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FEBRUARY 21, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 42
Promise Players will present “Sarah Mae and Her Kinfolk” BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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his year, the Promis e Players theater group will present “Sarah Mae and Her Kinfolk” as its spring musical. Shows will be held at Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 1900 Lampeter Road, Lancaster, Thursdays through Sundays, March 7 to 10 and 14 to 17. The Thursday and Friday shows will be held at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays will have a 2:30 p.m. matinee and a 7:30 p.m. show, and Sundays will have a 5 p.m. performance to conclude the weekend. T he Promise P layers will donate the proceeds from the show to Impact Missions, a nonprofit organization based in Washington Boro that provides housing resources for those in need throughout Lancaster County. Adults may purchase tickets for a suggested minimum
donation, and children 12 years old and younger may purchase tickets at a discounted price. Alternatively, children age 12 and under may pay for admission with a canned food item, which the Promise Players will donate to Solanco Neighborhood Ministries’ food bank in Quarryville. Doors will open one hour before each performance. Set in the western hills of North Carolina in the 1930s, “Sarah Mae and Her Kinfolk” tells the tale of an Appalachian family that comes together for a reunion at its old home. Some members of the family travel from their new homes in other parts of the South, and others still reside at the mountainside home. After gathering under the same roof for the first time in many years, the relatives reminisce about days past and discuss the importance of family and faith. The musical
Local cyclist will ride for cancer research BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
John Riddell of Quarryville is a veteran bicyclist. Riddell has completed a number of long-distance rides, and some of them have taken him across entire states. This summer, Riddell plans to bike from New York City to Niagara Falls, but this time, he is motivated by more than just his love for cycling. In July, Riddell will participate in the 10th annual Empire State
Ride. The goal of the ride is to rais e mone y for c ancer research; the funds raised by riders will benefit Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y. When Riddell first learned about the ride, he was primarily interested in the opportunity to bike another scenic route. Shortly after he decided to participate in the Empire State Ride, Riddell said he began to realize how many people in his life have been affected by cancer. Riddell then See Bike ride pg 4
The cast of “Sarah Mae and Her Kinfolk”
The power of underpants BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The Strasburg-Heisler Library, 143 Precision Ave., Strasburg, has partnered with nonprofit organization LS Together to host the sixth annual Drop Your Drawers campaign. Until Sunday, March 31, members of the community may donate pairs of new underwear at the library, which LS Together will distribute to schools in Lampeter-Strasburg School District and local organizations that serve children and families. The majority of the underwear donations will be given to school nurses, allowing them to keep a supply on hand for students who experience an accident at school and require fresh clothing. The primary goal of the drive is to equip school staff members with the means to assist students in Until Sunday, March 31, the Strasburg-Heisler emergency situations and to protect them from Library will receive donations of new underwear to See Library pg 2 distribute to local schools.
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