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MARCH 18, 2020
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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The Lancaster County Woodcarvers show, which was set for Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, at Millersville University, has been canceled due to circumstances beyond the organizers’ control. Millersville University has suspended all activities, including the show. Organizers hope to reschedule the event in 2021. More details will be released to the public after the show committee meets.
BLOCK SHOOT
West Willow Fire Company will hold a block shoot on Saturday, March 21, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Pequea Valley Sportsmen’s Association, 195 Rawlinsville Road, Willow Street. There will be cash prizes and meat prizes. The cost to enter may be paid at the door. The block shoot will benefit the fire company.
BOOK SALE
357 Buck Road, will host their monthly book sale on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The sale will feature history-related items and media.
Grace Community Church (GCC) of Willow Street, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street, will hold its annual benefit auction on Friday, March 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. From 5 to 7:30 p.m., a silent auction will be open, and dinner prepared by Hess’s Barbecue Catering Inc., will be available for purchase. A live auction will begin at 6 p.m. Child care for youngsters age 5 and under will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. While no cost has been set for the child care, donations will be accepted. Only cash will be accepted for the meal, with separate prices set for children ages 3 to 10 and for people age 11 and older. The menu will be “take what you want” and will include pork barbecue, pit beef, hot dogs, coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and beverages. The auctions will feature more than
Members of GCC Youth plan to attend Momentum Youth Conference in Indiana again this summer. A benefit auction to cover the cost of the trip, as well as a mission trip to Philadelphia, will be held at Grace Community Church (GCC) of Willow Street on March 27. 50 gift cards, gift baskets, unique experiences, Lancaster County antiques and collectibles, and framed, signed, and numbered artwork. Youth and online pastor Addison Roberts said that
more donations for the auction are expected to arrive in the weeks before the event. The GCC event has traditionally been held on a Friday night rather than on a
Saturday morning like many other fundraising auctions. “I think it helps create this very fun atmosphere to our auction,” Roberts said. “It is a night out.” See Benefit Auction pg 3
Experience History At The Library Wagner Symposium To Focus On director Sylvia Drennen. By Dayna M. Reidenouer Thus, Drennen has planned a second Container Gardens After the Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, hosted a health fair that featured local businesses and organizations, the feedback was positive. “The community liked having a themed event,” said library executive
BENEFIT BINGO
Martic Military Outreach Support Team (MOST) will host a benefit bingo event on Saturday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Quarryville VFW, 1653 Holtwood Road, Holtwood. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Tickets will be discounted when purchased in advance and full price at the door. For tickets or more details, contact 717-284-4688, 717-284-4644, or marticmost@gmail.com.
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GCC Youth Group To Hold Benefit Auction
themed event, this time titled “Experience History.” After consulting with her daughter, who is the curator at Historic Rock Ford Plantation, Drennen has invited many historical societies and museums to participate, and representatives of at least nine organizations are slated to gather at the library on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Small museums have struggled to get the word out, to educate people on what they offer,” Drennen explained. “It’s such a rich history in this area. (Experience History) would be a great opportunity to … share information about their museum to
Home gardeners are invited to learn from horticulture experts and meet other people interested in growing plants for personal use at this year’s Shirley R. Wagner Garden Symposium. The event will be held on Saturday,
April 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, just off Manheim Pike, Lancaster. The doors will open at 7:45 a.m. The cost for admission will include a continental breakfast and lunch. See Garden Symposium pg 5
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Quarryville Library board president Anthony Cavallaro (left) and executive director Sylvia Drennen are looking forward to hosting area museums and historical societies during the Experience History event on March 21.
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