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AUGUST 17, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 34
A Chance To Tell A Story Band Prepares To Stage “Alice”
oth drum major Jayka Weder and assistant drum major Cassie Mockler reacted positively when they learned that this year’s Conestoga Valley High School (CVHS) fall band show would be called “Alice” and based on “Alice in Wonderland.” Mockler was excited to do a show that tells a story. Weder added, “I am very hopeful for the potential for the show.” Band director Brandon Nase said that the original composition is meant to emulate the various aspects of “Alice in Wonderland,” beginning when Alice falls down the rabbit hole. The show is constructed in several parts with a 30-second introduction called the Prologue, which moves into Chapter 1, where Alice begins to explore Wonderland. The ballad is called Chapter 2, and it focuses on a metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Chapter 3 represents a battle between Alice and the Queen of Hearts, and the Epilogue focuses on Alice searching for an opportunity to escape Wonderland.
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Three props will aid band members in telling the story. One will resemble a book and will indicate to audience members which chapter is being represented. Another will be a door that will move to expand the area of Wonderland on the field, and a third will have a side that represents the scenery of Wonderland, with the opposite side resembling a top hat. Color guard and band members will also represent different themes with uniforms and equipment. A flag with the face of the Cheshire Cat will be used, and butterfly swing flags will enhance the message of the ballad. The color guards will use rifles while the band members in uniform represent the queen’s army in Chapter 3. “In the Epilogue, there will be a flag that is red with a crown wrapped in a heart for the queen’s army,” said Nase. “That flag will be torn off and under will be a blue flag to give the homage back to Alice.” In addition, one color guard’s uniform will represent Alice. See CVHS pg 7
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Lori Breece, manager with United Disabilities Services (UDS) service dogs, especially likes coming to work on Wednesdays because that is when Quincy, a UDS ambassador dog, spends the day with her. “(Quincy) is the best dog,” said Breece. “This morning, I dropped a paper towel, and he picked it up and gave it to me.” Quincy was trained to be a full-service dog, but health issues kept him from that role. See UDS pg 4
Cliff Sweigart (right) of Weaver Insurance Group presents a check from Westfield Legacy of Caring Fund to Lanny Millette of The Potter’s House.
According to Cliff Sweigart with the Weaver Insurance Group of Elizabethtown, located in Mount Joy, the Westfield Insurance Foundation’s Legacy of Caring Fund is available to a select number of insurance agents. These agents are given the opportunity to nominate a nonprofit organization to receive a donation. Sweigart is friends with John Wagner, a member of the board of The Potter’s House, a nonprofit organization that offers a holistic approach to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release See The Potter’s House pg 2
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