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Poole Forge to celebrate “Christmas at the Ironmaster’s” ommunity members are welcome to ex perience “Christmas at the Ironmaster’s,” which will be presented at Historic Poole Forge. The event will feature seasonal refreshments, live music, a Christmas village marketplace, bonfires and caroling. Christmas at the Ironmaster’s will take place on Friday, Dec. 8, from 4 to 8 p.m.; on Saturday, Dec. 9, from noon to 8 p.m.; and on Sunday, Dec. 10, from noon to 6 p.m. Visitors will be able to take selfguided tours of the site’s historic 18th-century Welsh Ironmaster’s Mansion, which will feature holiday trees and exhibits designed by local community organizations and businesses. Visitors will be able to vote for their favorite, and the winner will be issued the People’s Choice Award. “Each one decorates a tree (or creates a display) representing
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the theme of their business or organization,” explained Dawn Ekdahl, Poole Forge’s executive director. “Country Companion Animal Hospital will have cats and dogs and furry animals on their trees. Raven Ridge Wildlife Center will have little wildlife and woodland creatures (on its tree).” Three floors of the mansion will be decorated and open to tour. “The third floor of the mansion is for the children. Three libraries Honey Brook, the Village Library of Morgantown and the ELANCO Library - will have crafts for children, and they will also each have a tree,” noted Ekdahl. Photos with Father Christmas will be available on Dec. 10. Free homemade Christmas cookies and hot chocolate will be served throughout the weekend. Other food will be available for purchase. New this year is that a bonfire will be lit each evening of the event. Live music will be offered nightly. Father Christmas will be on hand at the event and available for photos.
Making a good thing better
A focus on prayer
Saint Joseph’s University expands offerings to Lancaster County
Second Lancaster breakfast held table groups to pray on a subject and then concluded by leading the gathering of more than 400 in prayer. Master of ceremonies Tracey C. Jones, president of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions, opened the event, saying, “The Lancaster Prayer Breakfast endeavors to further the rich heritage and spiritual guidance handed down by the Founding Fathers … and magnify Jesus Christ through unified prayers.” Worship music was provided by Dave Ross, pastor of worship ministries at Calvary Church, who read from
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Joseph DiAngelo, dean of the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, is excited about what the school can bring to Lancaster County residents as the organization looks forward to merging with the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, 850 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, in January. “Several years ago … our strategic planning was looking to expand into health care,” recalled DiAngelo.
“We were interested in affiliating with programs that are already accredited, and we were interested in nursing.” After a successful partnership with Lancaster General Hospital, providing business courses for doctors and senior administrators, strategists saw possibilities in the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, but DiAngelo sees the acquisition as bringing opportunities to Lancaster residents. “Nothing is going to change in Lancaster,” said DiAngelo. The goal, rather, is to embrace what exists
Tim Farrell, one of the leaders of the Lancaster Prayer Breakfast, which was held for the second year on Nov. 3, said that when the committee organized under the Leaders of Faith Foundation, the goal was to make the event unique, with prayer as the key component. The group decided to focus on six areas - business, government, art/media, education, family, and church - and ask a community leader to lead prayer on each of those segments. Each speaker asked
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