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APRIL 7, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 16
PVIS To Present “Matilda The Musical Jr.” who has extraordinary powers. Matilda escapes her difficult familicia Trescavage, director of ly situation when she is sent to the Pequea Valley Intermedi- school at Crunchem Hall by her ate School (PVIS) production parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, of “Matilda The Musical Jr.,” is look- played by Owen Fisher and Ruby ing forward to being able to present Byler, respectively, where she the musical live for a limited audi- meets the hostile and wicked ence. “Even if you’re in a mask, you headmistress Miss Trunchbull, are watching a live performance,” played by Naomi Brumbach. With said Trescavage. “I think that is the the help of her friends and her biggest gift our cast and crew and teacher, Miss Honey, played by Maddie Heverin, staff can give our community.” “Even if you’re in a Matilda is deterto improve “Matilda The m a s k , y o u a r e mined her life by taking a Musical Jr.” will be presented in the w a t c h i n g a l i v e stand and creating her own destiny. Pequea Valley High performance.” The show features School (PVHS) auditorium, 4033 E. Newport Road, more than a dozen musical presenKinzers. Shows will be held on tations, with Trescavage noting Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m.; Fri- that “Revolting Children” and day, April 16, at 7 p.m.; and Satur- “When I Grow Up” are both showday, April 17, at 2 and 7 p.m. stoppers. Mindy Lapp serves as Tickets, which will be discounted for assistant director, and choreograstudents and seniors, may be pur- phy is provided by Sierra Anastasi. In the title role, Haley is excited chased by emailing alicia_trescavage @pequeavalley.net. Actors will wear about the opportunity to take part in a musical. She sees her character clear masks while performing. “Matilda” tells the story of a lit- as unloved, noting that the self-centle girl, played by Peyton Haley, tered parents prefer Matilda’s
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Heverin noted that her character will undergo a transformation. “In front of the classroom she is strong, but with Trenchbull, she is scared,” noted Heverin, who is working with Trescavage on portraying those emotions through posture.
Trescavage noted that the show is fun and has a happy ending as Matilda comes under the care of Miss Honey. “(Matilda’s) parents are the comic relief,” said Trescavage. “They are bigger than life, selfabsorbed, and very tacky.”
Members of the cast of the Pequea Valley Intermediate School production of “Matilda The Musical Jr.” include (from left) Maddie Heverin, Owen Fisher, Peyton Haley, Ruby Byler, and Naomi Brumbach. Four live shows will be held in April.
A Focus On Creativity: Cavod Plans Gala And Auction
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
In February, when parts of Texas were hit by a fluke snowstorm, Aaron Fisher and David Lapp, CEOs of Blessings of Hope (BOH), a wholesale food bank located on Becker Road in Leola, decided to send Fisher to the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area with a tractor-trailer load of food and water through their Hands of Hope program.
Connie Dienner, founder of Cavod Academy of the Arts in New Holland, has spent the last 20 years establishing a godly environment where students can create with purpose. Her purpose for the virtual 2021 fundraising gala she is currently planning is to show that to the Lancaster community.
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Cavod Academy of the Arts students will be the focus of the organization’s 2021 virtual gala on May 6.
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brother, Michael, played by Nolan Stoltzfus. “Matilda is super smart and loves to read,” said Haley. “When she meets Miss Honey, (the teacher recognizes) how advanced Matilda is.” As the kindhearted Miss Honey,
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