Conestoga Valley MAY 8, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 23
OUTDOOR CELEBRATION
Grace Church will host a celebration in Grater Park, 320 Cocalico St., Ephrata, on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will feature children’s activities and a cookout lunch.
CV Girls Top Comets, 16-9 pg 12 AREA HISTORY
The Circle Legacy Center will hold its next Second Friday program on May 10 at 7 p.m. at Community Mennonite Church, 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Sandi Cianciulli, president of the Carlisle Indian School Project, will present on “The Carlisle Indian Industrial School.” For more information, readers may visit www.circlelegacycenter.org.
CELEBRATING MARY
The Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) Fine and Performing Arts Department will host “Sacred Subject: A Celebration of the Life of Mary in Music and Art” on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Old Main Auditorium at the school, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster. Faculty lecturers Richard P. Ressel and Scott G. Drackley as well as the LCHS Concert Choir will be featured. Admission will be free, though freewill donations will be accepted. For more information, readers may contact Tony Brill at 717-509-0310 or tbrill@lchsyes.org.
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Neidig To Perform At Café pg 8
Long’s Park Concert Series To Highlight Well-Known Music By Ann Mead Ash
Steve Deck, chair of the Long’s Park Summer Music Series committee, said that the group had a specific goal in mind when choosing performers for this year’s schedule. “Getting more music everybody knows was key,” said Deck. “This year we will have several bands that will play more familiar music.” With that aim in mind, the committee has lined up an Eagles tribute band, an evening of Beatles tunes, and a celebration of Woodstock among a number of other musical presentations for the organization’s summer season, which will run from Sunday, June 2, through Sunday, Aug. 25. All concerts will be held in Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, beginning at 7:30 p.m., rain or shine. Most concerts will be on Sundays, but three Saturday night concerts will also be included in this year’s lineup.
Celtic band Réalta will join a lineup of a variety of musical groups to play at Long’s Park as part of the Long’s Park Summer Music Series. This year, the Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation will emphasize familiar tunes, with a tribute weekend scheduled in June. According to Deck, the series will kick off with the June 2 concert, which will feature John McEuen, one of the
A Symbiotic Relationship Junior League Sponsors Aquaponics Project
founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. “He is very engaging and will be great for the crowd,” said Deck.
The second week of the Summer Music Series has been dubbed “tribute weekend,” according to Deck. See Long’s Park pg 2
Living Ministries Prepares To Open The Point
FAMILY ADVENTURES
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will explore how to have family adventures on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “Low-Cost, No-Cost Adventures,” will feature a filmed interview with a family that regularly sets off on family adventures. Participants will get practical tips for having low-cost or no-cost adventures and explore the barriers to family adventures. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
According to Kate Lowry, a member of the Junior League of Lancaster, the organization has been looking for more ways to make a positive impact on the local community. “We did a community impact assessment about five years ago,” explained Lowry. “ We looked at challenges and issues, and we did an assessment of what the community needs and where the gaps are.” One result of that assessment is the Junior League of Lancaster’s Aquaponics Project. For the educational program, the group has entered into in partnership with J. E. Fritz Elementary School, The Stone Independent School, and the Lancaster Science Factory.
Stone Independent School students who are working with the Junior League of Lancaster’s Aquaponics Project include (from left) Philip, Sophia, Lily, and Kristen. The Junior League hopes to eventually put a similar system in each county school.
Living Ministries is preparing to open The Point @ Doneckers, which will be housed in the Doneckers Building in Ephrata and will include space for two churches, a youth center, several ministries, and businesses. The two churches, New Beginnings and The Living Room, are currently meeting in the building. Restoration is scheduled to be completed by June 2020.
Aquaponics utilizes an aquarium tank with types of vegetable and herb plants suspended over the water. Fish in the See Aquaponics Project pg 9
The Point @ Doneckers, a 62,000square-foot space located at 409 N. State St., Ephrata, that is currently
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known as the Doneckers Building, will house two churches, a youth ministry, and other ministries, in addition to a few businesses. “Living Ministries is the umbrella,” explained Living Ministries See Living Ministries pg 14
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