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Garden Spot AUGUST 14, 2019
VOL LV • NO 37
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
BIBLICAL DRAMA
Piercing Word will bring its summer production of “The One Story” to Fivepointville Bible Conference, 528 Chapel Lane, Denver, on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. Admission will be free, a freewill offering will be received, and food will be available. The event will take place rain or shine in the enclosed tabernacle. For more information, readers may call Marty Fickes at 610-209-0581 or visit the Fivepointville Bible Conference page on Facebook.
Celebrating “Trips That Transform” pg 6
A Tournament To Change Lives pg 5
Making Books Accessible To All pg 4
GSHS Marchers To Present “British Invasion”
BENEFIT EVENT
The Ephrata American Legion Riders from Ephrata Cloister American Legion Post 429 will host a benefit ride for the Lebanon VA PTSD Program on Saturday, Aug. 17. Registration will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with kickstands up at noon. The guided ride will travel through Lancaster and Lebanon counties, with a brief stop at the Lebanon VA and another at the Lickdale American Legion Post 910. Food and beverages will be available at the end of the ride. There is a cost per rider and per passenger. For details, call Scott at 717-572-5979. ROCK AND SOUL
By Ann Mead Ash
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. Mitch and the Mood Swings will perform rock ‘n’ roll, soul, and Motown music from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Dreadnought Brigade will present classic rock from the 1960s and 1970s and blues on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. Additional details are available at www.newhollandsummerarts.com. FINAL CONCERT
St. John Center Lutheran Church, 599 Reading Road (Route 625), East Earl, will conclude its Music in the Grove concert series with a performance by Remington Ryde on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the church grove. Refreshments and light snacks will be available in the concession stand starting at 5:15 p.m. People of all ages are invited, and attendees should bring lawn chairs. Handicapped-accessible restrooms will be available. For more information, readers may visit www.sjclutheran.org.
Officially the British Invasion, characterized by rock and pop music bands
that originated in the United Kingdom becoming popular in the United States, occurred in the mid-1960s. Some timelines pinpoint the start in 1963 with the
Students Travel To Germany By Ann Mead Ash
On June 15, a group of Garden Spot High School (GSHS) students and two teachers, German instructor Laura Trimble and physics teacher Eller Mann, who is a native of Germany, left for a 15day trip in the Rhineland. The trip was the brainchild of Trimble and Mann, who is originally from Worms, and this is the second such trip GSHS students have taken to Germany. The teachers made a connection with Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium, a college preparatory secondary school for students in grades five through 13, which specializes in languages. During the first
release of the first Beatles single in the States. Stretch the phenomenon into the 1970s, and Elton John and Queen can easily be included along with the Beatles.
For its 2019 fall drill, the Garden Spot High School (GSHS) marching band, led by drum majors Kylie Fox, Josh Hicks, and Laura Sauder, will pay See GSHS Marchers pg 7
Woodcrest Takes Aim At 10th Archery Shoot By Ann Mead Ash
week, GSHS students stayed with host families in Worms and attended
Ten years ago, the first Woodcrest 3-D Archery Shoot was held. Last year’s competition attracted 180 shooters overall. More than 150 people attended the hot brunch that was served at the shoot. The 2019 shoot will be held at Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. until noon. A bonus shoot will be held from noon to 3 p.m. There is a fee to take part in the morning shoot, which includes brunch, a speaker, and opportunities to win door
See Trip To Germany pg 2
See Archery Shoot pg 3
A group of Garden Spot High School students led by Laura Trimble and Eller Mann visited Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden, where they toured a salt mine, when they visited Germany for 15 days in June.
Organizers of the annual Woodcrest 3-D Archery Shoot display some of the targets that will be used when the event is held at Woodcrest Retreat in Ephrata on Aug. 24.
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Garden Spot High School marching band drum majors (from left in left photo) Kylie Fox, Laura Sauder, and Josh Hicks led the band (center photo) in practicing the fall drill called “British Invasion” when the band met on section night (right photo) at the high school stadium. Band camp was held each day from July 29 through Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. to noon and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.