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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 37
living Look Inside
Gap VFW is all about serving veterans and the community hile many people know that the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a social club and a veterans’ service organization, the community may not realize that the VFW also supports local charities and provides activities that are open to the public. Locally, Gap VFW Post 7418 offers weekly specials in its kitchen, karaoke and free family bingo. The post includes a canteen, pool tables, an outdoor eating area and a downstairs meeting room. The property, situated on approximately 10 acres, also offers an outdoor picnic grove and pavilion that the public may rent and a ball field. The VFW offers membership to veterans, as well as social memberships. VFW members are veterans who have honorably served overseas in an area of foreign conflict. Those who are not eligible for VFW membership but are the parent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, child or grandchild of a qualifying veteran can
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apply for membership in the VFW Auxiliary. “The post has approximately 123 regular members, which are people who served in conflict,” explained Lucinda Fisher, the steward of Post 7418, noting that members include Vietnam and Korean War veterans. The post’s primary goal is to help veterans in need. Most recently, veterans were invited to the post to learn about their Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits during a program held in July. “When a veteran needs help, they come to us. We can either give them help ourselves or we can steer them to where they can get the help,” said quartermaster Bob Charlesen. The post supports local fire companies and other veterans’ organizations, and it participates in Wreaths Across America. In June, the post held a fundraiser to benefit Woerth it Hollow, which provides equine-assisted therapy to veterans and people with disabilities. Seasonal activities are also offered. “This is a family-friendly (post),” said Charlesen. “You can
Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County are seeing stars BY JEFF FALK
Science is all around us. And for some, the best way to get in touch with the coolest science is to simply look up. The members of Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County (AELC) were so enamored of the study of the stars that they formed their own club. Sixty members strong, the AELC meets for two evening hours on the first Wednesday of every month in
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the community room of the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road. Members of the club derive great enjoyment from observing the night sky, exploring it and sharing information pertaining to it. “(Astronomy is) the oldest science,” said AELC’s treasurer, Tom Lugar. “Ancients would look to the stars for answers. It’s something that goes back to a time when men looked up to the sky to see stars. It incorporates all the other sciences.” The club’s meetings consist of
“We want the greater community to know about us,” said Steve Heydt, greenhouse manager with Garden Spot Village (GSV). “We like to extend the knowledge of what we’re growing here to our outer community.” “It’s a nice way to invite the community to see the greenhouse,” added Colleen Musselman, director of life enrichment with GSV. Heydt and Musselman have teamed up to organize the second
See AELC pg 3
See GSV pg 8
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Members of the Gap VFW include (back, from left) cook Chris Leivers Jr., quartermaster Bob Charlesen, adjutant Lee Reynolds, (front) trustee Scott Barrage, chaplain Herb Buzzard, steward Lucinda Fisher and auxiliary president Cheryl Charlesen.
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