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Pennsylvania Rural Water honors HWA employee

BY GEORGE DEIBEL

Lester Zimmerman says he’s “not good at doing nothing.”

There is a lengthy list of tasks at which Zimmerman excels.

Evidence of these statements came Jan. 10 when the 39-year Hempfield Water Authority employee was presented the 2024 Guy E. Shaffer Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (PRWA).

“It’s a yearly award given to someone who shows dedication throughout their lifetime in the water/wastewater industry,” said the PRWA’s Matt Bittner, who presented the plaque to Zimmerman during a surprise lunchtime get-together at the HWA office.

HWA superintendent Steve Gohn had nominated Zimmerman for a different award, Water Treatment Plant Operator of the Year.

“We at Pennsylvania Rural Water thought he was more deserving of the lifetime achievement award because of all his years of service and dedication,” Bittner said.

Gohn said Zimmerman is especially deserving of the accolade. “I’ve worked with him for 28 years, and the man can fix anything,” the superintendent said. “He has good ideas about how to improve things around here. He’s a big asset to our facility here.”

Zimmerman had no inkling of what was to happen until he walked through the office door to find the door to the conference room closed.

“I walked into Steve’s office, and he said, ‘We’re ready,’” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman had no clue who

was ready for what. He soon learned the catered lunch for HWA employees was a ruse set up to surprise him.

wits about me.”

“I was speechless,” said Zimmerman, a water operator who performs plant maintenance. “I had no idea. I was trying to think of different things (it could be). It’s been a good ride. It really has. From the start to today.”

“When you enjoy what you’re doing, it’s easy to come to work.”

He has no plans to retire any time soon. “When you enjoy what you’re doing, it’s easy to come to work,” Zimmerman said, adding he plans to continue working “as

Zimmerman might not have gotten a job with the HWA if not for congestion on his commute to a previous job. After working for a machine shop that closed, Zimmerman found employment as a machinist in Lancaster. It took only 15 to 20 minutes for Zimmerman to drive to work in the early morning but almost an hour to return to his West Hempfield home in the afternoon because of traffic.

Neighbor Gary Mitchell advised Zimmerman to speak with HWA’s

“Gary sent me over to see Rod,” Zimmerman recalls. “I liked what I did, but I was unhappy with the traffic. Rod interviewed me, and it wasn’t long after that, he said, ‘January 2, show up.’ I’m still here.”

Zimmerman enjoys facing different challenges each day. “It’s not repetitious,” he said. “When you walk in the door, you don’t know which fire you’re going to put out first.”

Any parts of the job he dislikes?

“To tell you the truth, I really can’t think of any,” Zimmerman said.

He has witnessed many changes in the HWA, which now has 92 miles of pipeline, six pumping stations, and six storage tanks throughout its system and

BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD

If you walk into the headquarters of United Disabilities Services (UDS), located at 2270 Erin Court, Lancaster, you’ll find more than a few reasons that dogs are commonly referred to as man’s best friend. The nonprofit organization provides highly trained service dogs for clients throughout Lancaster County and its surrounding areas, and each UDS dog is equipped with a special skillset to meet its owner’s needs.

In early January, an office on the second floor of UDS’ main building was temporarily converted into a kennel for a litter of young golden Labs. The six puppies were less than 3 months old and, like all new arrivals at UDS, adorable but unruly. After a 22-month training program, each dog will be obedient enough to accomplish tasks such as opening a door and picking up a TV remote from the floor. Outside the room of puppies, UDS volunteer Linda Rineer worked with CJ, a black Lab that is almost ready to be paired with a client. While a chorus of yelping and whining echoed from the temporary kennel, Rineer praised and encouraged CJ as he pulled a walker and opened doors on command.

“The key to successfully training a dog is food, food and more food,” said Rineer, a resident of the Buck who frequently travels to UDS’ facility to assist with training. “A lot of people think (service dogs) are working, but for them, it’s like playing ball all day.”

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Lester Zimmerman (center) receives a lifetime achievement award from the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association’s Matt Bittner (left). Zimmerman was nominated by Hempfield Water Authority superintendent Steve Gohn.

BIA installs board of directors, announces award winners

The Building Industry Association (BIA) of Lancaster County officially installed its 2025 board of directors at the annual installation reception on Jan. 8. The reception, hosted at the Cork Factory, was attended by more than 85 local builders, contractors, government officials and other guests. Officers include the following: president - Claudia Shank, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC; vice president - Mike Hockenberry, EGStoltzfus Homes LLC; secretary - Mike Viozzi, Lezzer Lumber; treasurer - Jason Gerber, RKL LLP; associate vice president - Frank J. Vargish III, Blakinger Thomas (retired); and immediate past pres -

ident - Kevin Kozo, Turnberry Construction Group. Shank is an attorney with McNees Wallace & Nurick, specializing in real estate, public finance and government services. She stated that she is looking beyond the successes of past years to update the BIA’s strategic plan for the future. Also installed at the event were presidential advisors John Bear, GSL Public Strategies Group; Randy Hess, Hess Home Builders; and Tim Kotzmoyer, TK Building & Design LLC. Also installed were builder directors and associate directors. Building directors are Dylan Campbell, Cedar Knoll Builders; Chase Martin, Alden Homes; Dan McCord,

Church to present “Hänsel and Gretel”

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology; Luke Quickel, Hess Home Builders; and Joel Zeiset, Eby Exteriors. Associate directors are Andrew Barninger, Personal Wealth Advisory; Justin Frey, B.R. Kreider & Son Inc.; Lexi Sauder, Premier Settlements Inc.; and Todd Shanks, Douple Agency Inc.

The BIA of Lancaster County also announced several award winners: The BIA Awards, the Young Professional Award and the President’s Award, which were chosen by association peers and staff for the 2024 year.

Award winners include the following: Building Award - Mike Hockenberry, EGStoltzfus Homes LLC;

Industry Award - Nate Van Name, J.C. Snavely & Sons Inc.; Association Award - Todd Shanks, Douple Agency; Young Professional Award - Evan Rineer, Cosentino; President’s Award - Pauline Wilton, BIA of Lancaster County. Founded in 1956, the BIA of Lancaster County is a nonprofit trade organization comprised of builders, subcontractors, suppliers and other professionals involved in the home building industry. Its mission is to promote its member companies and advocate for a fair market business environment that meets the housing and building needs of Lancaster County. For more information, visit www.lancasterbuilders.org.

Veritas Community posts sermon series

Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ, 1850 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, will present the opera “Hänsel and Gretel” on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. The program is suitable for children of all ages. This tale of unruly siblings overcoming deprivation and questionable parenting decisions,

narrowly escaping being eaten, and defeating an evil witch through courage and wit will be brought to life by Berks Opera Company in collaboration with Albright College. The music, written by Engelbert Humperdinck, ranges from simple folk songs and hymns to pieces with rich harmonies and textures.

The Veritas Community will offer a sermon series titled “Contradictions?” on five Sundays. The series will examine passages of that Bible that seem contradictory. The speakers will discuss whether the discrepancies can be resolved and what the passages can teach people about God, the Bible, and the Christian faith.

The dates and Scripture

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readings are Feb. 2, Proverbs 26:4-5; Feb. 9, 2 Kings 8:26 and 2 Chronicles 22:2; Feb. 16, 2 Samuel 24:1 and 1 Chronicles 21:1; Feb. 23, 1 Samuel 21:1-6 and Mark 2:23-28; and March 2, Matthew 10:34-36 and Isaiah 9:6. 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.com munity, email Ryan Braught at ryan@veritaschurchpa. org, or call 717-572-5914.

Ronald McDonald House Charities receives donations

Field of Screams presented checks totaling $12,900 to three Ronald McDonald House Charities chapters on Dec. 4, 2024. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania (RMHC-CP) will receive $10,200 of the donation, and the Scranton Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeastern PA and Danville Ronald

McDonald House Charities of Northeastern PA will each receive $1,350. Field of Screams works with a large number of charities every year and has been partnering with Ronald McDonald House Charities since 2009. Since this time, Field of Screams has donated a total of $170,060 to Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters.

The Ronald McDonald House was built on the idea that nothing else should matter when family members are focused on the health of their child - not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal, or where they will lay their head at night.

All the Ronald McDonald house programs are free to families, including the Ronald McDonald

“Once Upon a Mattress” slated

Students from the Lancaster Bible College (LBC) Music, Worship and Performing Arts Department will present their winter musical, “Once Upon a Mattress,” beginning Friday, Jan. 31. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Fridays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Feb. 1 and 8, in Good Shepherd

Chapel on LBC’s campus at 901 Eden Road.

An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1835 fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” the musical has endured on stages of all kinds for 65 years. The comedy first opened off-Broadway in 1959 and moved to Broadway the following year, starring

Carol Burnett as Princess Winnifred, played at LBC by Faith Willis. “Once Upon a Mattress” spins a tale of a kingdom where finding a true princess proves to be more challenging than expected. There is a discount for students of all ages. To purchase tickets, visit www.lbc. edu/events.

Program to focus on local inventor

The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County will kick off its 2025 Speaker Series on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the historic Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House, 123 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The program, “The Preservation Palette: Colors of Our Past,” will feature Gwendolyn Ruth Dickinson, granddaughter of William Chester Ruth. Through memorabilia, photographs, and her own experiences, Dickinson will share her grandfather’s story. Attendees will also view a short documentary

film showcasing accounts from farmers, patrons, and neighbors who relied on Ruth’s machine shop to keep their farms and businesses thriving. Ruth was an African American machinist, inventor, and business owner from Pennsylvania. Born in 1882 in Ercildoun to parents who overcame slavery, Ruth developed a passion for machinery early on, leading him to establish Ruth’s Ironworks Shop in Gap in 1922. Over his career, he secured more than 50 patents for agricultural innovations, including the combination baler feeder and a self-lifting farm elevator, signifi -

“Romantic Flourishes”

concert posted

First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster, will present a concert, “Romantic Flourishes,” on First Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The 30-minute program will feature organist Larry Hershey. Selections will include Felix Mendelssohn’s “Allegro maestoso e vivace” from Sonata No. 4, “Canon in B Major” by Robert

Schumann, and “Rhosymedre” (“My Song Is Love Unknown”) by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Other works include “Grand Choeur in B-Flat” by Theodore Debois and “Choral in E Major” by Joseph Jongen.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the church office at 717-397-5149.

House in Hershey, the Ronald McDonald Family Room and Hospitality Cart at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, the Ronald McDonald Hospitality Kiosk at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, and the Cart with a Heart at UPMC Harrisburg. The organization relies on the community’s generosity to keep services free for families.

cantly enhancing farming efficiency. Beyond his mechanical contributions, Ruth was a respected community leader and lay minister, dedicating his life to both technological advancement and spiritual guidance.

The program is available by donation. Space is limited to 50 attendees, and reservations are available at https://tinyurl.com/ HPTWilliamChesterRuth.

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serves more than 6,800 customers in the Salunga and Rohrerstown areas with drinkable water.

“I’ve seen a lot of growth in this place,” Zimmerman says. “(HWA’s current office) wasn’t here when I started. There was a little corner office in the shop. I saw this building being built. The main plant being built. I saw wells 6 and 7 being developed and I saw well 8 and well 11 being developed.”

Zimmerman and his wife, Dianna, have three children - daughters Amy Zimmerman and Wendy Reynolds and son Benjamin Zimmerman - and nine grandchildren.

“Anything that has a motor on it, I don’t want to brag, but it’s easy for me to fix,” he says. Zimmerman insists on staying busy. He grew up on a farm and has always been an early riser, usually awaking at 5 a.m.

After breakfast, he does some work in his shop before leaving for the HWA at 7:45 a.m. Following work then dinner with family, he heads back to his home shop.

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When he’s not spending time with family, Zimmerman is often in his home shop, restoring cars or repairing lawn mowers, weed eaters, and snow blowers for friends and neighbors.

Zimmerman doesn’t hesitate when it is time to do it all over again the next day. After receiving the plaque, Zimmerman was a bit overwhelmed and happy to know how much he is appreciated.

“I can’t come up with the words,” he said. “I work with a good group of fellows. That makes it so easy to come to work. That makes it easy to get out of bed.”

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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.

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The Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance (CCWA) will host an informational presentation and discussion, “All About MS4,” at the West Hempfield Township office, 3476 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 5 to 6 p.m. Dwayne Steager, director of land use for West Hempfield Township, will present and invite follow-up discussion.

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) are distinguished from combined sewer systems in larger municipalities in that MS4 does not send stormwater to sanitary sewage treatment plants. This also reduces the chance of sanitary sewage overflow into creeks during heavy storm events.

But MS4 compliance requires implementing a variety of sometimes costly stormwater management systems. The presentation will offer a chance for the public to hear from a local expert on the subject and to understand the practices, the benefits and the future prospects for MS4 in the area.

MS4 is helping to make communities more resilient to intense storms and flood events in the future.

This is one of several events during 2025 celebrating CCWA’s 25th year. For more information and to learn about other events, search for “The New Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance” on Facebook.

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH: welcomes you to Love God, Love Others, and Reach Out with us! Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 a.m. We’re located at 331 Anderson Ferry Road in Marietta (off Rt 441 on Rt 772). Learn more at cbcpa.org.

FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 151 Donnerville Rd., Lancaster (one block south of Columbia Avenue). Pastor: Keith M. Long. 8:45 am Sunday School (with nursery and classes for children, youth and adults); 10:15 a.m. SundayWorship Service (with nursery and children’s church). Wed.: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs (K6); Wed.: 6:30 pm Youth Group 717-285-1900. www.faithbfc.com

WAYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 600 Stony Battery Rd., Landisville (near Hempfield High School). Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Fritz, Pastor. Wayside offers two services: 9:00 am Traditional with choir, 10:00 Fellowship & 10:30 am Contemporary with band & Children’s Ministry. For more info, visit www.waysidepc.org or (717) 898-1551.

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH/ LANDISVILLE: 85 East Brandt Blvd. 717-898-2911; adminzelc@comcast.net In-person worship at 9am. Live-stream link can be found at zionhempfield.net under the worship tab and on the Zion Lutheran Hempfield Facebook page. Adult Sunday School in-person at 10:15am. Pastor Timothy Seitz-Brown.

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in different areas, and each canine is matched with a job that complements its personality traits and strengths. Some dogs may have a calming presence that can help anxious children feel more comfortable in school, and others are perceptive enough to recognize the early signs of a traumatic flashback and rush to their owners’ side.

Rineer said the fourth UDS dog she helped train was able to fetch bottles of water from the refrigerator for a client with mobility

restrictions. The dog was even able to take the empty bottles to the recycling bin after the owner was finished.

In recent years, UDS has broadened its service area to include clients within five hours of Lancaster County. The number of local school districts requesting a service dog has steadily increased as well, and UDS dogs currently serve nearly every school district in the county. Jennifer King, a member of the UDS service dog ambassador team, said

many teachers testify that service dogs have reached students in ways no school staff member was able. “It’s the power of a wagging tail and a wet nose,” King said.

UDS relies on sponsorships and donations from the community to sustain its service dog programs. Each dog requires an investment upward of $25,000 to cover the cost of coaching and food during the 22-month training period, and financial support from individuals

Artist collaboration series announced

Spring House Brewing Company recently announced the launch of its limited artist collaboration series for 2025, a creative initiative that celebrates the region’s arts community while introducing unique small-batch brews. This year, Spring House is teaming up with Music For Everyone to

add a musical twist to the collaboration, creating a fusion of art, craft beer and live performances.

Each year, Spring House taps local artists to inspire the creation of new and limited-edition brews, with each beer adorned by original works of art. This year, the series is incorporating music into the mix.

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and businesses allows UDS to lessen the cost of acquiring a dog for clients.

UDS will hold its annual bingo fundraiser on Sunday, March 9, at Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The organization is always accepting volunteers who wish to help with events and training sessions.

For more information, including how to become a volunteer, visit https:// udservices.org.

Friday, February 7 | 7 pm

The series began with the first beer release on Jan. 10 at Spring House Brewing Company’s flagship location at 209 Hazel St., Lancaster. The featured artist was Richard Babusci, who was in attendance to discuss his work.

Each monthly release will take place on the first Friday of each month for

the rest of the year. Each event will feature new art, fresh brews and live music from local talent.

To learn more about the organizations, visit www. springhousebeer.com and www.MusicForEveryone. org. To contact Music For Everyone directly, email mark@musicforeveryone. org.

Friday, February 7 | 7 pm

Samuel Metzger Organ Concert will feature classical and sacred favorites, and a commissioned piece in memory of The Covenant School Shooting.

Friday, February 7 | 7PM

Samuel Metzger Organ Concert

Saturday, March 8 | 4 pm

Saturday, March 8 | 4PM

Saturday, March 8 | 4 pm

Gordon College Choir under the direction of Dr. Minji Kim will perform a variety of choral masterpieces and sacred anthems as part of their spring tour.

Sunday, May 11 | 6 pm

Sunday, May 11 | 6PM

A Festival of Hymns will weave together festive choral anthems, congregational hymns and Puritan prayers accompanied by full orchestra.

Future UDS service dogs await the start of their training at the organization’s office building.

Volunteer Linda Rineer teaches service dog CJ how to pull out a chair.

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Children ages 6 to 11 who enjoy putting on shows for their families are invited to take part in a mini camp being offered at Sopranojam Music Studio on Saturday, Feb. 8, titled “Journey to Oz.” The registration deadline is Monday, Feb. 3.

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Camps will be held at Sopranojam Music Studio, 120 College Ave., Mountville, from 10 a.m. to noon. Class packs are available to purchase for a discount. To register or for more information, visit www.soprano jamstudio.com/minicamp.

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