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JUNE 19, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 20
“The Butterfly Lady” visits Senior Connections BY FRANCINE FULTON
Those who attended the recent Senior Connections meeting at Conestoga Mennonite Church may have been surprised to see a tent set up in the church’s fellowship hall. But they soon learned that once inside, they would be able to experience interacting with live butterflies that were brought to the meeting
by Donna-Joy Jones of Hatfield, who raises butterflies as a hobby. Known as the Butterfly Lady, Jones was a kidney donor during the pandemic, after which she hosted a butterfly release as way to honor God for the gift of life. The butterfly release was designed to bring joy to the community, which was experiencing the isolation of the COVID lockdown, and to See The Butterfly Lady pg 2
Anjali Nair
Emma McNamee
Twin Valley High School celebrates graduation BY FRANCINE FULTON
earned all-league, all-state and all-American honors and team championships in various sports, including football, cross-country, field hockey, softball, track and field and volleyball. “(The student-athletes) have exemplified the highest ideals of leadership and sportsmanship,” Clements stated. “They have remained humble in victory and gracious in defeat and consistently represented Twin Valley with the dignity and class that our ‘Raider Pride’ motto demands.” He added that the seniors planned spirit weeks, a powderpuff game, a junior-senior prom and homecoming. They collected items for food banks, provided holiday gifts for children and raised funds for local charities. “In a remarkable campaign, the senior-led Mini-THON shattered their goal and their previous See Twin Valley graduation pg 4
Donna-Joy Jones (left) allowed attendees to interact with the butterflies inside a sealed tent.
Summer Reading Program planned at the Village Library BY FRANCINE FULTON
Youngsters will be able to “visit” many areas of the United States this summer - all through the Village Library of Morgantown’s Summer Reading Program, themed “Summer Quest: Adventure Begins at Your Library.” The official kickoff of the program took place on June 10, and it featured a performance by ventriloquist Marian and Friends. During the interactive show,
youngsters enjoyed meeting various characters, including Forrest the duck. They also learned that their own two hands could be used as puppets. Children’s librarian Pam Mohl announced that the Summer Reading Program will feature story times on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. through Aug. 8. There will be no programs on Thursday, June 20, or on Wednesday and Thursday, July 3 and 4. See Village Library pg 4
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his moment has been the destination, the goal all of us have strived for, worked towards, dreamed of and could not wait for,” stated Emma McNamee, salutatorian of the Twin Valley High School (TVHS) Class of 2024, during the opening address at commencement ceremonies held on June 8 at the Santander Arena in Reading. Emma is the daughter of Brian and Laurie McNamee of Honey Brook. The class valedictorian is Anjali Nair, the daughter of Pradeep Prabhakar and Lakshmi Unnikrishnan of Morgantown. After the welcome, Emma spoke about the accomplishments of the senior class, including plays and musical performances, club fundraisers and the performance
of the school sports teams, specifically the championship-winning girls’ field hockey and lacrosse teams. “Our achievements as a class can only be attributed to two things - our motivation and our fearlessness,” she remarked. “We took the circumstances that faced us, worked hard to obtain our goals, putting in countless hours and having sleepless nights and every ounce of fight in us to reach for the stars.” Nex t to s p eak was T VHS principal Bill Clements, who talked about the successes of the Class of 2024, including honors and awards at state and national competitions in FFA and the Technolog y Student Association. He also acknowledged TVHS student musicians, student artists and members of the theater arts club, as well as student-athletes who have