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MARCH 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 7
Donegal To Present “The Addams Family - School Edition” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
hey’re creepy and they’re kooky … and they’re coming to the stage at Donegal High School. Donegal Performing Arts will present “The Addams Family School Edition” on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. The show will be livestreamed for audiences to watch in the comfort of their homes. “The Addams Family” follows the tale of Gomez and Morticia Addams and their unusual family. When their daughter, Wednesday, falls in love with a “normal” boy, the family must figure out a way to handle it. “Audiences can expect a lot of laughter at this show,” said Ethan Steck, a 12th-grader who portrays Gomez Addams in the show. “It’s really a show about Wednesday Addams growing up and liking boys and wanting to be a normal teen, which goes against everything her family stands for. It’s also about Gomez keeping a secret from Morticia, which he’s never done before, and how he’s dealing with that.”
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Danielle Brady, a senior who plays Alice Beineke in the show, said audiences can expect to see two very different families coming together when Alice’s son, Lucas, played by Gerson Malave, falls in love with Wednesday, played by Erin Kready. “It’s a show about two kids from two completely different worlds learning to accept each other,” Brady explained. This is the second time Donegal students have performed a livestreamed show, having done so for their fall production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” “Doing a livestream is really different from a typical performance on stage, because you have to get used to there not being an audience and you won’t have the audience reactions like you normally would,” Steck said. Brady agreed, adding, “It’s really a completely different experience. You have to get used to learning where the cameras would be and delivering your lines to the right place versus just delivering them
Golfers Invited To Pinnacle Cup Tournament
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For 20 years, Dr. Dale Treese has organized a golf tournament that brings golfers from as far away as Texas and Florida to play for prizes and give back to the community. This year’s Pinnacle Cup tournament will be held on Monday, June 14. The early bird registration deadline, which includes a discount, is Friday, May 7. Regular registration is due by Friday, May 28. The tournament will be held at the Royal Manchester Golf Links, 5700 Board Road, Mount Wolf, See Pinnacle pg 2
The cast of “The Addams Family - School Edition” includes (from left) Ashtyn Hess, Erin Kready, Ethan Steck, Ricky Fitts, Aubree Jones and Ryan Bedi.
Milanof-Schock Library Director Says Goodbye
Barbara Basile, executive director of the Milanof-Schock Library, will retire this month
For the past five years, Barbara Basile has been dedicating her time to promoting the programs and services of the Milanof-Schock Library. She will retire this month from her position as executive director. She said her time at the library has taught her the importance of community and the role the library plays in the lives of others. “In smaller communities like the Donegal area, we don’t have that many places where the community can gather,” she stated. “The library is one of them.” Basile came to Milanof-Schock from the Manheim Community
Library. She has worked in libraries since the mid-1980s, with a focus on nonprofit administration. Her husband, David, was in the Army, and the couple traveled the world. “Working at the library was a golden opportunity to be a part of a hometown,” Basile remarked. “For years, I didn’t have that ‘hometown’ feeling since we traveled so much, but here, I was able to really get to know people and feel like I was part of the community.” Although Basile had library experience prior to coming to Mount Joy, she said her limited facilities management experience proved to be a challenge on the job.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Business Directory . . . . . .2 GEARS To Hold Eggstravaganza . . . . . . . .3 Historical Society Speaker Series . . . . . . . . .5 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hospice Center Offers Programs . . . . . . . .9 House Of Worship . . . . . .12 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .12
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