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MAY 14, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXVI • NO 11
Honoring tradition and sacrifice BY CAT SHANNON
From ashes to education BY CAT SHANNON
how the house could serve the broader mission of the Horn Farm Center,” she stated. “We saw the potential to create a welcoming, multifunctional hub for workshops, gatherings and collaboration. By transforming the house into an education center, we are centering our priorities and creating new opportunities to grow our impact: fostering ecological literacy, building resilient communities and connecting people to the land.” The project has been stalled by delays. Insurance covered replacement costs, but it did not account for the requirement to bring the building up to commercial code for the first time, the depth of repairs needed to restore a 160-year-old building or the vision to upgrade it to a yearround education center.
See Tradition pg 5
Teeing off to tackle hunger BY CAT SHANNON
Earlier this year, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-cost lunch in the Eastern York School District (EYSD) reached a high of just over 50%. To help support families in need, Swing for Change, a charity golf tournament, will be held on Saturday, July 26, at Cool Creek Golf Club, 300 Cool Creek Road, Wrightsville. It will begin at 8 a.m. The tournament will be played
as a scramble, and registration is open to individuals or groups. Prizes will be awarded, and details are in the process of being finalized. “ The main purpose of the outing is to raise awareness of food insecurity in Eastern York School District,” said Tony Lewis, who is organizing the tournament with River’s Edge Community Services. “I was not aware of it until I began working with Power Packs and the Giving Table.”
See Education pg 2
See Hunger pg 3
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he staff at the Horn Farm Center in York are taking a setback and turning it into opportunity. Three years ago, the only livable structure on the property, an 1840s farmhouse, was destroyed by fire. Now plans are in motion to not only restore and preserve the nonprofit’s farmhouse, but also to transform the space inside into an educational center to benefit people from across the region. Horn Farm Center, located at 4945 Horn Road, York, has been busy fundraising for the build, and it celebrated the next step in the project with a groundbreaking ceremony at the end of March. “These last three years we’ve been r unning programs for
hundreds of local residents, all outdoors in all weather, on dozens of topics related to regenerative farming, ecology, growing your own food and generally reconnecting with the land,” explained Alexis Campbell, the organization’s executive director. “Our instructors and community have done wonderfully, but it will be amazing to triple our capacity for education and do so no matter what the temperature or weather is outside!” The idea to turn the house into an education center came from the organization’s commitment to deepen community engagement and expanding access to hands-on learning, Campbell said. “After the fire, we had the opportunity not just to rebuild what was lost, but to reimagine
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of reflection and gratitude. Lt. Col. Seamas W hitesel will be the main speaker at the ceremony. A graduate of Heidelberg American High School in Germany and Lehigh University, Whitesel commissioned into the aviation branch and completed UH-60 Black Hawk training and aviation officer training at Fort Rucker in Alabama. He served at company, battalion and brigade levels as an aviation officer. He
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Celebrating the groundbreaking are (from left) Horn Farm board president Lauren Hayman, Murphy & Dittenhafer president Frank Dittenhafer, Horn Farm executive director Alexis Campbell, Quarry View Building Group partner Chris King and Quarry View Building Group project manager Ron Peters.
When Columbia marks Memorial Day, it’s a meaningful opportunity to reflect, pay tribute and stand united as a community in gratitude for those who gave their lives in defense of our nation. Since the end of World War II, the town has proudly honored Memorial Day with a tradition that once boasted the largest parade of its kind in the nation, according to organizers. Though the parade has scaled down over the years, the community’s dedication to remembering those who served remains as powerful as ever. This year’s commemoration will begin at noon on Sunday, May 25, with a performance by the Bainbridge Band at the gazebo in Locust Street Park, 550 Locust St. The official Memorial Day ceremony will follow at 1 p.m., featuring words