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SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Police Will Meet With Community Over Coffee BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Kelly Dennis and Scott Donaldson, will meet Wednesdays beginning Aug. 27 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The goal is to supply grace-filled mental health solutions and community support for older teens and young adults. Anyone interested in participating in the groups should contact Dennis at kelly@kellyfdennis.com or 717-951-0266. Dennis said she will accept registrations up to the day before each group starts, but she would prefer that people register a week before, which will help make sure there are enough materials available at the initial meeting.
The Pequea Township Police Department will engage in some coffee talk. T he a genc y will hold its first Coffee With a Cop event on Thursday, July 31, from 9 to 11 a.m. at CPRS Physical Therapy, 3100 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street. “It’s something we always wanted to do,” Pequea Township Chief John Michener said. “We always like to do anything we can to outreach to our community and to talk to our community members.” CPRS Physical Therapy provided the opportunity Michener had been seeking. “In this case, the organization where we’re holding the event, CPRS, they actually came to us with this idea and offered to host and offered to buy the coffee. So it was a no-brainer to line it up and make it happen.” Jerry Rush, CPRS’ executive vice president of operations south, said, “CPRS has been supporting community organizations for our entire 42 years of business. It is important to us to continue to give back to the communities we serve. The vast majority of our staff live, worship, work and play in the communities we serve and are invested in their communities. We hope that hosting this event will allow the communities we serve to grow stronger together.” Michener, Sgt. Rob Burger, and other Pequea Township officers are slated to attend. “We want to bring as many officers as we can, depending on the schedule,” the
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Millersville Community Church mental health support group leaders (from left) Kelly Dennis, Sherry Mull, Bruce Heydt, and Sharon McIlhenney. Photo by George Deibel
JUNE 11, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 8
Personal Trainer Focuses on Kettlebells BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Solanco Cross Country & Track Alumni Association hall of fame inductees and family members and friends (from left) Vivian Murray-Tiller; Lois Bodine, mother of the late Ben Work; Dakota King, daughter of the late Steve King; Dave White; Coach Art Harrington (behind White); Eric Guyll, brother of Janice Guyll-Shields; Tom Regan; Bob Swarr, teammate of Jim Shillow; and Bert Hampton
Solanco Track Hall of Fame Enshrines Eight BY GEORGE DEIBEL
he Solanco Cross Country & Track Alumni Association recently inducted eight people into its hall of fame. Steve King, Jim Shillow, Bert Hampton, Tom Regan, Dave White, Ben Work, Janice GuyllShields, and Vivian Murray-Tiller were enshrined during alumni night on Solanco High School’s track on April 14. “The tradition here is just so great between coach (Art) Harrington, coach (Dan) McCardell, coach (Lee) Rhodes, and Wags (coach John Waggoner),” said Craig Ausel, who is a member of the Solanco Cross Country & Track Alumni Association board of directors. “What’s cool is to see these alumni who are 60-something years old or older come back and call Har ‘Coach’ or ‘Mr. Harrington.’ There’s just so much good stuff about it. (The alumni love) coming back.” King, a 1961 Solanco graduate, was the Lancaster County champion in the 100- and 220-yard dashes and the team’s leading
scorer in his senior season. King passed away in 2017, and his daughter, Dakota, and brothers, Mark and Timothy, accepted the honor on his behalf. “It means a lot to the family,” Dakota said. “He’s the one who instilled the love for the sport in me, and then I did it in middle school and high school and college, and now I’m coaching at the
Timothy said. “It’s all ordained that I’m here at the right time to honor my brother.” Shillow, a 1964 graduate, won a District III championship in the javelin and was a state medalist with a third-place finish in the javelin. His throw of 212 feet, 7 inches is still a Solanco High School record and the longest standing record in school track history. Hampton, a 1967 graduate, led the league in scoring with 162 points as a senior, competing in the pole vault, javelin, high jump, and triple jump. He was the Lancaster County champion in the pole vault, jumping a thenleague-record 12 feet, 7 inches. “It is quite an honor,” Hampton said. “It’s a great feeling to be recognized. I was always a Mule, and I am proud to be here.” Regan, a 1969 graduate, was a distance standout for Solanco from 1966 to 1969. He was the 1969 Lancaster County champion in the 1-mile run. Regan was also a member of the first Solanco Cross-Country Hall of Fame class. White, a 1971 graduate, was
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collegiate level (Northwest Nazarene University). He inspired me, and I am still in the sport that he loved and I fell in love with.” Mark said, “It’s a great honor. It’s kind of neat for our grandkids because we live in the area. Our grandkids can know that their uncle was honored and is in the hall of fame.” Timothy, who lives in Jerusalem, was in town to visit Mark. “Mark said, ‘Guess what’s happening?’”
LCHRA Is Eager To Learn What the Survey Says
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (LCHRA) is requesting the public’s assistance to help the organization best serve people experiencing housing insecurity. As the lead agency of the Lancaster County Homelessness Coalition (LCHC), the LCHRA held a virtual meeting with stakeholders on May 21 to kick off the public participation portion of a county-wide initiative, the Lancaster County Housing
and Homelessness Strategic Plan. Lancaster County residents can play their part by completing a survey. “We want to get new data about best practices around homeless response and affordable housing and figure out what the needs are,” said Jocelynn Naples, director of communications, development, and special projects for the LCHRA. “We want broad participation across municipalities, across business sectors. Our ideal would be for all county residents to fill the See LCHRA pg 4
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ruce Heydt wants it to be known. When you come to one of Millersville Community Church’s mental health support groups, you are entering a no-stigma zone. Starting in late August, the church will sponsor three support groups through its Empowered by Grace ministry. The 10-week small group programs are free and will be held at the church, 163 W. Frederick St., Millersville. Family Grace Group, led by
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