House Of Worship

The Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory will open a new funeral home location with an on-site crematory in Willow Street in 2022.

The new location marks the sixth funeral home and third crematory owned by the Snyder family, which will also celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary in 2022. Designed by Cox & Evans Architects, the facilities will be built on nearly three acres of what was previously an office building and farmland. The new 12,500-square-foot building will include 145 parking spaces.

Site work design has been done by RGS Associates. Fulton Bank is providing financing for the project, and Benchmark Construction will be the general contractor.

The modern funeral home will feature several amenities, including a state-of-the-art crematory, a spacious lobby, a large chapel with vaulted ceilings and 350 seats, a small chapel with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings, four arrangement offices, a witness room, a comfort room, a picturesque patio and garden located off the large chapel, a monument office, a pre-planning office and a large carport for family comfort.

Kelly Gramola Townsend will serve as the supervising funeral director for the new funeral home location. She is a native of Lancaster County and has spent a significant amount of time with her family in Willow Street.

The design of the funeral home will combine modern styles with architectural elements commonly found in the Lancaster area, including touches of limestone like those found on Lancaster County barns. Each room will have an open design and feature large windows to fill gathering spaces with as much natural light as possible.

Once the new funeral home is complete, Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory will operate on-site crematories both north and south of Lancaster city.

Benchmark Construction plans to break ground in August and finish the building sometime during the spring of 2022.

For more information, contact Chad Snyder at 717-4717921 or chad@snyderfuneral home.com. Learn more about the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory at www.snyderfuneralhome.com.

Chip Snyder (left), Kelly Gramola Townsend (center) and Chad Snyder recently announced the opening of a new funeral home location.

To: 334 Lantz Rd Atglen, PA 19310 On Rt. 41 Just north of Octorara School

717-475-9483 Formally located at the Lazy Egg

Concert To Feature Celtic Music, Dancing

The Celtic Martins

The Celtic Martins will perform in the Strasburg Community Park’s “Sounds of Strasburg” concert series on Saturday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. The family band presents fiddledriven Celtic music and Irish dancing, including Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, French Canadian and Americana tunes.

Admission is free. Concert guests are advised to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating on soft turf within the park’s terraced amphitheater. Coolers and alcoholic beverages will be prohibited. Those who wish to eat a pre-show meal may use the picnic tables in and beside the park’s pavilion. Vendors will be present to offer food, cold beverages and Italian water ice. Social distancing protocols will be in effect, and audience capacity will be based upon state and CDC guidelines at the time of the event.

Ample parking can be found along Precision Avenue. The park’s main parking lot, located at 151 Precision Ave., is reserved for handicappedaccessible parking.

For more information, visit www.strasburgpark.org, find “Strasburg Community Park” on Facebook, or contact Barb Rathbone-Frank at 717-572-6830.

CHICKEN BBQ

y 9am-4pm Every Saturday thru Labor Day SERVING CHICKEN LEG AND THIGH OR FULL DINNERS

Dinner Includes: Chicken, 2 Baked Potatoes, Cole Slaw,

Dinner Roll, Baked Good

NEW LOCATION!

Calamus Run Farmers Market 672 Georgetown Rd., Ronks

ATGLEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: E.

Main and Dallas Sts., Atglen, PA. Joe Newsome, Interim Pastor. Join us Sundays at 11am as we preach Christ crucified, risen and coming again so all may come to a personal, saving relationship with Christ.

ENCOUNTER CHURCH: 300Hideaway

Drive, Quarryville, PA 17566

Sunday Service & Kid’s Church held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Church e-mail: office@encounterchurchpa.org

www.encounterchuchpa.org

Church phone: 717-786-2756

FAITH BIBLE CHAPEL: “Ordinary People

Serving An Extraordinary God.” Sunday

Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.;

Worship 10:30 a.m. (infant nursery and children’s church available). Wed. Services: Prayer Mtg. 7:00 p.m. 140

Bernard Ave., Cochranville. Pastor Scott

Althouse 610-593-6333, fbchapel@zoominternet.net

LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach

Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday

School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High,

Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev.

Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266.

Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org

E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com

Hearing assistance devices.

MANOR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)

“Come find spiritual life in Christ for your family.” Cochranville: Rte. 926, halfway between Rte. 41 & Rte. 10.

Rev. Daniel Henderson, Pastor. Sunday

School for all ages at 9:30 am. Fellowship & Refreshments from 10:15-10:35 am. Worship with classes for infants-

Pre-K at 10:45 am Kidsworship for K5th is held during the sermon time.

Youth Group for 6th-12th grades twice a month at 6:30 pm 610-869-2402. www.manorpresbyterian.com SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH: This vibrant & vital Catholic church is always looking for & welcoming new people to our parish. Rev. Michael F. Hennelly,

Pastor. 203 Church Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 610-932-5040. www.sacredheart.us Mass schedule: Sat. 5pm; Sun 7:45am, 9am, 10:30am & 12pm. Daily

Mass: Mon, Wed & Thurs 8am; Tues 7pm; Fri 8:30am. Confession: Sat. 44:40pm. Our School: Pre-K-8th grade.

Religious Education grades 1-6th.

SANDY HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH: 420 S. Sandy Hill Rd., Coatesville 610-857-3959; www.sandyhill.net.

Sunday service: 10:15am; Bible teaching, music; Children’s classes, staffed nursery; Adult classes, 9:15am, Youth

Min., Sundays, 5:30-7:30pm. Small

Groups. A Friendly, Christ-centered church. Preschool: Enrolling-2 1/2-5 years, 610-857-1922

GAP COMMUNITY CHURCH: located at 835 Houston Run Drive, Gap PA 17527.

Sunday morning gathering at 10:00 am as well as streaming live.To learn more, please check out our website at:

http://gapcommunity.church

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH: Dedicated to the serious preaching & teaching of

God’s Word. Traditional hymns & praise songs accompanied by guitar. Sunday

Service 10:40am. 53 Hurley Rd, Parkesburg, PA 19365. 610-593-7123. www. gracecommunitychurch-parkesburg.com for messages, ministries and directions

HEALING SHEPHERD, ECC

Progressive, Inclusive, Democratic, Catholic! Sunday Mass: 10am 2109 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425 610-969-5932 www.healingshepherd.com

HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH: Are you looking for peace & stability in these uncertain times? Come join us online for our Sunday morning worship service, Monday ladies’ prayer group,

Wednesday adult Bible study & Sunday & Wednesday children’s ministries.

Contact our church office at info@highland-bc.org for livestream-

ing information. Read more about our usual ministries at highland-bc.org

IMPACTCHURCH: Impacting lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 10am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610857-3887. WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH MAPLE GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH: 549 Swan Rd., Atglen. 610-593-6658,

Lead Pastor: Mike Clemmer, Music Minister: Matt Chambers. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10am, Children’s

Church, Nursery. Youth Group Wed., 7pm. Christian Preschool. Visit us online at www.maplegrovemc.com

MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday

School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30

AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org

MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH:

Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony

Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am,

Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access.

Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com

PARKESBURG BAPTIST CHURCH: 103

West St., (next to Parkesburg Library &

Minich Park). 610-857-9135 or Email: info@parkesburgbaptist.org. Pastor:

Rev. Mary C. Lewis. Sunday School for infants-adults 9:15 am. Worship 10:30 am Nursery Care & Jr. Church provided. Youth Grp (6th-12th grade) Sunday eves 5-7 pm. Bible Quizzing also, contact church for times. Thursday Bible

Study 7 pm. For more info contact the church or www.parkesburgbaptist.org

PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH

Meets Saturday evenings at 7 PM & every other Sunday at 10 AM. Call 610-593-2277 or visit us online at www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL

CHURCH Welcomes You! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford (Rt. 472 just East of Rt. 1 bypass ramps.) Sunday Holy Communion Services at 8:30am quiet & reflective & at 10:30am with Festive Music.

Christian Formation & Education for all ages occurs btwn the services at 9:30.

Nursery available. Join us for a beautiful Liturgy & warm Community. Check our website for updates. Rev. Dr. Mary

Ann Mertz Rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134. www.stchrisoxford.org

UPPER OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH (EPC): 1121 Octorara Trail (on Rt. 10 a mile south of Rt. 30),

Parkesburg. Christ-centered, Handicapped accessible. Sunday School all ages 9:30 am (Sept-May). Sunday Worship (Blended style) 10:30 am. Adult choir, mid-week Youth Group & a variety of adult groups. Bill Kelly, Pastor;

Bill Cliff, Asst. Pastor. (610)857-5787 www.uopc-epc.org Find us on Facebook. Christian Preschool: (610)8570236

WordUP CommunityMinistries: 160 Rt. 41 Gap, PA – located in Dutchland Corporate Center. Pastor Buck Mowday, 717-330-0561. Start your Sunday experience in the Café beginning at 10:00 am with Worship and Children’s Services following at 10:45 am (Children infant thru 5th grade). Facebook:

WordUP Community Ministries. We serve God by serving others: Me serving you, You serving others, Others serving Others.

wordupcommunityministries.org

Hunters statewide may apply for antlerless deer licenses by mail, effective July 12. Changes have been made to the 2021 licensing year, including an increase in the fee for the antlerless license for both residents and nonresidents and an increase in the personal license limits.

All hunting license holders, excluding mentored permits, may now apply for and obtain up to six antlerless deer licenses before the start of hunting season for any

PUBLIC AUCTION

COUNTRY CUSTOM 2 STY. 4 BDRM. DWL. 2 CAR GAR. – HORSE BARN – DOG KENNEL 2 ACRES

EAST WHITE HORSE - COMPASS AREA SATURDAY, JULY 31 • 10 A.M.

202 Cambridge Rd., Coatesville. Rt. 340 E. to Compass. Left Rt. 10 N. short distance. Right Telegraph Rd. Right Leary Rd. to Cambridge Rd.

Move-in condition custom dwl. w/2970 SF, eat-in kitchen w/custom cabinets, dining rm., living/family rm. w/gas fireplace, laundry, mud rm., 4 bdrms., 2 full & 2 half-baths (master bdrm. w/walk-in closet & full bath), full bsmt. w/large rec/family rm. w/kitchen/bar w/granite top, utility rm., gas air heat, central AC, Generac generator sys., large 16x30 deck, low maintenance house, insulated/tilt windows, new roof, horse barn 14x30 w/2 horse stalls, fenced pasture, dog kennel 15x26 fully equipped w/heated floor & 10 runs, 2 ACRE country lot, partial wooded. Zoned Rural Res. Owners relocating & serious to sell. Ideal location. Minutes to Honey Brook, White Horse & Compass. Personal inspection by appointment or Open House: Sat., July 24, from 1 to 4 PM. For brochure or land plotting visit www.klinekreidergood.com. Financing, deposit or bridge loan available to qualified buyer. Call Randal V. Kline 717-733-1006

(Lender NMLS ID #834368). Randal V. Kline, Roy E. Good, Jr. Aaron Z. Nolt Curvin M. Horning 717-733-1006 Lic. #499, 2116, 5064, 3956

www.klinekreidergood.com David A. & Mary A. Fisher 717-940-0501

R072829 Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) in which licenses remain available.

Hunters may not apply for all six licenses at once during the open round. Hunters may submit one application each in the opening round, the unsold first round and the unsold second round. Multiple applications may be submitted at once when over-the-counter sales begin on Monday, Sept. 13, for WMUs where licenses remain.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has set the antlerless deer license allocations at 70,000 for WMU 5C and 29,000 for WMC 5D which covers Chester County.

For more information and a copy of the application, visit www.chesco.org/treasurer or contact the Chester County Treasurer’s Office at 610344-6370 or treasurerdept @chesco.org. For further clarification, visit www.pgc.pa.gov.

OneRunTogether Sets Nighttime 5K

OneRunTogether’s “Ready, Set, Glow!” 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, July 24, beginning at 9 p.m. at the Honeybrook Golf Club, 1422 Cambridge Road, Honey Brook. During the event, participants will be able to run or walk on the golf course’s cart path, which will be illuminated with lanterns. Each participant will receive a glow necklace or bracelet.

All 5K participants will be timed and eligible to place in their age group. The awards ceremony will begin at 10 p.m. Live music will also be featured at the start and finish of the event.

There will be separate registration fees for adults and children ages 5 to 12. Children age 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

All proceeds from the event will benefit OneRunTogether (ORT), a nonprofit organization that financially and spiritually supports local cancer patients in need. The charity was started by Vern Murphy, who lost his wife, Beth, to breast cancer in 2009. The charity’s motto is “OneRunTogether - so no one fights cancer alone.”

For more information about ORT or to register for the race, visit www.onerun together.org or www.facebook .com/oneruntogether.

PUBLIC REAL ESTATE AUCTION

10 +/- Acre Farmette SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 @ 10 A.M.

3211 E. Lincoln Highway, Parkesburg, PA 19365 - Chester County Directions: From Gap take Rt. 30 for approx. 5.6 mi. Turn left on Old Mill Rd. then left on Hostetter Dr. Property is on right.

Property Description: Stunning 10-acre Chester County farmette featuring a completely remodeled historic 2-story stone farmhouse with modern farmhouse ambience. 4 bedrooms, each with their own bath, custom made white kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless appliances, family room with double-sided stone fireplace and hardwood floors. 2-story stone bank barn with 14-horse stalls and white fence paddocks and pastures, detached garage and office, 3 bedroom tenant house, repurposed concrete silo and so much more. “Endless possibilities” is the perfect phrase for this prime location. Potential business opportunities include wedding/event venue. Ideal airbnb rental or bed and breakfast, photo shoots, etc. Currently operated as a “pick your own” lavender/fruit farm. Approx. 1200 lavender plants, 200+ gooseberry plants, red & black currant plants, & specialty raspberry plants, 68 fruit trees, including pears, European & Italian plum, exotic apple, & apricot trees. Plus, a very extensive variety of flower gardens. Intentionally designed so that something is blooming at all times from spring to fall. The hard work has been done to turn this hobby farm from a “side hustle” to a full-time occupation. A wonderful location with great visibility from Rt. 30. An established and growing clientele base from Delaware Valley region. Open House Dates: Tuesday, July 27, 5-7PM & Saturday, July 31, 1-4PM. For more details or a private showing, call Meryl at 717-629-6036. Terms: Settlement on or before October 20, 2021. $50,000.00 down payment on the day of the auction. 2% transfer tax to be paid by the buyer. Real Estate taxes to be prorated from settlement day. Tax ID Numbers: 37-02 -0008.0200 (7 acres) and 37-02 -0009 (3.4 acres). Both parcels in Clean & Green. Annual taxes: $7,449.00. Attention Realtors: 1% Broker Participation offered to Realtors with a buyer, your buyers must be preregistered, 48 hours prior to the auction. For additional docs & pictures go to: www.beiler-campbellauctions.com www.GoToAuction.com www.auctionzip.com ID #23383

Auctioneers: J. Meryl Stoltzfus (717) 629-6036 AU# 005403 Glenn Horst (717) 271-8868 AA# 019298 Sellers: Scott & Anna Larsen

William and Patricia Decker of Atglen have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Decker of Atglen, to Luke Stackhouse of Parkesburg.

The bride-elect graduated from Octorara High School in 2009 and from the practical nursing program at Lancaster County Career and Technology Center in 2021.

Mr. Stackhouse is the son of Warren and Jeanie Stackhouse of Parkesburg. He graduated from Octorara High School in 2007 and graduated from the cabinet making and carpentry program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

A June 2022 wedding is planned.

Museum Purchases Book Collection

The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum recently purchased the three existing books from J. Arthur Moore’s four-book collection related to his fictional Virginia and Truckee Railroad of West Virginia. This railroad shares a name with a real railroad in Nevada. Moore began writing the four books 40 years ago. When “Summer of Two

PUBLIC AUCTION

DRUMORE TWP. - SOLANCO SCHOOL DISTRICT SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 51 ACRE FARM THURSDAY, AUG. 5 • 2 P.M.

1123 Holtwood Rd. (Rt. 372), Holtwood, PA 17532 - Lancaster Co. Directions: Rt. 272 & 372 at Buck, take 372 W 1 mile. Property on right.

Property Description: 38x90 Bank Barn and 42x74 Equipment Shed. 16x50 stave and 14x30 harvestore silos with chute. Barn was setup with 38 stauntion dairy, gravity flow gutters, 12’x42’ Heifer/dry cow pen, 15’x18’ milkhouse; stalls and equipment have all been removed. 51 acre rural country property with 45 tillable acres. Features a frame 2 story, 3 bedroom farm house with attic and 2 car garage. Full, unfinished basement with can shelves; 200 amp electric service; updated LP hot air furnace with 1000 gallon tank outside. 1st floor has a large updated kitchen and laundry with hardwood flooring; full bath; dining, living and family rooms. 2nd floor has 3 bedrooms with closets and updated bathroom, all heated; laminated flooring and vinyl replacement windows throughout; attic storage; shingle roof; on site well and sewer. Taxes: $2,700 +/- year. Terms: Down payment of $75,000.00 required day of auction. Settlement on or before October 15, 2021. Transfer taxes to be paid by buyer. Real Estate taxes shall be prorated. Attention Realtors: 1% Broker Participation being offered to Realtors who preregister with their buyers and who become the successful bidder on day of auction. Must register 48 hours prior to date of auction. Pre-registration forms are available on-line at www.beiler-campbellauctions.com Auctioneer Note: A southern exposure farm for early produce, tobacco or dairy; Manor and Glenelg loam soil farmland on both sides of Holtwood Rd.; House is move in condition but farm buildings need some repairs. Subject to Act 319 “Clean & Green” preferential tax assessment. The farm is in the Lancaster County Ag Preservation Program. For additional docs & pictures go to: www.beiler-campbellauctions.com www.auctionzip.com • www.GoToAuction.com

Auctioneers: Christ Taylor (717) 371-1915 AU# 005421 Noah Shirk (717) 354-0192 AU# 005928 Seller: Margaret Nicola Estate Attorney: James Clymer (717) 299-7101 Worlds” was finished, it was released in manuscript form; in 2015, it was first published, and it was recently republished in its third edition. “Summer at Stewart Creek” was recently revised and then released on Dec. 1, 2020, and “Twelfth Winter,” was released on June 1. The remaining book, “Stranded in Snow Shoe,” is due out in early 2022; this book, “Summer of Two Worlds” and “Twelfth Winter” make up the “Summer of Two Worlds” trilogy.

“Summer of Two Worlds” has also been released alongside two other titles by Moore: “Journey Into Darkness,” a story in four parts, and “Blake’s Story: Revenge and Forgiveness.” At the time, these three books were released as Civil War and Native American historical fiction for middle grade through adult readers.

“Summer at Stewart Creek” includes photo illustrations of an HO-scale model railroad that the author created when envisioning the book’s setting. The cover photos for this book feature the Tahoo, a locomotive in the collection at the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum. The Tahoo was used on the real-life Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Nevada.

All Moore’s titles are available at the Landis Valley Farm Museum, Cricket’s Antiques and Garden Market on Route 322 in Glenmoore, and online at www.jarthurmoore.com, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. Books can also be ordered through independent book stores.