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MAY 10, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 20
Painting and politicizing Presentation on Lancaster historical figures planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
obert Frick has always loved history, focusing on the subject at Millersville University before becoming an educator and serving 45 years in the LampeterStrasburg School District, including 15 as superintendent. When Frick retired, he delved into his love of history, becoming a guide for walking tours, presenter for Quest for Learning, and author. Frick will bring his love of local history to New Holland when he presents “They Made Lancaster Great” on Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, for the New Holland Area Historical Society (NHAHS). Frick’s multimedia presentation will focus on portrait painter Jacob Eichholtz and the attorney and politician Amos Ellmaker. According to Frick, Eichholtz, who was born in Lancaster in 1776, was first a tinsmith who liked to decorate each item he produced. “He
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painted little flowers or animals on every pot or kettle he made,” said Frick, who noted that critiques of Eichholtz’s initial works were not kind. “Some people … called it ‘hideous,’” he said. Eichholtz sought training from Gilbert Stuart, known for his portraits of George Washington. Frick noted the budding artist took along a piece of his artwork to gain Stuart’s constructive criticism. Eichholtz later lived in Lancaster and Philadelphia, working as a fulltime artist, and eventually painting more than 800 portraits. Local subjects included ironmaster Robert Coleman and a number of his family members. Mitch Dissinger, member of the NHAHS board and coordinator of the presentation, said he chose Ellmaker for Frick to discuss based on Ellmaker’s New Holland connections. “The Ellmaker Homestead and graveyard are south of New Holland,” said Dissinger, adding, “(The family) owned the Kauffman Building, where the museum is, when it was a tavern.” See NHAHSpg 2
Jacob Eichholtz
Serving the community Servants Inc. volunteers complete local home repair projects
Amos Ellmaker
Get the Jesus Advantage Open house to celebrate two years of freedom BY ANN MEAD ASH
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
Building a deck, repairing a porch and redoing a bathroom floor were just some of the projects completed recently by volunteers with Servants Inc., a nonprofit ministry that helps homeowners in need with home repairs and construction projects. The work was completed during a mini work camp that ran from April 27 through 29 as part of a new initiative called ReNew Lancaster. The host site for the program was St. John’s Center United Church of Christ in East Earl. Each morning of
Ron Buch, senior pastor with Breakout Ministries, traces the organization’s Jesus Advantage addiction recovery to the emotional healing offered by the Spiritual Boot Camp the ministry has offered since 2008. “A friend who works for Teen Challenge called it JA (Jesus Advantage). “In the recovery world, we are presenting it as JA,” said Buch. “ We said, ‘Let’s do the Jesus Advantage and teach how to get free.’” Buch explained that while many people try to willfully stop addiction, JA
See Servants Inc. pg 4
Volunteers built a new deck for a local homeowner.
includes a spiritual component that can lead to transformation. JA, which opens with a meal, has been offered each Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for two years now. On Saturday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., JA will hold an anniversary open house at Breakout, 2400 Anita Court, Leola. The event will feature a free meal with coffee and tea. “There will be fellowship, and we will talk about what we do,” said Buch, who added that the evening will include testimonies from people who have been positively influenced to stay free from addiction. See Breakout Ministries pg 3
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