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GOTR Helps Girls Reach Developmental Finish Line
Girls on the Run promotes confidence, social skills and self-awareness. BY JEFF FALK
All phases of development are important. But it seems that the stage between the third and eighth grades may be especially critical in the growth of young women. That’s where Girls on the Run
Bernie Hendricks has been nurturing beauty for six decades.
See GOTR pg 4
For Bernie Hendricks, Flowers Are More Than Business
An Artist’s View take much to make me happy. We entrenched as part of the managegrow flowers with a little help from ment team at Hendricks’ Flower Of Lancaster lowers always make people Him (God). Look what God created. Shop, 322 S. Spruce St., Lititz, a
better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.” Luther Burbank. Work to Bernie Hendricks isn’t a chore; it’s an opportunity to help others. Age to Hendricks isn’t a number; it’s experience and wisdom. Flowers to Hendricks aren’t merely beautiful; they’re gifts from God to be nurtured. “I never get tired of looking at flowers,” said Hendricks. “It doesn’t
It doesn’t get better than that.” Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Hendricks is that she’s a unique individual who’s living her best possible life. No regrets. No looking back. No excuses. “The main thing is to be honest and forthright,” said Hendricks. “I won’t beat around the bush. I just want to be remembered as an upfront and honest person.” But at 84, Hendricks isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Hendricks remains firmly
local business her husband’s parents started. She still works 65 hours a week, because “it’s what I want,” even though she handed off the day-to-day operations of the mom-and-pop shop to her daughter, Sue Ellen Hendricks, five years ago. “I feel great. I’m busier than ever,” said Hendricks. “I think you should appreciate everything you do. I’m a consistent worker. I do things and lift things most 84-year-olds can’t.” The third-generation Hendricks’
In early 2019, Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy Sr., owners of Tannery Antiques, 148 E. Main St., New Holland, were contacted by members of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The board
See Bernie Hendricks pg 3
See Artist’s View pg 2
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(GOTR) steps in and helps girls put their collective best foot forward. GOTR’s mission is to help adolescent females become more social, more confident and more emotionally aware. “We address the whole girl,” said Jennifer West, program director for