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Loosely Translated, Hammer Creek Means Bluegrass
UDS Will Hold Bingo Fundraiser BY GEORGE DEIBEL
being born or their children get married or their children graduate from college, it’s very personal to me. I think it’s just part of who I am, and I think running has helped with that transformation.” Gentile, a 59-year-old resident of Lititz, is currently preparing to participate in the running of the 130th annual Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20. His preparations for the race include raising money as a charity runner
United Disabilities Services (UDS) will hold a pick-your-ownprize bingo event on Saturday, March 14, at the Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.; the first game will begin at 1 p.m. There is a discount on tickets purchased in advance, and tickets will also be available at the door if not sold out. The fee includes 20 games of regular bingo, and there will also be four special games with cash prizes. Players must be 18 years old or older to claim a prize. “If people are interested in getting a ticket, I would strongly suggest getting their ticket beforehand, because we sell out every year,” said Jen King, a member of the UDS Service Dogs Ambassador Team. Tickets can be purchased by going to www.udservices.org/ bingo26 or by visiting the UDS Corporate Office, 2270 Erin Court, Lancaster. For more information, email karens@udservices.org or call 717-397-1841. Local businesses make the fundraiser possible. “We are thankful for the generosity of Primitives by Kathy,” said King. “They donated $500 worth of products for us to go shopping and create baskets.” Other prizes include Dutch Wonderland tickets and gift cards from Basset & Lab, Fireside Tavern, and Twisted Bine Beer Company. “Without the help of the local businesses that support this, we would not be able to put this program together,” King said. “We will have everything from house goods to dog items
See Gentile pg 3
See UDS pg 4
BY JEFF FALK
T
he members of the band H a m m e r Creek are talented musicians. W hen they blend their sounds, they create music that is moving and distinctive. But those bandmates are also passionate ambassadors o f their musical stylings, the genre of bluegrass. “(Exposing bluegrass to a greater audience is) a lot of Hammer Creek jams at a recent performance. what drives us,” said Brad Richard, in Lancaster city. In the early (1970s), the banjo-playing manager and Lancaster had a very peppy bluefounder of Hammer Creek. “We’re grass scene. Bluegrass kind of lost trying to get some sort of footprint its thunder. We’re trying to get it
back to Lancaster and make it available in the city. It would be great to have an opportunity to hear a bluegrass band once a month.” See Hammer Creek pg 2
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Frank Gentile Is Running for Others’ Lives
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BY JEFF FALK
Frank Gentile triumphantly approaches the finish line at a marathon.
Frank Gentile runs for his own fitness, recreation and mental health. But he also runs for others, people who can’t run themselves, like his father. “When you think of having a father who died when he was 46, you start to feel shortchanged,” said Gentile. “If I can help give someone an extra 10 years and give them a chance to see their grandchildren
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