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NOVEMBER 3, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 29
Cooking In The Kitchen With A Church Cookbook BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Members of the cookbook committee at the Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church (CLPC), 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Quarryville, have begun selling the church’s fourth-edition cookbook to benefit sanctuary renovations. Notable changes to the church
include the newly exposed balcony, two fieldstone additions on either side of the bell tower, and restoration of the ceiling with gold leaf details, antique German stainedglass windows, and the wooden pews, dating to circa 1914. Renovations took about a year and a half to complete, said cookbook committee member Linda Myers. See Cookbook pg 16
The Solanco High School drama club is preparing to present a prequel to “Peter Pan.”
SHS Drama Club To Perform “Peter And The Starcatcher” BY COURTNEY MENGEL
or the first time since 2019, Solanco High School (SHS) will open its doors to paid audience members for its fall play. This year’s show is the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Adapted from the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, “Peter and the Starcatcher” is a prequel to the classic story “Peter Pan.” The play follows an orphan boy with no name and Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training, as they attempt to protect magical “starstuff ” from falling into the hands of the pirate Black Stache and his accomplice Smee. Along the way, they must survive a shipwreck, killer natives who speak a culinary language, and a giant ticking
ladders, and more. SHS fall play director John Biles explained that storytelling in the theater means that the whole ensemble works together with those small props and set pieces to create the atmosphere and let the audience imagine what’s happening without having to “put page on stage.” “ With this show, we’re really going to let the audience enjoy the experience and let their imaginations take them wherever they go,” said John. John noted that those who are familiar with the story of Peter Pan will pick up on a lot of easter eggs in this production. “There’s a lot of really cool aspects to the show,” stated Sharp. “We’re going to have a lot of crazy lighting, and you may not expect this from a play, but there are a few songs in the show to enjoy.”
On Sept. 13, retired Col. Charles Bechtel of the First Cavalry Division Association and the Liberty War Birds Association took the microphone in a hangar at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz to welcome the gathering to the 100th anniversary celebration of the First Cavalry Division.
See Fall Play pg 2
See First Cavalry pg 5
We Were Soldiers First Cavalry Celebrates 100 Years
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