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o o d , fe l low s h i p , a nd philanthropy. Those are some of the hallmarks of the Gap Relief Sale. The 78th anniversar y of the event will be held Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville. All proceeds will benefit the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Auction items will include farm equipment, a vinyl swing set, an Amish spring wagon, a couple sheds, quilts, a hunting blind, tools, household goods, and furniture. The event will start with Clair Good with one of the quilts up for auction at the Gap Relief Sale. an eat-in or takeout pork Photo by George Deibel Clair Good, the Mennonite Central roast dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on auction from 6 to 7:15 p.m. A Mennonite youth choir will Committee’s Plain community Aug. 7. From 4 to 6 p.m. there will be a preview of items up for bid the perform after the auction, sand- liaison. Good will talk about the next day, followed by that night’s wiched around a presentation by beneficiary of this year’s sale, the See Relief pg 2
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Providence promises a fun night out on the township. The community’s eighth annual National Night Out event will be held rain or shine Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m., at 200 Mount Airy Road, New Providence. There will be free food, including hot dogs, chips, ice cream, and drinks. Representatives from local nonprofit organizations will be on hand. Township employees (from left) Ben McCue, Traci Frantz, and There will also be prizes such as Providence Audrey Herr show some of the prizes available at National Night Out. See Night Out pg 5
To truly discover Lancaster is to uncover its history. To truly discover who we are, we must understand our origins. A destination marketing organization, Discover Lancaster has come up with a unique way to explore a shared past and celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. “We want to expand people’s horizons,” said Joel Cliff, who’s been Discover Lancaster’s director of communications for 18 years. “The passport helps to expand people’s horizons. We want people to realize there are a lot of different angles to our heritage. The passports have locations throughout the county. They might be places people may not have heard of or explored before.” This passport to which Cliff is referring isn’t used as identification for foreign travel. Instead, it is a passport to local Lancaster County history. Discover Lancaster’s passport is a free commemorative booklet that can be picked up at the organization’s headquarters at 501 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, or any of the 23 local historic sites that are part of the tour celebrating America 250. When passport holders visit the participating Lancaster County locations, they will receive a custom-made collectible stamp that can be pasted into their passport booklets. The free passports also feature deals and coupons that can be redeemed at the 23 historic locations and at other points of interest around Lancaster See Passports pg 7
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