Hempfield AUGUST 27, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 10,110 HOMES
VOL XLI • NO 21
Nonprofit Help the Fight Will Hold Helps Girls Benefit Banquet & Auction Chase Their Objectives
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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treasurer Bonnie Mann (middle), and executive director Teresa Richardson
See Help the Fight pg 4 assist people fighting breast cancer. Photo by George Deibel
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High School Lacrosse Players Pass Their Knowledge to Younger Athletes BY GEORGE DEIBEL
It’s a tradition for members of the Hempfield High School boys’ lacrosse program to help instruct the younger players who are participating in Hempfield Youth Lacrosse. Nathan Louie and Logan Pennell, seniors on the Black Knights’ varsity squad, have taken that responsibility to heart and continue to go above and beyond, Hempfield Youth Lacrosse president Mitch Kopp said. “It’s really great to see them spend their free time helping the younger kids,” Kopp said. “The R121012
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Hempfield High School seniors Logan Pennell (left) and Nathan Louie continue to dedicate their free time to working with younger lacrosse players. Photo by George Deibel
Lane At Marticville Road • Peaches • Apples 400 Long(Rts. 741 & 324S)
• Yellow or White • Ready-Picked or Pick your Own
Executive director Jennifer West stated that Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster-Lebanon is designed to help girls achieve whatever goals they set. “We like to say girls join for 100 different reasons,” she said. “Some like to get faster in a sport on their offseason. Some are new to the area, and they want to make friends. Some have friends, and they just want to have a really great time. You can be from any area and when you participate in Girls on the Run, you are going to get out of it exactly what you need.” GOTR Lancaster-Lebanon is a registered 501(c)(3) organization that serves girls in third through eighth grades in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. West said that since forming in 2009, the council has impacted nearly 24,000 girls through locally delivered GOTR, Heart & Sole, and Camp GOTR programs. Registration for the fall season will be open through Saturday, Sept. 13. Go to www.gotr lancaster.org for more details or to register. There is a fee to participate, but GOTR has several financial assistance plans and payment options. Registration includes 20 practice sessions conducted by certified and trained GOTR volunteer coaches, curriculum and lesson materials and a takehome journal with activities, an official GOTR season T-shirt and gift, and 5K registration and a medal. Each team will do a community impact project. “It’s very important to give back to the space See GOTR pg 8
Fall:
Pick Your Own Ready Picked
Market Full of Fresh Fruit & Veggies
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
3 Miles S. of Lancaster
Pansies Cabbages & Kale Ornamental Peppers Cool Season Annuals Mums and Lots More!
Mon.-Sat. 8-6, Closed Sunday • 717-872-9311 www.cherryhillorchards.com
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adies and gentlemen, this is the Main Event of the year. The Main Event is the name that Help the Fight gives to its biggest fundraiser. Help the Fight, a nonprofit trying to deliver a knockout blow to breast cancer, will hold its 16th annual Benefit Banquet & Auction on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Spooky Nook, 75 Champ Blvd., Lancaster. The Main Event is traditionally held on the first Saturday of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People who wish to attend must register by Saturday, Sept. 13; the deadline for businesses to sponsor the event is Sunday, Aug. 31. Go to www.helpthefight.org to register or for additional information. Anyone with questions can call 717-455-7095 or email info @helpthefight.org. The mantra for this year’s event Help the Fight patient and volunteer coordinator Susie Dailey (left),
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