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Artisans Corner Opens At GSV BY ANN MEAD ASH
For years, Ruth Anne and Dave Starnes and Judy and Alan Dinning, couples that are residents of Garden Spot Village (GSV), talked about establishing a place where the artists of GSV could sell their creations. In the spring of this year, the couples heard that the area off the Village Square at GSV, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, which had been occupied by Fulton Bank, would be available. “We decided the timing was right,” said Ruth Anne. “We had to put it in writing (because) people coveted this spot.” In June, the four wrote a proposal. In July, they received a positive response, and on Nov. 4, Artisans Corner opened. A selection committee decides which items may be offered in the juried shop. All items for sale are handmade by residents of GSV. While Gordon Lash tended the cash register a few days after the shop opened, Ruth Anne showed off the tiny treasure boxes Gordon creates.
She gladly pointed out Annie McAbee’s soft goods, including knitted pieces, and Hershey Hostetter’s tiny animals, including a hedgehog. “This is Lloyd Ziegler’s work. They are spoon and fork art,” said Ruth Anne of the unusual metal creations. The new shop also sells cutting boards in a variety of shapes and sizes, turned bowls, and a cornhole game. Sewn items include table runners and special clothing items for adults. Dave and Ruth Anne’s photography adorns the cards they make, and Sally Mittelstadt’s unique cork purses are attractively displayed. Other items include watercolors by Junior Zook, and stained glass items by Bonnie Lord, which are attractively arranged on the glass door in front of the vault to show off their bright colors. Quilts created by Sally Rapp and by the Garden Spot Village Quilters are also available for purchase. Working her way around the shop, Ruth Anne pointed out cat beds, tatting, paintings, pottery,
Girls On The Run Goes Live! BY ANN MEAD ASH
Coming off a successful 5K at Millersville University in November, Katie Sandoe, executive director of Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster, and Jen West, program director, are excited about the 2022 season. “We are looking ahead to spring,” said West. “We are excited to be back to a 10-week season in person.” Indeed, the program hopes to have teams in every Lancaster
Makers selling handmade items in the new Artisans Corner at Garden Spot Village include (from left) Ruth Anne Starnes, Dave Starnes, and Gordon Lash.
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Trinity Quilters Have Been Stitching Together Since 2004 BY ANN MEAD ASH
It began when Barbara Caruana was assistant pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland, in 2003. “She wanted quilts to give to those she visited who were ill,” recalled Karin Freimuth, who said that three quilters worked together to create the quilts Caruana requested. From that humble beginning, a group of about 15 quilters has now sent nearly 1,500 quilts through Lutheran World Relief to places as far away as Angola, Honduras, Pakistan, and Peru. The Trinity Lutheran Quil-
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The Trinity Lutheran Quilters meet at the church each Tuesday.
ters meet each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the church. Until 2020, they averaged about 100 quilts per year. Each October, the completed quilts are hung over the church
See GOTR pg 2
pews and blessed before being taken to Bergstrasse Lutheran Church in Ephrata to be trucked to New Windsor, Md., and shipped to locations around the world. See Trinity Lutheran pg 5
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