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Youth Field Day Invites Kids to Get Outside
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“Community Day is a wonderful opportunity to bring together our entire Pleasant View community residents, staff, families, friends and neighbors - for a day filled with live music, great food and fun,” said Aubrey Smith, community engagement coordinator for Pleasant View Communities. The public is invited to the annual event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at 2100 Town Square North, 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. Highlights of the day will include food, animals, tractor rides and Lancaster Mobile Mini Golf. Face painting and balloon art will be provided by Joyful Canvas.
Great things happen when kids get outside. They can discover new skills, develop self-confidence, make new friends and, most of all, have fun. Kids ages 10 to 15 are invited to the 31st annual Youth Field Day, organized by the Lancaster County Sportsmen For Youth. It will take place at the Milton G r o v e S p o r t s m e n ’s C l u b , 731 Milton Grove Road North, Elizabethtown, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. “We encourage kids and their parents to come to our Youth Field Day if they want to experience a day of outdoor activities,” said Lynn Carruthers, a volunteer with the event. “The 10 stations they will get to experience for 35 minutes each may vary slightly year to year but are typically archery, canoeing, fishing, fly fishing, muzzle loading, trapping, 22 rifle, trap shooting, turkeys (and) wildlife education with the PA game commissioners and Raven Ridge Wildlife Rescue.” The event is free to attend, no gear is needed and participants will all receive a free lunch. Parents are encouraged to accompany their child, but it’s not required. While Youth Field Day is an opportunity for kids who don’t have a background in outdoor activities to experience the fun, it’s open to any youths in the age range, said Scott Deiter, who coordinates the canoeing. “We can say that many kids that start at age 10 return each year for the next four or five years that they fall into the age range,”
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People enjoy a previous Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft Show.
Creativity Will Shine at Art Show
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“P
eople love this show because there’s so much diversity,” said Marilyn Hobday, describing the spring Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft
Show. “ There’s something for everyone’s pocketbook. We try to make sure we have enough diversity with prices that everybody can find something that they love. That’s important to us.” The show will be held on
Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside at Root’s Country Market & Auction, 705 Graystone Road, Manheim. It will feature 60 vendors, showcasing and selling a wide variety of arts and crafts.
Celebrate Community at Pleasant View BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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