Lampeter-Strasburg DECEMBER 5, 2018
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VOL LV • NO 36
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
COMMUNITY MEAL
Willow Street Church, 2723 Willow Street Pike North, Willow Street, will offer a community meal on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. All are invited. The menu will be meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, corn, salad, and dessert.
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HOLIDAY EVENTS
The Lampeter-Strasburg Area Woman’s Club has posted two holiday events. “Christmas on the Square” will take place on the square in Strasburg on Friday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature entertainment, caroling, special music, hot chocolate and cookies, and a visit from Santa. The public is welcome to attend. Also, the annual holiday door decorating contest, which is open to all residents in the Lampeter, Strasburg, and Willow Street areas, will run through Dec. 7. Participants may send a photo of their door to LSWomansclub@gmail.com and include their name, email address, and phone number. The winner will be announced on Monday, Dec. 10. CHRISTMAS DINNER
St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 929 N. Duke St., Lancaster, will sponsor its 28th annual Christmas Day dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 25, for those who will spend Christmas alone or for those unable to afford a meal. Dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transportation is available in the Lancaster city area by calling St. Anne Church at 717-392-2225 or Lisa Wood at 717-669-6282 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and leaving a message by Saturday, Dec. 22. The dining area is not wheelchair-accessible. ANNUAL FAIR
will hold its annual Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Thirty local, national, and international nonprofits will offer opportunities to purchase alternative gifts that will directly benefit the organizations’ missions. Shoppers who purchase gifts will receive greeting cards to give to loved ones. The Marketplace will feature tangible gift items available for purchase; these items will be social enterprise, fair-trade, or both. The event will also feature family-friendly activities and local food vendors. After the Gift Fair, alternative gift items will be available for purchase online through Monday, Dec. 31. Visit http://giftsthatgivehope.org/lancaster/.
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New Holland Band To Present Holiday Pops Concert By Ann Mead Ash
Ken Laudermilch, conductor of the New Holland Band, knows exactly who makes up the market for the band’s Holiday Pops presentation. “The pops is designed for people who want to host their friends, but don’t want to do the dishes after,” said Laudermilch with a chuckle, adding, “We want to foster conversations for families, new friends, and associates around the table enjoying the great food and the beautiful ambiance of the hall.” This year, the New Holland Band will return to Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Lancaster, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, for the pops program on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The evening will offer hors d’oeuvres and signature desserts to guests who will dine among a number of decorated Christmas trees. The musical
program will include solo performances and a number of seasonal favorites in a variety of musical arrangements. After having directed the pops for six years - the 2018 presentation will be the seventh - Laudermilch has become aware of the types of tunes audience members expect. “People do not like new music,” he observed. “They like old music in a new suit of clothes.” Fortunately for Laudermilch, there are many pieces of seasonal music to fill the pops program. “There are so many wonderful new arrangements of the old favorites, it’s hard to choose,” he mused. To kick off the event, Laudermilch has found a piece by English composer Nigel Hess. “The title is ‘A Christmas Overture,’” noted Laudermilch. “It contains a lot of carols of the season, but (offers) an English composer’s perspective on American carols, and it’s a spectacular opener.” See New Holland Band pg 2
Planting It Forward As the fallen leaves swirled in chilling winds on Nov. 10, a hardy group of volunteers assembled to plant trees at the Strasburg Community Park, 151 Precision Ave., Strasburg. The time had come to begin the installation of saplings in a grove that had grown tall enough to provide the necessary conditions for shade-loving understory trees. “Over five years ago, Strasburg Lions Club began participating in the annual
tree planting at the park. It was then that the Lions donated the funds and manpower to establish an upland oak and hickory grove,” recalled Joyce Nettke, a local native plant nursery owner who has volunteered for the park for about 20 years and served Strasburg Community Parks Foundation as a board member and annual tree planting chair for many years. Nettke noted that the landscape at the park requires both See Tree Planting pg 6
Volunteers representing the Strasburg Lions Club, the Strasburg Area Sertoma Club, and the Strasburg Community Parks Foundation, as well as several families, participated in the annual tree planting event at the Strasburg Community Park on Nov. 10.
The New Holland Band will perform its Holiday Pops concert at Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Lancaster on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The evening will offer food and seasonal music among decorated Christmas trees. The musical program will feature solo performances and a number of seasonal favorites.
Peach Lane Farmers Market To Celebrate Grand Opening Steve Esh, owner of Peach Lane Farmers Market, a new store located at 85 Peach Lane, Ronks, has been farming produce for 10 years. Most of the produce from Esh’s farm is organic. For two and a half years, Esh has been participating with a farmers market in Harrisburg, and he is now opening his own farmers market right at his farm. Esh is excited to invite the public to the grand opening of Peach Lane Farmers Market on Friday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees of the grand opening may enjoy free refreshments. See Peach Lane pg 7
Peach Lane Farmers Market, a new store in Ronks offering fresh fruits and vegetables, including organic produce, invites the community to its grand opening celebration, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8.
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