Hempfield
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MAY 31, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 8
Student qualifies for national FBLA competition BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In April, Hempfield High School junior Ryan Malesic won seventh place at the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
state competition in Hershey. Malesic’s ranking qualified him to participate in the national competition, which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 26 to July 1. See Business competition pg 2
Bob Wildasin holds the first banner to be installed as it is prepared to be hung on Main Street in Landisville.
Teen SummerZine program will return The idea for the project was mission to preserve the history of conceived by Ron Cooper, a board the area. to Lancaster libraries “Service to your country was n April, the Amos Herr House member for the Amos Herr House
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Foundation commenced the Hometown Heroes Project. Through the project, the foundation began placing banners on utility poles throughout Landisville to honor residents of the Hempfield area who have served in the military. Each banner is customized with the name and picture of a local veteran, and the Amos Herr House Foundation will continue the project by accepting orders for customized banners.
Foundation. After driving through several neighboring towns, Cooper noticed that many of them displayed banners to pay tribute to local veterans. Upon realizing that Landisville had yet to implement a similar project, Cooper approached the other board members of the foundation to suggest one. The rest of the board agreed that Landisville should have its own way to pay its veterans homage, especially since it aligned with the foundation’s
important to Amos Herr,” said Jessie Long, one of the foundation’s board directors. “He was a patriot, and this is something he would approve of. The biggest aspect is honoring these people and drawing the community together in appreciation.” After the board approved the Hometown Heroes Project, Cooper researched companies that sell banners and enlisted volunteers to assist with the installation process. Orders for banners began to come in
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The third annual Teen SummerZine program will return to Lancaster on Tuesdays, June 6 and 20, July 11 and 25 and Aug. 1 and 15. The sessions will begin at 4 p.m.; the July sessions will be held virtually over Zoom, and the June and August sessions will take place at Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster.
See Memorial banners pg 3
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Through the program, youths ages 12 to 19 will have opportunities to collaborate with multiple guest authors to write poetry and short stories, as well as work together on comics and visual art. At the end of the program, the students’ work will be published in a printed magazine that will be available at each library in Lancaster County. The meetings in June will feature guest author Jared Reck of Hanover. See Library program pg 4
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Remembering Hempfield heroes
Ryan Malesic (left) competed with fellow Hempfield students Eddy Gibore (center) and Reece Wilfong (right) at the competition in Hershey.