Conestoga Valley JUNE 19, 2019
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VOL LV • NO 29
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
OUTDOOR CONCERT
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park,
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Garden Spot Village Train Room will host an open house on Saturday, June 29, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The open house is open to people of all ages and will take place at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The newly revised HO-gauge train layout includes Thomasville and the “Talk With Thomas” event. The O-gauge train layout also includes new features like waterfalls, a monorail, a car dealership showroom, and more. Model train materials will be for sale, including detailed structures, building kits, and scenery materials. Garden Spot Village Train Room hosts open houses on the last Saturday afternoon of each quarter from 1:30 to 4 p.m., along with other select dates. Remaining dates in 2019 include Sept. 28, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7, 14, 21, and 28. The event is free to attend. For details, visit www.gardenspotvillage.org/events. LOCAL VOCALISTS
will continue its 2019 Lemonade Concert Series on Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The concert will feature John Darrenkamp and Friends presenting “The Best of Broadway.” The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be accepted. BLANKETS FOR BLESSINGS
Zion Lutheran Church, 18 Quarry Road, Leola, will hold a special event called Blankets for Blessings on Saturday, June 29. Community members may drop in between 8:30 a.m. and noon to help construct bright, colorful fleece tie blankets to be distributed to people in need around the world through Lutheran World Relief. To reserve a spot at this free event, visit www.zionleola.org or call 717-656-9200.
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Sharing Hope At Relay For Life By Chelsea Peifer
New Holland police officer Wendell Metzler and his family had participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County for many years in support of a close friend who was fighting cancer. Then, in the summer of 2018 on a family vacation to Virginia Beach, Metzler had to be taken into the emergency room due to excruciating pain and the sudden inability to walk. He was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. “As a public servant, I had always taken great pride in helping others,” shared Metzler. “Through my times as a volunteer firefighter, EMT, and police officer, I never had to rely on others for help ... but God humbled me.”
Metzler shared about his experience in celebration of one year of survivorship during the opening ceremony as the 2019 Honorary Survivor at the 26th annual Relay For Life of Lancaster County at Conestoga Valley High School. “I will forever be in debt to all the people who surrounded me in my weakest moments with prayers, meals, cards of encouragement, visits, and phone calls,” said Metzler to the audience gathered around the track at the school. “(Relay For Life) is a special time to honor those who have lost their fight with cancer and support those who are fighting cancer today.” Relay For Life of Lancaster County kicked off on the evening of June 7, with 112 teams and more than 1,000 See Relay For Life pg 4
FoodStock Music Festival Moves To Lancaster The sixth annual FoodStock Music Festival, a fundraiser to fight hunger, will be held at Buchanan Park, 901 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster, on Saturday, June 22, from noon to 7 p.m. During the event, attendees may enter to win prizes, shop at a craft show, listen to a variety of music, and purchase food and beverages. Children age 12 and under will be able to enter for free when accompanied by adults who have purchased tickets. The event has been moved to Lancaster from Manheim so that organizers can take full control of the
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Six bands will perform at the sixth annual FoodStock Music Festival on June 22. The event has moved to a new venue: Lancaster city’s Buchanan Park. event - the previous venue controlled the layout and concessions - and to ensure that it is family-inclusive and See FoodStock pg 2
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’Tis the season for commencements, but at one recent graduation ceremony, the honorees wore collars instead of caps, and most sported lettered vests instead of gowns. A total of 11 canines graduated from the UDS Service Dogs training program on June 3. This was the largest group ever to complete the program, which prepares dogs to aid folks with physical disabilities or autism or to work as therapy dogs in schools and other institutions. UDS Foundation (UDSF) president and CEO Bill Kepner noted that the program had only five graduates last year. Two reasons can be given for the increase in graduates. First, UDS
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The FUNguys For Life team (pictured) was one of 112 teams that participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County on June 7 and 8 at Conestoga Valley High School. Team captain and Cochranville resident Brenda Shelton (back, second from right) said the team name is in honor of her husband, Robert Shelton, who had a mushroom business and passed away in 2009. The FUNguys For Life raised $18,312 toward the event grand total of more than $672,462.
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1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring music by Liz Vice on Sunday, June 23. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org.