Conestoga Valley townlively.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 6
Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet To Return he Ephrata Area Churches’ annual sportsmen’s banquet was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, but this year, the group, which includes about a dozen Ephrata- and Akron-area churches, is planning to hold the event. The speaker will be Tracy Breen, a full-time outdoor writer, speaker, and marketing consultant. He will speak on the topic of “Outwitting a Big Game Animal’s Senses.” The family-friendly banquet will be held on Friday, March 11, at Yoder’s Restaurant, 14 Tower Road, New Holland. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. so attendees can view vendor and other displays. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. A number of door prizes will be given out at the event as well. Breen is from Muskegon, Mich., where he was raised by a family that included a number of hunters and trappers, who introduced him to their love of outdoor adventures when he was quite young. His father made a living trapping into the late 1970s, when he turned to taxidermy. His father’s influence
T
Tracy Breen will speak at the Ephrata Area Churches sportsmen’s banquet on March 11.
Serenading Seniors
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CV Chamber Orchestra Plays For Tuesday Alive
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Aaron’s Acres Summer Camps To Move To ELANCO Area
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Parents Helping Parents . .5
BY ANN MEAD ASH
In October of 2021, Risa Paskoff, executive director of Aaron’s Acres, was informed that the Manheim Community Pool, where Aaron’s Acres has held its summer camp, would not reopen in the spring. “In 30 days, we researched about 30 community pools,” said Paskoff. “Our team was amazing. We had to find a place.” See Aaron’s Acres pg 2
Audrey Kanagy introduced the Conestoga Valley High School chamber orchestra to the Tuesday Alive with 55 & Up December gathering.
On Dec. 14, 2021, Audrey Kanagy, pastor of Ridgeview Mennonite Church, must have felt a mixture of joy and sadness when she introduced the Conestoga Valley High School (CVHS) chamber orchestra to the Tuesday Alive with 55 & Up gathering of more than 50 in the church fellowship hall. Originally, the presentation was scheduled in December of 2020, when Audrey’s son Jesse was a student and part of the chamber orchestra, but COVID-19 restrictions delayed the concert until 2021, by which time Jesse had graduated. See Serenading Seniors pg 7
Back To The ’70s And ’80s . . . . . . . . . .6 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
scan this code for more local news
Find more community and regional news and events at R080468
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER FEB. 2, 2022
Postal Patron
CON
A New Home In New Holland
led Breen to choose a career in the great outdoors. Raised in a Christian home, Breen sought to connect his faith with his work in a significant way. He has served as editor of God’s Great Outdoors Internet Outdoor Magazine, and he has written for New Pioneer, Petersen’s Bowhunting, and Outdoor Life. He has experienced hunting, fishing, and speaking throughout North America. Breen has cerebral palsy, which affects much of his right side. When he speaks at game dinners and other outdoor-themed events, he often discusses the struggles and disappointments he has been dealt, sharing how God has used his life as he overcomes physical challenges. There is a fee to attend the dinner, and a limited number of tickets are available. Tickets may be purchased at www.eventbrite.com by searching for “Sportsmen’s Outreach Banquet” or by calling 717-738-0963.
