Solanco JULY 15, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 11,250 HOMES
VOL LXIII • NO 13
Sweet Taste of Summer!
SEEDLESS WATERMELON The Solid Rock 5K is one of the organization’s three major annual fundraisers.
Last year’s event had 238 runners.
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Solid Rock Youth Ministries serves students in the Solanco area during the school year and over the summer by providing programs, activities and family events. Solid Rock served more than 400 students last year. “My favorite thing is just being with the kids,” said Julie Spangler, who coordinates the event. “Getting
Solid Rock Set for Annual 5K Run
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olid Rock Youth Ministries will hold its annual Solid Rock 5K run on the Enola LowGrade Trail on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Quarryville. The event is one of the organization’s three big annual fundraisers. This year’s rendition of the run
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will be the ninth annual 5K. The entrance to the trail is located at 301 E. State St., Quarryville. Carpooling is encouraged, and the race will be held rain or shine. “The 5K is just such a fun event,” said Raeanne Nixon, executive director at Solid Rock Youth Ministries. “You can see our community coming together and having a good time.”
to know them and hearing some of their stories ... you think it’s the littlest things, but then when you see their smile, you realize that those relationships mean a lot to them.” Registration forms are available at www.solidrockquarryville.com/ run. Forms can be completed online or mailed to Solid Rock Youth
At Stevens & Smith Center, History Teaches Important Lessons
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In the area of equal rights, our country has made great strides. But the process continues; there is still much work to be done. The brand-new Stevens & Smith Center sheds a wider, more colorful light on the issues of equality. “The center explores the ongoing struggle to expand freedom, equality and democracy in America,” said Jason Traverse, the director of marketing and communications for the Stevens & Smith Center. “Through the stories
of Stevens, Smith and countless others, visitors are invited to consider how ordinary and extraordinary people alike have worked to advance these ideals, and how that work continues in America today. “What makes the center special is that it doesn’t simply present history as something t h at h a p p e n e d l o n g a g o ,” co n t i n u e d Traverse. “It asks visitors to consider how the questions that defined Stevens’ and Smith’s lives - questions about citizenship, equality, justice and democracy - continue Visitors take in an exhibit at the Thaddeus Stevens to shape our lives today.” & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and See History pg 4 Democracy.
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