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l i t t l e e x t ra work has paid big dividends. Eleven Landisville Middle School seventh-graders each earned an award in the Young Writers Contest sponsored by Young Writers USA. Ever y seventhgrade student received a prompt for Landisville Middle School writing contest winners included (front, from left) Jenisha a classroom assign- Dhakal, Hope Skuya, Gwen DeLaney, Benson Shank, Mackenzie Sebergandio, (back) Keagan Meck, Ellie Hess, Sophia Gregg, Oliver Durbin, Megan Sanchez, and Etta Miller. ment. Students had the option of taking their stories “Gone ”; Sophia Gre g g , “ T he that felt like they fell from the sky home and editing them and then Unfounded”; Ellie Hess, “The Last into this unknown place where entering their works into the Puzzle Piece”; Jenisha Dhakal, they just really couldn’t find their contest. The stories were required “Run”; Gwendolyn DeLaney, “Ten senses or see anything,” Etta said. to be 100 words or fewer in the Walls and One Me”; Hope Skuya, “And then something abruptly hit “Noon”; Megan Sanchez, “Stuck them.” category “Stranger Sagas.” She spent an hour on the story, The winners and story titles were In B etween”; Oliver Durbin, Etta Miller, “Where the Sky Forgot “Rooms”; and Benson Shank, “Not and she was excited to win. “I was happy,” said Etta. “I was pretty to Shine”; Mackenzie Sebergandio, Quite Right.” “My story was about this person optimistic because I spent a pretty “The Outside In”; Keagan Meck,
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Don’t Snooze on a Good Night’s Sleep BY JEFF FALK
The importance of sleep to a human’s overall health and well-being can’t be overstated. Both a societal problem and an individual problem - both a cause and an effect - sleep disorders are fairly common. But the good news is that at its most basic level, quality of sleep can be improved through relatively minor adjustments and common-sense measures. “We have absolutely made progress in this area,” said Masood Ahmad, a Physician Masood Ahmad prepares to monitor a study at UMPC’s R124666
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It’s fitting that the next fundraiser for the Leo’s Helping Paws nonprofit group will be held on Valentine’s Day. That’s emblematic of the love Kathy Styer and Beth Buchter have for dogs. Styer and Buchter co-founded Leo’s Helping Paws in July 2014. The pair were volunteers for another rescue organization before electing to branch out on their own. “At that time, we were seeing a lot of need,” said Styer, who is the president. “There were more rescues that were being formed, and the need for vet care was the No. 1 issue with all the dogs that they would rescue, and it’s costly. In order to get them adopted, first they had to be vetted, because that’s protocol for a rescue.” Leo’s Helping Paws’ mission is to provide financial assistance for veterinary care to nonprofit all-volunteer dog rescue groups in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. The organization, made up of 40 volunteers, has also assisted outfits in Ohio, Ne w York , Mar yland, Ne w Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Connecticut, and Delaware. Anyone wishing to donate, volunteer, or apply for a grant can go to www.leoshelpingpaws.org. Leo’s Helping Paws, based in Lancaster city, has awarded an average of more than 80 grants per year totaling approximately $780,000 in its existence. “I am a big dog lover,” said Buchter, who is the treasurer. “I’ve always had compassion for animals. It’s just in me. It’s my nurturing instinct.” See Dogs pg 3
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