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Fest Will The Cottage Ministry Herb Take Place Will Hold Online Auction Sept. 13 BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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he Cottage Ministry will try a new fundraiser. T he nonprofit group’s inaugural online auction will run from Monday, Sept. 15, through Friday, Sept. 26. The auction will be conducted on the BiddingOwl platform, which will include photos and descriptions of the items. Go to www.millersvillecottage.com for more information. The Cottage Ministry, co-founded by Diane Duell and Judy Schroeder, helps local families with housing insecurities. The auction items include a Michael Kors purse; a 3-day, 2-night vacation in a Port Deposit, Md., condo; tickets to Go ‘N Bananas Family Fun Center and Sight & Sound; an ice cream adventure at six county creameries; plants; and a bird feeder that was handmade by Wayne Schroeder and decorated by his wife, Judy.
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Gary Duell (left), and his wife, Diane, show some of the items available in The Cottage Ministry’s online auction. Photo by George Deibel
The Cottage Ministry board and family to their cabin in York members Judy and Ed Sykes County, which overlooks the will welcome the highest bidder Susquehanna River. Food will be See Cottage Ministry pg 3
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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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The Southern Lancaster County Community Choirs (SLCCC) are seeking singers of all talent levels and age groups as preparations get underway for a Christmas concert. The SLCCC will hold a show Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in the Swift Middle School auditorium, 1866 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville. Ticket information
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C a r l a B e a m ’s g o t a fever, and the only prescription is more kettlebell. The personal trainer, who resides in East Dr umore Township, recently founded her own business, Strong ON Living, and is introducing a five-week kettlebell program that will begin Monday, June 16, and conclude Wednesday, July 16. The sessions will be held Mondays and We d n e s d ay s f ro m 6 to 7 p . m . a t t h e John Wright Company, 645 L ancaster Pike, New Providence. Go to www .strongonliving.com/kettle bell-project-1 to register or for additional information. “No one has done a kettlebell-only program in Lancaster
A lot has changed over the past 43 years, but the Conestoga Herb Guild is still going strong. The organization will host its annual Herb Fest event on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m. to 2 p. m . at t h e M i l l e rs v i l l e VFW, 219 Walnut Hill Road, Millersville. Admission is free. Visitors will enjoy displays of herbs, herb products, and short educational presentations on the culinary and health benefits of herbs. There will also be refreshments and baked goods on sale that were made by members and complimentary coffee and tea. Additional displays will include fresh herbs, succulents, wreaths, bath products, dried herbs, herbal aromatherapy products, fresh and dried bouquets, potted plants and potted herbs, and herbal vinegar. Guild members will also educate visitors on the herb of the year, chamomile. Two of the educational programs that will be presented during Herb Fest will by “A Day in the Life of a Bee” by Denny Gorman and “ Thirst Tea for Knowledge: Distinguishing Different Types of Tea” by Heidi Bernard. The event is a fundraiser for the Conestoga Herb Guild. For more information, go to www .conestogaherbguild.org. Guild members Karen KellerEyer and Nancy Landis will be at Herb Fest. Keller-Eyer and Landis are the only charter members still in the group, which was initially an offshoot of a guild on the other side of Lancaster. Keller-Eyer attended the group’s first meeting in October 1982
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