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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 22
SLCCC will hold professional development and leadership conference BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
T he S outher n L ancaster County Chamber of Commerce (SLCCC) will hold its f i rs t p ro fe s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t and leadership conference on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the
Do u bleTree Resor t located at 2400 Willow Street Pike in Lancaster. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and it will include breakfast, a box lunch, and workshops designed to equip community members with tools to grow their businesses See SLCCC pg 5
Blacksmith Dan Gillespie holds a demonstration for young attendees of Fall Harvest Fest.
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he annual Fall Har vest Fest will return to the Conestoga Area Historical Society (CAHS), 51 Kendig Road, Conestoga, on Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. The community celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 28, and the festivities will continue from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 29. The event will feature demonstrations of various crafts, kids’ activities and live music on both days. On Sept. 28, a hammered dulcimer player will perform throughout the day, and
a banjoist and a guitarist will play tunes on Sept. 29. Children may participate in activities such as pumpkin painting and rope-making during both days of Fall Harvest Fest. At the rope-making station, kids will have an opportunity to assist an expert as he uses a machine to twist colored ropes, which the children can take home as souvenirs. Interactive activities will also be offered at a Native American teaching table operated by members of Circle Legacy Center, who will be present to answer questions and offer demonstrations of traditional Native American crafts. In recent years, Circle
Legacy members have incorporated chanting demonstrations and fur displays at the stand. Every year, attendees of Fall Harvest Fest have an opportunity to glimpse into the past as expert craftspeople in period-accurate attire demonstrate skills such as blacksmithing, weaving, spinning, tin-making and carpentry. This year, the event will also feature demonstrations of rope-hooking, basket weaving and the making of traditional early American headwear. A wool-dyeing exhibit will take place in the tannery building, and the owner of two early 20th-century vehicles will display
Conestoga Classic Car Show to celebrate 10th anniversary BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The 10th annual Conestoga Classic Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. The event will be held at the Conestoga Volunteer Fire Company Station 53, 3290 Main St., Conestoga, and it will feature a variety of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles for car enthusiasts to admire. Proceeds from the car show, which is organized by the First Responders Friends every year, will benefit local emergency
service organizations. Contestants who enter the show will vie for trophies in multiple categories, including People’s Choice, Best of Show, Best of Conestoga, First Responders Choice, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Truck, Best Jeep, Best Motorcycle Best Interior and Most Original. The Best Modern Muscle trophy will be awarded to a vehicle manufactured in 2000 or later. The first 200 cars to register will receive a dash plaque and a goodie bag of automobile
See Fall Fest pg 2
See Car show pg 2
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BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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Fall Harvest Fest will return to historical society