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A Look Back At Baltimore Street............................. 6 & 7

Baltimore Street Revitalization Project...................... 8 & 9

Fall Fun In Adams County................................... 12 & 13

YWCA WORKING TO BUILD UNITY AND CELEBRATE

DIVERSITY................................................ 16, 17 & 18

The Companion staff works hard to share with its readers a broad representation of what is happening in Adams County.

The emails, phone calls and personal comments I

receive about our calendar prove its popularity. The number one question I receive from people is “Why didn’t you include my event?” Well, I probably did not know about it. The best way to submit your organization’s event is to go to http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/calendar/. There is a button “submit an event” on the right side of the page. Click the “go to form” button and follow the steps.

We are also always looking for stories. In my opinion, the best articles are the ones who tell people’s stories. If you have ideas, let me know! Suggestions can be emailed to ahayes@gettysburgtimes.com. People often stop me at church, a coffee shop, a watering hole or an event. Too often, they begin the conversation with “I’m

sorry to bother you!” No bother at all, I wouldn’t have this job if I did not enjoy talking to people and personal interaction is always more meaningful than email.

As for this issue, we have some great ideas on how you can spend your fall in Adams County. As the production team was tossing around ideas, we had trouble limiting our ideas so we asked Ashley Andyshak Hayes to come up with 10 ideas for fall fun in Adams County.

One great event that deserved a deeper look is the Adams County Heritage Festival. This community event pulls together neighbors who have different cultural backgrounds. This is the culmination of the work done year-round by the YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County and Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice. Michael Cooper-White has more.

Jim Hale gives us a look into Gettysburg’s possible future. Main Street Gettysburg has been spearheading the Baltimore Street Revitalization Plan. Hale tells us about this initiative’s strong start and how The Long, Long, Long, Long Dinner Party will not only aid its future but also bring people together.

As always, thanks for reading Companion. Have a fun fall!

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Sept./Oct. EventsSept. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 296 p.m., Mystery tour/untold talesGettysburg Hotel Courtyard

Sept. 1all day, Film Fest and horror ConventionWyndham Gettysburg

8 a.m., a great leap of Faith exhibitionGettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center

10 a.m., Dog Days of Summer BenefitCashman’s Ace Hardware, East Berlin

11 a.m., Hanover Chili Cook OffGood Field, Hanover

Sept. 66:30 p.m., arts & animal Paint nightStrawberry Hill Foundation

8 p.m., acoustic Covers with tommy McCannGarryowen Irish Pub, Gettysburg

Sept. 7 and 811 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gettysburg Wine & Music FestivalGateway Gettysburg

Sept. 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22various times, “guys and dolls”Gettysburg Community Theatre

Sept. 79 a.m., adams/hanover heart WalkCross Keys Village, New Oxford

10 a.m., gradparents’ day Make and take giftHollabaugh Bros, Biglerville

1:30 p.m., apple dumpling ClassHollabaugh Bros. Biglerville

3 p.m., “spiderman into the spiderverse”National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg

7 p.m., Jalopy deluxeBattlefield Brew Works,Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg

7:30 p.m., Courtyard ChatRupp House, Gettysburg

Sept. 127 p.m., Pear Cooking ClassHollabaugh Bros., Biglerville

Sept. 14noon, international teaHollabaugh Bros., Biglerville

7:30 p.m., evening Fireside ChatRupp House, Gettysbug

Sept. 15noon, adams County heritage FestivalGettysburg Area Rec Park

Sept. 196 p.m., Community Potluck dinnerUnder the Horizon, Gettysburg

Sept. 206:45 p.m., an evening with Jamie FordGettysburg Library

Sept. 21 and 229 a.m., Author Jeff Shaara book signingGettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center

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3 p.m., tailgating at strawberry hillStrawberry Hill Foundation

Sept. 227:30 p.m., Monologues of social oppressionGettysburg Community Theatre

Sept. 241 p.m., traditional nicaraguan Folk dance and salsa lessonHACC Gettysburg Campus

Sept. 254:30 p.m., Rotary Club of Gettysburg Membership inquiry nightBattlefield Brew Works,Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg

Sept. 279 a.m., Communicating across Political divideHACC Gettysburg Campus

9 a.m., Michael Shaffer Book SigningGettysburg National Military Park and Visitor Center

Sept. 288 a.m., antique and vintage outdoor MarketOutlet Shoppes at Gettysburg

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10 a.m., Johnny appleseed Make and take eventHollabaugh Bros., Biglerville

1 p.m., adams County arts Council scavenger huntDobbin House, Gettysburg

11 a.m., gar bean soup saleGAR Hall, Gettysburg

7:30 p.m., scholarship CabaretGettysburg Community Theatre

Sept. 2910:30 a.m., super smash bros. Ultimate Gettysburg OpenOutlet Shoppes at Gettysburg

Oct. 18 p.m., gordon lightfoot ConcertMajestic Theater, Gettysburg

Oct. 45 p.m., the long, long, long, long dinner PartyDowntown Gettysburg

Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13all day, national apple harvest FestivalSouth Mountain Fairgrounds, Arendtsville

Oct. 5 8 p.m., the best of second CityMajestic Theater, Gettysburg

Oct. 62 p.m., live Music with the Willy’sBoyer Cellars, Biglerville

3 p.m., annual Pilgrimage for the sea services National Shrine of Saint ElizabethAnn Seton, Gettysburg

Oct. 7noon and 7 p.m., national theatre live: the lehman trilogyMajestic Theater, Gettysburg

Oct. 128 a.m., encore breast Cancer awareness 5KYWCA Gettysburg & Adams County

2 p.m., Rotary Club of Gettysburg oktoberfestBattlefield Brew Works,Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg

2 p.m., live Music with Charlie FryBoyer Cellars, Biglerville

6 p.m., an evening with the PaintingGettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Oct. 177:30 p.m., berlin CounterpointGettysburg Area High School Auditorium

Oct. 227 p.m., Gettysburg Community halloween ParadeDowntown Gettysburg

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Baltimore Street

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Baltimore Street

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Story By Jim Hale • PHotoS CourteSy of main Street GettySBurG

What began as a set of safety concerns has evolved into a grand vision for Gettysburg’s Baltimore Street.

The nearly one-mile stretch of Pa. Route 94 is “the spine of the most historic town in this country,” says Deb Adamik, president of Main Street Gettysburg, a nonprofit community consortium that spearheads economic development efforts on behalf of the borough.

It was Baltimore Street that President Abraham Lincoln traversed, leading a throng of dignitaries and everyday citizens to Soldiers’ National Cemetery, which he hallowed with his Gettysburg Address.

But you’d never guess the street’s storied past from its current condition.

On treacherous upheaved sidewalks, tourists stumble through a long series of unlit blocks between the bright lights of a recently redeveloped Steinwehr Avenue to the bustling charm of Lincoln Square.

Or worse — according to supporters of the proposed $11-million Baltimore Street Historic Preservation and Economic

Revitalization Project — tourists don’t risk the shadowy journey and stay corralled at one end of Baltimore or the other, missing out on much of what the borough has to offer.

“We have no lighting, the sidewalks are atrocious, and the traffic is awful,” Adamik says.

By contrast, the project’s master plan lays out a detailed strategy that extends from the borough’s southern edge to the Gettysburg Transit Center bus station just north of the square.

Components would include decorative streetlights, wider sidewalks made of brick, improved crosswalks, way-finding signage, landscaping, bicycle racks, and other measures to create a streetscape more attractive and safer for pedestrians and bicyclists,

including kids on their way to and from nearby schools. Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is also a priority.

Wider walks would narrow traffic lanes, slowing and “calming” traffic — and potentially discouraging noisy, infrastructure-damaging tractor-trailers from entering the borough. Interpretive features would highlight the street’s history.

Goals also include a separately funded visitor center with public restrooms.

The project “started with safety but kept broadening,” Adamik says. It now seeks to recreate the success experienced along the Steinwehr Avenue corridor, where entrepreneurs reinvested heavily after a similar multi-million-dollar revivification in recent years.

As along Steinwehr, property owners are strong supporters of the Baltimore project, Adamik says. The difference is that Baltimore includes a larger percentage of residential and office properties. Nonetheless, she says, owners recognize that an improved streetscape would be a tide that lifts all property values.

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And, as on Steinwehr, Adamik says the tide would bring a flood of benefits to the community as a whole, as indicated by the involvement of supporters from across Adams County. “The name of the project is Baltimore Street, but it not only impacts Gettysburg, but ripples out way beyond” the borough’s borders, Adamik says.

“This is the kind of work that is proactively keeping our infrastructure and our town healthy, safe, and economically viable,” she says.

Of course, little in life comes for free. Funding for the project is a major question. “For our small community, this is a heavy lift,” Adamik says.

That’s why work is under way to win grants from various government and other sources, with efforts reflecting the range of the project’s benefits, from facilitating multimodal transportation with bicycle routes and improved access to the transit center to enhancing access to historic sites.

Prospects are good, Adamik says, because “the success of Steinwehr has opened doors.” In addition, she says, a national fundraising campaign, befitting a street that played a role in American history, may be undertaken to supplement local efforts.

Community-based “grassroots” events such as bingo games had raised nearly $100,000 by early August, Adamik said. A key fundraiser is planned Oct. 4 when tables will stretch for several blocks on Baltimore for the “Long, Long, Long, Long Dinner Party.” (See related story.)

The Baltimore Street project is “very crucial,” Adamik says, because “if your spine is broken, how can the rest of you function properly?”

But if all goes as hoped, she says, a bright and busy Baltimore Street will link Lincoln’s historic passage to a glittering future.

“We’re inviting everyone to the table” for Oct. 4’s “Long, Long, Long, Long Dinner Party” to help raise funds for

the Baltimore Street project, says Main Street Gettysburg President Deb Adamik.

Four blocks of the iconic street are to be closed to traffic from5 to 8 p.m. As diners gather around tables stretching down the middle of the pavement from Lincoln Street to South Street.

“This has never been done before in Gettysburg,” Adamik says.

“It’s really a bold concept for a fundraising event, essentially transforming the central part of town into an enormous

pedestrian mall free of vehicle traffic,” she says.

“The event will support revitalization efforts in Gettysburg, notably the current project to revitalize the Baltimore Street

Historic Pathway, the route President Abraham Lincoln traveled in 1863 to deliver his immortal Gettysburg Address,”

according to a Main Street news release.

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Participants will have the option “to purchase their meals from a wide variety of food trucks and area restaurants, or they can bring their own potluck dinners from home,” according to the

release. “A spirits tent” will be set up in Lincoln Square, the release noted.

Main Street Gettysburg is seeking “corporate and business sponsorships to subsidize the necessary extras to make this

event safe and successful,” according to the release.

“We’re hoping for a huge turnout for this communityget-together,” said Annie Frazee, vice president of

Main Street Gettysburg.

Plans also call for selling fundraising merchandise during the second annual Gettysburg Christmas Festival throughout the

downtown and Steinwehr Avenue areas Dec. 6, 7, and 8.

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1. NATIONAL APPLE HARVEST FESTIVALHeld annually during the first two weekends

in October, the National Apple Harvest Festival is easily one of the most popular events in the area. Visitors from all over the United States flock to the South Mountain Fairgrounds just outside Arendtsville each year to enjoy the wide variety of local foods, craft vendors, antique car displays and more, as well as the central Pennsylvania autumn weather and colors. The event got its official start in 1965 as a fundraiser for the Upper Adams Jaycees, and today the festival is run by hundreds of volunteers with all proceeds funneling back into the community through the Jaycees as well as other organizations. For tickets and more information, visit appleharvest.com.

2. TAKE A BATTLEFIELD TOURAs tourist season winds down, autumn is the

perfect time to take a tour of Gettysburg’s historic battlefield. If you’ve never taken a battlefield tour, or if it’s been a few years, you may be surprised by the number of available options: take a private tour with a licensed guide in the comfort of your own car, a group tour by bus or Segway, a self-guided auto tour, or go at your own pace by scooter, horseback, or on foot. Check out all of the available tour options and start planning at destinationgettysburg.org.

3. HIKING IN ADAmS COUNTYIn addition to miles of battlefield roads,

Adams County is home to several gorgeous hiking spots for all ages and abilities.

Caledonia State Park, on the border of Adams and Franklin counties, features several trails ranging from leisurely flats to uphill, rocky climbs. The parking lot at the

intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Pine Grove Road (Pa. 233) offers easy access to two of the park’s trails, the Thaddeus Stevens Historic Trail (easy) and the Charcoal Hearth Trail (the longest and most rugged trail in the park, according to the park’s website).

Hikers looking for another challenge can make their way up to the Pole Steeple Vista at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. The mostly uphill hike is worth the climb, as the rocky overlook offers beautiful views of the park and Michaux State Forest.

Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, located just west of Fairfield, is home to 10 miles of trails of varying length and difficulty, allowing visitors to enjoy the beauty of fall in Adams County. The preserve also offers monthly guided hikes for those who want to learn more about Strawberry Hill and its history.

For more information, visit dcnr.pa.gov or strawberryhill.org.

4. FIELDS OF ADVENTUREThe fall season isn’t complete without

pumpkins and corn mazes, and you can find these and more fall fun at Fields of Adventure in Aspers. Beginning in September, this family-owned farm transforms into a fall paradise, featuring a themed corn maze as well as hayrides, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin bowling and checkers, a straw bale maze, and much more. Visit fieldsofadventure.com for a complete listing of attractions and special fall events.

5. HAUNTED HISTORYWhether you believe in the paranormal or

not, a haunted tour of downtown Gettysburg is sure to be an experience you’ll remember. Explore Gettysburg’s history and the people who lived here by lantern or candlelight. A variety of companies operate throughout the year, including Mark Nesbitt’s Ghosts of Gettysburg, Ghostly Images of Gettysburg, and The Farnsworth House Ghost Tours. To get started, visit destinationgettysburg.org.

6. AUTUmN COLORSEveryone loves autumn colors, and there are

plenty of places to enjoy fall foliage in Adams County. Drive through the orchards in the northern part of the county, enjoy a walk on

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the battlefield or climb one of its overlook towers, like the one at Spangler’s Spring, to take in the view. Colors typically peak in October. And while you’re at it, enjoy some…

7. ADAmS COUNTY APPLESAdams County isn’t called the Apple

Capital of the U.S. for nothing. The county is home to tens of thousands of acres of orchards growing dozens of varieties of apples, including Honeycrisp, Northern Spy, Cortland, and many more. The northern end of the county is also home to many fruit markets offering freshly picked produce, and some allow visitors to pick their own bushels. Here are a few markets to check out:• McDannell’s Fruit Farm and Market (332 N. High St., Arendtsville) • Harvest Barn Country Market (1924 York Road, Gettysburg)• Oyler’s Organic Farms and Market (400 Pleasant Valley Road, Biglerville)• The Historic Round Barn and Farm Market (298 Cashtown Road, Biglerville)• Hollabaugh Bros. Fruit Farm and Market (545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville)

• Boyer Nurseries and Orchards (405 Boyer Nursery Road, Biglerville)• Sandoe’s Fruit Market (304 Carlisle Road, Biglerville)

8. SIP THROUGH AUTUmN

Over the past few years, Adams County has become a hotspot for local beer, wine, spirits and cider. The Adams County Pour Tour (adamscountypourtour.com) features a total of 31 locally owned establishments pouring craft brews, wines, cocktails and ciders. The Pour Tour passport

allows visitors to collect stamps for each location visited and win prizes along the way. Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours also offers a Pour Tour shuttle to select locations on Friday evenings, providing a safe mode of transportation for those who want to relax and enjoy a few drinks. For a shuttle schedule, visit gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/bus-tours/pour-tour-shuttle.

9. SEmINARY RIDGE mUSEUm CUPOLAThe Seminary Ridge Museum, located on

the United Lutheran Seminary’s Gettysburg campus, offers an in-depth exploration of the first day of fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg. For an extra fee, visitors can climb to the building’s Cupola, where they can “stand where Brigadier General John Buford and his staff stood on the morning of July 1, 1863,” according to the museum’s website. “The view from the Cupola shaped the pivotal first day’s fighting and set the stage for what became the largest battle in the history of North America.” Guided tours of the Cupola are available daily. Visit seminaryridgemuseum.org for more information.

10. AUTUmN RUNSIf you’re a cool weather runner, autumn

is the perfect season to register for one of Adams County’s road races.

The Gettysburg Battlefield Half Marathon, now in its fourth year, takes runners through 13.1 miles of the Gettysburg National Military Park. A fundraiser for the YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County and the Gettysburg Foundation, the run begins and ends at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. This year’s run is scheduled for Nov. 3. For more information or to register, visit ywcagettysburg.org/special-events/gettysburg-battlefield-marathon.

The annual Linda Kranias Memorial 5K, inspired by Stacy Hobbs, honors the memory of two local women who lost their battles with breast cancer and raises money to fight the disease and help those who are affected. This year’s run is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, and begins and ends at the Gettysburg Area Rec Park. Registration information is at lk5k.com

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Story By Michael cooper-White • GettySBurG tiMeS archive photoS

YWCA GettYsburG & AdAms CountY Works

To Build Unity and Celebrate Diversity

The YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County “has been an active force in the improvement of Adams County for more than eighty years,” says its new executive director, Dotty Dalphon, “and we plan to continue doing so for many more years to come.”

A high priority for our local YW in the current context of national polarization is fostering positive relationships among people from different backgrounds and diverse cultures.

Beyond being just a gym where members work out, attend fitness classes or bring youngsters for child-care, Dalphon wants the YW to be “a place where folks interact with others and have meaningful conversations.”

Wandering through the YW facility on any given day, one is likely to hear conversations in Spanish and other languages as well as English.

Some days a few players gather to enjoy a game of Mah Jongg, which traces its roots to China.

Yoga classes take place many times a week, reflecting a cultural heritage rooted in India and central to religious practices among some Hindus and Buddhists. Also growing in popularity in recent years has been Zumba, a dance exercise routine that originated in Colombia, South America.

Brown bag lunches offered at the YW facility on Seminary Ridge deal with topics that affect persons of many backgrounds. A recent series of forums on immigration was hurriedly organized in the aftermath of a raid by immigration officials at a local Mexican restaurant. And the YW is a key partner in planning and hosting the annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance and volunteer service activities.

Heritage Festival a Celebration of Diversity The biggest local annual multi-cultural

celebration, now co-sponsored by the YWCA and Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) is the Heritage Festival, which offers a broad menu of ethnic foods, musical and dance performances, and games

reflecting the expanding diversity of cultures in our community.

Heritage Festival 2019 will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 15 at the Gettysburg Rec Park, 545 Long Lane. In the event of inclement weather, the festival will go on indoors at the YWCA on Fairfield Road.

Slated to appear on the program at the 28th Heritage Festival are Irish, Afro-Colombian and Cajun musical

groups and dancers from several ethnic traditions. Craft vendors will offer a variety of items, and representatives of various ethnic, national and religious heritages will be on hand for conversations with attendees eager to expand their awareness of other cultures.

Efforts to “Stand Against Racism” Expanding Playing a key role in the YW’s efforts to build

bridges among cultures, celebrate diversity in our local community and marshal efforts to counter racist attitudes and actions is the YW’s community services director, Nancy Lilley.

Lilley began her work at the YW seven years ago when she retired after 33 years as an English teacher in the Gettysburg schools. Child of a Japanese mother who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and an American father from West Virginia, Lilley grew up bridging two cultural heritages.

She recalls that when she was about to enter school in West Virginia some neighbors came to advise her parents it would be unwise for young Nancy to ever slip into Japanese in class or on the playground. She also remembers being happy that when her mother took fried rice to school potlucks the dish came home untouched and still full, “which meant there was more for me!”

With that personal background, Lilley brings a special passion to an area of work that will take up more of her time during the next few years, conducting racial justice trainings throughout the local area.

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Over the past year, Lilley has completed an intensive training course offered in Lancaster, which equips facilitators to conduct workshops that enable participants to gain greater cultural competency, understand the dynamics of racism and white privilege, and become bridge-builders and peace-makers when tensions flare and conflicts erupt.

Such efforts, concludes Lilley, are needed more now than ever. While her decades residing in Gettysburg included few uncomfortable moments resulting from Lilley’s being biracial, over the past couple of years some ugly incidents have occurred.

Shopping one day at a local grocery store, Lilley faced a slur from a fellow shopper who purposely bumped into her shopping cart and told the former English teacher she “needed to learn our language.”

On another occasion Lilley was enjoying a leisurely stroll around the square in downtown Gettysburg when she overheard a group of young men speak of her as being “so stupid.”

Local Residents Appreciate the YW’s Hospitality

While such incidents resulting from racial prejudice appear to be on the rise locally as well as nationally, persons of various cultures who hang around the local YWCA are quick to express their appreciation for the welcoming climate they find there.

Zumba instructor Joyce Pita of Hanover says of the YW, “I love it. It’s my favorite gym where everybody is friendly, and I never feel any discrimination.”

A native of Mexico who has

been in this country 17 years, Pita indicates that while her class members are mostly white, she hopes more of the community’s cultural diversity will be reflected in future enrollments. She particularly enjoys a current Zumba student from Peru with whom she can converse in Spanish on occasion.

The YWCA’s current membership roster is a microcosm of Adams County’s demographic picture, still overwhelmingly Caucasian but with some slight growth trends in other cultural groups.

Dalphon and Lilley are particularly eager to expand the governing board’s racial diversity and attract more persons of color as staff.

Paula Howard, a teacher in the YW’s day care center the past 14 years, pointed to the need for more bilingual staff who can help expand outreach as Latino immigrants may be coming in greater numbers in the years ahead.

Howard, who is leaving the YW for a position with a child-care consulting firm based in York, said it is also increasingly important that child-care staff are sensitive to the needs of children from single parent families. Surprisingly, she indicated, a trend in recent years has seen more children from single father households.

Among the YW’s child-care workers is Karina Padilla, the assistant children’s and youth director. Daughter of immigrants from Mexico, Padilla describes the YW as “definitely welcoming, very family oriented” and a place that “incorporates all races.”

Another child-care staff member, Dominique Frazer, indicated that while she feels staff already do a good job of welcoming persons from diverse cultural backgrounds,

they are eager to hear from parents and others who have ideas that might further enhance the YW’s hospitality. “There’s always room for new ideas,” she said.

A local business leader who works out most days at the YW is Miguel Hernandez, manager at nearby Montezuma’s restaurant. Hernandez said of the facility up the hill from Montezuma’s, “I like being there where the people are friendly.”

Hernandez indicated he is also grateful that when some employees of Montezuma’s were rounded up by immigration officials last year, people from the YWCA wrote letters and advocated for them in legal proceedings they hope will enable them to gain permanent U.S. residency.

More than many venues in the community, the YWCA is truly a place for people of all ages. On a weekday in August, three 14-year-old friends hung out together and played racquetball.

Jakaree Anderson reported that he’s been coming to the YW since he was a little boy and feels at home there. Peyton McGee said she appreciates “there are lots of activities you can do.” And Lydia Floreck commented, “there’s lots of diversity, a lot of different people doing different things.”

YW Leaders Face the Future

with ConfidenceWhile the challenges of fostering

greater unity, eliminating racism and building a more just society nationally and locally loom large as we face the future, the YWCA’s leaders are confident the local organization will remain on the forefront.

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