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Solanco JULY 25, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE: COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES SCHEDULED page 3

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LV • NO 17

INFORMATION SOUGHT

The new Solanco Fair Queen Program Committee

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Union United Methodist Church (UMC), 321 Fremont Road, Nottingham, will hold a summer vacation Bible school (VBS) from Tuesday, July 31, to Thursday, Aug. 2. Dinner will take place from 5:45 to 6:25 p.m., and the VBS will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. UPCOMING MEETING

The Gen. John H. Michaelis Chapter 327 of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) will meet at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the Bluebird Commons of Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. Membership in the KWVA is open to all men and women who served in Korea at any time from 1945 to the present or were in uniform serving anywhere during the period from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. Call Paul Cunningham at 717-299-1990.

Rodriguez Takes On New Role pg 2

Cavod Campers To Present Show pg 2

Annual Golf Outing Will Aid Disaster Relief The annual disaster relief golf tournament sponsored by Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren will be held on Friday, Aug. 3, at Pilgrim’s Oak Golf Course, 1107 Pilgrims Pathway, Peach Bottom. The four-person scrambleformat outing will have starting times at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The cost to participate will include green fees, cart rental, snacks, prizes, and dinner prepared by church members. The tournament was started by Stanley Kreider, who had a vision to raise funds to help victims of natural disasters. With $10 in seed money from the Brethren Disaster Relief Auction Inc., Kreider partnered with Earle Hershey to host the first golf outing in 1994. Now, 24 years later, Kreider’s vision and Hershey’s leadership have resulted in the collection of more than $255,000 to assist those who have been affected by natural disasters. All proceeds from the

tournament support disaster relief locally and around the world. The Brethren Disaster Relief Auction is held annually on the fourth weekend of September at the Lebanon Expo and Fairgrounds, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon. This year, the event will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22. Setup will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20. The three-day effort raises money for victims of natural and manmade disasters. The event is supported by the Atlantic Northeast and Southern Pennsylvania districts of the Church of the Brethren, which represent more than 130 congregations. According to www.brethrendisasterreliefauction.org, the proceeds from the auction support Brethren Disaster Ministries and Children’s Disaster Services, which are programs of the Church of the Brethren. Folks who would like to participate

Conserving And Preserving

in or sponsor the Aug. 3 golf tournament may call Hershey at

717-951-9147 or Linda Bledsoe at 717-341-2115.

By Dayna M. Reidenouer

The Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC),

This view of a farm along Mill Creek shows a fence buffer and upgraded manure pit, two strategies to promote water quality improvement. Lancaster Farmland Trust has received a three-year grant to incorporate strategies like these with its farm preservation mission.

Grant Will Support Water Quality Improvement Thanks to a grant, Lancaster Farmland Trust has incorporated water quality improvement into its farmland

preservation efforts. The three-year grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will enable the trust to focus on the combination of onfarm conservation practices with the permanent preservation of farmland. See Farmland Preservation pg 3

A decorative sign displayed in the Willow Street home where Nathanael Groff lives with his parents, Tim and Jill, reads “Not lucky but blessed.” Since third grade, Nathanael has carried the nickname “Lucky,” but after surviving stage IV colorectal cancer, Nathanael understands just how blessed he truly is. Nathanael graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 2002 and served in the Navy from 2004 to See Score For A Cure pg 7

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In honor of cancer survivor Nathanael Groff (right), Justine Metzger (left) and her father, Ron Metzger, have organized Score for a Cure, a charity basketball tournament and three-point shooting contest that will be held on Aug. 3 and 4 at the Hempfield recCenter.

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Disaster relief golf tournament committee members (from left) Jim Kreider, Earle Hershey, and Phil Hershey invite the public to sponsor or participate in the annual outing, which will be held on Aug. 3 at Pilgrim’s Oak Golf Course.

“Score For A Cure” Tournament Set

PHOTO CONTEST

in cooperation with Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (MCWMA) and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will hold a photo contest with the subject “Birds of Lancaster or Lebanon County.” The contest is sponsored by club member Len Eiserer. Cash awards will be given to first- through thirdplace photographs in both adult and youth divisions, with an additional award for the best photo taken at MCWMA. Photos must have been taken since Aug. 1, 2017. They must be 8 by 10 inches and unmatted. The deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 1. Visit www.lancasterbirdclub.org or contact club member Bettina Heffner at 717393-2546 or bettinahef@msn.com.

Summer Garden Experience Planned pg 5

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717-866-7555

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is reaching out to the community for information about past pageants, including photographs, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, programs, or other memorabilia, to showcase at the new 2018 Solanco Fair Queen Competition. The Solanco Harvest Queen was the original program and was last held sometime in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Committee members would also like to speak with past Solanco Harvest Queens and contestants. Readers interested in sharing information may contact the program chairperson at 717-847-3742.


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