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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 48
Creating A Christmas Tradition BY ANN MEAD ASH
ore than two years ago, Cavod ballet director Stephanie Morales went to sleep one night and dreamed of a ballet. “(In the dream) were the names of the characters, their journey, and what it would be about,” said Morales, who woke up in the morning and wrote down everything she could remember. She brought the ballet to Connie Dienner, director at Cavod Academy of the Arts. The result was “Wonder,” an original Christmas ballet, which was performed for the first time in Cavod Theatre in 2019. The story is suitable for family members of all ages. “Wonder,” choreographed and directed by Morales and featuring a cast of 37, will be presented at Cavod Theatre, 685 W. Main St., New Holland. This year, “Wonder” will run on Fridays, Dec. 3 and 10, at 7 p.m.; on Saturdays, Dec. 4 and 11, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays, Dec. 5 and 12, at 4 p.m.
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“Wonder” is the story of Gracie, played by Sierra Hurst, and Nick, played by Lincoln Everett, two orphaned children who are searching for the wonder of the holiday season. They are aided in their quest by three Christmas Lights - Twinkle, played by Sarah Blatt; Flicker, played by Annika Blake; and Pixie, played by Audrey Pavlica. As they search for the “wonder,” the children visit the Toy Shop, the Christmas Tree Village, and a cathedral. Through their adventure, they learn that the wonder of the holiday season comes from love and from being loved. Morales made a few changes in this year’s production. “We will have an icicle battle scene,” she said. “I really wanted to focus on the juxtaposition between the lights, who are there to show what wonder is, and the icicles that represent staying in the mundane,” she said, explaining why she decided to expand the conflict between the two entities. “It almost affects the whole story line, but it doesn’t, and that’s exciting.”
Poole Forge Sets Dedication Ceremony
Sierra Hurst will play Gracie.
Lincoln Everett as Nick
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Petra Accepting Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
10 Years Of ExtraGive . . . .2
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Historic Poole Forge, 1940 Main St., Narvon, will have a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Friday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. for the recently acquired hammerhead that was originally used in the operation of the forge from 1786 through 1859. Local historian and board president William Shirk acquired the hammer from the Berks County Historical Society, which purchased the item in 1934 from a blacksmithing shop in Honey Brook. See Poole Forge pg 5
Jennifer Sensenig (left) and Andrea Kauffman are helping to coordinate the Operation Christmas Child drop-off center at Petra.
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In 2020, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more tan 7.8 million shoeboxes in the United States to be sent to local partners around the world. The shoeboxes, which are filled with school supplies, hygiene items, and small toys, are sent to children in areas affected by natural disasters, famine, disease, war, or poverty. Since 2012, Petra Church, 565 Airport Road, New Holland, has been a drop-off center for boxes collected by individuals, families, churches, and other local groups. See Petra Church pg 4
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