Penn Manor to put on “Big Fish”
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Penn Manor High School musical director Lauren Ciemiewicz is trying something different this spring, eschewing the more famous productions in favor of a lesser-known work.
Penn Manor’s Thespian Troupe 274 will present “Big Fish” Thursday, March 13, to Saturday, March 15, in the high school auditorium, 100 East Cottage Ave., Millersville.
Tickets may be purchased at https://pennmanor.seat yourself.biz.
The performance will begin at 6:30 p.m. on March 13. Tickets are on sale to the public, but this is the designated show where all Comet Classic cardholders and Penn Manor staff members are admitted free by showing their card at the box office.
The show time for Friday, March 14, is 7:30 p.m. There are two productions on March 15, a matinee at 2 p.m. and the final performance at 7:30 p.m.
The plot of “Big Fish” revolves around the relationship between a father and son, said leads James Helm, who plays the dad, Edward Bloom, and Thomas Lebo, who portrays the son, Will Bloom.
“You learn that Edward Bloom, the father, is a little sick,” said James. “On the flip side, his son, Will, is about to get married and have a kid of his own. They’ve always been at odds with each other. They don’t have the best relationship. It’s about them reconvening before the father passes away and before the son has a kid.”
Will hears his father’s farcical stories, including tales of a giant and a werewolf, and tracks down
Edward’s high school girlfriend to to see if there’s a shred of truth to the wild stories.
“My character’s childhood was messed up because of all his (father’s) crazy stories, and
“You will leave knowing you watched a beautiful piece of art on this stage.”
I never knew my dad for what he was,” Thomas said. “I am thinking about fatherhood for a majority of the musical.”
Ciemiewicz said she chose “Big Fish” for two major reasons.
“Last year, we did ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ (which is) a big-name show and a Disney show,” she said. “This one is much more obscure. I chose this one for the story and because it offered a lot of opportunity for our students
to get to do a variety of things. There’s a circus scene so we have some talents utilized there. … It took a little while for the kids to jump on board, but I think they’re really loving this experience.”
Ciemiewicz said one of the highlights of the show is tap dancing during the numbers with student Dana Raugh serving as an assistant choreographer. “We love to showcase the kids if we can,” she said.
In addition to James as Edward Bloom and Thomas as Will Bloom, the main cast is Ava Wolfersberger (Sandra), Kyle Griffin (Young Will), Charlie Stoy (Josephine), David Ferre (Amos Calloway), Bailey Floyd (Witch), Madelyn Stern (Jenny Hill), Aidan Whitfield (Don Price/ Red Fang), Rayn Andreychuk (Zacky Price), David Fogell (Karl the Giant), Alyssa Ford (Girl in the Water), and Ethan White (Dr. Bennett and The General).
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BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Manor Church will host a live auction to benefit its student ministries’ mission trip to New York City this summer.
The auction will be held on Saturday, March 22, starting at 9 a.m. in the church’s gymnasium, 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster. It will run until all the items are sold.
Breakfast food items, including breakfast sandwiches and fruit, will be sold in the morning, and lunch items such as hamburgers and hot dogs will be for sale in the afternoon. Food proceeds will also benefit the mission trip.
The students going on the trip serve on the day of the auction, helping with child care, running auction items, and preparing
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Penn Manor overcame offthe-ice hardships to make it back to the Central Pennsylvania Ice Hockey League (CPIHL) Viola Cup championship game but could not quite win two titles in a row.
Warwick’s Koby Zimmerman scored his second breakaway goal of the game with 37 sec-
give the Warriors a 3-2 triumph Feb. 26 at Hersheypark Arena.
The Comets lost to Warwick by the same 3-2 score in the second round of the tournament on Feb. 7 before winning three straight games to emerge from the losers’ bracket.
“The team faced some adversity this year,” Penn Manor coach Raul Batista said. “We definitely played hard and fought to get to
Cast members from Penn Manor’s production of “Big Fish” (front, from left) David Ferre, James Helm, Ava Wolfersberger, Bailey Floyd, (back) David Fogell, Thomas Lebo, and Charlie Stoy
Manor Church volunteers serve at the Way of the Cross Ministries Distribution Center during last summer’s mission trip to Harlingen, Texas.
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and serving food.
Auction items will include gift certificates, baked goods, and home décor.
For more information about the auction, email student ministries director Beau Walmer at beauw@manorchurch.org or call the church office at 717-285-3138.
Walmer said auction proceeds will be used to give local high school and middle school students the opportunity to serve and make an impact in New York City.
The Manor Church group will be serving with Adventures in Missions (AIM).
eling party will comprise students in seventh through 12th grades. Last year, 30 people participated, including group leaders.
In recent years, the church has gone to Viper, Kentucky; Waldorf, Maryland; and Harlingen, Texas. On those trips, the student volunteers have assisted with projects at a Christian camp, organized and distributed food from a pantry, and helped with a vacation Bible school.
Event to focus on scams
Residents of Lancaster and surrounding areas are invited to participate in $cam Jam, a non-commercial event aimed at empowering individuals, especially seniors, to recognize and prevent various forms of fraud. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 19, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Tec Centro SW, 57 Laurel St., Lancaster. This program will be presented in both English and Spanish.
Hosted jointly by state Sen. Scott Martin and the Spanish American Civic Association (SACA), $cam Jam is a collaborative ini-
tiative designed to provide attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to protect themselves from prevalent scams, including identity theft, cybercrime, mail fraud, and financial exploitation. The event will feature presentations from experts representing Martin’s office, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, local law enforcement agencies, and AARP Pennsylvania. Attendees will also engage in interactive activities such as bingo. See Scams pg 5
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Adventures in Missions is an interdenominational mission organization that focuses on discipleship. AIM emphasizes prayer and relationships in work around the world.
Manor Church’s group will work in Bushwick, a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, from Saturday, June 21, to Friday, June 27.
The focus will be homeless outreach, city cleanup, children’s ministry, and prayer and street outreach, although the itinerary will not be finalized until closer to the trip.
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“Every trip has looked different based on organizations and ministries we’ve been partnering with and their needs,” said Walmer. “All three trips were very unique in terms of not just where we went, but also the ways that we served.”
The director stated that the neighborhoods the mission serves are not the only ones who benefit. “Our students are exposed to a new and different community from what they’re familiar with here in Lancaster,” Walmer said. “They’re also great opportunities to students to grow in different areas of their lives, spiritually, and sometimes it’s learning a new skill, serving in a way they don’t usually serve. And it can be a way to challenge them in their faith.”
Manor Church’s student ministries meet regularly on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights and take trips during the summer in addition to a fall retreat, all designed to build camaraderie.
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“A big part of the mission is the serving piece, but there also other things people don’t think of when they think of a mission trip, like the debriefing, the relationships that are trip,” Walmer said.
Bidders keep a close eye on the proceedings during last year’s Manor Church auction.
see Penn Manor go back to the finals, but it was one of those nights. We just came up short.”
Warwick went undefeated in the playoffs to finish with a record of 14-5-1 while Penn Manor ended with a 14-8 mark.
“It was very nice getting to the championship game two years in a row,” said Penn Manor defenseman Sebastian Elias. “This year was definitely unexpected. We had a lot of ups and downs throughout the year, and it turned out to be great. … I think we all played great. We all did our best, and then we had an unlucky bounce that just didn’t go our way. That’s how things happen sometimes, and I just think it was amazing that we were able to even make the championship game.”
In the title game, Penn Manor had two one-goal leads thanks to a pair of power play goals.
Noah Westermann put the Comets on the board 3:43 into the game by firing in a shot from the faceoff dot to the right of the cage.
Warwick answered eight and a half minutes later when Cole Breckenmaker scored from the right side of the net. Zimmerman picked up the primary assist, and Gavin Tipping was credited with the secondary assist.
“We had to regroup after the first period,” said Batista. “The first period was a little slow for us. At intermission, I had to remind them they had to get back to what they did to get here, sustaining the offensive zone pressure
and working the puck down low. We got back to that in the second period.”
The Comets reclaimed the lead at the 7:06 mark of the second period as Jonathon Boozer scored off a rebound from a shot by Elias.
The game’s turning point came with 2:05 left in the stanza. A Warwick penalty gave the Comets a chance to score a third power play goal and go up by two scores, but it was the Warriors that seized the momentum. A pass from Hunter Popolis sent Zimmerman in on a shorthanded breakaway, and he tied the game.
“We went 2 for 3 on the power play, so we were clicking pretty well,” said Batista. “There was some miscommunication on the blueline, and that led to a turnover and a breakaway, and it went into our net. It’s a little deflating, for sure.”
Seeking the go-ahead goal, Penn Manor dominated stretches of the third period, but it appeared the game would be decided in overtime. That’s when Zimmerman broke free, skated in alone on goal, deked the goalie, and slid a backhand shot into the net.
Penn Manor outshot Warwick 42-20. “Their goalie, Ryan Trunfio, played amazing and kept them in the game,” said Penn Manor’s Nick Michener. “It was a back-and-forth game, and either team could have come out victorious.”
Kane Leaman played his first high school hockey season after being convinced by his classmate Boozer. “This year was amazing,” Leaman said. “It
was just so much fun. I am grateful to my coaches. It stinks the way the season ended, but I’m proud that we got to the (championship game).”
The Comets’ coach was pleased with his team’s effort. “It shows the fight in the kids,” Batista said. “They really wanted to be there. We had some firstyear guys come to Penn Manor because they saw we had success from last season, and they wanted to be a part of it.”
Michener added, “The Viola Division was much tougher this year, and it made the regular season and playoffs more exciting. CPIHL championship night at Hersheypark Arena is always a great night. It’s fun to play in a building with so much hockey history. We knew it was going to be a tight matchup. Every game against Warwick was close. They are a good team, and they match up well against us.”
Students on Penn Manor’s roster, along with their respective high schools, are Isaac Kerr (Lancaster Catholic), Nicholas Michener (Penn Manor), Luke Arms (Penn Manor), Jonah Kerr (Lancaster Catholic), Dylan Conroy (Penn Manor), Jonathon Boozer (Garden Spot), Jack Stauffer (Penn Manor), Oscar Kerr (Lancaster Catholic), Jaiden Batista (Lancaster Catholic), Dominic Morrell (Penn Manor), Noah Westermann (Lancaster Catholic), Sebastian Elias (Penn Manor), Kane Leaman (Garden Spot), Lucas McDevitt
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(Lancaster Country Day School), Chad Barton (Penn
Manor), and Justin Batista (Lancaster Catholic).
Jaiden Batista of Penn Manor (left) moves through center ice.
Penn Manor’s Jonathon Boozer (11) scores a goal during the championship game.
Penn Manor’s Sebastian Elias (left) puck-handles up the ice during the Viola Cup championship game.
Manor’s Madison Stringer focuses in
Dauphin’s Alexa Elbertson on Saturday, March 1 in Millersville. Elbertson made it to the third round.
Penn Manor’s Madelyn Frizado tries to escape from Central Dauphin’s Brooklynn Gilbert during the PIAA Girls’ Southcentral Region wrestling tournament on Saturday, March 1 in Millersville.
Comet’s Samantha Shaw gets wrapped up by Dallastown’s Tessa Henise in Millersville during the PIAA Girls’ Southcentral Region wrestling tournament on Saturday, March 1.
Penn Manor’s Trevor Olson (left) brings home the gold in the 200 and 500 freestyle, and Dru Landis (right) takes home gold in the 200 freestyle (1:52.62) during the District III 3A swimming championship on Saturday, March 1, held at Cumberland Valley.
photos by Bob Diller submitted photo
Educational programs available to older
adults
Quest for Learning Lancaster will hold its spring programs on Thursdays, March 27 to May 8, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S. Duke St., Lancaster. There will be no session on April 17.
Each week, 50-minute sessions will be offered at 9:40 and 11 a.m. with a coffee and cookie break in between. All sessions and the refreshments are included in the program cost.
Quest for Learning is a nonprofit program, run entirely by volunteers, that has offered educational programs to people of retirement age in the Lancaster community for more than 40 years. The sessions are presented by local experts in their fields, including educators, public officials, business and community leaders, writers, artists, and musicians.
The 9:40 sessions will be
“Big
“A Financial Perspective on the Near Future,” presented by Gary Leinberger; “Concertos, Requiems, and OneHit Wonders,” presented by Davis Giersch; a Short Story Discussion Group coordinated by Victoria Ehrhardt; and “Frontiers of Physical Science: Big Questions Unveiled” with Richard D. Clark.
The 11:00 sessions will be “Complexity of American Elections,” coordinated by Robert J. Bresler; “Architecture in American History,” presented by James S. Douglas, Matthew Funk Barley, and Gregory J. Scott; the Elizabethtown College Lecture Series, coordinated by Fletcher McClellan; and “Six Historical Characters with Lancaster Connections,” presented by Jack Brubaker.
For more information and to register, visit www .questlancaster.org.
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production. David Fogell learned how to walk on stilts to portray Karl the Giant. “It’s an incredible thing, and them even letting me walk with stilts is an incredible thing,” he said. “You have to learn how to keep your balance when you are two feet off of the ground.”
Stage manager Jack Cassidy said, “It’s been quite an ordeal trying to figure out how all these set pieces fit backstage, ranging from massive trees, the entrance of a cave, a cannon.”
Ava noted the musical numbers are demanding. “One of the hardest things about the songs is having to deal with dancing and singing at the same time, doing all the hard choreography while still having
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Free giveaways will be available to all participants while supplies last. While the event is free to the public, space is limited. Interested individuals are encouraged to register by Monday, March 17, by visiting
Lions Club to offer free prom dresses
Millersville Lioness Lions Club will host Cinderella’s Dream on Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Philip the Apostle Church, 2111 Millersville Pike, Lancaster. Girls from Penn Manor and Lampeter-Strasburg
Church plans
school districts who plan to attend prom will have the opportunity to select one dress free of charge. Dresses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and organizers cannot guarantee every girl will receive a dress.
community meal
Ascension Lutheran Church will host an Irish-themed community meal on Thursday, March 20. Takeouts will
be available from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
The church is located at 600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street.
to projecting and sounding good,” she said. Charlie stated that the show will entertain attendees and give people something to think about.
“The beauty of ‘Big Fish’ is it really plays with realism and fantasy, not quite to put them against each other, but to blend them together and show you the point of life is to live it the way you want to,” she said. “I think coming to see the show gives you one of those moments where you sit down ready to have a good time. You will leave knowing you watched a beautiful piece of art on this stage. You can leave with something that may respark something in you that you might not have had going into it.”
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PA Preferred highlights local touch
The benefits of buying local are many. In addition to financially supporting the region’s economy, buying local gives shoppers the opportunity to obtain fresh goods, including produce and dairy and meat products.
Thanks to PA Preferred, which was launched in 2004 as a brand identity for farmers and agribusinesses, it’s
easy for consumers to identify and purchase agricultural goods that have been grown and processed in Pennsylvania. The PA Preferred Act was signed into law in 2011, officially making PA Preferred the commonwealth’s branding initiative for local food and farms.
Products marked with the PA Preferred logo, or the
ingredients used to make them, have been grown, harvested, or produced in Pennsylvania. When shoppers choose PA Preferred products, they have assurance that they are providing direct support to Pennsylvania farmers and agribusinesses, all while helping to strengthen the state’s economy.
PA Preferred also offers
several other programs, including Homegrown by Heroes and Farm to School.
Homegrown by Heroes was founded by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture in 2013 and was implemented in Pennsylvania in 2015 for PA Preferred members who are also veterans. The program features its own logo, which these members can add to their products. The Homegrown
by Heroes designation differentiates veteran-owned farms and agribusinesses and allows consumers to intentionally support them. To learn more, visit www.papreferred.com/ homegrown-by-heroes.
Farm to School features hands-on learning connected to food, health, agriculture, and nutrition while building family and community engagement.
It offers educational components, activities such as school gardens, and local foods for school cafeterias.
To learn about applying for a Farm to School Grant, visit www.agriculture .pa.gov/Funding/Farmbill/ Pages/Farm-to-School -Grant.aspx.
To become a PA Preferred member, visit www.papreferred.com/ become-a-member.
The strong link between agriculture and food security
According to government agencies, food security means all individuals, regardless of their physical or economic circumstances, have access to sufficient food to meet the dietary needs for a productive, healthy life. Food security is a more significant issue than people may recognize, even in fully developed countries. For example, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service indicates that slightly more than 10% of U.S. households were food insecure at some point during 2021. In fact, estimates suggest more than 800 million people around the globe go to bed hungry every night.
Food security and the agricultural industry are inextricably linked. Studies indicate that most of the people who go to bed hungry at night are smallholder farmers who depend on agriculture to make a living and feed themselves and their families. Supporting efforts
to strengthen the agricultural industry can help to combat food insecurity, as studies report that growth within that sector has been found to be at least twice as effective at reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. That trend may be due in part to the disproportionate percentage of people in need who live in rural rather than urban areas. Data from the 2019 American Community Survey indicates the poverty rate in rural areas in the U.S. was 15.4% in 2019 compared to 11.9% in urban areas.
To help improve food security, individuals in rural and urban communities can voice their support for efforts to strengthen the agricultural sector. They may also support this sector by purchasing locally grown food and shopping at farmers markets.
A thriving agricultural sector can ensure fewer people go to bed hungry each night and bolster the economies of rural communities.
The many benefits of greenhouses
Modern, large-scale agriculture operations utilize various machines and technologies to provide products to consumers. Greenhouses are among the resources used to help plants thrive.
Greenhouses are not a new phenomenon, even if today’s incarnations may be more technologically advanced than their ancestors. The first attempts to grow plants in greenhouse-like structures likely date back to ancient Egypt, but there are writings from the Romans as early as 14 BC explaining greenhouse operations. The Roman emperor Tiberius wanted to eat cucumbers all year long, but Roman winters would not allow for cucumbers to thrive when
temperatures dropped below freezing. Rolling cucumber growing carts into sheds only did so much. Someone came up with the concept of making sheds with sheets of a transparent rock to let the sun in and help keep cucumbers growing indoors warm. The idea took off from there.
Greenhouses consist of walls and roofing materials primarily made of a transparent material. The interior of a greenhouse exposed to sunlight becomes significantly warmer than the exterior, helping to protect plants inside from extreme conditions and enabling plants to thrive even when weather conditions are not optimal. Through the years, greenhouses also
may have incorporated some form of additional heating.
Keeping plants thriving for commercial production now gets additional help from computers, as relying on sunlight alone may result in fluctuations in optimal conditions. Modern greenhouses can now employ smart technology for heating, cooling and lighting according to the cultivation technology company Growlink. This equipment is connected to a computer that can adjust conditions according to the particular plant being produced, such as tropical fruits, which require more moisture and heat.
Anyone who desires a greenhouse for personal plant growth may build one in his or her back -
yard with various plans available for free or purchase. Companies also sell prefabricated greenhouse kits that can be assembled with relative ease.
Handy homeowners also may construct basic greenhouses with materials found at many home improvement retailers. A wood frame greenhouse can be built in any size and covered with plastic sheeting. For the door, people may purchase a prefabricated greenhouse door or simply use a sheet of weighted plastic that can be tied out of the way. To allow for ventilation in hot weather, a wood-frame vent that can be propped open can be incorporated into the roof rafter design.
Those who want a more permanent structure may look into using greenhouse plastic paneling in lieu of plastic sheeting. Either way, home greenhouses can be as elaborate or as simple as individuals desire.
Greenhouses are effective ways to extend growing seasons for both commercial and home gardeners.
Agriculture makes its mark on Lancaster County
Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture conducts its Census of Agriculture, collecting information about the country’s farming activities. The most recent census, which examined the state of farming during 2022, revealed the following facts.
• Pennsylvania led the U.S. in the percentage of its producers who were under the age of 35 - 12.7% - and Lancaster County was one of only two counties in the nation with more than 1,000 young producers. (Lancaster County had 2,057.)
• Pennsylvania boasted 49,053 farms, and Lancaster County had 4,680 farms - 9.5% of the farms in the state.
• Four percent of Lancaster County’s farms operated organically.
• Eleven percent of the county’s farms sold directly to consumers.
• Ninety-eight percent of the county’s farms were family farms.
• The total market value of products sold by Lancaster County farms in 2022 was $1.85 billion, accounting for 18% of agriculture sales in Pennsylvania.
• Lancaster County’s top crops in acres were corn
for grain, 95,549; forage, 65,142; soybeans for beans, 51,695; corn for silage/ greenchop, 35,988; and wheat for grain, 24,101.
• The county’s harvest included 847,584 tons of corn for silage/greenchop; over 17 million bushels of corn for grain; over 2 million bushels of wheat for grain; 442,901 bushels of barley for grain; and 42,221 bushels of oats for grain.
• Lancaster County’s livestock totaled 13.7 million layers; close to 10.4 million broilers and other meat-type chickens; close to 7 million pullets (young hens); 322,153 hogs and pigs; 235,758 turkeys; and 182,218 cattle and calves.
• Approximately 82% of all agricultural products in Lancaster County were livestock, poultry, and their products; about 18% were crop related.
• Lancaster County ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania in many agriculture categories, including total market value of agricultural products sold and total livestock, poultry, and products sold. The county had the highest sales in the state in grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas; tobacco; and other crops and hay. Within the livestock category, it leads the state in sales of poultry and eggs; cattle and calves; milk from cows; hogs and pigs; and sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk. The county is seventh in the U.S. for poultry and eggs.
• Lancaster County also earned high ranks among the 3,144 counties in the United States: seventh in poultry and eggs and 10th in overall livestock, poultry, and products.
• There were approximately 56 commercial chickens (layers, pullets, and meat-type) per person in Lancaster County in 2022, according to estimated population information from the Census Bureau.
Boating safety course set
The Conewago Rod and Gun Club, 1483 Turnpike Road, Elizabethtown, will host the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Safe Boating Course on Sunday, May 4. The free, eight-hour course will start at 8 a.m. Participants who successfully complete the boating course can apply for a Boating Safety Education Cer -
tificate good for a lifetime. This certificate is required to operate a personal watercraft and for persons born on or after Jan. 1, 1982, to operate boats powered by motors greater than 25 HP.
Preregistration is required. To register, visit www .register-ed.com/programs/ pennsylvania/231-boat ing-education.
Youth program to accept applications
The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA) is accepting applications for its next class of cadets, which will begin the program in July 2025. There is no tuition cost to attend. Meals, housing, uniforms, and school supplies are provided at no charge.
The KSCA is designed to give academically challenged teens a second chance at obtaining their basic education, as well as opportunities to learn leadership, self-discipline, and responsibility, to build a better life. The opening of the academy at Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) in Lebanon County in July 2022 formally established the National Guard Bureau’s Youth ChalleNGe Program in Pennsylvania.
The program is open to 16- to 18-year-old Pennsylvania residents who are failing to progress in high school or may not be on a clear path to graduating, or who are unemployed or under employed. Applicants must be willing to be drug free. They must be free of felony convictions and voluntarily commit to the program. The first 22 weeks of the program consist of residential training at FTIG followed by 24 months of mentorship back in participants’ home communities.
The KSCA conducts two classes a year, one starting in mid-July and the other in mid-January. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
The KSCA is a joint effort between the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and the National Guard Bureau in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Club plans garage sale, meeting
The Millersville Woman’s Club is seeking vendors for its spring indoor garage sale, which will be held on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, the event will take place at a new locationthe Millersville Veterans of Foreign Wars, 219 Walnut Hill Road, Millersville. Vendors may set up on Friday, April 25, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and on April 26 from 7 to 8 a.m. Doors will open to the public at 8 a.m.
meet on Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Millersville.
Cadets are introduced to the military structure and focus on eight core components: academic excellence; physical fitness; leadership/followership; responsible citizenship; job skills; service to the community; health and hygiene; and life coping skills. Graduates often receive high school credits, credentials, or a GED.
The award-winning National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program was launched in 1993, and it currently operates 38 sites in 29 states and territories. The program is both federally and state funded. More details, including the online application, can be found at www .pa.gov/agencies/dmva/key stone-state-challenge-acad emy.html. New applicants also have the option of having an application mailed to them by emailing the academy at RA-MVPACHAL LENGE@pa.gov or by calling 717-861-7767 or 717-861-8831.
There is a fee to rent a space with an 8-foot table, and the fee will be reduced for vendors supplying their own table. To rent a space by Friday, April 11, call 717-397-7965. Proceeds will benefit the Penn Manor Scholarship Fund. Additionally, the Millersville Woman’s Club will
Wendy Letavic will present stories of immigrant students at Penn Manor High School, where Letavic has been an English as a Second Language teacher since 2003. She works with English learners as they assimilate to American education, life, and culture. The program will also include firsthand accounts by some Penn Manor students who will be in attendance.
The main goal of this club is to provide scholarships, as well as other educational projects. For more information about the program or the club, call 717-917-6677 or 407-416-3231.
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH: 600 E. Penn Grant Rd., (Mailing: P.O. Box 635, Willow Street, 17584) 717-464-5683
Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org
BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastor: Jake Farnham. For more info, call 717-872-6755.
BREAKOUT MINISTRIES: Senior Pastors Ron & Mary Buch; Sundays at 10am. Contemporary worship & messages of freedom, healing, deliverance and discipleship. Children’s ministry includes nursery through Sr. High. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7-8pm; Check our web site for scheduled home bible studies.; JA Jesus based recovery meeting Saturday 7-8:30p. Men and Women groups meet monthly. Family Fun Night bi-monthly 6:30-9:00, Jr. and Sr. High youth group meets alternating months. Local and International outreaches. Web site: www.breakoutministries.org or Call for details. 2400 Anita Court, Leola, PA 17540. Ph.: (717)656-8366
COLEMANVILLE UM CHURCH: 210
Colemanville Church Rd., Conestoga. Sunday Worship 8:40 AM, Sunday School 10:15AM 717-872-7951 Pastor Manuel Cruz www.colemanvilleumc.org
FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 151
Donnerville Rd., Lancaster (one block south of Columbia Avenue). Pastor: Keith M. Long. 8:45 am Sunday School (with nursery and classes for children, youth and adults); 10:15 a.m. SundayWorship Service (with nursery and children’s church). Wed.: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs (K6); Wed.: 6:30 pm Youth Group 717-285-1900. www.faithbfc.com
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE 121 Walnut Hill Rd., Millersville. Sunday Worship at 8:15 am & 10:45 am. Phone: 717-872-4581 www.findgracehere.org
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF WILLOW STREET: 212 Peach Bottom Rd., Willow Street. Pastor- Mike Sigman. Weekend Worship: 6pm Saturday, Contemporary; Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. Traditional; 9:15am & 11am Contemporary. Sunday Schl from infant-5th grade, meets simultaneously with the 6pm, 9:15 & 11am Worship Services. GCC Young Adults - Tues. 7 pm. Youth Ministry- Sun. & Wed. 6:30 pm. Numerous Small Groups. 717-464-5333 www.gccws.net info@gccws.net
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH: IndependentBible Believing. Meeting at 1836 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA 17602. Weekly Worship on Sundays at 11 am. Phone: 717-938-8755. www.hopeforstrasburg.com
MARTICVILLE CHURCH: Located at 641 Marticville Rd. (Rt. 324) between New Danville & Pequea. Pastor: Kevin Kresge. 9:30am worship service. Casual dress. Nursery, handicap accessible. Visit us online: MarticvilleChurch.org E-mail: info@marticvillechurch.org
MILLERSVILLE COMMUNITY UM CHURCH
We are learning to live, love & lead like Jesus. Join us Sundays at 9:00 AM for Traditional Worship at Grace Campus, 163 W Frederick St or at 10:30 AM for Contemporary Worship at Hope Campus, 242 Bender Rd. On-line worship is offered at our website: MCchurch.net
THE WAKEFIELD VINEYARD: 2292 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom. Senior Pastors Mark & Pam Couch Join us on Sundays @ 10:15 AM For more info, call 717-955-0173.
Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533
Millersville Woman’s Club members (from left) Roma Sayre, Carol Lavis, Carol Goss, and Marilyn Hite were present for a previous garage sale.
Sewists plan meeting
Lancaster Area Sewing Network will meet via Zoom on Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. Nancy Nix-Rice will present “Capsule Wardrobe,” sharing how a 12-piece wardrobe can create nearly 100 outfits. Nix-Rice is a nationally recognized image and wardrobe consultant.
In more than 25 years of style consulting, she has authored three books on image and wardrobe development. Her background in the home sewing industry provides nuts-and-bolts knowledge of fabric quality, construction standards, fit fine points, and alterations options. Her career experience includes retail management, buying and personal shopping; teaching tailoring, fit, and alterations in her own sewing school and fabric store; managing a corporate training department; working as image manager for a major hospitality company; and teaching Dale Carnegie personal development courses. Nix-Rice holds a professional certification from the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI).
The Lancaster Area Sewing Network’s theme for 2025 is sustainability in sewing.
There is a fee for nonmembers. To register for
Accordion enthusiasts to meet
The First Lancaster Accordion Group (FLAG) will meet on Sunday, March 16, at Zion Church of Millersville, 317 N. George St., Millersville. The meeting will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. For additional details, contact Miranda Hoffman at 717-940-4762.
the program by Monday, March 17, contact Linda at lancastersews@gmail.com.
The Lancaster Area Sewing Network is a group for people who love to sew.
The group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of most months. During winter months, the meetings are conducted via Zoom. During the rest of the year, in-person programs are held at the Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse, 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster. For more details, contact the membership chair at the aforementioned email address.
Grave Concern posts meeting
Grave Concern will hold a quarterly meeting with a program on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.
The meeting will take place at Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster.
The program will be “Funeral Customs, Past and Present.” Lisa Groff of Groff Funeral home will speak on evolving funeral customs over the years.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Grave Concern is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history, preservation, and restoration of historical burial places.
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Museum posts railroad-focused trips
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has announced three Rambles for 2025, its 50th anniversary year.
A Woodstown and Winterthur Ramble will be held on Saturday, May 10. Participants will take a 32-mile roundtrip train ride on the Woodstown Central Railroad through the southern New Jersey countryside, over historic rail lines chartered as far back as 1856. After lunch at the Creekside Inn, the group will visit the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Located in northern Delaware, Winterthur is a museum of American dec-
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orative arts, displayed in a 175-room house and 60 acres of gardens. Dinner at the Mendenhall Inn will also be a part of the outing. The deadline for registration is Monday, March 17.
A Boonton and Black River Ramble will occur on Saturday, June 14. The event will include a tour of the railroad collection of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey, in Boonton, including restoration projects in progress, and a catered lunch on-site. Participants will also take an hour-long train ride on the Black River & Western Railroad, founded in the early 1960s by a group of friends with an interest in steam railroading. The trip includes dinner at the Clinton Station Diner in a restored 1927 train car. The deadline for registration is Monday, April 14.
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania will offer a Quebec and the Northern Tier Ramble from Tuesday, Sept. 9, through Monday, Sept. 15. The trip will include a train ride on the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; a visit to Exporail, a Canadian railway museum; a guided tour of Montreal; a guided tour of historic Quebec City; a scenic roundtrip train ride on the Train de Charlevoix from Quebec City to Baies-Saint-Paul along the Saint Lawrence River; a train ride on the Champlain Valley Dinner Train in Burlington, Vt.; and a visit to the University of Vermont’s Morgan horse farm in Middlebury, Vt. Also included are six nights of hotel accommodations as well as six breakfasts, three lunches, and four dinners. The deadline for registration is Thursday, May 1.
For each trip, there is a fee, with a discount for members of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.rrmuseumpa.org or call 717-687-8628. To check availability after the registration deadline for any trip, call the aforementioned number. To become a member of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, visit the aforementioned website and look under “Support Us.”
A series of “Pollinating Music” concerts will be held at 7 p m. on Thursdays, March 13, April 10, and May 8, at the chapel of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S. Duke St., Lancaster.
The series will feature works by composers whose last names start with B. The March 13 program will include Bach’s “Chaconne” for solo violin as well as Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances” for one piano four hands, Bartok’s “Romanian Folk Dances,” and Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 1. Upcoming programs will also include works by Beethoven, Barber, Behrens, and Burleigh.
The performers will be violinist Michael Jamanis and his parents, pianists Frances Veri and Michael Jamanis. The younger Jamanis noted that he used to go along with his
parents on their performing tours when he was growing up. He also served as the page turner when they recorded Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance” in the 1980s. Bach’s “Chaconne” also holds memories for him, as he first learned the piece 30 years ago.
The program is presented by the Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) Fine and Performing Arts department. Admission is free of charge, and donations will be accepted for the LCHS Fine and Performing Arts department.
To learn more about the program, email Michael Adams at madams@ lchsyes.org.
For more information about Jamanis, visit www.michaeljamanis .com, search for @michael .jamanis on Instagram, or search for @michaelja manis on YouTube.
Women’s club sets luncheon meeting
The Lancaster Christian Women’s Club will hold a “Renew” buffet luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, at Casa di Fiori at The Inn at Leola Village, 38 Deborah Drive, Leola. Doors will open at 11 a.m.
The program will feature Shear Perfection Salon & Spa. Gloria Beachy from New Hampshire will share her faith through music and her life story in a presenta -
tion titled “The Constant Singer.”
All women are invited to attend. There is a cost per person. Reservations and payments are required by Wednesday, March 19. Those registering are asked to note the names of their guests and others they wish to sit with. Any cancellations must be made by March 19. For more details and reservations, call 717-799-0088.
Michael Jamanis (left) and his parents, Frances Veri and Michael Jamanis