Morgantown/Honey Brook /townlively
OCTOBER 14, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVIII • NO 38
Conestoga Christian School To Hold Barbecue, Auction BY FRANCINE FULTON
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hile the event has been slightly modified this year due to COVID-19, Conestoga Christian School (CCS) will hold its 47th annual chicken barbecue and auction on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17. This year, the barbecue dinner will be takeout only. Each dinner will include a half-chicken, applesauce, chips, a dinner roll and butter, a whoopie pie and a choice of water or lemonade. Half-chickens only will also be available. To order chicken barbecue tickets in advance, readers may visit w w w. c o n e s t o g a c h r i s t i a n . n e t /auction2020. Dinners may be picked up in the school’s front parking lot from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 16. This year, drive-through dinner pickup will not be available at Conestoga Mennonite Church, located across from CCS. “We will turn our entire school parking lot into a four-lane drive-through,” explained Michelle Parris, CCS admissions director. “We are trying to do everything as efficiently as possible.”
Also on Oct. 16, a gift certificate store will be open outside the school, and there will be homemade apple dumplings available for purchase. A live auction will be held on Oct. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. It will take place outside under a tent behind the elementary school. “Masks will be required inside and if social distancing cannot be achieved outside,” Parris noted. This year, there will be no alumni game, no children’s area and no food tent. “ We downsized the amount of food we are serving. We will have a coffee area that will serve specialty coffees, cold drinks and our famous apple dumplings. They are made at the school on the Wednesday before (the auction) by parent volunteers,” said Parris. The live auction will feature a selection of items, experiences, artwork, quilts and homemade jams and yogurt. Auction highlights will include a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, a John Deere tractor, 150 gallons of heating oil and two-night stays at local inns, including Brownstone Colonial Inn Bed and Breakfast and Laurel Springs Guest House.
Dancing In The Living Room BY FRANCINE FULTON
On select Saturdays from now through March of 2021, youths with special needs and their families are invited to take part in dance parties, which are currently being held virtually via Zoom. The dance parties, themed “Everybody In,” were previously held at Grove United Methodist Church in West Chester, and they were hosted by Lizzy Stahelek, who organized the events in order to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award. See Virtual Dances pg 4
Team Promotes Competitive Mountain Biking BY FRANCINE FULTON
“No one sits on the bench” is the motto of the Twin Valley Mountain Biking Team (TVMBT), a group that provides an opportunity for youths to compete in a fun and exciting sport. The team’s goal is to promote a strong body, strong mind and strong character for sixth- to 12thgrade student-athletes. The mountain biking team, which formed in 2016, is one of more than 35 school teams in the state that are part of the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League (PICL). “For the fall season, we start practice on July 1, and races begin in September and the season is over by Nov. 1,” said coach Sylvia Deye, who
founded the team along with her husband, Neil. “We teach the kids how to ride their bikes and we have a one-month skills training, so we make sure the kids are confident and safe on the trail.” See Mountain Biking pg 5
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The Twin Valley Mountain Biking Team is a competitive racing team open to sixth- through 12th-grade student-athletes.
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Displaying some of the auction items that will be available during Conestoga Christian School’s chicken barbecue and auction on Oct. 16 and 17 are siblings (from left) CJ, Courtney, Sylvia, Jocelyn and Sabrina Bolduc, all students at the school.
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