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Quarryville Couple Gets Their Kicks on Route 66
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utch Marvin noted that there are two kinds of car enthusiasts. “Some people that really like cars just like to look at them,” Butch said. “Other people that really like cars like to drive them.” Butch and his wife, Charmaine, showed what type of automobile aficionados they are by operating their vintage car on a trip along historic Route 66 and back. Quarryville residents Butch and Charmaine, along with friends from Delaware, Marvin and Pat Sterling, traversed 6,396 miles in 26 days, leaving home on April 3 and returning Charmaine and Butch Marvin live out lyrics by the Eagles. thoroughfares, Route 66 has been “Mother Road.” April 28. The quartet stayed overnight in T he Mar vins drove a 1954 frequently referenced in pop culFord convertible while the Ster- ture, including songs, television Indianapolis with members of the lings steered a 1955 Ford Crown shows, movies, and books such as Sterling family before driving to “The Grapes of Wrath” by John the starting site in Chicago and Victoria. One of the nation’s best-known Steinbeck, who referred to it as the officially beginning their journey See Route 66 pg 9
Solanco High OM Team Finishes Ninth at World Finals
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Solanco High School’s Odyssey of the Mind team took the World Finals by storm. The team’s presentation, featuring an ibis persevering through a tropical depression, earned Solanco a ninth-place finish out of 29 teams and the fourthbest score in the style category. Schools from around the United States and from France, Germany, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, and Japan took part in the event, which was held May 21 to 25 at Solanco OM team members (back, from left) Lexi Groff, Michigan State University.
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A Chance To Learn History in a Hidden Gem BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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Elizabeth Dixon believes Drumore Friends Meetinghouse is a historical gem hidden in plain sight. “People know where it is and use it to give directions but don’t know anything about it,” she said. Dixon is hoping to change that by playing an integral role in exhibits featured during events this summer. Open houses will be held on Saturdays, July 12, Aug. 9, and Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1495 Susquehannock Drive, Drumore. There will be a map showing where residents lived, and a self-guided tour through the cemetery is encouraged. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket for seating on the meetinghouse grounds. The meetinghouse was featured on a garden tour last year, and Dixon’s exhibits were well received. Dixon, who grew up in Pittsburgh and now resides in Seattle, first became interested in learning more about her ancestors while looking through photos which belonged to her grandmother Marguerite Earnhart Bennett. Dixon is related to two-thirds of the 25 founding families of Drumore Friends. Dixon delved deeper into her family’s history to gain a better understanding of the Drumore Quakers and the community as a whole. “History came alive for me,” she said. “As I started to research, it became increasingly real for me.” It’s fair to say the Drumore Q u a kers were movers and shakers. See Meetinghouse pg 6
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