Pequea Valley townlively.com
JUNE 9, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 25
Heritage Happy Annual Village History Celebration To Return BY ANN MEAD ASH
ooking over the new items that the Heritage Days committee has selected for this year’s celebration in Intercourse,
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Mike Sensenig, one of the organizers, pointed out the mechanical bull ride bounce house. “We’re pretty excited about that,” said Sensenig, who described the apparatus as being surrounded by an air cushion, “so you land on something very comfortable.” The bull ride will be one of a few new activities that will be mixed with more traditional fun when Heritage Days are held Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19, in the Intercourse Community Park, 3730 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gordonville. Activities will begin at 5 p.m. on June 18 and at 6:30 a.m. on June 19. Another new event this year will be a cornhole tournament, with registration opening on June 19, the day of the event. “Cornhole is a very popular game,” noted Sensenig. Another popular event is the annual volleyball tournament, which generally fills
This wooden eagle, carved at the 2019 Heritage Days event, will be sold by silent auction at this year’s celebration.
A Search Begun BY ANN MEAD ASH
More than 40 years ago, Ken McCrea’s father suddenly decided to retire, sell his home, and travel. “I had to rush home that weekend and let (my family) know of anything I wanted to keep,” McCrea recalled, adding that he quickly left graduate school at Purdue University to return to Reamstown. During that visit, McCrea found his mother’s collection of old family photographs. “I thought it would be neat to arrange them into a family tree,” said McCrea, who noted that
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Plenty of food from local eateries will be featured at Heritage Days.
Demonstrations of skills by area tradesmen have traditionally been part of Heritage Days.
Auction Will Aid Centers BY ANN MEAD ASH
Mervin is 22 years old, but his youthful exuberance gives one the impression that he is younger. As a student at Sunny Sunbeam, one of seven centers in Lancaster and Lebanon counties that serve members of the Plain community with special needs, Mervin is quick to greet a visitor and talk about the activities he enjoys up to three days a week. He points out the stickers he puts on boxes of clothespins that the students package for Georgetown Sales. He says his favorite job to do outside is to mow the lawn behind the workshop. The other centers - Caring
Hearts, Special Hearts Circle, Sunbeam, New Horizons, Valley Workshop, and Shady Hollow - gives the more than 80 students who attend a chance to learn, socialize, and take part in productive work. To help support the centers, organizers hold a yearly bring-something, buy-something auction. This year’s auction will be the 15th annual benefit and it will be held on Monday, July 5, at Fisher’s Quality Dairy Sales, 3304B Old Philadelphia Pike, Ronks. The auction will begin at 11 a.m., but a variety of foods will be offered for sale beginning at 5:30 a.m. Items that will be sold at the auction include flowers and plants,
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toys, barbecue apparatus, carriages, swing sets, sheds, and quilts made at Caring Hearts, which will be sold at 4 p.m. A garage, which will be built on location for the winner, will also go up for bids. Food that will be available for purchase at the auction includes breakfast items such as egg sandwiches, doughnuts, breakfast logs, and coffee. Lunch items will include cheesesteak sandwiches, barbecued chicken and ribs, sub sandwiches, ham and cheese sandwiches, fruit cups, french fries, and soft pretzels. Ice cream, fry pies, and baked goods will be on the dessert menu. Food may be eaten onsite or taken out, and a drive-through food pickup will be available.
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up quickly with as many as 70 teams playing on 12 nets. “The teams play a lot of games, and they really enjoy that, and (the tournament) draws so much attention and energy,” said Sensenig. Interested teams may call 717-984-0293. The Food Showcase, which lasts from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 18, is designed to feature local eateries, including the Kling House Restaurant, Olde Mill Restaurant, Amos’ Place, and Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels. Sensenig expects to see items such as burgers, pork and sauerkraut, crab cakes, sausage sandwiches, and pretzel dogs, along with french fries and Lapp’s ice cream and milkshakes. Also scheduled for June 18 are children’s activities, including the pedal tractor pull at 6 p.m. and the spelling bee at 7 p.m. Registration for the baking competition, featuring shoofly pies, whoopie pies, and other types of pies, will begin at 5 p.m. Summit Hill Bluegrass will play, and the Heritage Display will be on site to view.
