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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 46
wellness
Sweetheart Dance will benefit Make-A-Wish BY CATHY MOLITORIS
On Saturday, Feb. 15, you can get down on the dance floor and do something good for the community at the same time. Evolve Life Group will hold a Sweetheart Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hellam Fire Company’s banquet hall, 163 E. Market St.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley. The dance will feature live music from The Modern Age, with snacks and drinks provided by Evolve Life Group. There is no charge to attend, but a freewill offering will be received. See Dance pg 3
Participants in a previous Beekeeper Training class
Buzz into beekeeping BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“This type of class is ideal for beginners and hobbyists looking to gain foundational knowledge and experience.” “After a year, I was approached about teaching a class on smallscale beekeeping,” he recalled. “The program began in 2014 with a single student. It’s run successfully every year thereafter with the class size slowly increasing to 15.”
Offering the training program is a natural fit for the Horn Farm, said executive director Alexis Campbell. “Beekeeping is a beneficial practice that boosts local ecosystems by supporting pollination and bee populations. It also offers sweet rewards such as honey, beeswax and pollen, which can fuel a small business or be used for personal consumption,” she shared. “As an educational organization focused on teaching regenerative practices that support sustainable living and a healthier ecosystem, we wanted to provide the opportunity for community members to learn the tradition of backyard beekeeping.” As Gingrich explained, the Beekeeper Training program is designed as a two-year program with year one dedicated to new, first-time beekeepers. “We start with the basics, biology, equipment and management,” he said.
The Modern Age
The story of Stan BY ANN MEAD ASH
The influence that the late Stan Deen had on New Holland - as a teacher, a director, and a member of the community - is well known. Stan, who passed away in July of 2016, founded Garden Spot Performing Arts (GSPA), the Garden Spot High School (GSHS) auditorium is named for him, and, according to Mike Ressler, chair of the New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS) board of trustees, “Everybody (who knew him) has a Stan Deen story.” However, it was a chance
See Beekeeping pg 8
meeting between NHAHS founder Steve Loewen and Nate Deen, who was taken in by Stan as a GSHS student and on whose life with Stan the soon-to-bereleased film “Brave the Dark” is based, that has resulted in an exhibit called “The Remarkable Mr. Deen.” The display will take up the main room of the NHAHS Museum, 207 E. Main St., New Holland. No end date has been set for the exhibit. Nate and Loewen were both at a movie at Penn Cinema in early 2024. Their short conversation in the lobby led to lunch and to Nate visiting a car show Loewen See Stan pg 3
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“I
believe there’s a lot of value in learning beekeeping through a hands-on experience where other students have your same level of interest and experience,” said Mark Gingrich, Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) certified Master Beekeeper. With that in mind, Gingrich will hold a Beekeeper Training program in conjunction with the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education. The program will kick off on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and will meet monthly through Saturday, Oct. 11. All programs will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the exception of the Oct. 11 session, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. The first three sessions will be held at the Hellam Township Municipal Building, 35 Walnut Springs Road, York, while the rest of the sessions
will be held at the Horn Farm, 4945 Horn Road, York. This is the 10th year Horn Farm has hosted the training, which began after Gingrich asked the farm about keeping bees there due to the diverse and plentiful plant life offered on the property.