Pequea Valley FEBRUARY 13, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: LIBRARY FRIENDS TO HOST VICTORIAN TEA page 8
VOL LV • NO 11
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
TAX PREPARATION
The Factory Ministries will offer VITA tax preparation services at the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. VITA volunteers are now scheduling on-site appointments during several time slots throughout the week. For more details, call 717-687-9594. RAIL LINE LORE
The Historical Society of Salisbury Township will meet on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Salisbury Township Building, 5581 Old Philadelphia Pike, White Horse. A presentation on “Downingtown to Lancaster Rail Line,” also known as “the Dark and Lonely,” will be delivered by M. Hoffman. The short rail line transported citizens and freight from the mid-1800s through the 20th century. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more details, call 717-442-4071. TRAVELING MUSIC
The New Holland Area Historical Society will host “Songs of the American Road” by Matthew Dodd at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. Dodd will present songs people sang to pass the time as they traveled. The event will be held in the chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The public is invited to attend. PROGRAMS FOR CAREGIVERS
has slated free programs for kinship caregivers, who are those raising a relative’s child, such as a grandchild or a niece or nephew. The monthly educational discussion group with other kinship families will feature a different topic at each month’s session, as well as the sharing of practical community resources. Topics include Setting Boundaries, Healing From Anger, Emotional Wellness, and more. Programs will be held at CrossNet Ministries, 123 W. Franklin St., New Holland, on Mondays, March 4 and April 1, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., as well as at The Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, on Wednesdays, Feb. 27, March 27, April 24, May 22, and June 26, from11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Child care will be available. To register, call COBYS Family Services at 717-4358139. Updates will be posted at www.cobys.org/kinship.
FFA Members Receive Recognition pg 3
Fire Company Sets 45th Spring Sale pg 8
Feeding Paradise The Factory Food Pantry Offers A Hand Up By Ann Mead Ash
On a cold January morning, Sadie May Stoltzfus, who volunteers to oversee The Factory Food Pantry, opened the refrigerator loaded with pineapples and saw the benefits to Paradise-area residents. “We are blessed with pineapples because a tractor-trailer had an accident,” said Stoltzfus, who noted that the truck driver offered the pantry more than 1,000 cases of pineapples. “We didn’t need 1,000 (cases),” said Stoltzfus with a chuckle. She did, however, accept 30 cases for the pantry. Access to the choice pantry, which is located in The Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, is open to Paradise-area residents who have earned Factory Bucks
through the programs of The Factory Ministries. Residents in need may earn Factory Bucks by working individually with a Factory social worker or attending a workshop or cooking class. Those who have earned Factory Bucks may visit the pantry once per week to buy a supply of groceries. Fifteen-minute time slots are available during the pantry’s regularly scheduled hours. Items available in the pantry include staples such as canned goods, canned fruits and vegetables, snacks, granola bars, pasta, and rice. According to Stoltzfus, bread, produce, milk, and eggs are free. “We try to have a variety of frozen meat available,” noted Stoltzfus, who added that Factory Bucks can be used to pay for items such as coffee, tea, crackers, and canned chicken and tuna. One shelf is reserved for snack items. Cooking classes, which are taught by a Factory advocate or volunteer at Grace See Food Pantry pg 2
Annual Banquet Will Benefit TTC/Potter’s House “Our premise is understanding that recovery is not the antidote to addiction,” said Lloyd Hoover, executive director of TTC/Potter’s House, a nonprofit, Christ-centered ministry that offers a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release and post-release prisoners and individuals desiring to overcome addictions. “Belonging is the antidote to addiction. So recovery can’t happen in isolation,” he explained. To help raise funds to support the ministry, TTC/Potter’s House will hold its annual banquet on Friday, March 8, at Shady Maple Banquet Hall, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. See TTC/Potter’s House pg 6
Kylie Stoltzfus (left), who handles marketing and promotions for The Factory Ministries, and Sadie Mae Stoltzfus, a volunteer who oversees The Factory Food Pantry, display food items available to local residents who take part in the Factory Bucks program. The food pantry is located in The Together Community Center in Paradise.
LMHS To Present “Bye Bye Birdie” By Ann Mead Ash
Director Dean Sauder considered a number of plays before settling on “Bye Bye Birdie” for the Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS) spring musical. Sauder noted that one reason for selecting the show was to contrast 2018’s “Wizard of Oz” production. “We are intentional about choosing shows from different eras to help give our students a rounded theater experience,” said Sauder. LMHS will present “Bye Bye Birdie” in the LMHS Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28; Friday, March 1; and Saturday, March 2.
By Ann Mead Ash
Armond “Bud” Roda
See “Bye Bye Birdie” pg 4
Kathleen Calix-Alvarado (left) will play Rosie opposite Javon Thomas (right) as Albert Peterson in the upcoming Lancaster Mennonite High School spring musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” which will be presented at the school on Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2.
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