Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
JANUARY 8, 2020
IN THIS ISSUE: FREE CULTURAL EVENTS PLANNED page 3
VOL LXI • NO 1
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
The Susquehanna Area Senior Center,
WOMEN’S GROUP
Stony Brook Mennonite Church, 15 Locust Grove Road, York, will offer Reach Out, a program for women, at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The program will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The program will feature a video series by Sheila Walsh titled “The Storm Inside.” Walsh will expound on women of the Bible, encouraging participants that God is faithful through the storms in life. Refreshments will be provided. Women of all ages are welcome. For more information, contact Judy Heindel at 717916-3054 or jheindel700@gmail.com. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
15 First Ave., Red Lion, is offering free programs designed for the communities served by the Dallastown, Eastern and Red Lion school districts. All sessions are free, though registration is requested. Door prizes will be given. Attendees may register at Community REACH or by calling 717-244-6934. Additional information is available at www.commreach.org/education.html or www.facebook.com/commreach. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., nurse Beth Miller from OSS Health at Home will present “Diabetic Jeopardy.” In this interactive, educational game, the winning team will receive a prize. On Thursday, Jan. 16, from 10 to 11 a.m., Jill Kaylor from Visiting Angels will present on “The Flu and You.” She will share tips on flu prevention. UPCOMING GATHERING
Widow to Widow - Lancaster will meet on Saturday, Jan 11, at 10 a.m. in the Legacy Room at Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. Cheryl and Jerry Kindig will share their story about vision impairment and work with VisionCorps, which offers tools and training to help people with vision loss to live independently. All widows are welcome. Contact Elaine Severein at 717-468-5239.
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GiGi’s Playhouse To Open In Lancaster pg 2
LBC To Present “Ruth” By Ann Mead Ash
When David Felty, executive producer, considered bringing the Sight and Sound Theatres original production of “Ruth” to the Lancaster Bible College (LBC) stage, he felt the show, based on one of only two books of the Bible dedicated to the story of a woman, should have a female perspective. With that in mind, he brought in Heather Grayberg to direct and choreograph, along with an all-female creative team that includes Leslie Talley and Gabrielle Hines as assistant directors, Kendra Bigley as music director, Katie Moser as set designer, and women overseeing costumes and props. “Ruth” will be staged on Fridays, Jan. 24 and 31, at 7 p.m.; on Saturdays, Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, at
2 p.m. All shows will be held in the Good Shepherd Chapel at LBC, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster. Kristin Hurdleston and Delaney Bigley are double cast in the titular role, and Ruth’s mother-in-law, Naomi, is played by Samantha Ingram. The pair find themselves poor widows when Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, played by Richard Thomas, dies and her sons are killed. With only faith in God and each other, Naomi and Ruth set off on a journey that leads to a lesson about finding God’s plans when one’s own have failed. But “Ruth” is also a love story about the kinsman Boaz, played by Bryson Buffington, who rescues the women from their plight when he falls in love with the title character. Brianna Brady will serve as the narrator, an otherworldly being who will at one point interact with the characters.
Preparing for their roles in the Lancaster Bible College production of “Ruth” are (from left) Kayla Valesquez, understudy for the role of Naomi; Samantha Ingram, who will play Naomi; and Delaney Bigley, who is alternating with Kristin Hurdleston in the role of Ruth. The show will play in the college’s Good Shepherd Chapel on weekends from Jan. 24 through Feb. 2. While Grayberg is excited about the production, being the first to stage the show outside Sight and Sound comes with challenges. “It feels like we are workshopping a brand-new show,” she said, noting that the stage at the Good
Shepherd Chapel is somewhat smaller than the one at Sight and Sound. “We have to make the show attainable, so the text and staging can be tricky as far as conveying the story, but I think it will feel more intimate,” said Grayberg. See “Ruth” pg 4
Mosaic Completed At St. Leo The Great
The Very Rev. Peter Hahn (second from left) blessed the Seven Sacrament Mosaic located in the lobby of St. Leo the Great Catholic School in a ceremony on Dec. 6.
Open Houses Set For Jan. 26 And 28 It was four years in the making, but a ceremony on Dec. 6 capped the celebration of the 50th anniversary of St. Leo the Great Catholic School that began in 2015. During the event, the Very Rev. Peter Hahn, pastor of St. Leo the Great
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Catholic Church, pronounced a blessing on a mosaic that was recently completed in the school’s lobby. Art teacher Kathryn Hemlick designed the mosaic, known as the Seven Sacrament Mosaic, and oversaw its construction, investing more than 600 hours in the project. With the help of more than 350 students, 14,000 See Mosaic pg 4
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VFW Announces Essay Contest Winners The Columbia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2435, 401 Manor St., Columbia, recently announced the winners of the annual Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. Brooke Droege earned first place, Mina Abid came in second place, and Moriah Spencer took third place. The winners are all eighth-grade students at Columbia Middle School, Hill Campus. Eighth-grade English-language arts teacher Jodie Eck noted that all class members put forth their best efforts in
completing three drafts - with many revisions - in one month. All three student winners received a certificate and cash award. Brooke and Mina will advance to the state competition. The annual contest encourages students to reflect on a specified patriotic theme in a 300- to 400-word essay. The 2019-20 theme was “ What Makes America Great.” According to www.vfw.org, more than 111,000 students in grades six to eight enter the See Essay Contest pg 2
The winners of the 2019-20 Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest sponsored by the Columbia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2435 are Columbia Middle School eighth graders (from left) Brooke Droege, first place; Mina Abid, second place; and Moriah Spencer, third place.
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