Solanco AUGUST 1, 2018
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VOL LV • NO 18
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Lighthouse Youth Center
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, has posted two events. All are welcome to attend. The Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 1:30 p.m. The book to be discussed at the August meeting is “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes. The Friends of the Quarryville Library will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. KICKOFF EVENT
will kick off the 2018 season on Saturday, Aug. 18, with a 2-mile run, jog or walk at 6 p.m. on the Solanco crosscountry course, 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. Attendees may bring lawn chairs and arrive early to watch the current varsity teams scrimmage Octorara and Oxford, with the girls at 5 p.m. and the boys at 5:30 p.m. An alumni and family picnic will follow the scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. Hot dogs, beverages, side dishes, dessert, and tableware will be provided. In the case of severe weather, the picnic will be in the high school. All registered participants may purchase running merchandise and gift certificates from the prize table. To preregister, visit www.solancoxc.org, email causel410@comcast.net or call Coach Ausel at 717-519-7058. All proceeds will benefit the Art Harrington and Lee Rhodes Scholarships.
Humane League Slates Special Offer pg 3
Festival To Showcase Art And Music pg 6
Providence Township To Participate In National Night Out By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The board of supervisors of Providence Township will host a National Night Out (NNO) event on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the municipal facility, 200 Mount Airy Road, New Providence. The event will be supported by township employees and volunteers. No cost will be charged for any part of the event. “The board wanted to have an appreciation picnic for the residents, like it had several years ago,” explained zoning officer Heidi Martinez, who has helped to organize the event. “About 50 people had attended, but they would like to have more this year, so they combined
the picnic with National Night Out.” NNO is an annual event in its 35th year. It was created to develop awareness of crime and drug prevention, generate local anti-crime efforts, strengthen neighborhood spirit and partnerships between police departments and the communities they serve, and send a message that neighborhoods are organized and fighting against crime. The Pennsylvania State Police will participate in Providence Township’s event, as will the Rawlinsville and Quarryville fire companies and Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association. Lancaster County Joining Forces, which aims to reduce the number of deaths from opioids and heroin, will be See National Night Out pg 5
Providence Township manager Vicki Eldridge (left) and zoning officer Heidi Martinez display some of the items that will be given away during the township’s National Night Out event on Aug. 7.
Gap Relief Auction Marks 70 Years Club Will Host Postcard Expo By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
While the Quarryville Fairgrounds will be the home of the 2018 Gap Relief Auction, the event’s name still pays homage to the location of the place where it started: at Sam Summers’ farm in Gap in 1948. Set for Friday, Aug. 10, and Saturday, Aug. 11, the annual auction to benefit
the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) will be held in the Kreider Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds, located at 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville. “It’s the longest continuing auction benefiting MCC. There are 40-some auctions across the United States and Canada,” said Ken Sensenig, assistant executive director of MCC East Coast. “It’s a way people in their home communities and right here in southern Lancaster County can literally reach out and touch the world. MCC works in 56 countries See Gap Relief Auction pg 5
Ken Sensenig, assistant executive director of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) East Coast, displays one of the quilts that will be available at the Gap Relief Auction on Aug. 10 and 11 at the Solanco Fairgrounds. Proceeds will benefit MCC.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Then and now, postcards are a snapshot sometimes literally - of everyday life. “They are windows of the past,” said Lancaster County Postcard Club charter member Jere Greider. “I’ve learned more history from postcards than (I did) in school,” added Dede Schaeffer, who is also a charter member of the club, which was formed in 1990 at the behest of Jim Ward and Charlie Griffiths. Postcards were initially developed in the 1800s, and they were a highlight of the World’s Columbian Exposition in
Lancaster County Postcard Club members (from left) Jere Greider, Dede Schaeffer, Steven Mummert, Leighton Stover, and Susan Glass invite the public to attend the 26th annual Postcard Exposition, which will be held at the Farm and Home Center on Aug. 18. 1893. Initially, they consisted of an image on the front and a space to write See Postcard Expo pg 4
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will host its 28th annual benefit golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 10, at Tanglewood Manor Golf Club, 653 Scotland Road, Quarryville. Registration will be from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and a putting contest will be held until 12:15 p.m. Golfers will tee off with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. A fried chicken dinner will be held after the event, and prizes will be awarded then. The registration fee includes green fees and the use of a cart, on-course refreshments, prizes, and dinner. For details, contact Ed Herr at 610-932-6452, Charlie Shock at 610-220-9294, or Buzz Tyson at 484-880-2018 or buzz@oxfordlight house.org. Sponsorship information may also be obtained by contacting Tyson. Proceeds will benefit the Lighthouse Youth Center, which provides daily free meals as well as educational and recreational programs for Oxford youths.