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Solanco Fair Is Canceled each member of this community above all else. “ The board members noted that they hope that the cancellation of the Solanco Fair will help to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19 in southern Lancaster County, and they are looking forward to getting through these challenging times and making the 2021 Solanco Fair the best ever. Plans are being made to hold the livestock shows and auction as scheduled, following all CDC guidelines and state mandates, the board said. Information regarding the show and sale will be available on the Solanco Fair Facebook page and in local newspapers. Questions can be directed to fair board president Rob Lowery or general manager Scott Peiffer at info@solancofair.net. Additionally, since the state level is proceeding with fair queen activities, the Solanco Fair will host a contest to choose royalty. Details regarding the fair queen
contest will be announced when they become available, the board said. Home bakers who were looking forward to entering any of the four special baking contests at the Solanco Fair may now turn their sights to the Pennsylvania Farm Show. At this point, should the Farm Show take place in January 2021 as scheduled, the 2020 special baking contests will be held as open contests. The prequalification requirement of winning first place at a fair that is a member of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs (PSACF) will be waived. According to the June edition of “Fair Talk,” the PSACF newsletter, sponsorships have been secured in order to offer the Incredible Angel Food Cake, Blue Ribbon Apple Pie, Homemade Chocolate Cake, and PA Preferred Junior Baking contests. Details on how to register and enter these contests will be posted at www.pafairs.org.
SECA Introduces New Dash & Splash 5K 30th Annual Golf Outing Also Planned The Southern End Community Association (SECA) is looking forward to
Road, Quarryville. Players should arrive at least 30 minutes before the starting time of 8 a.m. Registration will open at 7:30 a.m. Solanco High School’s golf team is slated to host a putting contest, and SECA board members will staff a mobile beverage cart. Past board member Kim Risk noted that the on-course beverage cart was a new addition to the outing last year and was highly successful. Providence Autos is the hole-in-one sponsor on a designated par-3 hole. “If somebody gets a hole-in-one, they’ll have a new car,” Risk said. There are opportunities for other sponsorships as well. The deadline for businesses and individuals to sign on as sponsors and be recognized on signage is Wednesday, Aug. 19. The deadline for golfers to register is Friday, Aug. 21. Readers may See SECA Events pg 6
Runners crossed the starting line in the Southern End Community Association’s 5K race in 2014.
Read-A-Thon Will Support Quarryville Library The Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, will host its first virtual Read-a-Thon on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be streamed on the library’s Facebook page via Facebook Live, and it will be viewable at https://quarryville library.org/virtual-programming/ afterward. Community members are invited to enjoy the show and donate to the library as they are able. “The need is great. Due to health and safety restrictions, all planned fundraisers for the library were canceled this year,” said youth services coordinator Sharon Roche. “Nearly all initiatives of our Friends group have also been temporarily postponed to protect vulnerable members from risk. Our passport office, a critical source of funding, has been inactive for months
and is only now reopening for limited appointments.” The Read-a-Thon will be a virtual celebration of literacy within the Southern End. Roche has gathered authors and readers spanning a variety of ages and genres to engage and inspire viewers. Notable authors who are slated to perform during the event include A.S. King, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature and the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction; Sandy Asher, winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature; Susan Mull, local activist, poet, and teacher; Lindsay Bandy, youth librarian at Manheim Public Library and soon-to-be-published YA author; JP Robinson, local author, educator, and frequent Quarryville Library See Quarryville Library pg 2
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two big events on this year’s calendar. SECA’s 30th annual golf outing will be held on Friday, Sept. 4, and the Dash & Splash 5K race and fun run has been set for Saturday, Sept. 12. The golf outing will be held at Tanglewood Manor Golf Club, 653 Scotland
The 2020 Solanco Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19 safety precautions. The fair queen contest, livestock shows, and livestock auction will be held, with details to be announced later.
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It’s official. Like nearly every community fair in Pennsylvania this year, the Solanco Fair has been canceled. The Solanco Fair Board announced the fair’s cancellation on Aug. 11, stating that all fair-related activities including the parade - that had been scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 16 to 18, would not take place due to COVID-19 social restrictions. This would have been the 71st instance of the annual fair. “It is with great sadness and disappointment that this decision was made,” the board members wrote in a press release. “It was not an easy conclusion to reach. However, because of our great respect and appreciation for the residents of this area and the unwavering support that we have always enjoyed not only during fair week but throughout the year, we feel it is not only our top priority, but our responsibility to place the health and safety of