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IN THIS ISSUE: LANCASTER MENNONITE SCHOOL, KRAYBILL ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT page 2

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LX • NO 6

BEEF BARBECUE

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a dinner on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. The meal will include beef barbecue sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, a vegetable, rolls and butter, dessert, and beverages. There is no cost for the meal, but reservations are required no later than Thursday, Feb. 14. To make reservations, call the church office at 717-653-5493. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, will offer a free community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A variety of breakfast foods will be offered. Free parking will be available at the lower end of the parking lot, and attendees should enter through the double glass doors under the drivethrough. Reservations are not needed. For more information, readers may call 717-653-1202, ext. 2. LUNCH FOR SENIORS

First Presbyterian Church, 7 Marietta Ave., Mount Joy, will hold its monthly Neighbors Connect senior lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. At 12:30 p.m., Peg Hamm from Mount Joy EMS will speak on “Preparing for Emergencies.” Walk-ins will be welcome, but preregistration is preferred. To preregister, call 717-653-5888 and leave a message or email fpcmj1@gmail.com. SUPPORT GROUPS

LMHS To Present “Bye Bye Birdie” pg 5

By Dayna M. Reidenouer

In a twist of irony, Susquehanna Stage’s first production in its new, permanent space at the Marietta Center for the Arts, 133 W. Market St., Marietta, takes place in a rented room. “Plaza Suite,” a comedy by Neil Simon, features four couples in three acts, each during their time in Suite 719 at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. “The last 10 years we had been in a rented space,” said Susquehanna Stage artistic director Jim Johnson. “We wanted our own space.” The play will be performed on the Gallery Stage of the new venue, which originally served as a house of worship. Marietta Center of the Arts, the umbrella organization under which Susquehanna Stage operates, purchased the building in August 2018. Guests attending “Plaza Suite” and the other

five shows planned this year may park at the rear of the building and on the streets around it. Due to the age of the building, the facility is not handicapped-accessible. Folks with special needs are invited to contact the box office at 717-426-1277 or tmoore@ susquehannastageco.com, and the theater staff will make every effort to provide accommodations. “Plaza Suite” will open on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Additional evening performances will be offered at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21; Friday, Feb. 22; and Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23. Matinees will begin at 2 p.m. on Sundays, Feb. 17 and 24. The theme of the production is couples and relationships, Johnson said. The three stories are connected only through the theme and the setting. There is a married couple whose anniversary celebration is interrupted See Susquehanna Stage pg 8

Susquehanna Stage will present Neil Simon’s comedic play “Plaza Suite” at the new Marietta Center for the Arts on two weekends this month.

Partnership Has Global Impact Mentoring Across The Miles Deep in the interior jungle regions of the tiny South Pacific island of Vanuatu, NiVan villagers gather their jugs to begin the more-than-one-hour hike each way to collect water. In Pennsylvania, Douglas Flemmens, Messiah College’s director of The Collaboratory, wraps up preparations for The Collaboratory’s Monday night discipleship meeting with students. Two very different worlds collide when The Collaboratory teams up with Friends In Action Intl. (FIA) to complete life-changing community transformation projects in various regions around the globe. “Our Collaboratory mission statement boils down to two things: changing the world and changing us,” shared Flemmens. “(Working with FIA), we have the opportunity to do good projects in various places around the globe. See Friends In Action pg 6

LifeCycles Helps Youths Stay On Track By Ann Mead Ash

At the end of each year, Lee Deremer, founder of LifeCycles, creates a presentation that shows each young

Messiah College engineering students worked with Friends in Action Intl. to build a pedestrian bridge above a 20-foot ravine in Rama Cay, Nicaragua. The project was part of a partnership between FIA and The Collaboratory at Messiah College, which seeks to complete community transformation projects around the globe.

man who participates in the program how far he has ridden a bicycle by taking part in regular weekly and added challenge rides. “We hold an end-ofthe-year celebration (with) an awards ceremony,” said Deremer. “I list all the boys who have participated by name on a map.” See LifeCycles pg 2

Boys ages 12 to 18 who take part in LifeCycles take rides in Lancaster County and beyond. LifeCycles is a bicycle ministry associated with Community Fellowship Church in Lancaster.

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1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, will host two support groups. The Dementia Caregiver Support and Education Group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to learn about occupational and speech therapy. The group meets every third Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Health Care Center Courtyard Conference Room, and there is no cost to attend. For directions, call 717-367-1121, ext. 33764. Also, the monthly Bereavement Support Group will meet on Thursday, Feb. 21. This group meets every third Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the large, first-floor recreation room in Sycamore North. Refreshments are served, and there is no cost to attend. For more information, contact Heidi Young, bereavement coordinator, at 717-367-1121, ext. 33576.

Public Forum To Discuss Trails pg 12

Susquehanna Stage To Debut At New Arts Center

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