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Conestoga Valley JULY 17, 2019
VOL LV • NO 33
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN
Opera Lancaster Associates will continue its 2019 Lemonade Concert Series on Thursday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The concert will feature the music of Irving Berlin performed by Lamar Dourte, Alice Lauver, Noah Miranda, and Kay Kneisley, with special music by Don and Peggy Grabowski. The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be accepted.
Junior League Awards Grants pg 5
Preschool Slates Open House pg 4
Lions Club Donates Brady Buggy pg 2
Gospel Concert To Benefit Young Campers
UPCOMING MEETING
The No Longer Alone Family Support Group, an affiliate of Landis Communities, will hold its next meeting on Sunday, July 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rossmere Mennonite Church, 741 Janet Ave., Lancaster. Guest speakers will be psychologist Melanie A. Baer and psychology resident Sarah Limberger, both from WellSpan Philhaven in Mount Gretna. Their presentation, “Promising Approaches to Mental Health Treatment,” will be followed by a time of sharing in small groups. The monthly meetings, which are free and open to the public, provide a place for those who have a loved one living with mental illness to learn and share their experiences. For more information or to receive a monthly meeting reminder, call 717-381-3500 or email JAlbright@landiscommunities.org.
Chicken Barbecue Planned By Ann Mead Ash
“A Night of Gospel Music,” featuring the group Heaven 4 Shore, will be held on the ballfield at Woodcrest Retreat Center, 225 Woodcrest Road, Ephrata, on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Funds raised by the event will help lower camping costs for children who take part in Woodcrest’s summer programs. According to Cliff Martin, executive director at Woodcrest Retreat, Heaven 4 Shore will be appearing at Woodcrest for the first time. “(Heaven 4 Shore plays) good four-part harmony gospel quartet music, (which is) always appreciated,” noted Martin. “They have the desire to share the message of (the) Gospel in song.” The group, which began making
music in 1993, has traveled many miles over the years singing Southern gospel songs. The group formed with a passion to share how God’s love and forgiveness are given freely when the gift of Christ is accepted. Heaven 4 Shore members have long held to a commitment to doing the best possible job every time they sing and trusting the Lord to do the rest. Along with the concert, a chicken barbecue meal, featuring a leg and thigh, a baked potato, baked beans, a bun, coleslaw, a baked item, and a beverage, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Woodcrest Retreat dining hall. “Come and enjoy a meal out,” invited Martin, who added that following the meal, attendees can relax in the outdoors in their favorite lawn chair while listening to the concert. Meal reservations, which are See Gospel Concert pg 2
Gospel group Heaven 4 Shore will perform a concert at Woodcrest Retreat Center, Ephrata, on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Funds raised by the event will help lower camping costs for children who take part in Woodcrest’s summer programs.
GOLF OUTING
will hold its annual golf outing at Meadia Heights Golf Club, 402 Golf Road, Lancaster, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, with a shotgun start at noon and registration at 10 a.m. Men and women may play in the four-person scramble for a set fee per person. Twosomes and singles will be paired up. The day will include lunch, a barbecue dinner and contests on the course. Sponsorships for tables, golf carts, holes and pin flags remain available. Proceeds will benefit the school’s student technology programs. To register, readers may call 717-392-3083 or dwalker@rcspa.org. OUTDOOR CONCERT
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a performance by Australian Lachy Doley on Sunday, July 21. 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 or call 717-735-8883.
MHALC Forges Partnership LCBC Ephrata To Host To Foster Suicide Prevention Global Leadership Summit By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
Charlotte Leckow, marketing coordinator with Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC), is excited about the Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition (SPC) project to put gun lock kits in the hands of those who purchase firearms. “It’s a new initiative,” said Leckow of the See MHALC pg 7
Charlotte Leckow (left), Mental Health America of Lancaster County marketing coordinator, and Robert Anderson (right), veteran outreach specialist from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, hold gun lock kits that will be given away through a partnership that also includes the West Lampeter Police Department and a local gun shop.
LCBC Ephrata campus pastor Dan Sahd and Next Steps coordinator Dan Burge are eagerly looking forward to the day that the campus opens its doors to host the Global Leadership Summit (GLS), a simulcast of a live broadcast that originates in Chicago. This year’s event is scheduled to be held at the church, 6 Hahnstown Road, Ephrata, on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Friday, Aug. 9. “You can expect nationally known speakers in the business and nonprofit worlds,” said Burge. “The unique thing is that it is not one person talking for two days; there are multiple speakers.” Indeed, up to 14 speakers from diverse backgrounds will deliver content in See Leadership Summit pg 6
LCBC Ephrata campus pastor Dan Sahd (left) and Next Steps coordinator Dan Burge are hoping to fill the church sanctuary when LCBC Ephrata hosts a live broadcast of the Global Leadership Summit on Aug. 8 and 9. The summit will feature up to 14 speakers representing the worlds of business, ministry, and more.
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