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OCTOBER 27, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 36
Octorara Students Take Part In PTO Fun(d) Walk BY FRANCINE FULTON
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Octorara Area School District took part in the Octorara Parent-Teacher Organization’s annual PTO Fun(d) Walk on Oct. 1 to raise money for their schools. Students from the Octorara Primary Learning Center and the Octorara Elementary School
completed the walk at the Octorara Junior-Senior High School track, while Octorara Intermediate School students walked the track at their own school building. “This is our fifth time running the event; we did not do it last year because of COVID,” noted PTO treasurer Joe Lynch, a music teacher at the Octorara Primary Learning Center and the high school musical director. See Octorara Students pg 6
Organizers of the Fall Festival at Freedom Life Church include (from left) Gina Turk, Val Englerth and Ashley Kauffman.
Cammy Zook’s trunk had a “Wizard of Oz” theme at last year’s Trunk or Treat event at Freedom Life Church.
Freedom Life Church To Host Fall Festival ayrides, bounce houses, children’s games and more will be featured during a Fall Festival at Freedom Life Church in Christiana on Saturday, Oct. 30. Hosted by the FL Kids team, the event will include activities for children in fifth grade and younger, and families may stop by anytime between 4 and 5:30 p.m. This year’s event is an expansion of last year, when the church hosted a socially distanced Trunk or Treat event. “Last year, it was more for the families of the church because of COVID,” said Gina Turk, FL Kids director. “This is a Fall Festival with different activities. It will be very relaxed.” Activities will take place outdoors in the church’s multi-tiered front parking lot. “There will be horse and pony rides, a hayride, face painting, (temporary) tattoos, balloons and a Trunk or Treat,” said Turk. Concessions will feature snacks, including popcorn, cotton candy, pretzels and water.
She said that children are never too young to learn important life lessons. “You are teaching them values and truths no matter how young,” Turk shared. “These are the world changers. If you teach them well, they will do great things.” FL Kids members and their parents will help run the Fall Festival. In addition to being a fun family event, the Fall Festival will also provide an opportunity for community members to meet new people and to learn about the church. “Stop in and have some fun with the kids. If you don’t have a church, check us out,” Turk added. “(We want people to know) that they have a place to feel loved.” Freedom Life Church is located at 447 Noble Road, Christiana. Admission to the Fall Festival is free, but preregistration is encouraged. Visit www.freedom.life/upcoming-events to register. For more information, email flkids@freedom.life or call 610-593-5959. More information and a link to register for the event are also available by visiting www.facebook.com/freedomlife.tv and choosing Events.
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Students walked the track at the Octorara Junior-Senior High School during the Octorara PTO’s annual Fun(d) Walk.
Handling Grief
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Partnership Brings Seminar To Solanco And Pequea Valley
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
According to Dan Steinman, Handi-Vangelism BASIS ministry assistant, the Help for People in Pain seminar given by Tim and Kathy Sheetz addresses any loss that significantly affects a person’s life and outlook. “It’s for people with different types of losses,” Steinman said. “Not necessarily the loss of a spouse or a child. It could be the loss of a job … a divorce or bankruptcy … a (difficult) diagnosis.”
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The event will be held rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, most activities will be moved indoors, but the animal rides will not be offered. FL Kids is one of the programs for youths offered at Freedom Life Church, which is led by pastor Sam Masteller and his wife, Michele. FL Kids offers programs for infants, preschoolers and elementary school students. “FL Kids is for children from birth through fifth grade,” explained Turk. “My team and I are all about teaching children at their level about how much God loves them. On Sunday, they experience at their level what it means to worship God.” FL Kids meets during Sunday services, which are held at 9 and 11 a.m. “When they are dropped off, we start with a game that goes with the lesson they are learning. We have music, worship and we pray,” said Turk. “We do our Bible verse and do our lesson again - reinforcing it through a craft - and then we have a closing activity where they do another game.”
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