Garden Spot AUGUST 8, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 36
VENDORS SOUGHT
Garden Spot Fire and Rescue will hold a craft show at the station, 339 E. Main St., New Holland, on Saturday, Nov. 3. Vendors are needed. To reserve a space, call Lynn at 717-355-0161. ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host “Then Sings My Soul,” an original production for the Red Caboose Motel’s Summer Entertainment Series, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the chapel. The performance will include a compilation of beloved hymns and songs inspired by the ministry of the Rev. Billy Graham. The event is pay-as-you-will and is open to the public. For details, call 717-355-6000. COMMUNITY CARNIVAL
Stevens Fire Company will hold a carnival on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the carnival grounds, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens. The New Individuals will provide entertainment. The evening will feature food and refreshments, and the kitchen will open at 4 p.m. Bingo will start inside the fire hall at 6 p.m., and the performance will begin at 6:30 p.m. There is an admission fee, and children under age 12 will be admitted for free. The event will be held rain or shine.
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New Scents And Flavors To Highlight Summer Fest Wings And Pork Loin Added To Competitions By Ann Mead Ash
For 2018, the committee that organizes Summer Fest - a barbecue competition held in New Holland Memorial Community Park in the 400 block of Jackson Street - decided to offer visitors a larger selection of food for purchase. “People complained that (the barbecue) smells good but they can’t try anything,” said committee member Bryant Glick. “We have 10 food truck vendors coming, and we will have a lot more food variety (available),” said Glick. Having more food items for sale will not be the only change attendees will experience when they visit this year’s Summer Fest, which will be held in the park on Friday, Aug. 24, from noon until 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 25,
GROUP GATHERING
Widow to Widow - Lancaster will meet on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. in the Legacy Room at Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. Cass Jendzurski, founder of Songs for the Journey, will lead a singalong with a variety of songs, accompanying on her harp. All widows are invited to attend. Call Elaine Severein at 717-468-5239.
Ministry Plans First Banquet With A Fiesta Flair
Dr. Enos Daniel Martin (left photo) will speak about mental health and prayer at the first Banquet With a Fiesta Flair. The fundraising event will benefit We Help Children, a ministry of the Metcalf family (right photo), missionaries to Guatemala. The banquet will be held at Stoltzfus Homestead and Gardens in Gordonville on Sept. 30. By Ann Mead Ash
Drew and Cindy Metcalf and their two children have been mission workers
in Guatemala for the past eight years, helping children in orphanages to overcome trauma and training workers in orphanages to do the same. “We work See Banquet pg 6
Summer Fest committee members Bill Weidner (left) and Bryant Glick hold a banner for the upcoming event, which will be held Aug. 24 and 25 in the New Holland Community Memorial Park. The event will feature more than 70 barbecue competitors, food trucks, live music, and more.
Family Fun And Lots Of Peaches By Ann Mead Ash
Two years ago, Cedar Grove Church, 4833 Division Highway, East Earl, changed the name of a fundraiser that had been held for nearly two decades from the Cedar Grove Peach Festival to the Cedar Grove Church Peach Fest and Family Fun Day. The 2018 event, which will include peach-flavored foods and baked goods, a flea market, a book sale, a silent auction, and children’s games, will be held at the church on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The church has installed a hitching post in the parking lot for the use of members of the Plain community who wish to See Cedar Grove pg 8
Members of the Cedar Grove Church Peach Fest and Family Fun Day committee are preparing for the 19th annual event on Aug. 18. A variety of peach-flavored foods will be featured along with children’s games, a flea market, a silent auction, a book sale, and more.
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599 Reading Road (Route 625), East Earl, will host the band New Found Grass from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, as part of its Music in the Grove concert series. Concerts will be held in the church grove. Organizers encourage attendees to bring lawn chairs for seating. The program will be suitable for attendees of all ages, and refreshments will be available for sale at the church concession stand beginning at 5:15 p.m. Handicappedaccessible restrooms are available. For details, visit www.sjclutheran.org.
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pork loin has been added to the several types of barbecue that are judged by members of the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS), and the inaugural Bell and Evans First Responder Wing Throw Down will be held. According to Glick, the first responder units will compete by making wings in two categories. A People’s Choice competition will be open to the public. “People will pay $1 per wing to sample wings from as many teams as they want, and they can vote for their favorite,” explained Glick. “Whichever team has the most votes will win a grill worth $1,000.” In the second category, KCBS judges will vote, and the winning team will receive $500. There is no fee for first responder teams to take part in the contest, which is being overseen by J. Clair Witwer. The wing competition will be held on Aug. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. See Summer Fest pg 4
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