On Fourth of July in Lititz, everybody comes together
BY JEFF FALK
On Thursday, July 4, the United States will mark the 248th anniversary of its founding. On that same day, Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad St., will celebrate the nation’s birthday for the 207th time, with one of the longest continuous holiday celebrations in the country.
“You can feel the sense of community that Lititz is known for.”
“July Fourth is that one day that takes me back to what it means to be an American,” said Kellye Martin, a member of the Lititz Springs Park board. “It’s good to sit back and reflect on how good we have it here. It’s the one day that everyone comes together. We salute the flag. We salute our military. We salute our veterans. We put politics aside and we focus on all the things that make us Americans.”
One of the biggest events in a downtown filled with annual events, Lititz Springs Park’s Fourth of July all-day celebration is expected to draw 10,000 visitors. A combination of tasty food,
foot-stomping music, family fun, community spirit and patriotism, the event requires the cooperation of multiple organizations, months of planning and the
support of 52 sponsors who donated from $100 to $5,000.
“It’s an old-school, small-town vibe,” said Martin. “You can just feel the positive energy. You see a lot of enthusiasm in the morning, and it moves you through the day. Everyone in the kids’ zone is so happy. They’ve got the games going and they’ve got
BY JEFF FALK
For Sarah Miller, the Gold Award is part of a foundation, a resume builder, a launching pad. Because for Sarah, the best is yet to come.
Sarah, a 16-year-old rising senior at Warwick High School, was recently bestowed the Girl Scouts of the USA’s highest honor. It represented a compilation of past success as well as a peek into the future.
“I’d say it’s probably the highest level of things I’ve accomplished,” said Sarah. “I’ve done some other things that are pretty cool, but they won’t help me out as much as the Gold Award.”
A member of Girl Scout Troop 70246, which is based at Lititz United Methodist Church (LUMC), 201 Market St., Lititz, Sarah received her prestigious Gold Award at a formal ceremony held by the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania council at Bucknell University in Lewisburg on June 9. Sarah was joined by 70 other Girl Scouts from the chapter who also received their Gold Awards.
It was much ado about something special.
Visitors take in the sights and sounds of last year’s fireworks display at Lititz Springs Park.
Community picnic and concert posted
Brickerville United Lutheran Church will hold its “Ole Fashioned Picnic in the Park” on Saturday, July 6, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. rain or shine. The picnic will take place at the church’s shaded grove at 340 E. 28th Division Highway, Lititz (Brickerville). The event will honor all veterans and active military members. The Ring -
gold Band of Reading will once again provide entertainment. Food will be available for purchase, including homemade chicken corn soup, hamburgers, hot dogs, beef barbecue, fresh fruit salad and dinner salads, homemade desserts, and ice cream. Admission is free, and donations will be accepted at the gate. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
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entertainers. Of course, the fireworks is what you wait the whole day for. It’s what keeps us volunteers going.”
Following a 7 a.m. blanket dash for firework seating in the park, gates will officially open at 11 a.m. After the baby parade at 11:30 a.m. and the Lititz Lions Club holiday parade at 1 p.m., live music will begin at the bandshell at 2:30 p.m., followed by the kids’ and adults’ pie-eating contests at 4:30 p.m., a special presentation on pilots and flight at 6:30 p.m., the 83rd annual Queen of Candles competition at 8:15 p.m., a DJ-led dance party at the fireworks field at 9 p.m. and finally, the singing of the national anthem and the world-class, choreographed-to-music fireworks display at 9:30 p.m.
The kids’ zone, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature games, free cotton candy, barrel train rides, a caricaturist, a martial arts presentation and a reptile presentation. About 30 food trucks will also be
on hand throughout the day.
“Our number one goal is to bring the community together,” said Martin. “It’s a national holiday, and you can feel the sense of community that Lititz is known for.”
The Fourth of July celebration costs $130,000 to stage. After those expenses are paid, the Lititz Springs Park board hopes to realize $75,000 to $100,000 for maintaining and operating the park.
“From my understanding, it was a very simple event at the beginning,” said Martin of Lititz’s Fourth of July celebration in 1818. “They did things like a baseball game, a cake walk - things that were of that time. We look at ourselves as stewards of this event, just holding the baton now until we pass it on to the next generation. We kind of have a responsibility to one-up ourselves each year. We try to be at the forefront of that.”
For additional information about Lititz Springs Park, go to www .lititzspringspark.org.
Visitors join locals around the reflecting pool to celebrate the Fourth of July at Lititz Springs Park last year.
The Ringgold Band performed at a previous “Ole Fashioned Picnic in the Park.”
Gold Award
“It was really cool to see,” reported Sarah. “They called our names, and we walked up on stage and read short presentations of our projects. You got to hear what other girls did with their projects.”
“I was really excited because it was a long process,” she added. “(The Gold Award) is not something all Scouts do.”
“I’m definitely proud of her going the whole way and getting the Gold Award,” said Elli Miller, Sarah’s mom and troop leader. “When she was young, I remember her saying, ‘I’m going to do that.’ It’s been cool to see her do it.”
The Gold Award is an individual award. But to ascend to that level, Sarah had to first attain Bronze Award status, then Silver Award status obtained in cooperation with the other members of Troop 70246.
Sarah’s Gold Award project involved promoting and advertising Aaron’s Acres, a local organization that provides recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and its need for volunteers. Sarah’s project, which took 80 hours to complete, consisted of contacting churches and youth
leaders and hosting a youth night at LUMC.
Sarah was made aware of Aaron’s Acres’ need for volunteers through past service to the organization.
“It’s been a way for me to expand my friend circle,” said Sarah of her 11-year involvement in Girl Scouts. “I’ve got to meet new people I wouldn’t have normally met. I think it’s also taught me how to do for myself and work towards my goals. I really wanted to get this award. Then it was kind of like, ‘How am I going to do that?’”
Sarah has been on the honor roll during each of her first three years at Warwick High School. She also enjoys artistically expressing herself at Lititz Academy of Dance and through the academy’s CoJoMotion Dance Company.
“The next big thing is figuring out which college I want to go to and what I want to study,” said Sarah, who’s considering majors in psychology or data analytics, among other things. “We’ve been researching them as a family. We’ve found out that (psychology and data analytics are) more related than we thought.”
“She definitely has a kind heart,”
said Elli. “She’s hard working. She puts her efforts and thoughts into others who need help. She’ll be there to help anyone who needs help.”
For additional information about the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania council, go to www .gshpa.org.
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