Conestoga Valley townlively.com
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 38
LCCF’s Elevating the Next Generation event will connect past with future BY JEFF FALK
T he next major event in LCCF’s yearlong celebration of Young people are ambassa- its 100th anniversary will focus dors for what Lancaster County on the future and empowering Community Foundation (LCCF) youths. It’s a great way to start stands for. the next hundred years. See LCCF pg 2
Conestoga Valley graduate Casey Kaufhold follows through on a shot during the archery competition at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Medal is cherry on top of Casey Kaufhold’s Olympic experience
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lympic athlete. United States of America Olympic athlete. United States of America Olympic medalist. Each has its own specific ring to it. For Casey Kaufhold, they’re titles that all hold special meaning. At 20 years of age, Kaufhold is, and always will be, all three. The 2022 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School is now more than a month removed from competing at her second Summer Olympic Games, and in many
ways, the glow has yet to wane. “I’m still riding the high because I worked so hard to get there,” said Kaufhold, one of the finest female archers in the world. “I’m definitely still settling in from the experience. So few people get an opportunity to compete at the Olympics. So, to do it twice by the age of 20 and get a medal, I’m grateful and thankful.” “I think the best part of competing was having my family there,” continued Kaufhold. “I also competed at Tokyo (in 2021), and I couldn’t have my family there (because of the pandemic).
To get a medal and have them there was really special.” On Aug. 2 in Paris, during competition in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kaufhold and teammate Brady Ellison captured a bronze medal in the mixed team archery event with a 6-2 victory over India. The medal was the first ever for the United States in the mixed team archery event, and Kaufhold became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in archery since 1988. Earlier in the Games, Kaufhold had finished 17th in the women’s See Casey Kaufhold pg 5
EPC will celebrate 70th anniversary with community event BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In 1954, Alvin Engle bought a printing press with a dream of starting his own publication. Alvin, who had been working full time in the printing business, put the press in the basement of his home in Mount Joy, and together he and his wife, Pauline, laid the foundation for what would become Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc.
(EPC). As EPC celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, the company invites members of the community to attend an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at its facility at 1100 Corporate Blvd. in Lancaster. Refreshments will be available to purchase from food trucks such as Auntie Anne’s, Cupcakes by Casey, Tri-County Barbecue and Homage. Guests may enjoy See EPC pg 3
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Two young people represent McCaskey High School at an LCCF community outreach event earlier this year.