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When people drive across a bridge that crosses a tributary of Kreutz Creek in Hellam Township, they are honoring the service and sacrifice of a local veteran. On Oct. 25, state Rep. Joe D’Orsie hosted a ceremony to officially designate the spot as the Roger Lee Fraker Memorial Bridge. The bridge, located at 5657 Lincoln Highway East in York, bears the name of the Marine private first class., who served in Friends, family and local dignitaries at a bridge dedication for Roger Lee
“It’s important to honor our veterans,” said Phil Lehman, describing the sentiment behind Wreaths Across America. “It’s important to take care of them, and this is an easy way to do that.” Lehman invites community members to participate in the program, which places wreaths on graves of veterans in cemeteries nationwide. Locally, Wreaths Across America will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at noon at Fairview Cemetery, 600 Hellam St., Wrightsville. “We will start with a ceremony that will go for about half an hour,” Lehman said. “ We honor all of the branches of the services.” Landon Mak, a local student, will sing the national anthem, and first responders will also be honored with wreaths. After the ceremony, people will pick up wreaths to place on graves in Fairview Cemetery, Union Cemeter y and Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization. The idea for the tribute began as a seed that was planted when Morrill Worcester, a 12-year-old paperboy for the Bangor Maine Daily News, won a trip to Washington, D.C. Arlington National Cemeter y made a lasting impression on Morrill, who later became the owner of Worcester Wreath Company. In 1992, with a surplus of wreaths near the end of the holiday season, he remembered visiting Arlington as a boy and arranged for wreaths to be placed in the cemetery. The idea
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hanks to a collaboration between community partners, there’s a new, free way to make music in Columbia. Members of Susquehanna River Creative Conspiracy (SRCC) have teamed up with Music for Everyone to bring a public piano to Coffee and Cream, 101 N. Front St., Columbia. The partnership began after SRCC founder and president Anthony “TJ” Carrozza struck up a conversation with Music for Everyone founder John Gerdy. Both nonprofits share a With the piano on the porch at Coffee and Cream are (from left) TJ Carrozza, Diane Bell and Deb Rohrer. Photo by Cat Shannon common vision: using the arts to transform lives and strengthen unique artwork - in public spaces a spot to place the piano and an communities. throughout downtown Lancaster. artist to paint it. One of Music for Everyone’s iniCarrozza thought Columbia “I ride my bike across here every tiatives is Keys for the City, a pro- could benefit from a piano, so he day,” Carrozza said, gesturing to gram that places free-for-commu- met with Music for Everyone exec- the road outside Coffee and Cream. nity-use pianos - decorated with utives, who agreed. He just needed “I live in Marietta, and our venue See Notes pg 5
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