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unning is a healthy activity, purported to offer benefits including improved cardio fitness, enhanced muscle and bone strength, and maybe even extended lifespan. ELANCO School District youngsters in kindergarten through sixth grade have the opportunity to do a little running and test their speed in the ELANCO School District Regional Run for Fitness. The annual event will be held at the field along Tower Road, behind Garden Spot Middle School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland, on Sunday, Sept. 14. The runs will kick off with the kindergarten run at 2 p.m. Firstgrade students will run at 2:10 p.m., and second-grade students at 2:20 p.m. Third-graders will take off at 2:30 p.m., and fourth-graders at 2:40 p.m. Fifth-grade students will
Area elementary-age children will have a chance to take part in the annual ELANCO School District Regional Run for Fitness.
start at 2:50 p.m., with sixth-graders running at 3 p.m. Day-of registration and course walks will be held from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Traci Tempone, Garden Spot High School (GSHS) cross-country
team coach, who organizes the event, said that kindergarten and first-grade students will run a quarter of a mile, and second- through sixth-graders will run a half a mile. The top five runners of each gender
in each grade will receive a place ribbon. All other runners will receive participation ribbons. Those who receive place ribbons will qualify for the Lancaster County Elementary Cross Country Championship held See GSXC pg 12
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Last year, Cornerstone Reproductive Health moved its annual Walk for Life event from Gap to a New Holland location that organizers thought would be more central to the ministry’s service area. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate on the day of the event. “(Our) 2024 (date) was a not such a great weather day,” lamented Olivia Imchen, director of programs with Cornerstone. “We have had A hayride, cornhole tournament, and 5K walk will all be part of this year’s See Cornerstone pg 4 Walk for Life organized by Cornerstone Reproductive Health of Gap.
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Cathy Williams, one of the organizers of the Friendship Church Fall Book and Bake Sale, is amazed at the number of books church members have collected to sell. “It’s incredible! We have thousands,” she said, gesturing around the room in the church that has been designated for the book sale. “We have all genres.” See Friendship pg 3
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