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AUGUST 31, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIX • NO 18
Church To Accept Clothing Donations For Haitian Communities BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
scension Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will participate in a clothing drive in partnership with Danita’s Children to support
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communities in need in Haiti. The church will collect donations until the end of September in the form of clothing and monetary contributions, and will it post an Amazon wish list for other specific items that are needed.
Ascension Lutheran Church first began supporting Haitian communities with mission trips in 2007 and started a program to assist Haitian students as they attended college in the United States. “The program was something we really See Clothing Drive pg 2
Labor Day Auction To Support Hospice & Community Care
Return Of The Rubber Ducks BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The 34th annual rubber duckie race and festival will return on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Lancaster County Central Park, 1050 Rockford Road, Lancaster. Festivities will begin at 2 p.m. and conclude at 6 p.m. The rain-or-shine celebration will include a variety of games and arts and crafts activities as well as several food trucks to provide food and drinks available for purchase. There will be no charge for attendance, and participants may sign up for a duck to enter in the race on the day of the event.
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The annual Labor Day Auction will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3, and Monday, Sept. 5, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Solanco Fairgrounds, 101 Park Ave., Quarryville. The rain-or-shine event, which has been held for the past 38 years at various locations, will benefit Hospice & Community Care. Admission and parking will be free. See Auction pg 4
Volunteers help to clean up the rubber ducks after the race.
Pick Your Own APPLES Mon.-Sat. 9-4
Ready Picked at farm market • Corn • Melons • Lopes • Peaches • Veggies and lots more!
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Marie-Claire Charles (center) returned to Haiti in 2020 after attending Millersville University.
See Duck Race pg 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Food Drive To Benefit Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Trip Planned For Seniors . .3 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Business Directory . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10
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