Solanco /townlively
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 31
Solanco Thespians To Present “Radium Girls” “‘Radium Girls’ investigates what happens when public health and the commercialization of science collide,” Solanco High School fall play director John Biles said, describing the show that will be presented on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 19, 20, and 21, at 7:30 p.m. Playwright D.W. Gregory based “Radium Girls” on a true story. “In the 1920s, radium and its use
in shrinking cancerous tumors, but also to illuminate watch dials, was heralded as one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history and hugely profitable for the U.S. Radium Corporation,” Biles explained. “‘Radium Girls’ follows the story of dial painters for the corporation who fall ill as a result of radium poisoning and the corporation’s attempts to hide the truth.” See Solanco Thespians pg 2
Faith Reformed MOPS members and their children display items that will be offered in an online auction to benefit North Star Initiative and Hope Inspire Love.
MOPS Group Plans Online Auction Faith Reformed Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) will hold its annual fundraising auction online from Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20. The event will be hosted at www.millersiegrist.com by Miller & Siegrist Auctioneers. During that week, individuals may place bids on decorative wooden signs, jewelry, gift certificates for local businesses, themed baskets, and more. Bidding will close at noon on Nov. 20. Photos of the auction items, along with the direct link to the online auction, will be posted on the Facebook event page, which may be found by searching for “Faith Reformed MOPS Online Benefit Auction.” All of the proceeds from the auction will be given to North Star Initiative and Hope Inspire Love,
strongly about helping.” Providing a supportive, faithinfluenced environment for women is the purpose of MOPS International. During the school year, Faith Reformed MOPS meets twice a month at Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church, 611 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville. However, due to COVID-19 meeting guidelines, MOPS members have been gathering in small groups in homes rather than in a large group at the church. They continue to engage in discussions and watch teaching videos, which are based on the 2020-21 theme of “Decide to Rise.” Mothers, stepmothers, and caregivers of children from birth to preschool or age 5 are welcome to join Faith Reformed MOPS. To find a meeting or learn more, readers may message the Faith Reformed MOPS Facebook page.
which work together in the area of human trafficking. North Star Initiative operates a restoration home for women who have been rescued from trafficking. Hope Inspire Love uses a three-part solution model awareness, intervention, and aftercare - to fight human trafficking and exploitation. Auction chair Kerri Kreider noted that Faith Reformed MOPS has raised funds for North Star Initiative for several years, and last year’s auction generated $3,600 for the organization. Hope Inspire Love was added as a beneficiary after the founder spoke at a MOPS meeting this past winter. “It’s an important cause for a lot of moms in our group,” Kreider said. “I don’t think a lot of people know sex trafficking is happening here in Lancaster County. A lot of us moms feel
ExtraGive, Extra Local BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Just as they did last year, a group of nonprofits from the Southern End will host a special event as part of the Extraordinary Give (ExtraGive) on Friday, Nov. 20. The public is welcome to visit the Hoffman Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to participate in crafts, games, coloring contests, a scavenger hunt, and door prize drawings. Food trucks selling barbecue, fries, funnel cakes, and more will be
INSIDE THIS ISSUE SECA Plans 30th Auction . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Get Away To Jim Thorpe . . . . . . . . .11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13 Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 House Of Worship . . . . . .16
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Solanco High School thespians (from left) C.J. Miller, Mallory Sturgill, Elliot Spangler, Lance Workman, and Emily Herr rehearse a scene from “Radium Girls.”
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