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Pequea Valley IN THIS ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

CHURCHES TO HOST COMMUNITY 5K, STRASBURG DAY page 3

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LV • NO 43

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Braves Edge Comets, 3-2 pg 14

Berks and Chester Counties

PVHS Announces Homecoming Court pg 13

Soap Box Derby Will Return pg 4

Champion Twirler Marches With PV

• Hay Creek Apple Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Morgantown - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13

By Ann Mead Ash

Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) marching band featured twirler Emilie Thibeault likes to keep her competitive edge sharp. To do that, she practices almost daily, works weekly with her coach, and tries to take part in at least one competition per month. Emilie’s most recent achievement occurred when she brought home four gold medals, a silver medal, and two bronze medals from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics held in Greensboro, N.C., from July 26 through Aug. 2. Emilie won gold in the showtwirl; two-baton competition, for which she

• Country Auction and Chicken Barbecue, Conestoga Christian School, Morgantown - Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19 • Elverson Antique Show, Twin Valley High School, Elverson Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27 Cumberland and Dauphin Counties • Caitlin's Smiles' A Night of Smiles, Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill - Saturday, Oct. 5 • Gretna Theatre Gala, The Hotel Hershey - Saturday, Oct. 12 • 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, John HarrisSimon Cameron Mansion, Harrisburg - Friday, Oct. 18

qualified one day and competed the second day; the three-baton competition; and a multi-baton category, where she was required to start with one baton and then pick up a second and a third. The multi-baton routine is also called a feature twirler solo. Emilie’s silver medal was awarded for All-Around Twirling Champion, and she received a bronze for a solo performance and another for a strut routine where she was not allowed to release the baton at any time. “Strut is like a dance based on a (configuration) on the floor,” explained Emilie. Emilie’s mother, Heather, explained that Emilie won two of her gold medals for performing her 2018 PVHS marching band routine. That routine is choreographed by her coach, Wendy

Rhoads of Ab-Salute Twirling. Her music for that event is coordinated by Pequea Valley Middle School band director Jim Ackerman, and she is introduced at the beginning of the recording by announcer Kent Haberern. Emilie and Heather noted they are especially thankful for Ackerman’s help with the music. The routine she has been performing at competitions is based on music from the 2018 marching band show. “Ackerman created a mix of ‘Shrek’ and some of the stand tunes,” explained Emilie, who added that the competition specifies certain music requirements, including the school fight song. The coordinated music must also be set up to meet time requirements set by the competition. Emilie also triumphed in two-baton See Champion Twirler pg 2

Pequea Valley High School marching band featured twirler Emilie Thibeault displays medals she won at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics held in Greensboro, N.C. Thibeault has won a number of competitions in addition to twirling with the marching band during halftime shows at school football games.

Woodcrest Schedules Annual Fundraiser Outdoor Worship Planned In Park

• Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show, Boettcher House, Neffsville - Saturday, Sept. 28

In 2017, Woodcrest Retreat added a Kids Camp Bonanza, complete with camp-style activities for children, during its annual benefit auction. The

York County • The Wonder Ball fundraiser for Easterseals, Country Club of York - Saturday, Oct. 12 • Pennsylvania Cowboy Weekend, Northern Central Railway Steam Into History, New Freedom - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13 • 50th Greater York CROP Hunger Walk, four starting points in York - Sunday, Oct. 13

activities, which feature a variety of stations, such as crafts, a nature lesson, and camp games, proved so popular, Woodcrest made them a regular part of the event. This year’s Bonanza will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include regularly scheduled activities from 9 to 11 a.m. and carnival games for a nominal fee from 12:30 to 3 p.m. This year’s auction, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, will begin at See Woodcrest pg 2

Displaying items that will go up for bids at the annual Woodcrest Retreat Auction and Kids Camp Bonanza are (from left) Theo Zook, Lydia Keiser, camp director Cliff Martin, and Domingo Metzler. This year’s event will be held at the camp on Oct. 5. Funds raised by the auction will help keep camp fees lower for each camper.

World Mission Café and Gap Community Church will host “Night of Worship in the Park” on Sept. 27 at Salisbury Township Park, Gap. Inviting the community to attend the event are (from left) culture and events coordinator Monique Moreno, café administrator Alli Zimmerman, pastor Cody Hall, Colby Hall and media coordinator Nate Hoskins. at Salisbury Township Park, 777 White By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Horse Road, Gap, on Friday, Sept. 27, The community is invited to com- from 5 to 8 p.m., rain or shine. The memorate the end of summer at a spe- evening is free and open to people of all cial evening of community and worship ages of any religion or background. See Outdoor Worship pg 7 Ephrata

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• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's Garden Railways Tour, sites throughout Lancaster County and neighboring areas Sunday, Oct. 6

By Ann Mead Ash

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