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Garden Spot FEBRUARY 20, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 12
BASKETBALL COMPETITION
New Holland Church of the Nazarene, 428 Ranck Road, New Holland, will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. Five divisions will be offered. There is a cost per team. Each team is guaranteed three games. Registration is required by Monday, March 4. For details and registration, visit www.nhcnazarene.org.
Spartans Start Playoffs With 3-OT Win pg 10
9/11 Survivor To Address ROFM Dinner
CONSTITUTION EVENT
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley will present a program on Wednesday, Feb. 27, titled “The Genius of the Founding Fathers and the U.S. Constitution: Understanding Our Legal System and the Role of the U.S. Supreme Court” by attorney Scott Hoh. The program will be held at 7 p.m. in the Ephrata Public Library, 550 S. Reading Road, Ephrata. Admission is free and open to the public. For details, call the historical society at 717-733-1616. SANDWICH SALE
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PROGRAM ABOUT BEES
The Country Gardeners of Eastern Lancaster County garden club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. Longtime beekeeper Ralph Buckles will speak about bees, sharing his knowledge and insight on their habitat, their pollinator foods, and the life-sustaining benefits of these tiny creatures. He will provide tips on how people can help bees continue with their valuable service. Buckles will bring a simulated hive and sample honeys for attendees to taste. A guest fee will be charged. For more information, call 717-768-7676 or email at catspause2@comcast.net.
By Ann Mead Ash
Joel Jakubowski, who became director at Revelations of Freedom Ministries (ROFM) in July 2018, had a personal stake in the choice of Stanley Praimnath as a speaker for the seventh annual ROFM banquet, to be held at Shady Maple Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, on Thursday, March 21. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Jakubowski met Praimnath in 2003, when Jakubowski had been a student in Teen Challenge for about five months. “I was trying to figure out who God is,” said Jakubowski, who said that he came to the program as an argumentative atheist. When Praimnath spoke at a Teen Challenge chapel
gathering, Jakubowski and his fellow students were riveted by Praimnath’s tale of surviving the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. “When Stanley came and started to tell his story, you could hear a pin drop,” said Jakubowski. “He told his heroic and faithful (account of escaping) out of the offices that the plane actually hit.” Following the chapel meeting, Jakubowski introduced himself to Praimnath and shared his own story. “I said, ‘If your faith got you through (9/11), it can get me through Teen Challenge,’” said Jakubowski. “He said (that) I was absolutely right,” shared Jakubowski. “He said, ‘Stay the course.’” The pair stayed in touch over the years, and when Jakubowski was considering speakers, he contacted his friend. “I called Stanley See 9/11 Survivor pg 5
Stanley Praimnath
VITA Program Site Opens Garden Spot Village residents, volunteering with the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, will offer free tax return preparation on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through Thursday, April 11. The national program, sponsored locally by the United Way of Lancaster County, is available to anyone who earned less than $62,000 in 2018. It was started by the Internal Revenue Service to help people comply with the federal law that compels every person who is eligible to file a tax return. United Way of Lancaster County supports 17 VITA locations around the county, including Garden Spot Village, located at 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Garden Spot Village volunteers began offering tax assistance through VITA 16 years ago. See VITA Program pg 5
LMHS To Present “Bye Bye Birdie” Area Churches Plan Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet By Ann Mead Ash
Director Dean Sauder considered a number of plays before settling on “Bye Bye Birdie” for the Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS) spring musical. Sauder noted that one reason for selecting the show was to contrast 2018’s “Wizard of Oz” production. “We are intentional about choosing shows from different eras to help give our students a rounded theater experience,” said Sauder. LMHS will present “Bye Bye Birdie” in the LMHS Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28; Friday, March 1; and Saturday, March 2. A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. on March 2. See “Bye Bye Birdie” pg 2
By Ann Mead Ash
Kathleen Calix-Alvarado (left) will play Rosie opposite Javon Thomas (right) as Albert Peterson in the upcoming Lancaster Mennonite High School spring musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” which will be presented at the school on Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2.
Jim Hertzler, chair of the committee of Ephrata- and Akron-area churches that are planning the group’s 15th annual sportsmen’s banquet, reached back into his own hunting history when discussing the topic of this year’s event. “(Speaker Steve Sorensen) will talk about hunting boots on the ground,” said Hertzler. “Not (hunting deer) from tree stands, but walking and stalking.” Hertzler noted that he has hunted deer from both locations. “I enjoy hunting from tree stands, but I didn’t always,” he said. “I used to walk and go slow and keep my eyes open, and it’s a different approach to deer hunting.” Last year, due to the demand for tickets, the event was expanded to two nights, and that format will be in place this year as well. The family-friendly banquet will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, at Yoder’s Restaurant, 14 Tower Road, New Holland. Doors See Sportsmen’s Banquet pg 7
Steve Sorensen
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has announced that a ham and cheese sandwich fundraiser will be held jointly with a local Youth for Truth group at Fairmount, 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata. Orders may be placed by calling 717-354-1800 or stopping by the front desk at Fairmount. The deadline for ordering is Friday, March 1. The sandwiches will be available for pickup on Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. just inside the front door of the Wheat Ridge building. Proceeds will be used for the benefit of Fairmount residents in financial need. For directions, visit www.fairmounthomes.org.
Garden Spot Village Partners With Students pg 3 RTCM Event To Feature Molls pg 4