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NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY IS FRIDAY, FEB. 7 page 2

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXI • NO 5

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The Gen. John H. Michaelis Chapter 327 Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Eagle Commons at Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The meeting will begin at noon with a free luncheon. The program will be a video titled “The War and the Memories/In the Line of Fire.” Membership in the KWVA is open to all men and women who have served in Korea at any time from 1945 to the present or who were in uniform serving anywhere from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. A special effort is being made to recruit the men and women who served in Korea at any time following the armistice in July 1957, known as the Korean Defenders. For more information, call Bill Kelley at 717-560-9424.

By Ann Mead Ash

For 2020, the Lititz Fire & Ice festival will include more than 50 ice sculptures and a special pyrotechnic show held two nights of the event. But Holly DeKarske, executive director of Venture Lititz, which organizes the show along with the Lititz Lions Club, is most excited about the ice sculpture that will be located in front of the Lititz police station. “The police department is doing a breast cancer awareness ribbon,” said DeKarske. “They have a pink patch they (will be selling) to raise money for cancer research, and (one of the cloth patches) will be embedded in the ice sculpture.”

This year’s Lititz Fire & Ice will run from Friday, Feb. 14, to Monday, Feb. 17, throughout downtown Lititz. Specific activities will be held on Feb. 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Portions of Main and Broad streets will be closed from 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 until 10 p.m. on Feb. 15. The ice sculptures will be spread around town, with interactive sculptures near the Lititz Post Office and the entrance to Lititz Springs Park. The ice sculptures will remain in place for visitors to see through Tuesday, Feb. 18, depending on weather. On Feb. 14, activities will kick off at 5 p.m. with the traditional Friday night block party. DeKarske, who continues to work with Ernie DiMartino of Jeannette to procure the sculptures, said See Fire & Ice pg 6

First “Everybody Shines” Pageant Announced

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Phoebe Roe participated in the York County Stars pageant in 2019. This year, she plans to take part in the first Everybody Shines pageant for individuals with disabilities, organized by Lancaster Down Syndrome Advocates. The event will be held at the Farm and Home Center on Feb. 16.

In 2019, Emily Kline and Melissa Faller, the founders of Emme Dance Collective, created a dance concert called “Bring Into Being” to introduce their company to the Lancaster area. This year, the pair has created “Veer” with a goal of distinguishing their dance company from other established organizations. “We want to Members of Emme Dance Collective will present be known for our thing, “Veer” on Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leffler which is contemporary-style Chapel and Performance Center at Elizabethtown movement,” explained Faller. College. The show will be the second annual for “We are veering off into our the contemporary-style dance company. own direction.” “Veer,” which will include 10 dance 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown. The pieces and last about an hour, will be pre- original pieces choreographed by Kline sented on Saturday, Feb. 29, at and Faller will be performed by more 7:30 p.m. at the Leffler Chapel and Perfor- than 20 dancers, including 12 apprenmance Center at Elizabethtown College, tices. Dances for the family-friendly See Dance Collective pg 6

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“I thought it would be nice to have a pageant where everybody wins, but they win for their own unique reasons,” said Kim Roe, organizer of the inaugural Everybody Shines pageant. “I wanted to promote the gifts of people with disabilities with no winners or losers.” Lancaster Down Syndrome Advocates will present the first Everybody Shines pageant on Sunday, Feb. 16, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Participants of all ages and disabilities are welcome to take part in the pageant, which will include a variety of categories. Individuals who take part See Pageant pg 2

Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum,

Ice sculptures will fill downtown Lititz during the annual Fire & Ice festival scheduled to be held from Feb. 14 to 17. A pyrotechnic show, a chili cook-off, live music, and more will be part of this year’s event.

Emme Dance Collective To Present “Veer”

By Ann Mead Ash

2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, will be the site of a Spring Gardening Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature two special speakers, Pat Brodowski and Amy Goldman. Brodowski is the specialty gardener at Monticello, where she has been tending to the 1,000-foot-long kitchen garden’s herbs and vegetables for the past 10 years. Goldman is an heirloom plant gardener and author of multiple books on her favorite vegetables and heirloom seed gardening in general. There is a cost to attend. Lunch is included. Preregistration is required, and space is limited. For details and registration, visit www.landisvalleymuseum.org and look under Events.

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All Fired Up For A Chilly Event! Lititz Prepares For 2020 Festival

UPCOMING MEETING

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will host a noncompetitive 10K or 6K walk in Lititz on Saturday, Feb. 15. The start point will be St. James Catholic Church, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz. Participants may start anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and must finish by 4 p.m. The walk is free and open to the public. There will be a cost for IVV credit. For details, call David Barber at 717-626-6103 or visit www.avaclubs.org/pdp.


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