Pequea Valley AUGUST 29, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: INAUGURAL 5K WILL AID CLINIC page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 39
DRAMATIC PREVIEW
Cavod Academy of the Arts,
Golf Tournament Will Support Library pg 2
Herb Fest Transplanted To Leola pg 4
The Trust To Celebrate Five Seasons pg 3
COBYS To Hold Bike And Hike
Church Invites Children To Participate In Pequea 500 By Ann Mead Ash
PRIZE-WINNING PICTURES
The Lancaster County Bird Club’s (LCBC) Len Eiserer Photo Competition will honor its six winners at a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Winners in the youth division are Steven Binkley, 13, of Mount Joy, first; Deanna Phillips, 16, of East Earl, second; and Nathan Binkley, 8, of Mount Joy, third. Winners in the adult division are Alma Groff of Lancaster, first; Larry Keller of Lititz, second; and Lindsey Wilson of Lebanon, third. All entries will be on display at the visitor center at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area through Sunday, Sept. 16. More information is available at www.lancasterbirdclub.org.
Heading into turn three … uh, year three of the Pequea 500, Doug Kauffman, director of children’s outreach ministries at Pequea Baptist Church, took stock of the pinewood derby program’s success. “We have had 25 to 30 participants each of the two years we have done this,” noted Kauffman. The program, which differs from other pinewood derbies in that children and their parents build the cars together at the church, located at 6062 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, will begin on Thursday, Sept. 20, with design night beginning at 7 p.m. The program will run for eight weeks on Thursdays. During the first four weeks, the cars will be built, and during the second four weeks, a series of races will be held to determine the ultimate winning teams and individuals. The program is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, Nov. 8. See Pequea 500 pg 11
By Ann Mead Ash
Carter (left) and Ben Audia hold pinewood derby cars they made as part of the Pequea 500, a program of Pequea Baptist Church in Gap. The eight-week session gives children a chance to make the cars with their parents and then race them.
David Kim Performance To Benefit “Messiah” Sing-Along
CSF Fundraiser Planned WATERMELON BLASTER 5K
a nonprofit organization that provides educational resources and curricula centered around student-tended gardens, will hold its inaugural Watermelon Blaster 5K to raise funds for the program. The 5K is slated for Saturday, Sept. 22, at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. The race will step off at 8:30 a.m., and a free children’s fun run will begin at 9:30 a.m. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three 5K finishers. The event will include live music, a watermelon seed spitting contest, Watermelon Blaster smoothies, and fresh vegetable snack samples. Event T-shirts will also be available. Registration and details about the event are available at www.theedibleclassroom.org/ watermelon-blaster. For additional details, call 717-449-8049.
By Ann Mead Ash
When Amber Pavalko of Stevens signed on back in February to organize unite@night, an event that raises funds for CSF (Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation), she had no idea what her future held. Pavalko has been fighting Chiari malformation, a syndrome that is associated with a variety of other physical problems, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and syringomyelia since 2013. “I saw that there wasn’t (a fundraising event for CSF) here, so I wanted to do that,” said Pavalko. “That was before I needed four surgeries.” Pavalko has emerged from those surgeries feeling better than she had in years, allowing her more energy to plan the unite@night Lancaster CSF Walk for 2018, set for Friday, Sept. 21, at the Kiwanis Pavilion at the Manheim Township Community Park, 209 Petersburg Road, Lancaster. Activities will begin at 6 p.m., See CSF Fundraiser pg 8
By Ann Mead Ash
Amber Pavalko of Stevens is organizing unite@night, an event that raises funds for CSF (Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation), on Friday, Sept. 21, at the Kiwanis Pavilion at the Manheim Township Community Park.
When violinist David Kim performs at the Calvin and Janet High Fine Art Center at Lancaster Mennonite School, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m., the event will benefit another musical presentation - the “Messiah” Sing-Along which has been held each spring and winter in Lancaster and Chester counties for more than 20 years. The “Messiah” Sing-Along is a musical event that includes no rehearsals and features volunteer singers and musicians. According to conductor Clair Leaman, the event is unique because people can just show up and sing. The piece is treated as a performance, but Leaman noted that sometimes people in the audience sing along too. The Lancaster County
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As organizer of the COBYS Bike and Hike, Don Fitzkee, director of development for COBYS Family Services, was thoughtful about the ultimate goal of the light-hearted event. “This year it is more important than ever that we have a successful event because the needs COBYS meets are growing,” said Fitzkee. “Specifically our foster care and adoption care programs are growing rapidly with (the need for these) partly fueled by the opioid epidemic.” In response to the need, COBYS has recently purchased a new building, called Murray Hill Center. The organization finalized 31 adoptions in the last year, hitting a milestone in May with 500 adoptions finalized over a 20year time period. In addition, during the past year, COBYS added 24 new See COBYS pg 7
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David Kim Sing-Along has been held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster. The Chester County presentation has been held at Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1121 Octorara See David Kim pg 11
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665 W. Main St., New Holland, will host its Season Reveal on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the public. The performances will offer a preview of the 2019 season. Attendees will also learn about plans for a new Theatre Building and other new projects. Free beverages and popcorn will be available. Door prizes will be awarded. Admission is free, and no tickets are required.