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Quarryville native Scott Peiffer is new borough manager

12/31/2019

 
    Scott Peiffer has never been a borough police officer.
    But he's held most other appointed positions in Quarryville, starting at age 13 when he was cleaning toilets and emptying trash cans at Huffnagle Park.
    On Thursday, January 2, he will take on another job when he becomes the borough's manager.

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Police log

12/31/2019

 
    There were no injuries when an SUV and a compact car collided on Beaver Valley Pike (Rt. 222) north of Old Rd., Strasburg Township, at 3:16 p.m. on December 20, Trooper George Lockhart reported.

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Tooling up for a new year

12/27/2019

 
    Organizers know they will have to work hard to beat the success of the 2019 Nuts 'n Bolts sale at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church.
    "Last year we made as much as we ever made," organizer Dan Henry said of the event that drew 18 vendors.

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Volunteers continue a New Year’s tradition

12/27/2019

 
    The menu hasn't changed a lot since volunteers served their New Year's Day pork and sauerkraut dinner on January 1, 2001. That year, 571 meals were served; last year, the volunteers served 1,514 meals.
    But members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company Auxiliary and the community face new challenges every year.

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Fundraiser upped visibility of local nonprofits

12/26/2019

 
    The 2019 Extraordinary Give raised more than $10 million for nonprofits throughout Lancaster County.
    In the Southern End, it also worked to achieve a less well-known goal - increase visibility of nonprofits' and the work they do.

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Borough police looking for video of thieves stealing expensive pickups

12/26/2019

 
    Thieves made off with two expensive pickups from Susquehanna Ford, W. 4th St., Quarryville, during the early morning hours of Sunday, December 15, borough police report.
    One truck was a blue jean and metallic black 2020 F350 diesel crew cab. The other was a blue crew cab 2020 F150 Raptor, police said.

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Quarryville Elementary School hosts Holiday Shoppe

12/18/2019

 
    When Ashley Boos was a student at Quarryville Elementary in the 90s, her mother, Michelle Evans, operated the school's Holiday Shoppe.
    Now it's Boos who runs the annual event which gives every student an opportunity to do their Christmas shopping.

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Deadline nears to pay property taxes

12/18/2019

 
    By November 1, property owners still owed the Solanco School District nearly $3 million in taxes for the current fiscal year.
    That's about average, district business manager Sandra Tucker said last week.

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Driver uninjured when SUV flips

12/17/2019

 
    There were no injuries in a one-vehicle collision on Kirkwood Pike (Rt. 472), Colerain Township, at 12:54 p.m. on December 9, Trooper Michael Artale reported.
    According to the trooper, Elsie G. Estes, 20, of Oxford, was driving south when she tried to pass two vehicles. Her Toyota RAV4 hydroplaned on water between Farmdale Rd. and Sproul Rd.

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Wreaths Across America photo gallery

12/17/2019

 

Schools offering free clothing, shoes

12/12/2019

 
    A free resource is available for Solanco School District students and their families who are seeking gently worn clothing and shoes.
    Five district schools have a Swappe Shoppe in their building where families can shop for clothes and shoes donated by members of the community.

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Senior center slates Christmas activities

12/12/2019

 
    Edna Miller has been working on Christmas crafts.
    In addition to those she will give away, Miller has been helping make seasonal candle globes as a fundraiser for the Next Gen Senior Center.
    "It was one of our activities and I enjoyed doing them," she said.

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Fire damages campground cabin

12/12/2019

 
    An accidental fire heavily damaged a cabin at Yogi Bear Campground, Blackburn Rd., East Drumore Township, on Saturday night, December 7.
    The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m.

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Christmas trees benefit a service dog program

12/10/2019

 
    Sharon Rosevich and David Burry needed a place to set up a seasonal fundraiser.
    Deb and Ken Helm had land available at their Britain Hill vineyard and venue location.
    "There are several reasons we did this," Deb Helm said. "We love rescue dogs and when we did a followup of Atlas [Assistance Dogs] we became aware of how much demand there is for service dogs.
    "But until we got involved, we had no idea what a service dog can do. A service dog can give independence to a child or a veteran. One of the first ones we learned about was a Marine veteran who could not go out in public until a service dog was available to her. We watched that dog heal her."

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Tools stolen from property in Fulton Township

12/10/2019

 
    Someone stole more than $800 worth of tools from a storage container at 1989 Lancaster Pike (Rt. 272), Trooper Scott Prushinski reported.
    According to the trooper, the unsecured storage container at the rear of the property was entered sometime between November 30 and December 7. 

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PHOTOS: Miss Solanco scholarship pageant

12/5/2019

 
    Julia Gavin was crowned Miss Solanco 2020 following the annual scholarship pageant at Solanco High School on Saturday evening, November 30.
    Gavin, daughter of Matthew and Laura Spiller of Quarryville,  sang during the talent portion of the contest; her platform was about saving the arts. She was sponsored by the Southern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce.

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A tree for veterans

12/4/2019

 
    Quarryville will have a second public Christmas tree this year.
    One grows on a traffic island in the TownsEdge Shopping Village parking lot. The second now stands next to the entrance of Quarryville's Memorial Park, a location chosen to recognize the service of the region's veterans and the sacrifices made by those killed in the nation's wars.

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Shoes will help pupils fund trip to conference

12/3/2019

 
    Kiera Hashinger and Mia Truett don't plan to walk to Washington, D.C., next summer.
    But they will need shoes to get there - at least 26,000 pair of them if they are to raise the money the need to attend the June, 2020, Junior National Young Leaders Conference. 

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