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Garden Spot DECEMBER 12, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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MUSICAL PRESENTATION
Twin Valley Bible Chapel, 105 Shirktown Road, Narvon, will present “Then Jesus Came,” a Christmas musical by Ron and Shelly Hamilton, on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 610-286-9795 or visit www.twinvalley biblechapel.com.
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HOLIDAY CONCERT
Road Runners Plan Christmas Eve Activity
The Mainliners Chorus will perform on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The Mainliners Chorus, an award-winning ensemble from Bryn Mawr, will perform holiday music in the group’s barbershop style. The event is free and open to the public.
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
Servant Stage Company has announced that registration is now open for anyone interested in auditioning to perform in 2019. Auditions will be held at Premiere Danse Academy in Lancaster on Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 5 to 20, 2019. For more information and to register for an audition time, readers may visit www.servantstagecompany.com.
SINGING OPPORTUNITY
will hold auditions for the spring 2019 semester. Auditions include matching pitch, singing in tune, using one’s head voice, maintaining a melodic line while another line is being sung, and singing one prepared piece of music. MCCL includes more than 150 singers. The performing choirs involve singers in Carol Choir (grades two through five), Concert Choir (grades six through eight) and Chamber Choir (grades nine through 12). The choirs practice weekly on Tuesday evenings through early May, and they are led by artistic director Rosemary Blessing and director Sarah Wingard. Prospective singers should schedule a 15-minute audition time slot by contacting Wingard at 540-383-9986 or carolandconcertchoir@lancaster mennonite.org.
“You show up with a friend or come alone and make a friend,” said Kathi Markley, a member of the Lancaster Road Runners Club. Markley was referencing the annual free Christmas Eve Run the club has held for about two decades. Markley wants those considering taking part to know that they will have company along the route no matter what their pace. “There are faster people (and) middle-of-the-pack runners and people who meander slowly,” she said. “You don’t have to feel like you have to be an Olympic-caliber athlete (to take part).” Markley and other club members have planned this year’s run to begin with runners meeting near the steps of the Lancaster Dispensing Company, 33-35 N. Market St., Lancaster, adjacent
to Central Market, at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24. The run will begin at 9 a.m. Runners need not be club members to join in the event. According to Markley, the run follows a course that is a modified version of the Red Rose Run. “(The Red Rose Run) normally starts in Binns Park area,” explained Markley, “but this starts near Central Market and loops through Lancaster County Park.” She noted that the course, which runs downhill on Duke Street, is about 4 miles in length. “There is a flat section through County Park, and if you’re running with a friend and chatting it goes by quickly,” she said. “Coming back there’s a change of climb.” Markley added that there is a group of members who often walk the course. Following the run, participants generally take some time to mingle by See Road Runners pg 8
521 Club To Offer Support Through Annual ALCATHON
Garden Spot Village Wins Award pg 5
Members and friends of the Lancaster Road Runners Club will gather once again on the steps of the Lancaster Dispensing Company for a special free Christmas Eve Run, with participants meeting at 8:45 a.m. on Dec. 24. Interested area residents are welcome to take part in the 4-mile jaunt.
“Messiah” Sing-Along Scheduled For Dec. 28
By Ann Mead Ash
A woman waiting for a noontime Easy Does It meeting to start at the 521 Club wants others present to know the significance of the Lancaster County location for recoverybased activities. “This place saves lives,” she said. The 521 Club, which is named for its first home at 521 E. King St., Lancaster, has been a fixture in the county for several decades. Over the years, the club has been in several locations, including Park City, on Harrisburg Pike, and on Dillerville Avenue. Since 1999, it has been located at 2400 Butter Road, Lancaster, offering a place for several daily meetings based on the Alcoholics Anonymous curriculum. On Monday, Dec. 24, the club will hold its annual Christmas Eve See 521 Club pg 7
Dan Chultz, 521 Club board member, invites area residents to the annual Christmas Eve ALCATHON that will run from noon on Dec. 24 to noon on Dec. 25. The club, which is a location for recovery-based activities, is located at 2400 Butter Road, Lancaster.
A “Messiah” Sing-Along, sponsored by the Chester County Christian Chorale, will take place on Dec. 28 at Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church in Parkesburg. The Chester County Christian Chorale will present the 32nd annual Chester County “Messiah” Sing-Along on Friday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. at Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church,
1121 Octorara Trail, Parkesburg. Area residents are invited to attend to sing or listen during the performance. Participating singers, who do not rehearse in advance, will be accompanied See “Messiah” Sing-Along pg 6
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The Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster (MCCL)
By Ann Mead Ash
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