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MARCH 5, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 11
A place for community BY ANN MEAD ASH
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hen Wilbur Horning, vice chair of the New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS), was returning from Florida nearly a decade ago, he made a stop in a little town in South Carolina. “They had a sign that said that evening they were having a program about how the Revolutionary War affected this small town,” recalled Horning, who was intrigued by the invitation and attended the program, along with about a dozen locals, who were attracted to the subject. The size and location of the meeting room intrigued him as well. “I thought it would be nice to have a space (on the first floor of the NHAHS building) where we could have small group meetings,” he stated. On Sunday, March 16, NHAHS will dedicate the Steve Loewen Community Room, 207 E. Main St., New Holland. A drop-in event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Designated
speakers will address the gathering at 3 p.m. The creation of the new room came about due to several recent occurrences. Until a short time ago the area was rented out as retail space. “We couldn’t afford to give that up,” recalled Horning. Then, representatives of the New Holland Band approached the historical society with a proposal. “Mike Ressler is board chair (of NHAHS) and a New Holland Band member,” explained Horning. “(Ressler) said the band wants to consolidate their museum (located on the second floor of the ELANCO Area Library). (The band) was asking us if we would be willing to display equipment and music.” Ressler explained further that a friend of the band was willing to give funds to start an endowment, which made it easier for NHAHS to give up the retail rental income. Ressler plans to have band exhibits in the community room on a regular basis and sometimes upstairs in the NHAHS Museum.
Looking forward to the dedication of the new Steve Loewen Community Room are (from left) Mike Ressler,
See NHAHS pg 2 Steve Loewen, Ida Gall, and Wilbur Horning.
Snow Angels wield shovels of mercy
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Exhibits highlight local educational history
Yvonne Styer displays images and a model of the former Caernarvon Academy.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY JEFF FALK
A display designed to celebrate the history of schools located in Caernarvon Township is currently being featured at the Caernarvon Historical Society building. The display features memorabilia from the former Caernarvon Academy, paintings of local schools created by artist Jere Brady of Morgantown, photos of former students and a list of names of teachers who taught at the various schools. Open houses will be held at
It has absolutely nothing to do with people lying on their backs in the snow and moving their arms and legs to create impromptu winter weather art. It’s more closely related to kindred spirits performing heavenly work here on Earth. These are different kinds of Snow Angels. “Before we had a formal name, the people who we were helping named us,” said Jennifer Jarvis, one of the founding members
See Exhibits pg 4
of the Lancaster Snow Angels. “They said to us, ‘You’re angels. We’re so thankful.’” The Snow Angels are an independent, community-oriented group of concerned citizens who travel around the Lancaster countryside shoveling and removing snow from the sidewalks, walkways and driveways of the elderly, the disabled and veterans - neighbors who can’t remove snow on their own. It began as a grassroots movement in local neighborhoods, but the altruistic concept has gained traction and See Snow Angels pg 3
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