Lampeter-Strasburg APRIL 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Local history isn’t only thing to be explored at Mennonite Life
Residents earn titles during annual scholarship contest BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY JEFF FALK
Over the last 300 years, Mennonites have evolved and diversified. But one of the constants that has remained is how their lifestyles reflect their beliefs. Mennonite Life seeks to honor
those beliefs, tell the story of the Mennonite sect in Lancaster County and share that lifestyle with others. It accomplishes that mission through archives, historical displays and welcoming arms. “I think (‘Mennonite’ is) a See Mennonite Life pg 3
A tour guide gives a presentation to students visiting Mennonite Life.
First responders’ appreciation night will return to Southern End This year’s titleholders include (from left) Maggie Roe, Whitney Ridler, Kathryn Davis, Noelle Schneider, Julianna Billings, and AmandaGrace Krier.
2021; while Davis and 31 other freshmen traveled home from a youth group retreat, their bus driver experienced a severe stroke. The driver lost control of the bus, crashing into the woods along the road. Davis and many other passengers received minor injuries, but many of their classmates were hospitalized for several months.
“Many girls survived because of blood transfusions, and those blood transfusions come from donors,” Davis added. “I realized the true impact of blood donation, and I saw it firsthand. As soon as I was able to, I started donating blood with my mom and I took notice of how fun blood donation can be; we would go get lunch or
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard, 790 N. Little Britain Road, Quarryville, will host its annual Southern End Love event on Saturday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event will include live music, activities for children and interactive demonstrations from local emergency service personnel. Tours of fire engines and
rescue demonstrations will be provided by members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company and the Quarr yville Fire Company throughout the day. EMTs from the Wakefield EMS will offer CPR demonstrations and provide attendees with information on the various types of equipment that they use when answering calls. Food will be available to purchase from On The Roll food See First responders pg 7
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very year, young women in Lancaster County have an opportunity to participate in the Miss Lancaster County Scholarship Pageant. On Feb. 3, six titleholders were crowned during the contest at Ephrata High School, qualifying them to advance to the Miss Pennsylvania and Miss Pennsylvania’s Teen Scholarship competitions in June. This year’s winning contestants include Noelle Schneider of Quarryville, Julianna Billings of Peach Bottom, AmandaGrace Krier of Levittown, Kathr yn Davis of Willow Street, Whitney Ridler of Manchester, and Maggie Roe of Lancaster. During the scholarship pageant, each contestant gave a unique performance and highlighted a community ser vice project near to her heart. Davis, a senior at Lampeter-Strasburg High School who earned the title of Miss Lancaster County’s Teen, performed a contemporary dance and shared information about her service project, PhlebotomyFam. Davis created PhlebotomyFam as a way to educate her classmates and members of the public on the importance of donating blood and what the process entails. Through the Instagram page @phebotomyfam, Davis frequently posts statistics from the American Red Cross, promotes local blood drives and encourages community members to get involved. Davis said she was inspired to create PhlebotomyFam after watching her mother frequently donate blood throughout Davis’ childhood. Davis said she also chose this particular project due to an experience she had in
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