Hempfield APRIL 3, 2024
Scholarship organization crowns 2024 winners
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Rediscovering Lancaster’s hidden treasure BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In 1863, Ger man wo o dworker Michael Dentzel sent his 17-year-old son, Gustav, to open a cabinet store the United States. Gustav began crafting carousels, including one that was installed in Rocky Springs Park in Lancaster in 1899. As improvements were made to the park over the years, the carousel was enhanced as well; a building was constructed around the carousel, and it was upgraded with mechanisms that run on electricity instead of steam. The attraction remained at the park until 1982, but few Lancaster County residents know what became of Gustav ’s famous carousel since then. The longer it remained at Rocky Springs Park, the more the carousel became intertwined with Lancaster’s history. In 1963, local residents began protesting at the park due to
The Rocky Springs Carousel was located in country singer Dolly Parton’s amusement park for nearly a decade before returning to Lancaster County in 1999.
its segregated pool, and the attractions were closed to the public in 1968. Rocky Springs Park reopened more than a decade later, but attendance was heavily impacted by the See Carousel pg 5
Breakfast serves area veterans BY JEFF FALK
This year’s titleholders include (from left) Maggie Roe, Whitney Ridler, Kathryn Davis, Noelle Schneider, Julianna Billings, and AmandaGrace Krier.
I started SMASurvivor. Because everyone deserves a diagnosis, an opportunity to receive treatment and a chance to experience a fulfilling life.” Schneider, who received the title of Miss Lancaster County, performed a harp arrangement that
combined Handel’s “Passacaglia” and Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” in a mashup of the classical and R&B genres. Schneider presented her service project, MAOSmiles: Delivering Hope to Hospitalized Children. Through Schneider’s initiative, gift bags containing
For a group of local veterans, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Sure, the nutrition is important. But the real sustainability comes from fellowship, shared experiences and compassion. The group goes by the name of Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club (LCVBC). While it’s sort of a cross between a self-help outreach program and a support group, it’s also a reminder that United States veterans have always come up with
ways to get the job done. “There’s a camaraderie with all of us,” said LCVBC founder Bill Terry. “There is a bond. We are all brothers and sisters. It’s honoring those who have gone before us. There’s an understanding that we gave to the defense of our country. It’s what all of us have in common. It might have been a higher calling because it’s not for everyone.” LCVBC meets on the third Saturday of every month. Over the past five years, the breakfast club had met at a restaurant in Bird-in-Hand before a fire
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very year, young women in Lancaster County have an opportunity to participate in the Miss Lancaster County Scholarship Pageant. On Feb. 3, six titleholders were crowned during the contest at Ephrata High School, qualifying them to advance to the Miss Pennsylvania and Miss Pennsylvania’s Teen Scholarship competitions in June. This year’s winning contestants include Noelle Schneider of Quarryville, Julianna Billings of Peach Bottom, AmandaGrace Krier of Levittown, Kathr yn Davis of Willow Street, Whitney Ridler of Manchester, and Maggie Roe of Lancaster. During the scholarship pageant, each contestant gave a unique performance and highlighted a community ser vice project near to her heart. Roe, a senior at Hempfield High School and the recipient of the Miss Heart of Lancaster’s Teen award, performed a lyrical dance and shared her community service initiative, SMASSurvivor. SMASSurvivor seeks to raise awareness of superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) and to provide support for those with the condition. SMAS is a rare disease that causes proximal small bowel obstruction, and it can become fatal in cases where diagnoses are delayed. According to Roe, 33% of people who die from SMA syndrome are diagnosed on the autopsy table. “When I found out a large percentage of those who pass away from SMAS were never diagnosed and would never know why they always felt so sick, I was horrified,” Roe wrote in an Instagram post in January. “This fact was one of the main reasons
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