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FEBRUARY 12, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 11
STAR BARN HISTORY
Lancaster Christian Women’s Club will host a luncheon at noon on Wednesday, March 4, at Bent Creek Country Club, 620 Bent Creek Drive, Lititz. The luncheon will feature “The Star Barn” presented by Roberta Freeman. Guest speaker Grace Fabian will share on “Outrageous Grace.” The cost for the luncheon is all-inclusive. All women are welcome to attend. For reservations, call Pat at 717-951-0773.
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4-H Benefit Auction Planned pg 3
Church To Host Annual Lasagna Dinner Salem Hellers Event Will Fund Mission Trips By Ann Mead Ash
ANNUAL DANCE
The Big Big Jazz Band will host its 40th annual Beat the Winter Blahs Ball on Friday, March 6. The event will be held at Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The cost of admission will include a breakfast buffet at 10:30 p.m. For tickets and information, contact Karen Smith-Kernc at 717-371-2142 or trebleklef@aol.com. To learn more, readers may visit www.bigbigjazzband.org.
WALKABLE LITITZ
Penn Dutch Pacers Volksmarch Club will host a noncompetitive 10K or 6K walk in Lititz on Saturday, Feb. 15. The start point will be St. James Catholic Church, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz. Participants may start anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and must finish by 4 p.m. The walk is free and open to the public. There will be a cost for IVV credit. For details, call David Barber at 717-626-6103 or visit www.avaclubs.org/pdp.
SPICY PRESENTATION
The Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster County will meet on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. The meeting, themed “Spice Up,” will focus on overcoming the winter doldrums by adding warmth, flavor and fragrance to home cooking and craftiness. The presentation will delve into the origins, uses and storage of some favorite and uncommonly used spices. Following a brief business meeting and presentation, a social and fellowship tea will take place. New members and guests are invited for a nominal fee.
Betty Snyder, Margaret Sensenig, and Deb Burns, have been organizing the annual lasagna dinner fundraiser at Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Leola, generally held on the last Saturday in February, for a number of years, and the trio runs the event like a well-oiled machine. This year, however, the group had to deal with a dilemma in scheduling the dinner. “There are five Saturdays in February this year because there are 29 days,” said Sensenig, referencing leap year. “We couldn’t decide whether to do the fourth or fifth Saturday.” The organizers settled on holding the pasta meal at the church on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. Each year, the group enhances the atmosphere of the church fellowship hall by adding special lighting, Italian music playing in the background, and a maître d’ to escort See Lasagna Dinner pg 4
Art Of Recycle Flourishes In Ephrata By Ann Mead Ash
When asked how she came to found the Art of Recycle in Ephrata with her husband, Josh Myers, art director Chelas Montanye quickly replied, “It (was) totally by accident.” The story of how the founding of an arts entity, which has a goal of healing and growing the community, involves an undiagnosed medical condition, the inspiration to hold life drawing sessions, and teachers asking for free school supplies. While the story arguably has more twists and turns than a crime mystery, it is all true. Montanye’s foray into the world of art began when she attended the Art Institute of Atlanta in Georgia for See Art Of Recycle pg 5
Lifecycles Riders To Embark On Trans Am Ride By Chelsea Peifer
Looking forward to the annual lasagna dinner at Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church are (from left) Betty Snyder, Margaret Sensenig, and Deb Burns. This year’s dinner, which will feature three types of lasagna, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22.
This summer, six young men from Lancaster County - ranging in age from 15 to 19 - will be flying to the West Coast to take on a 3,820-mile, 63-day bicycle ride from Oregon to Maine. The Trans Am Extreme Challenge Ride is a new undertaking for each of the riders and for Lifecycles, a nonprofit mentoring program committed to building young men and women of character through bicycling adventures. Retired United States Air Force Col. Lee DeRemer developed the vision for Lifecycles after seeing a transformation of sorts in his nephews after they had conquered a bicycle trip through Montana and Wyoming together. DeRemer See Lifecycles pg 2
Dr. Grant Woods To Speak At Sportsman Dinner By Ann Mead Ash
The staff of the Art of Recycle in Ephrata includes (from left) art director Chelas Montanye, Josh Myers, Shannon McCauley, Wendy Christie, and Jayda Myers. The organization offers an art thrift store, classes, and free clubs, as well as free resources for teachers.
“Dr. Grant Woods is a wildlife biologist and hunter specializing in deer habitat improvement and hunting techniques,” said Jaime Santiago, executive director and founder of Restart Training Center Ministry (RTCM), who noted that Woods has been a consultant to comedian Jeff Foxworthy with regard to deer population growth and management. Woods’ reputation as a man who loves God, his family, and hunting makes him a good fit to speak at the fifth annual RTCM sportsman banquet, which will be held on Wednesday, March 25, at Shady Maple Banquet Hall, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Woods is the creator of GrowingDeer.tv,
Dr. Grant Woods a tool he uses to share his passion for managing and growing the white-tailed deer population and to provide information about deer hunting and deer See Dr. Grant Woods pg 2
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