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APRIL 2, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 48
Ian Lyons is at home on the shooting range BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Local musicians will collaborate with the district’s best BY GEORGE DEIBEL
“It’s a good way to meet other talented people and connect with them.” districts represented. Jennifer Jester from Millersville University will be the guest conductor. L - S c h o ra l d i re c to r E r i k Welchans, who also teaches elective courses, will be the host director.
Welchans started a modern band class at L-S last year. “(Modern band is) an up-and-coming thing across the state and across the nation,” he said. “The talent and competition keep getting better. We are reaching kids that we don’t normally see in the music wing, so it’s really neat.” Students will be divided into five bands, which each group having either six or seven members. Ellie, a senior vocalist, and Elliott, a freshman keyboardist, are in a band that will perform “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan, “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac, “Limelight” by Rush, and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses. “Everyone makes good connections with each other,” Ellie
position, 20 while kneeling, and 20 while standing. Ian was second overall and the top male finisher. He earned a gold medal as the top scorer in the standing part of the event. In the air rifle event, where competitors take 60 shots while standing, Ian was third overall in the state and the first See Ian Lyons pg 3
Families will dig Fossil Safari BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Families can channel their inner archaeologist at a Fossil Safari sponsored by the Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club (LCFMC). The educational event will be held Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 450 W. Main St., Mountville. There is no fee for admission. Preregistration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more
information or to register, email LCFMC@LancasterCountyFossil AndMineralClub.org. LCFMC, which was founded by Catherine and Chris Haefner, held its first Fossil Safari on a Thursday night last November and will hold this one on a weekend due to popular demand. “It was well received,” said Sue Garrett, who is one of the event organizers. “The kids absolutely loved it.” The Fossil Safari will feature a variety of fossils collected by Sue and her husband, Chuck,
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ampeter-Strasburg (L -S) Hig h School musicians Elliott Holmes, Mia LaFontaine, Clara Mecouch, Ellie Rhinier, Leiana Smathers, and Carson Zook have earned the chance to perform in their home venue alongside students from across the district. T h e Pe n n s y l v a n i a M u s i c Educators Association (PMEA) District 7 Modern Band Festival will be held Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, in the Lampeter -Strasburg High School Performing Arts Center, 1640 Book Road, Lancaster. Students will spend that Friday rehearsing, and the event will culminate with a public concert the following day at 3 p.m. Tickets
will be sold at the door. The six L-S performers will join 29 of the best student musicians from the counties of Adams, Franklin, Cumberland, L ancaster, York, Dauphin, Perry, and Lebanon. There will be 16 school
Lampeter-Strasburg senior Ian Lyons will compete in the Junior Olympics.
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Lampeter-Strasburg High School musicians (from left) Leiana Smathers, Mia LaFontaine, Ellie Rhinier, Clara Mecouch, Elliott Holmes, and (not pictured) Carson Zook will perform in the PMEA District 7 Modern Band Festival.
Ian Lyons is an unflinching guy who isn’t easily excited. Those are two great traits to possess when you are competing against the best shooters around. “You have to be really calm because if you’re excited, your heartbeat goes up,” said Ian. “You get unsteady and don’t shoot as well. You have to be very calm and collected. It comes into play at every aspect. For me, I’m just a very calm person, so that helps.” Ian, a senior at L ampeter- S trasburg Hig h School, earned gold, silver, and bronze medals at the PA Interscholastic High School 3-P Smallbore and Precision Air Rifle Championship, held Feb. 14 to 16 at Everett Sportsmen’s Club. In the 3-P (3-position) smallbore competition, participants take 20 shots from a prone