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NOVEMBER 14, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 45
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DAY OF GIVING
The Lancaster County Community Foundation will hold the seventh annual Extraordinary Give on Friday, Nov. 16. On that day, from midnight to 11:59 p.m., individuals may visit www.ExtraGive.org, choose from any of 500 local nonprofit organizations, and make an online donation. Thanks to the Community Foundation, the High Foundation, and corporate sponsors, all participating organizations will receive a prorated portion of the stretch pool, which will total at least $500,000. An additional $50,000 in prizes will be offered to nonprofit organizations throughout the day. New this year, individuals may support their favorite organizations through peer-to-peer fundraising. Visit www.ExtraGive.org. LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
24 N. Broad St., will host a special event in conjunction with the Extraordinary Give on Friday, Nov. 16. From 3 to 6 p.m., the family-friendly event will offer opportunities to learn about the Lititz community and its civic organizations. A mobile give stop will be on-site for attendees to make donations via www.extragive.org. Food trucks will be on-site. Special events will continue into the evening, as well. The Lititz Treehouse Project will host a family movie at Lititz Church of the Brethren. Lititz recCenter is inviting “Give Guests” to an open house in its pool, gym, and fitness center from 4 to 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale for Lititz Christian School’s Community Talent Show at 7 p.m., and a fireworks display will take place at Grace Church on Lincoln Avenue in Lititz immediately following the show at approximately 9 p.m. MUSICAL GATHERING
First Lancaster Accordion Group (FLAG), a new group, will meet at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Road, Lancaster, on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. The public is welcome to join the group. For more information, readers may call Sergey Semenov at 717-875-2862.
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LAMS Goes To High School By Ann Mead Ash
When Lititz Area Mennonite School (LAMS) student Tanner Martin was finishing eighth grade last school year, he was not sure where he would be going to school the next year. “My parents were Five Lititz Area Mennonite School freshmen are part of the new nontraditional high school debating whether I program that began with the fall semester. The flexible curriculum, which is called LAMS should be homeschooled Collaborative Academy, focuses on preparing students to lead purposeful Christian lives in or go to (another Chris- the future. tian school with a high called LAMS Collaborative Academy, like a family, and it’s a very comfortable school program),” said Martin. Fortunately for Martin and his par- focuses on preparing students to lead atmosphere,” explained Kreider. “Yet ents, LAMS unveiled a new nontradi- purposeful Christian lives in the future. we want to make sure we are constantly According to LAMS high school raising the bar with our expectations to tional high school program, and Martin became one of five freshmen to enroll director Lynelle Kreider, the program make sure they are well prepared for in the first session, which began in and the number of students allow for a whatever they might face (in the August. The new program, which is personalized curriculum. “You get to be future).” See LAMS pg 6
Church Will Hold Christmas Bazaar St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 222 N. Broad St. (Route 501), Lititz, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the vintage and craft room, attendees will be able to browse the selection of vintage items, handmade seasonal crafts, tree ornaments and jewelry. The event will also include a wide variety of gently used items in Granny’s Attic and reading materials for people of all ages in the Book Nook. In the Children’s Corner, children may take part in craft activities and face painting. Food will be available during the Christmas Bazaar. The baked goods and candy room will feature homemade bakery items and a variety of sweets and snacks. The Lunch Room will be open for morning coffee and Moravian sugar cakes. Lunch will be offered in the afternoon. See Christmas Bazaar pg 10
Acres To Celebrate 20 Years The GateHouse Promotes Addiction Recovery Aaron’s and it’s because people believe in us.” By Ann Mead Ash By Dayna M. Reidenouer
November is set to be a busy month for The GateHouse, whose mission is to restore the human spirit through recovery. On Nov. 1, the organization’s main office moved into the fifth floor of the Griest Building, 8 N. Queen St., Lancaster, and the office’s previous The GateHouse staff members (from left) home at 817 N. Cherry St., Kesha-Payne Ward, Kristi Martarano, Sheri Lancaster, is being convert- Piefly, and Rick Yanchuleff invite folks to visit ed into a center for behav- the Mountville facility for the 39th annual ioral health services. TurkeyThon on Nov. 21. The residential subMembers of the public stance abuse treatment organization will welmay tour the new head- come online donations through the Extraordiquarters from 1 to 3 p.m. nary Give on Nov. 16. on Friday, Nov. 16, as part of the Extraordinary Give. During and values the organization has The GateHouse’s ExtraGive Soiree, offered since 1972 to Lancaster attendees may enjoy refreshments County residents who struggle with and learn about the mission, vision, addiction. See The GateHouse pg 10 S H O P O U R S PE C TACU L A R
B L AC K NOVEMBER
“We are celebrating our past and looking to the future,” said Aaron’s Acres executive director Risa Paskoff. “We are where we are because of the community and the support (it provides). It has been an amazing journey,
To celebrate its history and its future, the organization will hold its first gala at the Bolger Conference Center in Gordiner Hall at Millersville University, 40 James St., Millersville, on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. The event has sold out of all 200 tickets. See Aaron’s Acres pg 4
Staffers and campers have been enjoying the experience offered by Aaron’s Acres, a camp that celebrates the capabilities of children with special needs, for 20 years. The organization will hold a gala in honor of those two decades of service on Dec. 8.
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