Pequea Valley DECEMBER 5, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: LCAA TO HOST SEASONAL TEA EVENT page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 1
SPECIAL CONCERT
The One A-Chord Community Choir will present “All Is Well,” a concert of worship and Christmas celebration, on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at Lancaster County Christian School, 2390 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. The mission of One A-Chord is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through music. Admission will be free and open to the public, and a freewill offering will be received. For more information, visit www.oneachordministries.org or call 717-575-8178.
COMMUNITY MEAL
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal on Thursday, Dec. 13. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicappedaccessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The menu will consist of ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, pepper cabbage, coleslaw, applesauce, and desserts. The community is invited. Readers may call the church at 717-687-6619 for additional information.
SEASONAL EVENT
will hold its annual Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Thirty local, national, and international nonprofits will offer opportunities to purchase alternative gifts that will directly benefit the organizations’ missions. Shoppers who purchase gifts will receive greeting cards to give to loved ones. The Marketplace will feature tangible gift items available for purchase; these items will be social enterprise, fair-trade, or both. The event will also feature family-friendly activities and local food vendors. After the Gift Fair, alternative gift items will be available for purchase online through Monday, Dec. 31. For more details, visit http://giftsthatgivehope.org/lancaster/.
ADVENT SERVICE
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Compass, 1520 W. King’s Highway, Gap, will hold an Advent Taizé-style service on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. The service will feature music by the church’s choir.
School District Hosts Event pg 6
Dance Company Slates “The Nutcracker” pg 3
New Holland Band To Present Holiday Pops After having directed the pops for six years - the 2018 presentation will be the seventh - Laudermilch has become aware of the types of tunes audience members expect. “People do not like new music,” he observed. “They like old music in a new suit of clothes.” Fortunately for Laudermilch, there are many pieces of seasonal music to fill the pops program. “There are so many wonderful new arrangements of the old favorites, it’s hard to choose,” he
By Ann Mead Ash
Ken Laudermilch, conductor of the New Holland Band, knows exactly who makes up the market for the band’s Holiday Pops presentation. “The pops is designed for people who want to host their friends, but don’t want to do the dishes after,” said Lauder- The New Holland Band will perform its Holiday Pops milch with a chuckle, adding, concert at Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton “We want to foster conversa- Lancaster on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The tions for families, new friends, evening will offer food and seasonal music among decoand associates around the rated Christmas trees. The musical program will feature table enjoying the great food solo performances and a number of seasonal favorites. and the beautiful ambiance of evening will offer hors d’oeuvres and mused. the hall.” This year, the New Holland Band will signature desserts to guests who will To kick off the event, Laudermilch return to Palm Court at DoubleTree dine among a number of decorated has found a piece by English composer Resort by Hilton Lancaster, Christmas trees. The musical program Nigel Hess. “The title is ‘A Christmas 2400 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, will include solo performances and a Overture,’” noted Laudermilch. “It for the pops program on Friday, number of seasonal favorites in a vari- contains a lot of carols of the season, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The ety of musical arrangements. but (offers) an English composer’s See New Holland Band pg 5
Railroad Society Sets Open Houses The Lancaster Chapter National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) will host open houses at the Christiana freight station, 10 Railroad Ave., Christiana, on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. Visitors will be able to enjoy a leisurely tour of the 1882 freight station decorated for the holidays. There will also be an opportunity to climb aboard a restored N7E Conrail caboose No. 21153, where a volunteer will give facts about the caboose and the Amtrak mainline that runs through Christiana. Visitors will also be able to watch the Amtrak trains pass by the freight station from the outdoor deck. A model train display with multiple running trains will be engineered See Railroad Society pg 12
Bird-In-Hand Stage To Feature Peach Lane Farmers Market Uplifting Entertainment To Celebrate Grand Opening
The cast of “A Christmas to Remember” will take audience members on an inspirational journey during the live holiday musical that is playing on the Bird-in-Hand Stage through Saturday, Dec. 29. Bird-in-Hand Stage is also presenting “Magic & Wonder of Christmas,” a show featuring illusions and comedy. The Bird-in-Hand Stage focuses on bringing live entertainment to its audiences up close and personal. Performance offerings include Broadway-style
musicals, packed with humor, heart, and purpose. Audience members can also enjoy shows presented by a master illusionist, where they watch his every See Bird-In-Hand Stage pg 10
Steve Esh, owner of Peach Lane Farmers Market, a new store located at 85 Peach Lane, Ronks, has been farming produce for 10 years. Most of the produce from Esh’s farm is organic. For two and a half years, Esh has been participating with a farmers market in Harrisburg, and he is now opening his own farmers market right at his farm. Esh is excited to invite the public to the grand opening of Peach Lane Farmers Market on Friday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees of the grand opening may enjoy free refreshments. The store will offer fresh fruits and See Peach Lane Farmers Market pg 8
Peach Lane Farmers Market, a new store in Ronks offering fresh fruits and vegetables, including organic produce, invites the community to its grand opening celebration, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8.
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