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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXI • NO 11

Factory Plans First Homecoming Event BY ANN MEAD ASH

Shira Zimmerman, director of advocates for The Factory Ministries, describes the upcoming “Factory Homecoming: Tastes and Tours at the Together Community Center” as a sort of hybrid event. “It has more of a program than an open house, but less than a banquet,” she explained. “(Guests will be) free to come and go,” said Kate Lab, who works

Octorara Junior-Senior High School students will present “Grease: School Edition” for family members and friends of the cast and crew.

in development for The Factory, of the drop-in nature of the homecoming. The first Factory Homecoming will be held on Thursday, May 20, at the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Those wishing to attend the free event are asked to register for a time slot. There will be opportunities to donate to The Factory Ministries throughout the evening.

Octorara Students To Perform Play For Family And Friends lthough this year’s spring musical will not be open to the public because of the pandemic, Octorara Junior-Senior High School students will present “Grease: School Edition” to a limited audience. “We will be performing to a live audience, but it is limited to family and friends of cast and crew members. Tickets are not available for purchase,” explained director Joe Lynch, Octorara music teacher. “We have two casts for this year’s show to help limit the indoor numbers. (Most of) our male cast members perform their roles for both casts.”

The Red Cast performed on April 30 and May 1. This cast featured Kieran Lomboy as Danny and Kailyn Nuse as Sandy. The Blue Cast will perform on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, at 7 p.m. and will feature Kieran as Danny and Hailey Rohrer as Sandy.

“We chose this show because it was a student favorite, and it provided enough roles for two separate casts to allow as many students to participate as possible.”

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Other cast members include Jamie Guertler as Ms. Lynch, Meghan McKenna and Ava Zimmerman as Patty Simcox, Melanie Witte and Bella Delise as Jan, Tyler Remphrey as Eugene, Liz Meyer and Sydney Simons as Marty, Jessica Belmonte and Taylor Strayer as Betty Rizzo, Alex Yelovich as Doody, Collin Nolan as Roger, Mac Eberhardt as Kenickie, Logan Prokay as Sonny LaTierri, Serenity Shoemaker and Oliva Dorton as Frenchy, Yony Gonzalez Matta as Vince Fontaine, Caleb Lusby and Octorara Junior-Senior High School students, including Alex Yelovich (front), who plays Doody, will perform “Grease: School Edition” as this year’s musical.

Curtis McCawley as Johnny Casino, Paige Linnenbaugh as Cha-Cha DiGregorio and Curtis McCawley and Haley Nuse as Teen Angel. The ensemble includes Samantha Carr, Menah Alkhabaz, Madie French, Julia Roth, Lyla Elboubrki, Curtis McCawley, Faith Budzik, Emma Whitman, Elizabeth Bricking and Jilliana DeStephano. Lynch explained that the cast and crew started working on the play in mid-February with virtual and remote music rehearsals. “Recently, we have begun in-person, socially distant rehearsals with the casts to learn choreography and blocking,” he noted. “Grease: School Edition,” an abridged version of the original, is more age-appropriate and eliminates some content to focus more on the show ’s popular musical score. “We chose this show because it was a student favorite, and it provided enough roles for two separate casts to allow as many students to participate as possible,” Lynch said. In addition to Lynch, the production staff includes costume designer Nina Thwaites and choreographer Jessica Olinik. Seniors Hailey Roher, Olivia Dorton and Leah Davis head up the student leadership team. Dorton and Linnenbaugh are the dance captains. Lynch said the cast hopes to be able to perform the play for the entire student body.

Factory Ministries staff members Shira Zimmerman (left) and Kate Lab (center) and executive director Adam Nagle are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the first Factory Homecoming event on May 20.

Master Gardeners Offer Expertise BY FRANCINE FULTON

As spring planting season begins, those who have questions about growing plants are invited to contact the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Chester County, who have established a free hotline for gardeners. Gardeners may also call the Penn State Extension office at 610-696-3500 and choose option 1 to leave a message with their name and contact information and details of their issue.

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