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et ready to blast off for a night of rhythm, rockets and a bit of rock ‘n’ roll. The Elizabethtown Area High School orchestra invites the community to its annual Pops Concert on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium, 600 E. High St., Elizabethtown. Admission is free, and so is the fun. With the theme “Mr. Winey’s InterGalactic Dance Party!” the concert will be an experience that’s truly out of this world, said Rich Winey, director of the high school and middle school orchestras. “The students generate the title,” he explained. “Every student has an assignment to create a concert title and a piece of music they would like
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to perform that connects with this theme. From there I collect the song ideas, and the students complete several rounds of voting until we have a favorite theme. Almost all of the music performed in this concert was suggested by students.” The 83-member high school orchestra and the 29-member middle school Allegro Ensemble will take audiences on a musical journey through space and across dance floors of every era. The concert will feature a wide variety of music from the high school students and the middle school group, made up of players from grades six, seven and eight who auditioned for the ensemble. The performance will include a stirring rendition of Mars and Jupiter themes from Holst’s suite
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“The Planets.” Broadway choreography will be represented with a medley of dance numbers from the musical “Chicago.” Classic rock fans will enjoy a high-energy performance of Van Halen hits, with the addition of lead guitar and electric bass to the mix. The strings will perform two recent singles from current artists: Laufey’s “From the Start,” a bossa nova-inspired tune, and Hozier’s “Too Sweet,” complete with bass and drum set. Several other space- and dance-themed surprises are in store. Thanks to a grant from the Elizabethtown Area School District Music Club - the music booster club - the orchestra will amplify its sound with four- and five-string electric violins, an electric viola and an electric cello. Soloists from
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When retired teacher Dave Eichler helped Glossbrenner Church in Mount Joy secure a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission grant for canoes, a trailer and life jackets, he had a bigger vision than just getting church youths on the water. He wanted to use those resources to teach safe boating to the wider community. Since August 2024, three local Scouting America troops - from Maytown, Hershey and Elizabethtown - have taken part in Eichler’s hands-on boat safety certification program. Each troop earned both state certification and merit badges after completing his course. The fish and boat commission’s Boating and Water Safety Awareness (BWSA) course guides people to be knowledgeable in safe boat operation, the laws and regulations, equipment and in-water participation. The in-water portion involves floating in a life jacket and conserving body heat, using throw bags and ropes, performing safe swamping and canoe-over-canoe rescues and learning paddle strokes. “Participants must pass a written test and perform the in-water skills to receive certification,” Eichler said. He runs his BWSA course at Speedwell Forge Lake in Elm. In mid-September, Elizabethtown Scouting America Troop 51 took to the water with Eichler. Scoutmaster Brandon Adams remarked that although he has boated before, the course provided a new way of looking at safety. “(It) helped me understand more boating right-of-way and