IN THIS ISSUE: SOLANCO ARTISTS RECEIVE RECOGNITION page 2
Solanco /townlively
MARCH 4, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 49
SUMMER PROGRAM
Camp Cadet of Lancaster County, an overnight summer camp for youths ages 11 to 13 who live in Lancaster County, will be held from Sunday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug. 21, at Camp Ware in Peach Bottom. The camp is free. Campers may register by visiting www.campcadetoflancastercounty.com and clicking on Camp Cadet.
Mules Wrestle In Regionals pg 10
Ameliorating Hunger At Home And Abroad pg 3
Girls’ Night Out To Ease Transition To High School
GRIEF SUPPORT
BASIS,
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
a support ministry, will meet on Tuesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to parents who have experienced the death of a child. The topic for discussion will be “Loss and Pain Will Make Us Bitter or Better.� BASIS, which stands for Brothers and Sisters in Support, offers monthly groups. Call Calvary Monument Bible Church in Paradise at 717-442-8161 for more information, including location and directions. HYMN SING
Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church, 3716 Main St., Conestoga, will host a hymn sing on Sunday, March 8, at 6 p.m. Participants will be invited to sing hymns and listen to special music. Refreshments will follow. RESEARCH PROJECTS
The 68th annual North Museum Science and Engineering Fair (NMSEF) will be held on Thursday, March 12, at Millersville University’s Student Memorial Center, located on South George Street in Millersville. The NMSEF will feature projects by more than 300 students from more than 30 local middle and high schools. The top two winners of the fair will go on to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Anaheim, Calif., in May. NMSEF admission is free to the public between 4 and 6 p.m. Thanks to NMSEF sponsors, all travel, registration and housing costs for the winners to compete in ISEF in May are covered. Every year, the NMSEF brings together students and educators, along with local science professionals who serve as judges. For more information about sponsorship, becoming a judge or how to participate in next year’s event, readers may visit www.northmuseum.org/nmsef. More information about the North Museum may also be received by contacting Tyler Barton at tbarton@northmuseum .org or 717-358-4371.
Ophelia Club members (from left) Jessica Mendenhall, Christina Cylc, and Emily Stalfire are eager to help middle school girls form connections with high school students during the Girls’ Night Out event on March 20.
IMPACT! Missions Celebrates 10 Years Of Ministry
The members of the Beakes family, including (from left) Bill, Cole, Melanie, Connor, Matt, and Sandy, have been instrumental in the founding and operations of IMPACT! Missions and its home remodeling store in Refton. The organization celebrated its 10th anniversary with a banquet on Feb. 22. By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“It has been 10 years of God’s love, mercy, and grace. I’m thankful God has kept things busy and hopping,� commented Matt Beakes, founder and executive director of IMPACT! Missions (IM). “I can’t believe all that has been
The
accomplished in the last 10 years.� From its beginnings in early 2010, the goal of IM has been to make homes warm, safe, and dry. The organization initially served residents of Penn Manor, Solanco, and Lampeter-Strasburg school districts, but it has since expanded to serve all of Lancaster See IMPACT! Missions pg 13
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough A Honeymoon in the Hills Is Much More Than a Walk in the Woods
Requests From Your Guests Things Your Family and Friends Want You to Know (But Are Too Polite to Say)
Local Wedding Spotlights
The transition from middle school to high school can be difficult, so the members of Ophelia Club at Solanco High School have planned Girls’ Night Out to help. The event will be held at the high school, 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville, from 3:15 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 20, for girls in grades seven and eight. Students coming from Swift and Smith middle schools may ride the activity bus over to the high school. Seventh- and eighth-grade girls who are enrolled at private schools or are homeschooled but who will attend Solanco High School for ninth grade are also invited to Girls’ Night Out. Attendees are encouraged to dress comfortably or bring a change of clothes. Sweatpants and sneakers are suggested, as some of the activities will involve physical movement. The goal of Girls’ Night Out is to celebrate being strong females, said Ophelia
Club adviser and high school guidance counselor Lindsay Capoferri. The activities have been planned around the concepts of building confidence, developing a healthy self-concept, working well with others, building connections, and celebrating uniqueness. Students will be taught how to deal with stress with positive coping strategies. “We don’t talk about this stuff - taking care of your emotional self - enough,â€? Capoferri said. “(Girls’ Night Out) is one night to have fun ‌ doing positive things.â€? Every attendee will be paired with an Ophelia Club member and assigned to a group. The groups will rotate through activity stations, where the attendees may participate in crafts, student-led nail polishing and hair styling, yoga guided by a professional instructor, confidence-building exercises, and games. Additionally, a female karate student will give a demonstration of basic selfdefense techniques. Dinner and snacks will be provided as well. See Girls’ Night Out pg 9
Woodcarvers To Host Annual Festival When Mike Dieter set out to obtain a set of decoys for waterfowl hunting in 1980, he did not realize that it would introduce him to an entirely different hobby. At the time, finances were limited, and Dieter was supporting a growing family. Rather than purchase decoys, he decided to make his own. Galen Shelly, Dieter’s friend and Lancaster County WoodCarvers (LCWC) member, invited him to attend club Lancaster County WoodCarvers member Mike meetings, and Dieter was bit- Dieter will be the featured carver at the 47th annual ten by the carving bug. Woodcarving & Wildlife Art Festival, which will be In the following decades, held at Millersville University on March 21 and 22. Dieter learned to carve from patterns and then advanced to owned by his father. Dieter also making his own designs. He discovered employs a traditional painting method an affinity for traditional knife-carving, and has mastered the skill of creating rather than using power tools, and he realistic feathers and other features has even used a pocketknife once without an airbrush. See Woodcarving Festival pg 14
è ê y y ê è è …
2020
Wedding Planner
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
The
2020
Wedding P lanner theweddingplanneronline.com
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER MAR. 4, 2020
Postal Patron
SOL
Conservation District Plans Program pg 6
Pick up your
FREE guide at your local Turkey Hill! R056333