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JULY 7, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 29
Clock Sports New Paint efore Lenny Prange retired from working as a painter, he had a request. “A long time ago, I said to my boss, ‘If you ever get a chance to paint the Gap Town Clock, go after it because I would like to say I painted that,’” recalled Prange. Standing in front of the 65-foot tower that houses the 1872 Seth Thomas clock, Prange said Phil Hursh of Hursh Painting Company remembered the request. On June 2, with about a month left to work, Prange spent the day high in the air priming the tower, which is located at the intersection of Route 41 and Bridge Street in Gap. “We have three sides done at this point,” said Prange, who noted that the next day thunderstorms were predicted. “Friday or Monday we will be back,” said Prange. “We will prime the last side, put finish coats on, and then start trimming out.” Prange noted that the paint should continue to look good for about eight to 10 years.
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Fifteen years after the clock was placed, the building was taken over by the sheriff. “Concerned townspeople stole the clock, and hid it in a nearby ice house,” said Stern. “In 1892, a 65-foot tower was built for the clock.” In 1953, the Gap Town Clock Association was formed when the clock tower appeared to be doomed by the widening of Route 41. “Once again, the citizens of the area banded together and moved the tower 75 feet to its present location,” said Stern. “It’s an interesting story.” Clock Association member John Hilton winds the clock regularly, with association president Glenn Kendig filling in when Hilton is unavailable. “John’s father used to wind it before he passed,” shared Stern. A nominal fee, which helps to preserve the clock tower, is asked of Gap Town Clock Association members. Those who would like more information may call 484-340-0116. Painter Lenny Prange fulfilled his wish to paint the Gap Town Clock before he retired.
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
“One of the reasons I wanted to start my own organization was to enable and empower volunteers to be involved in the whole process (of raising and training service dogs),” said Linzey Zoccola, who founded Phoenix Assistance Dogs (PAD) in 2009. Zoccola and assistant director Ashley Bosserman have recently begun working with dogs, volunteer trainers, and clients in the organization’s new Warwick Center offices in Lititz. See Puppy Raisers pg 6
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Ressler’s Mill Tour Pays Tribute To Local History BY ANN MEAD ASH of Resslers worked the mill until 1977, when Franklin Ressler and his “We are a best-kept secret,” said sister, Anna, ceased operations and Linda Taylor, a tour guide at moved to Landis Homes, taking one Ressler’s Mill in Mascot, a small vil- suitcase each. What they left behind lage located southeast of Leola. - along with Franklin’s shrewd “Anyone who has an interest in investments - has allowed the mill Lancaster County history would property to become a historical treasure in Lancaster County. enjoy a visit here.” “I know the mill, and the mill There has been a mill on the property at 2900 Stumptown Road, knows me,” said Franklin in a video Ronks, since the 1730s. The last that was made shortly before his family to run a mill there purchased death at age 92 in 1994. The mill - also the site in 1865. Three generations known as the Mascot Roller Mills See Sibings pg 4
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Business Directory . . . . . .7
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Tour guides Linda Taylor (left) and Kathy Raffensperger stand before the Mascot Roller Mills in Mascot, which is open for tours.
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Kathy Stern, secretary/treasurer of the Gap Town Clock Association, said that she let Prange choose the colors for the clock tower, which are traditional white with green trim on the window surrounds, the bottom and top of the tower, and the cornice at the bell housing. She said the group had considered maroon trim, but Prange was concerned that would fade too quickly. On April 9, Hursh contacted Stern and told her about the idea to paint the clock tower. “Phil (Hursh) donated all the paint and all the labor,” noted Stern. “We were really blessed with that.” Stern relayed the history of the clock, pointing out that it was originally placed on Penn Monument Hall (now home to the Town Clock Cheese Shoppe), located across Bridge Street from the clock. The brick building was named Penn Monument Hall because William Penn had made a historic visit to the area. “The clock was located (in the building) along historic Newport Pike, which is now Route 41,” explained Stern, who added that freight was hauled along the route from Tidewater Harbor to Newport, Del.
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