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MAY 17, 2023
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Vendor event will highlight Memorial Day weekend
5K will benefit Mount Bethel Cemetery BY CATHY MOLITORIS
The second annual Mount Bethel Cemetery Memorial 5K will be held on Saturday, May 27. The walk/run will take place on the grounds of Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, with proceeds benefiting the historic Mount Bethel Cemetery, located on Locust Street in Columbia.
A variety of items will be showcased at a Memorial Day weekend Vendor Event. BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ast Prospect will be buzzing with activity on Memorial Day weekend. “We will have lots of people out and about walking around town,” said Jessica Winchester, describing all the events happening on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28. Winchester, a volunteer with East Prospect Community Pride, is organizing a Memorial Day Weekend Vendor Event on May 27 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the East Prospect Municipal Building, 28 W. Maple St. “We are going to have some independent sales vendors, crafters and businesses,” she stated. “We will also be selling baked goods. We’ll have a bunch of vendors inside the building, but we will also have some vendors outside.” Along with vendors, the event will feature hands-on activities from Crawford’s Reptile Encounters. While the vendor event is going on,
East Prospect, Winchester explained. “All of the community groups in our area try to work together to support each other,” she stated. Throughout the year, East Prospect Community Pride organizes a variety of events, including a car show, a Memorial Day parade, free movie nights, Trunk or Treat, a Veterans Day breakfast and breakfast with Santa. Most of the events have no admission charge, Winchester said. This year’s Memorial Day parade will be held on May 28 beginning at 4 p.m. “East Prospect Community Pride is just here to build up our community and get everyone together to have enjoyable events with our families and friends,” Winchester stated. “We like to promote our town and everything that’s going on.” For more information on East Prospect Community Pride, search for the organization on Facebook.
Robert Herman crosses the finish line at last year’s Mount Bethel Cemetery Memorial 5K.
Race-day registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the school’s gym, and the 5K will step off at 8:30 a.m. It will be held rain or shine. The event is named to honor the holiday it precedes, as well as to memorialize those interred at Mount Bethel Cemetery, explained Kathy Hohenadel, a member of the Mount Bethel Cemetery Board of Directors and a member of the Friends of Mount Bethel Cemetery. She emphasized that the event will feature plenty of parking, medals for winners in multiple brackets and a spectator-friendly course. Hohenadel remarked that the course was designed by an avid runner and former cross-country coach who understands the importance of blending a bit of a challenge into a course that a novice will also enjoy. The course includes only a small portion of the hill leading up to Columbia High School, with a mixed-terrain route featuring a scenic view of the Susquehanna River. Due to the terrain, the course does not accommodate wheelchairs. See 5K pg 2
Golf outing will benefit Good Samaritan Services BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The 16th annual Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 9, at Crossgates Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. Tee times will be at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and members of the public may sign up to play in teams of up to four players. All proceeds will benefit Good Samaritan Services (GSS). GSS is a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist those experiencing homelessness in Lancaster and Chester counties. First operating
under the name Good Sam Shelter, GSS was created in 1999, and it has continued to grow in the years since. The organization currently has five locations, which are located in Lancaster city, Ephrata, Coatesville, Phoenixville and Kennett Square. “We’re really grateful to EPC for partnering with us for so long. It’s a fun way for people to get involved,” said Rachel Shelley, marketing and communications specialist for GSS. “Fundraisers like these make our growth possible and have allowed us to assist more people than ever before.” In the past year, GSS has served more than 600 people in the See Golf outing pg 2
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East Prospect Fire Company will hold a chicken barbecue beginning at 11 a.m. It will be located at 13 W. Ridge Ave. Tickets will be available for purchase ahead of time through the “East Prospect Fire Company” Facebook page, or meals may be purchased the day of the event until sold out. Throughout East Prospect, community yard sales will be happening on May 27 as well, Winchester noted. “There will really be a lot going on in town that day,” she remarked, noting that any residents are invited to set up a yard sale at their home. She noted that pre-COVID, East Prospect used to hold a vendor event, but this will be the first year it is returning since the start of the pandemic. East Prospect Community Pride is organizing the event. The group of volunteers work together to promote events and activities in
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