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Fresh Santa Will Make a Gift Splash at the YMCA Ideas BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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Lampeter-Strasburg YMCA aquatics director Corinne Tolan had her photo taken with Santa at last year’s event.
“It’s a unique experience because you can go to the mall and sit on Santa’s lap, but where else can you get underwater and do this?” aquatics director Corinne Tolan
said. “It’s a great opportunity to come and swim in our pool during the wintertime. Plus, as someone who loves to eat, there’s going to be cookies and hot cocoa afterward.” See Scuba With Santa pg 3
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Paloma Students Will Dance Their Way Into Holiday Hearts BY JEFF FALK
Members of the Paloma School of Irish Dance have something for you. It’s a gift of experience. It’s a gift of culture. It’s a gift of themselves. “I think there’s a lot more dancing and a lot more music in
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(Irish) culture,” said Esther Pujol, the founder and owner of Paloma School of Irish Dance. “I think the show embraces that, embraces that spirit. It’s about communities coming together and celebrating music and dance. The purpose of the show is to spread holiday cheer and bring some Celtic traditions to Lancaster County.” Paloma School dancers rehearse for See Paloma pg 2
their upcoming Celtic Christmas Show.
Railroad Photography Class Set T he R ailroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, will offer a Railroad Photography class, led by noted railroad photo g rapher and author Brian Solomon, on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. The class will have a “traveling during the holidays” theme and will coincide with the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Home for the Holidays annual event. Attendees should bring a smartphone, digital camera, or film camera to take photos of the historic locomotives and railroad cars, including some equipment interiors, during the session. The museum will be decorated for the holidays. Solomon earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photographic illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He produces a daily blog about railroad photography, and his articles and photography have appeared in many railway magazines. He was presented with the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s Fred A. & Jane R. Stindt Photography Award in 2020 for his lifetime achievements in railroad photography. Solomon is the author of more than 70 books and writes a monthly travel column and feature articles for Firecrown Media’s Trains Magazine. He is the marketing manager of New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad. Copies of many of his books are available for purchase in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Whistle Stop Shop museum store. The class size is limited, and there is a fee. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.rrmuseumpa.org or call 717-687-8628.
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he L ampeter- S trasburg YMCA has an upcoming event for people dreaming of a wet Christmas. Santa Claus will be coming to town for the Y ’s annual Scuba With Santa activity. The event will be held Sunday, Dec. 14, in the YMCA’s indoor swimming pool, 800 Village Road, Lancaster. A family swim will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Photos with Santa will be taken from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Scuba With Santa is free for members, and there will be a nominal fee for nonmembers. Registration is required and can be done as late as the day of the event by going to www.rosesymca.org/programs. After the swimming and photos, visitors will be served cookies donated by Weis Markets and hot cocoa in the Y’s Winter Wonderland Café.
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