Elizabethtown townlively.com
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 39
Unique items will be featured at Heritage Craft Show BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Unique, handcrafted items will be featured in a historic setting when the Winters Heritage House Museum hosts the 34th annual Elizabethtown Heritage Craft Show. The show
will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the museum, 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown. Each room of the historic log homes and Victorian Coble House that make up See Craft show pg 5
The cast of “Arsenic and Old Lace”
Dark comedy will shine in “Arsenic and Old Lace” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“This show is full of twists and turns around every corner.” thinks he’s President Theodore Roosevelt, and his nefarious brother Jonathan, who is on the run from the law. The show will offer audiences a mix of comedy and drama, said Jacqui, who portrays Aunt Abby. “The show is about two aunts who are very sweet people. They
are very charming,” she shared. “But they also think murdering old men is part of their charm.” The women hide the bodies of their victims in the cellar and do their best to keep their villainous activities from their visiting family members. “They poison elderly men using elderberry wine,” said Brendan Fritz, a senior who plays Mortimer. “They think they are providing peace for these men, who are lonely. They think they’re doing something good.” “Arsenic and Old Lace” is set in the 1940s. The setting provided a bit of a challenge for the students, many of whom were not familiar with the show before joining the cast. Some watched the 1944 movie of the show to get into character. “It’s been interesting with some of the 1940s references,” said
People shop at a previous year’s Elizabethtown Heritage Craft Show.
Grant provides canoes and more for anyone interested in getting out on the water BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Dr. David Eichler loves being out on the water. He also loves sharing his knowledge of boating with students of all ages. Now the member of Glossbrenner Church in Mount Joy can do both those things more often. Thanks to Eichler’s efforts, the church was awarded a Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) R3 grant in July. “R3” stands for recruitment,
retention and reactivation. The grant awarded the church funds to purchase seven canoes, a trailer, paddles and personal flotation devices (PFDs). Eichler taught health, physical and outdoor education at Donegal High School for 35 years. He used canoes provided through PFBC grants and fundraising initiatives to teach and certify students in boat safety. When he retired in January of 2020, he hoped to keep instructing See Grant pg 7
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xpect the unexpected,” said Jacqui Anderton, an Elizabethtown Area High School junior, describing the school’s fall play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” “If you come to see this show, you never know what’s going to happen or what’s going to come next.” “Arsenic and Old Lace” will be performed at the high school, 600 E. High St., Elizabethtown, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 9, with an additional performance at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9. Set in Brooklyn, “Arsenic and Old Lace” revolves around the quirky Brewster family, whose charming exterior conceals a host of darkly comedic secrets. The story centers on two sweet elderly sisters, Abby and Martha
Brewster, who have taken up a sinister hobby: poisoning lonely old men. When their nephew, Mortimer Brewster, a theater critic, uncovers their shocking secret, he is pulled into a chaotic family drama that includes his delusional brother Teddy, who