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JANUARY 12, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 46
Decorating Contest Winners Announced BY FRANCINE FULTON
On the evening of Dec. 17, members of the Parkesburg Lions Club set out to determine the winners of the club’s annual holiday decorating contest. “This year had more contenders than years prior, so the decision was not an easy one,” said Lion Robin
McKenna, noting that each winning group was given a wooden sign to be posted in its yard notifying others of its win along with a cash prize. First place was awarded to the Uhland family, whose home included numerous holiday lights, illuminated candy canes surrounding the property, Santa on the roof and a “falling” reindeer. See Decorating Contest pg 5
Christiana Lion Ed Baylor (left) and Dawn Madara, store manager at Lowe’s of Morgatown, display some of the items being collected for victims of the tornado in Kentucky.
Christiana Lions Collecting Items For Tornado Victims BY FRANCINE FULTON
ust a few weeks before Christmas, a devastating tornado impacted western Kentucky. As the area recovers from the loss of life and catastrophic damage, a local effort is underway to help residents of those communities. The Christiana Lions Club is currently collecting items to benefit the tornado victims, and the public is encouraged to participate. Nonperishable food will be collected by Lions Club members on Friday, Jan. 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dutch-Way Farm Market, 365 Route 41, Gap. Lion Ed Baylor, assistant to Jim Groff, Pennsylvania Lions disaster relief coordinator, explained that shoppers will be offered a list of
heavy-duty trash bags; flashlights; batteries; and work gloves. The Pennsylvania Lions Disaster Relief Team was provided with the list of needed items from Lion district governor Gary Logan from Hopkinsville, Ky. “As of this time, (these) are items that they are in dire need of and we have put out a plea to all 17 districts for help in getting the items listed to be shipped to Kentucky,” said Baylor. The nonperishable food and the donations collected at the Lions clubhouse will be boxed up and brought over to Lowe’s of Morgantown on Friday, Jan. 21, at 9 a.m. With assistance from Lowe’s employees, club members will load the boxes onto a tractor-trailer. “We hope that people and organizations will help,” said Baylor. “(In the past) people have been very generous.”
As part of the national Wreaths Across America (WAA) program held each December, wreaths are placed on the graves of veterans to honor them for their service. Wreath-laying ceremonies are held at locations throughout the country, as well as at Arlington National Cemetery.
See Christiana Lions pg 4
See Wreaths Across America pg 2
Chester County DAR Hosts Wreaths Across America Program
Energy Assistance Resources Announced . . .4
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Naturalist Training Posted In Chester County . . . . . . .5
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needed items when they enter the store, and they can then drop off their donations as they exit. “We will then take all the items from Dutch-Way to the Christiana Lions Club building and start boxing the supplies,” he explained. Additionally, nonperishable food and other needed supplies will be collected at the Lions clubhouse, located at 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana, on Monday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3 to 6 p.m. The club is seeking donations of kerosene heaters; gas cans, either red or yellow; generators and carbon dioxide filters; electrical cords, 50and 100-foot lengths; shovels; rakes; heavy brooms; large tarps with tie downs; chainsaws; clothing items for children and adults; buckets;
The home of the Uhland family, consisting of (from left) Tracey, AJ and Anthony Uhland, was the first-place winner of the Parkesburg Lions Club holiday decorating contest.
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