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MAY 29, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 6
Memorial ride will return to the Southern End for final time BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
ccording to the National Institute of Mental Health’s website, suicide was the 11th-leading cause of death in the United States in 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported nearly 50,000 victims, and it determined suicide to be the second-leading cause of death among Americans from ages 10 to 14 and 25 to 34. Like many discussions related to mental health, the discourse surrounding suicide is often complicated by stigmas. Many nonprofit organizations and individuals, including Bill and Julia Trout of New Providence, seek to raise awareness of suicide and its causes by spreading a message of hope. In June 2021, Bill and Julia held a motorcycle ride in memory of their late son, Daulton, an avid motorcyclist who lost his life to suicide earlier that year. The first ride was held during the weekend of what would have been Daulton’s 23rd birthday, and the event grew to become an annual tradition in the Southern End. The fourth annual Daulton Trout Memorial Ride for Suicide Awareness and Prevention will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. The ride will begin at the Hoffman Building in Memorial Park, 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville, and registration will be available from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. Attendees who do not wish to ride are invited to a silent auction and lunch in the Hoffman Building after the ride concludes at 12:30 p.m. Initially, the participants in
More than 130 motorcyclists participated in last year’s memorial ride.
the ride followed a course that followed Route 272 from Buck to Willow Street before concluding at the Solanco Fairgrounds. While the ride was scenic, Bill and Julia wanted to make it more visible to the community; in 2023, they expanded the route to incorporate other parts of the Southern End, including Lampeter, Strasburg, Georgetown, downtown Quarryville and New Providence. For the first two years, Bill and Julia used the proceeds of the memorial ride to endow the Daulton Trout Scholarship fund at Solanco High School. After sustaining the scholarship, the Trout family decided to use the money raised by the ride to support local organizations such as Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farm in Conestoga and Mental Health America of During every ride, the Trout family tows a trailer that holds Daulton’s
Mulberr y Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster, recently held its sixth annual We Love Our Pets show. The exhibit opened on May 3, and it featured more than 170 pieces of artwork by pet owners and artists from every school district in the county to celebrate the unique bond between humans and their animal companions. The show will remain at the gallery until the end of May. The opening reception was attended by veterinarians and vendors of pet accessories and other animal-related products, as well as representatives of the Sebastian Foundation for Animal Rescue. Every year, Mulberry Art Studios uses its We Love Our Pets show to support the Sebastian Foundation by donating a portion of the proceeds from art sales to the organization. The Sebastian Foundation helps to locate homes for animals throughout Lancaster County, and its representatives were accompanied by several adoptable dogs on opening night. The event raised more than $800 for the foundation. We Love Our Pets’ opening night was sponsored by Metro Pet Vet, an animal hospital based in Lancaster city. Every year, art teachers in school districts such as Conestoga Valley, Warwick, Penn Manor, Solanco and many others partner with Mulberry Art Studios to incorporate the We Love Our Pets show in their curriculum. Students are able to submit artwork made in class See Pets pg 6
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