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Here’s how you become good at something. You commit to the undertaking. You repeat the act over and over and over again. You fine-tune, learn from mistakes and make adjustments. You surround yourself with support. Of course, enjoying the pursuit is helpful as well. Beyond good, Kaylee Zimmerman
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is an accomplished archer, one perhaps bordering on great. “Archery is a fun sport,” said Kaylee. “If you want to get better you can if you have that determination. You just keep going and practicing. I put a lot of practice into it. If I have a bad score, I know I can do better. But it takes determination.” During the first week of June, Kaylee, a rising freshman at Lititz Area Mennonite School (LAMS), successfully competed against
he Bible is capable of doing many great things. Unlocking the amazing potential of the Good Book requires trust, hope and a little bit of imagination. Life Awakening explores and applies the healing powers of the Bible. “ When I take people through the Gospel process, it heals childhood THURS. 8AM-7PM trauma. You wouldn’t FRI. 8AM-5PM believe it,” said Linda SAT. 9AM-2PM Ingham, a counselor and MON. 8AM-7PM the executive director NEW PROVIDENCE • 717-806-7373 of Life Awakening. “The Life Awakening staff members Chelsea Clark (left), Linda Ingham (center) and Gospel of Jesus Christ is Andrea Holder DEEP very powerful. There’s hope that A Christ- centered ministr y fundraisers on Tuesday, Sept. 16, DISCOUNTS! people have a place where they can based in Ephrata, Life Awakening at Ephrata Community Church, 4 DAYS AUGUST 21, 22, 23 & 25 go for help.” is conducting one of its 16 regular 70 Clay School Road, Ephrata. The ONLY! RECLINERS SOFAS See Night of Blessings pg 4 ACCENT DEEPCHAIRS DISCOUNTS! • SOFAS&• ACCENT CHAIRS SECTIONALS AUGUST 21,RECLINERS 22, 23 & 25 SECTIONALS & MORE! URS. • FRI. • SAT. • MON. MORE! 8AM-5PM
Lancaster’s Forgotten Major League Legacy In the heart of Lancaster city, land at the junction of Juliette and Frances avenues hides a secret, and it’s one that local resident Jeremy Raff is determined to bring back into the light. Nearly a century ago, the site housed Rossmere Base Ball Park, where some of baseball’s greatest talents played, but their stories have long gone untold. In the 1920s, Rossmere hosted the Harrisburg Giants, an Eastern Colored League team led by center fielder and player-manager Oscar Charleston, whom historians rank among the greatest baseball players of all time. Alongside him were teammates like Rap Dixon, a talented outfielder and all-around powerhouse, and Clarence “Fats” Jenkins, a dynamic leadoff hitter who later starred in basketball and earned a spot in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. T hou g h Jack ie Robins on broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, Lancaster had hosted major league-level Black baseball decades earlier - a fact often forgotten until Major League Baseball officially recognized Negro League statistics as major league records in 2020. Also largely forgotten was the role Lancaster city played in promoting Negro League games. From 1925-27, the Giants played 20 exhibitions at Rossmere and several league games with thousands of fans in attendance. The players thrilled crowds with feats like their triple steal in the eighth inning of their first league game at Rossmere on April 26,
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