Penn Manor JULY 31, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: PROGRAMS WILL SPOTLIGHT LOCAL HISTORY page 4
VOL LVI • NO 18
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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townlively.com for information about upcoming events and happenings in your community and throughout the region! Chester and Berks Counties • 91st annual Old Fiddler’s Picnic, Hibernia Park, Coatesville Saturday, Aug. 10 • Town Tours and Village Walks, tour of the village of Sadsburyville - Thursday, Aug. 15 • Free Third Saturdays at the Berks County Heritage Center, Reading - Saturday, Aug. 17 Dauphin and Lebanon Counties • Mount Gretna Art Show, downtown Mount Gretna Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18 • “Picasso: A Life in Print,” Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg - through Sunday, Sept. 22 • The Pennsylvania Make It With Wool contest, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg - Saturday, Oct. 5
Bookworm Frolic Scheduled pg 4
A Place To Call Home pg 3
Bluegrass Festival To Feature Two Groups pg 2
Pequea Township Plans Second National Night Out By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Prior to the planning committee meeting for the second annual National Night Out (NNO) event hosted by Pequea Township Police Department, police chief John Michener reflected on the event’s origin and purpose. “(Pequea) Township resident Dennis Harding pushed for this two years ago,” Michener said. “I think it’s great. Any opportunity we have for positive interaction with the community is a wonderful thing. There are not as many events like this anymore. It’s another chance for people to interact, not only with us, but also with others.” The department’s second annual NNO event will be held
on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Willow Fire Company, 192 W. Willow Road, Willow Street. Pequea Township police officers and equipment will be on hand. West Willow and New Danville fire companies will have apparatus displayed at the event, and there will be a house replica with simulated fire, which attendees may extinguish with hoses. The fire companies will also host a smoke trailer, which is used to teach fire safety. Lancaster EMS will provide an ambulance, and Conestoga Fire Company will have its water rescue equipment on site. The Lancaster County HAZMAT Team will bring a drone. Pennsylvania Canine Search and Rescue will bring its highly See Pequea Township NNO pg 9
Members of the Pequea Township Police Department, Lancaster EMS, and the West Willow and New Danville fire companies, along with township residents, have planned the second annual National Night Out event that will be held at the West Willow Fire Company on Aug. 6.
Lancaster County
MAHS To Host “Show And Tell” Event
• Richard Oehme Memorial Golf Tournament, Overlook Golf Course, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 21 York County • The Penn State Master Gardeners of York County’s Butterfly Buzz, Hanover Junction Station, Seven Valleys - Saturday, Aug. 17 • Shrewsbury Flower Show, Shrewsbury Assembly of God Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25 • Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival, downtown York - Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25
At last year’s Show and Tell hosted by the Millersville Area Historical Society, Elaine Pease (left photo) showed the Conestoga wagon-shaped door stop she bought during a trip to New England and Bob Lehr (right photo) displayed a limited edition cap pistol that had never been fired. Folks are invited to bring old and interesting items to the next Show and Tell event, set for Aug. 10. The Millersville Area Historical Society (MAHS) invites the public to participate in or attend its fourth annual Show and Tell event when it meets at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. Other
historical societies with collectibles also are welcome to take part in this fun activity, which will be held in the Millersville Municipal Center, 100 Municipal Drive, Millersville. See MAHS Show And Tell pg 6
Our Fruits
Nearly two dozen Penn Manor High School students are able to get to summer jobs, run errands, and attend English as a Second Language (ESL) classes thanks to the generosity of community members who donated bicycles to families in need. The effort began when Wendy Letavic, English language development coordinator for the school district, encouraged students to attend a free, two-week ESL program in August. Many of them said they would like to attend but had no way to get there. So Letavic asked them, “If you had a bike, would you ride there, since it’s in Millersville?” When the students said yes, Letavic sent out an email to the high school staff explaining the need and asking for See Bicycle Donations pg 4
Penn Manor High School student Josenlly Martinez helped to repair nearly two dozen bicycles that were donated to fellow students so they could get to ESL classes, jobs, and other activities.
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