The question “What happens to a dream deferred?” is often quoted. Lenea DeTore is experiencing the opposite. “I wasn’t planning on doing this right now,” pointed out the 2016 Pequea Valley High School graduate. “I always wanted to start a coffee shop for people with disabilities (to work at), but I am a full-time occupational therapist working with children with disabilities, and I love it. So, I wasn’t going to do this until I retired.”
The Caring Cup, which Lenea hopes to open on a spot of land located near Hatville Road and Route 340 in Gordonville, will be focused on helping parents of children with special needs who have aged out of many forms of care and are looking for fulfilling work. “When the children age out, the parents don’t know what to do,” said Lenea, who noted that
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May fundraiser planned for new nonprofit organization
often an adult with a disability may require supervision. Lenea wants to bring a coffee shop that provides both supervision and employment to the Pequea Valley area. “It’s a very caring community,” she noted.
A few years ago, Lenea went to visit her great-aunt. Her second cousin was present, and when she told him about her dream, he mentioned the availability of the plot of land.
“That’s what started it,” recalled Lenea, who credits her husband, Nicholas, for encouraging and supporting her dream in myriad ways. “He said, ‘Do it now,’” she recalled, adding, “He got me my logo and domain for Christmas (2023), and I cried.” Lenea also noted that Nicholas filed her 501(c)(3) in early 2024. Not long after, that a fundraising opportunity presented itself. “Another cousin mentioned Sunrise Coffee, which is a local brewer in Intercourse,” said Lenea, who
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A change of season and venue
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Back in 2018, a nurse on staff at the Clinic for Special Children, then located in Strasburg, suggested a 5K fundraiser. “Keturah Beiler, who was a runner, really spearheaded the effort to get the
5K started,” recalled Kelly Cullen, marketing and communications manager for the Clinic for Special Children. The 5K became an
BY ANN MEAD ASH
The Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club (LCVBC) met at the Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant and Smorgasbord for five years until a fire temporarily shut down the restaurant in December of 2023. During the interim, the group met at the former Revere Tavern and then at a variety of local diners. During that time, LCVBC founder Bill Terry saw attendance shrink from around 100 to about 30 a month, but on March 29, 100 club members
once again breakfasted together when the group was able to return to Bird-in-Hand.
“When I got the call that they could put us back in, we went from 30 to 100,” said a smiling Terry. “We are the only group that’s here (at this time). They wanted us back.” LCVBC meets on the third Saturday of every month. The breakfasts are free for veterans and spouses. Many of the breakfasts are paid for by sponsors, including local businesses. Attendees begin arriving at 7 a.m.
Board members of The Caring Cup are (front, from left) Carol King, Nicholas DeTore, Lenea DeTore, (back) Merv King, Joshua Riehl, Samuel Riehl, Lena King, (not pictured) Ronald Becker, Lena Riehl, and Lydia Petersheim.
The Clinic for Special Children 5K (left photo) and Kid’s Color Fun Run (right photo) will both move to Leola for this year’s event, which will be held in May.
DementiaOne size does not fit all
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Laura Feiser (left), director of Meadow View, which serves as the Garden Spot Village memory care arm, enjoys some social time with Meadow View resident Berit Fahs.
“I’m excited about this,” shared Allison Cuthie, director of ForgeWorks, a division of Garden Spot Village (GSV). “So often you have (dementia education) conferences for health care workers or the family, but who offers a conference for the person living with dementia?” Working with experts in the field, Cuthie has developed just such a conference in coordination with Dementia Awareness Week, which will be observed from Monday, May 19, through Sunday, May 25. “It’s very honoring of their value at a time of life where they may not feel they have value or a role,” explained Cuthie.
The first Dignity in Awareness conference for care partners and people living with brain changes will be held at GSV, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, on Thursday, May 22. Doors will open at 8 a.m., and the morning will kick off at 8:30 a.m. in the GSV chapel with a keynote presentation by a panel including speakers representing the four main types of dementia - Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia - as well as speakers who are living with dementia. The event will conclude at noon.
“The neat thing about this conference is that we wanted to make it as inclusive as possible and allow for people living with dementia to have an option to attend a conference that was applicable to them,” Cuthie shared.
Workshops, which will be held following the keynote presentation, will run 45 minutes each. Participants may choose two sessions to attend. Care partners will be able to choose from several sessions, including a dementia simulation experience, changes in mobility, communication and approach skills, support group sessions, skill building, and self-care. “We will have some small support group-style sessions with family
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annual event, and was even held virtually in 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions made it difficult to hold in person.
In 2024, the 5K, which was traditionally held in September, was canceled as the clinic settled into its new home at 20 Community Lane, Gordonville.
For 2025, the fundraiser is back, but with a number of differences. “We changed the season,” noted Cullen, who added that the run has moved from September to May. The venue is also changing from the site of the former clinic in Strasburg to the Leola Produce Auction, where the clinic has held its annual auction each June for a number of years. While the route for the 5K, which will be closed to traffic, will be different, Cullen noted that the course will exhibit much of the same kind of charm for which the original route was known. “Our old route was out and back, but this is a 3.1-mile loop,” said Cullen, who added, “It will have similar scenery. It passes an Amish schoolhouse and farms. We are
keeping the same ambiance,” she said of the course, which she noted has “rolling hills.”
“It’s right in the heart of Farmersville, Leola, Brownstown,” said Renny Magill, development director with the clinic.
The seventh annual Clinic for Special Children 5K will be held on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Leola Produce Auction, 135 Brethren Church Road, Leola. Those wishing to participate may register at www.ClinicforSpecialChildrenorg/events/5k. Paper registrations may be picked up at the clinic. Registration on-site on the day of the event will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Packet pickup will begin at 7:30 a.m. as well.
The race will be chip timed, and is open to runners, joggers, and walkers. Medals will be awarded to the first overall male and female finishers. Awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: age 14 and under, ages 15 to 19, ages 20 to 29, ages 30 to 39, ages
40 to 49, ages 50 to 59, ages 60 to 69, and age 70 and up.
A Kid’s Color Fun Run will be held following the 5K. There is a cost to take part in the short run, which is open to children age 10 and under. “They wear white shirts, and color is thrown (on the runners),” said Cullen. “They get a little treat in the end,” she added, noting that about 30 runners have participated in the kids’ run in the past but that she anticipates more this year.
Indeed, according to Magill, the 2025 event has seen increases in participation in a number of areas.
“We are really excited,” he noted.
“We are up about 40% in sponsorships this year. We see that as an affirmation of the change in venue.” Magill added that companies that have supported the run in the past, such as presenting sponsor Nemours Children’s Health, are helping fund the run this year and that new sponsors have stepped up.
Cullen added that the number of runners who have registered is up as well, leading organizers to project that more than 400 runners may take part this year.
All funds raised by the event will go to the mission of the clinic, which is to “serve children and adults who suffer from genetic and other complex medical disorders by providing comprehensive medical, laboratory, and consultative services, and by increasing and disseminating knowledge of science and medicine.”
“Generally funds go to help keep patient costs affordable,” noted Magill.
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Presidents of chapters of military organizations, such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who attend may get up and speak, and sometimes a speaker is scheduled. At the March 29 event, a number of speakers got up to share about organizations and services available to veterans.
AJ Durham, an ambassador with Save A Warrior, a 72-hour program located in Wellsboro, Ohio, told his story to those gathered. Durham, who underwent the program about three years ago, shared how his complex post-traumatic stress fed into the anger he had felt since he was a child. “I grew up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional household,” noted Durham, who also lived in foster care before finding a home with his grandparents in the 1990s. When his arguments and discipline problems continued, he enlisted in the service and spent 20 years serving. In 2018, Durham retired. “It was supposed to be a great time in my life, but my life was still unmanageable,” recalled Durham, who noted that he drank heavily and isolated himself from his family. “I didn’t know how to process the war,” he stated. When Durham reached the end of his rope, he remembered a fellow veteran had mentioned Save A Warrior to him. “I got online, and I hit submit,” said Durham. “In less than 24 hours, I got a call. I told them how I was out of control and how nothing was working.” Before he left for the program, Durham stopped drinking. “I am two and a half years sober now,” he stated to applause from the group. “I was able to get rid of the guilt, shame, and anger I
had been hanging on to.” Following his experience with Save A Warrior, Durham, who lives in Hellam in York County, became an ambassador. He speaks to veterans groups whenever he gets a chance. “I am giving back,” he stated. “If you’re done suffering, I highly recommend you get on the website and hit submit. It completely changed my life.” More information about Save A Warrior may be found at www.saveawarrior. org, and Durham may be reached at aj@saveawarrior.org.
Andrea Town, administrative assistant with Tails of Valor, Paws of Honor, spoke about the canine-assisted service programs, wellness activities, and community outreach the organization provides to veterans and first responders. Town was invited to speak at the program by a breakfast club member whose service dog, Couchy, was provided through Tails of Valor. “There are a lot of ways to change your life,” said Town, who noted the organization, with a training campus in Quakertown, is starting its 11th year. “We have always worked with veterans, but we recently opened to police, fire, and emergency personnel who have a lot of the same issues.” Town explained that dogs can make a difference in the life of someone who has an injury that has resulted in post-traumatic stress. “Unconditional love is an amazing thing,” she noted, adding that the program is designed to help alleviate anxiety, depression, anger issues, and nightmares. “It’s a journey with a purpose,” she stated, noting that veterans who take part will work with a wellness team. “(The veteran and dog) build that
The Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club is once again meeting at the Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant and Smorgasbord.
one-on-one bond and connection,” she stated. “(The two) have to communicate. They have to learn to work together.” Town pointed out that the service is free to veterans and first responders. “It’s about love and trust and making the world a little bit better place.” More information about the organization may be found at www.tailsofvalor.org.
According to Terry, a majority of breakfast club members are Vietnam War veterans. One attendee wanted others to know about the Liberty Warbirds, an organization that has restored a Huey helicopter that served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970, log -
ging 1,300 combat flight hours. Liberty Warbirds spent three years restoring the helicopter to turn it into a flying museum. The Liberty Warbird Association is located at 500 Airport Road, Suite T, Lititz. The helicopter can often be seen on Saturdays, when not otherwise engaged. More information about Liberty Warbirds may be found at www.libertywarbirds.com, and the organization may be reached at info@libertywarbirds.com. Those who wish to reserve a space at any of the breakfasts may call 717-929-0310. Individuals with questions may call Terry at 717-435-6095.
Concert to feature The Hyssongs
The Hyssongs will present a concert of gospel music at High View Church of God, 2470 Leaman Road, Ronks, on Sunday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. Dell, Susan, and Richard Hyssong travel full time as the award-winning trio The Hyssongs. Their ministry combines family vocal harmony, humor, trumpet, and trombone with a Christ-centered message. The Southern gospel group
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Martindale Fire Company
Community Blood Drive
527 Gristmill Road, Ephrata 17522
In the Old Fire Station
Monday, May 19 th • 11:00am - 7:00pm
Everyone will receive:
• 2 Lancaster Stormers ticket vouchers, good for any 2025 regular season home game
• Papa John’s buy one Large Pizza get one FREE certificate
• Certificate for a FREE Dozen Mini-Donuts from Weaver’s Store, Inc.
• Penn Cinema Movie Pass
3 ways to schedule your donation appointment:
• go to 717GiveBlood.org
• call 1-800-771-0059
• scan the QR Code
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members,” Cuthie pointed out. “(It will be) a chance for them to hear other people’s stories, ask questions, develop strategies.”
People experiencing brain changes will have options including an art class, a book study, an educational session, and a gardening class called “Dig Into Your Purpose.” Cuthie explained that the use of the term “brain changes” is intentional. “Dementia is a good umbrella, but there are a lot of kinds (of dementia),” she pointed out. “The more we can do to bring awareness to different types of dementia (the better),” she added. “It’s not a onesize-fits-all disease.”
In addition, local organizations that will have displays at the event will be the Alzheimer’s Association, The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, the Lewy Body Dementia Association, the Penn Medicine Alzheimer’s and Memory Care division, and Dementia Friendly Lancaster.
The morning will also feature hot beverages and a light breakfast,
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along with giveaways. Cuthie stated that the conference grew out of work that ForgeWorks is offering within the care community.
“One of our primary areas of service is in dementia education and consulting,” she explained, noting that two dementia educators, who are staff members at ForgeWorks, are planning the seminar. The educators also work with local retirement communities, coordinate support groups, and are developing a dementia curriculum especially for the faith community.
Readers who wish to take part in the conference may visit www .theforgeworks.org or call 717-3512500 to register. There is a fee to attend. Participation will be limited, but registrations will be accepted until the day of the event as long as space is available.
“We recognize that not everyone can come live at GSV,” noted Cuthie. “Our ForgeWorks arm is designed to bring GSV services to the community or other organizations.”
Braves crush Columbia in section play,
Pequea Valley’s Grace Melson takes a swing at a high pitch against Columbia during a 20-5 triumph on Monday, April 28.
Brave’s Harlow Waters came in as a relief pitcher against Columbia during a 20-5 win on Monday, April 28.
Pequea Valley’s Lauren Coblentz beats the throw to first base against Columbia during the 20-5 win on Monday, April 28.
On Monday, April 28, Pequea Valley’s Haley Barbarish crushes the ball for two RBIs during a 20-5 win against visiting Columbia.
Izzy Graham connects for a single for the Braves on Monday, April 28, during a 20-5 victory against visiting Columbia.
The Braves’ Sierra Langston makes the catch in centerfield during a 20-5 triumph over Columbia. photos by Randy Hess
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 758 Spruce Rd., New Holland 717-354-8428. “Building Community with Christ, to Impact a World without Christ” Pastor: Dr. Doug Bozung. Please go to cfcnewholland.org/visit for information concerning worship services, adult ministries, youth & children’s ministries.
IMPACT CHURCH: IMPACTING lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 9 am & 10:30 am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610-857-3887. Visit us online at WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (AG): Located at 1279 Main St., East Earl, invites you to join us for a time of contemporary worship and biblical preaching at our 9am service on Sunday mornings and 7pm service on Wednesday evenings. Kids ministry for birth through 5th grade and youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade is available. Lead Pastor: Stephen Ritchey. For more information on our services and programs, visit us online at Lighthouseag.com
MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org
MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com
OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church: 150 Water Street, New Holland, PA 17557 Father Steven Fauser, Pastor. Visit us online at www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Sunday 8am & 10:30am. Saturday 5pm. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9am.
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH
Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
ROCK CHURCH: A Spirit-filled, Full Gospel Church Family. 32 E. State St in Quarryville. Sunday service at 10am. More info at RockChurchLC.org Phone: 717-847-6872
SALEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH HELLERS (founded 1725 / Independent / Reformed / Member of Evangelical Assoc. EARCCC), 2555 Horseshoe Rd. Lancaster. Sunday Worship 9:25 AM, Sunday School for all ages 10:45 AM. Children Welcome! Communion 1st Sunday of the month. 717-656-9249 www.salemhellers.com
ST. STEPHEN REFORMED CHURCH (Presbyterian Church In America): “A Beacon on the Hill.” The Word of God is central to our worship. Sunday worship at 8:15 and 10:30am with Kingdom’s kids and nursery provided for the 10:30 service. Sunday school for all ages at 9:30am. Choir sings the last Sunday of each month. Youth group on Sundays at 6:00 pm for grades 6th-12th. Lead Pastor: Rev. Dr. Andrew DiNardo. 249 East Main Street, New Holland. 717-354-7871. http://ststephenpca.org
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Submitted by Leona Baker, Historical Society of Salisbury Township
Tucked snugly to the west of White Chimneys in Gap is another inn built by Amos Slaymaker in 1798. Erected as a stagecoach stop, this edifice was named the “Sign of the John Adams” to honor John Adams the elder, then President of the United States. It was one of the more important taverns along the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike.
The 5,000-square-foot offset T-shaped building has limestone walls that are 17 to 22 inches deep, with 16-by-16-foot rooms and 9-foot-high ceilings. The four rooms in the front were used as the bar/dining room.
Seven fireplaces kept the tavern warm, one a large walk-in fireplace in the rear office complex. The four rooms on the second floor provided separate sleeping rooms for men and women. Stagecoach drivers and their men slept in the open attic. There are many visitors’ comments written in charcoal on the walls, one dated June 20, 1822.
The original springhouse, which supplied a cool drink to passersby until 1980, is today a workshop, built on the foundations of the springhouse. Houston Run flows north to the Pequea Creek between the John Adams and White Chimneys.
Amos, scion of upper-class society
in Lancaster County and owner of White Chimneys, was elected as justice of the peace as well as tax collector and used the John Adams’ rear rooms, with a separate entrance for his offices, a store and a bank. He also won the position of postmaster for Gap in 1806.
In those times, a landowner was responsible for the patch of roadway that went past his or her property.
When the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike was built in 1796, a brief portion of the pike passed Amos’ properties. It just so happened that was where the tollgate was positioned, and Amos was commissioned to manage the gate and take tolls.
In those days the “post office” was a pigeonholed box with names of box holders on a tag beneath their respective pigeonholes. The “post office” was portable and kept in the postmaster’s home or business. In this case, it was located at Amos Slaymaker’s Sign of the John Adams.
The Gap Post Office was located west of the tollgate, and the citizens of the Gap area were east of the tollgate. As justice of the peace, Amos was used to dealing with petty bickering. But he found himself the target of protest, for those thrifty citizens were not happy to have to pay a toll to get their mail. After several landowners took their complaint to
the Court of Common Pleas in Lancaster, Amos was forced to yield to his neighbors and give them free access to the post office.
When Amos died in 1837, his son Henry tried to hold on to the Sign of the John Adams, but Amos’ debts were too great. Henry sold 32 acres with the building, which became a private residence. Subsequent owners were the Duffields, Stauffers, Himeses and Martins, down to Clinton and Anna Martin in 1925. They built the Stagecoach Motel on the west side of the property. Four generations later, that property was sold off.
Today, the Stagecoach Motel is gone, but the Sign of the John Adams remains, close to an ever-widening Lincoln Highway. The present owners are deeply devoted to the restoration of the old inn and its history.
Information was gathered from Joan Lorenz’s 2002 book, “A History of Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania” and the Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey, 1983.
The Sign of the John Adams building was constructed in 1798.
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
Mike Ressler, longtime euphonium player with the New Holland Band, remembers well his first days as a member at the age of 15.
“I couldn’t drive, and I didn’t know anybody,” recalled Ressler. “My first good friend in the band was Art Futer, and he was 65.” Ressler, who is now retired himself, noted that Futer, who played drums in the band and founded the New Holland Band Museum, drove a large station wagon that was used to transport percussion instruments.
“(Futer) would talk band history and (about) all the bands in the county,” stated Ressler. “That’s how I was initiated into the history of the New Holland Band.”
Now, Ressler, chair of the New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS) board, and board member Brian Frankhouser are working to absorb the New Holland Band Museum collection into the NHAHS
archives and exhibits. Frankhouser lauded Ressler for serving as the bridge between the two organizations. “This project couldn’t happen without Mike, who has coordinated everything,” Frankhouser said.
To commemorate the joining of the two entities, a special New Holland Band drop-in event will be held in the Steve Loewen Community Room, 207 E. Main St., New Holland, on Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m.
“At 3 p.m., there will be a (brief) program to talk to folks about the history of the band and the museum itself,” noted Ressler. An NHAHS room located adjacent to the community room has been designated by the historical society to use for band exhibits, and Ressler plans to have information about Futer available in that room. There will also be other exhibits in the community room, and the NHAHS Museum, on the second floor, will be open for those who wish to see “The Remarkable Mr. Deen” exhibit and other NHAHS displays.
The New Holland Band Museum had its origins in Futer’s West Broad Street home in New Holland in 1980. Futer, who died in 1998, collected a variety of instruments - originally of the period when the New Holland Band began as a fife and drum group in 1829. Futer, who also had a collection of American Indian artifacts in his home, housed the museum until 1983, when it moved to the New Holland Borough building on North Railroad Avenue. When the borough made plans to build a new home and sell the old building, the band and the New Holland Community Library joined forces to build a new shared building on land donated by Garden Spot Village. New Holland Band president John Zimmerman reported that the band’s fundraising efforts contributed up to 30% of the funds needed to build what is now known as the ELANCO Area Library. The band museum moved to the second floor in 1997, and Ressler reported that after the move, the museum was open three days a week. “When it first opened, musicians came from all over the
East Coast,” recalled Zimmerman. “They all knew Art.” However, in the more than 40 years since the move to the building at 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, the museum became increasingly less busy. “We weren’t seeing much traffic from the community, and it was increasingly hard to get band members to volunteer,” said Ressler, who noted that the band schedule keeps most musicians busy. In June of 2024, after much consideration, the museum’s collection was transferred to NHAHS. A generous donation, made by a friend of the band, created an endowment fund to support the collection into the future.
The New Holland Band added clarinets and brass to its mix of musicians in 1842, but by 1846, the band was selling its wagon and instruments. In 1856, the band was reorganized as part of the Earl Infantry Company with Isaac Witwer as director beginning in 1857. In 1864, the band was enlisted as a group with the 203rd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War. In 1865,
the band returned to New Holland and practiced on the second floor of a building Witwer constructed on Main Street. Over the years, the band has evolved, and a number of directors have wielded the conductor’s baton, including M. Weaver Hagey, Floyd Reddig, Marlin Houck, Ken Laudermilch, and current director Fred Hughes. Zimmerman and Ressler, and Hughes noted that
Event to showcase tabernacle exhibit
Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, invites the community to a celebration of the Biblical Tabernacle Experience’s 50th anniversary on Saturday, May 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mennonite Life Visitors Center.
The event will feature walk-in showings of the Biblical Tabernacle Experience for a fee. It will also include a kids’ scavenger hunt, a historical timeline telling the story of the tabernacle, and new merchandise. A sandwich and pretzel truck will be on-site for the event.
The Biblical Tabernacle
Experience first opened in Lancaster County in May 1975, offering an immersive connection to an ancient story. Guiding guests through several chapters of Exodus, the multimedia experience features a mural and a detailed replica of the tabernacle as it is described in Scripture.
Throughout the past five decades, staff members have welcomed more than one million guests from around the world to experience the tabernacle. Today, showings are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, with Korean to come later this year.
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Circa 1850s 2 Story Home with Detached 3 Car Garage/Barn on a .5+/- Acre Quality Antiques, Collectables, Furniture, Glassware, Books, Tools, & Household Goods 2928 Lincoln Highway East Gordonville, PA 17529
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FOR: Louise A. Reinert
The Hyssongs
has been performing as a family for 28 years. The Hyssongs perform at more than 225 events each year throughout the United States and Canada. The trio ministers in churches and auditoriums and on gospel singing cruises, as well as on television and radio. Additionally, the group has sung to audiences of more than 12,000 people on the main stage at the National Quartet Convention and performs annually at Dollywood and Silver Dollar City.
The trio’s music can be heard on Southern gospel radio stations and Sirius XM Enlighten. Its most recent song, “There Is a God,” along
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with “Choose Life,” “Run the Race,” “I Tell Them Jesus,” and “Let the Hallelujahs Ring,” earned the No. 1 spot on the Singing News Radio Chart. The group was awarded the Singing News Fan Award for Favorite New Trio 2014 at the National Quartet Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Every year since then, it has been voted Top Ten Trio of the Year. Absolutely Gospel Music listed the group among 10 artists to watch in 2015, and its CD “Faith & Family” was voted a Top 10 Album of the Year in 2017 by Singing News fans. A freewill offering will be received to support The Hyssongs.
Visitors view the tabernacle replica.
The Caring Cup
is now selling the coffee at www. thecaringcup.com to raise funds for her organization. In addition to Lenea and Nicholas, The Caring Cup board includes Merv and Carol King, Lydia Petersheim, Sammy Riehl, Josh Riehl, Lena Riehl, Lena King, and Ron Becker. Up next, Lenea is planning a spring fundraiser. When asked what the event would be called, Lenea said she needed to think up a fun name, and she responded enthusiastically to the suggestion
to call it “Filling the Cup.” The first Filling the Cup fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 17, at King’s Homestead, 3518 W. Newport Road, Ronks. Food trucks, which will include Danny’s; Lapp Valley Ice Cream; and MS Catering, which will serve barbecue meals, will open at 5 p.m., and Paradise Road, a five-member Lancaster band that seeks to share the Gospel through music, will play at 6:30 p.m. Lenea said that the event, which is “bring your own seating,” is free, but a
- Quarryville/Strasburg Area / New Providence AreaREAL ESTATE PUBLIC AUCTION
Large 6 Bed/3 Bath House - Attached Garage Horse Barn - Shop - 1½ ACRE +/WED., MAY 28 @ 6:00 P.M.
Location: 2147 White Oak Rd., Strasburg, PA 17579 (Eden Twp./Lanc. Co.)
REAL ESTATE: Attractive 1½ acre country property w/outstanding views, large house (built in 2017) and horse barn w/shop. Auctioneer Note: Rare opportunity to purchase well-kept country property in move-in condition. House built in 2017 (only 8 yrs. old). Wonderful views include sunrise & sunset. Tucked between Quarryville and Strasburg w/easy access to Rts. 222, 896, 372, etc. A "must see" to fully appreciate. Sellers are relocating to Washington State, giving you the opportunity to own this real estate gem!
Terms: 10% down, settlement on or before July 17, 2025. Glick, Goodley, Deibler & Fanning Attys. 717-354-7700.
Personal Inspection by appointment OR Open House: Saturday, May 17; 1-3 PM. Contact Sellers 234-567-9555 to schedule a private showing.
Contact Tim Weaver @ 717.354.9524 w/any questions.
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freewill offering for The Caring Cup will be received. A silent auction will be held. Items that will be included in the silent auction are a pickleball net, a card table, an electric STIHL weed eater, two children’s baskets, a coffee basket, two tickets to “Noah” at Sight & Sound, two tickets to the Turkey Hill Experience, and six tickets to a Lancaster Stormers game. Larger items that will be auctioned will include a Blackstone grill; one month of advertising on a virtual billboard on Route 30; a two-drill set; an Igloo cooler; golf for four at Stonewall Golf Course, including lunch, in Elverson; golf for a group of four at Honeybrook Golf Club; and hunting trips to New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina.
Lenea would love to see her fundraisers bring in a good portion of the $50,000 she needs to do land development at the construction site. “We are hoping to raise $30,000 to get that (land development) started,” she said,
NHAHS
Auction for: Paul & Fran Sakelarides 234-567-9555
Tristan Sensenig Tim Weaver Auct. Srvc. Phone: 717-354-9524 Lic.#AY2109
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LOT “SOUTHERN EXPOSURE” PARADISE – VINTAGE – GORDONVILLE AREA WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 • 5 P.M.
98 London Vale Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529. Rt. 30 W. (Lincoln Hwy.
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noting that the funds will help cover permits, water runoff studies, and other essential costs.
Asked when she hopes to open The Caring Cup, Lenea replied, “Dreamfully, a year to a year and a half … spring of 2027!” Lenea would like the shop to sell a variety of coffees and teas along with local pastries, be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days a week, and have a drive-through. She has already connected with the Clinic for Special Children and Community Care, both of which are adjacent to the land she hopes to build on, and she has drawings of the proposed building, which will feature seating inside and out.
The wonder of seeing pieces of her dream come true one at a time is obvious in Lenea’s excitement about her progress, and, as with her husband, she is clear about where she believes credit is due.
“It’s a God thing,” she stated. “It makes me feel like it’s meant to be, and it’s supposed to happen.”
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many band members have gone on to enjoy professional careers. “The band, in the last 50 to 60 years, has developed a tremendous number of youths who turned professional,” said Zimmerman. “I couldn’t tell you how many.” Among them the group listed clarinet player Paul Eberly, trombonist Larry Witmer, and Jim McFalls, who will return as a guest musician at an upcoming band concert. Cornet player Jay Custer, who accompanied Futer on
archaeological digs, was inspired to earn his doctorate in archaeology and went on to teach anthropology at the University of Delaware.
The NHAHS Museum is open each Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no admission fee. Information about NHAHS is also available at https://nhhistorical.com or by searching for “New Holland Area Historical Society” on Facebook or @nhhistorical on Instagram.
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Gap Self Storage, LLC Wednesday, May 21, 2025 80 Route 41 Beginning at 10 a.m. Gap, PA 17527 717-442-3030
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