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OCTOBER 9, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 25
living Look Inside
CROP Hunger Walk slated in Southern End BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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he 2024 CROP Hunger Walk will take place on S at u rd ay, Oc t . 1 9 , at Muddy Run Park, 172 Bethesda Church Road West, Holtwood. The rain-or-shine event serves as an annual fundraiser for local and global efforts to combat food insecurity, and individuals of all physical abilities are invited to participate. Reg istration will star t at 8:30 a.m., followed by the walk at 9 a.m. Participants may also register in advance to begin fundraising via individual campaigns prior to the event. To preregister, visit https://events.crophunger walk.org/cropwalks. This year, the CROP Hunger Walk will include a story walk that incorporates the children’s book “Love the World” by Todd Parr. Walkers may view pages from the book as they progress on the trail. Every year, a portion of the
CROP Hunger Walk’s proceeds benefit Quarryville-based nonprofit Solanco Neighborhood Ministries. In addition to operating a food bank in Quarryville, the organization offers educational programs and job training opportunities for residents of the Southern End. The remainder of the events’ proceeds will support Church World Service Lancaster, the local branch of an international organization that provides emergency relief and resources for communities affected by catastrophes. The annual CROP Hunger Walk is organized by Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren. Prior to 2006, the event took place in downtown Quarryville. The location was moved to Muddy Run Park after Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren members Mary Etta Reinhart and Don Trimble took over management of the CROP Hunger Walk. Reinhart and Trimble also changed the day of the fundraiser from Solanco Neighborhood Ministries’ executive director, Teresa Dolan, braved the rain to participate in the
Run, auction to benefit West Fallowfield Christian School BY FRANCINE FULTON
West Fallowfield Christian School (WFCS), 795 Fallowfield Road, Atglen, will hold its sixth annual fun run and 43rd annual auction on the weekend of Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12. Both events are open to the community. Activities will begin on Oct. 11 with the fun run, during which participants will be invited to
walk or run 1 mile around the WFCS campus. All participants will be doused with color at the start and the finish of the run. Registration for the fun run will begin at 4:45 p.m., and the fun run will begin at 5:30 p.m. According to event organizers, more than 160 people have preregistered for the fun run so far. There will also be a preview of auction items and a sale of gift cards on Oct. 11. “We will offer
Solanco Fair celebrates 75th anniversary BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In 1950, six groups of women from local farms convened at the Quarryville fire hall to discuss the idea of creating an annual fair in the Solanco community. Sadie Greenleaf, who was president of the then-County Farm Women, sent letters to local businesses and service organizations, Solanco School District administrators and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture requesting their support, and the interested parties gathered the following summer to square away
See Fundraiser pg 2
2023 Solanco Fair queen Keeley Kreider (second from right) passed the
See Fair pg 9 title to the winner of this year’s contest, Kyrsten Byers.
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