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APRIL 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 50
First responders’ appreciation night will return to Southern End BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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ritain Hill Venue & Vineyard, 790 N. Little Britain Road, Quarryville, will host its annual Southern End Love event on Saturday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event will include live music, activities for children and interactive demonstrations from local emergency service personnel. Tours of fire engines and rescue demonstrations will be provided by members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company and the Quarryville Fire Company throughout the day. EMTs from the Wakefield EMS will offer CPR demonstrations and provide attendees with information on the various types of equipment that they use when answering calls. Food will be available to purchase from On The Roll food truck, and local music duo Max and Denise
Members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company participated in interactive demonstrations during last year’s Southern End Love event.
will perform acoustic songs from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will also include multiple prize drawings, and the prize winners will be announced at 4 p.m.
Approximately 20 local vendors, artisans and small businesses will sell their wares inside the venue. Each vendor pays a fee to reserve a space, the proceeds of which
Britain Hill will donate to first responders. This year, the participating emergency service organizations will compete in a chili cook-off; attendees will have an
opportunity to purchase a ticket that includes one cup of chili from each group. Guests who purchase a ticket may vote for their favorite contestant, and the organization See First responders pg 6
For a group of local veterans, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Sure, the nutrition is important. But the real sustainability comes from fellowship, shared experiences and compassion. The group goes by the name of Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club (LCVBC). While it’s sort of a cross between a self-help outreach program and a support group, it’s also a reminder that United States veterans have
always come up with ways to get the job done. “There’s a camaraderie with all of us,” said LCVBC founder Bill Terry. “There is a bond. We are all brothers and sisters. It’s honoring those who have gone before us. There’s an understanding that we gave to the defense of our country. It’s what all of us have in common. It might have been a higher calling because it’s not for everyone.” LCVBC meets on the third Saturday of every month. Over the past five years, the breakfast club had met at a restaurant in See Veterans’ breakfast pg 7
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Exhibit highlights local student artwork
Student artists in Solanco School District were awarded 21 awards and 14 honorable mentions for this year’s Lancaster County Young Artists exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St., Lancaster. The exhibit opened with a reception on March 8, and it features the work of young artists from middle schools and high schools throughout the county, including Solanco High School and Smith Middle School. A selection of the highlighted artists’ pieces Solanco High School senior Ava Kurtz received 18 awards for artworks See Student artists pg 8 featured in this year’s contest.
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