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Conestoga Valley JANUARY 23, 2019
VOL LV • NO 8
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
FREE MEAL
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal to the community on Thursday, Jan. 31. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicapped-accessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The menu will feature pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, hot dogs, bread, applesauce, and desserts. Call 717-687-6619 for information. DISCUSSION ON HEALTH
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss tips and strategies for losing weight and becoming healthy on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. The program, titled “Hard to Be Healthy: TV’s ‘Biggest Loser’ Weighs In,” will include a filmed interview with Jaron Tate, a contestant on “The Biggest Loser.” Tate shares his secrets for losing more than 150 pounds and keeping the weight off. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com. VIENNESE MASTERS
650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, will present the George R. Schreck ‘47 and Barbara A. Schober ‘72 Memorial 2018-19 Concert and Lecture Series on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Main Auditorium. The concert will feature Dr. Michael T. Jamanis, violin, and his parents, Michael Jamanis Sr. and Frances Veri, piano, performing works by the Viennese masters, including Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms. Admission is free. Donations will benefit the LCHS Fine and Performing Arts Department. For more details, contact Tony Brill at 717-509-0310 or tbrill@lchsyes.org. LOCAL HISTORY
The Newcomers and Neighbors Club has announced that its Wednesday, Feb. 13, luncheon meeting will feature a longtime Lancaster County glass business. Walter R. Rowen will talk about his company and its history. There is a fee for person for the luncheon. Those interested in learning more about or joining Newcomers and Neighbors, a nonprofit social organization open to all women residents of Lancaster County, or who would like to attend the luncheon, are asked to visit www.lancasternewcomers.com.
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Aaron’s Acres Gears Up For Summer Camp By Chelsea Peifer
Aaron’s Acres is recruiting campers and staff for its 2019 weekday summer camp at the Manheim Community Pool and Memorial Park. The camp has programs for children, adolescents, and adults ages 5 to 21 with developmental disabilities. The first session will run from Monday, June 17, to Friday, June 28, and session two will be held on Monday, July 8, to Friday, July 19, both with options of half-day hours from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and full-day hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A third session scheduled for Monday, July 22, to Friday, Aug. 2, will offer half-day hours only. “That third session is usually made up of new families who want to try it out for the first time,” noted Aaron’s Acres executive director Risa Paskoff. Interested individuals may register at See Aaron’s Acres pg 4
Aaron’s Acres, a nonprofit organization serving children and adults ages 5 to 21 with special needs, will host three sessions of weekday summer camp at the Manheim Community Pool and Memorial Park in June through August. Registration is now open for campers and staff.
Making Disciples In Uganda
Room To Grow
Pastor Earns Doctorate Through LBC
Service Dog Program Moves To Larger Facility
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
There are many quotes exhorting people to be part of something bigger than themselves. Richmond Wandera, a native of Kampala, Uganda, has lived them. On Dec. 14, 2018, Wandera graduated from Lancaster Bible College (LBC) with a Doctor of Philosophy in leadership, with the goal of taking what he has learned back to his home country to spread knowledge among pastors there. “Uganda has 40 million people and 85,000 pastors, but 70 percent of (the pastors have) had no training,” said Wandera. “(Yet) they are forced to explain complex theology.” Wandera added that theological information is See LBC Student pg 7
Richmond Wandera stands in the lobby of the Good Shepherd Chapel of Lancaster Bible College, where he graduated with his Doctor of Philosophy in leadership on Dec. 14, 2018. Wandera is the founder of a nonprofit called Pastors Discipleship Network and the recipient of LBC’s Wesley K. Stafford Leadership Development Scholarship.
When UDS Foundation moved from its previous home in Greenfield to 2270 Erin Court, Lancaster, the space available for the service dog program more than doubled. The new facility includes a kennel with space for 12 dogs, a cuddle room for puppies, and a large training room. According to Lori Breece, UDS service dog program manager, 12 puppies per year are brought into the program, which takes several years to turn an eight-week-old ball of fluff into a dog capable of giving a person with a disability a chance for greater independence. In addition to serving individuals, many UDS dogs are being sent to schools where they provide student support. “Since we have been here (in See Service Dogs pg 2
Sully, the newest UDS Foundation service dog trainee, was named in honor of the yellow Labrador that served President George H. W. Bush. Sully is in need of a sponsor to fund the completion of his twoyear training before going to work helping to provide independence to a person with a disability.
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