Pequea Valley JULY 25, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: PVPL SCHEDULES SUMMER EVENTS page 13
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 34
SPECIAL TRIP
Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association
UPCOMING GATHERING
The Gen. John H. Michaelis Chapter 327 of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) will meet at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the Bluebird Commons of Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. Membership in the KWVA is open to all men and women who served in Korea at any time from 1945 to the present or were in uniform serving anywhere during the period from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. A special effort is being made to recruit men and women who served in Korea at any time following the armistice in July 1957. Call Paul Cunningham at 717-299-1990. OUTDOOR CONCERT
Hahnstown United Zion Church,
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss unexpected outcomes from desperate situations on Tuesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “What’s God Up To? Unwelcome Answers to Prayer,” will feature a filmed interview with Ray Norman, a World Vision director who, along with his daughter, was shot while serving in Mauritania. Admission is free. Contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
Wizard Faire To Benefit Atglen Library pg 7 Project Will Educate Campers pg 4
Building A Community Of Recovery By Ann Mead Ash
For several years, TTC/Potter’s House has hoped to build a faith-based rehab facility to combat drug addiction. On July 14, TTC/Potter’s House staff, area representatives, and friends of the ministry gathered at 261 School Lane, Brownstown, located along the Conestoga River, to dedicate the property to that cause and break ground for the recovery center, to be called Still Waters. TTC/Potter’s House is a nonprofit, Christ-centered ministry that offers a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release and post-release prisoners and individuals desiring to overcome addictions. The organization is in the midst of a capital campaign seeking to raise $2 million for Still Waters Recovery Center, which will include a 30- to 90-day intensive program in a controlled environment.
Wendell Metzler and Ryan Forbes opened the ground-breaking event by telling their story of an unlikely friendship between a repeat offender, Forbes, and a police officer, Metzler. As Forbes finished speaking, he began to compare the fallow ground near the river to the fallow ground in the hearts of those fighting addiction, noting that the new center will provide the opportunity for the seed of Christ’s love to be planted in those hearts. Lloyd Hoover, executive director of TTC/Potter’s House, echoed Forbes’ thoughts as he noted that Still Waters can be a place that tells a new story of recovery from addiction. “I declare here today the need for a higher power (to overcome addiction) is an absolute necessity, and that higher power is Jesus Christ, our Lord,” said Hoover. “This place (can) become a place of transformation and recovery, and today See TTC/Potter’s House pg 2
Group Sponsors Service Dog By Ann Mead Ash
“Isn’t he handsome?” Erika Herold practically gushed. Herold’s praise was not for a significant other or family member. Rather, it was bestowed on 6-month-old yellow Labrador named Woody who was happily rolling in the grass at Herold’s feet. Herold, a logistics analyst at Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, and other Woodstream employees raised $5,000 to sponsor Woody to become a United Disabilities Services Foundation (UDS) service dog. Woody is several months into the BARKS Prison Program, through which he is being trained by an inmate at Moshannon Valley Correction Center in Phillipsburg. While at the prison, Woody is living with his inmate handler around the clock. The inmate training See Service Dog pg 9
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United Disabilities Services Foundation (UDS) staff accountant Mary Langton (left) and Erika Herold, a logistics analyst at Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, were happy to visit with Woody (center), who is in training to become a UDS service dog. Woodstream employees raised the funds necessary to enroll Woody in a special prison training program.
Samuel Mwangi (front), pastor of Carpenter Community Church in Brownstown, offered the prayer of dedication at the July 14 ground breaking for Still Waters Recovery Center. Still Waters is a ministry of TTC/Potter’s House.
Enjoying A Virtual Visit To German-Speaking Countries
Students entering third through 12th grades are invited to attend the fourth annual Sommer Singspiel, a German culture day camp hosted by Lancaster Liederkranz, from Aug. 6 to 9. Campers will explore music, language, food, and sports enjoyed in German-speaking countries.
Sommer Singspiel Day Camp Set By Dayna M. Reidenouer
This year’s Sommer Singspiel, a day camp hosted by the Lancaster Liederkranz, will take students entering
grades three through 12 on a virtual journey through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The camp will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, through Thursday, Aug. 9. “The students will learn vocabulary about the different modes of transportation available in Europe as well as See Sommer Singspiel pg 5
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900 Glenwood Drive, Ephrata, will present the Good Family in concert on Sunday, July 29, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting, and attendees should bring chairs for seating. A freewill offering will be received to support the Good Family’s project. The church is located at the corner of Glenwood Drive and Frysville Road. Call 717-572-8394 or 717-381-8878.
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(ULTWMA) will sponsor a one-day trip to the Flight 93 Memorial and Quecreek Mine Rescue Site on Friday, Aug. 17. A motorcoach will leave from the rear parking lot of the Leola War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola, at 6 a.m. and will return around 6 p.m. Visit www.ultwma.org or call Barry at 717-656-0572. Reservations are due by Friday, Aug. 3. All proceeds will support the War Memorial Building.