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FEBRUARY 3, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 44
Bring On The Bling! he creator of the over-the-top gowns on TLC’s “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” will be the guest speaker at the next monthly meeting of the Lancaster Area Sewing Network (LASN). Couture designer Sondra Celli will join the group via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22. Members of the public are invited to attend and may email lancastersews@gmail.com for details. Celli started out in children’s wear after graduating from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and working in fashion houses around the globe. The clothing was heavily embellished with ribbons, beads, and miniature toys such as racecars, checkers, and tiny dolls and was sold at Saks, Neiman Marcus, and other department stores across the country. “It was a colorful, textural, whimsical, and three-dimensional line,” Celli said. “My collection stood out,
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and that’s how the Gypsies found me. They tracked me down, and I’ve been designing for them ever since, and that was over 40 years ago.” Celli opened the Sondra Celli Company in Waltham, Mass., in 1981 and specialized in what she calls “uncommon crystal couture.” She does all the patternwork herself and cuts all the pieces for every design. Staff members sew the garments together before other workers, called “blingettes,” add the surface embellishments. “The stones are put on one-byone by hand,” Celli explained. “It’s a labor-intensive job, but the results are outstanding, eyecatching designs. As I like to say, ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that bling.’” Celli published a book with Atglen-based Schiffer Publishing in 2019. “BLING! The Uncommon Crystal Couture World of Sondra Celli” includes insight into her career as well as directions for several embellishment projects.
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Couture designer Sondra Celli works in her studio in Waltham, Mass.
Kindergarten Registration Opens For 2021-22
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Kevin Greene’s relatives are spread throughout two countries. He was born in British Columbia, then his family moved to Wilmington, Del., when he was 5. Kevin’s mother’s family lives in Manitoba, and his father’s sister lives near Niagara Falls. Kevin and his wife, Alisha, moved to Ephrata five years ago. Lancaster County, with its genealogical roots stretching back three centuries for some people, is quite different than Kevin’s experience. See ConnectUs Church pg 4
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Children residing in Hempfield School District who will be 5 years old prior to Wednesday, Sept. 1, are eligible to begin kindergarten in the fall of 2021. Parents and guardians who plan for their children to attend school this fall are asked to complete the online registration process by Monday, Feb. 22. According to the district, the age by which children in Pennsylvania are required to begin school has been changed to 6, and students must attend school until age 18 or until they graduate.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Business Directory . . . . . 2 National Wear Red Day Planned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Dayspring Sets Open House . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .9 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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