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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXI • NO 8

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Berks and Chester Counties •STEPS Resource Fair, Lionville Middle School, Exton - March 7 •Irish Breakfast Buffet, Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, Geigertown - March 21 •Elverson Antique Show, Twin Valley High School, Elverson March 28 and 29 Greater Hershey Area •The Federated Women’s Club of Hershey and the Hershey Lions Club’s pork and sauerkraut dinner, Grace United Methodist Church, Hummelstown - March 1 •Spring Garden Workshops, Lebanon Valley Agricultural Center, Lebanon - March 4 and 11 •Central Pennsylvania Handbell Festival, Lebanon Area Evangelical Free Church, Jonestown March 14 Lancaster County

•Purimshpiel, Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, Lancaster March 8 •Junior League of Lancaster’s Run4Luck, Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster - March 14 York County •Guinston Presbyterian Arts and Crafts Festival, Chanceford Community Building, Brogue March 7 •York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, downtown York - March 14 •Dance MS, a Zumbathon event, Manchester Township Building Rec Hall, York - March 21

“Made For This” Events Scheduled pg 6

LCCTC Hosts Skills Competition pg 4

Art Of Recycle Flourishes In Ephrata Garden Club

Plans Meeting

By Ann Mead Ash

When asked how she came to found the Art of Recycle in Ephrata with her husband, Josh Myers, art director Chelas Montanye quickly replied, “It (was) totally by accident.” The story of the founding of the arts entity, which has a goal of healing and growing the community, involves an undiagnosed medical condition, the inspiration to hold life drawing sessions, and teachers asking for free school supplies. While the story arguably has more twists and turns than a crime mystery, it is all true. Montanye’s foray into the world of art began when she attended the Art Institute of Atlanta in Georgia for graphic design in the 1990s. Living in an area where many of her neighbors spoke Spanish, Montanye began to learn the language. When she was See Art Of Recycle pg 6

The staff of the Art of Recycle in Ephrata includes (from left) art director Chelas Montanye, Josh Myers, Shannon McCauley, Wendy Christie, and Jayda Myers. The organization offers an art thrift store, classes, and free clubs, as well as free resources for teachers.

Concert Series To Feature “Paul And Friends” The Dorothy Rose Smith Concert Series, named for a longtime Highland Presbyterian Church music director, is held at Highland, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The series presents four concerts each year. According to current Highland music ministry director Paul Thorlakson, the series kicks off each fall with an organ concert. A second concert is held near Christmas, a third concert is held in the spring, and the choir and an orchestra perform a major work in June. This year, Thorlakson will be joined

The Lititz Garden Club will welcome Barry Witmer of Donegal Trout Unlimited on Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz. Witmer will present “Why Gardeners Should Care,” which will address the scope of water pollution in Lancaster County, the major causes of pollution, invasive species, and how gardeners can be better stewards of land and water resources. After his retirement, Witmer joined Donegal Trout Unlimited (DTU) in 2015 to volunteer with the organization’s many coldwater conservation projects. His initial involvement was supporting DTU’s tree nursery at Millport Conservancy. He also joined the DTU board of directors as the fundraising chair, a position he has See Garden Club pg 5

LCHS Tackles Two Spring Plays By Ann Mead Ash

Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) spring play director Tracy Wagner had a problem she needed to solve. “(I wanted) to highlight strong actors and give students who didn’t

By Ann Mead Ash

Preparing to present “Paul and Friends” as part of the Dorothy Rose Smith Concert Series at Highland Presbyterian Church on March 11 are (from left) Paul Thorlakson, Doris Hall-Gulati, Jeffrey Martin, and Abbigail Martin. The concert, which will include a variety of musical styles, See Concert Series pg 5 will be free and open to the public.

have the time to devote to ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ an opportunity to take part (in a show),” explained Wagner. To remedy the problem, she chose to present a one-act version of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” along with “Joseph.” See LCHS pg 2

The casts of the Lancaster Catholic High School productions of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” are rehearsing the shows, which will be presented at the school on Thursday through Sunday, March 19 through 22.

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