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milie Thibeault started twirling when she was 7 years old. A Pequea Valley alumna, Thibeault got into the sport the same way that many of her peers did - having a mother who twirled. “Before I started twirling, I danced from when I was 2 until I was 7,” she said. “I liked dancing so much that (my mother) just kind of brought (twirling) up, and I took to it since then and never stopped.” Since that point, Thibeault has gone to many places and accomplished great things with a baton in her hand. She was a twirling trailblazer of sorts at Lebanon Valley College, where she recently earned a master’s degree in speech pathology and had the opportunity to represent her country in the “Olympics” of baton. Ever since she started twirling, training under Wendy Rhoads at Ab-Salute Twirling in Brownstown, she has competed in regional and national competitions in the sport, as well as twirling as part of the Pequea Valley
High School marching band. None of the many medals earned in those youth competitions compare to what she accomplished at the 2025 International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF) Nations Cup, where she won a gold medal in the “three baton” category. Thibeault stated that her goal was only to qualify for the multiweek competition, held last year in Torino, Italy. Not only did she walk away with a gold medal, but she also placed within the top 10 in the solo category. “It was a really big honor for me to represent the USA,” she said. “I just love being able to represent my country and being able to go there and compete with friends and meet people from other countries. It was just an amazing, amazing experience.” When choosing a postsecondary institution, Thibeault was looking more on the educational side of things. There are a handful of schools in Pennsylvania that offer speech pathology programs, but most institutions only offer a fouryear program with a further two See Twirling pg 2 Thibeault won the gold medal in the “three baton” category.
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There’s a great new nonprofit in Lancaster County that’s been founded by Neffsville resident Greta Myers. It’s called “Neuro Neighborhood.” “ We used ‘neighborhood’ to give people a welcoming invitation to something bigger than themselves,” said Myers, who also serves as executive director
of the organization. “Neighborhoods contain people who come together to support one another. We all know how important it is to have a support system, and we felt that use of the title ‘neighborhood’ would exemplify our support. “Our goal is to continue to get the word out so we can reach as many people as possible,” continued Myers. “The more people who In the fight against neurological conditions, Neuro Neighborhood director of development Katie Ederati (left) and executive director Greta Myers
See Neuro pg 5 aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
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