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JUNE 14, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 7
Riding to remember
Camp Acorn Acres will return for second year BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n January 2021, Bill and Julia Trout of Willow Street lost their son Daulton to suicide. Like the rest of his family, Daulton was an avid motorcycle rider, so Bill and Julia decided to begin a tradition that would both honor his memory and spread a message of hope to those who struggle with mental health issues. In June 2021, on the weekend of what would have been Daulton’s 23rd birthday, the first Daulton Trout Memorial Motorcycle Ride was held. This year, the third annual memorial ride will begin on Saturday, June 17, at the Hoffman Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds on South Lime Street, Quarryville. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a safety meeting at 10:15 a.m., with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. There will be a set cost per bike
Every year, the Trout family partners with nonprofit organizations like the DES Foundation and Mental Health America (MHA) of Lancaster County. The DES Foundation provides counseling and covers burial expenses for families affected by suicide. Since the first ride in 2021, Bill and Julia have raised over $29,000 for both organizations. “Our goal is to raise enough awareness and enough money to save someone else from going through what we did,” Julia said. “If we can help one family not have to deal with this, it’s all worth it.” Previously, Bill and Julia used part of the proceeds of the ride to fund the Daulton Trout Scholarship at Solanco High School, where Daulton graduated from. Since the scholarship is now well-funded, they have chosen to support the Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farm in Conestoga.
Building Bridges provides equine therapy services for veterans experiencing PTSD and their families. The memorial ride has received a wave of support in its first two years; over 100 motorcycle riders participated each year in 2021 and 2022. Last year, MHA of Lancaster County sent a letter to Bill and Julia stating that it was able to hire new staff for research thanks to family’s donations. “That meant the world to us. It gave us the drive we needed for the next year,” Bill said. For every ride, the Trout family tows a trailer with Daulton’s motorcycle on it. The bike was an incomplete project of his, and Bill and his other son, Tyler, finished it with the help of Daulton’s friends. “This way, it’s like we’re riding with Daulton,” Julia said. For more information, search for “Daulton Trout Ride for Suicide Awareness” on Facebook.
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which will include a passenger, and a waiver must be signed during registration to participate in the ride. Those who do not wish to participate in the ride are invited to join the motorcyclists for lunch and a silent auction at the Hoffman Building when they return. Pulled pork sandwiches, chips, cookies, iced tea and lemonade will be available to be purchased. In the previous two years, the group of riders rode on Route 272 from the Buck to Willow Street before driving back to the Solanco Fairgrounds on back roads. This year, the route has been changed to include multiple towns in the Southern End, such as Quarryville, New Providence, Willow Street, Lampeter Strasburg and Georgetown. “We realized that no one sees the message when we’re on back roads,” Bill said. “Our point is to get the message out about suicide prevention.”
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Daulton Trout’s project motorcycle, which was finished by his father and brother, will be towed on a trailer during the ride.
Camp Acorn Acres will return to Freedom Memorial Park, 9 Shertzer Lane, Millersville, on Saturdays, June 17, July 15, Aug. 5 and Aug. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. The series will include a variety of educational activities and snacks for kids age 4 and older, and it will incorporate lessons from elementary educators Annie Weaver from Octorara Area School District and Hillary Buckwalter from Hempfield School District. Each day in the program will focus on a different topic. On June 17, participants will learn about owl pellets and why they’re necessary for some birds to make. Students will have an opportunity to dissect an owl pellet to discern what its owner might have eaten. On July 15, Weaver and Buckwalter will discuss trees and forests, including the creatures that call them home. “There’s a whole lot going on up there,” said Betsy Shank, founder of Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation and creator of the program. “Everyone just thinks about squirrels and birds, but what about bats and bugs?” The children will also learn about what kinds of products can be made from trees, such as paper and plastics. The crafts and activities will teach kids about how trees clean the air and will cover basic information and more specific trivia relating to forests. On Aug. 5, students will learn about worms, and will discover the answer to a question that Shank has been wondering her whole life: Which end of a worm is the head? Weaver and Buckwalter will also discuss worms’ habitat, diet and other characteristics.