Elizabethtown townlively.com
DECEMBER 11, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 44
Rocking the barn for a good cause BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Earlier this year, the members of False Alarm, a band comprising students at Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS), began thinking of ideas for a community concert. Then, they decided to go a step further and turn the concert into a fundraiser for a
local organization. The result of their efforts was Elizabethtown Rock for Food, a concert held in a barn last month to benefit the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown. “We knew from the beginning ... that we wanted to do a fundraiser of some kind,” recalled Owen Wagner, an EAHS senior See Rocking pg 5
Members of the event committee invite people to Welcome 2025.
Community invited to Welcome 2025 BY CATHY MOLITORIS
I’m sure he’s going to have a message, a spiritual Gospel message, along with his act. It’s not purely entertainment.” Bingo will be held in the Lutheran Lodge on-site from 4 to 6:30 p.m., and a variety of events will also take place at the Winters Heritage House Museum, located at 47 E. High St. The museum will feature children’s crafts and balloon twisting from The Balunguy from 4 to 6:30 p.m. A DJ will provide music outside during the event, while Christmas music on the organ will be featured in the nave from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Puppies from Susquehanna Service Dogs will also be on-site in the church parlor. The event will culminate in the raising and lighting of a star to usher in the new year. “The star raising was my idea,” Domines said. “We use a star because it’s Christmas and we want to emphasize that Christmas isn’t one day; it’s 12 days. The
Members of False Alarm (from left) Evie Kopp, Owen Wagner and Garrett Messick with donations at Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown
Family secrets unfold in “Other Desert Cities” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Family relationships come under the microscope when Susquehanna Stage presents “Other Desert Cities.” The play will be performed at the theater, 133 W. Market St., Marietta, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12, 13 and 14, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. The play follows the Wyeth family as daughter Brooke returns home after a long absence to visit her wealthy,
conser vative parents . S he announces to the family that she plans to publish a memoir unveiling a well-guarded family secret that her parents hope will stay buried. Set in Palm Springs, Calif., the play takes its title from a road sign. “This is a play about love and some of the bad things that can happen from loving,” said John Kleimo, who is directing the show. “This is a family that loves each other very dearly, but they’ve made some bad calls.” Written in 2011 by Jon Robin See “Other Desert Cities” pg 3
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hrist Evangelical Lutheran Church may serve as the host site for Welcome 2025, but the annual New Year’s Eve event is for everyone, said Cammy Anderson, who serves on the event committee. “This is a community event. It’s not just a church event,” she stated. “There’s such a nice variety of activities, and other than the chicken barbecue, there’s no charge for anything. It’s wonderful being together to watch that star raise, and we finish out with great, big-time fireworks. They’re really impressive. Our motto is to receive and share the light of Christ, and what better way to share the light of Christ than with a star raising and fireworks?” Welcome 2025 will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in and around the church, 75 E. High St., Elizabethtown.
A chicken barbecue will be served from 3 to 6:30 p.m., featuring Kauffman’s BBQ. Meals will be available to eat in or take out and include a half-chicken, a baked potato, a roll and butter and water. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at the church office, and a limited number of meals will be available at the door. A variety of food, including hot dogs and soup, will be available for free in the church social hall from 3 to 6:30 p.m., and food will also be available for no charge outside from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Outdoor options will include popcorn, hot chocolate and s’mores. At 4 p.m., pastor Michael Reist from St. Mark Lutheran Church in Annville will entertain with a magic show in the church nave. “Ever ybody ’s going to be entertained by him,” said Christ Lutheran pastor A.J. Domines. “He was here in August for our Bible school, and he was great.