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VOL LXIII • NO 3
Making Magic In “Mary Poppins” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
hen it comes to live theater, the students at Donegal High School are taking things to new heights - literally. Several cast members will fly on stage when the school presents “Mary Poppins” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11, and Saturday, March 12, with additional performances at 2 p.m. on March 12 and Sunday, March 13. The students are training with technical director John Coleman Jr., along with an outside company, to learn how to make magic on stage as the characters in “Mary Poppins” take flight. That’s just one example of the special effects audiences will see in the show, said senior Aubree Jones, who portrays Mary. “This really is a magical show,” she said. “You can expect to see a lot of fun things happening on stage.” “Mary Poppins” tells the story of the title character, a nanny who helps the members of the Banks
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family learn to appreciate one another. Audiences may be familiar with the show because of the Disney movie of the same name, but the stage show varies from the film, said Ryan Bedi, a senior who plays chimney sweep Bert. “This show really dives into the Banks family and their lives a lot more than the movie does,” he stated. “It introduces new characters and gets more into the characters than the movie does.” “Mary Poppins” features a cast of 42, including younger students who portray the Banks children. Fifthgraders Julia Slobozien and Seth Manning are cast as Jane and Michael Banks, respectively. Gerson Malave, a senior who portrays Neleus in the show, said having a cast that includes students from the intermediate school has enriched his experience. “There is a lot of collaboration in this show,” he remarked. “It’s been cool to see everyone from different grades coming together to put on a really great show.”
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The cast of “Mary Poppins” includes (back, from left) Jordan Echterling, Erin Kready, Ryan Bedi, (front) Seth Manning, Aubree Jones and Julia Slobozien.
Hit The Streets For Pride In The Tribe BY CATHY MOLITORIS
On Saturday, March 19, the streets of Mount Joy will be full of people supporting Donegal athletes. The second annual Pride in the Tribe 5K Run/Walk will begin at Donegal High School, 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy, with a 9 a.m. start time. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Donegal Athletic Club (DAC), a nonprofit established in 2009 to support sports and recreation programs in the district. The group held its first 5K in the fall of 2021. “We were looking for a fun event to get our student-athletes involved in,” recalled Abby Hoover,
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
With 30 years in the profession and as chief of the Elizabethtown Police Department, Ed Cunningham has seen countless encounters between the police and people who are addicted to drugs. Most of these encounters ended the same way: with an arrest so the person could detox in jail, or with a dose of naloxone to rescue someone who was overdosing. He knew there had to be a better solution, and he See Chance pg 2
The first Pride in the Tribe 5K was held in 2021.
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