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DECEMBER 13, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV• NO 41
Connect Us Church welcomes Dustin Forbes BY JEFF FALK
God’s plan is perfect, and so is His timing. Dustin Forbes is the new associate pastor at one of Lancaster County’s newest churches. Everything about his personal journey has led him to this point. On Nov. 12, Forbes officially stepped into his new role as associate pastor at Connect Us Church, 1500 Christopher Place, Lancaster. During the ceremony, Forbes, a resident of Lititz, was supported by the physical presence of his family - wife Ashley and son Hayden - in much the same way he hopes to support the Associate pastor Dustin Forbes members of Connect Us Church. (left) baptizes son Hayden during a ceremony at Connect Us Church. “It was a wonderful service,” said Forbes. “I felt very loved “My duties include pastoral care, and appreciated. There was a lot counseling people and offering of excitement and engagement.” spiritual advice on what God “My job is to come alongside wants for them.” the lead pastor (Kevin Greene) Before coming to Connect and help people connect with Us Church, Forbes served as God in church,” continued Forbes. the director of ministry at
In Gee Chun of the Republic of Korea hits her tee shot on the 18th hole at the Lancaster Country Club during the final round of her 2015 U.S. Women’s Open victory.
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has embraced the event.” During the week of May 27, 2024, many of the finest players in the world will descend upon the LCC, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, and its par-70, 6,600-yard layout to decide the championship of United States women’s golf. Players will play practice rounds on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week. The four-round, 72-hole championship tournament will begin on Thursday, May 30, and conclude on Sunday, June 2. “With 25 years of experience and the help of my staff, we’re going to put on the best show possible,” said Saunders. “It’s been a lot of planning. We’re all excited, and it’s exciting for the community. The Lancaster Country Club is committed to
Creating safe spaces Responding to the mental health needs of teenagers BY ANN MEAD ASH
Today’s teenagers are facing issues unfamiliar to their parents and grandparents, and according to Susannah Moore, clinical social worker/ therapist with Integrate Therapy and Wellness Collective in Bird-in-Hand, that can make it hard for generations to relate. “Those of us who graduated high school before COVID-19 hit and before social media took over the way it has, simply can’t understand what it
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means to be a teen today,” said Moore. As a former school social worker, Moore is especially familiar with the issues facing students. “(Teenagers) have had their entire world shifted over and over,” Moore commented. “They haven’t had the sense of stability that most of us had.” Mental health issues among teens were rising prior to the advent of COVID-19 restrictions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 10-year Youth Risk Behavior Survey found See Safe spaces pg 3
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“It’s huge. Huge isn’t the proper adjective,” said Josh Saunders, ot only is it one of the top Lancaster Country Club’s direcsporting events in the tor of grounds. “You don’t have United States and one of to be a golf fan to come out and the most important golf tournaments in the world, but it’s also going to provide an economic “With 25 years of boom for the area. The 2024 experience and the U.S. Women’s Open will prove to be a win-win for the Lanhelp of my staff, we’re caster Country Club, Lancaster going to put on the County. best show possible.” The U.S. Open is coming to - or more accurately returning to - the Lancaster Country Club (LCC) your community. in five months. Apparently, the support United States Golf Association’s People are going to come from (USGA) last trip to Lancaster in all over to witness this event. 2015 was so successful, everyone It’s not a feather in (the LCC’s) involved thought it would be a cap. It’s a feather in the community’s cap. The community good idea to do it again.
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