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UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Friends of the Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, will meet on Tuesday, July 9, at 10 a.m. The library’s book club will meet on Wednesday, July 10, at 1:30 p.m. to discuss “The Chimes” by Anna Smaill. WOOL FELTING MINI-CAMP
Penn State Extension 4-H will host a Wool Felting Mini-Camp at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 8, through Thursday, July 11. Camp will include instruction and hands-on experience with wool felting and other fiber arts. A small fee will be charged. Membership in 4-H is not required. To register or for more details, contact Patti Van Brederode at pev3@psu.edu or 717-394-6851. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
is the theme for vacation Bible school (VBS) at Stehman Memorial United Methodist Church, 485 Indian Run Road, Millersville. The VBS will occur from Monday, July 8, to Friday, July 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It will include sports, crafts, snacks and Bible lessons. Friday will be Family Night, with parents and family members invited to see what the children have learned during the week and to hear a presentation about missionaries in Brazil and Philadelphia. Ice cream sundaes will be served. To register children age 4 to grade six, visit www.stehmanchurch.com and click on “VBS.” For more information, email pastor@stehmanchurch.com, visit www.facebook.com/stehmanchurch or call 717-872-8668.
Tomato Festival Will Start Serving Early By Dayna M. Reidenouer
As far as any of the members of the Blue Rock Support Group (BRSG) can recall, what was then the Goodwill Fire Company No. 1 took over the organization of the Washington Boro Tomato Festival in the late 1960s. “It’s so old, we can’t remember,” commented BRSG member Jim Pontz. When Goodwill merged with three other Manor Township fire companies to become Blue Rock Fire Rescue (BRFR) in 2011, the support group was created. As an auxiliary to the new entity, BRSG coordinates Blue Rock apparel for BRFR members, hosts annual banquets, and contributes to the purchases of new apparatus. It also hosts the Tomato Festival. “We do it for the community,” said Dick Schock, who shares festival co-chair duties with Carl Miller and Bob Howell. “If we stopped, the community would kick up a fuss.” While not much about the Tomato Festival has changed over the years - if it is not broken, why fix it? - a slight change has been made for this year’s event, which will be held on Saturdays, July 13 and 20, at Washington Boro Park, 2010 River Road. For the first time, the kitchen will open at 3 p.m., a full The Blue Rock Support Group will host the Washington Boro Tomato Festival on July 13 two hours before the carnival games and live music kick off. See Tomato Festival pg 7
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“I’ve always felt strongly about empowerment for women,” said Kristi Napoleonis, who will lead two women’s self-defense workshops at Millersville Community Church (MCC) on Saturday, July 20. “I teach part crime prevention, part empowerment.”
COMMUNITY MEAL
Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will offer Joseph’s Table, a free community meal, on Thursday, July 18, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will include a pulled pork barbecue sandwich, a baked potato, coleslaw, a garden salad, ice cream and cookies. The pork will be roasted on-site. Doors will open at 4:30 pm.
and 20. New this year, the kitchen will open at 3 p.m. each day. Games and live music will start at 5 p.m.
Women’s Self-Defense Workshops Set Saddlebag Riders Announce
Kristi Napoleonis
Napoleonis graduated from Penn State University with a degree in criminal justice, and she has taught self-defense classes for the National Rifle Association and for a private company. During the workshops on July 20, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m., Napoleonis will focus on simple moves that can disable an attacker. The one- or two-step moves may be performed by anyone regardless of age or ability. “As long as you can move, there’s something you can do,” Napoleonis said. Napoleonis will discuss self-awareness as a way to avoid being seen as easy prey. She will also review self-defense tools and the use of pepper spray. The workshops will be capped at 15 persons each and are limited to women only. Participants should be age at least 14 years old, although younger girls will be admitted when accompanied by an adult. Napoleonis explained the age requirement by saying that she will invite attendees to discuss situations they have See Self-Defense Class pg 3
Third Biker Breakfast By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“We had 70 people last year. It went really well,” said Saddlebag Riders TEAM president Chuck Moore, reflecting on last year’s biker breakfast. It was the second breakfast the Motorcyclists for
Jesus Ministries (MJM) members had held, but it was the first at Washington Boro Park, 2010 River Road, Washington Boro. “Since this is a popular riding route, we wanted to be a stop for them,” explained Saddlebag Riders member See Biker Breakfast pg 9
The Saddlebag Riders of Motorcyclists for Jesus Ministries will host a biker breakfast on July 6 at Washington Boro Park. Everyone is welcome.
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