Conestoga Valley JUNE 5, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 27
TWO PERFORMANCES
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park,
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Opera Lancaster Associates will present the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble on Thursday, June 13, as part of the Lemonade Concert Series. The concert will take place at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. The group will perform a repertoire ranging from opera to vaudeville and from Broadway to spirituals. The concert is free and open to the public, but a freewill offering will be received. Following the concert, lemonade will be served. OUTDOOR CONCERT
St. John Center Lutheran Church,
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By Ann Mead Ash
More than 65 students, many of them adults who are working full-time jobs and attending school, have already taken part in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (TSCT) Facilities Maintenance (FMT) program offered in partnership with Tec Centro in Lancaster, which began at the school in the spring of 2018. The spring 2019 class will graduate on Friday, June 7. “When you see the children (of the graduating students) at graduation, it puts it in perspective,” said Timothy Bianchi, vice president of academic affairs for
TSCT. “Adults are coming back to school … many of whom thought they would never go to a college.” Bianchi explained that the roots of the FMT program were cultivated by William Griscom, president of TSCT, who recognized a need for skilled technicians in the facilities maintenance field. Seed money for the program was provided by the BB&T Economic Growth Fund in partnership with the Lancaster County Community Foundation. PNC Bank also contributed to help buy students’ tools. Tec Centro, located at 102 Chester St., Lancaster, provides vocational training, See FMT Program pg 12
Students in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Facilities Maintenance program worked on remodeling the building that will become the Heritage Press Education Center. The students who have completed the sixmonth program, which is run in partnership with Tec Centro, will graduate on June 7.
Special Needs Benefit Auction Garden Of Hope Schedules Annual Remembrance Service Planned In Ronks By Ann Mead Ash
POTLUCK PICNIC
The Sierra Club Lancaster Group will host a picnic/potluck at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, in Long’s Park, Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The club will supply charcoal, black bean and regular hamburgers, hot dogs, and rolls for this zero-waste, child-friendly event. Attendees are asked to bring a side dish that will serve at least four. The public is invited to attend. Registration is requested by contacting Jane Druce at 717-575-8705 or janedruce@gmail.com. To find the gathering site, look for the Sierra Club banner at a location close to the park’s big playground or at the pavilion near the amphitheater.
World Juggling Day Event Slated pg 3
College Of Technology Graduates Maintenance Technicians
Students at the Sunny Sunbeam Center in Georgetown create a variety of items including gift baskets and rolled-candy dolls for sale. An auction to support the center and its six sister workshops will be held on Monday, July 1, at Fisher’s Quality Dairy Sales, 3304 B Old Philadelphia Pike, Ronks. By Ann Mead Ash
In the village of Georgetown, there is a place where students with special needs gather three days a week. Guided by up to five teachers, the students at
the Sunny Sunbeam Center begin their days with devotions and then spend time in song. Ranging in age from 15 to 30, the students take part in a variety of planned activities including lessons, news time, and crafts. See Benefit Auction pg 14
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When Dawn Waltman and her husband, Brian, had a stillborn child 23 years ago, the experience jarred them. As they worked to negotiate the grieving process, the couple discovered there was no place for families to go to commemorate their lost children. “People expected these families to pick up and move on,” recalled Dawn. Dawn and Brian did not agree with the cultural response to their situation. “We felt deeply the babies should be remembered,” said Dawn. “We didn’t feel God wanted families to just move on from a loss. The child should be See Garden Of Hope pg 11
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599 Reading Road (Route 625), East Earl, will host the Music in the Grove concert series this summer. The weekly concerts will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the church grove. Refreshments and light snacks will be available in the concession stand starting at 5:15 p.m. New Found Grass will perform on Sunday, June 9. People of all ages are invited, and attendees should bring lawn chairs. Handicapped-accessible restrooms will be available. For more information, readers may visit www.sjclutheran.org.
Strasburg Park Concerts Announced pg 2
Attendees at a past service at the Garden of Hope in Gordonville gather around the sculpture that is central to the garden. This year’s service for families to commemorate children lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death will be held at the garden at 4 p.m. on June 9.
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1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will feature two concerts this weekend. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. On Saturday, June 8, a concert by Corty Byron and Friends will feature music by the Beatles. A two-hour concert by 7 Bridges on Sunday, June 9, will be a tribute to the Eagles. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org.