Penn Manor /townlively
OCTOBER 14, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 26
Providing Expert Care For Injured Wildlife BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
For five years, Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Washington Boro has been rescuing and rehabilitating ill, injured, and orphaned animals. Founder, director, and rehabilitator Tracie Young holds permits from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to both provide
Providence Church has hosted a Celebrate Recovery group for a decade.
Celebrating 10 Years Of Recovery “Celebrate Recovery is not just for drugs and alcohol. It’s for anybody with a hurt, a habit, or a hangup who wants to work on whatever they need to work on while having a supportive group,” said Providence Church Celebrate Recovery (CR) leader Dannel Wissler. “When people come, rest, and learn, they grow. We sometimes call it ‘Monday night church in the basement.’” Nearly every Monday evening for 10 years, Providence Church, 269 Cinder Road, New Providence, has hosted a CR group meeting. More than 30,000 CR groups have been established around the country. “It’s a healthy faith environment where you can share and talk and just be real,” said CR leader Brad Duvall. He instigated the formation of the local group while in recovery with the Naaman Center. “The support group aspect is important,” Wissler added. “We’re
not there to fix each other; we’re there to learn from each other.” Meetings typically follow an identical schedule. A meal is served, then children, teenagers, and adults gather in their respective classrooms. Lessons and games are provided for the youngsters. The adult
“The support group aspect is important,” Wissler added. “We’re not there to fix each other; we’re there to learn from each other.” meetings alternate each week between a testimony from someone who has made progress in their recovery and a lesson based on the 12 Steps and the Beatitudes from the Bible. Providence Church lead pastor Dwight Lefever has been part of the group since the beginning and often teaches the lessons.
See Wildlife pg 6
Prior to the shutdown in March, about 130 adults and children attended each week. “It’s a lot when you consider the average attendance of a church in the U.S. is 70. We never anticipated that, but we prepared ourselves,” Duvall commented. “The biggest shift came when we could minister to all age groups, including children, teens, and a fully staffed nursery.” Since March, CR has met via Zoom and now meets in person in the Providence Church pavilion when weather permits. Guests are welcome to attend at any time and may meet the group in the main lobby at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays. From there, the attendees will go outside or be divided into small groups to converse inside. Wissler noted that the leaders are working out the logistics for safely serving meals again, and the children’s program will soon resume. “The church was really gracious in allowing us to start back up,” Duvall
At the intake appointment for a recurring issue, I commented offhand to my physical therapist (PT) that one of my shoulders was feeling sore. I joked that the reason could be due to dressing up to leave the house more often after several months of living in pajamas during the shutdown. It turns out that my hypothesis was not so farfetched. “I’m seeing a lot more of those
See Celebrate Recovery pg 2
See Physical Therapy pg 4
Barron Von Vulture is one of the ambassador animals that Raven Ridge Wildlife Center founder and director Tracie Young takes to educational presentations.
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wildlife rehabilitation services to raptors, mammals, and waterfowl and to offer wildlife education programs. The permits certify that Young has the required knowledge and skills to safely handle wild animals, and they protect her from state laws that levy fines of up to $1,500 for taking or possessing wildlife. “Sometimes good intentions by a person is not good for the animal,” Young said. “The instinct is to cuddle and love on them, (but) we keep them wild. We want to fix them, get them healthy, and get them back out (into their habitats).” Young also stressed that improper handling of wild animals can put humans at risk of serious diseases, which is one of the reasons home care is unlawful. “Don’t handle them yourself. Whoever handles these