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JANUARY 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 5
Worship 3:16 Musicians band together for special events BY ANN MEAD ASH
The band called 3:16, organized by Joe Liptock, music director and worship leader at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 753 Mount Zion Road, Narvon, has interesting beginnings. “It started two years (ago) in April when we did the
Ray Brubacher event,” recalled Liptock, who noted that the five band members also serve on the church worship team. At the event, Brubacher told the inspirational story of his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Given a 3% chance to live, Brubacher found that his faith, family, and friends, along See 3:16 pg 2
Photo opportunities, crafts, learning stations, and more will be available to future kindergarten students who attend the Pequea Valley School District Kick Off to Kindergarten.
Education preparation Kicking off to kindergarten them,” noted Eckert, who added that information on community resources such as the Community Action Program before- and afterschool programs will be included, as will display tables for both Paradise and Salisbury elementary schools. Connecting with the early learning program at the kickoff will give families the chance to attend upcoming free activities, such as a four-week STEM connections program planned for March. “We will have transition nights at the end of April and into May,” said Eckert. Transition nights focus on topics such as literacy, math, or social and emotional learning. Kindergarten screenings will also be held in April, and summer camp is planned for June. “All these activities help prepare them for kindergarten,” said Eckert. Eckert requests that families wishing to attend the Feb. 5 kickoff register at http://tinyurl .com/KickoffPV. Readers who have specific questions may email lisa_eckert@pequeavalley.org or call 717-314-2517.
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Members of 3:16 are (from left) Joe Liptock, Jim Conners, Laquell Cooper, and Travis Messner.
Reaching out to space BY ANN MEAD ASH
Alex Van Patten, public information officer with Red Rose Repeater Association (RRR), is looking forward to holding the organization’s annual Winter Field Day, and he would like to make contact with the International Space Station during that event. “We are hoping to utilize the International Space Station and other satellites that have radios on board,” said Van Patten, who noted that the two entities have connected in the past. “I can’t guarantee that will happen again, but it was a nice surprise when
it did.” Van Patten added that a number of astronauts currently on the space station have their amateur radio license. The 2024 event, presented by RRR, will be held at the Welsh Mountain Community Center and Park, 564 Sandmine Road, New Holland. The group plans to begin setting up antennas at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, and the event will officially begin at 2 p.m. Winter Field Day will end at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28. The event is held for 24 hours to include radio operators from all time zones. Newly licensed and inexperienced operators as well See RRR pg 4
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e l pi n g Pe q ue a Va l le y School District (PVSD) families prepare their eligible children for the start of kindergarten is a goal for Lisa Eckert, director of early learning for the district. “ We start in September trying to reach our families that will have a child registering for kindergarten the following year,” explained Eckert. “We want them to register early, and then they can participate in all the activities we have for them.” This year’s Kick Off to Kindergarten 2024 event (formerly Kindergarten Expo) is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. The event is designed for those whose children will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2024. Eckert pointed out that this year’s event is a drop-in and that it differs from the expos held in the past. “The last two years we
opened registration the first week of February and had everyone come at the end, but this year, registration will open the day of the kickoff,” explained Eckert. “We will have all the information they need to register, so if they want to register that night, they can.” Eckert noted that parents may also just drop off paperwork or just get the information they need to start the process. Since the goal of the evening is to start preparing children and their parents for school, a variety of focused stations will be offered. According to Eckert, several stations will be dedicated to signing up for upcoming events, such as transition nights, or registering to receive a Kindergarten Readiness Kit. “We will have a fun area for photo ops with the kindergarten banner,” said Eckert, who also mentioned crafts and activity stations based on literacy and math, where children and parents can work together. “(These are) so they can get the idea of what they should be working on at home with their learners to help prepare
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