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The Garden Spot FFA at Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) High School is always active. Members of the chapter attended the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 and have their sights set on the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January. At the national convention, junior Rex Giberson and seniors Jack Ross, Will Gajecki, and Antonio Franco finished in second place as a team in the farm and agribusiness management contest, and each individual also earned a silver medal. “We had an individual portion as well as a Farm and Agribusiness Management team members (from left)
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Jack Ross, Antonio Franco, Rex Giberson, and Will Gajecki earned
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hen we last caught up with Megan Fraver in August 2021, the West Lampeter Township wife and mother of four was planning a transatlantic trip for treatment in Germany and praying for a miracle. Her prayers have been answered. After years of various illnesses and countless doctor appointments both at home and abroad, Megan is thriving thanks to her Christian faith, persistence, and support from her family and the community. It has been an arduous journey. T h e t re k b e g a n w h e n Megan contracted COVID The Fraver family includes (front, from left) Morgan, Landon, (back) Riley, in November 2019. Early Megan, Matt, and Brooklyn. in 2020, a month before deliver- experiencing vision problems in was just a scratch on my cornea ing her fourth child, she started her left eye. “(Doctors) thought it or something, but then it wasn’t
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Hearing Vietnam War Stories Firsthand BY CAT SHANNON
For more than a decade, members of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 1008 have been visiting local high schools, sharing their stories of their experiences with students. That tradition continued in October at Manheim Central High School, with an upcoming presentation at L ampe terS t ra s b u r g H i g h S c h o o l o n Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. “This group is a really good thing,” said veteran Patrick Gibson. “We all have different stories. We had many similar experiences, but we also had our own experiences.” Gibson, who ser ved as a medic during the Tel Offensive, was a history teacher in York County and said he appreciates this opportunity to share living history with the younger generation. “There’s nothing like having different people talking about the same thing but giving their unique perspective,” he said. “This program keeps the kids interested, because it isn’t just one person standing up there giving a lecture.” At every presentation, education committee chair John Hoober starts the program by having each veteran introduce himself. Then, he reminds the students that the program is their opportunity to engage with the panelists. “We want to know, ‘What do you want to know about the Vietnam War and the Vietnam War era?’” he told a group at Manheim Central. “We’re not here to teach See Stories pg 4
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