Conestoga Valley FEBRUARY 13, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: “INCREDIBLE YEARS” PROGRAM PLANNED page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 11
MUSEUM TRIP
The Lancaster Christian Women’s Club will host a spring bus excursion to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 8. The bus will leave at 8 a.m. from the parking lot at A.C. Moore, 1625 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, and is slated to return at 7:30 p.m. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, April 10. The cost for the trip includes bus transportation, museum fees, and driver gratuity. Attendees will purchase lunch and dinner on their own at the museum’s restaurants. Call Sue Bleil at 717-989-0321. “MACBETH”
The People’s Shakespeare Project, in conjunction with the Arts at Millersville University, will present its second annual winter production, “Macbeth,” on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. at Steinman Hall in the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Tickets will be discounted for students and for groups of 10 or more. Visit www.artsmu.com or call 717-871-7600. PRESIDENTS DAY EVENT
230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, will host “The Lafayette Square Tragedy,” a first-person presentation, during Presidents Day Living History at Wheatland on Monday, Feb. 18. Tours will be offered at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Visitors will be transported back to the White House in late February 1859 as President Buchanan, first lady Harriet Lane, and housekeeper Hetty Parker celebrate the admission of Oregon as the 33rd state of the Union. Advance reservations are recommended. Call 717-392-4633 or visit www.lancasterhistory.org. RECYCLING PROCESS UPDATE
The Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club invites the public to a free presentation on recent changes made to Lancaster County’s recycling collection process at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Room 111 of Lancaster Country Day School, 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster. Nicole DiGiorgio, environmental education coordinator for the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, will present “Recycle Right.” Refreshments will be available, and a discussion will follow. Contact Jim Meenan at jimsmeenan@gmail.com.
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Lasagna Dinner To Help Fund Local Missions By Ann Mead Ash
As the organizers of the annual Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church lasagna dinner prepared to create an Italian atmosphere for the 10th year, pastor Bruce Tully remembered some of the guests who have dined at past events. “Last year, a couple came to celebrate their anniversary,” said Tully. “Another couple from out of state drove by and saw the sign and stopped for dinner.” This year’s dinner will be held at the church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster, on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. Each year, organizers enhance the venue by adding special lighting and Italian music playing in the background. Mark Steller will again serve as maître d’ to escort guests to their tables. For the 2019 event, organizers will prepare up to 100 pans of lasagna in three varieties, including hamburger,
hamburger and sausage, and vegetable with a red sauce. Salad, applesauce, garlic bread, and beverages will also be served. A variety of desserts and coffee will be offered in a separate dessert room dubbed “Dulce Terrace.” Past dinners have raised approximately $2,000 for church mission trips to work in orphanages in Guatemala, serve in Israel, or perform maintenance work at JAARS headquarters in Waxhaw, N.C. JAARS is a support arm of Wycliffe Bible Translators that provides transportation and supplies to remote areas. This year, organizers have decided to help fund local mission projects, including aiding the area’s ministerium. “Part of what we raise will go to a discretionary fund that helps the Conestoga Valley Ministerium Helping Hands Fund,” explained Tully. “That is the fund our ministerium uses to help those who qualify in our district See Lasagna Dinner pg 8
Annual Banquet Will Benefit TTC/Potter’s House By Ann Mead Ash
“Our premise is understanding that recovery is not the antidote to addiction,” said Lloyd Hoover, executive director of TTC/Potter’s House, a nonprofit, Christcentered ministry that offers a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release and post-release prisoners and individuals desiring to overcome addictions. “Belonging is the antidote to addiction. So recovery can’t happen in isolation,” he explained. To help raise funds to support the ministry, TTC/Potter’s House will hold its annual banquet on Friday, March 8,
Armond “Bud” Roda at Shady Maple Banquet Hall, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. See TTC/Potter’s House pg 7
Betty Snyder (left), Margaret Sensenig (center), and Deb Burns (right) are preparing to serve up pasta and more at the annual Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church lasagna dinner to be held at the church on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m.
LMHS To Present “Bye Bye Birdie” By Ann Mead Ash
Director Dean Sauder considered a number of plays before settling on “Bye Bye Birdie” for the Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS) spring musical. Sauder noted that one reason for selecting the show was to contrast 2018’s “Wizard of Oz” production. “We are intentional about choosing shows from different eras to help give our students a rounded theater experience,” said Sauder. LMHS will present “Bye Bye Birdie” in the LMHS Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28; Friday, March 1; and Saturday, March 2. A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. on March 2. See “Bye Bye Birdie” pg 6
Kathleen Calix-Alvarado (left) will play Rosie opposite Javon Thomas (right) as Albert Peterson in the upcoming Lancaster Mennonite High School spring musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” which will be presented at the school on Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2.
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