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Are we still technically in the summer months? Yes. Is it too early to start planning for Christmas? Absolutely not! That’s especially true when it comes to Christmas at the Star Barn Village, a fundraising community event held in December that sells out well ahead of time. This year’s festivities will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Star Barn Village at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown. New this year, all admissions will include Breakfast with Santa, held over six seatings R121607
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Take a culinary journey around the world and help to support a local nonprofit at the same time. Taste of the Nations, a cultural culinary experience to benefit Hope Within Ministries Community Health, Counseling and Dental Center, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Stone Gables Estate at the Star Barn, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown. It will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. “This is a great opportunity to sample different dishes from all over the world under one roof for a reasonable admission price,” shared Laurie Reichert, director of development for Hope Within. Attendees will enjoy food samples from 10 countries, including Thailand, Ukraine, Kenya, Ethiopia and Afghanistan. “Guests will visit each food table - each representing a country - to sample a food item native to that respective country,” Reichert said. “There will also be a charcuterie board, dessert table and silent auction.” Items up for bid will include something for everyone, she said. “Silent auction (items will) include curated groupings of items for all tastes and budgets, including but not limited to international items like Ukrainian pysanky (batik-style eg gs), hand-car ved wooden items from Africa and blue and white ceramics from Holland, as well as Amish art, handicrafts and sports memorabilia,” she commented. Volunteers will prepare and serve the food, she said, noting See Taste pg 3
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