Conestoga Valley NOVEMBER 7, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: ORGANIZATIONS PLAN LIGHT SHOW PREVIEW page 4
VOL LIV • NO 49
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
COMMUNITY MEAL
Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Church, 210 Weaverland Valley Road, East Earl, will host a community meal on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall on the lower level. The public is invited to attend. Registration is not required. For details, call the church office at 717-445-6348.
SOCIAL EVENT
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LCHS Students To Stage Interactive Mystery By Ann Mead Ash
The Swing Thru Square Dance Club will hold its regular monthly Plus Level Square and Round Dance on Friday, Nov. 16, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., with pre-rounds at 7 p.m. The event will be held in the gymnasium at Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church, 1865 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster. There is a cost per person, but club members may attend for free. For more details, contact Jim Miller at 717-725-1991 or carolannejim@gmail.com.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Born to Be Different Productions will present the musical “Until Proven Guilty” on Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 and 7 p.m. at Lancaster Mennonite High School Performing Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. No tickets are needed. The public is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be received to support Light on the Mountain Ministries in Haiti. Readers may visit www.b2bd.org for more details.
MONTHLY MEETING
The Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster County will hold its monthly meeting and presentation on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. A brief business meeting will be followed by a discussion of the phrase “Go’n Native, Go’n Local.” Connie Schmotzer, Master Gardener coordinator of plants for pollinators, native plants and ecological landscaping, will lead the presentation. A refreshment social will follow the program. Visitors and new members are invited, with a donation requested.
When high school directors consider fall plays, their minds may turn to the possibility of staging a show with a healthy dose of suspense. “I was looking for a murder mystery comedy,” said Tracy Wagner, Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) drama director. “Murder’s in the Heir” by Billy St. John met Wagner’s qualification, but the show also includes a chance for audience members to participate and help determine the outcome of the play. “It’s kind of like the game Clue, where every (character) has a weapon and a motive,” said Wagner of the drama, which will be staged at the school, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15 through 17. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. each evening. See LCHS Play pg 6
The cast of the Lancaster Catholic High School production of “Murder’s in the Heir” has been practicing the interactive whodunit for presentations on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15 through 17, at the school.
Poole Forge Prepares For The Holidays “Favorite Things” Concert To Feature Family Members By Ann Mead Ash
For 2018, the Christmas at the Ironmaster’s celebration at Historic Poole Forge will be larger and more interactive than ever. “People are used to coming here for the show, but not for Christmas shopping,” said Dawn Rise Ekdahl, executive director of Historic Poole Forge. New this year, the event will feature a Christmas Marketplace where visitors can peruse a variety of holiday gift options during the event hours set for Fridays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, from 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 1 and 8, from noon to 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Dec. 2 and 9, from noon to 5 p.m. As is tradition at the forge, located at 1940 Main St., Narvon, organizers will include specially decorated Christmas trees, a wishing well for Christmas hopes and dreams, and visits from See Poole Forge pg 3
By Ann Mead Ash
Decorated trees, live music, and other reminders of the holiday season will be on display when Historic Poole Forge holds its Christmas at the Ironmaster’s celebration at the forge on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9.
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“We respect and we love one another, and you don’t always find that combination,” said Michael Jamanis, violinist, of his mother, Frances Veri, a pianist. The characteristics of that type of relationship are obvious between the two, who will be performing a special fall concert at Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS). “I used to have to say, ‘Michael, did you practice?’” said a chuckling Veri. “Now he says, ‘Mom, did you practice?’” “These Are a Few of Our Favorite See Concert pg 5 After
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Michael Jamanis (left) and his mother, Frances Veri (right), will play a free concert called “These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things” at Lancaster Catholic High School on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
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