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A rose by any other name Presentation will explore county connections between York and Lancaster BY ANN MEAD ASH
ancaster is known as the Red Rose City and York as the White Rose City, but the pair have more in common than just the iconic flower. “York and Lancaster are sister counties and sister cities,” said Dominish Miller. “The only thing that separates them is the Susquehanna River.” “There are a lot of similar things with each of our counties,” stated Cory Van Brookhoven. “The Lincoln Highway, the Susquehanna River, Moravian heritage, (and more). This will all be discussed at the program.” The program Van Brookhoven was referring to will be a presentation given by both Miller and Van Brookhoven at the New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS) meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Miller pointed out that both the city of York and the city of Lancaster were founded in the 1700s and that
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both briefly served as the United States’ capital. She went on to note that she and Van Brookhoven each choose some of their favorite topics
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to present when they speak together on the neighboring counties. “We go back and forth during our talk,” said Miller. “Naturally, we know
more about our own county/city but have done extensive research on both.” “We do it a little different each
time,” explained Van Brookhoven. “We break it down by topic, taking turns by subject.” Miller said that to make the presentation more audience-friendly, the two use a conversational style, and they bring in current events. “We don’t just give the audience a history lesson,” she said. “We also cover things that are happening in Lancaster and York today, like the Fire & Ice Festival in Lititz and the Sasquatch 5K in Mount Wolf.” Miller also called York the “Snack Food Capital of the World,” while Van Brookhoven broadened that area to cover central Pennsylvania. “We not only discuss the history connection, but we also talk about snacks and chocolate,” he said. Van Brookhoven is the full-time president of the Lititz Historical Foundation, which is located at 137-145 E. Main St., Lititz. The Lititz native volunteered with the foundation for many years prior to taking the position. His initial interest in Lititz history came from See NHAHS pg 4
A ride to work
Keeping the faith BY ANN MEAD ASH
Since the fall of 2022, David Kieffer, president of the FaithfulGive board, has been preparing for the organization’s first online giving event to benefit organizations with a Christian mission that are active in Lancaster County. “We prayed and thought and designed and listened for a year,” said Kieffer of FaithfulGive’s five-member board and its organizational team. “Mostly we listened to what would serve various nonprofit leaders.” The result is a three-day online
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giving event, which will take place in October. More than 40 local organizations have signed on to take part in the fundraiser, which will open just after midnight on Sunday, Oct. 15, and close at the end of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 17. To introduce the event, a breakfast will be held on Monday, Oct. 16, at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, beginning at 7:30 a.m. In addition, a short celebration picnic will be held on Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. at Long’s Park. “There will be worship, celebration, and announcing prizes,” explained
About 200 individuals with disabilities participate with Lighthouse Vocational Services (LVS), 144 Orlan Road, New Holland. Of those, 150 require transportation from multiple areas of the county from Manheim to south of Quarryville. Organizing all those rides to work is Sandy Miller, transportation coordinator for LVS. The organization provides vocational services for individuals with disabilities. About a year ago, Brian French, LVS director of programs, approached Miller with a request.
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Sandy Miller, transportation coordinator with Lighthouse Vocational Services, with a 2020 Nissan Rogue she purchased recently for the organization with a grant from the High Foundation
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