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With New Center, LCHS Students Reimagine Learning

BY JEFF FALK

Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) is evolving and changing with society, all the while staying true to its vision and mission. It’s a strategy that’s designed to provide the best possible educational experience for its students.

“There was a generation at Lancaster Catholic High School that was on the secretarial track,” said Kyla Hockley, LCHS’ president for the past two years. “At that point in our history, our females were on that path because that’s what the community needed. We’re constantly asking ourselves, ‘What does

Lancaster County need from our students?’ We hope (the new multimedia learning center) is a way for our students to connect with organizations they may not have

connected with before.”

Recently, LCHS, which is located at 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, created its new multimedia learning center as an avenue for enhancing and

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Putting People First

BY JEFF FALK

It sounds like something way out there. It sounds like something impersonal. It sounds like something space-age.

Robotic surgery may not be exactly what it sounds like, but it does represent an advancement in medicine, a step forward in treating people.

“When I talk to patients, I think a fair number think that a robot is performing surgery, which is why I don’t like the name,” said Dr. David Vaughn, a board-certified general surgeon. “There is no robot doing surgery. What I do is laparoscopic surgery, which involves cutting small holes in the abdomen area. Robotic surgery

Program Participants Grow From Connections, Kindness

BY JEFF FALK

Aaron’s Acres isn’t intentionally and deliberately expanding. But by responding to the needs of the community, Aaron’s Acres is growing organically.

One of its newer programs, Kindness Konnections, is taking a different approach to giving back to the same community that Aaron’s Acres is already serving.

“I like the phrase ‘natural evolution,’” said Madison Heider, the program coordinator at Aaron’s Acres. “We’ve had discussions about how this program can continue to grow. There’s a need for it in the community. I think it’s a natural progression of Aaron’s Acres mission to support participants in our community.”

Located at 1861 Charter Lane, Suite 114, Lancaster, Aaron’s Acres serves and enriches the lives of children and young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. A community service group, Kindness Konnections works with other local nonprofits to provide participants ages 22 to 40 opportunities to work in the community, explore new social skills in new settings and elevate confidence levels.

“Our group is getting together, and we’re giving back to the community,” said Heider. “It’s a way for our participants to get out there and do something meaningful. It’s a new expression of our programs. We reach out to organizations and go out and do some work.”

Aaron’s Acres offers its Kindness Konnections program twice a year,

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once in the spring and once in the fall. Both sessions are eight weeks in length, and the group meets to perform tasks and work together on Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m.

The spring 2026 session of Kindness Konnections began on Feb. 2, and the fall session will commence on Monday, Oct. 5.

“We’re trying to create an inclusive experience,” said Heider. “We’re meeting at different locations and doing the work at (nonprofits’) locations. We’re open to any kind of work. But we’ve found that assemblyline-like work is the most successful.”

“Communications are absolutely a form of kindness,” added Heider. “Just giving back in any way is kindness. Personally, I think kindness is so important. It can change so many things in the world.”

are getting some social skills and connecting with people,” said Heider. “Just completing a task can be super special. We’re hoping these experiences could lead to opportunities outside of our organization. Overall, being in different settings allows them to learn what other organizations do for others.”

An extension of an Aaron’s Acres’ summer camp program, Kindness Konnections was established in the fall of 2024 to serve the families of two individuals. Currently, eight participants ages 22 to 40 are enrolled in the program.

The participants reside in Manheim, Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Jonestown, Berks County and Dauphin County.

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At this point, participants in the Kindness Konnections program have engaged in work at Girls on the Run, the local Power Packs Project and Lafayette Fire Company. The workers have also cleaned at the North Museum of Nature and Science and the local Lives Changed By Christ (LCBC) and have assisted with a large mailing project for Servant Stage.

“We hope (participants)

“(The participants are) Aaron’s Acres’ heart,” said Heider. “They’re just looking for connections. They’re our friends. It’s generally just such a community who goes out with us.”

“To me, the best part is seeing participants reacting to their abilities,” added Heider, “and finding out what they can do and how much they can do. That and the connections they make. Just seeing what can be accomplished is my favorite part.”

The Kindness Konnections program maintains a

“Our numbers are always dependent on staffing,” said Heider. “If our participants’ number would go higher than eight, we’d have to hire another staff member.”

As program director, Heider assumes the lead for the Kindness Konnections program. She is assisted by counselor Hayley Wilson.

“In this population, (a staff member’s role) is a lot more guidance and oversight,” said Heider. “We’re doing more modeling. We’re always there to support in that capacity. Our role is always just to be

there. Most of the work is done entirely by the participants. They’re doing their job and we’re doing our job, and that’s what makes it complete.”

In addition to the Kindness Konnections initiative, Aaron’s Acres also sponsors summer camps for children and adults with disabilities; The Social Scene; the Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League; a spring sports program; Dramability; and family classes that offer activities in fitness, art and cooking. For additional information, go to https://aarons acres.org.

Girls on the Run Accepting Registrations

BY GEORGE DEIBEL

Registration is underway for the spring season of the Girls on the Run Lancaster-Lebanon.

Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an organization for girls in third through eighth grades. “We have our Girls on the Run curriculum, which is third through fifth grades, and we have our Heart and Sole curriculum, which is for girls in sixth through eighth grades,” said program director Kylie Homan. “Girls should register because we are a program that utilizes a researchbased curriculum to support girls in understanding their emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy.”

Homan prefers that girls register by the start of the season on Monday, March 9. Sign-ups will close on Saturday, March 14. Go to www .gotrlancasterlebanon.org to sign up or for additional information. There is a standard fee to par -

ticipate in GOTR, but there is some flexibility. “We emphasize families pay what they can given their current circumstances,” said Homan. “We want to make sure that our program is accessible to girls and that there’s no barriers for anybody to participate. There are no forms, no applications to fill out. Their selection of financial assistance is just part of the registration process, and they have the opportunity to select their payment amount.”

The fee includes the cost of training coaches, the curriculum for Girls on the Run International, and all of the lesson materials that are provided to the coaches. Girls receive a take-home journal with activities to do and also get an official GOTR T-shirt and a season gift. The 5K registration and the medal they receive at the 5K are also included in the price.

“The name is Girls on the Run, but it’s about so much more,” said Jessica Wilson, who is the program

and 5K manager. “It’s really about encouraging girls to move forward at whatever their pace may be.

We have girls that run. We have girls that walk. We have girls that skip. We have girls that roll in their wheelchairs at practices. We just encourage all of those movements and just encourage them to keep moving forward.”

Previous participants might

notice a slight change in the program. “We are super excited this spring will be the first season in which we’re starting the use of a new curriculum, which has been rolled out from Girls on the Run International, and it is called Hello Bold Heart,” said Homan. “It is all about giving girls the opportunity to discover their heart power and

An experienced laparoscopic surgeon, Vaughn has performed more than 2,000 robotic surgery procedures, about half of which have been done at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Lititz Hospital, 1500 Highlands Drive, Lititz. Vaughn performs about 350 surgeries each year, about 140 of which are robotic in nature.

“The reason I like it is because I can do more advanced surgery with laparoscopic surgery,” said Vaughn. “It’s safer for patients, I’m faster and it’s easier. It makes it easier to do more fine movements and more complex surgeries. Patients generally have fewer complications and less pain associated with smaller incisions.”

“It’s also fun,” continued Vaughn. “It’s like driving a Ford Taurus or a Ferrari. I’d take the Ferrari every time.”

Robotic surgery involves using a console to control robotic arms linked to surgical tools in an operating room. The small incisions help make the surgery minimally invasive.

“The abdomen is inflatable, and you can operate inside an inflated abdomen,” said Vaughn. “We put air inside the abdomen cavity and

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developing the confidence to boldly share what is in their heart and help others use their voice too.”

Homan added, “The curriculum does a really great job of integrating the physical movement with the learning components. It’s a lot of tandem learning when it comes to the physical activity. The girls don’t always realize that they’re running and they’re doing the physical activity because they’re doing so much learning along with it.”

GOTR is seeking coaches who will operate chapters out of schools. “For the spring season, we will need approximately 300 to 350 volunteer coaches to support the teams across Lancaster and Lebanon (counties),” said Homan, adding that there are coaching opportunities for males, females, and high school-age girls.

“We encourage anybody to come out to be a coach,” Homan said. “We have coaches in their 70s, and you don’t need to be a runner. You don’t need to have coaching experience. We have a lot of coaches that come in who are teachers, but we have coaches that are just community members looking for a place to give back and to support the community in this way.”

GOTR prepares the coaches. “All of our coaches receive a very struc-

inflate it so we have space to work. It’s like having mini wrists inside the abdomen. Robotic surgery gives surgeons four arms instead of two.”

“We put a camera in the belly, and that’s our eyes,” he added. “When I do robotic surgery, I hold two instruments and someone holds the camera. It makes it so much easier. Another benefit of robotic surgery is all the images are 3D, not 2D. The cameras we put in the abdomen have two cameras, and I’m seeing 3D images.”

Typically, Vaughn employs robotic surgery for procedures involving things like hernias, colons, thyroids, gallbladders and skin lumps and bumps. Robotic surgery is also used by orthopedics, urologists, gynecologists, pediatricians and head-and-neck surgeons.

“The goal, obviously, is to make people better,” said Vaughn, a resident of Manheim Township. “As a doctor, you’ll treat the problem. The great thing about being a surgeon is I get to fix people. When I’m through, you’re cured. There’s a lot of satisfaction as a surgeon because we’re curing people and not just treating them. That’s why I chose surgery over other forms of medicine.”

Vaughn has always been good with his hands, and he genuinely cares about people and their well-being.

“My grandfather and great-grandfather were both doctors,” said Vaughn. “I had a flavor of that growing up. I got to see them taking care of patients. It’s been something I’ve been around since I was 5 or 6 years old. I’ve always wanted to be a doctor.”

“Doctors solve problems, and I like fixing things,” Vaughn added. “I grew up in a household where my dad taught me how to fix things. It was very satisfying. Fixing things with my hands was like, ‘I did that.’ That’s where my decision to be a surgeon came from.”

Before moving to Lancaster County in 2010, Vaughn lived in Doylestown, where he grew up. He’s been a doctor for 21 years, 16 of which have been as a surgeon.

“I view medicine as a science, but there’s also an art to medicine,” said Vaughn. “A lot of it is knowing patients and interacting with patients. The art of medicine is interacting with patients. They have to trust you, and they have to believe in you. I really enjoy when patients are excited about the care they have been provided. It warms

my heart. It makes me go to work every day.”

“The greatest evolution I’ve gone through is patience,” Vaughn continued. “Developing patience is important. I’ve solidified my methods in gaining the trust of my patients. I’ve learned how to explain things to my patients. I tell my patients, ‘This is something we’re going to figure out together.’”

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tured coach training experience that gives them the foundation and the resources to be able to coach successfully for throughout the season,” said Homan. “And then coaches are always given support throughout the season from our council.”

Anyone interested in volunteering can visit the website or email Wilson at jwilson@gotrlancaster .org or Homan at khoman@gotr lancaster.org.

The goal is to have a GOTR program in every school district in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. “We’re working towards that,” said Homan.

The spring season will conclude with a 5K that will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. It will be held at for the first time at Greenfield, 1581 William Penn Way, Lancaster. The event is open to the public. It is designed as a fun run and is not chip-timed. “We need hundreds of volunteers in order for the 5K to be a safe and successful day,” said Homan.

At the end of the season, the girls engage in a community impact project, which is their opportunity to give back to the community that is important to them.

“The new curriculums that we’ve been using are really emphasizing that a small act can make a big

impact,” said Homan. “It gets the girls to think on a smaller scale about how they can really do something that’s important, but it doesn’t have to be grandiose.”

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Help a mission thousands of miles away while enjoying food and fellowship at the second annual LightShine Ministries Dinner. The benefit will be held on Thursday, March 12, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Lancaster Alliance Church, 210 Pitney Road, Lancaster.

“We will be presenting all the different aspects of our ministry,” shared Tom Denlinger, founder and ministry director of Mount Joy-based LightShine Ministries. “Our goal is to mobilize followers of Jesus Christ here in Pennsylvania who desire to use their gifts and talents for building local churches in wilderness areas, building Bible camps for Alaska native teens and youth, as well as serving many other ministries in Alaska.”

The dinner will feature a buffet of entrees, sides and salad, served along with a dessert bar featuring homemade desserts from LightShine volunteers.

“The meal will be prepared by the pastor of the Lancaster Alliance Church along with the LightShine volunteer staff,” Denlinger said.

Ken Thomas will be the banquet’s keynote speaker.

“Ken Thomas is a pastor and Bible teacher who has 38 years’ experience living in Alaska,” Denlinger explained. “He will be sharing some amazing stories, including a harrowing expe-

elevating learning, teaching and student creativity. The modern, technology-driven initiative was introduced to the public during an open house on Jan. 29.

“We took things that were happening in smaller pockets, pulled them together and we’ve built a program around them,” said Hockley. “We’re giving them the space they deserve. In a previous generation, we acquired knowledge from books and wrote papers about it. In this generation, we acquire knowledge in many different forms and turn it into many different projects to demonstrate what we’ve learned.”

reach their peers. It is absolutely in line with our mission. It absolutely breathes life into our mission.”

LCHS is projecting that as many as half of its 475 students - mainly upperclassmen - will directly benefit from the multimedia learning center’s capabilities.

“It’s a very diverse group,” said Hockley. “It’s for people who want to be sports photographers and reporters to people who want to do editing to people who are the talent and want to be on camera. Media isn’t going anywhere.”

rience being stranded on a mountain southeast of Fairbanks after a plane crash.”

Proceeds from the banquet will be used to support the work of LightShine Ministries, which has been serving ministries in Alaska for 31 years.

“The money being raised at this event will be used for purchasing building materials that will help finish two important buildings that were built last year at our missions base,” Denlinger remarked.

LightShine Ministries began as a follow-up ministry for a music outreach to the biker and rock music culture, founded by Denlinger and Jeff Zimmerman. Influenced by Keith Green and Resurrection Band, the ministry initially focused on Christian metal music before transitioning to mission work in Alaska after Denlinger felt called by God to serve people in the state. Since 1995, LightShine has sent teams to support churches and youth camps, expanding its reach through leadership training. With a base in Palmer, Alaska, the ministry continues to grow, strengthening local churches and other outreach programs.

“We love people and desire for you to join our family of people who love Jesus Christ and want to be used by Him to serve others,” Denlinger said.

He emphasized that there are many ways people can serve the ministry.

“Many people think that if they don’t have an ‘up-front’ gift like a pastor or worship leader, that they can’t be used by God in ministry,” he said. “We specialize in connecting people with a willing heart to serve with the perfect assignment in a beautiful place that has a lot of needs.”

Tickets for the benefit must be reserved by Saturday, Feb. 28. To make a reservation, contact Nancy Shaffer at Nbrown .brahma@gmail.com.

To learn more about LightShine Ministries, visit https://lightshine ministries.org.

A reconfigured library has provided the space for the stateof-the-art multimedia learning center. The $2 million project features a digital illustration lab, a 3D computer lab and a broadcasting studio for the student-produced “The LCHS Morning Show.”

“‘The LCHS Morning Show’ had been in existence, and the work had been taking place in a studio in an old classroom where we had a piece of green fabric hanging on the wall,” said Hockley. “Now there’s a covered wall, so you can be totally immersed in a green environment. Now everything has a more modern and technological environment.”

The new multimedia learning center is being used by both classes and extracurricular activity clubs.

“We’re trying to tap into the skills of students,” said Hockley. “The students in these classes and clubs are producing material for our marketing. We’re trying to give them real-world experience. Those become valuable skills that will cross industries.”

“This is putting tools in the hands of students,” Hockley continued. “It really becomes an avenue for telling stories and helping students tell stories and

“One of the things that amazes me is to see what students are doing in the 3D design lab,” added Hockley. “That level of creativity and thought just amazes me.”

Established in 1928, LCHS is one of more than 32 schools across 15 central Pennsylvania counties served by the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. LCHS’ stated mission is “to form students who are intellectually astute, passionately faithful and socially responsible.”

“There’s absolutely competition in the private school community,” said Hockley. “But I’d say there’s even more competition from good public schools. Academically, we’ve got to make sure we’re on par. I think Lancaster Catholic will always stand on the community we build within the walls. People here continue to care about you long after you were a student in a classroom. Students need to know they belong to something. It’s what we’ve always done.”

“Lancaster Catholic is focused on ensuring the academic product is what this generation needs,” continued Hockley. “The value of the generations who came before us inspires us to move forward. This is an internal moment like, ‘We’ve got to keep advancing.’”

For additional information, go to www.lchsyes.org.

Food Pantry Sets Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Mission Food Pantry will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the gym at Mission Church, 651 Lampeter Road, Lancaster.

Mission Food Pantry is seeking support from the community to continue its ministry as it expands to help more people.

The food pantry was started in April of 2020 and gave 200 boxes of food to families in its first month. Now, Mission Food Pantry gives food nearly 1,500

times each month to families across the county.

Attendees of the breakfast will learn about the heart of the ministry, hear testimonies of recipients and volunteers, and learn where help is most needed.

There is a set cost per person. Children in kindergarten or younger may eat for free. For more information or to receive help from the food pantry, visit www.missionfood pantry.com.

Writing Toward Recovery, Healing and Hope

BY CAT SHANNON

Every week, Scott Feifer gets people to share their innermost thoughts. He’s not a clergyman or a therapist. He’s a writer, and he believes in the power of the pen.

Feifer, who taught language arts for almost 30 years at Hempfield School District, has been leading writing circles since his days as a teacher. He left his public school position in 2020 and has since focused on the transformative power of writing.

Feifer leads writing circles at Manos House, a residential treatment program for young men in Columbia; Blueprints for Addiction Recovery; Domestic Violence Services; and the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center, among other locations throughout Lancaster and neighboring counties.

“We run from our stories and the trauma and the hard things we’ve experienced,” he said. “But when we write it down, we realize that ultimately, there’s no running from our past.”

Ironically, the man who gets people to bare their souls on paper wasn’t always so open.

In 1998, he signed up for a summer writing workshop at Millersville University. As part of the class, students shared their writing with their peers.

“I didn’t want to reveal something so private,” Feifer recalled. “I decided I would go to the first class, but if I was uncomfortable or I didn’t like it, I would leave during the break.”

Not only did he stay for the class, but he also found a new outlet for his emotions.

“Something broke open for me in a way that I hadn’t expected,” he said of his writing. “I wanted my students to taste what I had experienced that summer.”

He began offering writing circles at Hempfield, focusing on ideals expressed in Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones.”

“It’s free writing, stream of consciousness, just get your thoughts down on paper,” he said. “I had kids writing about their dog dying. Kids wrote about their parents splitting up. They wrote about their dad in prison and wondering what he was doing while they were in class.”

In 2002, Feifer took a sabbatical and began offering his writing circles at various locations around the county, including domestic violence organizations and detention centers.

“Honestly, when I started going to the Youth Intervention Center, I was shocked by how respectful most of the kids in the unit were,” he said. “They were eager to be heard.”

This is Feifer’s 22nd year volunteering at Manos House, where he leads writing circles with young men, facilitates joint groups with women from a local recovery house and incorporates writing into group counseling sessions.

As a former teacher, he said he most enjoys that this writing is not graded or required to fit any standards.

“There’s no rubric, no box they have to fit into,” he shared. “This writing lets people know they have a voice and a story, and they can use their voice to tell their story. These writing circles are for people who are struggling just to survive, when we all deserve to thrive.”

Feifer’s sessions typically begin with a prompt, which could be a poem or a writing passage, but participants may write about anything they like. He also shares his own story with his writing circle, encouraging the writer to embrace the idea of putting their thoughts onto paper.

“I explain that writing slows us down and gives us time to reflect and respond and not just act on impulse or just react,” he said.

Ultimately, he’s not concerned with the final product; instead, he’s focused on the process.

“It’s not about the quality of the writing,” he said. “It’s about the quality of the people who sit and do the writing. It’s about what comes out of them. You can hear when somebody’s heart is in their writing.”

His goal is “writing toward freedom, recovery, healing and hope.”

Participants are invited to share their writing out loud during the circles if they’d like to, and Feifer collects the writing and responds to each submission.

“I believe in writing back to them on the back of their paper, by hand,” he said. “I read everything they submit, even if it’s not shared in the circle.”

Feifer, who grew up in Lancaster and graduated from McCaskey High School and Franklin & Marshall College, earned his teaching certificate from Millersville University. He’s been honored with local accolades as a volunteer, including receiving the Jefferson Award and a Teacher Impact Award.

He doesn’t do it for the honors, he said. Instead, he’s motivated and inspired by the change he sees in the people who join his writing circles.

“Someone will tell me, ‘This was not what I expected, but it was what I needed,’” he said. “Writing like this allows you take off the suit of armor we all wear, let some light in and really be yourself, who you truly are.”

He encourages participants like the young men at Manos House to keep their writings to share with their parole officers as evidence of their growth in the program.

“I tell people, ‘When you take what I’m doing seriously, you’re taking yourself seriously,’” he said. “I hope that through my writing circles, I’m giving people a tool of greater personal awareness and that is giving them power.”

To learn more about Feifer and his writing circles, visit www.the writingcircleprogram.com.

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GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster will host a Glitz & Glam Gala fundraiser on Saturday, March 28, from 5 to 10 p.m. at The Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.

The event has a red carpet theme, so attendees are encouraged to wear fancy attire. The gala will include a DJ, music, dancing, themed games, food, and drinks. Attendees may win giveaway drawing prizes and bid on silent auction items and experiences. The GiGi’s Dance Team will present a live dance performance, and attendees will view a national video about GiGi’s Playhouse Inc., as well as a personalized video of pictures set to music, featuring participants from GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster. The goal of the evening is to

share the impact of GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster and to raise at least $50,000 for the organization.

About 200 guests are expected to attend, including families, GiGi’s Playhouse participants with Down syndrome, sponsors, supporters, and community members. To purchase tickets through Tuesday, March 10, visit https://gigisplayhouse .org/lancaster/gala/. Sponsorships are available, and organizers are seeking donations of items, gift cards, services, and experiences for the silent auction.

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Mennonite Life Plans Pennsylvania Dutch Language Series

Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, invites those who wish to learn and speak Pennsylvania Dutch, also known as Pennsylvania German, to a six-session series studying and practicing the language. The series will take place on Tuesdays, March 3 and 17, April 7 and 21, and May 5 and 19. Classes will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Mennonite Life Community Room.

Class instructors will lead informal lessons based on the book “Speaking Amish: A Beginner’s Introduction to Pennsylvania German” by Lillian Stoltzfus. The book is available in the Mennonite Life store and at www.mennonite

life.org/shop. Lessons will focus on casual conversation, with plenty of time for practice.

People with all levels of experience are welcome, from beginners to fluent speakers.

There is a suggested donation per session. Participants should plan to attend all six sessions and may register for the series by calling 717-3939745 or emailing Ruth Martin at customercare@ mennonitelife.org.

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Collectibles

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Pets

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Miscellaneous

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INTERIOR PAINTING

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HIGHLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 500 East Roseville Rd., Lancaster (off Rt. 272 / Oregon Pike). (717) 569-2651 Sunday 10 AM Worship Service, also available online. www.HighlandPC.org

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