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FEBRUARY 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 7
Musical Togetherness - LMS To Stage “Annie” BY ANN MEAD ASH
e picked our shows this year to celebrate the unification of the campuses,” said Dean Sauder, director of the upcoming Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) production of “Annie.” LMS recently consolidated its Locust Grove and New Danville elementary schools with the high school and middle schools at its Route 30 location, and students from all schools will take part in the play. The performance of the Tony Award-winning show will be Dean’s last time helming a musical production for the school. “Annie,” the Broadway version first staged in 1977, will be presented in the High Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 16, 17, and 18, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. The Feb. 16 show will be staged on a pay-what-you-will basis. All shows will be discounted for students. The Feb. 18 show will offer American Sign Language interpretation.
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“Annie” is based on the Depression-era comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray. The story follows the title character on her journey from a Lower East Side orphanage in New York to a mansion on Fifth Avenue. The show includes the well-known tunes “It’s the HardKnock Life,” “Tomorrow,” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” plus five songs not included in the movie versions. The musical was last produced at LMS in 2005, when it was directed by John Miller. Dean noted that “Annie” is a personal favorite, having been the first show he ever saw on Broadway. He added that while many of the students knew the name of the show, only a few had seen the movie versions. Dean said the show, which has a large cast of more than 40 members - including 18 elementary- and middle-schoolers - is not without its challenges. Ignoring the W.C. Fields admonition to “never work with children or animals,” Dean pointed out that the show has both. However, for the title role, Dean has chosen an experienced actress in See LMS pg 3
Lasagna For A Cause
Group Meets Weekly At City Gate, Ephrata
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Amanda Sensenig was aware that a men’s group had been meeting at City Gate, 100 E. Main St., Ephrata, for about two years. She told her father that she wished there was a similar group for women. “When I was going through my teen years, I had struggles,” recalled Sensenig. “No one would give me the answers I wanted.” See Main Point pg 4
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Church Fundraiser Will Move To Takeout Format
Deb Burns (left), Lisa Tully (center), and Betty Snyder are preparing for this year’s lasagna dinner fundraiser at Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church.
For about a decade, members of Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church have held a lasagna dinner in February. Two years ago, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event became a drive-through. For 2023, the dinner will transition to a takeout-only meal. This year, the fundraiser will be held at the church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster,
on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 3 p.m. until the food is sold out. Those wishing to purchase lasagna are asked to come in the main entrance to the parking lot and park. Enter the building through the door closest to the parking lot. Parking lot attendants will direct traffic outside the church. Inside, lasagna meals will be ordered in one room and picked up in a second room across the hall. Payment by cash or check will be accepted. See Lasagna Dinner pg 7
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Members of the cast of the Lancaster Mennonite School production of “Annie” include (front, from left) Julie Eshenauer-Rivera, Isaac Greenleaf, (back) Mara Carlson, Caleb Metzler, Julia Fisher, Micah Sauder, and Eli Heinsey.