Hempfield
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MAY 3, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 4
NAHS students making print to benefit fire department BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
embers of the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) at Hempfield High School are currently hard at work creating a woodblock print to raise money for the Hempfield Fire Department. NAHS is not yet collecting money for print purchases but is accepting reservations while supplies last. To reserve a print, email dan_clarke@hempfieldsd.org. The limited-edition print is being handmade by NAHS with an etching press and will be laser-engraved onto blocks of wood. The design for the print was created by student illustrator Lydia Card, who will sign each finished product. The print is 11 by 14 inches and will also be matted and ready to fit a 16-by-20inch frame. Only 101 prints will be made; 100 will be sold, and one will be given to the Hempfield Fire Department. Half of the money raised from sales will also be donated to the fire department, and the remainder of the profits will be used to cover the cost of materials such as ink, paper and wood blocks
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and to support the students in NAHS. NAHS has previously aided local charities through projects such as making holiday cards; however, the woodblock venture is larger in scope than most of them. Dan Clarke, an art teacher at Hempfield High School, is assisting the group of students with the process of making the prints. Clarke previously worked in the printing and commercial art industry and is using his experience to guide the students through the project. NAHS decided to benefit the Hempfield Fire Department with this sale because NAHS member Alex Shufflebottom is a member of the company. “The goal of the project is a little bit different than when we’ve made holiday cards. If you have this piece of art in someone’s home, it’s a reminder of this entity in the community that’s volunteer based,” Clarke said. “It’s like having a billboard for the fire company in people’s houses. All of our classes are great and let our students produce great work, but this lets them have a direct positive impact.” See Wood print pg 4
Naomi Hamilton (left) and Ethan Albright operate the press to create the prints.
Annual wreath-laying ceremony held at Woodward Hill Cemetery On April 22, the annual wreath laying ceremony to honor James Buchanan was held at the former president’s tomb in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster. The tradition of laying a fresh wreath of flowers at United States presidents’ tombs each year has been observed for decades and is completed for every individual who has held the office. The ceremony included remarks from guests such as Assistant Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard James McCormick, chairman of the Lancaster County Commissioners Ray D’Agostino,
Lancaster City Chief of Police Richard Mendez, Nathan Gilchrist III of Masonic Lodge 43, Jean Weglarz of Woodward Hill Cemetery and director of President James Buchanan’s Wheatland Patrick Clarke. The event was hosted by LancasterHistory in partnership with Woodward Hill Cemetery, and an invocation and benediction was delivered by Timothy Mentzer of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Many groups provided support for the ceremony, including the Pilot Club of Lancaster, Scouts BSA Troop 58, the Lancaster Fencibles, the Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard and the 328th Brigade Support Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard. See Ceremony pg 2
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Rohrerstown Elementary School, 2200 Noll Drive, Lancaster, will host its annual Fun Fest on Friday, May 12, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event, hosted by the Rohrerstown Elementary School PTO, will feature of games and activities and food that will be available to purchase. Attractions at the Fun Fest will include a bungee jump, bumper cars, rock balls, an obstacle course and a mechanical bull. Face painting will be offered by Jonah Plymire, an See Fun Fest pg 8
Saylor Geiger tries to sink Will McMichael at last year’s Fun Fest.
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