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Garden Spot JUNE 19, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 29
SACRED MUSIC
Bethel Christian Fellowship, Boot Jack Road, Narvon, will host “Abide With Me - Songs of Refuge and Hope,” a program of sacred music, on Friday, June 28. The a cappella choir will perform at 7 p.m. Call the church at 717-445-4226. CHICKEN BARBECUE
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Music, Fireworks To Highlight Independence Day Celebration
ALL ABOARD!
Garden Spot Village Train Room will host an open house on Saturday, June 29, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The open house is open to people of all ages and will take place at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The newly revised HO-gauge train layout includes Thomasville and the “Talk With Thomas” event. The O-gauge train layout also includes new features like waterfalls, a monorail, a car dealership showroom, and more. Model train materials will be for sale. Garden Spot Village Train Room hosts open houses on the last Saturday afternoon of each quarter from 1:30 to 4 p.m., along with other select dates. Remaining dates in 2019 include Sept. 28, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7, 14, 21, and 28. The event is free. Visit www.gardenspotvillage.org/events. FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL
By Ann Mead Ash
Each year, the New Holland Summer Arts Program (NHSAP) partners with the New Holland Band, under the direction of Ken Laudermilch, to hold an Independence Day concert, followed by fireworks, in the New Holland Community Memorial Park, located on the 400 block of East Jackson Street. In 2018, the concert began at the appointed time in spite of a downpour. “It rained, but we played anyway,” recalled Laudermilch. “People sat out there (in the park) with their umbrellas, and they gave us a standing ovation at the end.” This year’s concert, which will once again be followed by a fireworks display, will be held on Thursday, July 4, at 7 p.m. in the New Holland Community Park. As in the past, Laudermilch, who will conduct and narrate, has planned a two-part concert with an Americana theme, including a number
of tunes that pay homage to American history along with well-known songs chosen to appeal to people of all ages. The event will open with the national anthem and the posting of the colors before the band launches into John Philip Sousa’s “Black Horse Troop,” a tune written for the Ohio National Guard. The next tune, “Concord” by Clare Grundman, invokes images and sounds of the Revolutionary era using the songs “The White Cockade,” “America,” and “Yankee Doodle.” Local brothers Caleb and Aaron Good will perform a duet of “Cousins,” a piece by Herbert Lincoln Clarke, who served as Sousa’s first coronet player. Caleb will play coronet, and Aaron will play trombone. Laudermilch chose “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore in part because it was published around the same time the New Holland Band was founded. The first half of the concert will also include “American Folk Rhapsody No. 2,” by
OUTDOOR CONCERT
St. John Center Lutheran Church, 599 Reading Road (Route 625), East Earl, will host the Music in the Grove concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. in the church grove this summer. Crow Hill will perform on Sunday, June 23. Visit www.sjclutheran.org.
By Ann Mead Ash
Near the end of each school year, Garden Spot Middle School (GSMS) holds an awards ceremony. The first award to be given is always the American Legion Award, which is presented to
Garden Spot High School freshman Jethro Martin (right photo) held court in the gym overseeing the basketball activity, while the Lancaster Liederkranz (left photo) demonstrated dancing associated with Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol in the cafeteria during ELANCO Coordinated School Health Council’s second Night Around the World on May 23. By Ann Mead Ash
The ELANCO Coordinated School Health Council at Garden Spot High School held its second Night Around the World multicultural event on May 23. The evening included a variety
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Grundman, which includes a number of easily recognized tunes; “Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company,” by Sousa; and “The Bandwagon” by Philip Sparke. Finishing up part one will be “Belle of the Ball,” by Leroy Anderson, which Laudermilch said was written post-World
War II, and “The Billboard March” by John N. Klohr, which dates back to 1901, followed by “Let Freedom Ring,” a medley of patriotic songs including “Semper Fidelis,” “America the Beautiful,” and “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” among others. The final number, See Music And Fireworks pg 4
Around The World In One Evening Legion Award Tradition Continues
Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, will host its Food Truck Festival and Vendor Show on Saturday, June 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Stevens Fire Company carnival grounds. The event will feature more than 30 vendors and more than 10 food trucks. There will be free admission. Free entertainment will be presented from Adriano from noon to 5 p.m. A 50/50 cash bingo will be held in the fire hall. The event will be held rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
As part of the New Holland Summer Arts Program, the New Holland Band will perform its annual patriotic concert on July 4 at 7 p.m. in the band shell at the New Holland Community Park. The concert will be followed by fireworks.
of games, demonstrations, displays, and foods from around the world. “(The idea of the event is to) bring the community together to share culture,” said Julie Groft, who advises the health council. “We brainstormed and voted on ideas (for the event).” See Night Around The World pg 6
an eighth-grade boy and girl. This year, the award presentation was made during an all-school assembly on June 5. Principal Matt Sanger opened the assembly and introduced the award, noting that it is given to students who are recognized for displaying characteristics as set forth by the American Legion. Sanger explained that the award is given based on peer nominations. “When students’ nominations are tallied, the top three boys and girls are sent to faculty and staff, and the winners are chosen,” explained Sanger, who then introduced Alan Noll, retired See Legion Award pg 3
Celebrating the presentation of the 2019 American Legion Award at Garden Spot Middle School are (from left) Don Esh, Kathy Esh, award recipient Melanie Esh, presenter Alan Noll, Korey Mininger, award recipient Justin Mininger, and Jen Mininger.
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of Our Lady of Lourdes Church will hold its 13th annual chicken barbecue on Saturday, June 22, at Keen’s Industrial Supplies, 580 E. Main St., New Holland, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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