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JUNE 28, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 27
A magical journey Dinner theater offers free shows to veterans and police officers BY ANN MEAD ASH
process began in March with each on veterans’ graves as part of girl completing at least a page of Wreaths Across America, horsewriting and illustration at the back riding, making toys for a local animal shelter, troop ’s weekly and learning about meetings. Summerson explained that “ W e t h o u g h t i t how government each girl finished would be helpful to works. On May 25, a book two rough drafts before the final get out information release party with copy and illustra- t h a t t a l k s a b o u t refreshments was held at the Leola tion were complet- what we do.” United Methodist ed. Summerson Church. During the then compiled the book using an Amazon Kindle party, each girl read her page from publishing program. The colorful the book aloud. “We had the book pages of the book detail troop on a TV screen for everyone to see,” activities such as laying wreaths said Summerson.
When magician Brett Myers was growing up in Chambersburg, he remembers his family visiting Lancaster County to attend presentations at Sight & Sound Theatre. In 2011, he and his wife, Labrina, moved to the area. For a time, the couple traveled doing magic shows in partnership with nonprofit organizations, but moving to the county made them consider producing a local show. “ We thought it would be a great place to learn and grow and develop as artists,” said Brett, who stopped traveling in 2015 and connected with a local theater to do a stationary show that allowed for illusions that are harder to do on the road. By 2018, he and Labrina had outgrown the theater space and began searching for something larger. In 2019, the former Rainbow’s Comedy Playhouse became available. “We moved in on January 1, 2020, and we worked tirelessly for 10 weeks to renovate,” recalled Brett. The Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater was ready to open in March of 2020, but then COVID-19 restrictions hit. “We went into a holding pattern and officially opened July 1, 2020,” Brett said. The Magic & Wonder Mystery variety show has been running ever since.
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Girl Scout Troop 71308 completed a book and held a release party on May 25.
Troop releases book about Girl Scouting hen Girl Scout Troop 71308, a multi-level troop in Leola that includes Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors, needed to perform a Take Action Project to receive a Journey award, the group came upon a unique way to complete the effort. “The Journey was called ‘ World of Girls,’” said Laura Summerson, who leads the troop alongside Malerie Ainge. “We were learning about everyone around the world and how a lot of Girl Scouts do similar
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things,” she added, explaining that the Scouts all learn the same concepts. The group also discussed the myths surrounding Girl Scouting. “We talked about how people have a misconception that all Girl Scouts do are cookies, crafts, and camps,” said Summerson. “We thought it would be helpful to get out information that talks about what we do beyond that.” To help remedy that problem and complete the Journey, the 18 troop members wrote a 28-page book titled “More Than Cookies, Crafts, and Camp.” The writing
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