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Lampeter-Strasburg /townlively

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY IS FRIDAY, FEB. 7 page 4

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LVI • NO 45

SOCIAL GATHERING

The Strasburg Senior Citizens group will hold its February meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Strasburg Fire Hall, 203 W. Franklin St., Strasburg. The meeting will feature musical entertainment by Dan Martin, a country vocalist. Strasburg Senior Citizens, now in its 54th year, welcomes new members from not only Strasburg but also a wide area of Lancaster city and Lancaster County. The club offers fellowship, musical entertainment, an annual picnic, a Christmas banquet, bus tours, bingo, refreshments, and more. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, readers may call Bill at 717-687-9072.

L-S Girls Win First Section Title pg 8

Quilt Turning Event Scheduled pg 3

“Fairy Rhymes” Ballet Slated pg 3

Rose & Shamrock Festival Continues To Grow By Dayna M. Reidenouer

The Rose & Shamrock Festival and Feis is back, bigger and - organizers hope - even better than ever.

The offerings for the event, which has drawn thousands of competitors and spectators to the Marriott Hotel, 25 S. Queen St., Lancaster, and nearby venues, have been expanded, with a

second day added to the popular Irish dance competition and an extra day of music at Millersville University’s Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The festival will run from Friday, Feb. 14,

through Sunday, Feb. 16. Most of the weekend’s activities will be open to spectators free of charge. “Our mission is to promote (Celtic culture) to the next generation, and one See Rose & Shamrock Festival pg 2

BINGO FUNDRAISER

The Lampeter-Strasburg High School boys’ lacrosse team

The Gen. John H. Michaelis Chapter 327 Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Eagle Commons at Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The meeting will begin at noon with a free luncheon. The program will be a video titled “The War and the Memories/In the Line of Fire.” Membership in the KWVA is open to all men and women who have served in Korea at any time from 1945 to the present or who were in uniform serving anywhere from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. A special effort is being made to recruit the men and women who served in Korea at any time following the armistice in July 1957, known as the Korean Defenders. For more information, call Bill Kelley at 717-560-9424.

Women Invited To One-Day Retreat By Dayna M. Reidenouer

A group of women meets on Tuesday mornings at New Danville Mennonite Church, 103 Marticville Road, Lancaster. The women represent all stages of adult life; find commonality in Bible study, crafts, speakers, and brunches; and call

Students Participate In Winter Warm-Up

themselves SMILE, which stands for Share a Morning in Learning Exchange. Motivational speaker Bonni Greiner is a frequent presenter for SMILE, and she, along with Denise Grove and Sylvia Gearhart, will be the featured speakers at Refresh & Renew, a one-day retreat SMILE will host at New Danville Mennonite Church on Saturday, Feb. 15. Registration will open at 8 a.m., and light refreshments will be available. The program will begin with worship at 9 a.m. Greiner, Grove, and Gearhart will each give a keynote address throughout the day, and they will also offer breakout sessions. Lunch will be provided, and the retreat will conclude by 3 p.m. See Women’s Retreat pg 3

SMILE members (from left) Rebecca Kropf, Ruth Ann Stoner, Heather Smith, and Vanessa Brubaker are the planning committee of Refresh & Renew, a retreat for women that will be held at New Danville Mennonite Church on Feb. 15.

By Dayna M. Reidenouer

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was founded in 1920 in response to war and famine in southern Russia, which is present-day Ukraine. That began a century of providing humanitarian relief, promoting sustainable development, and strengthening peacebuilding efforts around the world. For many Lancaster County Mennonites, “MCC” is synonymous with relief kits and knotted comforters. The students and staff members at the New Danville campus of Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS), 393 Long Lane, Lancaster, have assembled

school kits and hygiene kits for refugee children as part of their practice of completing multiple service projects every year. On Jan. 24, the campus added “knotting comforters” to the list. See Winter Warm-Up pg 7

Marcus Ortiz, a kindergarten student at the New Danville campus of Lancaster Mennonite School, and his mother, Yamelyn Ortiz, worked together to tie knots in a comforter on Jan. 24. The school campus participated in Mennonite Central Committee’s Great Winter Warm-Up and finished 20 comforters for global distribution.

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LUNCH AND VIDEO

The sixth annual Rose and Shamrock Festival and Feis will be held in downtown Lancaster on Feb. 14 to 16. The event will offer free spectator admission to Irish dance and music competitions, as well as concerts, history presentations, and Celtic-themed vendors.

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will hold a variety basket bingo fundraiser on Sunday, March 8, at the Hoffman Building on Park Avenue in Quarryville. Doors will open at noon, and play will begin at 1 p.m. The bingo will feature gift baskets and other merchandise for giveaway drawing prizes. The event will raise funds for the team’s 2019-20 expenses. The team’s booster club is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting the growth and development of young men in the community for 16 years. The organization sponsors scholarships for graduating seniors at Lampeter-Strasburg High School and supports team and character-building activities as well as civic organizations. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Candi McGowan at 717-587-3637.


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