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WCAA answers every call for service BY JEFF FALK
Lititz Springs Park board president Rich Motz stands in front of the park’s fountain.
Caring for a community resource
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t’s an incredible events venue. It’s a recreational respite. It’s a community resource. It’s a historic place. But Lititz Springs Park is facing maintenance and infrastructure difficulties related to usage, parking issues and its overall age. Members of the Lititz Springs Park board, which manages the downtown public grounds, are considering measures to ease the stress on the park, including limiting the number of events and how and where they can be staged. “The problem the park is having now is there’s more and more
people coming,” said Rich Motz, who’s in his first year as the Lititz Springs Park board president. “People want to find a good park.” “We’re actually trying to reduce (the number of events) because the events have gotten bigger and out of control,” continued Motz. “Some of the events have gotten so large. The traffic, the parking, the visitors, the trash all are getting very expensive to manage. We’re kind of at the height (of the number of events), but we’re looking to reduce. It’s so many people, and they have no place to park. Parking is a serious problem in Lititz.” Located at 18 N. Broad St., Lititz, Lititz Springs is a
well-known and popular park in Lancaster County. Lititz Springs Park hosts seven major events - for a number of local service organizations and civic groups and dozens of smaller gatherings annually. Hundreds of thousands of people, both locals and visitors from out of town, frequent the park throughout the year. Longer than it is wide, Lititz Springs Park is more than 3 acres of pavilions, mature trees, ducks, quiet and serenity that have stood the test of time and stayed true to the park’s original, intended purpose. In many ways, the town has grown up around the park and the natural springs See Lititz Springs Park pg 3
WCAA bicycle medics Kevin Cunrod (left) and Brandi Cooper
compassionate care for the community.” Stationed at 151 Nor th Lane, Lititz, the WCAA offers f i r s t- re s p o n s e , e m e r g e n c y medical ser vices that cover L i t i t z B o r o u g h , Wa r w i c k Township, Elizabeth Township, See WCAA pg 2
Compass Mark aims to stop addiction before it starts BY JEFF FALK
Compass Mark wants to be an ideological lightning rod and a guiding light in the community. The nonprofit approaches its mission through three guiding principles - “follow the science,” “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and “the sooner the better.” The ultimate goal is to manage and curb addiction or control
the behavioral part of it that can be controlled. “Compass Mark can help you get to where you want to go in life; we can keep you on the right path,” said Teri Miller-Landon, Compass Mark’s director of programs. “There’s so much science out there on what leads kids to addiction. We’re not preaching abstinence. We’re trying to delay use as much as possible. We’re teaching them to make other See Compass Mark pg 4
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Humans sometimes make mistakes. Sometimes our health fails. Accidents happen. It’s comforting to know that in our greatest times of need, the good men and women of organizations like the Warwick Community Ambulance Association (WCAA) have our backs. The WCAA is a highly functioning, complex organization. But on its most basic level, it’s simply people helping people - 24/7/365. “It’s a team; that’s what this is,” said Rob Walker, who’s about a year into his stint as the WCAA’s chief of operations. “We work so closely to provide care. Ever ybody here does amazing things every day. We kind of work in the shadows until you call 911. When the call is dispatched, we’re ready to go. Often what we do is not lifesaving; it’s