Pequea Valley OCTOBER 31, 2018
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VOL LIV • NO 48
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
BENEFIT BREAKFAST
Kinzer Fire Company, 3521 Lincoln Highway East, Kinzers, will hold a benefit breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 3. Breakfast will be served from 6 to 10 a.m. Breakfast items will include dried beef gravy, eggs, hash browns, French toast, pancakes, bacon, sausage, fresh fruit, doughnuts, and more. For details, call 717-442-4121. HONORING VETERANS
Pequea Valley Intermediate School,
Braves Win District Opener pg 4
Koch To Speak At Special Service pg 6
PVHS To Stage “Meet Me In St. Louis” By Ann Mead Ash
166 S. New Holland Road, Kinzers, will host a Veterans Day program on Monday, Nov. 12, from noon to 2:30 p.m. Men and women who have served in the military will be honored. All local veterans are invited to attend. For details and reservations, contact Christy Collins at 717-768-5535 or christy_collins@pequeavalley.org.
Carolyn Pencheff, director of the Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) fall production of “Meet Me in St. Louis,” noted that the play has presented her and the cast with some interesting challenges. “We have a great cast, and I couldn’t be happier,” said Pencheff, who then noted that one cast member has a broken leg, and another has a badly sprained ankle. Fortunately, both should be healed by showtime. “In early blocking rehearsals, we had a scooter (for the boy with the broken leg) on stage, so that was interesting,” noted Pencheff. PVHS will stage “Meet Me in St. Louis” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, and Saturday, Nov. 10, at the school, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers. “Meet Me in St. Louis” is the story about the members of the Smith family, who are excited about attending the
CRAFT SHOW
Conestoga Valley High School, 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster, will host its annual fall craft show on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 60 vendors selling homemade soaps, jewelry, candles, and more will be featured at the show, located in the Rill Gymnasium. Admission is free. For more information, call 717-399-1544. Proceeds will benefit the Buckskin Activities Alliance. COMMUNITY DINNER
3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal to the community on Thursday, Nov. 8. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicappedaccessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The meal will be an Amish wedding feast, including mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, cranberry sauce, fruit salad, and desserts. Readers may call the church at 717-687-6619 for additional information. COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Ladies Fellowship will host “Christmas Blessings!” on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6:15 p.m. at the Christian Fellowship Church, 758 Spruce Road, New Holland. John Yoder and Denise Zimmerman will do a cooking demonstration. Dinner is included. Donations will be accepted at the door. Reservations are required by calling the church at 717-354-8428.
The cast of the Pequea Valley High School fall production of “Meet Me in St. Louis” are rehearsing to present the play at the school at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, and Saturday, Nov. 10.
Addictions Workshop Scheduled
Player Evaluations Set For November, December
By Ann Mead Ash
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
In late 2016 when TTC/Potter’s House approached leaders at Conestoga Church of the Brethren about the possibility of holding a two-part educational program concerning the heroin epidemic in Lancaster County, church members responded. “It’s needed in the community,” said pastor Jere Cassel. The first effort led to a second collaborative workshop in April of this year. According to Cassel, church members then suggested a fall workshop. Cassel met with TTC/Potter’s House ministry director Lanny Millette to discuss content. “The holiday connection was See Workshop pg 8
St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. However, Mr. Smith, played by Ian Hershey, reveals that he is being given a higherpaying job in New York and the family members will have to leave their St. Louis home, including all their friends and loved ones, and miss out on the fair. Out of desperation, the four daughters - Rose, played by Sierra Anastasi; Esther, played by Faith Strenck; Agnes, played by Emily Eby; and Tootie, played by Bre Fellenbaum - take action to try to make their father decide to keep the family in St. Louis. What starts as a plan soon becomes a series of mishaps that threaten not only their hopes of staying in St. Louis but also Mr. Smith’s career and Rose’s love life. The rest of the cast includes Marina Martin as Mrs. Smith, Chad Hughes as Lon, Colton Mann as Grandpa, Sarah Houck as Katie, Julia Shaubach as Mrs. Waughop, Abby Stoltzfus as Ida See PVHS Production pg 7
Upward Basketball League Expands
Hope For The Holidays
The Upward Basketball League held at Pequea Baptist Church is such a popular activity for youngsters that this season it will be expanded to include eighth-graders for the first time. Upward Basketball is a nationwide program provided through sponsoring churches. Now offered for boys and girls in first through eighth grades, the program at Pequea Baptist strives to teach skills and teamwork in a safe, fun environment. There is also a faith-based component to the league, with time for devotionals worked into practice sessions. “We’re always trying to teach character traits, such as how do you act and See Upward Basketball pg 10
Working to organize “Holidays and Realities of Community Addictions,” scheduled to take place at Conestoga Church of the Brethren, 141 E. Main St., Leola, on Nov. 7, are (from left) Lanny Millette, Samuel Mwangi, and Jere Cassel. The workshop will include Mwangi as keynote speaker, along with a panel discussion and a question-and-answer period.
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Youths like Eliana Walton enjoy playing Upward Basketball at Pequea Baptist Church. This year the program has been expanded to include eighth-graders.
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