The fifth annual DJD Fight On Foundation Rise and Stride 5K Run being held on Saturday, July 28, 9 a.m. at Roland Park in Akron.

The mission of the DJD Fight On Foundation is continuing the legacy of a remarkable man, Derrick James Dull, a former Ephrata High School athlete, and to help ease some of the burdens of cancer treatment.

Registration, at a cost of $25, begins at 8:30 a.m., with the race starting at 9 a.m.

Visit www.djdfighton.org to read more about Derrick’s bio and the mission of the Fight On Foundation, or to register.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials met with Denver Borough officials on July 6 to discuss consideration of removal of the North Fifth Street bridge.

"The Pennsylvania Turnpike is looking at five bridges in the state they’d like to eliminate," borough manager Mike Hession, told Denver Borough Council on July 9.

This action would cut down on maintenance costs for the turnpike in the future.

"The turnpike talked about a possible one- time payment to the municipality," Hession said.

Several council members expressed concerns with the Fifth Street Bridge being the major artery for the more than 200 homes just north of the bridge. It’s used by fire apparatus and ambulances as well as school buses.

The Sixth Street Bridge, while geographically close, could need to be closed due to an accident, fire or an event on the turnpike below the bridge.

Entering the residential development off Sixth Street requires negotiating narrow Elm Street, which could impede response time for emergency vehicles and jeopardize public safety.

North Sixth Street also has a hump by Juniper Street which limits visibility.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

The gravestones of Revolutionary War veteran Marcus Montelius (1752-1805) and Christiana, his wife (d. 1830) were among those vandalized recently at the Salem Union Cemetery. (Photo by Ken McCrea)

East Cocalico Township supervisors advised citizens to be on alert in the wake of vandalism at Reamstown Memorial Park and Salem Union Cemetery.

"We’re experiencing a mini crime wave," Police Chief George Beever reported to supervisors at their workshop meeting on July 19.

The park, in the last few weeks, has had broken glass littering blacktop areas, graffiti on buildings, tennis court nets removed, and tombstones pushed over and some late 1890s tombstones damaged in the cemetery across the street from the park.

Possibly as many as 20 to 30 gravestones were toppled and/or broken. One that was smashed was over 200 years old and marked the grave of a Revolutionary War veteran, according to Reamstown resident Ken McCrea.

"We’ve also had some other bizarre stuff which I don’t want to detail right now," Beever said.

If there is any good news in all of this, it’s that "we have some very good leads," the Chief said.

Woman's Club of Denver charter members (left to right, standing) Beatrice Ebersole, Ann Kurtz and Hilda Garrett and Irene Gehman (seated) enjoyed the group's recent 60th anniversary celebration and final 2011-12 meeting. Not pictured are Mae Wingenroth, Ruth Potteiger and Alice Schannauer.

The Woman’s Club of Denver celebrated its 60th anniversary and held its final meeting of the 2011-12 club year recently at the Weaver Markets banquet facility.

Shirley Sweigart and Sally Wealand acted as hostesses. Anna Rose Schannauer gave the devotions. President Jane Webber welcomed club members and guests and introduced the charter members who were in attendance: Beatrice Ebersole, Hilda Garrett, Irene Gehman and Ann Kurtz. Ruth Potteiger, Alice Schannauer and Mae Wingenroth are also charter members but were unable to attend the meeting.

Entertainment was provided by Dean Sensenig, who performed Broadway musical selections. Sensenig, who is a baritone, has been featured regularly as a church and concert soloist in the Lancaster, Reading and Philadelphia areas. He is a native of Ephrata and received his formal vocal training at the Temple University College of Music.

Local girls and their dolls took a break from the heat last week and helped to celebrate the first moon landing at the Adamstown Area Library. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

The Adamstown Area Library hosted an American Girl Moon Landing and ’60s Party on July 12 for girls ages 7 to 12. The theme was inspired by American Girl’s stories that celebrate girls through history and today.

The library hosts American Girl events several times a year. It is one of the most popular events and usually fill to capacity well in advance. July 12′s party featured crafts and games inspried by the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. Girls brought their American Girl dolls and celebrated together.

American Girls began in 1986 with historically inspired characters and stories, today including historically and modern-themed books, dolls and a magazine.

By: MICHELLE REIFF Review Staff mreiff.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Cocalico School Board members were able to see first-hand the high school’s new marching band attire at Monday’s meeting before approving the replacement of the 12-year-old uniforms.

Robbie Trescavage, band director, displayed the new blue, black and silver-sequined uniforms which came in at a bid of $44,461.15 for 125 of them from Fred J. Miller Inc. Although it was not the cheapest, there are several reasons he feels this is the best option in terms of wearablity.

"Wear and tear of uniform is critical," said Trescavage, "And ‘no dry cleaning’ is the number one requirement."

The uniforms Trescavage chose do not need to be dry-cleaned, and even the sequins are washable, unlike those offered by the other manufacturers. Other unique, attractive qualities include buttons that allow the wearer to fold the pant leg up to desired length, eliminating the need for hemming. This choice also was the lightest of the four and comes with a garment bag and hat box.

Trescavage noted that since the design of the uniform is currently being used by schools other than Cocalico, future availability should not be a problem.

By: JACQUELINE WATSON Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

The Clay Township board of supervisors continues to cultivate their relationship with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.

One of the recent developments in the continuing progress of the NLCRPD is an attempt to make some ordinances more uniform between the three participating municipalities — Clay, Warwick and Penn townships. This would make enforcement a more simple process for the officers. The board expressed their readiness to start the process of adjusting their current parking ordinance to fit with those of Penn and Warwick. The changes would involve standardizing the penalty and changing the ordinance to specifically reference the NLCRPD for enforcement. If all townships agree to the changes, authorization for the drafting of the adjusted ordinance will be at a later date. Making the parking ordinances uniform is not expected to be a complicated process.

For the sake of the NLCRPD, the townships are planning on looking at other ordinances in the future and deciding whether to revise them to better reflect those of their fellow participants in the NLCRPD.

"We’re in the process of seeing what everybody has and is there something that’s better for us, and if not, we keep what we have," explained township manager Bruce Leisey.

Morris poses with a Haitian child during her missions trip to Charrier, Haiti in January 2011. (Photos courtesy of Stevie Morris)

It’s summer and it’s hot. Imagine living without electricity or running water in 90 degree temperatures.

Stevana "Stevie" Morris, 21, a 2009 graduate of Ephrata High School, will be trading the comforts of home this Friday for the rural mountains of Haiti to work for the next four months with New Life Mission, an extension of New Life Fellowship Church, Ephrata.

From July 20 through Nov. 10, Morris will be working with Haitian missionary Zacharie Estime to start a children’s ministry in Charrier, Haiti, a mountain village two hours north of Port-Au-Prince. Morris expects to work with 50 to 100 children every day–teaching English classes, telling Bible stories, making and serving meals, leading craft times and visiting orphanages.

In addition to working with children, she will be helping other missionary teams host a soccer camp, provide medical support and work on building the New Life mission house.

"The goal is to spread God’s love to as many people as we can," she said.