Solanco JULY 11, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: ICE CREAM SOCIAL PLANNED page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 15
FRIENDLY COMPETITION
The Solanco Alumni Field Hockey game
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE
The Huffnagle Park Summer Concert Series will continue with Vocal Harmonix, which will present a concert on Saturday, July 21, at 7 p.m. The female a capella chorus was formerly know as The Red Rose City Chorus. The concert is free to attend. In the case of rain, it will be held at Memorial United Methodist Church, 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville. For details, visit www.facebook.com/ huffnagleparkconcerts. OUTDOOR CONCERT
will perform a concert at Zion United Church of Christ of New Providence, 900 Winter Hill Road, Strasburg, on Sunday, July 15, at 3 p.m. Attendees may bring lawn chairs. The band is directed by Howard Boots and consists of more than 40 members from across Lancaster County. The group plays a variety of band music. In the case of rain, the concert will be performed indoors. For more information, call 717330-5495 or visit www.lscband.com. “SHIPWRECKED” VBS
Colemanville United Methodist Church, 210 Colemanville Church Road, Conestoga, will hold a vacation Bible school (VBS) from Monday to Friday, July 16 to 20. The VBS will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily and is open to children ages 4 to 12. The theme will be “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus.” For more information, call the church at 717-872-7951 or call VBS director Sue Rineer at 717-872-4334. Information about the church is also available at www.colemanvilleumc.org.
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Giving Back To The Community LCFCA Seeks Volunteers With Recruitment Campaign By Chelsea Peifer
Jared Artus began volunteering as a junior firefighter simply because he had always loved helping people and he loved fire trucks, too. He is now the deputy fire chief at Fivepointville Fire Company and has 24 years - and counting - of experience as a volunteer firefighter. “You have a great opportunity to make a huge difference in someone’s life, especially since 99 percent of the people are in their worst nightmare when you get there,” Artus said. While Fivepointville has a decent amount of volunteers, Artus said that like many other fire companies, its numbers have slowly dwindled. Lancaster County Fire Chiefs Association (LCFCA) Recruitment and Retention Committee spokesman Duane Hagelgans said that while some stations do very well, most are struggling to have and maintain enough members to provide adequate service. The Lancaster County Fire Chiefs Association launched a recruitment campaign this year in an effort to meet See LCFCA pg 9 the growing need for volunteer members of the 67 fire departments and companies throughout the county.
A Support System For Families YWCA Programs Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
There is a saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Maryanne O’Neill and Emmie Romberger, who are both staff members with Safe Families for Children, a program of Bethany Christian Services (BCS), believe this expression to be true. Safe Families is a ministry that helps parents experiencing a crisis by providing a Christian host family to care for their children until they can be reunited. “We are the preventative service, which saves funds,” explained Romberger, who added that the central Pennsylvania chapter has a 97 percent return-to-family rate. According to O’Neill, the program is much less costly than utilizing the foster care system. To help raise funds to support the work of Safe Families, BCS will hold a golf tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Foxchase Golf Club, 300 Stevens Road, Stevens. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. A shotgun start will be held at 12:30 p.m., and the dinner and See Bethany Christian Services pg 4
Baby “Clark” was born while his mother was incarcerated. Bethany Christian Services’ Safe Families for Children program was able to provide Clark with a host home until his mother was released to care for him. The program is one of many that will be supported by the organization’s annual golf tournament on Sept. 26.
YWCA Lancaster, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster, has posted its upcoming programs. YWCA will host its next Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, July 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring Dr. Darrien Davenport, executive director of multicultural engagement at Gettysburg College. The Lunch and Learn will help attendees to explore aspects of diversity that are creating an impediment to creating community, what a cohesive community looks like through the empowerment of one another’s diversity, and a plan for creating a community that is sustainable. There is no cost to attend the Lunch and Learn, but registration is requested at https://ywcalancaster.org/lunch -and-learn-july. Racial Justice Institute Part II will take place from Wednesday to Friday, July 18 to 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lancaster Theological Seminary,
Darrien Davenport 555 W. James St., Lancaster. The program will follow Racial Justice Institute Part I, which took place in June. The Institute will be led by cultural bridges to justice, a national consortium of trainers. Jona Olsson and Achebe See YWCA Programs pg 3
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will be held on Sunday, Aug. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Solanco High School hockey field, located at 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville. The booster club will provide hot dogs, chips, and beverages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Participants should bring their own shin guards, mouth guard, and stick. Special alumni T-shirts will be available for those who are interested. To order a T-shirt, readers may fill out the Google sheet by searching for “Solanco Field Hockey” on Facebook by Friday, Aug. 3.