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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 48
Enriching The Journey BY ANN MEAD ASH
ike Sensenig joined the board of the Pequea Valley Education Foundation (PVEF) to contribute to the local community. “We wanted to give back somewhere, and this seemed like a good place to do it,” said Sensenig. But as a Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) Class of 1975 alumnus, Sensenig has special ties to the mission of the organization. “I remember going on the (eighthgrade) Williamsburg trip,” said Sensenig, referencing a field trip that PVEF helps fund through scholarships. “That really touches the community because graduates remember going. I was excited to hear they continue to do that (trip).” “It’s our goal to enrich the educational experiences for all kids who come to Pequea Valley,” said Amy Koberstein, PVHS assistant principal and member of the PVEF board. The organization, which formed in 2013, has a nine-member board, made up of community members
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and active Pequea Valley School District staff members. “We support students who might not be in a position financially to participate in things that might be viewed as extra,” Koberstein said of PVEF. Koberstein reported that in the last year, PVEF ran two grant cycles with the goal of distributing $25,000. One of the grants went to Pequea Valley Intermediate School (PVIS) to support the annual manufacturing week, which introduces learners to the world of manufacturing, including demonstrations in how to lay flooring and a PVC pipe challenge activity. “Kids learned to wire an outlet and frame a wall,” shared Koberstein, who noted that the board plans to continue to support the activity each year. “We also awarded (a grant for) Orbas, (which are) a tech device that allows kids to write their own music.” Koberstein noted that the scholarships for the Williamsburg trip were doubled this year so that ninth-grade students, whose trip was canceled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, could participate. See PVEF pg 3
Pequea Valley Intermediate School eighth-grade students during a tour given by High Construction at the new Penn Medicine site in Lancaster
Celebrating A Passion For Building - In Miniature Diener Village Moves To Stone Gables 10 Years Of eventually fill the front yard of his home off Red Well Road near the Extraordinary In 2012, mason John Diener boundary of ELANCO and Pequea began work on a project that would Valley school districts. Several Giving months after his death BY COURTNEY MENGEL
As of Nov. 2, the top five requests for 2-1-1 assistance in Pennsylvania were housing and shelter at 42.1%, utilities at 17%, health care and COVID-19 assistance at 10%, employment and income 8.7%, and food at 6.2%. Hundreds of nonprofit organizations exist in Lancaster County specifically to meet these and other needs. See LCCF pg 7
John Diener working on a building in the miniature village he created
in March of 2021, the tiny village, including a covered bridge he created on a scale of 1 foot to 1 inch would be moved to Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, to bring delight to the visitors there possibly for generations to come. A replica of the Zimmerman store in Intercourse
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