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MARCH 27, 2024

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

CV students immerse themselves in “The Little Mermaid”

BY JEFF FALK

T ickets can be purchased before the show by searching ot sure if theater programs for “Conestoga Valley High specifically set out to foster School” at www.showtix4u.com camaraderie or if it simply or at the door on the day of the occurs unintentionally. But friend- performance. ships can cause on-stage chemisThere will also be a free senior try, create emotionally invested citizens performance of “The performers and make productions Little Mermaid” presented on better. Thursday, April 4, at 6 p.m. in the Conestoga Valley High School’s high school auditorium. upcoming performance of “The “Students come into the proLittle Mer maid ” gram not knowing indirectly explores what to expect,” the importance of “Being a member said Whitman. “I friends, both on and tell them that I’m of the drama off the stage. It’s a going to push them message that can be to be better than department easily relayed to the they ever thought has brought me audience. they could be. I so many new “Seeing the growth want theater to take is so cool, just seeing them on this jourfriends and has how far the students been an amazing ney that exposes have come,” said their emotions and experience.” Vincent Whitman, presents them in a the director of “The way people will be Little Mermaid.” “I able to understand think it’s the idea of the theater and connect with.” program being a family and having “ The students are finding everyone connect with common themselves in the show and interests. Since I’ve been the finding their instincts,” Whitman director, the camaraderie has just continued. “I encourage them to continued year after year. Theater find their passion and move in has brought them together.” that direction. This show lends “The Little Mermaid” will be itself to standing up for what you presented on Friday, April 5, at believe in.” 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 6, at 7 p.m.; CV’s presentation of “The Little and Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m. in Mermaid” involves 64 students the Conestoga Valley High School 25 cast members, 10 pit musicians auditorium, 2110 Horseshoe Road, and 29 members of the stage crew Lancaster. working with costumes, sets and

Connecting to the community: EPC at 70 BY CATHY MOLITORIS

Le as Sebastian, freshman Gwen Unruh as Ursula, senior Maya Harner as Flounder, junior Steelton White as Scuttle and senior Evan Zimmerman as Grimsby.

Over the past seven decades, Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) has grown from one couple producing one paper to a company that employs 150 people, distributes 16 community newspapers and multiple specialty publications to close to 200,000 people, and provides printing services for numerous clients. Although the scope of the business has changed, one thing has remained constant: community. “We want to make that connection to our local merchants and to our community members,” said Charlie Engle, company president. As EPC marks 70 years in business this year, Charlie and his daughter Jocelyn Engle looked back on what started in 1954 in the basement of Alvin and Pauline Engle’s Mount Joy home. “My dad bought his own little press and put it in our basement,” Charlie said of Alvin. “He was working full time in the printing business, but he always wanted to do his own thing.” In 1959, EPC purchased its first community publication, the Merchandiser, and by 1960, Alvin had quit his day job to

See “The Little Mermaid” pg 2

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Conestoga Valley’s cast of “The Little Mermaid” includes (front, from left) Rianna Pazo as Ariel, Philip Le as Sebastian, (back) Terence Rosario as King Triton and Connor Lewis as Prince Eric.

technical duties. The cast includes senior Rianna Pazo as Ariel, sophomore Connor Lewis as Prince Eric, senior Terence Rosario as King Triton, sophomore Philip

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