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Blue Rock Heritage Center Will Hold Open House
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Don’t be fooled.
While decoys are scheduled to be the featured attraction, the Blue Rock Heritage Center will really hold its annual open house on Sunday, June 8.
The event will be held at the center, 2251 River Road, Washington Boro. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.
Waterfowl mounts donated six months ago by Marvin “Butch” Espenshade will be on display, featuring species that can be
found in the area, Blue Rock Heritage Center president Charlie Douts said.
Local collectors from York and Lancaster counties will show their duck decoys and explain how they were made and painted, as well as how the decoys were used to lure waterfowl to get close to hunters.
Visitors will also be able to view a sneak boat circa 1950, which was donated by Alen Dinkel of Columbia. A sneak boat is used to hunt in open water, and it can be anchored near small islands, Douts said.
He noted that the exhibits will appeal to “people who are interested in the river and the heritage of the river,” adding that “duck hunting continues to occur here, and it’s related to the migratory flights of the waterfowl, both ducks and geese.”
Debbie Saylor, the curator of the Blue Rock Heritage Center, stated that the decoys and waterfowl mounts will be used to take people back to what life was like in the early 1800s. “The Native Americans said the sky was blackened with waterfowl; it was so
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
A good little boy who has spent seven years at the elementary level will not be moving on to middle school.
Sawyer, an 8-year-old Labradoodle, was recently recertified and will be back at Eshleman Elementary for the next school year.
As Eshleman’s facility dog, Sawyer spends his weekdays in
the school building and nights at the home of his primary handler, principal Melissa Mealy. “He’s our pet at home in the evenings,” she said.
Sawyer is relatively low maintenance, and the immense responsibility is worth it, according to Mealy. “He’s a good dog,” she said. “He’s very well trained. Very relaxed. He is with people all day, so when he gets home, he’s pretty tired.”
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Brian Gish takes great pride in each plan he writes to heal sick waterways, but his latest project hits home.
Gish, who is the Pennsylvania senior watershed planner for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), is in the early stages of devising a proposal to improve the condition of 13 streams that impact portions of Columbia Borough, Mountville Borough,
West Hempfield Township, and Manor Township.
“This one is special for me,” he said.
Gish, whose grandfather worked in Columbia, grew up outside of Marietta, dining on mouthwatering shifter sandwiches, the local delicacy made up of ham, sweet pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. “It’s wonderful,” he said with a chuckle.
As a Boy Scout, Gish searched for the albatwitch, the miniature,
Blue Rock Heritage Center president Charlie Douts shows one of the decoys displayed at the museum.
Photo by George Deibel
Sawyer spends some time with Wendy Terry’s first-grade class.
Photo by George Deibel
Open House
dense,” Saylor said. “There was an abundance of fish here and waterfowl. We are documenting these things.”
Lower Susquehanna Archaeology Society Chapter 28 will show a demonstration dig and give a tour of the archaeology lab in the lower level of the museum. Visitors are welcome to bring possible historic items, and Saylor will provide free artifact identifications. Circle Legacy Center, a Native American advocacy group, will share crafts from tribes that once lived in the region.
Saylor noted that the museum has rare oil paintings showing Susquehannock and Shenk’s Ferry occupations. “The soil was best in Lancaster County because of the flooding of the Susquehanna (River),” she said, while mentioning the well-known Washington Boro tomatoes. “It was an ideal area for Native Americans to hunt and fish and, more importantly, they became famers, growing beans, corn, and squash.”
One of the paintings is a depiction of a Susquehannock village from the early 1600s. Saylor said it is believed that 60 Native Americans from that settlement met Captain John Smith on Garrett Island, which is located in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
“We have wonderful Native American prehistoric history here,
but we’re also incorporating (his tory from) the Scots, the Irish, the Mennonites, and Germans,” said Saylor, who is also the curator of Indian Steps Museum in Airville.
Saylor said the Blue Rock Heritage Center shows a timeline of what life was like in the area from thousands of years ago to the present. “We have artifacts and documentation to prove who was on this piece of land,” she said.
Visitors to the open house will also learn about the Schultz site from 1575, which is across the street from the center.
“(People) need to have some sense of community,” Saylor said. “And what better way than to learn about the community than to learn your shared heritage?”
The Blue Rock Heritage Center will also be open from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays, June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and 24, Sept. 14 and 28, and Oct. 12. Heritage Day will be held Sunday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Members will meet in the museum at 7 p.m. on Mondays, June 16, Sept. 15, and Oct. 20. The meetings are open to the public.
Visitors should use the Blue Rock Heritage Center parking lot, which is accessible from Blue Rock Road.
Go to www.bluerockheritage .org for more information about the organization and its upcoming events.
Church To Host Concert
Grace Church Lancaster, 911 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, will host Tim Zimmerman and King’s Brass, a nine-member brass ensemble, in a concert on Sunday, June 8. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., and the concert will begin at 10 a.m. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be received. For more information, email info@gracelanc.org.
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Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org
BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastor: Jake Farnham. For more info, call 717-872-6755.
BREAKOUT MINISTRIES: Senior Pastors Ron & Mary Buch; Sundays at 10am. Contemporary worship & messages of freedom, healing, deliverance and discipleship. Children’s ministry includes nursery through Sr. High. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7-8pm; Check our web site for scheduled home bible studies.; JA Jesus based recovery meeting Saturday 7-8:30p. Men and Women groups meet monthly. Family Fun Night bi-monthly 6:30-9:00, Jr. and Sr. High youth group meets alternating months. Local and International outreaches. Web site: www.breakoutministries.org or Call for details. 2400 Anita Court, Leola, PA 17540. Ph.: (717)656-8366
COLEMANVILLE UM CHURCH: 210 Colemanville Church Rd., Conestoga. Sunday Worship 8:40 AM, Sunday School 10:15AM 717-872-7951 Pastor Manuel Cruz www.colemanvilleumc.org
FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 151 Donnerville Rd., Lancaster (one block south of Columbia Avenue). Pastor: Keith M. Long. 8:45 am Sunday School (with nursery and classes for children, youth and adults); 10:15 a.m. SundayWorship Service (with nursery and children’s church). Wed.: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs (K6); Wed.: 6:30 pm Youth Group 717-285-1900. www.faithbfc.com
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE 121 Walnut Hill Rd., Millersville. Sunday Worship at 8:30 am & 10:30 am. Phone: 717-872-4581 www.findgracehere.org
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF WILLOW STREET: 212 Peach Bottom Rd., Willow Street. Pastor- Mike Sigman. Weekend Worship: 6pm Saturday, Contemporary; Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. Traditional; 9:15am & 11am Contemporary. Sunday Schl from infant-5th grade, meets simultaneously with the 6pm, 9:15 & 11am Worship Services. GCC Young Adults - Tues. 7 pm. Youth Ministry- Sun. & Wed. 6:30 pm. Numerous Small Groups. 717-464-5333 www.gccws.net info@gccws.net
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MARTICVILLE CHURCH: Located at 641 Marticville Rd. (Rt. 324) between New Danville & Pequea. Pastor: Kevin Kresge. 9:30am worship service. Casual dress. Nursery, handicap accessible. Visit us online: MarticvilleChurch.org E-mail: info@marticvillechurch.org
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apple-eating ape-man rumored to roam the Chickies Rock region.
“I enjoyed writing the other plans, and they were places that are important to me,” said Gish, who works out of the CBF office in Harrisburg. “But this is home. These streams are ones I’ve encountered throughout my life.”
This will be the third plan Gish has written for Lancaster County waterways. He also put together game plans for the Pequea Creek and upper Conestoga River.
Gish said the state analyzes the health of waterways in four categories of use: aquatic life, recreation, fish consumption, and use as a public water source. “We focus on aquatic life,” he added.
Penning a plan involves geospatial analysis, which essentially means combining maps and statistics to figure out answers to real-world environmental problems, Gish said. The plan’s coverage area involves 30 miles of streams in an area inhabited by approximately 20,000 people.
Strickler Run and Shawnee Run are the biggest of the 13 streams in the area that flow into the Susquehanna River, making up more than a third of the drainage area. Some of the streams don’t even have a name. Shawnee Run goes through Columbia, and Strickler Run is the one stream that drains from all four municipalities in the plan’s coverage area. “That is the thread that connects them all,” Gish said. “It’s going to make a great opportunity to bring wide ranges of communities together.”
This plan will be unique. “Here, these streams don’t flow into each other,” said Gish. “They all enter the river in their own place. We saw
that these streams, unlike a lot of the streams in Lancaster County, didn’t have a plan. We realized if we didn’t write a plan for these, these are streams that will probably never get a plan.”
Gish noted that as it pertains to water quality, they are equally important as the bigger waterways, especially when viewed all together. “The other neat thing about them is because they’re so small, in shorter amounts of time, you can have success stories,” he said.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation will hold events including stream cleanups throughout the area in the coming months to engage the community and hear feedback.
“Even though I feel invested in these communities, these are really their creeks,” said Gish. “(They belong to) the people who live here. We want to find out what they value. What’s important to them? What are their goals at the end of the day?”
Gish began the multiyear process by starting internal work several months ago, and he expects to complete it in 2026. Plans typically have a 20-year lifespan. The first review five years after it is finished will determine what’s working and what isn’t. A major review is conducted in the 10th year, and often parts of the plan will need to be overhauled. There is another review at the 15-year mark. After 20 years, the plan will probably reach the end of its usefulness.
“Sometimes we will see we met our targets, and the streams aren’t impaired anymore,” said Gish. “Most likely, you have to write another one, because even when you do all the right things, it can
take decades for these streams to rebound.”
Bettering the Chesapeake Bay is a byproduct of the local efforts. “We like to say, ‘If you save PA, you save the bay,’” said Gish. “When I talk to people, I hardly ever mention the bay. The reason is, in the Pennsylvania office, our focus is 100% local clean water. Yes, that helps the bay. But when I go out, I am not out there working on behalf of the estuary. I am working on behalf of all people who live here
and the landscapes and waterways that are here.”
Gish added, “The creeks in their backyard and the Susquehanna River are things that are important to (people). Those are the things that are important to me. If we do good work here, it’s going to help the bay, but the reason we even have a Pennsylvania office is to connect with these local commu nities here in the commonwealth. We understand what we do affects
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Brian Gish looks out over Shawnee Run. Photo by George Deibel
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Mealy got Sawyer seven years ago when she was assistant principal at Hambright Elementary. Sawyer was trained to be an individual service dog by United Disabilities Services (UDS). He was dismissed from those duties, but he has found a home at Eshleman.
Sawyer’s schedule depends on which teachers sign up to have him in the classroom, as well as on the school cycle. First-grade teacher Wendy Terry, ESL teacher
Kathryn Cox, fifth-grade teacher Aliza Becker, and music teacher Kailey Brennan are all certified secondary handlers, which eases Mealy’s responsibilities.
help Sawyer do his job.”
Sawyer is a calming influence while class is in session. “He usually just lays there, and the kids read to him or snuggle with him,” Mealy said. “He does well in everybody’s class, and the kids do well respecting his space while still doing what they need to do, even when he’s around.”
in the classroom. It’s weird - I got the sense that Sawyer knew the student needed some kind of additional emotional support.”
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“We’re really lucky at Eshleman because we have (certified) secondary handlers, which means Sawyer can be in their classrooms without me,” Mealy said. Handlers must recertify each year so Sawyer can be insured.
The principal is grateful the teachers invested their time to complete the initial mandated 10 hours of training at UDS and then earn recertification.
“It’s important to go through the training so the service dogs have consistency when they transition from their training to the school environment,” Terry said. “Service dogs rely on clear communication and routines. Having the training allows me to
Sawyer is more vocal during some music classes. “When the students play the recorder, he howls, and the students think that’s hilarious,” said Mealy. Sawyer is also something of a kleptomaniac, stealing doorstops and then hiding them around the building.
Sawyer understands when to be playful and when to be a bit more serious. “Let’s say we have a particular student that needs something,” Mealy said. “We’ve used (Sawyer) as a reward. We’ve used him if a student needs a purposeful break. We’ve used him for de-escalation. Once a student is upset about something and then starts to calm down, we have used him to sit with the student and relax a little bit. They are one-off things with me present.”
That’s the type of interaction Mealy had hoped for when she acquired Sawyer. “The reason I started to do this was because at Hambright we had the emotional support population,” Mealy said. “We thought it would be great for them to have a facility dog for those de-escalation times. Some of the emotional support students would help care for Sawyer.”
Mealy noted that when she was promoted to principal of Eshleman three years ago, the burning questions was, “What do we do with Sawyer?” By that time, Sawyer had already bonded with Mealy, and he is more comfortable when he is near his primary handler.
record and only occasionally stays home for the day when Mealy has a morning meeting. “He loves to come to school,” she said. “It’s super easy to get him to jump in the car.”
Mealy recalled a situation at Hambright when a student returned to class following the death of a parent. “We sent Sawyer into the classroom with him, and Sawyer stayed with him the whole day,” she said. “It allowed the student to also focus on taking care of Sawyer, so it gave (the student) a little more purpose than just sitting
Some students have a fear of dogs, but Sawyer seems to be an exception. “He is so well behaved they aren’t afraid of him,” Mealy said. “I’ve had conversations with parents of students who are afraid of dogs, and they love for Sawyer to be in their child’s classroom because (the student) will recognize he or she doesn’t have to be afraid.”
Sawyer has a solid attendance
Some students are not as punctual, and that’s another situation where Sawyer comes in handy. Mealy assigns perpetually tardy students the responsibility of feeding Sawyer in the morning to encourage them to make sure they are on time.
Terry stated that students are benefiting from Sawyer’s presence. “First-graders are still learning how to treat others,” she said. “Having a (facility) dog gives them a real example of how to be gentle, respectful, and caring. Those lessons carry over into how they treat each other.”
Eshleman Elementary School students help care for the facility dog, Sawyer.
Photo by George Deibel
Ladies Night Out Group To Meet
The Ladies Night Out group from Millersville Community Church will host a speaker from the Alzheimer’s Association on Friday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the church’s Grace Campus, 163 W. Frederick St., Millersville.
The presentation will help attendees understand Alzheimer’s disease, discover ways to reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s, and know how to navigate the disease if loved ones are facing it. Donations received
at this event will support Julie Ehrgood’s team in Lancaster Walk to End Alzheimer’s in September.
Ladies Night Out is dedicated to providing programs and crafts for area women in a casual, friendly
atmosphere. The programs are free, and donations are accepted to fund future events.
All area women are welcome. Reservations are requested by contacting 717-872-4571 or office@ mcchurch.net.
CAMPS FOR YOUR FAMILY’S NEEDS
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• Various weeks from mid-June to mid-August
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• Weekly overnight
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SURGE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
For rising 7th-12th graders
• Helping behind the scenes
• Shadowing summer staff
• Studying the Bible
• Teambuilding, adventures & activities
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For rising 1st-6th graders
• Various weeks from mid-June to mid-August
• Daily, 8:30am-5pm
• Unique weekly themes that tie into True That!
“Thank you for letting us come this week. Thank you for letting us learn about you guys, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I had lots of fun here at Black Rock!” -3rd grader at Day Camp
SOCCER CAMP
For rising 3rd-10th graders
• Skills sessions & scrimmages
• June 30th-July 4th
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Hosts Will Tell How Their Gardens Grow
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Porches and Posies garden tour on Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Proceeds will go to paying off the already completed sanctuary renovation project at the church. The event will be held rain or shine, and there will not be refunds.
Tickets can be purchased at the church, 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Quarryville, by calling 717-548-2763 or by emailing office@chestnutlevel.org. Attendees will receive a brochure with a map and a list of the homes on the tour, including the addresses.
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tickets purchased before Saturday, June 7. Tickets will be available on the day of the tour at the homes of the Waltons, 90 Shady Lane, Conestoga; the Mussers, 20 Kreider Road, Willow Street; and the Davises, 242 Sleepy Hollow Road, Nottingham.
Ticketholders may visit the sites in any order and spend as long as they wish at each place. There will be members of the congregation at each stop, along with the garden owners, to welcome visitors and answer questions.
Porches and Posies germinated out of a concept from event organizer Betsy Musser in 2021. “I just thought it would be a great idea to do,” she said. Marty Henry and Anna Mary Barcus, who were committee members at the time, used their connections to help start the event.
Ruthie Smith and Peggy Osborne are helping Betsy with this year’s tour. “It is truly an endeavor of the congregation,” Betsy said.
street from the sanctuary.
The menu will include spinach salad, turkey sandwiches, and chicken salad sandwiches. Dessert choices will include angel food cake with strawberries, strawberries and ice cream, and cupcakes. There will also be a stand selling lemonade and iced tea, as well as snacks. Items from Henrys’ Farm and Greenhouses will also be available for purchase. Reservations are not required to purchase lunch, but those interested are asked to preregister by calling 717-548-2763.
The other stops on the Posies and Porches tour will include Ron and Bev Walton’s home, the former East Centre School House, located at the corner of Shady Lane and Sandhill Road, Conestoga, and the Conestoga Heritage Farm, 118 Sandhill Road, Conestoga, which is across the street from the school. This is the 175th anniversary of East Centre School, which contains artwork from the early 1900s, flower gardens, and more than 500 hybrid and heirloom vegetables.
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Betsy noted that she hopes visitors will pick up suggestions for their own gardens. “As long as people get one idea, it’s a success, something new or they didn’t think of before,” she said.
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church is one of the stops on the tour. Betsy said participants will be able to see the restored sanctuary, featuring “the newly exposed balcony, the restored ceiling with gold leaf details, antique German-stained glass windows, two fieldstone additions on either side of the bell tower, and the wooden pews from 1914.”
For the first time, visitors will be able to purchase lunch while at the church by stopping by the Family Life Center, which is across the
The grounds of this 1870s farmhouse include tomatoes, herbs, carrots, onions, red beets, strawberries, rhubarb, boxwoods, and azaleas.
Another stop will be Tony and Tawn Battiste’s home in, Quarryville. Along with creek stones and shrubs, Tawn added flora and hanging baskets. There is a “door porch” that includes four doors from the former Quarryville movie theater of long ago. Tawn has put up numerous birdhouses, and Tony grows vegetables in raised beds.
Carol Gibson’s home in Quarryville will also be featured. Gibson has a “Friendship Garden,” which
Ron and Bev Walton will welcome visitors to their Conestoga home. Photo by George Deibel
is overflowing with many plants shared from loved ones over the years and the memories they hold. There is a memorial garden off the west side of the sunroom in honor of her parents, Glenn and Evelyn Myer.
Jack and Dana Davis’ home in Nottingham will be another stop. The Davis family members said they love “using trees, shrubs, and groundcovers to help create a cozy and interesting space during all four seasons.” Dana enjoys planting flower seeds, and Jack tends to the trees and grass.
Bill and Betsy Musser’s
home, a 4-acre property in Willow Street, has evolved from a cornfield over the past 48 years. Tadpoles, frogs, and fish reside in the water garden, and there are frequently wrens in the birdhouses and hummingbirds at the feeder.
Another stop will be Don and Carol Trimble’s home in Quarryville. The Trimbles had roses on a farm and then continued raising the flowers after moving to their current home 20 years ago. The types of roses include hybrid trees, foribundas, shrubs, knockouts, and miniatures.
Watershed
the bay, probably better than most people. If a solution doesn’t work for the people here, it isn’t going to happen. We make sure everything we do is relevant to the folks here and stands to improve their local environment.”
Gish said residents can already start helping by planting trees, supporting local farms, picking up litter, limiting lawn chemicals, and being careful about what they are putting down drains.
“A lot of times plans focus
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only on water quality,” Gish said. “I really want this one to be a more holistic plan that provides educational and recreational opportunities. “We are using the plan as a vehicle to get local communities to cooperate on other things such as stormwater. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to pull together.”
Go to www.cbf.org/aboutcbf/locations/pennsylvania/ for additional information about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Bethel Church Sets Hymn Sing
Church To Offer Money Essentials Class
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 321 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, will partner with Citizens Bank to provide a Money Essentials class at the church on Wednesdays, June 11, July 9, and Aug. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Experts from the three local branches of Citizens Bank will
teach the class and stay after to discuss personal questions, resources, and strategies to help class participants.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the church office at office@stjohns-lancaster.org or 717-299-1188, ext. 1.
Accordion Group To Meet
The First Lancaster Accordion Group (FLAG) will meet on Sunday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Zion Church of Millersville, 317
N. George St., Millersville. For additional details, contact Miranda Hoffman at 717-940-4762.
Bethel Church of Conestoga, 3716 Main St., will hold its Summer Sing-Along on Sunday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The hymn sing will be followed by an ice cream social.
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For more information, contact Kay at 717-299-9576.
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Garden tour organizer Betsy Musser (left) and Ron Walton stand in front of East Centre School House in Conestoga.
Photo by George Deibel
Church Plans First Friday Events
First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster, will present a concert, “Organic Reflections: Sounds of Summer,” at 8 p.m. on First Friday, June 6. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.
The 30-minute program will be presented by organist Larry Hershey and will include “Wedding Processional (Te Deum)” by Marc Antoine Charpentier, “Fountain Reverie” by Percy Fletcher, and “Fanfare in D” by Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens. Hershey will be joined by pianist Debbie Botham for a piano and organ rendition of the complete suite of “Royal Fireworks Music” by George Frideric Handel.
Admission is free. For more information, call the church office at 717-397-5149.
AUCTION REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY
for Betty Jane Texter (Mrs. Raymond Texter) THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 at 4:00 pm 55 Sprecher Road, Willow Street, Pequea Township REAL ESTATE to be sold at 6pm. Bi-Level House on .69 acre. Upper level 1,209 sq feet plus finished lower level. UPPER LEVEL: Kitchen, Dining Rm, Living Rm, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths. LOWER LEVEL: Family Rm w/ wood stove, Laundry Rm w/ half bath, Large Utility Rm. GARAGE. SHED. Rear patio & deck. Elec Heat. On site well & septic. Central AC. PERSONAL PROPERTY to be sold at 4pm. Furniture, a few antiques, hhgoods, box lots, lawn, garden & tools. PIG COLLECTION. HARLEY COLLECTABLES.
The church will also host Art in the Garden in its courtyard from 4 to 8 p.m. on June 6. At the free plein air event, the public is invited to stroll through the gardens and watch local artists at work or shop for works of art.
Visitors should enter the courtyard from Orange Street to the left of the church or from Christian Street to the rear of the church.
Local artists are invited to join by contacting Theresa Rettig at 717-682-2240. Artists should bring their paints, brushes, easels, table, or pottery equipment and work on a piece or display work for sale.
Church To Hold 50th Anniversary Celebration
Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ will hold its 50th anniversary celebration picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at Rader Park, 1899 Apostles Way, Lancaster.
Hot dogs, chips, cookies, and ice pops will be served. Attendees should bring their own drinks.
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There will be free yard games and a performance by Phredd Ukulele One Man Band for children at noon.
For more information, visit https://apostlesucc.org/.
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Local artist Kelly Cochran (left) of Dutch Girl Designs and David Cochran
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4-FAMILY AT MILLWOOD Road & Barley Ave, Sat June 7, 7 am - 1pm. Flower cart, yard aerator, holiday decor, keyboard, antiques, HH, Longaberger, CDs, Noritake china, Orneida flatware, recliners, baseball caps, womens clothes size 16 -2x, tools
HOLTWOOD - PORCH SALE
HENRYS’ GREENHOUSES, 1258 Oregon Hollow Rd., Sat. 6/7, 7am. Gorgeous Flowers, Hanging Baskets, Planters, Great Garden Stuff & Old Stuff at Great Prices. CASH ONLY - NO CHECKS, NO CARDS.
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MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE. JUNE 77am-3pm Downsizing. Items for everyone! Lawn mower, Outdoor items & more!
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Will move households (will go out of state). Fair prices for Clean Outs of Attics, Basements. 717-442-3301
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ALWAYS BUYING Classic, Muscle & Sports Cars Jeff Gast, 717-575-4561
BUYING CLASSIC CARS, TRUCKS, SUVs **American and Foreign** Any Condition. Buying entire car collections. $$PAYING CA$H$$ Please call 717-5778206 KRMiller1965@yahoo.com
Clean, Repair, Gutter Guards. Property Maint. by Steve. 717-892-7411
HANDYMAN: Painting. Land/Hardscaping. Gutters/Guards, Decks, Siding, Roofing, 717-826-3680 PA196090
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Basements, garages, attics, appliances. Five Star Property Service, 717-278-1030
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All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act which makes it illegal to advertise a preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap (physical or mental) or familial status (people with children) or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This publication will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law Our readers are hearby informed that all dwellings advertised in this publication are required to be available on an equal opportunity basis.
*NOTE TO OUR CUSTOMERS* When placing your real estate ad please describe the property only, not who you wish to occupy it.
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BARN STORAGE/CONTRACTOR/HOBBYIST 1,500 sq. ft., 2 Overhead Doors, $475/mo Lampeter Rd., 717-278-6377
Answering the Call: The Blue Rock Firehouse Project
The Blue Rock Regional Fire District was incorporated in 2011 through an agreement between Manor Township and Millersville Borough. With a mission statement of One Team. Our Mission. Your Safety., the district covers 55 square miles of Manor Township and Millersville Borough, including six miles of the Susquehanna River.
There is a dire need for a new rehouse to replace the Highville and Washington Boro stations. By building a new station in Washington Boro and with the existing West Lancaster and Millersville stations, Blue Rock will be able to continue to protect and serve everyone in the district.
We need your help to raise $7 million for our new station. Will you answer the call?
The new two-story building will include ve drive-through bays and sleeping quarters for our volunteers.
Blue Rock Regional Fire Rescue handles all of the re and emergency management related activities including structural re ghting, large scale brush res, heavy vehicle and industrial rescue, water rescue and wildland re ghting.
We need your help. Will you answer the call?
Chief – Give $100
Commissioner - Give $500
Champion – Give $1,000
Community Hero – Give $10,000
You can give by mailing your check to:
Blue Rock Regional Fire District
26 East Charlotte St., Millersville, PA 17551 or Venmo at https://venmo.com/u/bluerock re
For questions call 717-872-9345.
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