Lampeter-Strasburg FEBRUARY 25, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 9,190 HOMES
VOL LXII • NO 43
Clients Will Share Testimonials at Advoz Auction BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The cast and crew of Lampeter-Strasburg High School’s spring musical. Photo by George Deibel
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performers of Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) High School, director Kevin It’s a humorous tale with a dis- Ditzler said. tinctive title. It’s called “Urinetown.” It’s ideally suited for the talented “It’s in a kind of a dystopian
world where there’s been a water shortage, and public bathrooms are now regulated by a corporation so that people have to pay a tax to be able to use the facilities,” Ditzler See Musical pg 7
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Good works and a great celebration. The Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) High School Mini-THON committee will host a get-together from 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. The festivities will take place in the school gym and other areas of the building. There will be a three-on-three basketball tournament in the gym, L-S Mini-THON executive team members are (front, from left) Elaina arts and crafts, a variety show, and Strange, Sofia Giamba, Ainsli Goodrich, Annie Kirumba, (second row) a station where attendees can make Reese Showvaker, Gabi Nonthankan, Brianna Jackson, Sigey Bett, Kiki
Rey, Georgia Spahn, (back) Kendall Hoover, Madelyn Lawler, Addie Snader,
See Mini-THON pg 2 Payton Laub, Jonathan Menapace, Carter Peters, and Luca Caruso.
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People who attend the annual Advoz fundraising dinner and auction will hear firsthand accounts of the people the organization has assisted while helping to ensure the work will continue. The event will be held Thursday, March 26, at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Lancaster, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will start at 6 p.m. and will feature a sitdown, plated meal. Go to www.aroundthetable.org to register. The deadline is Saturday, March 7. Items up for bid will include a weeklong stay at a cottage in Ecuador; a weekend at an Airbnb near Elizabethtown; works by local artists and themed baskets such as a reader’s basket donated by Advoz’s Restorative Justice Book Club, a Family Movie Night basket, and a Bird Lovers basket including two handmade birdhouses. “We are a local organization, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, serving primarily L ancaster County with services in conflict resolution, mediation services, restorative justice services, and training,” executive director Krista Rittenhouse said. “One of the ways we describe it is helping people navigate through critical moments in their lives.” She went on to list the variety of services Advoz provides. “ We suppor t folks through mediation, through divorce and See Advoz pg 3
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