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Fair Seeks To Redefine Nature of Giving BY JEFF FALK
Presents of presence. Judicious spending. Offerings of experiences and services. Well-thought-out, alternative gifts. Hope is a wonderful gift to both give and receive. “Your money is your vote for the kind of world you want to live in,” said Jenn Knepper, the coordinator of the gift fair and the founder
of Gifts That Give Hope Lancaster. “At the gift fair, we focus on quality over quantity. There’s a hashtag that says, ‘Put your money where your heart is.’ It’s a good way to think about your spending habits, like giving gifts that have been repurposed. It’s thinking creatively and outside of the box.” Gifts That Give Hope’s upcoming gift fair is not your typical gift fair. This Luisa Tapia (left) and Sophia Spurrier of My
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Registration for the 16th annual Octorara Invitational Indoor Wiffle Ball Tournament, which will be held in the Octorara Junior-Senior High School and Intermediate School gymnasiums on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 21, 2026, will open on Friday, Nov. 21. The tournament is open to male and female players from fourth grade to adult, who participate in various divisions, including Rookie, which is for fourth- through sixth-grade students; Junior, which is for seventh- and eighth-graders; and Senior, which is for players in grade nine through adult. There is no upper age limit. “Each year, we have about 30 to 40 teams,” said Phil Capotrio, one of the event organizers. “We want people to sign up early. We offer early registration discounts and discounts to returning players. We close registration in January. We are limited on the number of teams.” Capotrio said he would like to see more youngsters take part in the tournament. “The adults love it, and they played when they were younger and want to come back to play in the adult league, (but) I would love to see the beginners or Rookie (division) grow. I would love to get more younger kids,” he stated. “While we focus on Octorara, we would love to have more kids from Pequea (Valley School District).’” Wiffle ball is played in teams of five, with players using a
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Library To Forgive Fees in Exchange for Donations ntercourse Library recently launched its “Food for Fines” program. As part of the initiative, designed to provide help to people in need, the library will forgive fines from patrons’ accounts if they bring in a nonperishable food item per overdue library item. All donations will be given to The Factory Ministries food pantry and the Parish Resource Center. Library staff member Eleanor Combs explained that overdue fines are 20 cents per day for a child’s book and 30 cents per day for adult books. Books can be checked out for two weeks, but they can be renewed twice. “You can have an item for as long as six weeks, but it has to be renewed every two weeks,” she noted. “If it’s overdue by three days, it’s 90 cents a book, and if they bring a can of food in, we will take the 90 cents for that book off.” “If you had five books that are The Intercourse Library, represented by staff members Madison Cadiz overdue and you brought in five (left) and Grace Purcell, is currently forgiving fines for those who donate
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