Conestoga Valley SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
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COMMUNITY MEAL
Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community, 210 Weaverland Valley Road, East Earl, will host a community meal on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The community is invited to share in food and fellowship. For details, call 717-445-6348. READERS WANTED
Women interested in the writings of C.S. Lewis are invited to participate in the newly formed C.S. Lewis Reading Group. The group will begin meeting in September in the Lancaster area on Thursday mornings. Interested women should contact Sharon at readinglewis1950@gmail.com. Child care will not be available. DISCUSSION GROUP
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss near-death experiences on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual setting. The program is titled “10 Minutes to Live: Now What?” The program will feature a filmed interview with Rick Bundschuh, a pastor in Hawaii who received an alert of an incoming ballistic missile on Jan. 13, 2018. Admission is free. Contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com. SIGN LANGUAGE COURSES
The Lancaster Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes this fall. People may choose to attend on Tuesdays beginning on Sept. 17 or on Thursdays beginning on Sept. 19. Classes will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. and will run for eight weeks. There is a fee per student plus a separate fee for books. All courses will be taught by deaf instructors. To register, call 717-207-9822, email lcdhh@ bdhhs.org, or stop by LCDHH’s office.
Event Will Feature Live Music pg 3
Cafe To Host Singer-Songwriter pg 11
Herb Guild Schedules Annual Fest By Ann Mead Ash
Last year, the Conestoga Herb Guild moved its annual Herb Fest from Boettcher House in Landis Woods to Leola. Following a successful event in 2018, president Deidre Remollino and her fellow organizers thought it would be a good idea to change things up a bit again this year. “What is new this year is two speakers,” said Remollino, who will speak on the healing benefits of herbs. Jacqueline Bilder will speak on the subject of “Dillightful Herbal Hacks.” Remollino will speak at 10 a.m. and Bilder will speak at noon when the 2019 Herb Fest is held on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The War Memorial Building may be
found along Route 23 about 6 miles north of Route 30. The theme for this year’s fest will be “Embrace Nature.” Organizers of the fest celebrate all things herbal with displays and demonstrations, including a makeand-take presentation on how to make a rosemary topiary. As in the past, there will be a Christmas Corner, a Children’s Corner, and a Second-Hand Rose table featuring gently used items. Basket making demonstrations will be held as well. “ T h e r e ’ s a l i t t l e s o m e t h i n g fo r everyone,” noted Remollino. Additional displays will include fresh herbs, succulents, wreaths, bath products, dried herbs, and cat and dog treats. Herbal aromatherapy products, fresh and dried bouquets, potted plants and potted herbs, and herbal vinegars will also be included. See Herb Guild pg 2
Representatives of the Conestoga Herb Guild who are preparing for the organization’s annual Herb Fest on Sept. 14 at the War Memorial Building in Leola include (from left) Marie Walton, Barbara Zook, Phoebe Oellig, guild president Deidre Remollino, and Grace Remollino.
Cavod To Stage Pirate Musical 30th Benefit Auction And Chicken Barbecue Planned By Ann Mead Ash
Cordell Huyard, director of Cavod Theatre, cannot keep his enthusiasm about the group’s fall show from bubbling over. “‘The Pirates of Penzance’ is such a fun show. It’s hilarious,” gushed Huyard. “Audiences walk away having really enjoyed it (because it’s) such a crowd favorite.” “The Pirates of Penzance” will be staged at Cavod Theatre, 685 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, Sept. 20 and 27; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Sept. 21 and 28; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, Sept. 22 and 29. First produced in 1879, the maritime musical by Gilbert and Sullivan is an energetic work focused on Frederic, played by Nolen Petosky, a young man who, as a child, was mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate rather than See Cavod pg 6
By Ann Mead Ash
Caleb Zimmerman will play a pirate when Cavod Theatre presents “The Pirates of Penzance” on Fridays, Sept. 20 and 27; Saturdays, Sept. 21 and 28; and Sundays, Sept. 22 and 29.
To add something extra to the 30th Benefit Auction and Chicken Barbecue to be held at Fairmount, organizers will auction a limited-edition, specially designed commemorative mug. Only one dozen sunfire red Sunset Hill Stoneware mugs, known as “The Potbelly,” will be available to savvy bidders during the 2019 event. While the mugs will be special for this year, plenty of traditional foods, activities, and items, such as quilts, will be included in the event, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata. Fairmount permanently moved the barbecue and auction to Farm Crest last year See Benefit Auction pg 15
Gathering auction items for the Fairmount 30th Benefit Auction and Chicken Barbecue are (from left) Peter Passage, Carol Swailes, and Kent Richard. This year’s auction, which will benefit the retirement community’s Sharing Fund, will be held on Sept. 14. In addition to the auction, the day will feature food, children’s activities, and a flea market.
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