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JUNE 12, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 19
Poole Forge to present Water Week event BY FRANCINE FULTON
As part of Lancaster Water Week, Historic Poole Forge will host “Experience the Upper Conestoga: Connecting With Our River,” a free family-friendly program, on Wednesday, June 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event, being presented by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), will feature a program about raptors, fly fishing
information and water safety demonstrations along with free food and giveaways. This is the second time that Poole Forge has hosted a Water Week event, which is presented annually by the Lancaster Conservancy. “The first was pre-COVID in 2019. We did a freshwater snorkeling demonstration,” said Dawn Ekdahl, Poole Forge executive director. “People were able to See Poole Forge pg 2
Attendees will be able to learn about electro-fishing (left photo) and meet Phoenix, a peregrine falcon.
Eagle Scout holds Local students win veterans appreciation dinner Litter Hawk Youth Awards BY FRANCINE FULTON
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ne of the requirements of earning an Eagle Scout Award is the completion of a community service project that showcases the Scout’s planning, organizing and leadership skills. Because Karis Toothman of Birdsboro, a member of Troop 543G in Plowville, is the daughter of a Marine Corps veteran who was wounded in combat, for her project she chose to hold an appreciation
dinner to honor local veterans. Karis, the daughter of Drew and Misty Toothman, hosted the dinner in November 2023 at Hopewell Church in Elverson. “The church posted it on its website calendar, and I also shared it on Facebook with friends and family,” Karis explained. “My family knows a lot of veterans, so there were also personal invites.” She noted that about 30 to 40 people attended the dinner, which included the veterans and their families. During the event, guests enjoyed
homemade lasagna. “I bought the food and made the food myself. We started the process at my house the night before by making the lasagna,” she explained. “Then we cooked them the day of (the dinner) at the church.” The dinner also included salad, rolls with butter and homemade brownies for dessert. Also assisting with the dinner were Karis’ parents; members of Troop 543G; Karis’ brothers, Carsen and Canaan; and other members of Troop 543B, which See Eagle Scout pg 2
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Several local students were first-place winners of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Hawk Youth Award program. A team of sixth-graders from Twin Valley Middle School (TVMS) - Dion Cooper, Serenity Foster, RJ Green and Royce Lane - created an anti-litter video, while fifth-grader Eleanor Mountz, who attends the Red School Learning Lab in Morgantown, won in the best essay category.
The program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, provides a way for students in kindergarten through grade six to express their concerns about litter by submitting artwork, an essay or a video. The theme was “Open Your Eyes to Litter - Show Us What You See.” Almost a thousand students participated in this year’s program. In the award-winning video, the TVMS students show images of litter, a person throwing litter from a car window, plastic soda See Youth awards pg 4
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Karis Toothman (center) is congratulated by her family members (from left) her father, Drew; her brothers, Carsen and Canaan; and her mom, Misty.