Lampeter-Strasburg
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: SINGERS SOUGHT FOR “MESSIAH” CHORUS page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Berks and Chester Counties • Hay Creek Apple Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Morgantown - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13 • Country Auction and Chicken Barbecue, Conestoga Christian School, Morgantown - Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19 • Elverson Antique Show, Twin Valley High School, Elverson Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27 Cumberland and Dauphin Counties • Caitlin's Smiles' A Night of Smiles, Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill - Saturday, Oct. 5 • Gretna Theatre Gala, The Hotel Hershey - Saturday, Oct. 12 • 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, John HarrisSimon Cameron Mansion, Harrisburg - Friday, Oct. 18 Lancaster County • Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild's Quilt Show and Artisan Market, Manor Church, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 28
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Joining Forces For The Community By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Many of the churches of Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) School District have combined forces to host two special events in previous years. Now, they have further collaborated to make Strasburg Day and CommUNITY 5K one great affair. “We’ve combined two events, and that’s very cool,” said Bob Bronkema, pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg. Willow Street Mennonite Church member Karen Bender, who has helped to organize the 5K race, noted that both events fell on the same day last year. The race was held at Lampeter Church of the Brethren (LCB), and Strasburg Day took place at the Strasburg Jaycee Park. Many people who participated in the 5K also planned to attend the Strasburg event. “During that day, the conversation started,” Bender said. “It just made a whole lot of sense.” The CommUNITY 5K was launched six years ago to raise money for the L-S Homes of Hope program. LCB
has hosted the race for the past five years, and while the committee is sad to leave the 5K’s first home, it is excited to offer race participants a different course with new challenges.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Among the dozens of booths that will be at the West Lampeter Fair on Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 25 to 27, the space hosted by Willow Street Mennonite Church (WSMC) has been designed to be a bit different. Instead of showcasing products or only handing out informational pamphlets, the space will be filled with child-friendly activities, including a large corn bin with many toys. “We want to celebrate with the community,” said Lindsey Stiger, church member and Tea Time ministry leader. “Come and hang out.” The reason for the celebration is the 50th anniversary of Willow
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's Garden Railways Tour, sites throughout Lancaster County and neighboring areas Sunday, Oct. 6 York County • The Wonder Ball fundraiser for Easterseals, Country Club of York - Saturday, Oct. 12 • Pennsylvania Cowboy Weekend, Northern Central Railway Steam Into History, New Freedom - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13
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Willow Street Preschool and the Tea Time women’s ministry are celebrating 50 years with an activity-filled space at the West Lampeter Fair. Inviting the public to join the celebration are (from left) lead pastor Joe Sherer, Tea Time ministry leader Lindsey Stiger, and preschool director Marcia Harnish.
The sixth annual CommUNITY 5K and third annual Strasburg Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Strasburg Jaycee Park, 218B Miller St., Strasburg. Registration for the 5K will be open from 7:30 to See Joining Forces pg 6
Walk To End Epilepsy Will Raise Awareness, Research Funds By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Aaron Wingert of Lancaster was 30 when he experienced his first epileptic seizure. “Everything is normal in your life, and then you wake up in the back of an ambulance,” he said. Nineteen-year-old Nadine DeBalko of Adamstown was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 12 and had to change her perceptions about the disorder. “I thought it was just older people who had it,” she recalled. Lancaster resident Kerri Michnya never remembers
a time without seizures. She was diagnosed at age 10. Now age 42, she has been seizure-free for 11 years. Both Michnya’s and Wingert’s seizures are well-controlled by medication. DeBalko opted to have surgery two years ago to See Walk To End Epilepsy pg 8
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania staffer Kerri Michnya (left) and volunteers Aaron Wingert (middle) and Nadine DeBalko have helped to plan Lancaster County’s first Walk to End Epilepsy, which will be held in the Lancaster Barnstormers’ stadium on Oct. 12.
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The CommUNITY 5K and Strasburg Day will be held in conjunction with each other on Oct. 19 at the Strasburg Jaycee Park. Registration for the race, which will benefit L-S Homes of Hope, is open now.
Celebrating 50 Years Of Preschool, Tea Time
• Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show, Boettcher House, Neffsville - Saturday, Sept. 28
• 50th Greater York CROP Hunger Walk, four starting points in York - Sunday, Oct. 13
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