” said PCA&D president Andy Barnes. “Our graduates work across industries because creative thinking is valuable everywhere. Employers increasingly need people who can communicate visually, solve problems collaboratively and think innovatively. We’re also proud to be an active partner in downtown Lancaster. PCA&D contributes to the city’s cultural energy, supports local organizations and

Students in a PCA&D course collaborate on a class project.

creates opportunities for community engagement through exhibitions, events and educational programming.”

PCA&D, which is located at 204 N. Prince St., L ancaster, offers eight undergraduate degree programs, as well as continuing education opportunities and certificates in a wide array of design, art and creative disciplines. This fall, the college will be offering a

new course in creative writing.

“Education helps people develop not just knowledge, but perspective,” said Barnes. “It teaches us how to think critically, communicate effectively, collaborate with others and adapt to change. Creative education is especially important right now because society increasingly needs people who can innovate, connect ideas and bring humanity into complex challenges. In an See PCA&D pg 2

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Chris Krichten is bright, experienced and conscientious. But perhaps the biggest thing he’s got going for him is that he conducts himself as a true professional.

Krichten is the kind of employee Manheim Township residents want working for them.

“I have spent my entire adult life in the fire services and most of that time in EMS (emergency medical services),” said Krichten. “I have served in numerous fire and

EMS leadership roles and bring extensive experience leading large and complex organizations. I hope people see that I am a dedicated servant leader who is committed to serving the community and leading a team that will provide excellent service to Manheim Township.”

Krichten is one of the newest employees of Manheim Township Fire Rescue (MTFR). He’s been in his new role as assistant fire chief of EMS, an executive-level officer within MTFR, for about three months now.

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Supporting Empowering Lives Foundation (SELF) is holding a bingo fundraiser at the Millersville VFW Post 7294 on Sunday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The post, located at 219 Walnut Hill Road, Millersville, will host the newly formed nonprofit’s first fundraising event.

SELF, formed last summer as the offshoot of another, nowdefunct disabilities group, aims to help anyone with a disability live an independent life. According to the group’s website, its mission is “to serve clients with disabilities by identifying and addressing the gaps in support, resources and advocacy - picking the pieces so no one falls through the gaps.”

The event will consist of 10 normal bingo games, with the winner getting to pick a gift card prize. There will then be special games of bingo and a Chinese auction for some of the larger prizes, as well as a 50-50 drawing.

The prizes, all of which have been donated by local businesses and community members, include tickets to Hershey Gardens, the Reading Royals, Reading Fightin Phils, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Sight & Sound and more.

There will also be a food truck at the event, and desserts will be for sale.

“We are very excited,” said Jacki Nagle, the group’s chief executive officer. “We are very fortunate to have a community behind us ... we have the entire community coming together to support us.”

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PCA&D from pg 1 AI-driving world, uniquely human skills - imagination, ethics, empathy and vision - become even more essential. Education also builds community.”

In May, PCA&D graduated 93 students. There are currently more than 400 students enrolled in PCA&D programs for the fall of 2026, about 70 percent of whom hail from Pennsylvania.

“It leaves an imprint on you for sure,” said Oakly Buscarino, a 2026 graduate of PCA&D. “It’s a wacky collective of students from a variety of backgrounds and identities - you’re bound to have common interests with someone else. Socially, it’s very fun and supportive - classes have a different v i b e . T h e at m o s p h e re can be professional but also collaborative, and it’s easy to develop a synergy between the classmates and the professors. Overall, it’s very welcoming and supportive.” “( T he students are) creative, thoughtful and incredibly motivated,” said Barnes. “Many are looking for a place where they can authentically and unapologetically be themselves and explore how creativity connects to their future. Today ’s students are also deeply aware of the world around them. T hey care about c o m m u n i t y, i d e n t i t y, technology, social issues and making meaningful contributions. They want

care ers , b ut the y als o want purpose and impact.

What’s exciting is seeing how they apply creativity beyond traditional expectations, whether it’s in design, entrepreneurship, health care, enter tainment, technology, education or nonprofit work.”

The staff at PCA&D is made up of 19 full-time faculty members, 76 parttime or adjunct faculty and 36 staff members.

“Our faculty combine technical instruction with mentorship, collaboration and hands-on learning,” said Barnes. “Students learn through studio practice, critiques, real-world projects and interdisciplinary experiences. Our faculty are working artists too, so they integrate their real- world experiences into coursework and class discussions. We also emphasize adaptability.

Creative careers continue to evolve rapidly, so students need to know how to learn, pivot and apply their skills in different environments. Faculty work closely with students to help them develop both creative confidence and professional readiness.”

PCA&D was established in 1982. Over the past 44 years, the institution has added more academic offerings, developed community partnerships and participated in and promoted public events.

For additional information, go to www.pcad.edu.

Introductory Square Dance Events Set D o Pa s O a n d S w i n g Thru square dance clubs will offer introductor y square dance events. No previous experience is necessary, and the dress code is casual. Updated music will be used.

Classes will take place on Thursdays, June 18 and July 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at Highland P re s b y te r i a n C h u rc h ,

500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, as well as on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the Lititz Recreation Center, 301 Maple St., Lititz .

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Benefit Auction to Support Clinic The Clinic for Special Children (CSC), a nonprofit medical practice that provides affordable health care to children a n d a d u l t s w i t h ra re genetic disorders, will hold its 35th annual Lancaster County Benefit Auction on Saturday, June 20, at the Leola Produce Auction, 135 Brethren Church Road, Leola. The auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. A breakfast buffet will open at 6:30 a.m.

The items to be auctioned include handmade quilts, handcrafted furniture, new bedroom suites, toys and collectibles, storage sheds, lawn furniture, crafts, farm supplies, and gift certificates. The event will also offer a silent

auction with unique items for bids. A variety of food will be available, including barbecue chicken, pork sandwiches, subs, french fries, freshly made pies, doughnuts, whoopie pies, and ice cream.

The funds raised from the annual benefit auctions provide nearly half of the CSC’s annual operating budget and allow the clinic to continue to provide affordable, specialized care to families facing rare genetic diseases. Each year, seven auctions across the country are held to support CSC. Since 1990, these auctions have raised close to $22 million to support the CSC ’s mission. For more information, visit www.clinicauctions.org or call 717-687-9407.

Students Honored at International Competition Three Lancaster County high school seniors were named finalists at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which was held in Phoenix from May 9 to 15. This achievement was a first in the 73-year history of the North Museum Science and Engineering Fair (NMSEF), which served as the qualifier for the national competition.

ISEF is an international science competition for precollege students. The three Lancaster County students were among more than 1,700 students from 65 countries who participated this year. Greater than $7 million in awards and prizes were distributed at ISEF.

Lancaster Country Day School senior Benedikt Kienle earned first place in the Chemistry category, as well as receiving a full tuition scholarship to Westlake University, an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden during Nobel Prize week, and two auxiliary awards: the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award and the second award from the American Chemical Society. Kienle’s winning project, “New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts,” had won Senior Champion at the NMSEF in March. Kienle is a German exchange student.

NMSEF Grand Champion Ethan Albright, from Hempfield High School, was awarded fourth place

Emily Stauffer (left), Benedikt Kienle (middle) and Ethan Albright were finalists at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

in ISEF’s Materials Science category for his project, “Bug ged Out: A Novel Approach to Reforestation.”

War wick High School senior Emily Stauffer was NMSEF’s Senior Division

reserve champion and captured fourth place at ISEF in the Animal Sciences category with “Rats on Roughage: The Effects of Dietary Fiber on Rattus norvegicus.”

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Registration for NMSEF will begin in early fall and is free of charge to all students.

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The concert is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. All Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren concerts are livestreamed and available on YouTube following the performance.

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Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to alert enslaved African Americans of their freedom, more than two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

The holiday takes its name from blending the words “June” and “nineteen.”

“Although it has long been celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event, largely unknown to many Americans, belongs to all Americans,” Detrick shared. “ The historical legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of continuing to put one foot in front of the other and walk toward a goal of peace, love and justice for all.”

The nonprofit MFE has a mission to cultivate the power of music as an educational and community builder to transform lives in Lancaster County and beyond.

T he concer t complements the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren’s desire to reach audiences outside its doors.

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ISEF from pg 2 Stauffer noted that her project was inspired by personal health problems. She plans to attend McDaniel College to major in biochemistry as the first step toward medical school and a career as a gastroenterologist.

The trip to ISEF was made possible by nearly $11,000 donated by more than 30 local businesses and individuals.

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Celebrate our country’s second Independence Day at a Juneteenth concert performed by the Music for Everyone (MFE) Community Chorus. The concert will take place on Friday, June 19, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, 777 S. Mount Joy St. The concert was originally scheduled for February, but inclement weather caused its postponement.

That turned out to be an opportunity, said Joe Detrick, chair of the church’s concert committee.

“In consultation with the MFE director, Darla Bair, June 19, or Juneteenth, was the only available date for this spring,” Detrick recalled. “Our concert committee was especially sensitized to the Juneteenth celebration since our church has a strong peace, social and racial justice emphasis.”

Bair will lead the concert, directing a program featuring the non-audition, allage, multicultural secular group of 50 singers that comprise MFE’s Community Chorus. The group performs fully memorized songs, incorporating choreography and American Sign Language.

“One cannot help but feel actively engaged as they listen and are invited to sing along,” Detrick said.

“For this specific concert, all the musical selections will tell the story from slavery to freedom.”

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Nagle explained that while children with disabilities are in school, they are entitled to ser vices through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. But as soon as they graduate from high school, many families lose access to needed resources, depending on income.

That’s where SELF steps in.

“Services are changing, and we need to make sure that people with disabilities don’t fall through the cracks,” Nagle said. “They still need to receive the support and services that they’re eligible (for) and entitled to as humans.

“Disability is kind of a secondary thing to us,” she went on. “We just want to

make sure that people with disabilities specifically are seen as integral parts of society.”

The group, physically located at 313 Liber ty St., Suite 365, Lancaster, primarily serves those in Lancaster and Lebanon counties but will not turn down anybody who asks for help.

For the moment, SELF is offering services on a purely volunteer basis, althoug h its staff has combined decades of experience. Its fundraiser at the Millersville VFW is the first step toward offering more services.

“We are very dedicated t o d o i n g t h i s w o r k ,” said Deborah ChapmanStumpf, SELF’s director

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SELF’s staff includes vice president Ernie Simmons (second from left), director of programming Deborah ChapmanStumpf (third from left) and chief executive officer Jacki Nagle (third from right).

of programming. “I personally have been devastated that we’re not able to do it as well as we can because we don’t have the money to really put into it yet.”

“I hope this is going to launch us into what we really need,” she said.

For more information about SELF, visit www .selfincpa.org or call 717-478-1540.

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The Montessori Acade my o f L a n c a s te r h a s announced the appointment of a new interim head of school, Melissa Gaeta.

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SELF from pg 1

Nagle explained that while children with disabilities are in school, they are entitled to ser vices through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. But as soon as they graduate from high school, many families lose access to needed resources, depending on income.

That’s where SELF steps in.

“Services are changing, and we need to make sure that people with disabilities don’t fall through the cracks,” Nagle said. “They still need to receive the support and services that they’re eligible (for) and entitled to as humans.

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For the moment, SELF is offering services on a purely volunteer basis, althoug h its staff has combined decades of experience. Its fundraiser at the Millersville VFW is the first step toward offering more services.

“We are very dedicated t o d o i n g t h i s w o r k ,” said Deborah ChapmanStumpf, SELF’s director

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SELF’s staff includes vice president Ernie Simmons (second from left), director of programming Deborah ChapmanStumpf (third from left) and chief executive officer Jacki Nagle (third from right).

of programming. “I personally have been devastated that we’re not able to do it as well as we can because we don’t have the money to really put into it yet.”

“I hope this is going to launch us into what we really need,” she said.

For more information about SELF, visit www .selfincpa.org or call 717-478-1540.

Evangelista Receives National Recognition business growth, and an unwavering commitment to mentoring the future workforce. The Trades 40 Under 40 initiative celebrates young leaders and entrepreneurs who are bringing fresh perspectives, innovative thinking, and dedication to service industries, helping to shape

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The Montessori Acade my o f L a n c a s te r h a s announced the appointment of a new interim head of school, Melissa Gaeta.

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W hile his duties are diverse and varied, one of Krichten’s main responsibilities is installing an EMS program.

“In this role, I support daily fire department operations and am currently working to implement a fire-based EMS system within the department,” said Krichten. “I respond to emergency calls, support on-scene operations, attend training and assist with overall department leadership. We are implementing the first municipally supported, fire-based EMS service in Lancaster County, which represents a significant step forward

in how emergency medical care is delivered to our community.”

Previously, EMS services in Manheim Township were provided by an independent third party not aff ili ate d w ith MTF R .

Involved with the process of implementing EMS in the township are strategic planning, staffing models, equipment needs and budgeting.

“EMS is a core service for residents, and Manheim Township has recognized its importance by making this transition,” said Krichten.

“All Manheim Township firefighters are (certified a s emer genc y me dic al

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MTFR is staffed by more than 50 skilled professionals like Krichten. Their work is supported by contributions from more than 20 dedicated volunteers.

Many of those individuals reside in or around the Manheim Township community that they serve.

“I enjoy coming to work and engaging with the incredible team here,” said Krichten. “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve this community alongside such dedicated professionals. Manheim Township

Fire Rescue supports the community by participating in local events, maintaining an active presence within neighborhoods and engaging with residents on a regular basis.”

Krichten is a graduate of Fairfield Area High School.

“Helping o thers and giving back to the community is extremely important to me, and I find fulfillment in seeing the positive impact our work has on people during critical moments,” said Krichten.

MTFR, which is headquartered at 1840 Munici pa l D r i ve , L a nc a s te r, operates under the tagline “ Te a m w o r k . S e r v i c e .

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Leader from pg 4 leadership, the campus experienced multiple expansions intended to strengthen learning environments for students and families. Notably, Rubenstein led the school through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to ensure continuity of education while maintaining a strong s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y.

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Police Foundation Hosts Golf Outing The Manheim Township Police Foundation hosted its inaugural golf outing on May 8 at the Overlook Golf Course in Manheim Township. The foundation welcomed 96 golfers from the public for a day of golf, fellowship, and community support. Through registration fees, sponsorships, and donations, the event raised more than $8,700 for the foundation.

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port for law enforcement initiatives. The foundation funds programs that aim to promote goodwill, raise awareness of local safety issues, and provide equipment to help the Manheim Township Police Department operate more safely and effectively. By accepting donations and grants, the foundation invests in efforts intended to strengthen the professionalism and impact of the police force. The foundation also supports research, outreach, and events created to foster understanding, collaboration, and trust between the police and the community.