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OCTOBER 13, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 43
Lions To Bring Back Dinner In The Dark he Paradise Lions Club is planning its fifth Dinner in the Dark, after the 2020 event was not held due to COVID-19 restrictions. Club member Heather Valudes remembers that the group began holding the event, which gives diners a unique opportunity to experience eating a meal with limited or no vision, in 2016. The 2021 Paradise Lions Dinner in the Dark will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. at White Chimneys, 5117 Lincoln Highway, Gap. In addition to the meal and presentations by VisionCorps, which will benefit from the dinner, the event will include a silent auction. The silent auction will feature up to 35 items, including sports memorabilia, a chocolate basket, and a carpet cleaning kit. Valudes noted that past silent auctions have included experiences such as rides on the Strasburg Rail Road or a tour of WGAL. According to Valudes, the reception and silent auction start at 6 p.m., and the auction generally
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closes at 6:55 p.m. with an announcement. Attendees will find each dinner table has a variety of blindfolds or special goggles. “VisionCorps provides goggles that mimic various types of vision impairments, such as glaucoma,” explained Valudes, who noted some goggles will be scratched and others will be blacked out in places. “So you’re eating with that impairment (during the dinner).” She noted that participants may choose whether to use a blindfold or a particular pair of goggles. “They select how they want to experience (the meal),” said Valudes. Before the meal is served, VisionCorps will give a presentation about the purpose of the nonprofit organization, which offers a variety of services to the blind and people with low vision. The organization also discusses ways to help diners negotiate the exercise of eating dinner without their normal vision. “They will give tips on how (they teach) someone who has experienced a recent vision impairment to work their way around a plate,”
Book Celebrates County’s “Working Horses” BY ANN MEAD ASH
Author and book designer Beth Oberholtzer admits to having a lifelong love of horses, with a special admiration of draft horses for their beauty, strength, and size. For photographer John Herr, who recently completed the book “ Working See Fairmount pg 5
At Dinner in the Dark, diners may experience what it is like to eat with a vision impairment.
Local Business Creates Katie’s Courtyard BY ANN MEAD ASH
“I believe that even during the darkest days of your life you can find hope in something you see that’s beautiful,” said Shira Zimmerman, director of advocates for The Factory Ministries. “Our goal is to create that everywhere you look.” On Sept. 10, Dutchland Inc. in Gap and The Factory celebrated the opening of Katie’s Courtyard, a renewed outdoor space located within the walls of the former Paradise Elementary Katie Kauffman (left) and Shira Zimmer- School, now the home of the
Together Community Center. The area is named in honor of Katie Kauffman, who retired from running Dutchland in 2016. The courtyard was renovated by Dutchland with help from Underwood Landscaping, Gap Power, Stoltzfus Welding and Rentals, Meadowview Woodwork,s Glick Transport, Quillin Enterprises, and Lime Valley Consultants. The theme of the garden is Psalm 42 and verses from the psalm have been placed throughout, along with benches, plants, and one wandering turtle.
man of The Factory Ministries prepare to cut the ribbon at Katie’s Courtyard.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Raising Awareness . . . . . .2
Business Directory . . . . . .3
Domestic Violence Services Plans Events . . .4
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
House Of Worship . . . . . .17
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .19
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