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APRIL 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 8
Students become Stewards of the Octoraro Watershed BY FRANCINE FULTON
Students who take the earth and space science class at Octorara Junior-Senior High School now have an opportunity to become Stewards of the Octoraro Watershed as part of a new program developed by science teacher Amanda Kieffer, with help from members of the Octoraro Watershed Association (OWA). Kieffer said the activity is
part of an effort to get students involved in hands-on learning to supplement what is taught in the classroom. “I taught middle school for 26 years, and I just officially transferred in December to the high school and wanted to do something more than just in the classroom,” said Kieffer. “I had known that the OWA is an active group and (I decided), let’s make (the students) stewards of the watershed and get more involved. See Stewards pg 3
Cpl. Brandon Hardy
Roadway to be dedicated in memory of fallen Marine with the idea of dedicating a road in his memory. “His kids went to school with my kids. He was a fellow Octorara parent,” said Jill, who is the secretary to the Octorara
“It does my heart good to know that people want to remember him and what he died for.” superintendent and the board of directors. “The whole process started a couple of years ago. (Miller) started the paperwork. He ran into some roadblocks, and state Sen. Carolyn Comitta
stepped in and made it happen.” Under legislation introduced by Comitta, Route 41 from the intersection with Bernard Avenue to the intersection with Highland Road in West Fallowfield Township will be dedicated as the Cpl. Brandon Hardy Memorial Highway. Jill said that a few streets and even a bridge were considered, but she chose a familiar roadway instead. “From our street to school would have been a road that Brandon traveled every day,” she said. Following the ceremony at the high school, members of the Hardy family and invited guests will walk across the school yard to view the sign. Brandon enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1999 and, as an airman,
17th annual EPC Golf Outing to drive out homelessness BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, more than 15,000 Pennsylvanians are known to be homeless on any given day. Housing instability and crises can stem from a multitude of factors, affecting men, women and children across the state. In Lancaster and Chester counties, nonprofit organization Good Samaritan Services (GSS)
See Roadway pg 6
is working hard to combat homelessness by offering a variety of resources to individuals who are experiencing a housing crisis. One of GSS’ largest fundraisers is an annual golf outing that is made possible by a partnership with Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC). The 17th annual EPC Golf Outing will take place on Friday, June 7, at Crossgates Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. Tee times will be at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Golfers See EPC Golf Outing pg 2
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p o r t i o n o f R o u te 4 1 (Gap-Newport Pike) in Cochranville will be named in honor of Cpl. Brandon Hardy, an Octorara graduate who was killed in Iraq while serving in the United States Marines Corps. The roadway sign will be unveiled on Friday, April 26, following a ceremony that will take place at 10 a.m. in the Octorara Area Junior- S enior Hig h S cho ol auditorium, 226 Highland Road, Atglen. Richard Miller, whose children attended high school with Brandon and were fellow members of the marching band, approached Brandon’s mother, Jill Hardy,
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
Photos by Elizabeth Novak (left photo) and Abby Fleming (right photo) captured first-place honors in the OWA Photography Contest.