Conestoga Valley DECEMBER 26, 2018
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VOL LV • NO 4
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
Binns Park, 100 N. Queen St., Lancaster, will be the site of an event to ring in 2019 on Monday, Dec. 31, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Local residents are invited. Local band One Too Many will take the main stage. As the Red Rose City, Lancaster will feature the Red Rose dropping at midnight. The event will also feature fireworks, hot chocolate, and light food.
Students Hold Day Of Giving pg 6
Akron Grace E. C. Church, 101 N. Seventh St., Akron, will host its eighth annual chili cook-off at noon on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. Prizes will be awarded. Participants may enter in categories including hot, mild, and nontraditional, and there is also a category for children under age 14. There is a registration fee. To register, visit www.akronpaecc.com. Noncompetitors may also enjoy a chili meal for a set donation. For more details, call 717-859-2700.
HOLIDAY MUSIC
LaLaLuna, a women’s vocal ensemble, will perform Christmas favorites, holiday classics, and some newer songs on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. The concert will take place at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster, 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Admission is free. Donations of toothbrushes, bar bath soap, nail clippers, hand towels, and wide-toothed combs are requested. To learn more, find LaLaLuna on Facebook.
Church Plans Epiphany Concert pg 3
Ninth Glen Lapp Volleyball Fundraiser Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
CHILI COOK-OFF
Scout Group Offers Activities pg 3
John Denlinger, advancement associate with Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS), feels that the annual volleyball tournament that benefits the Glen D. Lapp Endowment for Student Aid is unique. “We organize the tournament ‘Glen-style,’” said Denlinger. “(Glen Lapp) was so laid-back and relaxed.” “Glen-style” means there are no officials. “Everybody calls their own game,” explained Denlinger. “If they touch the net, they make their own call. If it’s out, you make your call. That’s how Glen would have wanted it.” Denlinger added that the Glen-style play is explained to the teams prior to each tournament. This year’s fundraiser will be held on Saturdays, Jan. 5 and 12, 2019, at Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS), 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.
The tournament will be divided into two divisions. Division B will play beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 5, and Division A will play beginning at noon on Jan. 12. A maximum of 20 teams will play in each division. The tournament is organized by Mark Leaman and Kevin Groff, with help from Glen’s cousin Joel Lapp. Leaman and Groff played volleyball for Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS) and were coached by Glen in 1992 and 1993. The initial tournament held in Glen’s honor was organized by his cousin Tim Lapp. Glen was killed on Aug. 5, 2010, when he and nine others were ambushed after holding an eye and dental clinic in a remote area of Afghanistan. Glen, a nurse, traveled to Afghanistan in October 2008 through Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in partnership with International Assistance Mission. Eye See Volleyball Fundraiser pg 2
Bake Sale Helps To Bring Christmas To Christ’s Home
Glen Lapp (far right) was serving in Afghanistan with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in partnership with International Assistance Mission when he and nine others were killed on Aug. 5, 2010. A volleyball tournament in Lapp’s honor will be held at Lancaster Mennonite High School on Jan. 5 and 12. The tournament will raise funds for scholarships for immigrant and refugee students.
Pure Entertainment LBC To Stage “Bye Bye Birdie”
By Ann Mead Ash
OPEN AUDITIONS
Promise Players will hold open auditions for the musical comedy “Mobile, Home, Sweet Home” by Pat Cook on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Auditions will take place at Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 1900 Lampeter Road, Lancaster. The production will be held in March. Auditions are open to adults age 18 and older. Auditioners will be asked to read from a script and to sing a one-minute song section of their choice (for which they should bring their own accompanist) or be prepared to sing the first verse of “Amazing Grace.” For details or to make an auditioning appointment, contact Doreen Creighton at dcreightn@epix.net.
Zephaniah Doutrich, age 8, son of Eric and Nykiah Doutrich of Bowmansville, recently organized a bake sale that raised more than $1,000. Zephaniah used the funds to purchase toys and other gifts for children at Christ’s Home in Paradise.
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It began with a conversation about foster care, and it blossomed into a church bake sale that raised more than $1,000 to help provide presents for Christ’s Home in Paradise. Zephaniah Doutrich, age 8, son of Eric and Nykiah Doutrich of Bowmansville, spearheaded the effort. On Nov. 4, Zephaniah and his family brought a large number of baked goods with them to church at Bethany Grace Fellowship, 400 Reading Road, East Earl, ready to sell them to attendees by donation to raise funds for Christ’s Home for Christmas presents. The sale raised $1,033, which was combined with receipts from another fundraiser for a total of $1,056. Zephaniah’s first efforts to raise funds for children in foster care began See Bake Sale pg 4
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“ What I love about ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ is that you can come to this show and just enjoy,” said Heather Grayberg, who will both direct and choreograph the Lancaster Bible College (LBC) winter presentation. “(‘Birdie’ is) super fun, kitschy, loud, bright, and silly in a lot of ways.” “Bye Bye Birdie,” is a Tony Award-winning musical that first played on Broadway in 1960. LBC will stage the show in the Good Shepherd Chapel, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, on Fridays, Jan. 18 and 25, at 7 p.m.; Saturdays, Jan. 19 and 26, at See “Bye Bye Birdie” pg 5 After
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Brayden Krikke will star as Conrad Birdie in the Lancaster Bible College presentation of “Bye Bye Birdie,” to be staged at the school’s Good Shepherd Chapel on Jan. 18, 19, 20, 25, and 26.
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