Garden Spot townlively.com
JANUARY 29, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 6
Celebrating Cavod at 20 BY ANN MEAD ASH
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t the heart of Cavod Performing Arts is executive d i re c tor a nd fo u nde r Connie Dienner ’s hear t for children and young adults. “The arts are a vehicle for kids’ lives to be changed,” said Dienner. “(The goal is) for them to find their identity by taking classes and finding their giftings and their talents.” On Saturday, Feb. 8, Cavod will celebrate 20 years of existence with an extravaganza called Lifetime Tour at Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, from 2 to 5 p.m. There is no charge to attend, but registration is requested by Wednesday, Feb. 5, by visiting www.cavod.org or calling 717-354-3355. Guests will receive a passport and a bag upon entry. More than 10 stations will be available in the foyer area. As attendees have their passports stamped at Connie Dienner, founder of Cavod Performing Arts, each station, they will receive a holds the book she has written, which tells her story and See Cavod pg 2 the story of Cavod.
Dance performances will be part of Lifetime Tour, an event that will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cavod Performing Arts.
A collector’s enthusiasm GDN
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Meetings will inform public about upcoming anniversary
The lawn tractor collection of Landon Graybill, which currently numbers about a half dozen, began innocently enough when Landon was 9 and his grandfather Larry Buckwalter gave him a 1971 Sperry Rand S-14 model tractor made by New Holland Agriculture. The model originally belonged to Landon’s great-grandfather Paul Sandoe, who bought it new at ABC Groff. “(Sandoe) had a little farmette, and he wanted a bigger tractor, so my dad (Buckwalter) bought it from him,” explained Landon’s mother, Jenn Graybill. Landon is now 14 and a freshman at Garden Spot High School. His interest in collecting lawn tractors has grown, sending Landon and family members Landon Graybill on the S-16 tractor he is currently See Collector pg 8
restoring
To commemorate New Holland at 300
Amish Made Furniture, Custom For You.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
W hen Allison Cuthie was approached to organize the yearlong celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Holland in 2028, she knew she would need to appeal to the whole community to pull off events befitting the occasion. Cuthie began by organizing a small committee to consider ways to celebrate the founding of New Holland in 1728.
New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS) board member Don Horning was part of that committee. “Occasionally at museum or historical society planning meetings, the approaching 300th anniversary subject would come up,” recalled Horning. “We knew that with our limited volunteer base and ambitious agenda, we would not be able to manage such a task in-house.” Horning said that NHAHS members also knew that Cuthie had the skills See NHAHS pg 5
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