Pequea Valley FEBRUARY 6, 2019
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VOL LV • NO 10
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
ONE-MAN BAND
The Strasburg Senior Citizens will hold their upcoming meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Strasburg Fire Hall, 203 W. Franklin St., Strasburg. The meeting will feature entertainment by Glenn’s One-Man Band. The Strasburg Senior Citizens group welcomes new members from Strasburg as well as from Lancaster city and Lancaster County. The club offers fellowship, musical entertainment, bus tours, bingo, refreshments, and more. Visitors are always welcome. Call Bill at 717-687-9072. GIVEAWAY EVENT
The Factory Food Pantry, located in The Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway, Paradise, will hold a Factory Fresh Food Giveaway event on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. Individuals are asked to register in advance by calling The Factory at 717-687-9594. ANNUAL PARTY
The 39th Beat the Winter Blahs Ball featuring The Big Big Jazz Band will take place on Friday, March 8, at the Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. Dancing and refreshments will begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by the chef’s special breakfast buffet at 10:30 p.m. The band is directed by Gary Peters, with vocals by Mary Ann Garrett. The event is open to the public. There is a cost per person, and group reservations will be accepted. For details and reservations, visit www.bigbigjazzband.org, email bigbigjazzband@gmail.com, or call Paul Bowers at 717-569-9333. The band has raised funds to benefit local charities for more than 50 years.
Lifetree Café,
By Ann Mead Ash
According to Monica DePaul, director of the upcoming musical “The Secret Garden” at Cavod Theatre, the show is much loved among actors because of the strength of the musical score. “The music is so powerful it is like its own character,” remarked DePaul. “The music tells the story so well.” Cordell Huyard, director of Cavod Theatre, said he had been waiting for an opportunity to do the show since he first heard the music in high school. “As soon as (DePaul) mentioned (‘The Secret Garden’), I was on board,” said Huyard. “I love the music.” “The Secret Garden” will be staged at Cavod Theatre, 685 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, Feb. 22 and March 1; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Feb. 23 and March 2; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, Feb. 24 and March 3. “The Secret Garden” is based on the
children’s classic of the same title by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911. The musical version premiered on Broadway in the early 1990s. The original Broadway production earned seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The show tells the story of a young girl, Mary Lennox, played by Mckenna Donaldson. When Mary’s parents die of cholera in India, she is sent to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald Craven, played by Alexander Weaver, and his brother Dr. Neville Craven, played by Dan Lawback, in a secluded British manor. Upon arriving, Mary finds that the her uncle is still grieving the loss of her Aunt Lily, played by Alicia Burton. Lily, Archibald’s late wife, had died giving birth to their bedridden son, Colin, played by Lincoln Everett. Colin, who feels guilty about his mother’s death, is hidden in a room inside the manor,
Mentoring Across The Miles
which Archibald only visits when the boy is sleeping. Mary also discovers her Aunt Lily’s garden, which is locked up and overgrown with vines. She and her friends Dickon, played by Joseph Kelly, and Martha, played by Lauren Groff, are determined to revive the garden and the house as well. Because of the sobering subject matter of the drama, DePaul said that it has been challenging to stage the show without letting the presentation become too dark. “To pursue the direction we wanted to go without changing lyrics or lines, (we have been) instilling in the cast that this is about searching for God and trying to figure out what is blessing them,” said DePaul, who noted that symbolism and other techniques will be employed to lighten the mood and find joy even See “The Secret Garden” pg 10
The Cavod Theatre production of “The Secret Garden” will feature Alicia Burton (left) as Lily and Mckenna Donaldson (right) as Mary Lennox. The musical will play at Cavod in New Holland on Feb. 22, 23, and 24 and March 1, 2, and 3.
Gathering Around The Table Church Has Served Up Free Hot Meals For More Than A Decade
LifeCycles Helps Youths Stay On Track By Ann Mead Ash
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss the limits of love on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program is titled “What Would You Do for Love? One Guy’s Outrageous, Risk-It-All Adventure to Get the Girl.” It includes a film featuring Ryan Leak, whose girlfriend, Amanda Roman, once said she wanted to get engaged and married on the same day and how he secretly invited 100 of their friends and family to fly to Miami to witness their wedding - before he proposed. Admission is free. For details, contact 717473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
WFCS To Present STEAM Event pg 7
Cavod To Produce “The Secret Garden”
At the end of each year, Lee Deremer, founder of LifeCycles, creates a presentation that shows each young man who participates in the program how far he has ridden a Boys ages 12 to 18 who take part in LifeCycles take bicycle by taking part in rides in Lancaster County and beyond. LifeCycles is a regular weekly and added challenge rides. bicycle ministry associated with Community Fellow“ We hold an end-of- ship Church in Lancaster. the-year celebration (with) an awards fictional trip for each boy. “From ceremony,” said Deremer. “I list all the Lancaster to State College (equals) 160 boys who have participated by name on miles of riding,” explained Deremer. “(Some boys) go as far as Fargo, a map.” Deremer uses the map to create a North Dakota, or Miami.” Deremer is See LifeCycles pg 9
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By Ann Mead Ash
Lois Eshleman, current chair of the Leacock Presbyterian Church mission committee, recently checked the records on the first free community meal that the Paradise church served in 2008. “We served 15 people, and we had 35 helpers,” noted Eshleman. “The second meal, we had 25 people (attend), and we knew it was a go from there.” Now in their second decade of serving monthly hot meals at the church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, See Community Meals pg 2 After
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Preparing to serve monthly meals into a second decade at Leacock Presbyterian Church are (from left) Joanne Stoltzfus, Bonnie Rice, and Lois Eshleman. The church’s mission committee began serving free monthly meals in 2008. Meals are typically served on the last Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
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