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VOL LXII • NO 24
Motorcycle Ride Will Raise Money for Kids With EB BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Members of the Solanco High School cross-country teams will collect items for the Solanco Neighborhood Ministries food bank during the Kevin Regan Memorial Run. Photo by George Deibel
Regan Run Will Be a Cross-Country Carnival
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for second-graders at 9:20 a.m., a half-mile race for third-graders at 9:30 a.m., a half-mile race for fourth-graders at 9:40 a.m., and a half-mile race for fifth-graders at 9:50 a.m. There will be an awards presentation at 10:05 a.m. The 1-mile race for sixth-graders See Regan Run pg 3
Solid Rock Will Hold Banquet Oct. 23 BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Laura Cheek is dedicated to helping ensure Solid Rock Youth Ministries continues to serve other families like the nonprofit helped her son. That’s why Cheek volunteers to chair the Quarryville-based group’s largest fundraiser. “It started actually with my son (John),” Cheek said. “He joined Solid Rock when he was in middle school, and I just loved how much they invested in our community See Solid Rock pg 9 A group of guests at last year’s Solid Rock banquet
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olanco School District elementary and middle school students are invited to participate in this year’s Kevin Regan Memorial Run. The races will start on the junior
varsity baseball field on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Solanco High School, 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a quar ter-mile race for kindergartners, followed by a quarter-mile race for first-graders at 9:10 a.m., a quarter-mile race
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The 11th motorcycle ride to benefit kids with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) will be held Saturday, Oct. 4. The group Kisses for EB oversees the excursion, which will begin and end at the Refton Fire Company, 99 Church St., Refton. Dana Cedeno began the charity ride after her grandson Kiba was born with EB. “My husband (Jody) and I both ride motorcycles,” Dana said. “We thought it would be fun to put together a motorcycle ride.” People can preregister by going to www.kissesforeb.com or visiting the Facebook page Kisses for EB. Registration on the day of the event will begin at 8 a.m. The ride will begin at 9:45 a.m. and wind through southern Lancaster County and go through two covered bridges. The lone stop will take place at the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge where participants will pose for a group photo and have the opportunity to take photos with Kiba. The event will be held rain or shine. If there is severe weather, the food will be provided and the motorcycle trivia contest will still occur, and the ride will be rescheduled. The menu will consist of barbecue chicken, pulled pork, baked potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, and drinks. Anyone who does not wish to ride can still participate in the trivia contest and enjoy the meal and should arrive at the Refton fire hall at 12:30 p.m. EB is a rare and painful skin condition that causes fragile skin to blister and tear from minor friction or trauma. Dana said six kids in the county have been diagnosed with EB.