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OCTOBER 30, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 38
Read with Sasha at the library BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Vendors at a previous Pleasant View Communities Craft Bazaar
Handmade items will shine at Craft Bazaar making Norwegian sweaters,” Hoffman said. “We have someone nique handmade items doing a modern take on frakturs and lots of delicious food and someone who creates things will be featured at the out of antique linens. We have annual Craft Bazaar at Pleasant View Communities. Organized by the Pleasant View Auxiliary, the “It’s a great way to event will be held on Saturday, get started on your Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the community, 544 N. Penryn Christmas shopping. Road, Manheim. We have such a great “We have 57 vendors coming,” variety of vendors.” said Pam Hoffman, a member of the auxiliary. “We have a huge variety of handcrafted items.” Vendors will sell orig inal someone who sells live-edge art, fabric items, paper crafts, tables. We also have someone engraved wood pieces, jewelry, who has written a romance novel, and she’ll have her books there.” candles, soaps and more. “ We have someone who is Pet gifts, wood toys, embroidered
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items, gourd art and stained glass will make up some of the other offerings. A bake sale of items made by Pleasant View residents will also be featured, and a food stand will sell chicken corn soup, barbecue, hot dogs and drinks. The vendors are a mix of people from the greater community as well as Pleasant View residents, and shoppers will find something for everyone on their holiday list, Hoffman said. “It’s a great way to get started on your Christmas shopping,” she shared. “We have such a great variety of vendors.” Proceeds from the bazaar will benefit the Pleasant View Auxiliary. “The purpose of the auxiliary
Sasha will lend a friendly ear to young readers at the MilanofSchock Library.
with Rosie the Rottweiler in the 2000s, but there were none currently working with the library when Sasha’s owner brought up the idea. “Sasha’s mom approached me in late July and told me how See Sasha pg 7
At North Museum, curiosity stokes imagination BY JEFF FALK
There exists a specific group of people who frequent museums merely to satisfy their curiosity. They don’t go to intentionally learn, but the learning happens organically, naturally. Perhaps it’s not important to know exactly what type of learning goes on at the North Museum, only that the place simply promotes learning. “It’s the joy of discovery, and it draws you in,” said Scott Downs, the North Museum’s director of
development and strategic partnerships. “That’s what happens at a museum. As you wander around the museum, you discover things. You stumble into things. Who knows what you’ll find? You don’t know what to expect. It’s a fascinating place.” For the curious of all ages, there is plenty to find and discover at the North Museum of Nature and Science, which is located at 400 College Ave., Lancaster. The North Museum is three floors of exhibits, informational displays, stories and See North Museum pg 2
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BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Practice makes perfect when it comes to learning to read, but for many children, reading aloud can produce anxiety. Having a friendly listener can help, especially when that friend is covered in fur. Sasha, a female 9-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, will lend a paw (and probably a few reassuring tail wags) to young readers at the Milanof-Schock Library on Thursday evenings. “Our program targets struggling readers,” said Jan Betty, the library’s director of children and youth who is affectionately known as “Miss Jan.” “Research shows that reading out loud for 15 minutes each week to an animal improves confidence and comprehension as well as fluency.” Miss Jan noted that the library has hosted canine reading buddies in the past, beginning