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MARCH 22, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 48
Troop PA-3125 posts craft show The craft show will feature a mix of vendors and crafters, who On Saturday, April 1, American will sell a variety of items, many Heritage Girls Troop PA-3125 will of which will be spring or Easter hold a craft show at the Solanco themed. Items such as spring Fairgrounds, Park Avenue, décor, Easter baskets, jewelry, Quarryville. The event will be held wreaths and wooden crafts will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kreider sold at the event, and all proceeds will benefit Troop PA-3125. The Building and will be free to attend. troop will operate a booth to offer informational materials to attendees, and food will be available to purchase from the Fry Shack food truck. The event will also include a prize drawing for multiple items donated by participating crafters and local businesses. The Pioneers and Patriots groups of Troop PA-3125, which together comprise the girls in the troop between the ages of 12 and 16, are organizing the event with the help of volunteer Danielle Worrell. Worrell, whose daughter is a member of Troop PA-3125, introduced the idea to hold Through the program, members of the group’s first craft show BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Joe Yurick (left), owner of JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, has donated the trophy to Todd Capitao of SNM for its inaugural Food Fight.
SNM organizes Food Fight fundraiser BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n March 14, Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (SNM) kicked off its first Food Fight program, a March Madness-themed fundraiser to encourage the community to donate nonperishable foods throughout the month. Until Monday, April 3, participating businesses will collect donations from a list of goods provided by SNM. At the end of the collection period, the businesses that collected the greatest amount of donations will compete with each other in a basketball shootout on Wednesday, April 12. SNM compiled the list of 16 goods for businesses to collect based on what the organization’s food bank is often short of. The “Sweet 16” list includes items such as canned meats, canned fish, fruit cups, pasta, Chef Boyardee microwave meals, canned vegetables, cooking oil and mayonnaise. The businesses competing in the Food Fight will be divided into four
format for an event this summer that will involve local churches. In addition to the spring being a time when SNM sees fewer donations, Capitao said that this year is especially important to increase donations. On March 1, the government reduced food security benefits, and SNM has been attempting to assist locals who were dependent on the program. Another obstacle that SNM hopes to overcome with the fundraiser is the increase of food prices; the cost of many items has doubled since last year. The more items that SNM is able to receive in donations, the less it has to use funds to special order goods that the community needs. The business that wins the basketball shootout will receive a trophy that has been donated by JDog Junk Removal & Hauling and it will be decorated with the business’s name and the year of the event. The location of the concluding ceremony has not been finalized yet. For more information, search for “Solanco Neighborhood Ministries” on Facebook.
Troop PA-3125 take camping trips and participate in enrichment activities.
See Craft show pg 4
Quarryville Library expands programs BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, offers a large array of programs year-round, with options constantly expanding. The library’s program director, Sharon Roche, is always looking for ways to invigorate the program schedule and is heading into spring with a fresh set of ideas. On March 20, Roche hosted the library’s first “walking book club.” Participants prepared by reading “Black Food” by Bryant Terry, a book that was selected by the Longwood Gardens Community
Read program. “Black Food” features recipes, poetry, essays and artwork that explore different aspects of Black culture. Walkers met at the Enola Low Grade Trail and strolled as they discussed the book, and Roche invited participants to bring food prepared with the book’s recipes to share with each other. After the event, Roche gave away two prizes: a family pass to Longwood Gardens and a copy of “Black Food.” “I was trying to think of ways that I could fit more exercise and more reading into my schedule; I thought this would be a great way to do that,” Roche said. See Library pg 5
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brackets: Cinderella Story, which entails collecting 50 to 99 lbs. of food; Long Shots, for collections between 100 and 199 pounds of donations; Fan Favorites, for total donations between 200 and 299 pounds and The Dynasty, which comprises business that collect over 300 pounds of goods. SNM will place participating businesses into each bracket based on size and collection ability so that smaller businesses are able to compete with larger companies. SNM was inspired to create the fundraiser by two local churches that previously used the competition format to elicit donations from the community. During the spring months, SNM often sees fewer donations, and it hopes that the event will help it to cover the community’s needs. “Donations often pick up during the holidays, but February through the summer is always the slowest part of the year,” said Todd Capitao, SNM’s director of programming. Capitao added that SNM hopes to hold the Food Fight annually and will use the