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APRIL 17, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 51
Turkey Hill Country Classic will celebrate 25th anniversary BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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he 25th annual Turkey Hill Country Classic will take place on Saturday, May 4, at Central Manor Church of God, 387 Penn St., Washington Boro. The half marathon race will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the start of the 10K at 9 a.m. and the 5K run and walk at 9:05 a.m. Children may participate in a free fun run at 9:45 a.m., and the rainor-shine event will include other family-friendly activities such as a bounce house. The races will take runners on a scenic route through the area’s hilly landscape, and the half marathon will include a section of the Enola Low Grade Rail Trail. Those who finish a course will receive a commemorative medal. Cash prizes will be given to the top three winners of each race in the male and female categories.
The top male and female runners in each age bracket will receive a medal, and an additional cash prize will be given to participants for each record set on the course. Awards and medals will be presented during a ceremony after the conclusion of the kids’ fun run. Refreshments will be available to purchase from food trucks during the event, and a limited supply of fruit and water will be offered to runners before the start of each race. The Turkey Hill Country Classic began with a partnership between Manor Township and Turkey Hill. The primary goal of the event was to combine the resources of a private sector company with local government efforts to offer a family-friendly community attraction; the township organized the races, and Turkey Hill handled its promotion as a private partner. The See Turkey Hill Classic pg 2 Each race will kick off with the echoing boom of a cannon shot.
In memory of angels across Lancaster County. “Honestly, it has surprised me. Ten years ago, we never imagined how much we would be able to give back,” Diane said. “It doesn’t take the pain and grief away, but knowing my daughter, even though she’s not here, has made such a huge impact on so many people - it comforts your heart.” Friends of Angels’ first fundraiser was a 5K race in Strasburg to benefit the Sweet Pea Project, an organization with a similar mission to support parents who have lost an infant. Diane already had experience See Kat’s 5K pg 7
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In August 2013, Diane and Chris Lehoe of Conestoga created Friends of Angels, a nonprofit organization that seeks to support families that have experienced the loss of a young child. The cause is near to the couple’s hearts; they established Friends of Angels a little over a month after their daughter, Kathryn, would have celebrated her second birthday. After more than a decade later, Diane and Chris have grown Friends of Angels into a beacon of hope and camaraderie for grieving parents
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