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Penn Manor FEBRUARY 6, 2019

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LV • NO 45

SOCIAL DANCE

The Circle Legacy Center, which aims to preserve Native American culture, will host a Native-style Sweetheart Social Dance on Friday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Community Mennonite Church, 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Featured will be Steve Conaway, Lenni-Lenape, from Bridgeton, N.J. Barry Lee will sing Longhouse social songs. Round dance and two step will also be part of the festivities. Participants are asked to bring a dish to share and are encouraged to come prepared to dance. INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION

The Millersville Area Historical Society (MAHS) will host a slideshow presentation on “Conestoga Navigation - A Slack Water Canal” at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Millersville’s Municipal Center, 100 Municipal Drive. The speakers will be Donald Kautz, web developer and amateur photographer, and Benton G. Webber, municipal engineer for Lancaster Township. The presentation will include an overview of the slack water canal system that once existed on the Conestoga River, photos of remnants of its locks as they appear today, and a brief history of the Conestoga Navigation Company. A question-and-answer session will follow. Admission is free, but donations will be appreciated. Contact Phil Gerber at 717-872-8837 or pge8507@aol.com.

Men’s Glee Club Slates Concert pg 2

Legopalooza Is Almost Here! pg 2

Tax Preparation Program Opens pg 3

Rose & Shamrock Festival Shows Growth By Dayna M. Reidenouer

“Last year turned out to be even bigger than we thought it would be,” said Lancaster Celtic Arts Foundation president Esther Pujols, reflecting on the Rose & Shamrock Festival, which she chaired for the first time last year. “We had more than 2,500 attendees. People from 20 different states and Canada competed, but we had people come all the way from Ohio to attend the festival and see the bands.” Pujols was pleased with the community response, noting that as a result of the high turnout, improvements have been made to the layout for this year’s See Rose & Shamrock Festival pg 6

The Rose & Shamrock Festival will be held in downtown Lancaster city on Feb. 15, 16, and 17 and will feature a celebration of Irish music, dance, and culture.

COMMUNITY MEAL

LOTUS LECTURE

The Lancaster County Garden Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Salem United Church of Christ, 2312 Marietta Ave., Lancaster. “Chinese Lotus Cultivation, Culture and Cuisine” will be presented by Larry Nau, manager of a local garden nursery. Guests are welcome for a set donation. Information is available at www.lancaster gardenclub.org or by emailing info@lancastergardenclub.org.

Seminar Will Aim To Strengthen Marriages Fastnacht Tradition Enters 95th Year By Dayna M. Reidenouer

By Dayna M. Reidenouer

Early in our marriage, I asked my husband how his day at work went. “Nothing to report,” he responded. “Hmph” was my eloquent reply. That prompted a discussion on the difference between “report” and “rapport” and why the latter was important to our marital bliss. Improving communication between spouses and thereby deepening emotional connections - building rapport - will be two of the points discussed by licensed marriage and family therapist Tom Horst and his wife, spiritual director Thelma Tom and Thelma Horst will be the feaHorst, at the third marriage seminar tured speakers at a marriage seminar hosted by New Hope Community hosted in Willow Street on March 9 by Life Ministry on Saturday, March 9, New Hope Community Life Ministry. from 9 a.m. until noon at Ascension “Those two components, you really Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street. Registration will don’t have a marriage if you don’t have them,” Tom said. open at 8:30 a.m. See Marriage Seminar pg 4

In preparation for the Lenten season of reflection, which runs from Ash Wednesday until Easter and during which people often give up certain fo o d s o r l u x u r i e s , m e m b e r s a n d supporters of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, will fry up a surfeit of fastnachts, just as they have been doing since 1924. “My mother used to save the potato water (from cooking dinner) and bring it for the dough to help it rise,” shared Kathleen Lutz, the head of the group that rolls out the yeast-raised pastries. With the development of modern yeast and the introduction of food safety laws, church members no longer collect and donate the starch-rich liquid. The rest of the process is still much the same, resulting in a rich, tasty treat. See Fastnacht Fundraiser pg 2

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Fastnacht fundraising participants (from left) Kathleen Lutz, Jim Knapp, and Karen Sahd invite folks to place orders for the special pastries beginning on Feb. 11. Pickups will take place on 11 days from March 4 to April 3.

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a free community meal, will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, on Thursday, Feb. 21. The community is invited to attend. The menu will include meatloaf, red skin potatoes, a hot vegetable, salad, rolls, and dessert. In the case of inclement weather, the church will follow the Lampeter-Strasburg School District schedule. If school cancels or closes early, all activities at the church will also be canceled.

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