Pequea Valley MAY 15, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: COURTYARD COFFEEHOUSE TO FEATURE LOCAL MUSICIANS page 11
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 24
YARD SALE
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3181 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will host a community yard sale on Saturday, May 25, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spaces and tables are available to rent. For details or to rent a space, call the church office at 717-687-6619.
The Historical Society of Salisbury Township will meet on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the Salisbury Township Building, 5581 Old Philadelphia Pike, White Horse. Gerry Treadway will speak on “History of Uncle Sam.” The public is welcome to attend. Call 717-442-4071. COMMUNITY GATHERING
Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Lancaster will present a program on “Hate in Lancaster County” on Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, 75 E. James St., Lancaster. The program is free and open to the public. The program will address the Lancaster community’s response to hatred directed at individuals and groups in Lancaster County. A reception will follow the program in the temple’s social hall. BONDING OPPORTUNITY
will be held from 6 p.m. on Friday, June 7, to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Road, Ephrata. The theme will be “Building a Firm Foundation.” Activities will include group games, archery, slings, a pool, a waterslide, and more. There is a cost to participate. The event is open to fathers and their sons ages 5 to 15. For details and registration, visit www.woodcrestretreat.org. Participants may bring a tent or camper or reserve a rustic bunkhouse. “FORGET-ME-NOT” DRIVE
Lancaster Chapter 80 of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will hold its semiannual “Forget-MeNot” drive at Yoder’s Country Market, 14 S. Tower Road, New Holland, on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Funds donated through the Forget-Me-Not program support initiatives that help veterans receive their benefits, prevent homelessness, provide transportation to hospitals, and support a wide range of volunteer programs and services that show gratitude to those who sacrificed on the nation’s behalf.
Students, Families Explore STEAM pg 3
Western School Reunion Slated pg 16
Third Spring Fling Planned At PVHS By Ann Mead Ash
“The night is free except for food,” said Amanda Howe, who is advising the student committee organizing the 2019 Pequea Valley Education Foundation (PVEF) Spring Fling. “Any funds that are made are used to help fund next year’s Spring Fling,” she added. According to Grace Martin, one of the student coordinators of Spring Fling, the purpose of the event is to raise awareness and foster goodwill between the school and the Pequea Valley area. “The ultimate goal of Spring Fling is to bring the community together,” Martin said. “We want to bring the community to our school and for our school to be involved in the community.” The third annual PVEF Spring Fling will be held at Pequea Valley High School (PVHS), 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers, on Friday, May 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. The
family-oriented event will include a chicken barbecue, local food vendors, free carnival games, a dunk tank, and a 75-foot inflatable obstacle course for children. Local vendors selling soft pretzels and giving away ice cream will be located in the parking lot at the front of the building. Nominally priced meal deals will be sold at the football stadium concession stand. Chicken barbecue dinners will be available for pickup from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. or until the chicken is sold out. Each dinner will include chicken, a roll, a baked potato, a beverage, and dessert. Buckets of five pieces of chicken will be available for purchase as well. Martin noted that as in the past, school clubs and local businesses, along with a few area churches, will set up displays and carnival games on tables in the school football stadium. Among the many carnival games and activities that See Spring Fling pg 13
A Show Of Talent And Spirit Servant Stage To Present “Jump, Jive, And Jukebox!”
Working to organize the Pequea Valley Education Foundation Spring Fling, which will be held at Pequea Valley High School on May 17 from 4 to 8 p.m., are (from left) Grace Martin, Kolby Bills, Megan Yoder, and Hope Fisher.
Chamber Singers Garner High Honors By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
Wally Calderon is overseeing the Servant Stage production of “Jump, Jive, Lancaster-area students are rehearsing to present and Jukebox!” with “Jump, Jive, and Jukebox!” in four shows at Lancaster enthusiasm and energy. Not only is Bible College on May 18 and 19. The all-teenage cast will Calderon directing perform songs from the 1950s through the present. the nearly 30-mem- Broadway show tunes and songs from the 1980s will be ber cast of included. teenagers, but he is the choreographer 1980s thrown in. Perhaps, however, and the person who chose the 20 musi- Calderon’s most crucial role is that of cal numbers that span the decades from teacher. “I teach these students how to put all the 1950s to the present and cover genres from rock to pop to Broadway with their gifts and talents together,” noted a special emphasis on the music of the Calderon. “It’s a huge reward to see See Servant Stage pg 6
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When the awards ceremony for the Festivals of Music competition held in Virginia Beach, Va., on April 10 through 13 was canceled due to rain, Nathan Bankert, music director of the Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) chamber singers choir, went to pick up the choir’s awards and score sheets. Bankert was thrilled when the organizers began handing him one award after another. In the competition against a number of other schools, the 34-member PVHS chamber See Chamber Singers pg 9
Members of the Pequea Valley High School chamber singers who celebrated the group’s superior rating at the the Virginia Beach Festivals of Music adjudication included (front, from left) Sierra Anastasi and Grace Martin, who shared the outstanding soloist medal, and (back) choral vice president Sophia Weaver and choral president Chad Hughes, holding the Best Overall Choir award.
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