Solanco JULY 1, 2026
BY LOGAN MOYER
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nion Presbyterian Church (UPC) is adding a little extra flair to its annual patriotic organ concert this summer. Always a big event at the church, located at 5637 Street Road, Kirkwood, the concert carries extra weight this year with the widespread celebration of America’s 250th birthday. “It’s a little bit special this year,” said Martin Greenleaf, a member of the church’s ministry of music. “(The concert) isn’t very religiously oriented. It’s more toward patriotic items.” The show will take place on Sunday, July 5, at 6:30 p.m., one day after the Fourth of July. The concert is free to attend, but a freewill offering will be accepted
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to benefit Solanco community organizations. The organist will be Bob Trimble, a renowned local organist who performs two shows at Union Presby ter i an annually - the summer patriotic concert and the Christmas organ concert, held in December. Trimble will be assisted by Rick Rineer and Glenn Hough, two other local organists. Greenleaf said that Trimble’s organ shows usually draw between 90 and 200 people, ranging from locals to people from out of state. “He plays patriotic songs, pop songs and classical show tunes,” he said. “There’s even some songs where he asks people to sing along.” The big difference between Union Presbyterian and other organ concert venues is the church’s rare, restored 90-year-old United States
Trimble performs at a Christmas Organ Concert at Union Presbyterian
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Anne Hendricks, outreach coordinator with All 4 Paws Rescue, a nonprofit, foster-based, all-breed organization located in Malvern, is familiar with the most common excuse potential pet foster parents give. “They all say, ‘I could never foster because I would want to adopt them all,’” noted Hendricks, who has fostered more than 100 dogs over
nine years. “We have all foster-failed at least once,” she added, referring to a foster dog she knew she would be keeping within the first 24 hours of fostering her. According to Kisha Reinmiller, site director for Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center, many who foster do become adoptive pet parents. “We are always recruiting new fosters,” she shared. “A lot of them adopt for the first time.”
It’s a patriotic year for the Lancaster County Cruisers. The group, which holds its annual car show on the first Saturday of July every year, will present this year’s show on Saturday, July 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Willow Street Fire Company, 2901 Willow Street Pike North, Willow Street. No registration is needed for the 26th annual show. Anyone wishing to participate can bring
See Fostering pg 8
See Cruisers pg 2
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