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Solanco Fair Will Hold Special Apron Contest BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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357 Buck Road, Quarryville. The program will be held rain or shine. It is planned for the library’s patio but will be moved inside to the Carlson Room if the weather is bad. Zac Bauermaster and his daughter Olivia will read from their book “Lemon-Aid: Spreading Kindness One Cup at a Time.” Putting Others First, an anonymous philanthropic organization that includes a married couple who reside in
Restart Training Center Ministry (RTCM) is commemorating 10 years of changing lives. The RTCM annual fall banquet will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Shady Maple Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.; the buffet fellowship meal will be held at 6:15. Conrad Fisher will provide music, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fisher, from Juniata County, is a singer and songwriter who owns Ragamuffin Hall in McCoysville, where he works as a studio musician and engineer. RTCM founder and executive director Jaime Santiago will be the featured speaker. Five Restart program graduates will share their testimonies. Ta b l e s p o n s o r s h i p s a n d individual tickets are on sale at www.restartministr y.org/ events/fb. The early registration deadline for discounted tickets is Wednesday, Sept. 10. There will be door prizes, and guests will be able to buy tickets for chances to win items. T h e re a re fo u r l e ve l s o f sponsorship opportunities for businesses, with a deadline of Friday, Aug. 15. BB’s Grocery Outlet, El’s Door Sales, and Fisher Brothers Exteriors have supported RTCM since its inception, and 360 Hunting Blinds is a major donor. Proceeds will benefit RTCM, a residential recovery support program for men. RTCM purchased a building in Ronks for $1.35 million on June 20 and
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Connie Rutt will help run the American 250 PA Apron Contest at the Solanco Fair. Photo by George Deibel
a few more young people the last and to participate in the state couple years entering, and it’s a farm show.” great thing to promote in the area The apron competition is only See Apron Contest pg 6
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Children’s librarian Sharon Roche will help host a Quarryville Library fundraiser on Aug. 15. Photo by George Deibel
Restart Training Center Ministry To Host Fall Banquet BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Community Members of All Ages Will Come Together To Aid Library
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Sharon Roche appreciates the symbolism. Young and older members of the community are joining forces to hold an event that will benefit the Quarryville Library. Read and Refresh!: A Sweet Way To Support Your Library will be held at the library on Friday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the library,
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eople who enter the American 250 PA Apron Contest will have a chance to reap what they sew. The top three finishers at the Solanco Fair will each receive a cash prize, and the blue-ribbon winner will move on to the state competition with an opportunity to bring home more cash. The contest is sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs (PSACF). “A flyer came to the (Solanco Fair) office, and since I’m in charge of the sewing area, they asked if we wanted to do this,” Connie Rutt said. “I thought, ‘Why not?’ We have a good corps of sewers here in the Southern End.” Rutt said the contest could create even more interest in sewing competitions. “The numbers have gone down over the years,” she said. “We don’t have quite as many doing it. We have
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