IN THIS ISSUE: LANCASTER TO HOST 9/11 STAIR CLIMB page 3
Pequea Valley AUGUST 22, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 38
HOT MEAL
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal to the community on Thursday, Aug. 30. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicappedaccessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The menu will include barbecue, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, corn on the cob, applesauce, and dessert. Call the church at 717-687-6619. WEEKLY PROGRAM
100th Ephrata Fair Scheduled pg 2
Event To Aid Heart Association pg 4
Walk For D.E.S. Planned pg 9
Inaugural Golf Tournament To Benefit BCS
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss ways to deal with guilt on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith. The program, titled “Unburdened: Letting Go of Guilt” will feature a screening of the film “Unburden.” Admission is free. Contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster @gmail.com. FLAG RETIREMENT
will hold a flag retirement ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The program will include the lowering of a worn U.S. flag and the raising of its replacement. The retired flag will be divided into its individual components, with a ceremonial reading by Boy Scouts from Troop 83. Following the ceremony, flags will be burned in a dignified manner. Collection boxes have been placed at various businesses for community members to place worn or tattered flags. Box locations include the Achenbach’s Bakery, Royer Pharmacy, Smoketown Restaurant, Gracie’s On Main, and the Park City Diner. The public is invited to attend. For details, call 717-656-6154 or email ultwma@gmail.com.
More than 20 years ago, a group of Christian men began taking a golf excursion that involved Bible study. Dubbed Bibles and Bogeys, the yearly event led to six attendees forming a weekly Bible study group that meets at a local restaurant early each Friday morning. About two years ago, group member Tom Despard turned to fellow member Neil McCauley and asked if he would like to help organize a benefit golf tournament. “I said, ‘Are you crazy?’” recalled McCauley, pointing to the plethora of golf tournaments held in the area. However,
McCauley soon changed his mind about the effort. “Tom told me about Safe Families for Children (a ministry of Bethany Christian Services (BCS)), and I said, ‘I am in,’” shared McCauley. The resulting golf tournament, named the Bethany Charity Golf Classic, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Foxchase Golf Club, 300 Stevens Road, Stevens. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. A shotgun start will be held at 12:30 p.m., and the awards presentation dinner, which will feature crab cakes and chicken, will start at 5:30 p.m. The competition can accommodate 144 golfers. Despard is well-acquainted with the work of BCS, having been involved with See Golf Tournament pg 11
Organizers of the first Bethany Charity Golf Classic to be held at Foxchase Golf Club on Sept. 26 include (from left) Rob Lukowski, Dixon Miller, Tom Despard, Neil McCauley, Allen Lafferty, and (not pictured) Will Charles. The tournament will raise funds for Safe Families for Children, a ministry of Bethany Christian Services that offers an alternative to foster care.
More Than A Sightseeing Tour Organizations Partner For Bike Millersville
UPCOMING MEETING
433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will meet on Monday, Aug. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Village Square Theater. The meeting will include a “Fall Prevention Tips” presentation by physical therapist Johnson Martin. The support group is open to all persons with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers, family members and friends. Contact Sherilyn Lapp at 717-355-6264 or slapp@gardenspotvillage.org
Former participants in a Shoresh Study Tour of Israel rode camels in the land of Abraham. A new tour is being organized for September of 2019 by Theresa Newell of CMJ USA.
Trip Helps Deepen Biblical Understanding By Ann Mead Ash
In June 1976, Theresa Newell made her first trip to Israel. “The first day I
was there, we were taken to the Western Wall,” recalled Newell. “When I walked up to the wall to pray, God just met me there, and I said, ‘Father, I am here,’ and I heard, ‘… and you’ll be back.’” Newell, who is director of communications for CMJ USA, has now led more See Israel Trip pg 8
Cyclists line up to begin the 2017 Bike Millersville event. This year’s fundraiser will be held on Sept. 15, beginning at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center at Millersville University. By Ann Mead Ash
Clara Ames, executive director of No Longer Alone Ministries (NLAM), knows a bit about the history of the event now called Bike Millersville. “(The ride) is 19 years running, but it hasn’t always had the same name,” noted Ames. “It used to be called the Dream
Ride.” Ames added that the sponsoring organizations of the event have changed over the past two decades since the ride was first held. Bike Millersville will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center, Millersville University, 60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville. The event will open See Bike Millersville pg 7
st 200 Juried Artists & Craft Persons
FREE
SEPTEMBER SE SEPTE S SEP TEMB BER 1-2, 1-2 2018
ROOTS MARKET • 705 Graystone Rd. Manheim, PA • Hours: 10-4 Both Days • RAIN OR SHINE www.heartoflancasterartsandcraftshow.com
R016428
The Parkinson’s Support Group at Garden Spot Village,
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER AUG. 22, 2018
Postal Patron
PEQ
The Leola Veterans’ Memorial and Troop 83, Boy Scouts of America,
By Ann Mead Ash