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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 32
Porchwalk Moves To Park BY ANN MEAD ASH
lexibility can be the key to holding a successful event. Organizers of the Lititz Artisans Porchwalk, which is sponsored by Moravian Manor, realized that when planning this year’s annual gathering of talented artists and crafters. “We transitioned to a oneday show in one location and expanded the hours,” said Nancy Bradley, who is excited to have nearly 30 vendors registered to participate, 11 of whom are new to the show this year. This year’s Artisans Porchwalk, the 22nd annual, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad St., Lititz. The event will be held in the grassy area between the Oehme Gazebo and the parking lot closest to Broad Street. The park offers ample parking and nearby restrooms. Bradley, who will be participating in the show for the seventh year, noted that there will be “great variety” in the items offered for sale by
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this year’s vendors. “We will have pottery, gourd art, original watercolor paintings, hammered copper sculptures, mixed-media jewelry, wood turnings, acrylic and oil paintings, handcrafted wooden signs, felted and knitted items, sea glass jewelry, photography, and handcrafted hand bags,” she said, noting that Christmas goose feather trees will be new this year. Moravian Manor will hold a Chinese auction, filling a table with items donated by vendors for visitors to try to win. “Last year we didn’t have a show,” noted Bradley, who added that COVID-19 concerns made it difficult to find hosts to stage the event as it was in the past in the homes, on the porches, and in the yards of Lititz residents. “We wanted to do it (in a way) to bring people together,” said Bradley, who added that she hopes the park will offer space for the event to grow. In keeping with the change of venue, the event has a new logo, which Bradley said reflects both the town of Lititz and the sponsorship of Moravian Manor. See Porchwalk pg 2
Stroller Gang Traverses Lititz
GOTR Bestows Ellen Award, Seeks Coaches
A Taste Of Autumn . . . . . .2
Ashley Mayer remembers watching women with strollers walking in Lititz Springs Park 10 years ago. “They would exercise and walk around the park, and I remember thinking, ‘This is so cool. I want to be part of something like that when I grow up,’” said Mayer. Mayer grew up and became a kindergarten teacher at John R. Bonfield Elementary School. Nearly two years ago, her son, Gabriel, was born. “I decided to stay home this last year, thinking I would join something like this,” she noted.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Cara Scudner’s young cousin asked her to help with the Girls on Track team she had joined at Sacred Heart in Lancaster in 2013, Scudner was prepared. Having taken 5:30 a.m. jaunts with Back on My Feet - a running program for members of the homeless community - during her last year of college, Scudner signed on as assistant coach. See GOTR pg 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Members of the Lititz Stroller Gang meet in Lititz Springs Park.
Gala Canceled . . . . . . . . .3 House Of Worship . . . . . . .6 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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Nancy Bradley will participate in the 22nd annual Lititz Artisans Porchwalk in Lititz Springs Park.
