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NOVEMBER 6, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 29
Fire company will host free community meal on Thanksgiving BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
more turkeys than she knew what to do with. Doss, who very November, families ser ves as Robert Fulton Fire and fr iends across the Company’s auxiliary president, United States gather around works as a housecleaner, and a dinner table to share hearty multiple clients had gifted her a dishes and express their grati- turkey for Thanksgiving. Doss tude in celebration of Thanks- and her mother, Marsha Roten, giving. For many decided to use the people, the holiday surplus of meals is an opportunity to to start what has “The firehouse is reunite with loved grown into an ones, recognize the our home, and we annual tradition blessings in their want to invite the of hosting a free lives and, of course, Thanksgiving meal community in.” eat stuffing and for the community. mashed potatoes “I do all of the hall u n t i l t h e y c a n’t rentals for the firemove. But for some, Thanksgiv- house, so I thought, ‘Why don’t I ing is one of the most difficult open this up to the public?’” Doss days of the year, and many Amer- said. “We’re all unpaid volunteers, icans spend the holiday alone or so the community supports us without a decent meal. and helps us stay open. I wanted Two years ago, Alicia Doss to give back, and it was laid on my found herself in possession of heart to do.”
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Lancaster County Garden Club to hold 90th anniversary banquet BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The Lancaster County Garden Club will hold a banquet to celebrate its 90th anniversary at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Willows at Historic Strasburg, 1500 Drive, Strasburg. The event will include an educational presentation from garden writer and historian Kirk Brown, door prizes, a buffet-style dinner and a vote to elect the club’s officers.
The banquet will begin with a social and cash bar, and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Meal options will include salad, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, chicken breast, homemade stuffing, crusted haddock and vegetarian lasagna. Dessert and beverages will include apple crisp, cookies, coffee, hot tea, lemonade and special cupcakes made to celebrate the 90th anniversary. See Garden club pg 5
Making a difference in a day BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
On Thursday, Nov. 7, students and staff members at Solanco High School will participate in Day of Service, a schoolwide effort to make a positive impact in the local community and its surrounding regions. In lieu of completing standard classroom lessons, more than 800 students will spend the day working on group projects to benefit specific parts of the community such as service organizations, local conservation groups and seniors. “The main purpose is just to serve our community, do good Students raked leaves and assisted the Southern End Community See Day of Service pg 6 Association during the last Day of Service in 2018.
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See Thanksgiving pg 4 Guests enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal during last year’s event.
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