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DECEMBER 11, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 34
Model railroaders use small trains to make a big difference
Youth group will host Parents Night Out fundraiser
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Six years ago, Al Strausner and his grandson Matthew Palmieri started an annual tradition that combines their love for model railroading with the desire to give back to the community. Every December, the two train enthusiasts set up a model train display at West Willow United Methodist C hurch (UMC), 118 West Willow Road, Willow Street. The event allows Strausner and Palmieri, now 17 years old, to share their passion with members of the community in addition to benefiting nonprofits in Conestoga and Quarryville. Strausner and Palmieri’s display returned to West Willow UMC on Dec. 7, and it will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec. 14, 21 and 28, and Sundays, Dec. 15, 22 and 29. Admission
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
W
hether you’re raising one child or a dozen youngsters, parenting could be considered a full-time job. Although parents aren’t required to punch in and out every day, providing for children and meeting their needs is a constant duty for at least 18 years and many parents work 40 hours a week at the same time. For a couple with kiddos, a few hours of spare time to catch a movie or eat at a sit-down restaurant may be few and far between.
“It’s a place for kids to have fun in a safe environment.”
Matthew Palmieri (left) and Al Strausner
will be offered by donations of nonperishable food items or cash; all proceeds will benefit Conestoga Area Food Bank and Solanco Neighborhood Ministries in Quarryville. Although the display features many of the same models as previous years, Strausner and
Lancaster band celebrates EP release with fall tour BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Although the babysitters will facilitate all activities during Parents Night Out, the youth group’s leaders and certified adults will supervise the event.
Parents Night Out, including a room where kids may watch a children’s movie and enjoy light refreshments as well as a nursery room equipped with toys and activities for little ones. Additional activities will take place in the gymnasium. “ The babysitters do all the
activities; the adults are more there for supervision. It’s a place for kids to have fun in a safe environment,” said Stephanie Stoltzfus, a member of the youth group’s leadership board. “And the babysitters are just awesome. A few boys on the basketball team usually lower the basket
In November, Lancaster-based screamo outfit Fragile Like Life After toured to celebrate the release of its latest EP, “A Long Look At A Short Distance.” The fall tour marks the band’s third time hitting the road this year, and the EP follows two albums and a single that Fragile Like Life After has released since 2021. The expedition served as an opportunity for the threepiece project to showcase the fresh material as it trod new
ground - creatively and literally. Fragile Like Life After comprises bassist Adrian Alicea, guitarist Max Ludewig and drummer Chris Copeland, who formed the band in 2021. The three Millersville University alumni met through school a few years prior, and they had already become close friends by the time the band took shape. Fragile Like Life After’s debut album, “I Thought I Saw A UFO But It Was Just Five Months,” laid the foundation for a sound as distinct as its name, taking See Local band pg 4
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Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church, 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Quarryville, will host its monthly Parents Night Out on Friday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. During the event, members of the church’s youth group will facilitate a variety of activities for children in fifth grade or below to give parents an evening to themselves. Child care will be available by a suggested minimum donation, and adult chaperones will be present for the duration of the event. The church’s youth group leaders conduct background checks on all adult chaperones, and each chaperone is CPR certified. Defibrillators are located on-site in the event of an emergency. Youth group members will operate multiple stations for
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