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Garden Spot NOVEMBER 7, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 49
HONORING VETERANS
The New Holland Knights of Columbus Council 13451 will sell wreaths for Wreaths Across America. These wreaths will be placed at headstones during ceremonies at Indiantown Gap National Military Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 15. To purchase a wreath, call Dave Gallton at 717-354-0216 or Pat Mulrooney at 717-419-6880.
COMMUNITY MEAL
Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Church, 210 Weaverland Valley Road, East Earl, will host a community meal on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall on the lower level. The public is invited to attend. Registration is not required. For details, call the church office at 717-445-6348.
FRUIT, PASTRY SALE
Grassland FFA
For details, check out pg 9.
Making Shakespeare Accessible
The Torch To Host New Music Program
By Ann Mead Ash
By Francine Fulton
Directing not one but two Shakespeare plays for the Garden Spot Performing Arts (GSPA) fall production should be a daunting task, but not for Claudia Beebe. “I directed one-hour Shakespeare plays for five years in Utah,” explained Beebe. “Josh Martin, assistant/artistic director for the fall production, remembered that, and he asked me to do this,” she shared. “I said, ‘Sure, I would love to.’” Abridged versions of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be staged at Garden Spot High School (GSHS), 669 E. Main St., New Holland, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, with a 2:30 p.m. show on Sunday, Nov. 18. See Shakespeare Plays pg 10
Decorated trees, live music, and other reminders of the holiday season will be on display when Historic Poole Forge holds its Christmas at the Ironmaster’s celebration at the forge on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9.
BENEFIT EVENT
A vendor bingo fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Ephrata American Legion, 300 Cocalico St., Ephrata. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., and bingo will start at 2 p.m. Tickets will include 20 games, and special games and giveaway drawings will also be available. There will also be food. Tickets will be discounted when purchased in advance and full price at the door. Proceeds will support Cocalico High School marching band members who will travel to Disney World next year to perform on Main Street USA. For tickets and details, contact Nadia Krantz at 717419-3058 or nadiakrantz@yahoo.com.
Beatrice Gauthier (left) and Jordan Tennis (right) will play Juliet and Romeo, respectively, when Garden Spot Performing Arts presents abridged versions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Garden Spot High School on Nov. 16, 17, and 18.
Along with prayer groups, talks by guest speakers and open mic nights, The Torch Community Center in Morgantown will offer a new music program, featuring sing-alongs and informal gatherings of local musicians, on Sunday nights beginning on Nov. 11. The new music program will be held on the second, third and fourth Sundays of the month. Ed Kurtz, director of The Torch, explained that although the music will begin at 7 p.m., The Torch opens at 5 p.m. on Sundays, so people are welcome to arrive early to enjoy fellowship. “I am responding to a request for a place where musicians can gather to use their talents and give release to the music bottled up inside of them,” said See The Torch pg 3
Poole Forge Prepares For The Holidays CrossNet Organizes A Community Christmas
By Ann Mead Ash
For 2018, the Christmas at the Ironmaster’s celebration at Historic Poole Forge will be larger and more interactive than ever. “People are used to coming here for the show, but not for Christmas shopping,” said Dawn Rise Ekdahl, executive director of Historic Poole Forge. New this year, the event will feature a Christmas Marketplace where visitors can peruse a variety
of holiday gift options during the event hours set for Fridays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, from 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 1 and 8, from noon to 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Dec. 2 and 9, from noon to 5 p.m. See Poole Forge pg 9
Donors/Sponsors, Volunteers Sought By Ann Mead Ash
“What is neat about the CrossNet Christmas Gift Program is that it brings all sectors of the community together - the churches, the businesses, the school district, the nonprofits,” said Meredith Dahl, executive director of CrossNet Ministries. “Everybody (who is Lisa Kerstetter (left) and Meredith Dahl involved in) this event (helps) make (right) are looking forward to bringing it possible to serve 450 children. the community together to participate in It’s ultimately to share the love of the upcoming CrossNet Christmas Gift Jesus.” Program, which involves three ways to According to Dahl, CrossNet help children in need in the ELANCO endeavors to bring Christmas School District this holiday season. presents to children in the ELANCO School District who receive free and this route will receive a wish list for reduced-cost lunches through three giving each child in the family. The list will programs. Area residents may choose to include items children need and want, adopt a local family. Those opting for along with a reading suggestion. See CrossNet pg 4
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is selling fresh fruit and butter braid pastries until Friday, Nov. 16. Fruit can be ordered at http://freshfruitorder .org/GrasslandFFA or from a Grassland FFA member. The pastries can only be ordered from a member. All orders and money are due on Nov. 16 to a Grassland FFA adviser. Pickup will be on Monday, Dec. 10, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the agriculture department at Garden Spot High School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland. All proceeds benefit Grassland FFA members. For more information, email Katie Ranck at katherine_ranck@ elanco.org.
The Extraordinary Give - Lancaster County’s Largest Day Of Giving - Is Set For Nov. 16