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AUGUST 16, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 34
The forecast is fair for New Holland Farmers Day 2023 BY ANN MEAD ASH
oming off the successful celebration of the 90th New Holland Farmers Day Association Fair, president Paulene Redding and Kristie Overly, who handles exhibit premiums, began moving ahead for the 2023 event, which will be held Wednesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 7. Last year, the fair’s first fair queen competition winner Kendell Moats placed in the top five in the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs (PSACF) Queen Contest in Hershey. This year, the competition will be open to young women from the ELANCO, Conestoga Valley, and Pequea Valley school districts. Young women who wish to enter may call 717-355-2529 for more information. Special vendor and craft bingo events are held to raise money for the fair and specifically for the fair queen competition. A bingo takes place on the fifth Sunday of each month when a fifth Sunday occurs. The next event will be held at Garden
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The New Holland Farmers Day Association Fair will feature rides, food, and more.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
At the most recent community collaboration meeting, New Holland Mayor Tim Bender made a statement praising police chief Bill Leighty and expressing confidence in the man who has been leading the force since 2017. Leighty, a Manheim Township native, who also served with New Holland law enforcement early in his career, said that good community relations are essential to modern police work. “We need (good communication between police and the
Ready for released time BY ANN MEAD ASH
community) more than ever,” said Leighty, who noted he serves residents from several generations, including boomers and millennials. “They all come from diverse backgrounds,” he added. Leighty noted that when he was growing up, a sense of community and the “it takes a village to raise a child” concept was ever present in his neighborhood. “That was so valuable,” he said. “If you were playing with friends, all the parents looked out for all the children.” He sees the idea as the basis of community safety. “It was important for us
ELANCO Released Time is one of a number of programs sanctioned by the state of Pennsylvania. A state statute directs schools to dismiss students to attend religious instruction if requested by a parent. In the ELANCO School District, ELANCO Released Time operates programs for students in third through sixth grades attending New Holland and Blue Ball elementary schools. This year, the New Holland program will begin on Thursday, Sept. 7, and the Blue Ball program will begin on Thursday, Sept. 14. Students at those schools will
See Community pg 5
See ELANCO pg 3
Students and volunteers with the ELANCO Released Time program are looking forward to the start of this year’s classes in September.
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