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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 40
Animals, exhibits, a parade, and more! BY ANN MEAD ASH
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aulene Redding, president of the New Holland Farmers Day Association, is happy to see different parts of the community working together to get ready for this year’s New Holland Fair. “So many aspects come together to make the fair possible,” said Redding, who recently met with representatives of the borough, fire company, fire police, and ambulance company in preparation for the event. “The IU13 students from ELANCO cleaned up (the parade route) following the parade (in 2023), and the New Holland Kiwanis always cleans up (the streets) following the fair,” she said. The 2024 New Holland Fair will be held from Wednesday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 5, on Main Street, Roberts Avenue, Franklin Street, as well as on Fulton Street, where the animal exhibits are located. The fair will kick off on Oct. 2 with the parade,
which will begin at 7 p.m. As in the past, the fair will feature a midway, exhibits in a range of categories, a Long John eating contest, pet and baby parades, games, a variety of food vendors, and entertainment Thursday through Saturday evenings. Area residents wishing to enter an item to exhibit in the fair for the first time will need to register for an entry number. Past exhibitors who did not receive a number in the mail must register as well. Registration for entry numbers will be held at the CrossNet Youth Center, 110 W. Franklin St., New Holland, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 8 p.m. Redding asked area residents to take a “fresh look” at this year’s exhibit categories. “There are some new opportunities,” she said. Redding, who organizes the parade, said that all premium spots are full this year, and that the $12,000 raised by that effort will aid in funding the elevator that will be installed See New Holland Fair pg 11 The annual New Holland Fair will feature animal exhibits, rides, games, and food.
Making generational connections When eight 3- and 4-year-olds from New Holland Early Learning Center (NHELC) arrived at the Fallcrest Household skilled nursing care section of Garden Spot Village (GSV) on the morning of Aug. 1, the sounds of their laughter broke the relative quiet. GSV resident Jackie Thompson was prepared to read the children a story as they gathered on the floor before his chair and within a circle of seated residents who had anxiously awaited the children’s arrival. “Oh, it’s a good one,” Garden Spot Village resident Patricia Simmeth reads to visiting declared Thompson of “Feathers children from New Holland Early Learning Center and other residents See NHELC pg 9 during an Aug. 1 visit.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
On Aug. 19, Freedom Thrift in New Holland, a store that supports the work of Revelations of Freedom Ministries (ROFM), held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the enterprise. T homas Car r, director of ROFM, spoke at the event, which was attended by about 40 interested parties. Carr thanked the community, volunteers, and staff members, and saying, “Our
anniversary was a wonderful occasion to connect with the community, raise awareness of Freedom Thrift and ROFM, and celebrate the contributions of everyone involved, from program students to our dedicated longterm supporters.” Carr mentioned that not only does the thrift store raise funds for ROFM, it also benefits those enrolled in the program. ROFM ser ves men strug gling with addictions, called students, in a 10-month residential program. See Freedom Thrift pg 4
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