Pequea Valley SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: MASQUERADE PARTY AND DANCE TO BENEFIT PARISH page 5
VOL LIV • NO 42
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
HOT MEAL
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal to the community on Thursday, Sept. 27. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicapped-accessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The menu will include spaghetti with meatballs, Caesar salads, garlic bread, fruit cups, and desserts. For additional information, call the church office at 717-687-6619. MAKING MUSIC
The Pequea Valley Public Library, 31 Center St., Intercourse, will offer Plant the Seed of Learning (PTSL), a series of classes for children from birth to age 2. The programs will offer helpful tips on early childhood education in a playful environment. Local medical and school district professionals will present the classes. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Making Music will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Making Music will also be offered on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. To register, visit www.tinyurl.com/PTSL1819 or call 717-265-5755. WEEKLY PROGRAM
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss healthy ways to cope with anxiety and panic attacks on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 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 “When Anxiety Strikes: Compassion, Peace, and Understanding,” features filmed interviews with psychologist Kelly Breen Boyce and with Cheryl Eresman, who describes her experiences with panic attacks. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com. MONTHLY EVENT
The Swing Thru Square Dance Club will hold its regular monthly Plus Level Square and Round Dance on Friday, Sept. 28, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., with prerounds at 7 p.m. The event will be held in the gymnasium at Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church, 1865 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster. There is a cost per person, but club members may attend for free. For more details, contact Jim Miller at 717-725-1991 or carolannejim@gmail.com.
Fee-Free Cat Adoption Event Set pg 8
Fire Company To Hold Fundraiser pg 3
Recovery Program Celebrates A Year Of Impact By Ann Mead Ash
ELANCO Celebrate Recovery, a group that represents a partnership between three area churches and CrossNet Ministries and offers a Christian perspective on a 12-step recovery program, will hold a one-year anniversary barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. In early 2017, leaders of three ELANCO-area churches, Bethany Grace, Weaverland, and Petra, felt called to partner to form a Celebrate Recovery group in New Holland. A year later, approximately 50 individuals are attending meetings held weekly at Petra Church, 565 Airport Road, New Holland, on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. The impact of the ministry has been felt among both volunteers and participants, but ministry leader Carol Musser wants area residents to know more about the program. “We are looking to get the word out that (Celebrate See Recovery Program pg 8
Expanding To Serve The Community Foster Care Orientation Classes Slated By Ann Mead Ash
Volunteer staff members with ELANCO Celebrate Recovery are looking forward to celebrating the chapter’s one-year anniversary at Petra Church on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. The chapter, which offers a Christian perspective on a 12-step recovery program, meets at the church each Thursday evening.
Don Fitzkee, director of development for COBYS Family Services, easily recalls the earliest days of the organization’s existence in 1980. “We began as a teen foster care agency with foster families in private homes,” said Fitzkee. During the last few years, COBYS has grown extensively in response to the drug epidemic. “You read stories in the newspaper about people affected by the opioid crisis,” said Fitzkee, “but you don’t read about the children involved.” Fitzkee noted that many of those See COBYS pg 6
Auction, Kids’ Camp Bonanza Planned At Woodcrest
Scout Project Honors Haldeman
By Ann Mead Ash
Garret Yoder, a member of Scout Troop 8, which meets at the Bird-in-Hand United Methodist Church, knew David G. Haldeman because the longtime Paradise Rotary Club member was serious about his position as charter representative with the troop. “Haldeman was the charter representative for 30 years,” said Garret’s father, Kevin. “He came to Scout picnics and banquets.” After Haldeman passed away in March of 2017, Scoutmaster Luther Wagner recommended Garret find a way to honor the Rotarian with his Eagle Scout project. “I was walking through (Flory Park off Strasburg Pike) in the summer of 2017,” recalled See Scout Project pg 8
“My favorite time of the auction is when we auction off the special projects,” said Cliff Martin, executive director at Woodcrest Retreat. “It is humbling to have people bid just to support the ministry with nothing to show for it but a tax-deductible receipt.” Martin noted that this year bidders will have the opportunity to donate funds for two special projects if they attend the annual benefit auction and Kids’ Camp Bonanza, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, See Woodcrest pg 4
By Ann Mead Ash
Preparing for the Woodcrest Retreat benefit auction and Kids’ Camp Bonanza are (from left) Maleah Mabry, Mason Mabry, summer camp director Adam Fox, and Theodore Zook. The annual fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, beginning at 9 a.m.
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For his Eagle Scout project, Scout Troop 8 member Garret Yoder built a bench that was placed in Flory Park. The bench honors longtime Paradise Rotary Club member and community servant David G. Haldeman, who passed away in 2017.
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