Conestoga Valley townlively.com
MARCH 19, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 13
Newcomers and Neighbors: After a while, it’s hard to tell the difference BY JEFF FALK
Lancaster County is a warm, inviting and friendly place. Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster aims to epitomize that welcoming spirit. Throughout its six decades, the social group has stayed
true to its original assimilation mission of turning newcomers into neighbors. But Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster has evolved into so much more. “It is a fabulous group of wo m e n ,” s a i d S u e B o l to n , Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster’s president. “I was
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Some members of Newcomers and Neighbors engage in a local service project.
Steps to Success to raise money SkillsUSA has positive influence on LCCTC - Willow Street in magical ways students
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agic expands imaginations, sparks curiosity and fosters creativity. And to a different degree and on another level, so does Steps to Success. T hat ’s what Pennsylvania Entertainers Swap Meet and Sale and the local early childhood education and child care service have in common. That and the leadership of Michelle and Tait Harbaugh.
“Steps to Success is trying to help children expand their minds,” said Michelle, the founder and executive director of Steps to Success and Tait’s wife. “We want children to grow into people who explore and question things. It’s about developing critical thinking. They come up with all kinds of interesting answers about how magic is done.” “There are some people who just want to figure things out,” said Tait, Michelle’s husband and a magician who goes by Papa Tater.
“Some don’t care how things are done. They just want to be amazed.” The 11th edition of the annual PA Entertainers Swap Meet and Sale, a magical fundraiser for Steps to Success, will be conducted on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 18 Quarry Road, Leola. The event, which is free and open to the public, is designed to introduce the entertainment value of magic to visitors, provide a foundation for beginning magicians and give
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
SkillsUSA is not “just a club” to members of the Willow Street chapter. Several students who attend the Willow Street campus of Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC) believe the organization offers a chance to be part of something special. “SkillsUSA is the No. 1 workforce development organization for students,” explained Airamis
Condé, a patient care technician student from Conestoga Valley, who is one of the chapter ’s five officers. “(It) empowers students to become skilled professionals and career-ready leaders. SkillsUSA encourages students to step out of their comfort zone, have fun, and be themselves.” Natalie Yang, a medical assistant student from Garden Spot, said the group has organized 25 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need, provided a holiday
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Tait and Michelle Harbaugh display some of the types of magical items that will be available at PA Entertainers Swap Meet and Sale.