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THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments

Jutting out of a grassy bank in eastern Lancaster City, a metal signpost warns anglers, boaters and others approaching the Conestoga River that “shoreline hazards” lie ahead.

Authorities confirmed a 76-year-old man was found dead in the Conestoga river near Circle Avenue in Lancaster.

Today marks the 53rd observance of Earth Day, intended to draw the public’s attention to the effects of pollution on people, plants, wildlife and open spaces. Its roots connect to

Todd Roy couldn’t help but compare, thinking back to the Conestoga River Club’s first volunteer meeting when, he said, only three people gathered to discuss the newly formed kayaking group.

LNP | LancasterOnline photographer Ty Lohr picks his favorite photos from 2021.

1 of 12 The volunteers gather during the Earth Day Cleanup event at Windolph Landing Park in Lancaster Township Saturday April 17, 2021. ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff Photographer Ted Evgeniadis, a Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, speaks to the volunteers during an Earth Day cleanup event at Windolph Landing Park in Lancaster Township Saturday April 17, 2021. ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff Photographer The volunteers walk to the area to start picking up the litter during the Earth Day...

Cheers installs heated igloos to provide patio seating option for diners Cheers owner Todd Roy puts lights into one of the four igloos he and his wife and co-owner, Wendy, are erecting for diners who wish to eat outdoors on the restaurant’s patio on Jan. 11. GEOFF FORESTER — Monitor staff The constructed igloos on the patio of Cheers restaurant on Monday night, January 14, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff Cheers owner Todd Roy puts up lights into one of the four igloos he and his wife a...