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he Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation is turning to a pair of familiar faces for its celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks will join together to perform “The Liberty Tree: The Music That Forged a Nation” on Sunday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville. Zahm and Marks have long been mainstays of the Covenanter Scottish Festival and Highland Games, performing at every iteration of the festival, expect for 2014, when they were out of the country. “He is just such a wonderful storyteller,” event co-chair John Girvin said of Zahm. “He has a background in history and degree in history, so he researches everything that he does.” The event will celebrate 250 years of American freedom with songs and stories of the days gone by, organizers said. There will be a price for general admission; children 12 and under will get in free. Attendees have the option of adding a donation to the Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation. Girvin said that the event was intentionally scheduled as close to the Fourth of July as possible. “We feel like this program honors the United States, celebrating their 250th, but also highlights the birth of
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The Lancaster County Art Association is located at 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg.
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Even after 90 years, the Lancaster County Art Association (LCAA) is as strong as ever. The LCAA, the oldest art association in Lancaster County, celebrated its 90th birthday at its annual banquet at the DoubleTree Resort in Lancaster in May. The banquet’s keynote speaker was artist Richard Ressel, who shared many of his memories from over the years. He also honored Ken Hoak, an LCAA member since 1950, for his longtime service. “(Richard) gave a wonderful view, just the little tidbits that he knew from the art association, things See LCAA pg 5
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Fostering Pets a Chance to Be Part of the Journey Anne Hendricks, outreach coordinator with All 4 Paws Rescue, a nonprofit, fosterbased, all-breed organization located in Malvern, is familiar with the most common excuse potential pet foster parents give. “They all say, ‘I could never foster because I would want to adopt them all,’” noted Hendricks, who has fostered more than 100 dogs over nine years. “We have all foster-failed at least once,” she added, referring to a foster dog she knew she would be keeping within the first 24 hours of fostering her. According to Kisha Reinmiller, site director for Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center, many who foster do become adoptive pet parents. “ We are always recruiting new fosters,” she shared. “A lot of them adopt for the first time.” Both organizations reported that becoming a foster parent for an animal is not complicated. The Lancaster Center application can be found online at www.pspca .org, and the All 4 Paws application is at www.all4pawsrescue .com. Representatives of both organizations noted that the foster application is similar to the adoption application. “We process (the applications), and then we reach out,” said Reinmiller. Hendricks pointed out that for potential fosters who already have pets, contacting the applicant’s vet is a crucial step. “We talk to the vet to be sure (the applicant’s) pets have been well taken care of,” she stated.
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