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Solanco Quiz Bowl Team Is Passing Tests With Flying Colors

BY GEORGE DEIBEL

The Solanco High School Quiz

Bowl team is flying high. Amitai Kauffman will soar higher than ever before when the savvy squad travels to Atlanta for the High School National Championship Tournament.

It will be the senior’s first trip on an airplane. “I’ll be probably even nervous, but I’ll be fine,” he said.

The competition, organized by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), will take place at the Marriott Marquis Friday, May 22, through Sunday, May 24. Approximately 300 schools from across the country will be represented.

Teams will play 10 matches on May 23. Depending on its record, Solanco will participate in either the playoffs or the consolation tournament on May 24.

“I’m going into it with no expectations, because the level of teams

is really difficult, and the questions get harder too,” coach Caley Roark said. “It’s a whole other level of difficulty, so I just want them to experience what it is like at that level

and do their best. If we make it to the playoff rounds, that would be great. If not, we just enjoy our time and appreciate how good some of these teams are.”

In addition to Amitai, the group is composed of seniors John Winters and Lucy Costigan and juniors Rhiannon Groff, Thomas King, and Brianna Harvey.

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Amateur photographers are invited to participate in the annual Octoraro Watershed Association (OWA) Photography Contest, which aims to highlight life in the watershed area. It is not necessary to live in the Octoraro Watershed to participate.

Entries will be judged in three age categories: Adult, age 18 and above; Youth, ages 13 to 17; and Youth 2, age 12 and under. Monetary prizes and ribbons will

be awarded to first-, second- and thirdplace winners in all categories. There will also be a Best of Show winner and a People’s Choice award.

New this year is that there will be a Best of Show youth winner along with the Best of Show adult winner. “We had 80 entries last year. We have been in partnership with Miss (Amanda) Kieffer’s class at Octorara (Junior-Senior) High School, and they alone submitted 40 photographs,” noted Chotty Sprenkel, contest coordinator. “One (of the student’s photos) almost got

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Grants Presented at School Board Meeting

Representatives from the Lancaster Chapter of the School Retirees presented grants to Solanco School District employees at the Feb. 2 board meeting.

Friends of Fishing Creek Group Sets Event

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Representatives of the Lancaster Chapter of the School Retirees (LCSR) were on hand at the Solanco School Board meeting on Feb. 2 to announce grant award winners.

Carol Gilbert presented the grants from LCSR, and Jean Young, LCSR president, also attended the meeting. Grant winners included Bonnie Mathis and Christine Zink, co-winners of a $500 grant

for Financial Literacy & Employability in the Classroom; Jessica McCullough and Brittney Booher, co-winners of a $250 grant for Little Minds, Big Feelings, Early Learning Family Event; Rachel Schreiber, a $500 grant for Purchasing State and National Award-Winning Books for Elementary School Library; Ashley Kellar, a $315 grant for Magic of Senses to Purchase Sensory Station for Autistic Students; Lisa Budzik, a $500 grant for Purchasing State and National Award-Winning Books for Elementary School Library; and Maria Young, a $136 grant for Play-Doh and Prose.

The Friends of Fishing Creek will host an event on Wednesday, March 18, at Drumore Mill, 1658 Harmony Ridge Road, Drumore. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with light refreshments and socialization. At 6:30 p.m., Lamonte Garber, watershed restoration coordinator at Stroud Water Research Center, and Marcy Hostetler, founder of ColorGarden Inc., will present ways of nurturing a property for birds and butterflies while restoring the Fishing Creek Watershed.

The Fishing Creek Watershed, covering 14 square miles, is in the southwest section of Lancaster County. About 28 miles of streams and tributaries run through the Fishing Creek Water-

shed. The main stem of the watershed starts just west of the village of Buck and flows mostly southwest before it enters the Susquehanna River.

The Friends of Fishing Creek group is a local nonprofit volunteer organization committed to monitoring, preserving, educating, and promoting the Fishing Creek Watershed. The group has regularly scheduled educational and volunteer events and opportunities for both adults and youths.

There is a fee. To register by Monday, March 16, visit www.eventbrite .com and search for “Fishing Creek” with “Drumore” as the location or visit the Friends of Fishing Creek Facebook page.

Dine and Donate

The Occupational Development Center (ODC) of Lancaster will present ODC Night Out at Texas Roadhouse on Monday, March 16.

Between 3 and 10 p.m., ODC will receive 10% of the proceeds of

the checks from those who dine at the restaurant. Texas Roadhouse is located at 2317 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. For more information about ODC, visit www .odcenter.org.

Dr. Vaughn Is Good With His Hands, Better With People

BY JEFF FALK

It sounds like something way out there. It sounds like something impersonal. It sounds like something space-age.

Robotic surgery may not be exactly what it sounds like, but it does represent an advancement in medicine, a step forward in treating people.

“When I talk to patients, I think a fair number think that a robot is performing surgery, which is why I don’t like the name,” said Dr. David Vaughn, a board-certified general surgeon. “There is no robot doing surgery. What I do is laparoscopic surgery, which involves cutting small holes in the abdomen area. Robotic surgery is an advancement in laparoscopic surgery.”

An experienced laparoscopic surgeon, Vaughn has performed more than 2,000 robotic surgery procedures, about half of which have been done at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Lititz Hospital, 1500 Highlands Drive, Lititz. Vaughn performs about 350 surgeries each year, about 140 of which are robotic in nature.

“The reason I like it is because I can do more advanced surgery with laparoscopic surgery,” said Vaughn. “It’s safer for patients, I’m faster and it’s easier. It makes it easier to do more fine movements and more complex surger-

ies. Patients generally have fewer complications and less pain associated with smaller incisions.”

“It’s also fun,” continued Vaughn. “It’s like driving a Ford Taurus or a Ferrari. I’d take the Ferrari every time.”

Robotic surgery involves using a console to control robotic arms linked to surgical tools in an operating room. The small incisions help make the surgery minimally invasive.

“The abdomen is inflatable, and you can operate inside an inflated abdomen,” said Vaughn. “We put air inside the abdomen cavity and inflate it so we have space to work. It’s like having mini wrists inside the abdomen. Robotic surgery gives surgeons four arms instead of two.”

“We put a camera in the belly, and that’s our eyes,” he added. “When I do robotic surgery, I hold two instruments and someone holds the camera. It makes it so much easier. Another benefit of robotic surgery is all the images are 3D, not 2D. The cameras we put in the abdomen have two cameras, and I’m seeing 3D images.”

Typically, Vaughn employs robotic surgery for procedures involving things like hernias, colons, thyroids, gallbladders and skin lumps and bumps.

Robotic surgery is also used by orthopedics, urologists, gynecologists, pediatricians and head-and-neck

surgeons.

“The goal, obviously, is to make people better,” said Vaughn, a resident of Manheim Township. “As a doctor, you’ll treat the problem. The great thing about being a surgeon is I get to fix people. When I’m through, you’re cured. There’s a lot of satisfaction as a surgeon because we’re curing people and not just treating them. That’s why I chose surgery over other forms of medicine.”

Vaughn has always been good with his hands, and he genuinely cares about

people and their well-being.

“My grandfather and great-grandfather were both doctors,” said Vaughn. “I had a flavor of that growing up. I got to see them taking care of patients. It’s been something I’ve been around since I was 5 or 6 years old. I’ve always wanted to be a doctor.”

“Doctors solve problems, and I like fixing things,” Vaughn added. “I grew up in a household where my dad taught me how to fix things. It was very satisfying. Fixing things with my

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Senior Citizens’ Group to Meet

The Strasburg Area Senior Citizens will hold the group’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at the Strasburg Fire Hall, 203 Jackson St., Strasburg. Historian and educator Robert Frick will give a presentation on two local historical figures, George Ross and Robert Fulton. Refreshments will be served following the meeting.

Guests are welcome. There is a nominal registration fee at the door to

cover the fire hall rental. Strasburg Seniors is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1966 for the benefit of area senior citizens age 50 and older. Meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of every month, and the club also holds a summer picnic and yearly Christmas party as well as outings and trips.

For more information, call Jill at 717239-1530 or visit www .facebook.com/groups/ strasburgseniorcitizens.

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Church Plans Community Meal

Joseph’s Table at Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will offer a takeout meal to members of the community on Thursday, March 19. Meals may be picked up from 5:30 to 6 p.m. There is no charge. Those who would like a meal should enter the parking lot from Penn Grant Road and exit onto Shiprock Road.

Contest

Best of Show. It was beautiful. The judges had a tough time. That’s why this year we are having Best of Show for youth and Best of Show for adult.”

All photographs must be taken within the Octoraro Watershed, which includes Cecil County, Md., as well as the following townships in Pennsylvania: Eden, Bart, Sadsbury (in both Lancaster and Chester counties), Colerain, West Sadsbury, Highland, West Fallowfield, Upper Oxford, Lower Oxford, East Nottingham, Little Britain, Fulton, East Drumore and West Nottingham. All photographs must be identified with their location within the watershed, whether it be the county, township or borough.

Photographs may be color or black and white. Photos will be entered and judged in four categories: Wildlife, which includes plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and fungi (no domestic animals); Landscapes, which includes sites, scenery and historic buildings; Agriculture, which is farm-related activities and/or farm landscapes; and Trailcam, photographs captured on remote cameras.

As part of the contest rules, photos cannot be altered or created with computer programs. “In the rules, no Photoshop, AI or enhanced photographs are permitted,” said Sprenkle.

“We stipulate the fact that you can’t put something in that was not there. If you want to enhance color or clarity, that’s OK. Just don’t put in a moon if it wasn’t there when you took the picture.”

All photographs, which

must measure 8 by 11 inches or larger, must be mounted on foam or hard cardboard. Entries will be accepted at the OWA office, located inside the West Fallowfield Township Building, 3095 Limestone Road, Suite 7, Cochranville. Photos may be dropped off on Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, between 6 and 8 p.m. each evening. Those who are unable to make those dates should contact Sprenkle for alternate arrangements. All photos must be received by March 17.

All entries will be displayed and the winners will be recognized at the OWA’s annual membership meeting on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. at Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard, 790 Little Britain Road North, Quarryville. Winning photographs will also be featured in the OWA newsletter and on the website.

In addition, the photographs will be part of a traveling display at area libraries, historical societies, local businesses and schools within the watershed area.

OWA is a nonprofit organization established in 1967, with a goal of protecting, restoring and conserving the resources of the 208-square-mile Octoraro Creek watershed in southern Chester County, Lancaster County and Cecil County, Md. OWA holds stream cleanups and tree plantings and provides community education. For more information about the contest, contact Sprenkle at csprenkle9@ gmail.com or 610-5932808 or text 484-8885416. More information about the OWA is available at www.theowa.net.

Organ Concert Posted

Memorial Church, 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville, will host a special organ concert on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. The concert will feature organist Rick Rineer. The music will span a wide range of styles, including sacred selections and patriotic favorites, to appeal to listeners of all ages and musical backgrounds. The congregation

will also take time to recognize and honor veterans in attendance, expressing gratitude for their service and sacrifice.

The concert is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the Solanco Food Bank.

For more information, call 717-786-2941 or visit https://quarryville.church.

hands was like, ‘I did that.’ That’s where my decision to be a surgeon came from.”

Before moving to Lancaster County in 2010, Vaughn lived in Doylestown, where he grew up. He’s been a doctor for 21 years, 16 of which have been as a surgeon.

“I view medicine as a science, but there’s also an art to medicine,” said Vaughn. “A lot of it is knowing patients and interacting with patients. The art of medicine is interacting with patients. They have to trust you, and they have to believe in you. I really enjoy when patients are excited about the care they have been provided. It warms my heart. It makes me go to work every day.”

“The greatest evolution I’ve gone through is patience,” Vaughn continued. “Developing patience is important. I’ve solidified my methods in gaining the trust of my patients. I’ve learned how to explain

things to my patients. I tell my patients, ‘This is something we’re going to figure out together.’”

For additional information, go to www.upmc .com/locations/hospitals/ lititz.

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Solanco Spring Sports Kickoff

SOFTBALL

Fri. 3/13 vs Oxford 4:15 pm

Wed. 3/18 vs Northeastern 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/20 at Exeter 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/23 at Pequea Valley 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/27 vs Hempfield 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/30 at Manheim Central 6:15 pm

Tue. 3/31 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/2 at Manheim Township 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/6 at Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/8 vs Lebanon 4:15 pm Fri. 4/10 at Cocalico 4:45 pm

Mon. 4/13 vs Ephrata 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/15 at Elizabethtown 7:00 pm

Mon. 4/20 at Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Fri. 4/24 at Penn Manor 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/27 at Lebanon 6:15 pm

Wed. 4/29 at Ephrata 7:00 pm

Mon. 5/4 vs Elizabethtown 4:15 pm Wed. 5/6 vs Fleetwood 4:15 pm

BASEBALL TRACK & FIELD

Mon. 3/9 at Lancaster Catholic 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/13 at Cocalico 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/16 vs Eastern York 4:15 pm

Wed. 3/18 at Annville-Cleona 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/20 vs Columbia 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/23 vs Pequea Valley 4:15 pm

Wed. 3/25 vs Garden Spot 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/27 at Octorara 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/1 at Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/2 at Exeter 4:00 pm

Mon. 4/6 vs Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/8 at Lebanon 6:30 pm

Fri. 4/10 vs Cocalico 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/13 at Warwick 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/15 vs Elizabethtown 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/20 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/22 at Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Fri. 4/24 vs Octorara 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/27 vs Lebanon 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/29 vs Warwick 4:15 pm

Mon. 5/4 at Elizabethtown 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/23 at Cocalico 4:00 pm

Mon. 3/30 vs Warwick 4:00 pm

Tue. 4/7 at Elizabethtown 4:00 pm

Mon. 4/13 at Manheim Central 4:00 pm

Mon. 4/20 at Garden Spot 4:00 pm

Mon. 4/27 vs Conestoga Valley 4:00 pm

Mon. 5/4 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Content represents the schedule available at press time.

High School Posts

Honor Roll

Solanco High School has posted its 4.0 honor roll for the second marking period of the 2025-26 school year.

Seniors on the honor roll were Sarah Bard, Robert Baxter, Kaylee Bear, Andrea Bravo, Anna Breckbill, Tegan Brooks, Ashlyn Brown, Martin Castano-Gonzalez, Hannah Chen, Evan Clifford, Lilly Cooper, Lucy Costigan, Christopher Derr, Victoria Dunlap, Trent Eberly, Isaac Esh, Daniel Feltch, Gabriel Forren, Corrine Foulk, Caleigh Fuller, Kaitlyn Fulton, Jacob Gilman, Aiden Hastings, Harleigh Hendrickson, Gonzales Hernandez, Addison Hess, Cheyenne Houck, Mason Houghton, Nolan Huber, Ellyanna Jones, Alexander Kendig, Hunter Kershner, Brooklynn King, Taylor Kirk, Danielle Kraynak, Owen Kut, Baylee Lenhart, Kiran Ludgate, Sofia Matteis, Jordin May, Abigail McElroy, Kyle McKee, Brendan Mecouch, Alexandra Mentz, Andersen Miller, Melvin Miller, Vance Millhouse, Ashley Mosteller, Hannah Perella, Julia Phipps, Josephine Pizzulli, Michael Pluck, Ariel Ragan, Lilia Reshchykovets, AnnaMarie Rineer, Kira Roark, Sara Sales Perez, Matthew Schroder, Aaron Sensenig, Abbrielle Shank, Aubri Smith, Riley Todd, Audrey Underwood, Lucas Vilk, Rhiannon Weaver, Madison Welch, Nash Welch, Madison Wenger, Kaylee Willoughby, John Winters, Courtney Wolfe, Lydia Young, and Victoria Zimmerman.

The school recognized juniors Isabelle Brown, Joseph Cook, Layne Dawley, Bailey Donnegan, Cassandra Doumont, Evan Early, Kya Findley,

Benjamin Ginter, Marlayna Ginter, Rhiannon Groff, Brock Harris, Brianna Harvey, Delaney Huber, Avery Janssen, Connor Johnson, Samantha Kelly, Ava Kerns, Eric Landis, Mackenzie Landis, Essence Langley, Parker Martin, Aubrie Orr, Abby Randolph, Nathanael Reese, Kaden Salas, and Alexandra Singleton.

The sophomores included on the list were Kya Armstrong, Wesley Bard, Paige Berkowich, Max Brenna, Giavonna Brown, Tristan Brown, Sara Dalrymple, Charlotte Ecks, Brianna Eller, Audrey Esh, Jaedyn Fairfield, Matthew Fidanza, Jayden Gearty, Lawson Gearty, Ruth Gonzalez Lopez, Faith Groff, Kieran Groff, Wyatt Grove, Amelia Groves, Chelsey Hanna, Makenna Herr, Aaron Hollandsworth, Maura Housekeeper, Avery Hughes, Cailey Landis, Celsey Landis, Charles Link, Shane Moore, James Peachey, Jayson Powl, Colton Reed, Nicholas Robertson, Colin Ryan, John Ryan, Jackson Truett, Jackson Ulrich, Claudia Underwood, Aaron Williams, Henry Wolf, Jesse Wood, Ashley Zaldana Diaz, and Luca Zello.

Honored freshmen were Garrett Bard, Margaret Bayler, Rosella Caldwell, Julius Davis, Payton Dearolf, Ava Denver, Emma Gilman, Eliana Gorgo, Abby Gote, Jordan Hambleton, Travis Henry, Jonathan Hershey, Callen Kendig, Zoe Maldonado, Ella McGrath, Jacksen McGrath, Verity Musser, Caleb Oberholtzer, Trevor Prange, Dahlia Recarde, Kymber Sheets, Olivia Stutzman, Dylan Townsend, Ruby Wagner, Cayden Wolfe, Blake Young, and Weston Young.

GiGi’s Playhouse Hires Program

Manager

GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster has announced the hiring of Alisha Fitzwater as its new full-time program manager.

Fitzwater comes to GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster with experience as a special education teacher, bringing deep knowledge, compassion, and hands-on expertise in supporting individuals with diverse learning needs. Her background in the special-needs educational field equips her with an understanding of individualized programming, inclusive instruction, and meaningful engagement.

In addition to her professional experience, Fitzwater is one of the founding members of GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster and has served in a fulltime volunteer and board member capacity since the organization’s earliest days. Her leadership, dedication, and vision have played a vital role in building the Playhouse into a welcoming, mission-driven community.

As program manager, Fitzwater will oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster’s educational, therapeutic, and career development programs while continuing to collaborate closely with

families, volunteers, and community partners.

GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster opened in 2020 and remains dedicated to changing the way the world views Down syndrome by promoting acceptance, inclusion, and achievement for all.

For more information, visit www.gigisplayhouse .org/lancaster or follow GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster on social media.

Community Blood Drive

Quiz Bowl

Solanco advanced to the national event by virtue of its 8-4 regular season record and top-two finish in its “A” group conference of the Lancaster-Lebanon Quiz Bowl League.

The collection of mindful Mules finished fourth in the league tournament Feb. 9 at Penn Manor High School and will carry a 13-7 mark into the national tournament in just their second year of competition.

about it with Rhiannon Groff during cross-country season and said I wanted to join, but I thought I had to be directly in the gifted and talented program to join it,” he said. “She said, ‘Oh, no. You just have to ask.’ I responded, ‘So can you ask for me?’ And she did and I joined like that. I’ve enjoyed it.”

ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH: 600 E. Penn Grant Rd., (Mailing: P.O. Box 635, Willow Street, 17584) 717-464-5683

Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org

MT. NEBO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 673 Martic Heights Dr., Pequea. Pastor Chandler Evans. Office 717-284-4331. E-mail: secretary@mtneboumc.org. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m. www.mtneboumc.org Mt. Nebo Preschool - 717-284-4331.

“I was pretty surprised,” Roark said. “Our team is really good, but so are the other teams in our league. I was really happy and pleasantly surprised that we held our own, considering that we moved up a division and we’re playing teams that have been to the national finals before.”

Solanco practices twice a week for an hour during the advisory period.

“Having seen how good some of the teams were in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, we intentionally practiced a lot more than we did last year,” said Roark.

Quiz Bowl’s questions include the topics current events, art, music, science, math, and literature, along with computational math, which presents questions that must be solved with pencil and paper.

Amitai ended the league schedule as the top individual scorer.

“That’s a huge strength for our team,” said Roark.

“I think the experience really helped as well. Last year we didn’t really know what to expect. And there is some strategy to knowing when to buzz, knowing how quickly that you have to buzz in.

Last year, a couple times we lost points by buzzing early and getting the question wrong. ... You have to know when it’s a time to risk it and when you have to back off a little bit.”

Rhiannon agreed. “I think experience definitely helped because it doesn’t really seem like it, but there’s some strategy that goes into Quiz Bowl besides knowing all the answers,” she said.

Rhiannon also helped recruit Thomas to the team. “I was talking

John also came aboard this year. “I definitely think I’m strongest in current events and literature, to an extent,” he said. “A lot of the current events questions tend to be either American politics or international politics or events that are happening in other countries, and I read the news like The New York Times pretty frequently. I’m able to pick up the tidbits from that.” He added that reading helps with his literature knowledge.

He is happy he elected to link up with the team. “It is a great experience,” John said. “I like the cooperation, even though you’re not meant to confer on toss-up questions, just in bonuses, and having to learn what everybody is good at and trying to balance that. It was very nice to share some of the successes.”

The group is looking forward to going to the Peach State. “I really hope to get to spend time with my team, which will obviously be happening, and I think we talked about going to the aquarium, which would be really cool,” said Rhiannon.

Brianna echoed those sentiments. “I’m really excited to go to a big city and go to a place we’ve all never been before,” she said. “It’ll be a new experience with all these really good teams, and I’m excited to go to the aquarium.”

Amitai added, “It means the chance to do something more prestigious, more special at the end of my high school career. I want to take as many opportunities as possible, and this is just another thing, another chance to go somewhere, do something with people.”

BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastor: Jake Farnham. For more info, call 717-872-6755.

CHESTNUT LEVEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1068 Chestnut Level Rd., Quarryville, PA 17566 Ph: 717-548-2763. Visit us online at www.chestnutlevel.org Rev. John Hartman - Senior/Lead Pastor. Join us for worship at either our 8:00 AM or 10:30 AM services held in the church sanctuary. Adult/Youth Sunday School is held at 9:15 AM. K.I.D.S.Own Worship is held in the Family Life Center during the 10:30 AM worship service. The 10:30 AM service is also live streamed via Zoom, CLPC Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found on the church’s website.

COLEMANVILLE UM CHURCH: 210 Colemanville Church Rd., Conestoga. Sunday Worship 8:40 AM, Sunday School 10:15 AM. 717-872-7951 Pastor: Manuel Cruz www.colemanvilleumc.org

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE *NEW Location & Service Time* Now located at 242 Bender Rd., Millersville Sunday Worship at 10am. Phone: 717-8724581 www.findgracehere.org

KIRKWOOD MENNONITE CHURCH: 1923 Noble Rd, Kirkwood, PA 17536. Join us Sundays at 9:00 am. For more information call Pastor Dave Sweigart 717-333-3979.

LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High, Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev. Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266. Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com

MEMORIAL CHURCH- 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville. quarryville.church 717-7862941. Sunday Morning Worship Schedule: 8:30 Traditional, 10:30 Contemporary, Fellowship time from 9:40-10:20 am Livestream: quarryville.online.church Here you are accepted as you are and challenged to become more like Jesus.

MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org

MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com

MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am, Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access. Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com

PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org

PROVIDENCE CHURCH: 269 Cinder Road, New Providence. 717-786-5580. Family Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:45 AM led by Pastor Dwight Lefever. Handicapped Access. Visit us online at www.provchurch.net for more information and church updates. Livestreamed services during both worship hours.

REFTON BIC CHURCH: 110 Church St., Refton, Scott MacFeat, Jr. Lead, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10-11:15 am. We offer LIVESTREAM services via YouTube, search “Refton Church”. Clothing Room: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:307:30pm. Rental Space available. Visit reftonchurch.org for more info. 717806-5812.

SMITHVILLE CHURCH OF GOD: 595 Pennsy Rd., New Providence. 717-786-1879. A Family Friendly Church. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Where everyone can find a place to belong! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford. Sunday Holy Communion Services at 8:00 & 10:00 AM; 10:00 AM also live-streamed. When people warmly welcome you, you will know you have found a church home where you can come just as you are. The Episcopal Church is Catholic in the way we worship and Protestant in the way we think. You’ll find beautiful music, good preaching, and an inclusive community in which to worship God. YOU BELONG HERE! Check out St. Christopher’s website, YouTube, or Facebook for updates and links. Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Mertz rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134 www.stchrisoxford.org

THE WAKEFIELD VINEYARD: 2292 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom. Senior Pastors Mark & Pam Couch Join us on Sundays @ 10:15 AM For more info, call 717-955-0173.

UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 5637 Street Rd., Kirkwood, PA, off Rt. 472 between Quarryville & Oxford. (717) 529-2000. Blended Worship at 10 am.; Sunday School 9 am.; Nursery provided. Email: upc@epix.net, Web site: www.unionpres.com, handicap access.

WILLOW STREET UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: 2723 Willow Street Pk., Willow Street. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Zachary C. Wooten. For more information: 717464-3462 or office@wsucc.com

Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533

VisionCorps Seeking Donations for 100th Anniversary Exhibit

VisionCorps is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026 and is asking the public for help in highlighting its work over the years. The organization is seeking donated photos and objects that highlight its history to include in an anniversary exhibit.

Over the years, VisionCorps has operated under several different names and expanded its footprint from Lancaster to surrounding counties. Today, it offers employment for the blind and vision impaired in Lancaster and York counties and Little Rock, Ark., as well as remote opportunities nationwide in its Professional Services Division.

After its founding in 1926 as an agency offering help to veterans who returned from WWI with impaired vision, the organization taught chair caning, basket weaving, and other tactile trades in its Lancaster location. VisionCorps also offered educational activities, including a speech and visit by Helen Keller in 1932. It operated a gift shop and a children’s preschool on-site. Its social activities included outreach luncheons, special music programs and fundraisers, and recreational opportunities such as a bowling league.

Some donated objects

that VisionCorps would like to include in its 100th anniversary exhibit include physical or digital versions of old photos of people at work or visiting the VisionCorps Lancaster office; caned items, including chairs or caning features; hand-woven baskets; Braille books, Bibles, or other items in Braille; old radios used to listen to programs; old canes used for mobility by people who were blind or vision impaired; older eyeglasses or objects used by blind or vision impaired people to improve their sight; children’s toys or books designed for children who are blind or vision impaired; and other objects specifically used by people who were blind or vision impaired.

The yearlong celebration of the agency’s 100th anniversary will include special displays and programs, along with a celebration gala on Friday, Oct. 2. In addition, VisionCorps’ annual rappelling event, Eye Drop 2026, scheduled for Friday, June 5, will also have an anniversary theme, “Reeling Into the Future.”

For more information about donating items or the anniversary commemorations, contact Carol Gifford, community relations manager, at 717-205-4149.

Watershed Report Card Released

The Lancaster County Conservation District, in collaboration with many partnering organizations and agencies, has released the Lancaster County Watershed Report Card at https://lancaster conservation.org.

A watershed is an area of land in which all surface water drains to a common body of water and can be evaluated at multiple spatial scales. Lancaster County contains approximately 12 primary watersheds, which are further subdivided into smaller hydrologic units. Most of these watersheds ultimately drain into the Chesapeake Bay, underscoring the importance of monitoring local water quality and watershed health.

Many of Lancaster County’s waterways are currently impaired by excess sediment and nutrients. To evaluate watershed conditions, a collaborative team of experts developed a Watershed Report Card to synthesize complex environmental data into accessible scores for stakeholders and the public. Sub-watersheds

were assessed across six categories - Water Quality, Fish, Macroinvertebrates, Urban & Stormwater, Agriculture & Vegetation, and Riparian Zone - using multiple biological, chemical, and land-use parameters. Scores were classified from Very Poor to Excellent based on percentage thresholds.

Overall, Lancaster County sub-watersheds received an average rating of Fair, with Water Quality scoring lowest countywide and Fish and Urban & Stormwater scoring highest. Data was compiled from multiple partner organizations and agencies, with noted variability in data availability, watershed size, and designated stream uses.

This report card establishes a baseline for future assessments and supports Lancaster County’s ongoing Delisting Strategy, which targets impaired waterways through focused conservation and restoration efforts. Updates to the report card will occur every five years to track progress toward water quality.

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Historic Rock Ford Plans Presentation

Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, will present “Making Beverages in Early America” by Tony Shahan of Flavors of History on Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m.

Shahan will discuss his personal experience brewing beer in an 18th-century farmhouse, an 1803 brewery, and an 1850 German brewery, as well as his time working in George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon. Attendees will learn about the equipment and techniques used for brewing and distilling in early America, and there will be a tasting of two 18th-century beverage samples. The program will also include light complimentary refreshments.

Shahan has spent more than 38 years working in museums and has developed a passion for historic food and beverages. He mostly works with 17th- and 18th-century recipes but has re-created

beverages and dishes from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt; medieval Europe; and the 19th century. Shahan regularly creates historic drinks during classes and for curated tastings.

The class will take place in the Langmuir Education Room on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Tickets may be purchased at www .HistoricRockFord.org/ special-events.

LASN Sets Meeting

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VisionCorps will offer an online webinar about living with diabetes and how diabetes impacts vision on Friday, March 13, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. as part of its “VisionCorps Presents” speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.

Vanessa McCachren, a registered nurse who specializes in diabetes and nutrition care at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center, will be the speaker. She is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES).

McCachren will speak on “Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Tips for Living Well With Diabetes.” She will talk about how diabetes impacts health, as well as how people can manage the disease. She will also discuss diabetic retinopathy and how it can affect vision. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. For more information or to register, call Miranda Golden at 717-925-7271.

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