Conestoga Valley MARCH 13, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: “FINAL FRONTIER” CONCERTS SLATED page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 15
ANGELIC ENCOUNTERS
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will explore angel encounters on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith. The program is titled “Angels: Are They Reaching Out to You?” It features the filmed story of a man who believes meeting an angel saved his life when he became lost during a hunting trip. Participants will consider whether angels exist and interact with humans. Admission is free. For more details, readers may contact 717-473-9115 or LTCLancaster@gmail.com. BENEFIT MEAL
The fourth annual Blueberry Breakfast to benefit CASA will take place on Saturday, March 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Community Fellowship Church, 200 Bethel Drive, Lancaster. The breakfast will honor the memory of Nicole Mathewson, a Brownstown Elementary School teacher who lost her life in December 2014. Proceeds from the breakfast will go toward supporting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lancaster County. CASA of Lancaster County’s purpose is to provide qualified and compassionate courtappointed volunteer advocacy for children of abuse and neglect in the belief that every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and permanent home. For information about becoming involved with CASA, readers may call 717-2083280 or email casa@CASAlancaster.org or visit www.casalancaster.org. HEALTH AND WELLNESS
will host a free Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 16, at Lancaster Country Day School, 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster. Held in tandem with the JLL’s annual Run4Luck, the fair will feature local vendors and health organizations. The theme, “Super Heroes Super Health,” aims to encourage children to live a healthy lifestyle, and the fair will provide information about health and well-being through live demonstrations, health and fitness classes, healthy snacks, and other activities. The event is free and open to the public. The JLL is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community. For more information, readers may visit www.jllancaster.org.
LBC To Host Energetic Band pg 12
A Journey Of Hope pg 4
Church Yard Sale Will Fund Roof Project By Ann Mead Ash
In fall of 2018, when Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church member Jenni Simmons heard that the church building needed a new roof, she had an idea. “I thought, ‘If we have a yard sale and people donate (items to sell), all the money we would make would be profit,’” said Simmons. Simmons took her idea to Lorin Wortel, who is chair of the capital campaign for the new roof, and they presented the suggestion to the church consistory board, and it was approved. The resulting indoor yard sale will be held in the basement of the church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster, on Friday, March 29, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Simmons began gathering items for the sale in early October. “I was moving,
and I had a lot of things (to donate),” said Simmons. “We announced (that we were accepting contributions), and people began to bring donations in,” recalled Simmons, who noted that several of the five rooms set aside for the sale are already brimming. “ We have a lot of brand-new Pfaltzgraff dishes,” shared Simmons, who added that many pieces and familiar patterns are represented. Other new items will include brand-name uniform shirts and pants, new pants with tags, and new pillows made with a brandname foam. Because many of the church members are at the age where they are downsizing to different living accommodations or have estates to liquidate, there are antiques and a great many household items among the donations. Simmons said there will be a lot of See Church Yard Sale pg 6
Organizers of the Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church yard sale including (from left) Ann Dell, Nancy Dearoff, Jenni Simmons, Carlyn Bowman, and Jessica Carson display items that will be sold at the sale to help raise funds for a new church roof. The sale will be held in the church basement on March 29 and 30.
IU 13 Posts ESY Summer Job Fair Entertainers To Gather For Swap Meet By Ann Mead Ash
According to Noel Johns, human resources recruiter for the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (IU 13) Extended School Year (ESY) program, the summer program offers employment not only for special education teachers, paraprofessionals, speech therapists, occupational and physical therapists, and nurses, but also for high school graduates who are considering going into the Students from throughout the area covered by social work or education Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 field. “We need people who (IU 13) will benefit from the Extendend School have an interest and a heart Year program to be held this summer. To staff and a love for working with the program, IU 13 will hold a job fair at its students with special Lancaster location on March 20 from 3 to 6 p.m. needs,” said Johns. To help fill the job roster for the five- Monday, June 24, through Thursday, week program, which will run from July 25, IU 13 will hold an ESY Job Fair See IU 13 pg 3
Public Invited To Fundraiser By Ann Mead Ash
According to Michelle Harbaugh, one table at the annual Entertainers’ Swap Meet is reserved strictly for exchanges. “It’s purely swap,” said Harbaugh, director of Steps to Success Early Childhood Education and Care in Leola. “The first year, we had a three-way swap. No money was exchanged, and everybody was happy.” Entertainers gathered to exchange equipThe bring-something-takement at the 2018 swap meet at Steps to something table is just one facet of the Entertainers’ Swap Meet, Success in Leola. This year’s meet will be now in its sixth year. This year’s held on March 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., event, which will be open to the with an auction at 11 a.m. public for the first time, will be held in Saturday, March 30. Those who bring the cafeteria of the Upper Leacock items to the meet may also buy and sell Township Building, where Steps to items. An auction will be held at Success is located, at 56 Hillcrest Ave., 11 a.m. Tables, food, and auctioning Leola, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on will all be by donation. There is no See Swap Meet pg 2
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The Junior League of Lancaster’s (JLL) 2018 New Member Class
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