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AUGUST 30, 2023

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXIX • NO 21

The legacy of the Hempfield Woman’s Club two doors down from me and went door-to-door to invite women to fter almost 60 years of serv- join,” said Wilma Beard, one of the ing the local community, the club’s charter members. “I thought Hempfield Woman’s Club has it would be a good thing for the disbanded after making one last community, so I joined right away.” In 1976, the Hempfield Woman’s donation to the Hempfield Foundation on Aug. 19. The Hempfield Club established yearly flea marFoundation will use the donation, kets on Memorial Day and Labor Day as an additional which contains the method of raising remaining $8,183 of the club’s reserves, “I thought it would funds to support the to create a fund to be a good thing for community. Memsupport grants for t h e c o m m u n i t y , bers of the club teachers throughout s o I j o i n e d r i g h t continued to operate the flea markets the Hempfield away.” alone until 2011, School District. when they partnered The Hempfield Woman’s Club was founded in with the Hempfield recCenter to 1965 to provide women in the meet the events’ growing staffing community with an opportunity needs. The Hempfield recCenter to connect with each other while took over the operation of the flea engaging in various community markets entirely in 2019 and continoutreach projects. At first, the ues to host them every year. Over the many decades it was organization primarily focused on holding regular meetings and active, the Hempfield Woman’s holding bake sales to raise money Club continued to expand its reach for local schools and nonprofits. in the community. The organiza“Margaret Keen was the first tion created scholarships for president of the club. She lived seniors at Hempfield High School BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD

See Woman’s Club pg 8

Members of the Hempfield Woman’s Club presented the club’s final donation to the Hempfield Foundation, which will use it to fund grants for teachers.

Rec center slates Labor Day Flea Market The Hempfield recCenter will host its annual Labor Day Flea Market on Monday, Sept. 4, at Amos Herr Park, 1700 Nissley Road, Landisville. The rain-or-shine event will be held from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and it will feature a variety of local vendors and food trucks. The rec center will use the proceeds from the flea market to support its financial assistance program and other community outreach efforts. More than 175 vendors will be in attendance, and they will offer items such as vintage collectibles, antiques, plants, handmade crafts,

Lancaster County’s annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Barnstormers’ stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the stair climb at 9 a.m. Participants will be required to pay a set cost to sign up, and registration will also be available online at www.lancasterstairclimb.org until Friday, Sept. 15. Once the memorial service begins, participants will begin a procession up the steps of the stadium. They will

See Stair climb pg 2

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circle the stadium five times, making the distance of the climb equivalent to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. During the climb, each participant will carry an image or the badge of a first responder who was killed while responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Every year, many first responders travel to the Barnstormers’ stadium to participate in the event. Firefighters often choose to don their full set of equipment for the climb, carrying the same type of heavy gear that their fallen comrades did as they rescued those trapped in the

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