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APRIL 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 18
Citizen scientists sought BY ANN MEAD ASH
“T
his is open to everyone,” said Linda Saad, representative of the ELANCO Source Water Collaborative. Saad is seeking volunteers to collect and test water samples from streams throughout northeastern Lancaster County, where she noted no creeks are currently being monitored. “We have no volunteers,” explained Saad. “We may have some recommendations for streams we’d like to have monitored. We’d like to get some data on the upper Conestoga, but (volunteers) can pick a stream in this area.” Saad pointed out that the purpose of the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition (WQVC) will be to obtain information. “More than 50% of the 140 miles of streams in this county are compromised,” said Saad, who noted that watching for evidence of the effectiveness of restoration projects, such as
planting trees around streams, is a goal. “We will see changes in temperature and water quality … (and) changes in sedimentation and runoff,” she noted. The long-term water testing project is a partnership between the Lancaster County Conservation District, an organization working to enhance awareness of the relationship between human activities and the environment, and EL ANCO Source Water Collaborative. “The WQVC is a group of local volunteers who care about their local streams and want to see how they ’re doing,” said Amanda Goldsmith, watershed specialist with the Conser vation Distr ict , who added that a number of county partners, volunteers, government agencies, and citizens are all working together to clean up local streams. “Through water quality monitoring, volunteers are able to help tell the story of local stream improvement,” Goldsmith explained.
ELANCO Source Water Collaborative members Bob Rissler (left) and Linda Saad with Fuzz in front of the
See Water pg 2 Conestoga River
17th annual EPC Golf Outing to drive out homelessness
Still barkin’ for life
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, more than 15,000 Pennsylvanians are known to be homeless on any given day. Housing instability and crises can stem from a multitude of factors, affecting men, women and children across the state. In Lancaster and Chester counties, nonprofit organization
See Bark For Life pg 3 and Cindy Mellinger.
Good Samaritan Services (GSS) is working hard to combat homelessness by offering a variety of resources to individuals who are experiencing a housing crisis. One of GSS’ largest fundraisers is an annual golf outing that is made possible by a partnership with Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC). The 17th annual EPC Golf Outing will take place on Friday, June 7, at Crossgates Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. See EPC Golf Outing pg 7
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In 2023, Sharon Groff, a member of the Misfits on a Mission Relay For Life team, coordinated a Bark For Life event in Ephrata. The fundraiser was so successful that Groff and her helpers are working to hold the second Ephrata-area Bark For Life, at New Life Fellowship, 420 E. Fulton St., Ephrata, on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free, dogfriendly event will be presented by Blue Ridge Communications and WIOV-FM. Attending dogs will take center for the next Bark For Life event are organizers (from left) stage if they participate in the Preparing Duane Metzler, Sharon Groff, Bill Watt with K-9 Tundra, Casey Allyn,
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