Garden Spot JULY 18, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 33
MUSIC IN THE PARK
The New Holland Summer Arts Program
SUPPORTING VETERANS
American Legion Riders Post 662 will hold the sixth annual Cover Our Vets With Hope Bridge Ride on Saturday, July 21. Registration will be at Post 662, 35 S. Hoover Ave., New Holland, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The ride will travel through Lancaster County and will highlight historic covered bridges. Afterward, there will be a chicken barbecue dinner, with entertainment. Separate fees have been set per rider and per passenger. Proceeds will benefit David’s Drive 831, Triangle Therapeutic Riding, and Veteran Service Canines Inc. Call 717-368-1151 or visit www.newhollandlegion662.org. YARD SALES
has announced that yard sales and Breakfast in the Park will be held on Saturday, July 28, during Community Yard Sale Weekend. Events will start at 7 a.m. at Terre Hill Park, 210 Lancaster Ave., Terre Hill. Breakfast will be available under the pavilion. Yard sale spaces are available for a nominal fee; preregistration is not needed. Setup and space assignments will begin at 6 a.m. The park will be closed prior to 6 a.m. Visit http://terrehilldays.com/. INAUGURAL EVENT
National Night Out (NNO) will be held at the New Holland Park, 400 E. Jackson St., from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7. It will be hosted by New Holland Police Department. This year will mark New Holland’s first time participating in the event. All activities will be offered free of charge. Highlights will include entertainment by country musician Sam Schmidthuber, along with a bike rodeo, family Zumba, a dunk tank, ladder truck rides, a K9 unit demonstration, and food. Weather permitting, there will also be hot air balloon rides. Call 717-354-4647 or search for “National Night Out New Holland, PA” on Facebook.
Park Association Completes Project pg 4
FFA Members Attend Convention pg 8
Archery Club On Target At National Competition Just two years ago, Joe Weinhold had only shot a bow a few times, and he did not own one of his own. Just two years ago, there were no Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA) Programs in Pennsylvania.
Fast forward to the National S3DA Championships held June 16 through 19 in Metropolis, Ill. Reading Archery Club’s (RAC) shooter, “superman” for the weekend, was Joe Weinhold, who See Archery Club pg 9
The Reading Archery Club S3DA team that took fourth place at the National S3DA Championships held June 16 through 19 in Metropolis, Ill., included (from left) coach Bob Lauffer, William Hower, Luke Shirk, Brayden Wentzel, Joe Weinhold, Holt Albertson, coach Reece Lauffer, Riley Oppenheim, Chance Taylor, RJ Maio, and coach Jason Burke.
Local Ministry Reaches Out With Visual Bible Lessons By Ann Mead Ash
Reading Archery Club S3DA team member Joe Weinhold shot a 440 at the National S3DA Championships, earning the runner-up position in the tournament.
On a corner in Akron, where Main Street and Route 272 intersect, a small building is home to Bible Visuals International (BVI). The organization, which was founded nearly 60 years ago by area resident Helen Odenwelder, meets needs around the world for visual teaching materials about God. Tom Luttmann, executive director of BVI, explained that the organization has endeavored to bring the Bible to children and adults in three ways. “We have visualized Bible lessons, which we are updating with a colorization process; visualized biographies of missionaries and other Christians from different See Bible Lessons pg 2
A Support System For Families Cavod Campers To Stage “The Lion King Jr.” By Ann Mead Ash
There is a saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Maryanne O’Neill and Emmie Romberger, who are both staff members with Safe Families for Children, a program of Bethany Christian Services (BCS), believe this expression to be true. Safe Families is a ministry that helps parents experiencing a crisis by providing a Christian host family to care for their children until they can be reunited. “We are the preventative service, which saves funds,” explained Romberger, who added that the central Pennsylvania chapter has a 97 percent return-to-family rate. According to O’Neill, the program is much less costly
Nearly 50 Cavod Musical Theatre Camp students ages 10 to 17 will make up the cast of “The Lion King Jr.,” which will be staged at Cavod Theatre at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29. Members of the public are invited to purchase tickets and bring their families to the shows.
See Safe Families pg 7
Baby “Clark” was born while his mother was incarcerated. Bethany Christian Services’ Safe Families for Children program was able to provide Clark with a host home until his mother was released to care for him. The program is one of many that will be supported by the organization’s annual golf tournament on Sept. 26.
By Ann Mead Ash
Asked to describe the challenges of staging the well-known “The Lion King
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Jr.” on the Cavod stage with rehearsal time of about two weeks, director Cordell Huyard launched into a series of exclamations. “This is an epic show,” See “The Lion King Jr.” pg 6
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will present a concert by Polka Whoo on Saturday, July 21, at 7 p.m. On Sunday, July 22, the Rampart Street Ramblers will perform traditional jazz at 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, July 25, the country duo of Conley and Watson will play at 7 p.m. The concerts will take place at New Holland Community Park in the 400 block of Jackson Street, New Holland. The public is invited to attend.