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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 13
Art in the Gardens will showcase creativity BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“Attending Art in the Gardens provides an opportunity to enjoy the creative designs, innovative use of space and artistry of local gardeners,” said Kathy Hohenadel of Create Columbia. “Many attendees leave the tour
with their own ‘Aha!’ moment when they realize that they could modify an idea used in a host garden as a way to enhance their own garden.” Art in the Gardens will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout Columbia. The tour returns See Art pg 5
Volunteer Rick Schmidt advertises the Summer Lunch Program.
Summer Lunch Program will fill body and soul BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Columbia Presbyterian Church/ Hands Across the Street Summer ccording to Alicia Ferrari, Lunch Program. Last summer, one in three children she worked as site supervisor for in Eastern York School the program. District receives free or reducedprice lunch during the school year. But what happens when the “We are here to ensure school year ends? That’s where that these children Ferrari steps in. She will serve as coordinator of the Summer have access to a Lunch Program at Wrightsville healthy lunch over the Presbyterian Church, offering summer.” free lunch to school-age children in Wrightsville Borough every weekday from 11 a.m. to “This year, as they open two 12:30 p.m. The program will run inside the fellowship hall new sites in Columbia, we are at the church, 205 N. Second kicking off our own program,” St., Wrightsville, from Monday, she shared. “We have a rotating June 10, through Friday, Aug. 16. monthly menu.” Food will be provided from “We are here to ensure that these children have access to a a variety of local sources. Hot healthy lunch over the summer,” meals will be served on Mondays Ferrari explained. For many and Wednesdays. Each Monday years, she said, Wrightsville Pres- in June, John Wright Restaubyterian Church was part of the rant staff will provide food.
One of the stops on the Art in the Gardens tour
Spotlight on the American flag BY CATHY MOLITORIS
We all know what the American flag looks like, but have you ever considered how it used to be? The Columbia-Middletown Elks Lodge 1074 will feature various versions of the flag at a Flag Day ceremony on Sunday, June 9, at 1 p.m. in the gazebo in Locust Street Park, Columbia. Attendees may view the pine tree flag adopted in 1775, the snake flag used by the Southern colonies from 1776 to 1777,
See Lunch pg 2
the Continental colors that represented the 13 colonies and others. The Elks officers and trustees, led by Exalted Ruler Sue Luttman, will present the Elks Flag Day ceremony to celebrate the history of our country’s flag. Boy Scout Troop 35, Columbia Cub Scout Pack 35 and members of the Frontier Girls will hand out small flags and lapel pins to audience members prior to the ceremony’s start. The guest speaker will be Lancaster County See Flag pg 2
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“ We d n e s d a y s ’ m e a l s w i l l be prepared by our par tners at Hope United Me tho dist C hurch, Tr ini t y Lutheran Church and Mount Pisgah Trinity United,” Ferrari remarked. “And on Fridays, we will have pizza from Marcello’s. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will provide a ‘grab and go’ bagged lunch.” The Summer Lunch Program is funded by donations both in kind and financial. “To date, we have raised $7,000 and hope to exceed our goal of $10,000 by the start of the program,” Ferrari said. “We secured $4,000 as a matching grant. All donations are tax deductible.” To contribute, visit www.wpcpa.org and click “give.” Beyond lunch, the program offers opportunities for students to have fun and socialize. “We provide an air-conditioned hall for the children to enjoy their lunch in, as well as activities like