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Garden Spot JULY 17, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 33
UPCOMING CONCERTS
The New Holland Summer Arts Association is presenting entertainment in the New Holland Community Memorial Park, located in the 400 block of Jackson Street in New Holland, throughout the summer. All programs are presented free of charge. The program on Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m. will be Elvis and the Memphis Mafia, which will feature Bob Lougheed as Elvis performing with a band. On Sunday, July 21, at 7 p.m., Temple Avenue Jazz Quintet will perform. Jubilation Jazz will present gospel music with a big band sound on Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. Additional details and a full concert schedule are available at www.newhollandsummerarts.com. PAINTING PROGRAM
The Eastern Lancaster County Library, 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, will host a Teen After-Hours program focused on mandala painting on Friday, July 19, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for youths in grades six to 12. Wendy from Inspire Me Design Co. will help participants to create a beautiful piece of mandala art. All materials are included for the class. Space is limited, and registration is required. There is a materials fee. To register, stop by the circulation desk at the library, call 717-354-0525, or visit www.elancolibrary.org.
MHALC Forges Partnership pg 2
LCBC Ephrata To Host Leadership Summit pg 11 Pig Roast Will Support Recovery Center pg 3
Day Care Holds Annual Big Truck Day By Ann Mead Ash
Memory Café Groups To Meet By Francine Fulton
Alicia Dixon, secretary at KinderHaus, starts hearing the questions from students before school ends each spring. “They start asking, ‘Are we having Big Truck Day this year?’” said Dixon. For the 2019 event held on June 24, Dixon lined up about 10 trucks to fill the parking lot at the Church of the Nazarene, 428 Ranck Road, New Holland, where the day care center is located. Among the many trucks that the 192 Kinder-Haus students had the opportunities to see and touch on June 24 were a Garden Spot Fire Rescue ladder truck, a tow truck, a limousine, a full-size bus, a waste disposal truck, a concrete truck, an ambulance from New Holland See Big Truck Day pg 5
A fire truck, a limousine, a cement mixer, and more filled the parking lot at the New Holland Church of the Nazarene when Kinder-Haus held its annual Big Truck Day. Children who attend the day care center had opportunities to touch the trucks and meet the drivers during the June 24 event.
A Memory Café, a social gathering for those with memory impairment and their caregivers, will begin meeting in Morgantown and New Holland. Sponsored by the ELANCO Dementia Friendly Community, the café will be open on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland, from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. The next scheduled event will be on July 24. In addition, a Memory Café will be offered on the second Wednesday of each month at Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779 Main St. (Route 23), Morgantown, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m., with the next scheduled event on Aug. 14. The meetings are free, and light refreshments will be served. There are no income or residency requirements to See Memory Café pg 4
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A Garden Grows At New Holland Mennonite By Ann Mead Ash
The Sprouts for Peace Garden at New Holland Mennonite Church, 18 Western Ave., New Holland, may look like it sprung up overnight, but the project is the culmination of several months of planning and hard work by a group of volunteers led by Ray Hurst. The garden’s roots lie in an idea put forth by Steve and Dawn Lantz, who suggested a community garden more than 18 months ago. See Garden pg 8
SEEKING DONATIONS
Freedom Thrift Second Hand Store, 114 Ranck Church Road, New Holland, is preparing to open in the coming months. The organization is seeking volunteers and donations, especially clothing. Readers who would like to volunteer or make donations may call 717-356-0831. COMMUNITY EVENT
The Terre Hill Days Committee will sponsor town-wide yard sales on Friday, July 26. The public is invited to browse numerous sales throughout Terre Hill.
Ray Hurst oversees the Sprouts for Peace Garden located at New Holland Mennonite Church. The garden is producing a bounty of vegetables to be given to the families of students who attend the New Holland Early Learning Center or used in lunches at the day care, which is a ministry of the church. Excess produce is given to the CrossNet Ministries Food and Nutrition Center.
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846 Peters Road, New Holland, will host a concert featuring the Jacob Brothers on Sunday, July 21, at 9:30 a.m. For more details, call 717-355-2232. The concert is free, though a freewill offering will be received.
Upcoming Backpack Giveaway Will Benefit Local Students Donation Dates Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
CrossNet Ministries director of marketing and events Lisa Kerstetter noted that the ministry has made a few changes in the way this year’s Backpack and More Giveaway Event will be organized. The effort will still focus on backpacks for students in kindergarten through 12th grade who attend ELANCO School See Backpack Giveaway pg 7
CrossNet Ministries director of marketing and events Lisa Kerstetter holds backpacks like the ones the organization will be collecting through Aug. 7. The annual backpack collection will provide school supplies for area children during a special giveaway on Aug. 13.
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