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REACHING MORE THAN 11,290 HOMES
10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services Honors History
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BY JEFF FALK
hat makes all emergency vehicles special is the nature of their work. What makes this particular emergency vehicle special is the nature of its work and how it relates to history. W hen c i t iz ens we re fleeing one of America’s darkest hours, this fire engine was speeding toward the trouble. “This is a unique piece just because of the history of it,” said Randy Fisher, who’s been the service man- New York City firefighters display the ladder truck that was damaged at the ager at 10-8 Emergency World Trade Center in 2001. Vehicle Ser vices for six years. (9/11) attacks, a day we will never Vehicle Services is currently per“That alone is worth its weight in forget. I wanted it to be part of forming work on a very special gold as far as memories go. The history. I wanted to see it recog- fire engine. The local authorized dealer and service shop for all truck has been drawing a lot of nized this year.” Located at 501B E. Main St., types of emergency vehicles is attention because it was at the (Twin) Towers on the day of the New Holland, 10-8 Emergency refurbishing, repairing and generally
Lydia Harrison has always been around horses. The bonds, the commitment and the experiences have positively affected her development. “ W hen I first star ted (as an equestrian), I wasn’t very focused,” said Lydia. “In school, I wasn’t the best student . Through safety and a love of the sport, I’ve had to learn how to focus, and it taught me I had to do the same with school as a student. I’ve learned a lot about patience. I’ve gotten injured, and I’ve had to work very hard to get back. With horses, sometimes its two steps forward and five steps back.” A senior at Lancaster Mennonite School, Lydia has been riding horses competitively since she was 6. “I definitely believe horses are spiritual animals,” said Lydia. “They pick up on human emotions very well. You need to remain calm and composed when you’re around them, and they’ve taught me that too.” In February, Lydia and her horse, Archer, are competing in the prestigious HITS Ocala show in Ocala, Fla., a United States Equestrian Federation-sanctioned international competition. Over the past year, she has competed in about 15 shows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Virginia and Florida with varying levels of success. “Practice, practice, practice that’s the key to success,” said Lydia. “I practice ever y day and I’m at the barn every day, working on jumps and messing with heights. I think it helps
Program Participants Grow From Connections, Kindness
BY JEFF FALK
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Lydia Harrison Takes Horsing Around Very Seriously
BY JEFF FALK
See FDNY Fire Engine pg 2
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Aaron’s Acres isn’t intentionally and deliberately expanding. But by responding to the needs of the community, Aaron’s Acres is growing organically. One of its newer programs, Kindness Konnections, is taking a different approach to giving back to the same community that
Aaron’s Acres is already serving. “I like the phrase ‘natural evolution,’” said Madison Heider, the program coordinator at Aaron’s Acres. “ We’ve had discussions about how this program can continue to grow. There’s a need for it in the community. I think it’s a natural progression of Aaron’s Acres mission to support participants in Taylor Warner (left) and Ben Morganstein work on a mass mailing our community.” project as part of Aaron’s Acres’
See Kindness Konnections pg 5 Kindness Konnections program.
See Lydia Harrison pg 4
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