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AUGUST 24, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 26
Final Friday Theme Will Be “Dog Days Of Summer” event will also include vendors, live music and displays by community “Dog Days of Summer” will be the groups. Final Friday events will take place theme of Final Friday, to be held in downtown Parkesburg on Aug. 26 in the 200 block of Main Street, from 5 to 9 p.m. During the month- where all the stores will be open for ly street fair, presented by the shoppers. Live music will be providParkesburg Action Committee ed by singer-songwriter Nicole Zell, (PAC), local pet rescues will be on and food will be available from hand accepting donations and Smokin’ Butler Brisket and BBQ. Parkesburg Library staff memshowcasing adoptable pets. The bers will offer children’s crafts and will sell tickets to the Lancaster Barnstormers baseball game on Saturday, Sept. 17. The sale of tickets is a fundraiser for the library. Among the rescues that will set up booths at the event will be Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue (LDAR), represented by volunteer April Kenworthy. “ We will be bringing adoptable dogs to the event and hopefully a couple of puppies, if they haven’t been (adopted) by then,” she said. “We will also have a photo album of (adoptable) cats People can meet adoptable dog Lula, who that people can go through.” BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Octorara Junior-Senior High School marching band is led by Scott Cullen.
Preparing For Parades At Octorara Band Camp BY FRANCINE FULTON
ctorara Junior-Senior High School hosted a band camp from Aug. 8 to 11, where members of the marching band spent time preparing for their performance in upcoming parades.
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Practice during the week, led by band director Scott Cullen, was generally held from 1 to 9 p.m. each day, with a break for dinner. “Our theme this year will be the same as it has been every year. The Octorara High School band honors the tradition of the American band
Featured twirlers include (from left) senior Hannah Hilton, junior Vicki Wood and senior Julia Roth.
by actively performing traditional marches in a variety of parades,” Cullen stated. “Our selections for the 2022-23 school year include ‘The Washington Post March’ by John Philip Sousa and ‘Peacemaker March’ by Karl L. King.” In addition to the musicians, the band includes a color guard and drumline, along with featured twirlers, coached by Tammy Russell. “Band camp is an opportunity for team building,” said Russell, owner of Russell’s Dance and Baton Studio in Parkesburg. Along with rehearsing indoors during the intense summer heat, the band members headed outdoors onto the football field in the later hours of the day so they could practice marching. While the band does present a brief program at the homecoming football game, it mainly is featured in local and regional parades. “Our main objective is to perform in parades,” Cullen said, noting that the band performs in the Solanco, Ephrata and New Holland parades and the Parkesburg Halloween Parade, as well as the high school’s homecoming parade.
is about 10 months old, at Final Friday in Parkesburg.
Fair Highlights The Best Of Chester County 4-H
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community Calendar . . . .3 VisionCorps Offers Eye Exams, Sets Expo . . . . . .3 Business Directory . . . . . .4
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Chester County 4-H Fair, which provides an opportunity for 4-H members to showcase their projects as well as their expertise with farm animals, was held from Aug. 8 to 13 at the Romano 4-H Center in Honey Brook. A highlight of the event was the display of projects that were completed by 4-H members from throughout Chester County.
See Octorara Band pg 2
See Final Friday pg 6
See 4-H Fair pg 4
Event To Kick Off Fall Soccer Season . . . . . . . . .4 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10
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