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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 32
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Lititz Skate Park is downright gnarly BY JEFF FALK
There are all kinds of movements and physical activities. Many of them are beneficial to the overall wellness of the human condition. The Lititz Skate Park doesn’t
promote traditional outdoor activities. What it does promote is fitness, exercise and getting outside. The Lititz Skate Park is located on the grounds of the Lititz recCenter, 301 W. Maple St., Lititz. While the rec center helps maintain the park See Skate park pg 3
In their mission to give back, members of the Warwick High School girls’ soccer team aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
Warwick girls’ soccer team is really cleaning up BY JEFF FALK
t’s designed to be an opportunity to give back to the community. But for the Warwick High School girls’ soccer team, the Adopt-AHighway program is a team-bonding experience, a springboard to success, a program tradition. The Warriors are civic-minded and like-minded. On two weekend mornings each year, players from the Warwick girls’ soccer team pick up trash and generally maintain a two-mile stretch of Broad Street/Route 501 in Lititz. The Adopt-A-Highway program is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. “It teaches them how to work within a team, how to overcome challenges,” said Warwick head coach Wendell Hannaford. “Taking
“This is a great way for the team to bond and work together.” Typically, Warwick breaks its team down into three trash-seeking squads to get the job done. It usually takes about 90 minutes to cover their 2-mile stretch of Broad Street, with the girls “picking up every single cigarette butt.” “They take the time to do it well,” said Hannaford. “I always think I’ll have to get them motivated, but
there’s none of that. They take pride in doing it. It seems to resonate with the players why they’re there. No one’s every complained or pouted or had a bad attitude. They cherish the time with their friends. They’re in it together.” “Adopt-A-Highway is something our team does as a way to give back and take care of our community,” said Warrior senior captain Autumn Horst. “ We go around town in groups and pick up all the trash we can find. This is a great way for the team to bond and work together. I really enjoy Adopt-A-Highway because even just an hour of picking up trash truly makes a difference in our community.” Adopt-A-Highway has been an annual Warwick girls’ soccer tradition since 2004, when former head coach Mike Logan instituted it. When Hannaford took over in 2016, he
Sean Cochrane, a resident of Lancaster, gets some air.
Keeping the faith First online fundraiser for Kingdom causes planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
Since the fall of 2022, David Kieffer, president of the FaithfulGive board, has been preparing for the organization’s first online giving event to benefit organizations with a Christian mission that are active in Lancaster County. “We prayed and thought and designed and listened for a year,” said Kieffer of FaithfulGive’s five-member board and its organizational team. “Mostly we listened to what would serve various nonprofit leaders.”
The result is a three-day online giving event, which will take place in October. More than 40 local organizations have signed on to take part in the fundraiser, which will open just after midnight on Sunday, Oct. 15, and close at the end of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 17. To introduce the event, a breakfast will be held on Monday, Oct. 16, at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, beginning at 7:30 a.m. In addition, a short celebration picnic will be held on Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. at
See Warwick soccer pg 4
See FaithfulGive pg 2
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just a little bit of time for the community says a lot about a person’s character. These kids are smart and genuine people who I know will have very successful futures.” The Warriors truly make the best out of an unseemly chore.