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FEBRUARY 26, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Berks and Chester Counties •STEPS Resource Fair, Lionville Middle School, Exton - March 7 •Irish Breakfast Buffet, Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, Geigertown - March 21 •Elverson Antique Show, Twin Valley High School, Elverson March 28 and 29 Greater Hershey Area •The Federated Women’s Club of Hershey and the Hershey Lions Club’s pork and sauerkraut dinner, Grace United Methodist Church, Hummelstown - March 1 •Spring Garden Workshops, Lebanon Valley Agricultural Center, Lebanon - March 4 and 11 •Central Pennsylvania Handbell Festival, Lebanon Area Evangelical Free Church, Jonestown March 14 Lancaster County
•Purimshpiel, Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, Lancaster March 8 •Junior League of Lancaster’s Run4Luck, Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster - March 14
Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) spring play director Tracy Wagner had a problem she needed to solve. “(I wanted) to highlight strong actors and give students who didn’t have the time to devote to ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ an opportunity to take part (in a show),” explained Wagner. To remedy the problem, she chose to present a one-act version of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” along with “Joseph.” Both plays will be presented at the school, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, by a cast of 30 students on Thursday through Saturday, March 19 through 21, at 7 p.m. A 2 p.m. matinee will be held on Sunday, March 22. “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” will open the show with a 40-minute presentation, followed by the 90-minute “Joseph.” “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” is based on the children’s book written in 1950 by C.S. Lewis. The plot revolves around the four Pevensie siblings: Lucy, played by Alexis Lenhart; Edmund, played by Xavier LeFevre; Susan, played by Maddi Lewis; and
The casts of the Lancaster Catholic High School productions of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” are rehearsing the shows, which will be presented at the school on Thursday through Sunday, March 19 through 22. Peter, played by Jacob Fertal. The children have been removed from London as part of a wartime evacuation
Partnership Provides Mental Health Information To Teenagers By Ann Mead Ash
The Samaritan Counseling Center’s TeenHope website page presents some sobering statistics about youths in Lancaster County. Nearly 30% of teenagers say they feel sad or depressed most
•Guinston Presbyterian Arts and Crafts Festival, Chanceford Community Building, Brogue March 7
•Dance MS, a Zumbathon event, Manchester Township Building Rec Hall, York - March 21
Vegetable Garden Class Scheduled pg 2
By Ann Mead Ash
York County
•York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, downtown York - March 14
Swedish Musicians Plan Concert pg 13
LCHS Will Tackle Two Spring Plays
days. Almost 16% have seriously considered attempting suicide, and more than 9% of students have attempted suicide. Gretchen Gaudioso, client and family advocate with Mental Health America Lancaster County (MHALC), has been visiting schools for some time, working to educate students about mental health issues. TeenHope addresses mental health issues by offering screening programs for depression, anxiety, and suicide risk to area middle and high school students.
to the countryside home of a friend of their parents. The presentation begins with Lucy, the youngest See Two Spring Plays pg 3
Lancaster EMS Prioritizes Pediatric Safety By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Last year, Lancaster EMS transported more than 1,000 infants, toddlers, and school-age children in its fleet of ambulances and other vehicles. While the emergency medical service’s staff members are all credentialed to provide
medical care to children, only some of the vehicles had the necessary equipment to safely transport newborns. According to Rick Pearson, Lancaster EMS director of education, a team spent 500 hours researching safety equipment for pediatric transport. In 2016, a new protocol was introduced in See Lancaster EMS pg 9
See MHALC pg 10
Gretchen Gaudioso (front), client and family advocate with Mental Health America Lancaster County (MHALC), educates students about mental health issues. MHALC recently began working with TeenHope, which addresses mental health issues by offering screening programs for depression, anxiety, and suicide risk to area middle and high school students.
Highmark Blue Shield representatives Taylor Bleiler (third from left) and Kyra Melleby (middle) presented a check to Lancaster EMS staff members (from left) Bob May, Jerry Schramm, Ryan Greiner, Marisa Seubert, and Rick Pearson. The grant was used to purchase ambulance child restraints to facilitate the safe transports of newborns and older children.
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