Discover Lancaster shares county’s blessings with everyone
BY JEFF FALK
Lancaster County is rich in resources, culture and things to do, and in Lancaster County, tourism is big business. Discover Lancaster takes a proactive approach to drawing visitors to Lancaster County. Its work is designed to maximize and unlock the locale’s full potential and make the area a destination.
“We pack a mighty punch for the size we are,” said Joel Cliff, who’s been Discover Lancaster’s director of communications and advocacy for 17 years. “We have a very robust and vibrant
tourism community. We want to share it with as many people as we can. Lancaster County has a great tradition of hospitality.”
2023, 10 million tourists visited Lancaster County, generating $3.4 billion in economic impact and helping to employ 26,000 people in the tourism-related businesses in the areas of attractions, lodging, dining and retail.
“It’s a great place to come and play, but it’s also a great place to come and work.”
Situated at 501 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, Discover Lancaster is the official destination marketing organization of the county. In
“It’s pretty safe to say that Lancaster County is in the top five in the state in terms of number of visitors and visitor spending,” said Cliff. “We’ve broadened the message about what there’s to do in Lancaster County. There are a lot of cool, neat experiences and recreational activities. We’re still changing. We’re continuing to grow. We have a wide geography
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Providing support for sobriety
BY JEFF FALK
Alcoholism is a medical condition that, if left unaddressed, can wreak havoc and ruin lives.
The first step in treatment involves recognizing and acknowledging a problem exists. Lancaster County Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) treats the condition through empathy, communication and human support.
“Figures suggest that one-third of the (country’s) population has a drinking problem,” said Rick S., a central service office volunteer for Lancaster County A.A. “For me, an alcoholic is someone who is drinking against their own will. There’s something in their mind and body that’s making them drink. They’re literally from all walks of life.”
A volunteer answers a call to the Lancaster County Alcoholics Anonymous help line.
“I’ve been very good friends with lawyers and doctors,” Rick S. continued. “I’ve been very good friends with people who are a step away from living on the streets. Everywhere you run across these people. They’re people who just
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Nonprofit collaboration aims for firearm safety
BY JEFF FALK
Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC) is partnering with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (PMLGH) and the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) to promote, advocate for and increase awareness of gun safety.
The partnership seeks to accomplish its goals through gun locks and informational meetings.
“We’re all looking at it as a culture shift,” said Megan Beyerle, an education coordinator with
MHALC. “It’s about safety and saving lives. If folks are in crisis, there are supports. We’re not trying to take anyone’s guns. Firearms are very powerful machines.”
Funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventative Health and Health Services’ two-year block grant, the Safe Firearm Storage Initiative is currently giving away free gun locks. The free gun locks are being made available at MHALC’s location at 245 Butler Ave., Lancaster;
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Visitors go for a ride at one of Lancaster County’s most famous attractions, Dutch Wonderland.
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The Shaarai Shpielers will perform the 26th annual Purimspiel, “The Music [Ha]-Man,” on Sunday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m., at Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, 75 E. James St., Lancaster. Attendees should enter the building through the James Street doors.
Night, My Someone,” “The Wells Fargo Wagon,” “Iowa Stubborn,” “Gary, Indiana,” “Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little,” and three barbershop numbers - will be presented as parodies.
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want to live a better life and be better people. It’s not just willpower to stop drinking; it’s getting along with yourself. That’s what’s kept me sober.”
professionals and students, and closed meetings for only people who identify as having a drinking problem. The meetings are led by a volunteermany times people who are recovering alcoholics themselves.
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In this year’s production, the famous 1957 Meredith Willson Broadway musical, “The Music Man,” meets the Book of Esther. There is an opening for a new queen, and Hadassah, who is an attractive and fearless Jewish 17-yearold, wants to apply, even though she knows that a Jewish woman has never been chosen and probably never will be. She changes her name to Esther, keeps her religion a secret, and wins the contest held to choose the queen. Meanwhile, Haman, the mean, anti-Semitic prime minister, convinces the king to issue a decree to kill all the Jews. Esther and her older cousin, Mordechai, who raised her, must save their people from death.
Many of the major songs from “The Music Man” - such as “Till There Was You,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Marian the Librarian,” “Ya Got Trouble,” “Shipoopi,” “Good
The lead roles are played by Lisa Miller as Hadassah/ Esther; Stu Blumenthal, King Ahasuerus; Harvey Scolnick, Haman; David Stameshkin, Mordechai; and Kevin Babione, Elin Ketels, Jason Meyer, and Alan Levine as the four barbershop quartet members. Also performing are Missy DePietro, Noah Goldman, Ilene Kochel, Rachel Levine, C. Tyler Mandel, Schuyler Nissly, Rabbi Jack Paskoff, Abigail Rackliffe, Elizabeth Rackliffe, Janine Riben, Elaine Rostolsky, Colleen Stameshkin, Benjamin Weaver, Jeff Woodman, Sally Woodman, and Alice Yerman.
Levine is the musical director, and Nissly and Babione are the technical directors. Aaron Zinner, Tama Etra, and Jacqueline Ketels coordinate special props, and Bethany Kristich is assistant director. The show is produced, directed, and written by David Stameshkin.
The performance is free and open to the public.
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Headquartered at 313 W. Liberty St., Lancaster, Lancaster County A.A. has a mission that revolves around meetings and bringing people together to address drinking problems in a therapeutic environment. Lancaster County A.A. offers about 148 hourlong meetings each week all over the city and county. Meetings are held mostly at churches, but also at its unofficial clubhouse, the 521 Club, 2400 Butter Road, Lancaster, and at community centers in areas like Lititz, Neffsville, Ephrata, Millersville, Gap, Elizabethtown, Willow Street and Denver.
Lancaster County A.A. also conducts seven meetings a week at the Lancaster County Prison and offers Zoom meetings.
The meetings are free to attend, but donations, which go a long way in funding Lancaster County A.A.’s work, are accepted.
“What a lot of newcomers say is, ‘I can’t believe how happy everybody is. What are all these people so happy about?’” said Rick S. “There are people who come in who are really suffering. But I think it helps to see people who have long-term sobriety. There’s a very light and friendly vibe. When the meeting starts, it can be very serious. There can be tears, tears of joy and tears of sorrow. Ultimately, the vibe is unconditional support. For the most part, there’s nothing more than love and support.”
Lancaster County A.A. offers individuals two kinds of meetings: open meetings for anyone, including spouses, medical
On the average, about 20 people attend each Lancaster County A.A. meeting.
“Each meeting has a similar format,” said Rick S. “After an opening or a greeting, we read the Alcoholics Anonymous preamble. Most meetings will have announcements about events and happenings. Typically, we read the 12 steps and the traditions, and we celebrate any A.A. anniversaries. Then it just opens up. If people want to share, they can share, or if not, they can just listen. At the end of the meeting we say, ‘Thanks for being here and thanks for helping each other.’ We tell them, ‘Keep coming back. It works if you work it.’” Lancaster County A.A., which was established locally in 1947, is operated entirely through the efforts of volunteers. The organization also operates a 24-hour phone help line, 717-394-3238.
“There’s no doubt that there’s a genetic component to (alcoholism), and there can be a traumatic piece to it,” said Rick S., a resident of Lancaster Township. “Many of us aren’t first-time winners. A lot of us have to try it a number of times. Are we cured? I’m cured in the sense I no longer have a desire to drink. In A.A., our approach is that we’re in remission. It never leaves you. You can’t turn a pickle back into a cucumber.”
For additional information about Lancaster County Alcoholics Anonymous, go to https://lanca steraa.org.
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and a wide demography that we draw from.”
A vast majority of visitors - about 75% - coming to Lancaster County as a destination hail from the metropolitan markets of Philadelphia; New York and Long Island; and Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. For some, it’s a day trip or an overnight stay. For others, it’s a three- or four-night getaway or a weeklong vacation.
They’re coming here for the Amish experience; outlet shopping; historic hidden gems; family attractions; main street shopping found in places like Lititz, Ephrata or Mount Joy; art galleries; wineries, breweries and coffee shops; theater; events; farmers markets; and museums.
“It’s a different experience for people coming from big metropolitan areas,” said Cliff. “It’s folks who know and love the Amish culture, but you also have families coming for attractions like Dutch Wonderland. We certainly draw well with adults and families. Where we’ve been lacking is in that 30s-to-40s age group.”
Discover Lancaster employs 14 full-time staff members and eight part-time travel consultants. Discover Lancaster promotes local tourism through straight-up marketing; sales teams working to bring meetings, conventions and sports teams to the area; and public relations.
“There’s a real quality of life enhancement piece to it,” said Cliff. “It does have that ripple effect to the community and their suppliers. A lot of the things we trumpet are attractive to people thinking about relocating a business here, or a doctor or professor who is being recruited to work in Lancaster County. It’s a great place to come and play, but it’s also a great place to come and work. We also have a sizeable retirement community in the county.”
There are lot of things to see and do in Lancaster County.
“We certainly hold our own,” said Cliff. “We don’t have an ocean. But we have
a lot to do besides that.”
Discover Lancaster receives about 75% of its funding from the Lancaster County hotel tax. In 2015, Discover Lancaster was formed from the former Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Business Bureau, whose roots can be traced to the 1930s and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
“We definitely very much consider locals in the things we do,” said Cliff. “Locals use our resources as much as visitors do. Locals love Lancaster County. Local tourism is a very important part of what we do, kind of like ‘Get out and enjoy what’s in our backyard.’”
For additional information, go to www.discover lancaster.com.
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Transforming conflict into conversation
BY CAT SHANNON
For just over two years, community organization
Advoz worked with middle and high school students in the Elizabethtown Area School District to reduce conflicts and promote restorative practices.
Although the Lancaster-based organization’s participation in the district ended after grant funding ran out, Advoz saw positive
results from collaborating with the students, and it’s now looking to expand Advoz partnerships with other districts in the county.
From Elizabethtown, Advoz staff members worked with ninth-grade students in the School District of Lancaster to highlight mitigation of classroom conflict and improve communication skills.
“We focused on an intro-
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duction of conflict skills, ‘I’ messages, and the various conflict styles of different people,” shared Krista Rittenhouse, interim executive director and director of restorative practices for the organization. “We worked on community building. We believe if we don’t trust each other and we don’t care about each other, we’re not going to engage well with each other.”
Advoz also supports the peer mediation program in the School District of Lancaster, providing a facilitator in the school to oversee student mediators who have been trained by Advoz.
absorb their education, and engagement is best when they feel supportive, they feel safe, and their brain is not in an activated state.”
In other words, she noted, restorative practices help students stay in their “learning brain,” not in their “survival brain.”
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“Students are really seeing the value of this program,” Rittenhouse said. “It’s mitigating violence in the hallways, streets and after school, even on social media. Students are learning that if they handle conflict in the supportive environment of mediation, that spills out into how they handle conflict when they aren’t being supervised.”
Advoz also works with Sacred Heart School in Lancaster, providing services one day a week for the small private school.
The goal of Advoz’s collaboration with school districts is to reduce the need for low-level offenders to be referred out to authorities such as district judges.
“They can report to our embedded school resource officers, and they still have consequences for their actions, but we are focused on repairing and maintaining relationships,” Rittenhouse explained.
“Our students are going to
“We are all about turning conflict into conversation,” she said. “All of the programs we have are intended to create structures to remove barriers to having hard conversations, to empower collaboration and inclusive conversation so everyone has a voice in determining a solution that works for everyone.”
Formed in 2017, Advoz was created from a merger of Lancaster Mediation Center and the Center for Community Peacemaking. Those organizations have roots that go back 40 years, so the depth of knowledge and resources is strong, Rittenhouse said.
Advoz concentrates on restorative practices, an umbrella term for the values and guiding principles that include collaborating, inclusive learning, community building and response to harm. Restorative justice comes into play when harm has been caused.
“Now we’re in a subset of restorative practices that requires accountability, making things right,” she said.
According to statistics provided by Advoz, schools that employ restorative practices see positive results. Graduation rates
School District of Lancaster students participate in a peer mediation training.
First-grade students learn how to listen as part of a weekly lesson with Advoz facilitator Carmen Epstein.
increase, truancy decreases and suspensions also decline. Teachers report that restorative justice practices help them build caring relationships with their students and make a positive impact on school climate, ultimately leading to an increase in safety.
“Change comes when students have a sense of feeling connected and invested in their community,” she said, adding that it’s not a quick fix. “Restorative practices often get misrepresented because it takes three to five years of intentionality to see a culture shift and to see skills change.”
Schools that choose to work with Advoz should be prepared to put in work up front to see big results.
“It takes more time on the front end to get a program going,” she said. “You have to give up instruction time in the beginning, but you gain it back when students are engaged, inclusive and
collaborative. When students are actively being invited to engage in their learning, they are less likely to be disruptive in the classroom.”
If a school is interested in working with Advoz, Rittenhouse suggests reaching out for an initial consultation.
“We offer multiple ways to support schools,” she said. “We have training for individual staff, for teams, for direct facilitation.”
The organization also works with businesses on conflict resolution and team building.
“We want our organization to be connected to the community and community owned,” Rittenhouse said. “We believe if people are using these strategies in their own lives, in their work and their homes, that has a trickle effect into the community.”
For more information, including upcoming training programs, visit https:// advoz.org.
Concert to celebrate World Day of Prayer
First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster, will host a concert in commemoration of the World Day of Prayer on First Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The 30-minute program will feature organist Larry Hershey.
The program, “Invocation for the Soul,” will include Denis Bedard’s “Dialogue on Te Deum” along with “The Good Shepherd” by Dom Paul Benoit, “Prayer” from “Suite Gothique” by Léon Boëllmann, and “Adagio in E Major” by Frank Bridge.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the church office at 717-397-5149.
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Matmen claim Southcentral Region team title
Conestoga Valley’s Teagan Ruble turns Chambersburg’s Zethan Sleighter upside down at Spring Grove on Friday, February 21, during the PIAA 3A Regionals. Ruble took third place in the 160-pound weight class.
Caden Yanarella, of Conestoga Valley, works to turn Cedar Cliff’s Kyle Zeigler during the PIAA 3A Regionals on Friday, February 21, at Spring Grove. Yanarella finished third in the 133pound weight class.
On Friday, February 21, at Spring Grove, Buckskins’ Sean Morley secures fourth place in the 107-pound weight class against Palmyra’s Jason Foutz during the PIAA 3A Regionals.
Buckskin’s Abdoul Akala prepares to take a shot at Spring Grove’s Connor Grubb on Friday, February 21, during the PIAA 3A Regionals at Spring Grove. Akala claimed third place in the 189-pound weight class.
Conestoga Valley’s Tal Stoltzfus locks up with Shippensburg’s Wyatt Holderbaum at the PIAA 3A Regionals at Spring Grove on Friday, February 21.
At Spring Grove during the PIAA 3A Regionals, Tanner Kane (145) takes down Donegal’s Quinn Weymers on Friday, February 21.
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Feed My Starving Children event planned for March 28 to 30
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The seeds for the annual Lancaster County Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) event were planted in 2013 when pediatrician Dr. Lora Mangus Wenger and her family visited Haiti with members of Willow Street Mennonite Church as part of a Mission of Hope mission trip.
“At that time, (Mission of Hope) was feeding 50,000 children a day by distributing meals to their school, other schools, and orphanages,” Mangus Wenger said. “A warehouse (of food provided by FMSC) was stacked from floor to ceiling with boxes.”
Mangus Wenger had never heard of FMSC before that and decided to do some research after returning home. She discovered there were no MobilePack events taking place in Pennsylvania, so she and her husband, Todd, and daughters, Anna and Naomi, participated in a MobilePack in New Jersey.
“I thought, ‘We can probably do this ourselves,’” she recalled. Willow Street Mennonite Church got
involved and hosted the first Lancaster County MobilePack in 2014. That event attracted 50 volunteers and put together 100,000 meals.
This year will mark a milestone. Because two years were canceled because of COVID, the 10th Lancaster County FMSC MobilePack will take place Friday to Sunday, March 28 to 30, at Willow Street Mennonite Church, 399 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street.
To date, meals have gone to Somalia, Haiti, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Malawi, Uganda, Jamaica, Poland, Guyana, and Moldova. Over the prior nine events, more than 10,000 volunteers from the community have come together to send more than 2.3 million meals to those most in need around the world, Mangus Wenger said.
This year, the plan is to have 2,000 volunteers work two-hour shifts to pack 400,000 meals in three days. There are no age limitations. For safety and efficiency, studentto-adult ratios are put in place, Mangus Wenger said. Sit-down jobs are available
if needed.
Individuals who sign up for a packing shift are encouraged but not required to make a personal goal of contributing a minimum of $63. At the price of 29 cents a meal, this donation covers the cost of one box of packed meals (216 meals), which is the average amount a single volunteer packs in a two-hour period.
“This food is literally going to those most in need around the world. Some of the people receiving this food only have one good meal a day,” said Mangus Wenger, who is the Lancaster County FMSC MobilePack chairperson.
Donations may be submitted at www.fmsc.org. Registration is underway and can be completed on the website.
Packing times are March 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, March 29, from 9 to 11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m., 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5 to 7 p.m.; and March 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Some shift times are more popular than others and fill quickly.
FMSC is also committed to helping people closer to home by collecting food for the Lancaster County Food Hub. Volunteers are invited to bring a nonperishable food item that will be donated to the food hub in Lancaster city. Anyone from Lancaster County may receive food from this location.
Items requested include 1-lb. containers of peanut butter; canned meats such as chicken or tuna; 1-lb.
bags of white or brown rice; canned fruit in juice or light syrup; pasta, preferably whole wheat; meal helpers; low-sugar breakfast cereal; and low-sodium soup.
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Volunteers from last year’s Feed My Starving Children MobilePack
OMPH School students recognized at competition
Students from Our Mother of Perpetual Help School displayed their entry in the Future City competition.
The Future City team from Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) School received the award for Most Innovative City during the Central Pennsylvania Future City competition on Jan. 18. Future City is a hands-on, cross-curricular, educational STEM program for students in grades six through eight. The OMPH team included Mary R., Patrick L., Lily F., Sean J., Sophya N., Jaxon S., Liam G., Martin K., Ben L., and
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OMPH is a Catholic preschool, elementary, and middle school that welcomes children of all faiths who seek an education focused on reverence, respect, and responsibility. OMPH School is accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary Schools. For more information, call 717-738-2414 or visit www.omphschool.com.
Initiative to support food program
The GIANT Company has announced the return of its annual Feeding School Kids initiative, which is in its fifth year.
Customers at Giant, Martin’s and Giant Heirloom Market stores are invited to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, buy a reusable bag, or convert their choice points into a donation for their local public school districts’ food programs now through Sunday, March 31.
To launch the program, The GIANT Company will donate $100,000. Through the more than $7.6 million provided to schools through the Feeding School Kids program, public school districts have been able to support meal programs and address food insecurity from supplying backpacks with weekend food to clearing outstand -
ing student lunch debt to building on-campus food pantries and establishing garden programs.
In 2024, for example, Eastern York School District covered negative student lunch balances and provided nutritious breakfasts to students on state-mandated testing days, impacting 2,200 students. In addition, the volunteer organization NutriPacks served 800 students each week, providing access to nutritious food on weekends and school breaks.
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PA Turnpike and PennDOT win award
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) received the 2025 Grand Conceptor Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) for its ongoing efforts to support work zone safety. The PA Turnpike and PennDOT share this recognition with RK&K, which serves as the program administrator for this project.
The Grand Conceptor Award is the ACEC/PA’s highest honor and was presented Jan. 23 during the organization’s Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence event in Lancaster. The event recognized projects across the commonwealth that exemplified superior safety, innovation, and engineering quality.
PA Turnpike and PennDOT were recognized for the statewide Work Zone Speed Safety Camera program, launched in partnership with PSP in March 2024. Previously referred to as Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement, the initial five-year pilot program became permanent when Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1284 into law on Dec. 14, 2023.
Pennsylvania’s Work Zone Speed Safety Camera program uses vehicle-mounted, electronic speed timing devices to detect and record motorists exceeding posted work zone speed limits by 11 miles per hour or more. Camera systems are only operational in active work zones where workers are present. Registered owners receive warning letters for the first offense, a violation notice with a fine for a second offense, and a violation notice with a larger fine for third and subsequent offenses. The violations are civil penalties with no points assessed to drivers’ licenses.
During the five-year pilot program, participating work zones saw a reduction in speeding, and work zone crashes also declined when a speed enforcement vehicle was present.
Reducing crashes within work zones and protecting highway workers from the traveling public is top priority for the PA Turnpike. As part of this commitment, the PA Turnpike has a dedicated task force that focuses on construction zones, crash analysis, and nearreal-time adjustments to working conditions.
Stemming from this task force, the PA Turnpike and PennDOT joined forces again this fall, developing a New Driver Work Zone Safety Program. The free, 35-minute virtual training program teaches new drivers how to navigate work zones with confidence and safety. To learn more, visit https://tinyurl.com/New DriverWorkZoneSafety.
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Youth program to accept applications
The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA) is accepting applications for its next class of cadets, which will begin the program in July 2025. There is no tuition cost to attend. Meals, housing, uniforms, and school supplies are provided at no charge.
The KSCA is designed to give academically challenged teens a second chance at obtaining their basic education, as well as opportunities to learn leadership, self-discipline, and responsibility, to build a better life. The opening of the academy at Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) in Lebanon County in July 2022 formally established the National Guard Bureau’s Youth ChalleNGe Program in Pennsylvania.
The program is open to 16- to 18-year-old Pennsylvania residents who are failing to progress in high school or may not be on a clear path to graduating, or who are unemployed or under employed. Applicants must be willing to be drug free. They must be free of felony convictions and voluntarily commit to the program. The first 22 weeks of the program consist of residential training at FTIG followed by 24 months of mentorship back in participants’ home communities.
The KSCA conducts two classes a year, one starting
in mid-July and the other in mid-January. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
The KSCA is a joint effort between the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and the National Guard Bureau in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Cadets are introduced to the military structure and focus on eight core components: academic excellence; physical fitness; leadership/followership; responsible citizenship; job skills; service to the community; health and hygiene; and life coping skills. Graduates often receive high school credits, credentials, or a GED.
The award-winning National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program was launched in 1993, and it currently operates 38 sites in 29 states and territories. The program is both federally and state funded.
More details, including the online application, can be found at www .pa.gov/agencies/dmva/ keystone-state-chal lenge-academy.html. New applicants also have the option of having an application mailed to them by emailing the academy at RA-MVPACHALLENGE@ pa.gov or by calling 717861-7767 or 717-861-8831.
Celtic Classic Dog Show posted
The Celtic Classic Dog Show will take place from Wednesday to Sunday, March 12 to 16, at the York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave., York.
About 8,000 entries are expected over the course of the event. Dog show tours will be available
daily, and guests may sign up at the club table inside the arena.
The York Kennel Club, Delaware County Kennel Club, and Lancaster Kennel Club sponsor the show. This is the 18th year that York has played host. Vendors and concessions will be available. Only dogs registered in the show will be allowed on-site. For the safety of spectators and dogs, baby strollers are not allowed past the lobby and into the event area.
Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ thecelticclassicdogshows. Any updates to safety guidelines will be posted at https://yorkexpo.com/.
Mennonite Life plans book auction, Pennsylvania Dutch series
Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, will host a rare and used book auction as well as a series on speaking Pennsylvania Dutch conversationally.
The book auction will take place in the community room at Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, on Friday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m.
Among the 400 lots in the auction are a complete 1749 Ephrata Cloister “Martyrs Mirror,” a very rare 1685 Dutch “Martyrs Mirror,” and an 1859 German New Testament with fraktur art by Barbara
Ebersol. Also listed are a 1761 ”Interpretation of the Two Letters of St. Paul to the Corinthians” by Siegmund Jacob Baumgarten in German; Philip Dietrich’s 1811 ”Enchiridion oder Handbüchlein”; Johann Friedrich Stark’s ”Daily Prayer Hand-Book,” printed around 1700 in German; “Annals of the Conestoga” by Simpson and Mast; John Ruth’s ”The Earth Is the Lord’s”; and a signed copy of “The Amish Year” by Rice and Steinmetz.
The auction will also include rare family Bibles, including a 1776 Bible printed by Christoph Saur
formerly belonging to John Oberholzer. Various periodical sets will be available as well, including a complete set of “The Mennonite Community” ranging from 1947 to 1953, and a nearly complete set of “Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage” volumes 1 to 37.
Bids may be submitted at www.mennonitelife.org/ events and by mail until Thursday, March 13. The auction books are on display in the Mennonite Life community room. To view the full catalog, visit the aforementioned website.
The series on conversationally speaking Pennsylvania Dutch, also known as Pennsylvania German, will take place in the Mennonite Life Community Room at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, and Aug. 19. People with all levels of experience are welcome, from beginners to fluent speakers.
The informal lessons will be based on the book “Speaking Amish: A Beginner’s Introduction to Pennsylvania German” by Lillian Stoltzfus. Copies of the book are
available in the Mennonite Life store and at www.menno nitelife.org/shop. Participants should plan to attend all six sessions. Each session has a suggested donation. To register, call 717-393-9745 or email Ruth Martin at customercare @mennonitelife.org.
Rare and used books will be available at an auction at Mennonite Life.
through its website, www .mhalancaster.org; at the Manheim Township Police Department, 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster; and at local events like the free Safe Firearm Storage Training Programs.
“It’s a multi-pronged partnership and approach,” said Beyerle. “It’s very much in line with our mission of education and support. There aren’t many people who couldn’t afford to lock up their firearms. We’re always looking at research and articles, and if we could
impact one person, it would all be worth it. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of having people thinking differently.”
Sponsored by MHALC, PMLGH and LCSO, the Safe Firearm Storage Training Program classes will be conducted on Monday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m.; Monday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Lancaster County Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim, and on Monday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. at Bright Side
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West Earl Fire Co. 37th Annual Auction www.westearlfire.org - 14 School Lane Ave., Brownstown
Plenty of good food including: Pulled Pork & Sausage Sandwiches, Soft Pretzels, French Fries, Soft Ice Cream & More!
* Accepting Quality Donations & Consignments *
Drop off dates and times: March 11 & 13 from 6PM - 8PM. March 14 from 12 Noon - 9PM or by appointment. Preview : Friday, March 14 from 5PM - 9PM.
For more information call: 717-606-8686 Email: auction@westearlfire.org
Baked Goods: Wilmer Oberholtzer @ 717-824-1526
Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave., Lancaster. The hourlong classes will include training and information from LCSO’s certified firearms instructors in the areas of firearm safety rules, safe storage methods, safety for families and guidelines for safe carry.
Participants who complete the course will receive free biometric gun safes. Interested individuals can register for the classes by calling the LCSO at 717-299-8200.
“The certified firearms instructors go over the ins and outs of gun safety,” said Beyerle. “They speak, and then Mental Health America of Lancaster County speaks. The sheriff’s officer refers questions on mental health to us. It’s just getting those conversations going and creating awareness and advocacy.”
In 2023, 49 residents of Lancaster County died of gunshot wounds and 37 of those were classified as
suicides. According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Violence Prevention, 30 million children in the United States live in homes with guns, guns are the leading cause of deaths in children between the ages 1 and 17 and just 46% of all gun owners in this country practice safe firearm ownership.
According to the Giffords Law Center, more than 380,000 guns are stolen or lost in the United States each year.
“It’s not a political statement,” said Beyerle. “It’s about safety and the potential to save lives. Someone who is having suicidal ideations could be undergoing stress in their lives. Having access to a firearm involves an impulse decision. A two-and-a-half-year-old has enough strength to pull a trigger on a gun.”
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participated in an FMSC event will need to visit www.fmsc.org, set up a username and password to register as an individual or for a group, go to the upper right-hand corner, and click “Log in.” People can then create an account to set up a username and password.
After setting up an account, participants may type “FMSC.org login” into a browser and click on “Volunteer.” People may then reserve the number of spots they will need for their group. Groups may help during multiple shifts, but they should not reserve more spaces than they know they will fill.
“I’m very thankful that so many people are willing to get involved,” Mangus Wenger said. “It particularly makes me happy to see children involved, because I think it’s very important we help them understand the importance of having adequate food on a regular basis, and how in the United
States, we’re very, very blessed. Unfortunately, a lot of children in the world don’t have adequate nutrition. We are able to help them. I am happy to see our community be so supportive.”
To celebrate the 10th event in Lancaster County, Daryl Fulp of Hope for Home Ministries in Guatemala will talk briefly before each packing session about the impact of the volunteers’ work.
Tools/Barn: Echo Backpack Blower (Like New); Honda Generator 2500 Watt; 20V DeWalt Batteries & Light; 24’ Aluminum Extension Ladder; Weber Gas Patio Grill. Furniture & Books: (Small World) Rythm Clock; Wooden Porch Glider; 2 Full-Sized Bedroom Sets (1 Oak); Nice Grandfather’s Clock; Crystal Cold Large Size Fridge/Freezer Combo; Nice Gas Stove; Nice Curio Set; Roper Electric Spin Washer; Old Ausbund Hymnn Book Owned By Aaron’s Mother; Lots Of Books Including: Lets Roll (Wife of 9/11 Hero Todd Beamer); Some Authors Include: Beverly Lewis, Linda Byler, Martha Perry, and More! Household/Glassware: Lots of Carnival Dishware; Pair of Gap Town Clock Salt & Pepper Shakers; Lots of Canned Goods; Kerosene Lights; Childs Rocking Horse (Very Nice); Approx. 20 Cheese Boxes; and More! Eagles/ Collectibles: 60+ Pieces of Philadelphia Eagles Trinkets; Small Wooden Wagon w/Pair of Horses. Baskets/Supplies: Many Homemade Baskets Made By Aaron & Rachel Glick; Lots of Unused Reed/Basket Material. Aaron & Rachel had a business called A&R Baskets and everything will be sold! Antiques: Bottle Cap Opener (Nice); Small Cast Iron Kitchen Stove (Very Nice); Numerous Hem on the Nest Dishes; Nice Small Iron Board.
Auctioneer’s Note: Join us on March 15, for a one-of-a-kind Complete Personal Property Estate of the Late Aaron and Rachel Glick, with many Quality items including a set of Furniture in pristine condition. Starting @ 8:30 AM w/Household and Antiques. Books sold approx. 12:00 followed by Eagles Collection, Furniture sold @ approx.1:00, Benefit food stand. Terms and Conditions: Cash or Good PA Check, Credit cards are accepted with a 3% fee, All announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any advertising. Auctioneers and Sellers are not Responsible for accidents. See more @ AuctionZip.com #50152
Organization exceeds charitable goal
Humane Pennsylvania has exceeded its goal of providing one million meals to pets in need throughout Berks and Lancaster counties and beyond in 2024, thanks to the generosity of the community.
In 2024, Humane Pennsylvania’s Healthy Pets Initiative collected 365,908 pounds of pet food - equivalent to nearly 1.5 million meals. This program helps families to keep their pets happy and healthy at home. By July 2024, Spike’s Pet Food Pantry had already collected more than 177,000 pounds of
food. The No Pet Hungry: Million Meal Challenge in December, along with the annual Howliday Donation Drive and partner-hosted events, added 6,300 pounds of food to the total. Humane Pennsylvania also distributed 104,396 pounds of supplies, including cat litter and other essentials.
To support Humane Pennsylvania’s work, visit https://humanepa .org/donate/general-do nations/ or contact the donor relations manager, Chelsea, at CBreiten stein@HumanePA.org or 610-750-6100, ext. 299.
Lenten sermon series posted
The Veritas Community will offer a sermon series titled “Tables” during Lent. The series will explore stories from the book of Luke that center around Jesus going to, being at, or coming from a gathering around a table. The series will focus on what believers can learn about following Jesus from these stories.
On Good Friday, April 18, a service will be held at 7 p.m.; the Scripture will be Luke 22:39-23:46. The service on Easter Sunday, April 20, will focus on Luke 24:13-35.
The Veritas Community gathers every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of HUB 450, 450 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The first 15 minutes of the event are dedicated to fellowship time. For more information about the Veritas Community, visit www .veritas.community, email Ryan Braught at ryan@ver itaschurchpa.org, or call or text 717-572-5914.
Dates and Scriptures will include Sunday, March 9, Luke 5:27-32; Sunday, March 16, Luke 7:36-50; Sunday, March 23, Luke 9:10-17; Sunday, March 30, Luke 14:7-11; Sunday, April 6, Luke 14:15-24; and Sunday, April 13, Luke 22:7-23 and John 13:1-17. The April 13 service will also feature the Table Worship Gathering.
MHALC education coordinator Megan Beyerle conducts a class on gun safety.
Dr. Lora Mangus Wenger is the Lancaster County Feed My Starving Children MobilePack chairperson.
Volunteers gather for instructions prior to last year’s Feed My Starving Children event.
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PCA&D plans classes for high school students
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Center for Creative Exploration will offer classes and workshops geared toward students in grades nine through 12. These activities are designed to help students dive deeper into areas of interest or try out a medium or skill not available in their high school course offerings.
Unless otherwise noted, the classes will be held on Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The classes will be Botanical Acrylic Painting on March 8 and 15, with Kate Mundie; From Observation to Illustration: Figure Drawing Workshop on March 8 and 15, with Dobe Steigelman; Observational Drawing: Still Life on March 22, from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with Jason Ward; Screenprinting Social Justice Posters on March 22 and 29, with Rachel Wirick-Yinger; and Plot Twists and Joysticks: Creative Storytelling in Videogames on March 29, with Bruno Cervera. To register, visit www .pcad.edu/cce and scroll down to “Pre-college.” Scholarships are available to students who are in need. Questions may be directed to ce@pcad.edu. While at PCA&D, students are encouraged to view the displays of their peers’ artworks entered in the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards and Scholastic Art Awards competitions in the Main Gallery.
BREAKOUT MINISTRIES: Senior Pastors Ron & Mary Buch; Sundays at 10am. Contemporary worship & messages of freedom, healing, deliverance and discipleship. Children’s ministry includes nursery through Sr. High. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7-8pm; Check our web site for scheduled home bible studies.; JA Jesus based recovery meeting Saturday 7-8:30p. Men and Women groups meet monthly. Family Fun Night bi-monthly 6:30-9:00, Jr. and Sr. High youth group meets alternating months. Local and International outreaches. Web site: www.breakoutministries.org or Call for details. 2400 Anita Court, Leola, PA 17540. Ph.: (717)656-8366
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 758 Spruce Rd., New Holland 717-354-8428. “Building Community with Christ, to Impact a World without Christ” Pastor: Dr. Doug Bozung. Please go to cfcnewholland.org/visit for information concerning worship services, adult ministries, youth & children’s ministries.
MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com
OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church: 150 Water Street, New Holland, PA 17557 Father Steven Fauser, Pastor. Visit us online at www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Sunday 8am & 10:30am. Saturday 5pm. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9am.
SALEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH HELLERS (founded 1725 / Independent / Reformed / Member of Evangelical Assoc. EARCCC), 2555 Horseshoe Rd. Lancaster. Sunday Worship 9:25 AM, Sunday School for all ages 10:45 AM. Children Welcome! Communion 1st Sunday of the month. 717-656-9249 www.salemhellers.com
HABECKER MENNONITE CHURCH: A growing intercultural church that loves God, its neighbors and the world. Join us for Sunday Worship at 10 am. Located at 451 Habecker Church Rd., Lancaster, PA. Active youth group. All are Welcome! Website: habeckerchurch.com
ST. MATTHEW LUTHERAN CHURCH: A Reconciling in Christ (Open & Affirming Congregation). Located at 700 Pleasure Rd.Lancaster. Robin Fero, Pastor. In-person worship: Sat. 5 pm & Sun. 10 am. Online Worship at www.stmatthewelc.com For more info, call (717) 394-9607, or visit our web site.
ST. STEPHEN REFORMED CHURCH (Presbyterian Church In America): “A Beacon on the Hill.” The Word of God is central to our worship. Sunday worship at 8:15 and 10:30am with Kingdom’s kids and nursery provided for the 10:30 service. Sunday school for all ages at 9:30am.
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (AG): Located at 1279 Main St., East Earl, invites you to join us for a time of contemporary worship and biblical preaching at our 9am service on Sunday mornings and 7pm service on Wednesday evenings. Kids ministry for birth through 5th grade and youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade is available. Lead Pastor: Stephen Ritchey. For more information on our services and programs, visit us online at Lighthouseag.com