Hempfield MAY 21, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XLI • NO 7
Hempfield student earns art scholarship
Golf tournament will support local education
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
that’s different than just taking a picture,” she said. “There are different elements that you can include that are different than using your phone or a camera, like the brushstrokes and the different colors you can mix. They
Hempfield Foundation board member Carol Graham stated that she believes all local residents should be invested in the educational opportunities presented to Hempfield School District students. Members of the community will have the chance to support the foundation’s goals while enjoying a day on the links. The annual Hempfield Foundation Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 6, at Four Seasons Golf Club, 949 Church St., Landisville. The cost will include green fees; use of a cart; in-tournament skills challenges; and an awards reception, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Preregistration is required and must be completed by Friday, May 30. Go to www .hempfieldfound ation.org to register or for additional information. Participants should check in at noon and will be able to visit the driving range. A box lunch will be provided. There will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. with a scramble format. Blue Collar
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Standing in front of a work in progress, Lydia Card holds a painting she did of her father.
working on a large oil painting of an elderly couple walking through sunflowers, which she is planning to display at Red Raven. The sunf lower painting is an example of how Lydia goes about her craft. She took a photo,
sketched out a drawing, and then projected the sketch onto a larger canvas. Lydia uses an acrylic base to bring out the colors in her oil paints. “I like seeing my ideas go down on paper or a canvas in a way
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empfield High School teachers laud Lydia Card’s ability to formulate ideas and bring those ideas to life. The local art community honored Lydia for excelling in both aspects with equal aplomb. Lydia, a senior at Hempfield High School, was recognized for compiling the premier portfolio in the Lancaster Young Artist exhibition and was rewarded with a $20,000 scholarship from Red Raven Art Company and the C.X. Carlson Foundation. “I was very surprised,” Lydia said. “I thought I would just apply and see what happens, and I ended up winning. That was nice.” Along with the works in her portfolio, Lydia was required to provide a personal statement and an artist statement, describing the pieces and what they mean to her. “What I was focusing on was the aspect of strangers and how everybody else is going through different things,” she said. “Everyone is going through equally complex things in their lives. I focused on the sweeter memories between people.” In addition to the scholarship, Lydia will show one of her pieces on Red Raven’s emerging artist’s wall throughout June. She is
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