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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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“Coco” Wins Election For Calf’s Name By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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And now for something completely different: Solanco’s elementary school students have named a calf that was born at Graywood Farms in Peach Bottom. The idea was a collaborative effort between Quarryville Elementary principal Rebecca Gajecki and the Graybeal family of Graywood Farms. Dairy farmer Byron Graybeal is a school board member, and his wife, Carol, is one of the district’s school psychologists. According to Gajecki, the Graybeals suggested the idea of a contest to name the calf. The elementary administrative team, which in addition to Gajecki includes the other elementary principals, Billie Corbin, Providence; Sandra Haines, Bart-Colerain; and Chris Zander, Clermont, approved of the idea. “(We) felt this would be a way to add something Coco, a calf born at Graywood Farms in Peach Bottom, received her name thanks to a contest for Solanco’s elementary students.
Mission Church Launches Community Food Pantry
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few brown Swiss cows too. The price that farmers receive for their milk is based on a complicated formula that factors in the components of the milk and what they are used for. Simply put, higher-fat, higher-protein milk can command a relatively higher price, so adding the richer brown Swiss milk to the greater volume Holstein milk ups the farm’s income. Brown Swiss cows also have an intangible benefit as compared to Holsteins. “The colored breeds have more personality,” Byron remarked. Byron has been providing photos and updates that have been posted on the district’s social media pages. Coco drinks two gallons of milk a day and also receives some grain. Calves are born with teeth on their bottom jaw, and those teeth remain through adulthood; they never grow teeth on their upper jaw. After two months, Coco will be moved from the large hutch where she is living with four other calves and put into a bigger pen with a greater number of calves. There, she will be See Calf pg 2
Neighboring Volunteers Support Bridge Of Hope Clients
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
When Mission Church bought the former Lancaster County Christian School building at 651 Lampeter Road, Lancaster, in April 2018, the congregation had more than enough room for a sanctuary, children’s ministry classrooms, and staff offices. Launching a food pantry was one of the visions that had been created when looking at the abundant space. When the current crisis hit, church leaders spent time in prayer and determined that now was the right time to turn the vision into a reality. “We stepped out in faith, and things fell into place quickly,” remarked Mission Church senior pastor Jerry Lingenfelter. “The Lord has brought great partners to help us with supplies and the logistical infrastructure to get things moving. While we are thrilled to house the pantry, it is really a full community effort. There are a lot of great organizations in this region and around the
lighthearted to a difficult time period,” Gajecki said. “With all the kids at home, (the princpals) wanted to keep their interest up. This is something (students) can get excited about,” Byron added. The principals asked their students to suggest names, and a total of 43 unique monikers were submitted. From that list, five were selected for the slate: Butterscotch, Brownie, My Corona, Coco, and Butterfly. Gajecki created a survey used for voting, and after all 527 votes were counted, “Coco” was the resounding winner. Coco the calf was officially tagged and named on April 22, nearly a month after her birthday of March 28. Coco now has a tag on each ear: one with her name and the other with her birthday and the number 18. Coco is the 18th brown Swiss heifer to be born at Graywood Farms. Byron explained that while most of the 750 adult cows that produce milk on his farm are black-and-white Holsteins, the herd includes a
Mission Church director of facility management Jeremiah Miller holds a box of food like those distributed to families in the past three weeks at the new Mission Church Community Food Pantry near Lampeter. The church welcomes donations of nonperishable foods and household items, as well as applications for assistance.
Bridge of Hope has been serving families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Lancaster County for more than 30 years. The organization seeks long-term stability for its clients, so each family receives professional case management services along with tangible and emotional supports from a group of six to eight trained, church-based Neighboring Volunteers. The Neighboring Volunteers have been particularly important during the continuing shutdown, said Anne Dunnenberger, director of outreach. Every family Bridge of Hope Lancaster serves has been impacted by recent events. As it is, families facing or at risk of homelessness - predominantly single mothers with two or three children often struggle to find sustainable employment and reliable transportation. Now, many adults
Neighboring Volunteers have served an important role in helping Bridge of Hope Lancaster clients get through the pandemic. have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced to below life-sustaining levels. Some parents have lost child care or access to transportation, jeopardizing their ability to work. The stress of the See Neighboring Volunteers pg 6
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