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JULY 12, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 14
Summer concerts planned in East Petersburg Summer, including Gems of Love and Revolution Lancaster. When selecting n a move to expand its live music vendors, the events committee prioriofferings to the public, the East tized those that sell handmade goods Petersburg Events Committee will and who are locally based. Sweet Sounds of Summer will host two concerts this summer at East Petersburg Community Park, mark the first event the East Petersburg Events Committee has 6051 Pine St., East Petersburg. On Saturday, July 15, the commit- organized in partnership with the tee will host Sweet Sounds of Sum- Candy Factory. “We’re really looking forward to this mer, a new concert new collaboration offered in partnership with the Candy Facto- “We’re hoping that and bringing new ry in Lancaster. The the community is as people into our comidea for the event was excited as the events munity,” said Kristin inspired by several suc- committee is to host Troop, chair of the cessful iterations of this event right in our events committee. The second sumthe East Pete Blues backyard.” mer concert, Music Fest at the community in the Park, will be park. The show will primarily feature folk music as well as held on Saturday, Aug. 5, from bands that will perform rock ’n’ roll noon to 7 p.m. Music in the Park is songs. The event will be held from 3 to another new event that will be 7 p.m., and food will be able to be pur- offered this year, although the planchase from a variety of food trucks, ning committee has previously including Krazy Kones, Belly’s BBQ, organized an annual concert in the M’n’M Making the Bakin and Scoop Ó first week of August. Since the Dough. The East Petersburg and Lan- August concert hasn’t been held in disville Lions Clubs will sell hamburg- several years, the events committee partnered with Gochnauer’s Home ers and hot dogs. Multiple vendors will operate Appliance Center to host the stands during Sweet Sounds of Uptown Band of Philadelphia as the
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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More than 25 years ago, HOPE International, a Christ-centered global nonprofit that equips men and women to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their community, gave out its first micro loan in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Just recently, Jeff Rutt, founder of HOPE International, recounted the story of a Ukrainian blueberry farmer named Anastasiya. “Anastasiya decided not to let the war cause her to leave, which is a big deal,” said Rutt. “She had gotten a loan from HOPE prewar for seedlings for her blueberry farm,
and in 2022, she was able to secure a second loan for irrigation to increase her crop.” Last year, Anastasiya and her family harvested their first blueberry crop. HOPE has given out a total of $1.2 million in Ukraine since the war began. HOPE recently surpassed $1.6 billion in micro loans with the goal of restoring dignity in families’ lives. To raise funds to reach such goals, HOPE holds a yearly golf tournament. This year’s fundraiser will take place in three locations: Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Md., at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14; Iron Valley Golf Club, Lebanon, on Friday, Sept. 15, at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.; See HOPE International pg 2
roped-off section, concert attendees who are age 21 years or older may purchase craft beer from Mad Chef Craft Brewing and Levengood of Lancaster. “One of the reasons we built the amphitheater was to host big bands
and draw people to our park,” Troop said. “We’re hoping that the community is as excited as the events committee is to host this event right in our backyard.” For more information, visit www.eastpetersburgday.com.
A piece of history restored BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In the fall of 2022, LancasterHistory staff member Randy Harris noticed that multiple gravestones at
St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lancaster were in need of attention. The three gravestones were leaning heavily and were at risk of falling over completely without the proper attention.
The sponsoring parties of the restoration project held a dedication ceremony on June 28.
Although the historic cemetery is home to many graves, these particular gravestones preserve an important piece of Lancaster’s history, as they belong to Lydia Hamilton Smith and her two sons, William and Isaac. Harris contacted the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania and Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes to share his concerns about the gravesites. The organizations partnered with LancasterHistory to devise a plan to restore the burial site. Andre Dominguez, a LancasterHistory volunteer and local historian, created a conservation report for the site and worked with Mosko
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headlining act. Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra will open the show. Music in the Park will include several food vendors, such as Cabalar Meat Company, Blazin’ J’s and Simply Greek. The event will also feature a beer garden; in a
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The Uptown Band will perform at Music in the Park on Aug. 5.