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APRIL 7, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 50
Penn Manor To Present “Now. Here. This. (Flexible Version)” was appropriate for their audience and could be done remotely. ue to the COVID-19 pandem- “Now. Here. This. (Flexible Veric, many people resigned sion)” follows a group of friends themselves to the idea that as they journey through time and there would be no spring musicals. share stories about friendship, John Matusek, gifted support death, school, life, and more. In teacher at Penn Manor High addition to performing in the musical, students helped direct, School, had other ideas. After hearing the quote “So many edit, film, and choreograph the show. The cast and people are hanging by the thinnest of “As we are nearing crew didn’t just threads. Treat peo- the end of produc- make a musical ple well; you could tion, I couldn’t be they made a movie. Prior to this projust be that thread,” Matusek knew he prouder of my team, ject, none of the had to do everything these kids, and our cast or crew members knew how to in his power to make final product.” make a movie. As a a musical happen at Penn Manor High School. He want- result, they encountered several ed to empower the students and obstacles. Rather than allow give them ownership of the show. these setbacks to stop them, they As a group, they turned lemons into focused on the process and not just the product. Collectively, the lemonade. Not only was this project team put thousands of hours of impacted by the pandemic, but work into the project. Through it the stage at the high school was all, the team’s enthusiasm for the undergoing renovations. After show and the theater program putting on their thinking caps, was evident. Some of the students talked the cast and crew found a flexible version of a musical that both about their experiences. BY COURTNEY MENGEL
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“Through My Eyes”: Conestoga Man Pens Memoirs
Students rehearse for Penn Manor High School’s spring musical, “Now. Here. This. (Flexible Version).”
Healthy Kids Running Series Returns To Lancaster BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Every Sunday from April 11 to May 9, children from prekindergarten to eighth grade can participate in the Healthy Kids Running Series at Daniel’s Den Playground at Manor Church, 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster. Dana Atticks, community coordinator, has been running the Lancaster series for five seasons.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
“For many years, people who knew me said I should write a book,” said Tom Grassel, a man who has been referred to as the mayor of Conestoga, a town that has no such official designation. “I was never a writer, and I never liked to write.” One day, following the See Memoir pg 8
See Running Series pg 5
Children enjoy the races with the Healthy Kids Running Series.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE A Focus On Creativity: Cavod Plans Gala And Auction . . . . . . .2 Park Garden Plots Available . . . . . . . . .2 Blessings Of Hope Sets iCare Event . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Business Directory . . . . . .6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 House Of Worship . . . . . .11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .12
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