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AUGUST 3, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 11
A Crowning Achievement Local Dancer Named Winner At National Competition Inc. staff throughout the competition. “They watched her all week,” eah Brighter, who lives in the said Olsen, who noted that staff Hempfield area, has been tak- members were looking to see how ing lessons at Pulse Dance Stu- Brighter interacted with her teamdio in Lititz since she was 6 years mates, teachers, and parents. old, and during that time, she has “(Dancers Inc.) will take her on the been on the studio’s competitive road to represent their company, so team. However, when she attended they are looking for the whole packthe Dancers Inc. national competi- age.” Brighter reported that staff tion in Ocean City, Md., in early members spoke with her during July, it was the first time she had rehearsals and that she attended a competed for an individual crown, luncheon with other contestants and she was not expecting a first- where she was asked to talk about herself and what makes her unique. place finish. Now, Brighter is looking for“All my hard work paid off,” said Brighter, who was crowned Miss ward to traveling with Dancers Teen Dancers Inc. The 15-year-old Inc. and representing its company. Lancaster Catholic High School stu- “Most weekends, I will be gone dent competed against nine others with them meeting choreograin the 13 to 15 age category. “It was phers, dancers, judges, assisting incredible,” said Brighter, who won with dance classes,” she said. for her jazz solo routine. “I was not Olsen reported that Brighter will expecting to win (because) others travel to locations up and down (in the contest) were more experi- the East Coast from New York to North Carolina and that she will enced in this area.” Brighter was not judged on a single be one of four winners to visit performance alone. According to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas in Jennifer Olsen, owner of Pulse, February 2023 while continuing to Brighter was evaluated by Dancers train and compete with Pulse. BY ANN MEAD ASH
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Noah (left), Marcus (center), and Lucas Unruh are planning a musical fundraiser to benefit SWAN (Scaling Walls A Note at a Time).
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When three musical brothers are assigned a summer project, it is only natural that they would decide to hold a concert. In the case of Noah, Lucas, and Marcus Unruh, who live in the Conestoga Valley School District, that concert will benefit SWAN (Scaling Walls A Note at a Time), which offers free music lessons to School District of Lancaster (SDoL) students affected by parental incarceration. The Unruh brothers will display their musical talents with a little help from their mother, Anu, and younger sister, Liesl, when they hold a fundraiser for SWAN to “give music” and “empower dreams,” according to the event flyer, at Gospel of Grace Community Church, 45 N. Kinzer Road, Kinzers, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11. A mix of music, including gospel tunes, will be played on a variety of instruments.
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Pulse Dance Studio student Leah Brighter (left) was named Miss Teen Dancers Inc. Brighter has taken lessons at Pulse, owned by Jennifer Olsen (right), since she was 6 years old.
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