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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 8
Christiana Ambulance Elects Officers, Seeks Volunteers BY FRANCINE FULTON
new year brings new faces to your local ambulance service,” announced Ben Scheffel, new president of the Christiana Community Ambulance Association (CCAA). In addition to Scheffel, other officers elected during the January board meeting were George Stewart, vice president; Tim Zook, treasurer; and Brian Petersheim, recording secretary. John Beyer and Paul Zook were also named as board members. “Together, we are excited to hit the ground running,” Scheffel said. The new officers are part of CCAA’s revitalization effort, which includes adding more volunteers, improving its website and expanding its fleet of emergency vehicles. “(The board) makes decisions about finances and equipment, goes over the chief’s report and (discusses) any issues coming up. Right now, it is the lack of volunteers,” Scheffel stated.
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The Christiana Community Ambulance Association’s 2023 board of directors, pictured with chief Corey Gossert (center), are (from left) John Beyer, Ben Scheffel, Brian Petersheim, Paul Zook, George Stewart and Tim Zook.
Unified Campus Offers Opportunities To Students
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Denlinger’s Seasonal Murals Rest At New Holland Shop
Business Directory . . . . . .2
BY ANN MEAD ASH
The enthusiasm Aubrey Kreider, director of marketing and communications at Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS), feels is obvious when she talks about the recent unification of the Locust Grove and New Danville elementary schools with the LMS middle and high schools on the 95-acre Lincoln Highway East
In early 2019, Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy Sr., owners of Tannery Antiques, 148 E. Main St., New Holland, were contacted by members of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The board wanted to move three paintings by local artist Milton E. Denlinger located in the basement of the building. After several months of negotiations, the 12.5-by-4.5-foot paintings had found a new home near the front of the couple’s shop.
See LMS pg 2
See Milton E. Denlinger pg 5
BY ANN MEAD ASH
See Christiana Ambulance pg 3
An Artist’s View Of Lancaster
Sportsmen’s Banquet To Feature Deer Hunter . . .3 At Wolf Sanctuary, Displaced Feel At Home . . . . . . . . . .4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13 House Of Worship . . . . . .16
Linda Dibartolo stands between two of the three Milton E. Denlinger paintings of Lancaster County that she has in her shop on Main Street in New Holland.
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CCAA, located at 55 Pine Creek Drive in Gap, is a nonprofit organization that serves a large portion of southeastern Lancaster County, as well as parts of western Chester County. The company responds to more than 1,000 calls per year. Currently, WellSpan provides EMTs to CCAA to cover the daytime shift from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the evening shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is covered by volunteers. “There are a few nights that are not covered, so that’s why we are seeking volunteers,” Scheffel noted. “Volunteers have to be EMT-certified. We can help people get their certification.” In addition to medical personnel, CCAA is in need of other volunteers who can donate their time during either shift. Volunteer opportunities include washing the rigs and helping with technology needs. In a volunteer recruitment letter posted on the CCAA website and Facebook page, Scheffel refers to volunteers as hometown heroes.