Conestoga Valley JULY 24, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: HAY DAY, BIG SPRING FARM DAY SET page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 34
IRISH BAND
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a performance of Irish music by Réalta, an award-winning band from Belfast, on Sunday, July 28. 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.
Young Named Firefighter Of The Year pg 9
Summer Garden Experience Planned pg 7
Hyssongs Will Perform pg 6
Lunch Club Offers Nutrition And Fun By Ann Mead Ash
PET HEALTH
A low-cost vaccine and microchip clinic for dogs and cats will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. Rabies, distemper, and Bordetella vaccines will be available, in addition to microchipping. All pets must be leashed or in a carrier. Breeders will not be serviced. For details, contact 717-957-8122, box 5, or spotrx@pawsofpa.org.
FOOTBALL CAMP
will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McCaskey High School Sports Complex, 445 N. Reservoir St., Lancaster. The free, noncontact football camp is open to students ages 6 to 16 of all levels of experience. Space is limited. For details and registration, visit www.fgglcamp.org. Readers may also contact fgglevents@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
LANTERNFLY PROGRAM
Penn State Extension will offer duplicate sessions of a program on the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that threatens Pennsylvania agriculture and home gardens. Sessions will be held at noon and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The sessions will be repeated on Thursday, Sept. 5. The program is free, but registration is required at https://extension.psu.edu/spottedlanternfly-public-meetings or by calling 877-345-0691 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By Chelsea Peifer
Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS) Summer Lunch Club volunteers hand out lunches to children at the pavilion at Flory Park. The park is one of three sites in the Conestoga Valley School District where children can receive free lunches during the summer three days a week from June through Aug. 15.
Cavod Campers To Stage “Mary Poppins Jr.” By Ann Mead Ash
Cavod Academy’s second 2019 summer musical theater camp has yet to begin, but Cordell Huyard, who will direct the camp’s production of “Mary Poppins Jr.,” is already praising the cast. “The cast is already blending well,” said Cordell, noting that the group had met for a read-through. “This is one of the strongest dance groups we have ever had in a junior show. We have a lot of triple threats in this cast,” he said, referring to performers who are proficient at singing, dancing, and acting. The cast, which is made up of Lancaster County students ages 10 to 18, will begin
Campers participating in the Cavod Academy musical theater camp set to take place at The Junction Center in Manheim beginning Monday, July 29, will perform the show “Mary Poppins Jr.” at The Junction Center on Aug. 10 and 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. rehearsals at The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim, on Monday,
July 29. Camp will run through Friday, Aug. 9. Performances will be held at The
Junction Center on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2 and 7 p.m. each day. See Cavod Campers pg 5
In 2010, Michelle McGovern went through the devastating agony of her first child, a son named Liam, being stillborn at 21.5 weeks. “They said it’s like being struck by lightning; it can never happen again,” recalled Michelle. As she and her husband, Mike, grieved the loss of their son, a co-worker whose daughter had experienced the loss of a child through a miscarriage told Michelle about Sarah’s Laughter, a nonprofit that offers faith-based support to couples struggling with infertility or the death of a baby. Since no groups were meeting locally then, Michelle signed up to receive emails from the organization, and as time went on she more or less forgot about Sarah’s Laughter. Michelle gave birth to her daughter, Violet, in 2012, with no complications. “She was a picture-perfect pregnancy,” noted Michelle. Her labor and delivery with Violet went quickly - something that Michelle laughs about now because of how much it reflects her daughter’s enthusiastic personality. In 2015 and 2016, however, Mike and Michelle suffered the loss of two children through miscarriages and again waded through the immense sorrow that accompanies such losses. To honor the legacy of Liam, as well as their other children, and to help other couples experiencing the loss of a child through stillbirth, the McGoverns donated a Cuddle Cot to The Women’s Place at Heart of Lancaster in 2016 and another to Women & Babies Hospital in 2017. “We did the two Cuddle Cot donations, but I wanted to do something more regularly (to help other women),” Michelle said. As Michelle rediscovered Sarah’s Laughter and began regularly listening to the organization’s podcast, which features interviews with people who understand infertility and child loss, See Sarah’s Laughter pg 4 Ephrata
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The Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS) Summer Lunch Club does not meet until 11:30 a.m., but before 11 a.m., children are usually gathering at the pavilion at Flory Park, one of three sites where the club is held three days per week. In addition to Flory Park, clubs also meet at the Country Club Apartments and Ebenezer E.C. Church in Brownstown. “At Ebenezer (the club meets) in the basement, and at Country Club Apartments (it is held) in the community room,” explained Angela Trout, director of development with CVCCS. Clubs meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from June 10 through Thursday, Aug. 15. Trout reported that the program feeds up to 100 students per week, with the largest number coming to Flory Park. See Lunch Club pg 3
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