Lampeter-Strasburg SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
JULY 23, 2025
REACHING MORE THAN 9,190 HOMES
L-S Community Band Will Play Traditional Concert Our Homegrown To Honor Veterans
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BY GEORGE DEIBEL
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
he Strasburg Lions Club and the L ampeter- Strasburg (L-S) Community Band are once again joining forces to continue a summer tradition. T he 33rd annual Strasburg Veterans Concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, on the lawn in front of the Strasburg Borough Office, 145 Precision Ave., Strasburg. The event is free. Visitors should bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. If the weather is bad, the concert will be held at the Strasburg Fire Company, 203 Franklin St., Strasburg. L-S Community Band director Howard Boots said the veterans concert is one of the highlights of the season. “This has been one of the concerts that we’ve done the
The Lampeter-Strasburg High School (L-S) softball team pulled out a comeback victory. Trailing the girls’ soccer team for most of the year and tied entering the final week, the softball squad captured the inaugural Pioneer Cup. “We were all pretty excited,” junior softball player Paige Baxter said. “We put in a lot of time to go to the other teams’ games and support them. It was fun for us.” Started by L-S tech education teacher and assistant baseball coach Todd Garber, the Pioneer Cup is a competition where athletics teams earn points by attending each other’s games and participating in Varsity Club events. Todd said the goals of the Pioneer Cup are to “build overall school spirit and encourage support and unity across all athletic teams, develop team camaraderie and foster strong relationships with and among teams, and promote good sportsmanship.” Players scanned a QR code at sporting events, listed the team they are on, selected the event they were attending, and took a photograph that proved they were there. L-S softball won a $1,000 prize, which was donated by Vitality Vending Company to be used for team apparel or team bonding activities. The softball squad held an internal poll and decided to purchase backpacks for storing uniforms and equipment.
Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) Community Band director Howard Boots (left)
See Concert pg 5 and Strasburg Lions Club secretary Jim Rice. Photo by George Deibel
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Willow Street Church Will Host Back-to-School Fling BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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Softball Team Knocks New Competition Out of the Park
Willow Street Church United Church of Christ (UCC) is continuing its commitment to be part of the fabric of the community. Its latest outreach program is a Back-to-School Fling, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2724 Willow Street Pike North, Willow Street. The church’s first-of-its-kind event will be held outside, rain or shine. Everyone is welcome. “This is a community event,” said Marty Durham, who is the church’s community connections director. Willow Street Church United Church of Christ pastor “We want to reach out to our youth and support them Zach Wooten (left), community connections director See Back-to-School Fling pg 3
Marty Durham (middle), and outreach coordinator Linda Overley. Photo by George Deibel
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