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OCTOBER 16, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 24
Makers Market will return to library BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Shoppers will have an opportunity to browse a multitude of h e S t r a s b u r g - H e i s l e r goods at the Makers Market, Librar y, 143 Precision including crocheted accessories, Ave., Strasburg, will host printed greeting cards, framed its fourth annual Makers Market artworks, handmade birdhouses, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, jewelr y, stained-glass items, Oct. 19. The community event home decorations, knitted clothwill feature many local vendors ing items and charcuterie boards. and craftspeople, Vendors will also who will have a sell edible goods “The Makers variety of wares such as homemade and handmade jams, jellies and Market is an items available to sauces. opportunity for purchase inside the “The whole point people to do library and under of the Makers tents in the lawn. Market is to show some early gift Regular librar y the community that shopping for services will not be the library is here in available during the ways beyond books unique items.” Makers Market. a n d m e d i a . We Joe On the Go are a community Coffee Co. will have a tent on-site connection,” said Kristin Fernitz, to sell coffee and other beverages director of the Strasburg-Heisler as well as muffins and scones. Library. Chili and macaroni and cheese The primary goal of the Makers will be available to purchase from Market is to utilize the library as a stand operated by the Friends a space for community members of the Strasburg-Heisler Library. to share ideas and get to know
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Poiema Visual Arts founders Anda Miller (left) and her husband, Jeremy, will operate a mobile cart at the
Fall Fest will benefit families in Lampeter-Strasburg, Penn Manor school districts
College of Technology is launch pad to better lives
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY JEFF FALK
Lampeter United Methodist Church (LUMC), 1101 Village Road, Lancaster, will host its annual Fall Fest from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The free community celebration will feature a variety of fall-themed activities for children, complimentary refreshments and prizes, and it will benefit LUMC’s food bank, Blessings Pantry. Free hot dogs, chips, popcorn, hot chocolate and coffee will be available to guests while supplies last. In the event of rain, the event will take place inside LUMC. Although Fall Fest will be free to attend, LUMC asks guests to bring a nonperishable food item to support Children enjoyed barrel train rides during
Success in the business world revolves around opportunity. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (TSCT) not only seeks to provide opportunities for students, but also assists them with skills that will make the most out of those opportunities. They are opportunities that have the potential to be life altering.
See Fall Fest pg 5 last year’s Fall Fest.
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“We are always looking at workforce data to align our majors to the needs of the workforce,” said Pedro Rivera, who’s been TSCT’s president for four years. “We want our students to have careers. Everyone who graduates from here is employable for a lifetime. When someone can earn a living wage with one or two years of education and with little or no debt, they have more time to be mothers and fathers, to be civically See Thaddeus Stevens pg 4
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