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Children’s book teaches about talking to God
Lancaster Science Factory will be on-site with a variety of activities for children. Live music and presentations will be featured throughout the day, including a performance by Ukulele Uprising and a program from Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary. Food and drinks will be available as well.
“When we include God in our day, God shows us amazing things,” said author Krista Snyder. Krista, who lives in Elizabethtown, has published a book with this message. “Basil’s Blessings: My Special Day With God” is geared toward children ages 4 to 7. It tells the story of Basil, a little inchworm, and the adventures he encounters with a bluebird named BB. Although the book was published in December 2021, the story was much longer in the making, Krista said. “This was a 20-year project for me,” she remarked. “ When God wants something to happen, He makes it happen in His time.” Krista’s original story wasn’t religious, although it was full of positive messages. Over the years, she kept coming back to the draft, tweaking and changing it. Teaching 4-year-olds at her church, St. Peter Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, helped Krista change the scope of her story. “God helped me to develop this story,” she stated. “Everything in my story, God helped me to write.” During the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Krista reached out to Caracyn Publishing, a Grantville-based publisher, about her story. The finished product, illustrated by Nancy Landis, is a
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Members of the Earth 2 E-Town Earth Day committee include (from left) Glen Bootay, Kelsey Grove, Denise Grove, Steve Glick and Todd Grove.
Celebrating the Earth BY CATHY MOLITORIS
arth 2 E-Town has a mission to make the world a better place for all creatures big and small and to engage, educate and energize the community in meeting that goal. The organization will hold the third annual Earth 2 E-Town Earth Day Festival on
that are working in natural and recycled materials.” The event will feature a variety of hands-on activities for people of all ages, including opportunities to count bees in a live hive, to pet chinchillas and to take a close look under the hood of an electric vehicle. Free face painting will be offered by Wildflower Artistry, and
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Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, 900 E. High St. “We have really grown over the past three years,” said Kelsey Grove, founder and co-director of the event. “We have nearly 60 different businesses and info tables. We’ll have a maker’s market this year, with over 25 local artisans
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