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Garden Spot JANUARY 9, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 6
BENEFIT BREAKFAST
Schoeneck Fire Company, 125 N. King St., Denver, will host a breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 6 to 10 a.m. For more information, call 717-336-6767. STEM EVENT
Eastern Lancaster County (ELANCO) Library, 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, will host a Block Party - Preschool STEM event on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6:30 p.m. During the event, open to children ages 3 to 6, preschoolers will build with the library’s wooden block collection while strengthening vocabulary, problem-solving abilities, and social skills. For more details and registration, call 717-354-0525. BATTER UP!
Tri-County 50 and Over Senior Modified Men’s Softball League is looking for continued expansion in 2019 for southern Berks, eastern Lancaster, and Chester counties. Most fields are located within 25 minutes of the southern Berks County and eastern Lancaster County lines. The league is nine-man Modified, 10 players in the field. New teams are being accepted, and a few teams need additional starting players. The 2019 new team registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 21. If interested, contact modifiedsoftballrct@gmail.com or 717-314-1505. All teams must have a home field available on Mondays and/or Wednesdays and some Fridays.
The Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster County will hold its monthly meeting and presentation on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. A brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation providing suggestions on the latest hybrids to use in one’s garden this year. The presenter will be Sinclair Adam, director of Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim. Flower trials at the center involve conducting research on plants and providing data to the general public and commercial growers. A refreshment social will follow the program. Visitors and new members are invited, with a donation requested.
Lecture Series To Examine Local History pg 2
Fundraiser Will Benefit Disabled People In Vietnam Garden Spot Students Endeavor To Give Back By Ann Mead Ash
In 2015, Lei Williams and another Garden Spot High School (GSHS) teacher led a group of students to Vietnam. According to GSHS teacher Jeff Martin, who is helping Williams to organize a second trip this coming summer, the students who went were still talking about the excursion long after they had returned. “(The students) had such a positive experience (that they) continued to say how much it impacted them,” recalled Martin. For the upcoming trip, students were charged with finding a way to give back with a project that focused on Vietnam. GSHS seniors who are taking the trip are working with local Vietnam veteran Marlin King, who regularly has
specialized wheelchairs made in Ho Chi Minh City delivered to those in need in Vietnam. To help with this mission, students Sarah Shirk, Mandi Rider, Lilly Leaman, Courtney Zwally, Jasmine Arment, Beatrice Gauthier, Savannah Gibble, Paige Kemper, and Titus Marburger are planning a fundraiser at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 150 Water St., New Holland, on Saturday, Feb. 2. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The meal will include salad, bread, lasagna and dessert. Vietnamese-style appetizers will be served prior to dinner. Following the meal, King will give a presentation on the wheelchair delivery program. Readers who wish to attend the dinner may register by searching for “GSHS Senior Project-Vietnam 2019” at www.eventbrite.com or by calling the school at 717-354-1515. See Fundraiser pg 12
Chapmans To Address Annual Valentine’s Banquet
A group of 28 Garden Spot High School students, staff, and chaperones will travel to Vietnam this summer for an educational tour. A group of seniors going on the trip hopes to raise funds to provide wheelchairs for Vietnam residents in need through a dinner at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Feb. 2.
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By Ann Mead Ash
Pastor Jaime Santiago, executive director and founder of Restart Training Center Ministry (RTCM), believes that Steve and Annie Chapman are the perfect guest speakers and singers for the organization’s fourth annual Valentine’s banquet. “The Chapmans were chosen because they have ministered to people in marriages for 40 years,” said Santiago. “Our desire is to encourage people in marriages, and (the Chapmans) have years of experience in their own marriage as well as encouraging others.” Santiago added that the banquet should offer an enriching experience for engaged couples as well. RTCM will hold the 2019 Valentine’s banquet at Yoder’s Restaurant Banquet Facility, 14 S. Tower Road, New Holland, on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Doors See Valentine s Banquet pg 6
Annie and Steve Chapman will entertain guests with their music as well as speak on ways to develop a lasting marriage when they give the presentation at Restart Training Center Ministry’s fourth annual Valentine’s banquet at Yoder’s Restaurant in New Holland on Jan. 30.
Herbie Beckett (right photo, right), health and wellness director with the Lancaster Family YMCA, gives instructions in Olympic weight-lifting technique to a New Holland class participant. Offering individualized instruction within small groups (left photo) is part of a new YMCA program that will offer a number of classes on a variety of fitness topics beginning in February. By Ann Mead Ash
Herbie Beckett, health and wellness director with the Lancaster Family YMCA, is happy to extol the advantages of classes that max out at 10 students.
“(Classes of) five to 10 (students) allow for individualized attention along with a group atmosphere where you can encourage each other,” said Beckett. The three Lancaster Family YMCA locations will all be offering small group See YMCA pg 3
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