Pequea Valley townlively.com
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 9
A Larger-Than-Life Production PVHS To Stage “Beauty And The Beast”
ianna Winey, who plays the Wardrobe in the Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) production of “Beauty and the Beast,” hopes audiences will be transported to the village in France where the action takes place. “I want it to be an experience to not just watch but feel a part of the story,” said Winey, who explained that in multiple scenes characters in the show will be in and moving through the audience. Jarred Knepp, who plays Maurice hopes the show will reveal the message that each individual is special underneath the façade they may show to the world. “Beauty and the Beast” will be staged at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3; 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the school, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers. Director Nathan Bankert said that
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he chose the show because he wanted to do a musical that would appeal to all age groups in the community. He also lauded cast members as “perfect for their parts.” “Beauty and the Beast” tells the tale of Belle, played by Celeste Huyard, and the Beast, played by Jazae Itegi, who is really a young prince trapped under a spell. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved before time runs out, the curse will be broken, and he will be transformed into his former human self. Based on Disney’s Academy Awardwinning animated feature, the stage version includes original songs such as “Belle,” “Be Our Guest,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” the latter of which will be sung by Julia Shaubach as Mrs. Potts. As rehearsals progress, students are learning to create characters of inanimate objects and preparing to sing and dance in larger-than-life costumes. Kylie McGowan, who plays Babette the Feather Duster, See PVHS pg 8
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David Thompson, who became manager of Paradise Township in January, is quick to express gratitude to his predecessor Dennis Groff. “A big thank you from Paradise Township to Dennis Groff,” said Thompson, who noted that he inherited a township in good condition. Thompson, who originally hails from Downingtown, came to public service by a circuitous route, but he said that his parents planted the seed of hometown values from an early age. “People become township
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Blessings of Hope (BOH), 500 Becker Road, Leola, is in the business of distributing food and overseeing volunteer labor at disaster sites. Most recently BOH staff members were at work in Campbellsville, Ky., where the organization has a distribution center not far from Bowling Green and Mayfield - both locations hit by a tornado on Dec. 10, 2021. See BOH pg 8
David Thompson is the new Paradise Township manager.
See Paradise Township pg 2
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The cast of Pequea Valley High School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” will stage the show in March.
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