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Solanco DECEMBER 5, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 36
HOLIDAY FILMS
Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville, will host two Christmas film events for adults. The movies will be shown from 1 to 3 p.m. on Fridays, Dec. 14 and 21. The community is invited to attend. For details, call 717-786-1336.
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AUDITIONS SLATED
Servant Stage Company has announced that registration is now open for anyone interested in auditioning to perform in 2019. Auditions will be held at Premiere Danse Academy in Lancaster on Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 5 to 20, 2019. For more information and to register for an audition time, readers may visit www.servant stagecompany.com. ANNUAL FAIR
Gifts That Give Hope 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/. MONTHLY EVENT
will hold its regular monthly Plus Level Square and Round Dance on Friday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., with pre-rounds at 7 p.m. The event will be held in the gymnasium at Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church, 1865 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster. There is a cost per person, but club members may attend for free. For more details, contact Jim Miller at 717-725-1991 or carolannejim@gmail.com. UPCOMING MEETING
The Friends of the Quarryville Library will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. at the library, located at 357 Buck Road, Quarryville. All are welcome.
A Fine And Folksy Tradition Annual Art Show To Fill Railroad Station By Chelsea Peifer
For traditional tinsmith Karen Hurd, the number of ideas she has for artwork outweighs the hours in a day. “It’s endless what you can do with tin. There are so many ideas in my head that I’ll have to live another two or three lifetimes to try them all,” said Hurd, who resides in Quarryville. Bringing ideas to life through artwork is one of life’s greatest joys for Hurd, who said that whenever she steps into her workshop it makes her feel like saying, “I’m home!” “It’s where I belong,” shared Hurd. Hurd has been creating tin wares for decades, and some of her tin ornaments were even used in the White House holiday décor during the Clinton presidency -
an opportunity that presented itself after her work was displayed at the American Folk Museum in New York City. Hurd will be among the local and regional artists exhibiting original wares at the 2018 Christmas Folk Art Show at the Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station, 210 S. Charlotte St., Manheim. The annual show is set to take place from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. Admission is free, and complimentary holiday refreshments will be available. In addition to Hurd, the exhibitors and their crafts will include Cynthia Baker, handwoven textiles, felt hats, and wool applique; Dan Barthold, pen and ink illustrations; Mike Brown, paper mache and chalkware folk art; Madeline Erickson, German stars and feather trees; Bob and Sally Hughes, pottery; See Art Show pg 6
Artists including (from left) Doug Shaw, Dan Barthold, Karen Hurd, Mike Brown, Lois Pfoutz, and Ed Pfoutz will exhibit work at the 2018 Christmas Folk Art Show at the Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station on Dec. 14 and 15. Admission is free.
LDHL Launches Secret Santa Event
Come To The Manger
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Wakefield Bible Church, 2310 Robert Fulton Highway, Peach Bottom, will host its second annual live Nativity scene on Friday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Pastor Phil Towles related that the event was created to connect with the community, illustrate the reality of Christmas, and share the message of Jesus Christ Wakefield Bible Church will present its second annual live Nativity scene on Dec. 14. coming to the world. The Nativity scene will be set in a stable made of straw bales. Nativity scene. Towles noted that Last year’s event involved about 10 this is a drive-in and walk-through people as well as a donkey, a calf, a event outdoors. If a light snow falls, goat, and some rabbits. This year, the the event will continue, but it will be church has invited other congrega- canceled if it rains or if there is an tions to participate in the event, and accumulation of snow. For more information, readers may a variety of animals are expected too. There is no charge to visit the live call the church at 717-548-3217.
Founded in 1961 as Citizen Scholarship Fund and changing its name to Dollars for Scholars of Lancaster County for a time, Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning (LDHL) has always had one mission: that of helping county residents to attend college full time by providing interestfree loans. “We offer a hand up, not a handout,” said executive director Christie Livengood. She noted that LDHL has a 96 percent repayment rate. “Students pay (their loans) back because we’re a local nonprofit and they know it matters. By paying it back, in turn, they help someone else.” LDHL gives loans once a year, and Lancaster County students attending
Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning executive director Christie Livengood (left) and administrator Amy Heth invite the public to contribute to the new Secret Santa event. an accredited program anywhere in the world full time may borrow money up See Secret Santa pg 3
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