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Octorara DECEMBER 11, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 46
FREE HOT MEAL
The Mission Committee of the Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will serve a free hot meal from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Smith Fellowship Hall on Thursday, Dec. 12. The menu will feature ham, scalloped potatoes, pepper cabbage, green beans, and desserts. The community is invited to attend. Readers may call the church at 717-687-6619 for additional information.
Bricks Available In Dog Park pg 10 LanChester Chorus To Mark 70 Years Of Music pg 5
WCU Volleyball Team Welcomes Fourth-Grader By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
GIFT COLLECTION
The ACE Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance of Oxford will hold its annual holiday gift collection on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 9:30 a.m. during its monthly meeting at the Oxford Senior Center, 12 E. Locust St., Oxford. Items needed for women and children include hats, gloves, socks, personal hygiene items, paper towels and napkins, paper plates, toilet and facial tissue, anti-bacterial wipes, individually packaged snacks, gift cards, calendars, journals, pens, pencils, and hand warmers. All items must be new. Collected gifts will be distributed to youth centers, transitional homes, and shelters. Refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. For more details, readers may call 610-932-0337.
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West Chester University (WCU) volleyball players have opened their arms and their hearts to welcome 10-year-old Eva Nelson of Parkesburg. On Nov. 22, she was officially drafted onto the team during a ceremony at WCU. Eva, the daughter of Melissa and Michael Nelson, has cystic fibrosis, a progressive respiratory disease that can affect other organs as well as the lungs. In the lungs, mucus becomes thick and sticky, clogging the airways and trapping germs, which may lead to infections, inflammation and other complications and limits the ability to breathe. Not too long ago, it was unusual for a child with cystic fibrosis to live past age 12, but today’s treatments and medications have made great advancements so that the typical life span reaches to the 30s and is increasing.
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The connection between Eva and the volleyball team was made through Team Impact, a nationwide, nonprofit organization that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams. The children gain support as they face medical challenges while the student-athletes gain new perspective on life. “It’s cool to look at the different universities that are posting pictures of the different teams and the kids they have worked with,” Melissa said. A fourth-grade student at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School in West Grove, Eva enjoys school, Girl Scouts, horseback riding, archery and especially her time spent with the college volleyball team. “It’s fun to learn and make more friends,” Eva said. Eva was referred to Team Impact by her social worker at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “The horseback riding See Volleyball Team pg 3
Ten-year-old Eva Nelson (front) of Parkesburg has been drafted by the West Chester University volleyball team. The connection was made by Team Impact, an organization that pairs children with chronic, severe illnesses with college sports teams.
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3521 Lincoln Highway East, Kinzers, will host its 38th annual pork and sauerkraut dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. The all-you-can-eat dinner will feature family-style seating, homemade sauerkraut and fresh pork. Serving will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Takeout meals will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a cost, with children age 12 and under receiving a discount. Local delivery will be available within a 5-mile radius of the fire company. For details, readers may call 717-442-4121 or visit www.kinzerfire.com.
Churches To Host Community Christmas Eve Services By Francine Fulton
Local churches have joined together to offer community Christmas Eve services that will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 24, in the auditorium at Coatesville Area Senior High School (CASH). Services, which will feature music, a Christmas story for children and a message, will be offered at 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m. Organizing the event are Inviting the community to attend community Christmas Eve services at Coatesville Area Eric McAdams, lead pastor at Senior High School on Dec. 24 are organizers Coatesville Bible Fellowship; (from left) Eric McAdams, lead pastor at Scott Feather, lead pastor at Gateway Church in Parkesburg; Coatesville Bible Fellowship; Dwayne Walton, discipleship pastor at Providence Church and Dwayne Walton, discipleship pastor at Providence Coatesville and director of The Parkesburg Church Coatesville. Walton is POINT Youth Center; and Scott Feather, lead pastor at Gateway Church in Parkesburg. See Christmas Eve pg 10
Volunteers Sought For Annual Bird Count The National Audubon Society invites birdwatchers to participate in its long-running community science survey, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). On Sunday, Dec. 15, birders and nature enthusiasts in southern Lancaster County will take part in this tradition, many rising before dawn to participate. The 44th annual Southern Lancaster County CBC will be a fun day of birding in lots of great habitats, said coordinator Bob Schutsky. “We would appreciate your help, whether for a few hours or the entire day,” Schutsky said, noting that people of any age and level of birding expertise will be welcome. “If you are fairly new at birding, we will team you up with an experienced group leader. If you live within the count circle and wish to do some feederwatching on the day of the count, that would be a tremendous help.” The Audubon CBC divides the Western See Bird Count pg 2
This great blue heron was feeding at a boat launch on the lower Susquehanna River when Bob Schutsky snapped its picture. Schutsky is coordinating the Southern Lancaster County Christmas Bird Count, part of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, on Dec. 15.
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