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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 8
An Artist’s View Of Lancaster Denlinger’s Seasonal Murals Rest At New Holland Shop BY ANN MEAD ASH
n early 2019, Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy Sr., owners of Tannery Antiques, 148 E. Main St., New Holland, were contacted by members of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The board wanted to move three paintings by local artist Milton E. Denlinger located in the basement of the building. After several months of negotiations, the 12.5-by-4.5-foot paintings had found a new home near the front of the couple’s shop. “They are painted on Masonite, so they are heavy,” said Dibartolo, who added that it takes six people to move each painting. Denlinger, who lived from 1909 to 1991, was a Soudersburg resident who sold paintings from his shop on Route 30 near Paradise. He took lessons from local painters as far east as Philadelphia, and he worked in watercolors and pastels, as well as oils.
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He was known for his murals, including one of Christ that is still hanging in the Akron United Zion Church. The three murals stored in the ULTWMA building were commissioned by Noah E. Martin in 1953 to hang in the ULTWMA building, then called the Leola Community Building. W hile the paintings depict seasonal scenes of Lancaster County, they are also historical, representing a chronological sequence of the area from the 1700s to beyond the 1950s. The winter scene, which is set in the 1700s, includes a red barn and a covered bridge all decorated in a layer of white. The summer scene, which harkens to the 1800s, depicts a steam train, a one-room schoolhouse, and a swimming hole. Autumn shows Lancaster County in 1953, with a glimpse into the future by featuring superhighways, a diesel train, and powered farm equipment. Dibartolo said she and Heagy have delved into the story behind See Milton E. Denlinger pg 5
Miles of Smiles
Sportsmen’s Banquet To Feature Deer Hunter . . .2
BY ANN MEAD ASH
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Amanda Sensenig was aware that a men’s group had been meeting at City Gate, 100 E. Main St., Ephrata, for about two years. She told her father that she wished there was a similar group for women. “When I was going through my teen years, I had struggles,” recalled Sensenig. “No one would give me the answers I wanted.” To discover how to help women
To encourage students in the ELANCO School District to develop healthy smiles, certified school nurse Joy Hoover employs a threepronged approach that includes examinations, education, and visits from Smile Program … The Mobile Dentists. “The Smile Program goes into each of our elementary and secondary schools,” noted Hoover. The mobile team performs cleanings and X-rays, and members can apply fluoride and sealants to a student’s
See Honest Talk pg 3
See Smiles pg 2
BY ANN MEAD ASH
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
ELANCO Brings Mobile Dentists To Students
House Of Worship . . . . . .10 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .12 Basket Bingo Bash Planned . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
The Smile Program ... The Mobile Dentists team that visits the ELANCO School District includes (from left) dental assistant Katelyn Boyer, registered dental hygienist Carrie Lees, and Dr. Miroszlav Nemet.
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Linda Dibartolo stands between two of the three Milton E. Denlinger paintings of Lancaster County that she has in her shop on Main Street in New Holland.
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