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APRIL 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 15
Get a taste of New Holland BY ANN MEAD ASH
of attendees. The fundraiser will be held rain or shine. In the case few years ago, a group of of inclement weather, the GSFR area food truck owners hall will be available for indoor teamed up with Garden seating. Spot Fire Rescue (GSFR) and held Food trucks that will be in an outdoor event. The food fest attendance will include Castanedas and fundraiser netted $5,000 for Food Truck, Hen House Grilling GSFR. Recently, Nick Good, chief of & BBQ, Piper Belle’s BBQ, and staff and public information officer Skip’s Food Truck. The Garden for GSFR, was asked Spot Fire Rescue if it might be a good food trailer will be on idea to hold a similar “It’s where hand selling oyster event. “I said, ‘It was local food meets sandwiches, and the a success,’” recalled New Holland Lions community Good. “It started Club will sell ham rolling from there.” and cheese sandsupport.” The Taste of New wiches. Snack items Holland Food Fest will be provided by will be held in the GSFR parking NiCE SiZE FRiES and Auntie Anne’s lot, 330 E. Main St., New Holland, Pretzels. Sweets will be available on Friday, April 26, from 4 to for purchase from Lickity Split Ice 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 27, Cream, Mr. Mini’s Tasty Donuts, from 3 to 8 p.m. Special Kids and Lorah’s Handmade Chocolates. Hour activities will be held from Noel’s Café coffee trailer will be 3 to 5 p.m. on April 27. More than present on April 26. Organizer 10 food trucks will be on-site, Danielle Landis said that the plan and live music will be provided was to incorporate as many local for the entertainment pleasure food trucks as possible, adding, “It’s
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Working to organize the Taste of New Holland Food Fest are (from left) Danielle Landis, Gina Dissinger, Mitch Dissinger, Wes Kopp, and Nick Good.
where local food meets community support.” According to Good, Kids Hour activities will all be fire-prevention related. GSFR Captain Wes
Kopp noted that the smoke trailer tank),” added Good. and fire house will be on-site. Airbrush tattoos and face Fire trucks will be on display and painting will also be offered. bucket rides will be available. “We Live music for the event will will dunk the fire chief (in a dunk be provided by Hit Show with See GSFR pg 4
Volunteer power CrossNet Ministries in New Holland runs on volunteer power, and executive director Meredith Dahl is impressed with the caliber of those individuals who help to keep the ministry moving forward to serve the area. “We have amazing volunteers who give of their time and talents,” said Dahl. “All the individuals here make ELANCO the greatest place to live.” Meghan Ervine, director of marketing and communications for CrossNet, recently reached out to the organization’s staff
BY ANN MEAD ASH
T here are a few roadside springs in the greater New Holland area. One popular site is located in the Welsh Mountains, bordering both the Pequea Valley and ELANCO school districts. While some local residents utilize the spring regularly, the safety of drinking the water from any roadside spring is worth questioning. “People assume the water (from springs is) tested, and it’s not,” said Linda Saad,
senior member of the ELANCO Source Water Collaborative. “But you could test it, and animals could (defecate) in it four hours later. It’s not a closed system.” Saad has a degree in forestry with concentrations in soil science and water resources. Formerly, she worked in water testing at a local lab, where she oversaw the water quality program and the quality of the testing programs. Jennifer Fetter, director of the Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training and See Roadside springs pg 5 UP TO
See CrossNet Ministries pg 9 Volunteers with CrossNet Ministries serve in a variety of areas.
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Don’t drink the water … from roadside springs