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Conestoga Valley MARCH 20, 2019
VOL LV • NO 16
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
CRAFT SHOW
Stevens Fire Hall, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, will host a spring craft and vendor show on Saturday, April 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Available items will include wreaths, crocheted items, flower arrangements, wooden items, jewelry, and more. The kitchen will be open. Admission will be free. WEEKLY COMPETITION
The New Holland horseshoe pitchers meet at New Holland Park, Jackson Street, on Mondays at 9:30 a.m., weather permitting, with alternate days for weather conditions. Teams are picked for evenly matched competition on a weekly basis. For more information, call 717-371-9020, 717-940-1271 or 610-458-5391. COMMUNITY DINNER
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a hot meal from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, in the handicapped-accessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The meal will be hosted by the church’s mission committee. The menu will feature meatloaf, browned buttered noodles, green beans, pepper cabbage, applesauce, and desserts. Call the church at 717-687-6619. INFORMATIVE EVENT
will host the Latino Advance Care Planning Fair on Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Iglesia Jesucristo Es El Rey, 440 Pershing Ave., Lancaster. The event will be held in conjunction with National Health Care Decisions Day. Attendees will learn how to ensure their wishes are honored at end of life and meet with community leaders to plan their future in the event of a serious illness diagnosis. Admission is free. Call Deb Gonzalez at 717-391-2413 or visit www.hospicecommunity.org. CAMP EXPERIENCE
Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Road, Ephrata, will host an open house on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents and children may explore the facilities and property of Woodcrest Retreat and learn about upcoming camps. Families will have opportunities to meet the leadership staff, ask questions and familiarize children with the camp, with the goal of helping to alleviate fears children may have about attending camp. Admission is free.
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Students To Stage Funny Fairy Tale Heart Gallery
Plans Art Auction
By Ann Mead Ash
When Dara Slater, director of the Gerald G. Huesken Middle School production of “Haphazardly Ever After,” chose the show, she did so because the play did not fit the mold of a typical fairy tale. “(The play) has a lot of surprises,” noted Slater. “It’s not predictable.” Middle school students will present the play at the school, 500 Mount Sidney Road, Lancaster, on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Conestoga Valley School District-area senior citizens who wish to attend may do so for free on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. “Haphazardly Ever After,” by Jeff Fluerty, is the story of King Barnabas, played by Mason Hutchinson, and Queen Mildred, played by Sierra Land, who are anxious to live happily ever - as soon as their four adult children move out of the castle. As narrated by Elle Emrey, the royal offspring are obnoxious and difficult, but most of all blocking their parents from living in peace. Princess Cinnamon, played by Mary Eckert, is less than nice; Princess Peppermint, played by Sarina Nickison, is less than a genius; Prince Hairgel, played by William Roland, is more concerned with appearance than substance; and Prince Slacker, played by Evan Zimmerman, is See Funny Fairy Tale pg 5
Members of the cast of the Gerald G. Huesken Middle School production of “Haphazardly Ever After” include (front, from left) Sierra Land, Mason Hutchinson, (back) Evan Zimmerman, William Roland, Sarina Nickison, and Mary Eckert. The show will play at the school on March 29 and 30.
Friendship Community will host its annual Friendship Heart Gallery Art Auction on Thursday, March 28, at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, 850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster. The night will feature silent and live auctions featuring 45 works of art created by artists with intellectual disability and autism. The silent auction and an opportunity to meet the artists will begin at 6:30 p.m. The live auction will start at 7:30 p.m. All of the artwork being auctioned was created by people with intellectual disability and autism. The art is created at the Friendship Heart Gallery Studio a program of Friendship Community on North Water Street in Lancaster. Artwork that will be auctioned will include watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media. A variety of hors d’oeuvres will See Heart Gallery pg 6
Cavod To Present “Anne Of Green Gables” Community Invited To Catch “Big Fish” At LCHS By Ann Mead Ash
“The cool thing about live theater and ‘Anne of Green Gables’ specifically (is that) Anne comes to life again for each generation,” said Cordell Huyard, creative director of Cavod Theatre. “A grandparent, a parent, a grandchild, and even a great-grandchild can come together and enjoy the show. (They can) have some laughs, shed some tears, and go home realizing how blessed they are to have their family.” Huyard looks forward to seeing audiences introduced to the red-haired orphan from Prince Edward Island when “Anne of Green Gables,” adapted from the 1908 book by Lucy Maud Montgomery, will be presented at the theater, 685 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, April 5 and 12; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, April 6 and 13; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, April 7 and 14. Ashley Gage plays Anne Shirley, an
Ashley Gage will play Anne, the redhaired orphan from Prince Edward Island, when “Anne of Green Gables” is presented at Cavod Theatre on April 5 to 7 and on April 12 to 14. 11-year-old orphan who is accidentally sent to live with an elderly sister and brother - Marilla, played by Melissa Ticen, and Matthew Cuthbert, played See Cavod Theatre pg 10
Lancaster Catholic High School student cast members of “Big Fish” are preparing to stage the show at the school from March 28 through 31. By Ann Mead Ash
Tracy Wagner, Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) drama director, chose the musical “Big Fish” for the school’s spring production because she loves the story,
which is based on the Daniel Wallace novel of the same name, but she also chose it for the message it holds. “I want (audience members) to hold tight to their family relationships,” she said. “If there’s anything that’s broken or strained, (I See “Big Fish” pg 8
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