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FEBRAURY 16, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 43
Project Lifesaver Comes To Troop J - Lancaster Rotary Club BY COURTNEY MENGEL
rooper Kelly Osborne, a resident of Strasburg Township, has worked in Lancaster County since 2000. Over the years, she has developed friendships with several local police officers, state troopers, and employees of municipal departments, which is why she was surprised that she
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had never heard about Project Lifesaver until 2019. That year, Kelly decided to put her father, Courtney Osborne, in an assisted living facility because his dementia had worsened. Prior to that, Courtney had wandered at least twice, and on one occasion, he got lost while driving and was found in Delaware County. On Oct. 18, 2019, Kelly received a voicemail at
The first four people with Pennsylvania State Police Troop J - Lancaster to be trained with Project Lifesaver were (from left) Trooper First Class Chadwick Roberts, Sgt. Samantha Minnucci, Trooper Kelly Osborne, and administrative manager Shannon Cessna.
work from a sheriff. The voicemail was difficult for her to understand; all Kelly heard was “Project Lifesaver” and “Cape May, New Jersey.” She decided to return the call later. The next day, Oct. 19, Kelly’s father wandered from the assisted living facility and passed away at the age of Trooper Kelly Osborne (left) was inspired by her 83. It wasn’t until father, Courtney Osborne, to bring Project Lifesaver about a week later to Troop J - Lancaster. that Kelly returned the phone call from the Pilot Club of Lancaster, and heard about Project Lifesaver. Kelly and three other individuals “When he told me it was a search- with Troop J - Lancaster particiand-rescue program for people who pated in a three-day training wander, I got chills,” she explained. course in July 2021 to become “This is like the universe telling me electronic search specialists. Six I have to look into this program and troopers were trained on Jan. 26 and another six troopers were we have to become involved in it.” Project Lifesaver is a search-and- trained on Feb. 8. The end goal is rescue program to locate at-risk to have all of the troopers trained individuals who wander. Its mis- to use the equipment. Troop J - Lancaster, which is sion is to use state-of-the-art techlocated at 2099 Linnology in assisting coln Highway East, those who care for individuals with “ T h i s i s l i k e t h e Lancaster, patrols 19 Alzheimer’s disease, u n i v e r s e t e l l i n g townships and one dementia, autism, me I have to look borough in Lancastdevelopmental disor- into this program er County because ders, Down syn- a n d w e h a v e t o these areas do not drome, and other become involved have their own municipal departbrain-related chal- in it.” ments. In addition, lenges across the Troop J - Lancaster United States. Project Lifesaver participants wear a covers part-time municipalities that personalized transmitter 24/7 on do not operate overnight, such as their wrist or ankle that emits a Quarryville Borough and Christiana tracking signal on FM radio fre- Borough. Individuals with an official diagquency. When a caregiver calls 911 and reports that a participant has nosis can enroll in Project Lifesaver. wandered, a search team spreads To request an application for Proout over the area and uses a receiv- ject Lifesaver, contact Pilot Club of er to locate the individual through Lancaster member Cathy Cieslinski at 717-572-2682. his or her transmitter. The Pilot Club welcomes new After receiving permission from the captain of Troop J - Lancaster, members. For more information, attaining funding for the equip- visit http://bit.ly/PilotClub or ment from Camp Cadet, and search for “Pilot Club of Lancaster, securing funding for the training Inc.” on Facebook.
Honors Students
Solanco High School juniors Madison Gonce and Kara Peace have been selected as Lancaster South Rotary Club’s Students of the Month for January. They were presented to the club by school principal Scott Long. Students of the Month are selected on the basis of academic excellence as well as school and community service. Madison is the daughter of Julie Atwood and David Gonce. She was the club organizer of HAVEN, Project LIT and the Newspaper Club, and she is copresident of SAGA. When time permits, Madison participates in the Drama Club. She has been recognized twice as a Solanco breakfast club reward recipient, and she received honorable mention for an article she submitted in a Juneteenth writing contest. In the community, Madison volunteers at the Quarryville Library. After graduation, she plans to take a few college courses and complete an internship before enrolling at Reed College. See Students Of The Month pg 2
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