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JULY 12, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 11
Nonprofit organization offers free therapy to veterans (PTSD) and other conditions from their time in the military. All of eep in the woods in Conestoga the foundation’s services remain lies a 21-acre property popu- free due to community fundraising lated by lush flora and thor- and sponsors. oughbred horses. The Building In 2018, Building Bridges creatBridges Foundation at Anderson ed the Vet’s Café. Every Thursday Farm, located on Indian Hill Road, from 8 a.m. to noon, veterans are was created by Dave Anderson in invited to gather at the café, which 2015 for one purpose: is stationed atop a to offer veterans a scenic hill on the place of peace, recov- “Immediately when property. The priery and comradery. you go up the vate atmosphere, Building Bridges free from the driveway, there’s a sounds of traffic or began by offering free equine therapy sense of comfort commotion, offers to veterans, using and safety.” veterans an opporsix thoroughbred tunity to connect horses. The number with those who have of veterans participating in the had similar experiences. Local groprogram has continued to grow cery stores provide pastries, cookeach year, with the foundation ies and coffee for the café. “The now serving twice as many people biggest thing that happens there is as it did in 2015. the conversation,” said Joe CampBuilding Bridges employs two bell, chief operating officer of equine therapists, one of whom is Building Bridges. “Sometimes it’s a veteran himself. Equine therapy riotous laughter; sometimes it’s a is used to help veterans experienc- sedated discussion about things ing post-traumatic stress disorder that are near and dear to them.”
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A piece of history restored In the fall of 2022, LancasterHistory staff member Randy Harris noticed that multiple gravestones at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lancaster were in need of attention. The three gravestones were leaning heavily and were at risk of falling over completely without the proper attention. Although the historic cemetery is home to many graves, these particular gravestones preserve an important piece of Lancaster’s history, as they belong to Lydia Hamilton Smith and her two sons, William and Isaac. Harris contacted the African
American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania and Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes to share his concerns about the gravesites. The organizations partnered with LancasterHistory to devise a plan to restore the burial site. Andre Dominguez, a LancasterHistory volunteer and local historian, created a conservation report for the site and worked with Mosko Cemetery Monument Services to start the process of resetting and stabilizing the gravestones. Dominguez and Mosko used two 12-foot-tall cranes to lift the headstones, each of which weighed over 800 pounds. After the stones were See Grave restoration pg 2
PMEF wraps up another successful golf scramble BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
First place was acquired by a team comprising (from left) Phil Gale, Larry Bellew, Grant Gale and Jason Hottenstein.
The Penn Manor Education Foundation (PMEF) held its 17th annual golf scramble on June 13 at Meadia Heights Country Club, 402 Golf Road, Lancaster. The event serves as one of the organization’s largest yearly fundraisers and allows it to provide grants and scholarships to students in the community. Over 130 golfers participated in teams of four, competing in various
challenges to earn prizes. A gift certificate was given to the team with the “Meadian” score, and golfers attempted to putt a hole-in-one to win a new car. First place was acquired by a team comprising Phil Gale, Larry Bellew, Grant Gale and Jason Hottenstein. The golf scramble is a tradition that was started by PMEF board member Pat Kline 17 years ago. PMEF had already begun hosting an annual fundraising dinner in the fall, and Kline suggested the golf See Golf scramble pg 3
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