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JANUARY 29, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 41
SECA offering a sweet treat for breakfast BY GEORGE DEIBEL
T he Souther n End Community Association (SECA) is offering an opportunity to enjoy a sundae on a Saturday morning. SECA is holding an inaugural Ice Cream for Breakfast event Saturday, Feb. 1, from 8 to 11 a.m.
upstairs in the SECA Building, 299 Park Ave., Quarryville. “Who doesn’t want ice cream for breakfast?” SECA director Trevor Marsh said with a smile. The cost of admission includes one sundae and one drink. Kids age 12 and under who are wearing pajamas will receive one See SECA pg 2
The Bailey family members include (from left) Scott, Lori, Isaiah, Noah, Daniel, Josh, Meg, and (not pictured) Ella.
A grand accomplishment It was a night to celebrate family and basketball, two things the Baileys hold most dear. Solanco senior Noah Bailey scored the 1,000th point of his high school career during a home game against Warwick Jan. 17. Noah became the eighth Mules’ boys’ basketball player to accomplish the feat, joining Dylan Hastings, Zac Bauermaster, Chad Shirk, Johnny Miller, Mark Tacelosky, Todd Wenger, and Fred Wert in that exclusive club. “You can’t imagine a feeling like that. It’s surreal,” Noah said. “I remember being a kid and seeing Dylan Hastings score his 1,000th point. I couldn’t ask for a better opportunity. I couldn’t thank my family more for everything they’ve done for me. I’m thankful
for my coaches and teammates. Just a surreal moment.” Noah reached the milestone by hitting three free throws with 4:37 left in the second quarter. It was fitting the first person to congratulate him was his brother, Daniel, a Solanco teammate.
“All the work I put in, I feel like I made them proud. I can really cherish this moment.” “It was awesome,” Daniel said. “I’ve played with him my whole life. It’s cool to see him achieve something special like that.” Noah added, “It was special because me and him were always
going at it in the backyard. I can’t let him be better than me, so he has always pushed me to be better.” He said it was a relief to reach the mark after being limited to 8 points and suffering a hard fall the game before. “It was hard,” said Noah. “You have to go through the whole day getting pressure from your friends. Finally, you just have to get through it.” He finished the game against Warwick with 14 points. Noah plans to play basketball in college and is mulling offers from Juniata College, King’s College, and Lancaster Bible College. “It’s a very, very proud moment,” Solanco coach Anthony Hall said. “I’m extremely proud of him for trying to put this program on his back for four years. That’s just the type of kid he is. He’s one of the See Accomplishment pg 9
German script event set Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, will hold a workshop, Intro to German Script, on Friday, Feb. 7, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the community room. Mennonite Life archivist and librarian Julia Wiker will teach par ticipants how to read Kurrentschrift, a distinct styling of the German script alphabet, as well as abbreviations and variations in writing and spelling. The session will also offer practice interpreting 18th- and 19th-century family records from Mennonite Life’s collections. Learning to interpret
Kurrentschrift can be a valuable skill for genealogy research, not just for those with Swiss Mennonite ancestry, but for anyone with ancestral roots in German-speaking countries. The text is also found in the Pennsylvania German art of fraktur, which combines the elegant script with vibrant, colorful illustrations. Knowledge of German is not required for this workshop. There is a fee. To register in advance, visit www.menno nitelife.org/events. In the case of inclement weather, the workshop will be postponed to Friday, Feb. 14.
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Southern End Community Association director Trevor Marsh takes a break from planning the Ice Cream for Breakfast event to enjoy some ice cream.