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JUNE 25, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 10
Solanco Graduates Will Attend Ivy League Institutions BY GEORGE DEIBEL
It’s the kind of news that prompts a person to dance. Future Ivy League students Madison L andis and Claire Graybeal were dancing before
receiving the impactful information. Madison will be attending Princeton in the fall, and Claire will matriculate at Cornell. Though their Ivy League ambitions were formed at different See Ivy Leaguers pg 3
Deb Riddell sits in the New Hope room that was dedicated in her honor. Photo by George Deibel
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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eb Riddell was sure she didn’t want a plaque right up until the time she was presented with one. And she’s thrilled that she wasn’t able to take it home. Deb recently retired as executive director of the New Hope Counseling Center, and the nonprofit’s board of directors paid tribute to her at a May meeting. The plaque will be placed outside the door of New Hope’s Art Play Therapy Room. It reads, “This room is dedicated to Deb Riddell
for over 13 years of leadership & service to New Hope.” “When I opened the plaque (from its protective covering) and saw how the board honored me, I was touched beyond measure,” she said. “I could not have wanted anything else. I didn’t realize how much it would mean to me until I opened it.” Deb, who was a big proponent of creating a therapy room for children, officially stepped down from her position on May 23 and stayed on in a part-time role for the following two weeks to smooth the transition.
“The emotions are all different places,” she said. “This was my choice to leave, but there is still some sadness to leave New Hope, a ministry that I love. But I know it’s in good hands. It’s a change, and any time you have a change in life, there are things to work through. I work at a counseling center, so I’ve learned a lot about that.” Deb served as executive director for six years. Prior to that, she managed the New Hope Community Closet, which is the fundraising arm of the counseling center. “The board and I accomplished
Photo by George Deibel
Visitors to LCAA Art Exhibits Will Choose the Winning Entries BY GEORGE DEIBEL
You be the judge. Members of the general public will decide which pieces of art win awards in the Summer Challenge: Media Wars competition, which will be held this summer at the Lancaster County Art Association (LCAA), 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg. There is no charge for admission. Gallery director Carol Herr calls the challenge “a progressive
See Deb Riddell pg 2
exhibit” because it gets bigger as the summer goes on. “Every two weeks there will be new things to see,” she said. Summer Challenge: Media Wars will run from Sunday, June 29, to Friday, Sept. 5. The opening reception will be held June 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. Beach Day at the LCAA is scheduled for Sunday, July 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to wear beach attire. There will be tropical punch, cupcakes, and fruit. See LCAA pg 8
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Solanco High graduate Madison Landis (left) will attend Princeton and classmate Claire Graybeal will matriculate at Cornell.
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