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Donations Sought For New Addiction Treatment Facility By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“Lancaster County does not have a (drug addiction treatment) facility for disadvantaged people,” said Dave Cope, president/CEO of Recovery Works Inc., which is working to change this by building an 80-bed treatment facility. Recovery Works was incorporated in September 2018 and was granted nonprofit status in August 2019. A Lancaster-Lebanon SCORE mentor assisted in that process. If all goes well, the new facility could receive its state license and be open within 16 months. “It’s a very detailed process to get a license to provide drug and alcohol treatment … a major undertaking,” Cope remarked. “But what is motivating us is nearly 70,000 people (nationwide) die of overdoses (annually). Pennsylvania is near the top of the list. It doesn’t show any signs of lessening, and during COVID, it got worse.” The planned facility will be open to anyone, regardless of gender or ability to pay. Recovery Works will take Medicaid clients and those without insurance, and walk-ins will be welcome. “One of the largest deterrents of seeking help is (not having insurance),” Cope explained. “Rehab is a frightening, painful experience, so it’s hard to get (addicts) to go. Removing as many roadblocks as we can is important to get them into treatment.” The facade for the new Recovery Works drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility slated for See Recovery Works pg 2 construction in southern Lancaster County will be patterned off an old mill in York County.
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“You can’t delay grief,” funeral director Melanie Scheid said. “I’ve never
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postponed or delayed a funeral. I left it up to the families and accommodated (the circumstances) as best as we could.” Scheid credited the death of her father from a fall off his home’s roof on March 13 with changing her perspective. “It’s made me look at funerals completely differently than I did as a professional prior to that,” Scheid said. “It softened me a lot.” Scheid owns three funeral homes in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. In March, all of her staff members took continuing education classes on COVID-19 and embalming. The company’s first client who was positive for the coronavirus arrived during the last full week of March. “It was a completely different feel for me as a funeral director to have my first COVID patient,” Scheid recalled. “The husband was in quarantine, so we waited until he got out so we could have the funeral.” See Funeral Director pg 5
Contest Invites Sewists To “Make It With Wool” By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The majority of the bolts in a typical fabric store will be filled with natural fibers like cotton or manufactured fibers like polyester. However, there is usually at least one section dedicated to wool, and garments made from those fabrics are the focus of the annual Make It With Wool contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association. The contest is designed to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns. “Wool is a wonderful fiber to work with,” said director Linda Siegel of Lebanon. “You can steam and mold it into shape.” She noted that wool fabric is not always derived from See Make It With Wool pg 2 Cara Weil of Lancaster placed second in adult division in the state Make It With Wool contest last year. The deadline to enter the 2020 event is Sept. 4.
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