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Eighth Hope For Haiti Auction Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
he Hope for Haiti Benefit Auction of Northern Lancaster County has been scheduled for Saturday, May 15, at the Hertzog Homestead Event Venue, 470 W. Metzler Road, Ephrata. Organizers have planned a day that will include pony rides, food, and an auction. The auction began several years ago when a group of neighbors centered around the common goal of helping those living in poverty to gain education and employment skills to help them become selfsustainable. According to Kristen Hertzog, organizer of the event, the auction will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the last item is sold. Among the many pieces of merchandise that will go up for bids will be handmade quilts in a variety of sizes, lawn and garden supplies, antiques, collectibles, furniture, gift cards, baskets, and donated gently used items. “We are still accepting donations of new items and financial
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gifts to offset the cost of the auction,” said Hertzog. Food that will be available for purchase will include chicken barbecue, salads, sub sandwiches, toasted cheeseburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, baked goods, and homemade doughnuts. Hertzog noted that extra attention has been paid to safety measures this year. “There’s natural social distancing due to the 23-acre size of the property (where the auction is held),” she explained. “We are taking precautions for safety for both the volunteers and the attendees,” she said, adding that masks are strongly encouraged. All the funds raised at the 2021 event will benefit two organizations that help provide education and business training for Haitian small business owners. Paradigm Shift is the education division of Haiti Transformation, which teaches leadership skills and is led by Nelson and Sue Martin. Hope Library is located in Montrouis, Haiti, a town with a population of about 18,000. See Hope For Haiti pg 4
In The Kitchen With Shelleen
Theater And Arts Camps Scheduled BY ANN MEAD ASH
“It will be fun having a full summer after last year,” said Bente Weaver, production manager of Cavod Academy. “We had to cut back a little bit last year.” Weaver is referring to the changes that were made in 2020 in order to keep campers and community members safe during COVID-19 restrictions. This year, Cavod, which was founded with the vision of raising the standard in godly See Summer pg 5
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Singer, author, and New Holland resident Shelleen Weaver runs a thrifty kitchen. “I see a recipe, and I don’t have an ingredient, so I think of what I can use instead,” said Shelleen, who turns to items she bought on sale, harvested from her garden, or purchased at roadside stands to fill the bill. But being thrifty does not keep Shelleen from being an adventurous cook. Shelleen Weaver holds a meal she prepared in her New Holland kitchen. Find the recipe at www.townlively.com/coconut -fried-chicken.
“My cooking is a cross between two motivations - how do I use this up and move it out of the freezer?’ and ‘How do I make it healthy?’” noted Shelleen, who added that during COVID-19 restrictions the motivation to use items already in her freezers took over. “I have a ton of freezers,” said Shelleen, who admitted to at least five filled with everything from flour to a case of chicken drumsticks to items from the trees and vines behind the house she shares with her husband, Tom, and their three children. “We have apples, pears, grapes, blackberries, figs, pawpaws, and persimmons,” said Shelleen.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Team Jennifer Cahill To Hold First Fundraiser . . . . . . . . .2 14th Annual EPC Golf Outing Will Benefit Good Samaritan Services . . . . .3 Tenfold Plans First Virtual Event . . . . . . . . . . .6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .15 House Of Worship . . . . . .20
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Preparing for the Hope for Haiti auction on May 15 are (from left) Sharon Hoover, Makayla Shertzer, Paradigm Shift director Nelson Martin, and event organizer Kristen Hertzog.