Solanco JULY 17, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 16
BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, will host their monthly book sale on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The sale will feature a “Christmas in July” theme.
EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION
The Solanco Historical Society will hold its next meeting on Saturday, July 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the society’s Archives Building, 1932 Robert Fulton Highway (Route 222), Quarryville. David Rittenhouse will be the subject of the program presented by Stephen J. Shaw. Admission will be free and open to the public.
TAX PAYMENT REMINDER
has announced that property owners in the district will receive a 2% discount on their real estate tax if it is paid before Saturday, Aug. 31. The Solanco School District has mailed real estate tax notices to property owners in the district. Property owners who have not received their real estate tax notice should call the Solanco School District Tax Office at 717-786-5611. Residents are reminded that they are responsible for payment of their real estate taxes even if they fail to receive their tax notices in the mail. Incorrect amounts or late postmarks may be returned to the sender. The tax may be paid at any Fulton Bank branch office with the bottom stub of the tax bill, or it may be mailed to the district. For more information, including where to mail payments, contact the Solanco School District Tax Office.
UPCOMING MEETING
The Lancaster Area Sewing Network will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 22, at the Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse, 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster. Linda Siegel will give a presentation on zippers and flies. Guests are welcome. For more information, readers may email LancasterSews@gmail.com.
Fundraiser Will Honor Fallen Marine pg 8 Summer Garden Experience Planned pg 2
Cross-Country Bike Trip Benefits K-9 Partners By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Quarryville native Ron Storms recently moved to Oregon, where he started work as a contractor. As he traveled coast to coast to complete the move to a new home, he thought he could be doing something good along the way as well. Starting out from Lincoln City, Ore., on March 1, Storms biked cross-country with his Labrador retriever, Onyx, in tow as a fundraiser for Canine Partners for Life of Cochranville. Having lived in the area, Storms was familiar with Canine Partners for Life. He also has an empathy for helping those with disabilities, such as his aunt Jane Storms. That was the beginning of Onyx’s Great Adventure. “I decided I wanted to do something unique,” Storms said. “As I was moving my life back from Pennsylvania to Oregon, I
kept looking at the shoulders of the roads. I thought, ‘I’m going to walk this with Onyx,’ then ‘No, I’m not going to do that to his hips. It’s too much.’ Then I had the idea of doing a covered wagon.” The idea to bike cross-country with the dog took planning and preparation by Storms and his partner, Meghan Shreiner. The dog could not be expected to keep up with the bike, so a bike trailer was prepared for Onyx. Since the trip was likely to be more than one dog could comfortably handle, Phoenix, also a black Lab, came along as well, taking over for Onyx from time to time. Even with two dogs, there were going to be times when the weather was too harsh or the traffic situation too dangerous for a dog to ride in the bike trailer. Instead, a life-size wooden sculpture of a dog took the spot in the trailer. In all, rider, bike, trailer and dog weighed about 300 pounds. See Onyx’s Great Adventure pg 9
Feeding The Hungry (Pets) In Southern Lancaster County The Humane League of Lancaster County, a partner of Humane Pennsylvania, is excited to announce its partnership with the Solanco Neighborhood (SN) Ministries food bank. Together, the two organizations will provide crucial pet food resources to pet owners in need through Spike’s Pet Pantry. Spike’s Pet Pantry is a pet food bank program that provides resources, specifically food and nutrition education, for pet owners. The goal is to prevent pet surrender due to food insecurity or temporary hardship. See Spike’s Pet Pantry pg 8
Solanco Neighborhood Ministries executive director Teresa Dolan (left) and Humane Pennsylvania lifesaving programs coordinator Tawny Kissinger hosted the first pet food distribution event through Spike’s Pet Pantry in Quarryville on July 6. Spike’s Pet Pantry will provide pet food and other resources for cat and dog owners who have financial need.
Ron Storms (left), with support from Meghan Shreiner, made the trip by bicycle from Lincoln City, Ore., to Cochranville along with his dogs Onyx and Phoenix, as well as a life-size model of a dog (far right), to raise funds for Canine Partners For Life.
MHALC Forges Partnership To Foster Suicide Prevention By Ann Mead Ash
Charlotte Leckow, marketing coordinator with Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC), is excited about the Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition (SPC) project to put gun lock kits in the hands of those who purchase firearms. “It’s a new initiative,” said Leckow of the effort that brings together SPC, the local arm of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the West Lampeter Township Police Department, and Morr’s Shooting Range and Gun Shop. SPC, a creation of MHALC, is working in partnership with other local entities to put gun lock kits in the hands of each person who purchases a gun in See Partnership pg 3
Charlotte Leckow (left), Mental Health America of Lancaster County marketing coordinator, and Robert Anderson (right), veteran outreach specialist from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, hold gun lock kits that will be given away through a partnership that also includes the West Lampeter Township Police Department and a local gun shop. Ephrata
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