Solanco /townlively
DECEMBER 9, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 35
SECA To Host Santa, Reindeer BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
hildren and adults will have one more opportunity to meet Santa Claus - as well as one of his real reindeer - when the Southern End Community Association (SECA) hosts its first-ever Santa & Reindeer in the Park event on Monday, Dec. 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held under the lights at the outdoor skating rink near SECA’s building, 299 Park Ave., Quarryville. Children may sit in Santa’s sleigh for photographs taken by a photographer provided by SECA. To ensure social distancing is maintained, appointments are required to meet Santa and pose for photos. Guests may drop in anytime during the event to view the reindeer, deliver letters to Santa’s mailbox, and check out the decorated Christmas trees that are slated to line the driveway. SECA president Barb Tollinger explained that area nonprofit organizations are invited to decorate trees, which will be accompanied by buckets in which visitors may deposit cash from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The organizations will keep
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the event next year. Vendor space is available for a fee for the Dec. 21 event, and anyone interested in
reserving a spot should contact the SECA office by Dec. 14. To make reservations for
photographs or to be a vendor, readers may call 717-806-0123 or email seca@epix.net.
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BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Nearly 50 students in the Solanco School District are considered homeless and just under 50% of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunches. None of the students is unsheltered, but they are doubled up or sharing residences with other families, are living in transitional housing or motels, or are unaccompanied youths. School social worker and homeless liaison Avery Hill works closely with these students to ensure they
In a year with loads of canceled events, one organization is introducing something new. Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church (CLPC), 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Quarryville, will host Journey to Bethlehem, a walk-through live Nativity, on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. “In a year that has been obviously challenging on so many levels, and so many church ministries have been postponed or canceled all together, we didn’t want to give the appearance that the holidays were being shelved. We thought this would be a new way to offer Christmas to our
See Solanco Strong pg 7
See Journey To Bethlehem pg 2
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
A real reindeer will be part of SECA’s Christmas event on Dec. 21.
Take A (Local) Journey To Bethlehem Blue Christmas Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Scout Packs Post Meetings . . . . . . . . . .4 Business Directory . . . . .11 House Of Worship . . . . . .12 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13 Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church members will present Journey to Bethlehem on Dec. 13.
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the funds deposited in their buckets, but the three with the highest totals will also receive prize money from sponsor Leon C. Landis Inc. “It’s our way of trying to help fellow nonprofits,” Tollinger said. “We’re all in this together.” The deadline to register to participate in the tree contest is 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14. The trees are to be decorated and put in place between 2 and 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20. Registration forms are available at www.secarec.org. The Dec. 21 event will also include performances by the Quarter Ringers from Oxford United Methodist Church and a string ensemble coached by Scott Weyman, weather permitting. A refreshment truck will sell hot chocolate, coffee, fries, hot dogs, and burgers. There will be opportunities to win several Christmas-themed decorative items. At the end of the event, the Quarryville Fire Company will host a candy drop from a fire truck. Tollinger noted that Santa & Reindeer in the Park is taking the place of Cookies With Santa and that SECA leaders hope to build on