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AUGUST 24, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIX • NO 18
Honoring Fallen Heroes BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Barnstormers’ stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The event will have a set registration fee, with registration available
online in advance or at the stadium on the day of the event, beginning at 8 a.m. The stair climb will begin at 9 a.m. and will include EMS personnel, firefighters and other first responders, but members of the public are also invited to participate. See Stair Climb pg 3
Scottish dancers make an appearance each year at the event.
The yearly stair climb is sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Bringing The Highlands To Quarryville BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
iddle Octorara Presbyterian Church will once again share and revel in Scottish culture with the Covenanter Scottish Festival and Highland Games on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The yearly celebration will feature a variety of events and informational offerings centered around Scottish history and culture, as well as Scottish immigrants and their role in American history.
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The festival will be held at the Middle Octorara Church campus, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville. Attendees of the festival will have an opportunity to experience games and activities such as the “caber toss”, Scottish dancing and a bagpiping contest, where bagpipers perform before a panel of judges and have a chance to earn medals. The event will also feature a traditional haggis ceremony; information will be provided on the unique dish as it is served with Scotch
whiskey. Before the end of the festival, a re-enactment of the Octorara Declaration of 1743 will occur, in which participants portray the day that Covenanters first gathered to deem King George II an unfit and ungodly ruler and take up arms. Each year, multiple descendants of Scottish clans attend the festival and set up stands to hand out information on their background and sell handmade goods. Vendors will offer both Scottish and American cuisine for purchase.
The Solanco cross-country teams will kick off the 2022 season with a home scrimmage against Conestoga Valley, Pequea Valley and Octorara on Saturday, Aug. 27. That is also the date of the Solanco Cross Country and Track Alumni Association’s ninth annual Coach Lee Rhodes and Coach Art Harrington Scholarship event. This event features a kids’ fun run at 6 p.m. and an alumni race at 6:15 p.m. after the varsity team races, and it concludes with a
See Festival pg 2
See Cross Country pg 2
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The bagpiping contest features performances from multiple groups. Athletes participate in traditional Scottish games during the festival.
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