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Lancaster County Welcomes Fresh Air Kids With Open Arms
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Do You Know...? Page 5A Where In The World Contest Entry Form Page 9A Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 12A Crossword Puzzle......... 10A “Happy Birthday”.......... 12A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................8A Things To Do ................... 10A
Lititz Library Programs
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The Lancaster County Fresh Air Committee welcomed 12 New York City children as they arrived in Leola on a recent warm summer day. Volunteer host families share their summers for one week or more with Fresh Air children, ages seven to 18. A Fresh Air summer means running barefoot in the backyard, riding bikes down country roads, learning to swim, catching fireflies, building sandcastles on the beach, making new friends and having a lot The following programs of fun. Some children are leaving home for the first time, while others are returning to visit the same host families for consecutive summers. are happening at the Lititz Shown are several views at the arrival site including a young lady getting her first buggy ride, a family welcoming back a former visitor, a young girl Public Library, 651 Kissel gets a warm embrace from a local family, and finally a young lady calls home to tell mom she has arrived safely to her Lancaster County host family. Hill Road, Lititz, in August. For more information on any • Knitting Club - Mondays, from 10:00 a.m. until noon. gathering to knit and work Mass Destruction Con- held outdoors on the library of the following programs August 5 and 19 from 10:00 Knitting Club is for people on projects. Must bring all sidered During the Civil War grounds, weather permitting. please call 717-626-2255 or a.m. to 12:00 noon. Knitting who knit and like to share your own supplies. - Thursday, August 8, 6:30 If it rains they will be inside. emailing register@lititz Club meets every first and the craft. This is not a class Crocheters also welcome. p.m. Mark Laubacher pre- This class is appropriate for third Monday of the month or instruction, just afriendly library.org. • Astronomy Enthusiasts sents Weapons of Mass all abilities. Adults and teens Considered welcome. Bring your own of Lancaster County - Destruction Wednesday, August 7, 6:30 During the Civil War. mat (if you have one) and a p.m. Come find out what is • Yoga at the Library - water bottle. Some mats will in the night sky and so much Monday, August 12, 10:00 be available to borrow. more! a.m. Come join Joyce Court- Please sign up at the library • Lancaster Civil War ney for Yoga in the Morning. or by calling 717-626-2255 Roundtable: Weapons of This one-hour class will be (Continued On Page 2A)
Historic Cloister Ice Cream Social Planned
Solid Rock Summer Camp Builds Relationships
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The Historic Ephrata Cloister invites the public to come out and enjoy an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, August 4 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be: music by Ethan Fasnacht, K-pets Therapy Dogs, Lancaster Spinners and Weavers Guild, and you can also stroll the grounds for free, however, there is a cost for the ice cream. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Jerry Butler (store volunteer) along with Jane Koch (Ephrata Cloister Associates).
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Solid Rock Camp at Hinkletown Mennonite School provides four weeks of sports camps throughout the summer for children from age 5 to 18. Campers play and learn multiple sports each week while building relationships with coaches and teammates and growing their Christian faith through small group devotions and worship. Recently, Solid Rock Kids Campers played basketball, soccer, beachball volleyball, four-square, Gaga ball and Frisbee bocce. Shown is an intense game of Gaga ball being played.
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