Pequea Valley JULY 22, 2026
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The Summer Finale BY LOGAN MOYER
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he Intercourse Library will host its fifth annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library, 31 Center St., Intercourse. The event will offer free food and activities for families in the community. There will be yard games, rock painting, bubbles and a scavenger hunt, as well as free hot dogs and cookie decorating. “Just a lot of activ- Family Fun Day activities will be held both inside and outside the library. i t i e s fo r t h e k i d s , inside the library and outside,” summer and will celebrate the end this year to celebrate the end of said Catherine O’Sullivan, library of the summer reading program, summer reading.” which around 600 kids particiAll the festivities at the event are director. free, with the exclusion of a book In the past, the event was held pated in this year. “I was pretty excited about that,” sale. Hot dogs and water have been earlier in the summer, around when schools let kids out for the O’Sullivan said of the program’s supplied to the library by comsummer. This was done to kick success. “Normally, (the event) munity sponsors such as Kitchen off the library’s summer reading would be the kickoff to summer Kettle Village, Graybill Service program. This year, the event will reading, but we decided to do it Group and Stoltzfus Meats. O’Sullivan is expecting around serve as a pseudo-finale for the toward the end of the program
Everybody knows something about minerals and fossils. The upcoming show at the Farm and Home Center will provide the general public an opportunity to learn more about them and perhaps even pique their collective interest. “The best part of the show is that everyone can learn something new about fossils
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LCFMC member Chuck Garrett works on a fossil.
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and minerals in a fun atmosphere,” said Christopher Haefner, the president of the Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club (LCFMC), the sponsor of the show. “Fossils and minerals are important because they teach us a lot about the Earth’s history, they give us resources for industrial use and economic prosperity, and they have an everlasting beauty that can See Mineral pg 2
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Paradise Township Lions Expand Annual Scholarship Program For years, the Paradise Township Lions Club has awarded scholarships to Pequea Valley students planning on attending a four-year postsecondary institution. Times have changed. More students are looking toward trades and technical programs as they near graduation; nearly 30% of college-going individuals are now going to trade school instead of the traditional, fouryear university or local community college. The Lions are evolving with the times. This year, for the first time, the organization awarded its annual scholarship to a student attending a technical school, as well as one heading off to a four-year institution. “Maybe eight years ago, we started the discussion,” said longtime Lions Club member Mary Alice High. “More kids need to go into trade school; we need those jobs for our community to survive.” Both scholarships are worth $1,500, also an increase from years past . Cassidy Hanna of Gap, who is set to head to Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, was awarded the technical school scholarship. Messiah Universitybound Adeline Pacella, also of Gap, was the four-year winner. The latter also served as class secretary in 2026. The students were recognized at a ceremony on May 19. To be awarded the scholarships, students had to fill out
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