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IN THIS ISSUE: GROUP PLANS FOLIAGE RIDE page 2
OCTOBER 17, 2018
VOL LIX • NO 41
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MONTHLY GATHERING
The Swing Thru Square Dance Club will hold its regular monthly Plus Level Square and Round Dance on Friday, Oct. 26, 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.
Warriors Battle Comets In Section 1 Match pg 4
The Knotwork Band To Perform pg 2
UZRC Names New Administrator pg 9
The Tree House To Sponsor Trunk Or Treat By Ann Mead Ash
TEA AND TOUR
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, will hold the Haunted Landis Valley Tea and Tour on Saturday, Oct. 27. Doors will open at 11 a.m., and festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. The event will include spooky Pennsylvania German stories, interactive activities, wagon rides, a hot cider reception in the firehouse, and a tea luncheon at the Landis Valley House Hotel. The tea will feature scones, soup, sandwiches, and a dessert. For more information, visit www.landisvalleymuseum.org. FALL FEST
According to Kirsten Crosby-Blose, director of children’s ministries at Lititz Church of the Brethren (COB), and Eric Landram, lead pastor, the Trunk or Treat that will be held at the church this year is a perfect fit for sponsorship by The Tree House, a custom-made playground that will provide fun activities for children of all abilities. Plans are being finalized for The Tree House to be built behind the church, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz. “Some of the trunks will meet the Teal Pumpkin specifications,” said Crosby-Blose. “(Participants) are encouraged to think outside the candy aisle and to order from food allergy-friendly brands or choose candies that don’t use eggs, nuts, milk, or wheat.” The Teal Pumpkin Project advocates for offering allergen-free treats for Halloween.
Up to 25 decorated trunks will line the parking lot at Lititz Church of the Brethren when The Tree House sponsors a Trunk or Treat on Oct. 24, beginning at 5:30 p.m. theme of the playground.” The Trunk or Treat will be held in the parking lot behind the church on
“But there will (also) be traditional candies,” added Landram. “There’s something for everybody, which is the
29 Green Acre Road, Lititz, will host a Family Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. Activities will include crafts, games, face painting, photo opportunities, a bounce house, and Trunk or Treat. There will also be music, free hot dogs and cider, and popcorn. Admission is free. For more information, readers may call the church office at 717-626-2560, email info@hosanna lititz.org, or visit www.hosannalititz.org. FAMILY STORY TIME
Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, will hold a Read for the Record family story time on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. People of all ages are welcome to help break a record by reading this year’s story, “Maybe Something Beautiful” by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell. Everyone attending will have an opportunity to contribute to the library mural. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To register, call the library at 717-626-2255.
Blessing The Neighborhood
Lititz Bikeworks Opens Community Cyclocross Course
By Ann Mead Ash
Josh Good of East Lincoln Avenue, near the North Liberty Street intersection, in Lititz, was intrigued when he noticed a Blessings Box at a women’s shelter on Facebook during the summer. He tucked the idea away for future reference until Lititz resident Josh Good has placed a the end of July when he saw a Blessings Box on East Lincoln Avenue. Area free piece of furniture. “Some- residents are free to leave or take food and thing told me to make a box other items from the box as needed. (from the furniture) and start a donation bin,” said Good. can stop by and take from it,” said Once Good had the piece of furniture Good. “If it’s full and I am still getting in hand, he worked quickly. “I started donations, which has happened often, I building it Friday, and I finished (the have a pantry inside (for storage).” box) Saturday, and on Sunday I put it According to Good, the amount of out,” said Good, who posted the box in food donated varies from week to week. front of his home on July 29. “Some weeks, I get donations, and The concept behind the box is sim- everything is full,” he noted, adding ple. “People drop donations in the box that other days he will find only one or on the porch, and anyone in need donation of fresh vegetables in the box. See Blessings Box pg 3
Free Weekly Youth Clinics Available The town of Lititz now boasts its own cyclocross course. Lititz Bikeworks owners Rebecca and Mark Branle opened the course - called The Rock
Garden - on the Rock Lititz campus. “When Rock Lititz invited us to open a bicycle shop on their campus, it came with a heavy dose of self-applied pressure,” said Rebecca. “We didn’t want to be an ordinary bike shop on an extraordinary campus.” See Lititz Bikeworks pg 8
The Rock Garden, a new community cyclocross course, is open at Lititz Bikeworks, 201 Rock Lititz Blvd., Suite 11, Lititz. The course hosts a weekly clinic for children and will be the site of the Pennsylvania State Cyclocross Championships on Oct. 27.
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