Lampeter-Strasburg townlively.com
MAY 28, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 4
Wesley UMC, Strasburg Seniors will team up for event BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Lampeter-Strasburg High School Class of 2025 officers (from left) Carson Zook, Danny Weichler, Preston Schonour, and Catherine Wolgemuth at the annual Clash of the Classes on April 25
L-S will hold graduation on May 30
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ampeter-Strasburg High School (L-S) will hold its commencement ceremony on Friday, May 30, at Pioneer Field at JK Mechanical Stadium beginning at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 6:15 p.m. If there is inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the L-S Performing Arts Center, and only those with tickets will be permitted to attend. Regardless, the district’s YouTube channel will livestream the proceedings. Approximately 220 members of the Class of 2025 will receive their diplomas; the valedictorian,
salutatorian, and the third in the class will be announced during the ceremony. Senior class vice president Catherine Wolgemuth initially feared cloudy skies during the annual Senior Sunrise on Sept. 6, 2024, would be a harbinger of bad things to come, but it was the beginning of a banner year for the group. “We still had fun, and we still got Long Johns,” she said. Catherine, who is planning to study marketing at East Carolina University in the fall, said she enjoyed the pep rallies and Clash of the Classes events. “It’s really interesting to see your class come together to compete, and
watching the class cheer everyone on is fun,” she said. C lass president Preston Schonour, treasurer Carson Zook, and secretary Danny Weichler were members of the Pioneers football team that played in the state championship game. “The football season was super memorable,” said Preston, who will attend William & Mary. “How we’ve come together as a senior class and all the activities we’ve done together have been awesome. The musical productions and concerts made me realize how talented our class is. It was great to see the seniors get their moment in the spotlight and See Graduation pg 2
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Influence pedalers BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Bespoke Brewing and Barebones Bicycle & Fitness are banding together for the inaugural Bespoke Benefit Ride. The event for bicyclists will be held Saturday, June 7, and will commence and conclude at Bespoke Brewing, 226 Gap Road, Strasburg. Anyone interested in participating can register at www .bespokebrewingco.com/events right up until check-in begins at 9 a.m. Speckled Hen will provide coffee and pastries for riders during registration.
There will be two rides, which will be held rain or shine, and both will begin at 10 a.m. A 3.5-mile supported ride through town will be led by the Strasburg Borough police and is suited for casual riders and families. There will also be a self-supported 30-mile ride for intermediate to advanced bicyclists that will wind through Strasburg Township and will include changes in elevation. The fee will include a noon get-together at Bespoke, which will feature live music, a smoked barbecue meal for adults, and a kids’ meal option. See Bike ride pg 9
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Wesle y Uni te d M e t h o d i s t C h u rc h (UMC) and the Strasburg Seniors are collaborating on an event that will benefit both the church’s mission of the month and the seniors’ group’s birthday bash next year. An indoor yard sale will be held Saturday, June 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Wesley’s Strasburg Seniors president Joyce Patzer air-conditioned fel- (left) and Wesley UMC trustee chairman lowship hall, which is Kay Graybill next door to the sanctuary at 6-foot-long tables will support 40 W. Main St., Strasburg. the seniors’ organization. Space Wesley UMC has held indoor is limited. Tables can be rented yard sales in the past, but by calling 717-371-8753. this will be the first time the “It’s tough to find assistance Strasburg Seniors are assum- these days, because everybody’s ing a leadership role. Money budgets are tight and resources generated from rent for the are short,” Strasburg Seniors
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