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APRIL 9, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Hop into fun at Eggstravaganza BY CAT SHANNON
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o i n t h e E a s t e r B u n ny and hop on over to a free community celebration when GEARS hosts its annual Eggstravaganza. Featuring egg hunts for people of all ages, the event will be held on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at Elizabethtown Community Park, 201 S. Mount Joy St. Egg hunts will start at 10 a.m. and happen every 15 minutes in age groups ranging from children age 2 and under to senior citizens. “Egg hunts are free for kids age 12 and under. The senior egg hunt for ages 60-plus is also free,”
BY CAT SHANNON
More than 100 textile pieces, spanning more than 100 cumulative years of work, are on display at the Winters Heritage House Museum. “Interwoven: A Multigenerational Show case of Textile and Fiber Arts” features quilts, bags, clothes, books and other sewn goods
created by three Indian-American women: Zahira Paul, Zebun Rangwala and Aparna Paul. The exhibit opened on April 5 and will run through Saturday, April 19, at the museum, located at 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown. The exhibit was developed after Aparna visited an art gallery in Boston to see a handcrafted pottery display. She
Zebun Rangwala (left), Zahira Paul (middle) and Aparna Paul
A powerful call for peace BY CAT SHANNON
Children enjoy a previous year’s Eggstravaganza.
with the Easter Bunny and refreshments for purchase from Hitch Coffee food truck. Eckert noted he is particularly excited about the return of Hitch Coffee and the assistance of the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown with helping to hide the eggs. It’s no small task, because there will be a lot of eggs. “We will have over 25,000 eggs filled with candy, small toys and prize slips!” Eckert said.
Eggstravaganza is important to GEARS because it fosters community engagement, brings families together and provides a fun experience for groups of all ages, he stated. “By hosting it annually, it provides families an event to look forward to every year, encourages outdoor activity and creates traditions for our families in our area,” he remarked. “It also helps raise awareness about GEARS’ See Eggstravaganza pg 8
When Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren hosts a performance of “The Mistake,” a play about the atomic bomb, the event will symbolize the overall mission of the church, said Jason Haldeman, pastor of faith formation. “As an historic peace church, the Church of the Brethren has a long history of wrestling with and challenging the complexities of organized warfare and violence,” he shared. “Every Sunday, our worship service begins by reminding folks that
we seek to ‘Practice Peace, Service and Openness to All.’ This is just one way of living into that witness.” “The Mistake” will be perfo r m e d a t E l i z a b e t h t o w n Church of the Brethren, 777 S. Mount Joy St., Elizabethtown, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15. An additional perfo r m a n ce w i l l b e h e l d at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, at Akron Mennonite Church, 1311 Diamond St., Akron. The play features two actors. Riko Nakazono will portray Shigeko Nomura, a young woman living in wartime Hiroshima. See Peace pg 3
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“Interwoven” showcases three generations
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“We will have over 25,000 eggs filled with candy, small toys and prize slips!” said Lee Eckert, GEARS recreation director. “To participate in the adult egg hunt participants should purchase a ticket the day of the event.” The adult egg hunt is open to people ages 13 to 59. “Eggs will be stuffed with candy and prize tickets,” Eckert shared, adding that candy was donated by Mars Wrigley. “Once their egg hunt is finished, people will bring their prize tickets to the prize table. Prizes for the egg hunts for children 12 and under will include various toys and stuffed animals. Senior and adult egg hunt prizes include various gift cards to downtown Elizabethtown businesses.” Along with the egg hunt, the event will feature free pictures
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