For three years, crafters and vendors concentrated on jewelry, clothing, and items for the home. This year, organizers of Quarryville Fire Company's annual spring vendor and craft show are trying to attract more customers. "We wanted to add more outdoors and sportsman-type stuff," said special division vice president Danielle Worrell. One of this year's new vendors is the national sporting goods chain Cabela's. A selection of paintings and other works by local artists will be among the featured items at the 6th annual Quarryville Library benefit auction. Three paintings by Charles X. Carlson were donated by the late Diane Gicker. Two other Carlson paintings have been donated by other area residents. Solanco's FFA small engine repair team won the annual regional contest last week. Reilly Sollenberger finished first in the individual scoring with a total of 199.5 and Daniel Craig was third with a score of 180.5. That gave the team a total of 380 points. The team from Pequea Valley finished second with 352 and Lampeter-Strasburg came in third with 302. Carly Bryant wanted to change careers. Michelle Reeves was looking for a way to supplement her income. Both found what they were looking for at the Next Gen Senior Center in Quarryville where they took over from former directors Vicki Henry and Terry Ludwig, both of whom have retired. The center's clients have made the transition nearly seamless. "It's a lot easier now. We used to have to store everything inside and then start moving it out at 4:30 in the morning." That's how former Rawlinsville Fire Company Chief Bill Bleacher remembers the volunteers early mud sales. The sales began a half century ago, held in the fields behind the former fire station on Drytown Rd. Members are preparing for Zion United Church of Christ of New Providence's spring craft and antique sale So far, 18 crafters and antique dealers have signed up to participate in the sale. "It's mostly crafts," said organizer Alberta Levengood. "There will be no home party goods." The church will also be offering memorabilia for sale. The need is here. That's why a pair of local agencies are hosting two adult education classes in Quarryville this spring. Solanco Neighborhood Ministries and the Southern End Community Association are working with Intermediate Unit-13 and the Lancaster-Lebanon Literacy Council to offer GED and English as a second language classes. The classes will begin in April and run through June. Five Quarryville businesses are sponsoring a three-day promotion to let residents of nearby communities learn what local merchants have to offer. "We thought we would get together and encourage people from the outskirts to come to Quarryville and look at what Quarryville has to offer," said Chip Hassler. "We're also reaffirming our commitment to local residents." All but one customer from Clean Enterprises' Quarryville location has picked up dry cleaning left before the store closed.
The company announced last month it would discontinue its dry cleaning and shirt laundry services. While almost all of the clothing has been claimed, the decision is causing some concern for donation programs that run before Christmas. Jace Underwood dressed as a figure in his favorite series of fiction books. But the Bart-Colerain Elementary School fifth grader didn't choose his favorite character. That's because Dobby the House Elf is small and green. And has big ears. So he picked the series' iconic character, Harry Potter. Colerain's road crew took advantage of sunny, warm weather on Wednesday, February 21, to work on the township's unpaved roads.
But the 70+ degree temperatures weren't enough to get all the frost out of Fulton's gravel roads. UPDATE: The transformer move will be postponed until the week of March 5.
There will be rolling roadblocks on Southern End roads this week to allow a large transformer to be moved to the new Wildcat Point generating plant in nearby Cecil County, Md. According to Maryland State Highway Association officials, the transformer weighs 1.4 million pounds. It will be unloaded in Port Deposit and moved through Cecil County on the week of March 5. Beginning this year, teams and leagues will have to pay to use the two ballfields at Quarryville's Memorial Park.
The rate is $15 for up to eight hours, said borough manager Ken Work. “That is on the low end of field use fees in the county," he said. Elementary-age girls who want to look their best for the Daddy-Daughter Dance on March 3 can get help from a group of Solanco High School students. On the day of the dance, members of the high school's freshman class will host a salon for the girls. "The kids just wanted to do something outside the box [as a fundraiser]," said high school librarian Emily Dawley. Dawley and teacher Leslie McRobbie are the class's advisors. In a word, communication. That's what helped students, teachers, staff, and parents get through the first five months of a year-long construction project at George A. Smith Middle School. It's also the lesson principal Paul Gladfelter is taking to Swift Middle School as it starts its own construction project this summer. Road salt can destroy a truck.
Even the one that's been putting the salt down. That's why, even when the temperatures are well below freezing, road crews across the Southern End spend the day after a snowstorm pressure washing trucks. "This is a new chapter in my life." That's how Clark Bearinger described his transition from a lieutenant in Lancaster City's police department to chief of Quarryville Borough police. Bearinger, who spent a quarter century with the city department, retired on Thursday, January 4, and took the oath of office in Quarryville the following morning. His first full day in the borough was Monday, January 8. Members of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church will host their fourth annual Nuts n Bolts sale on Saturday, January 13. Most of the items are geared to men's interests, organizer Dan Henry said last week. "We will have hand tools, duct tape, hunting and fishing gear, building supplies, landscaping equipment, and antiques. We will not have any firearms," he said. "We really won't have a complete list until the day of the sale, because most people respond the week before the sale or even the last day." With one school construction project well underway, Solanco School District is almost ready to start another. Work at George A. Smith Middle School is on schedule, said Dr. Timothy J. Shrom, the district's business manager. The project is adding new classrooms and an auditorium to the 35-year-old building. It's also changing how the building is lighted and relocating the main entrance. This year, New Year's Day falls on a Monday. That should bring more people to the annual Robert Fulton Fire Company Auxiliary's annual pork and sauerkraut dinner. "It was down last year because it fell on a Sunday," said auxiliary president Pat Eller. That meant members of the Amish community could not attend or volunteer, she said. Each year, they change the selections.
But the Smith Singers, a chorale of seventh and eighth graders from George A. Smith Middle School, do have some perennial favorites. "They love the Boogie Woogie Holiday," director and music teacher Karen Gagliardi said last week. Santa will be making another early stop in the Southern End. He will be at the Quarryville Fire Company station, 217 E. State St., on Friday evening, December 15, to spend time with children and their parents. Volunteer firefighters will provide crafts and cookies and give parents time to take pictures with Santa. Click 'Read more' to view photos from the Sounthern Lancaster Chamber's 7th annual tree lighting, which took place in Quarryville on Friday, December 1.
Quarryville was around for 101 years before it became a borough. That came in 1892, when it was officially established, separating it from Eden Township. Now the borough is preparing for a low-key celebration of its 125th anniversary as a separate municipality. "We started thinking about this in February," borough manager Ken Work said last week. "We thought it would be a neat thing to hold a little commemoration." The celebration will be held on Monday evening, December 4. This will be the 27th year for the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society's greens sale and the second year customers can pre-order some of the items. "Last year was the first time we did pre-orders and it was a great success," society member Mike Roth said last week. "They accounted for about 20 percent of our total sales." |
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