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OCTOBER 2, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 22
Explore Lancaster’s early history at Maize and Snitz Fest BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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he annual Maize and Snitz Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the 1719 Museum, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street. The community celebration will bring Lancaster County ’s histor y to life with h i s to r i c a l d e m o n s t rat i o n s , educational presentations and interactive activities, and a variety of items will be available to purchase from local artisan vendors. Tickets are available to purchase in advance online as well as at the door on the day of the event. Children ages 7 to 16 will receive a discounted price, and youths age 6 and under may attend free of charge. To purchase a ticket online, visit https:// mennonitelife.org/event/ maize-snitz-fest-2024.
Every year, Mennonite Life organizes Maize and Snitz Fest to explore precolonial history and the culture of Lancaster’s earlier inhabitants, including indigenous tribes and settlers who lived in the area prior to the mid-18th century. Children’s activities will include crafts, popular games from the 18th century and a scavenger hunt. Throughout the day, interpreters will hold demonstrations near the Herr House and the property’s longhouse replica to offer a glimpse of the customs, industries and traditional foods enjoyed in the 1700s. Artisan vendors will sell traditional Native American and European crafts, and a variety of locally made, culturally significant food such as apple dumplings, whoopie pies and snitz fry pies will be available to purchase. Food historian and author William Woys Weaver will exhibit a See Maize and Snitz pg 7 Guests learn about 18th-century Lancaster history at last year’s Maize and Snitz Fest.
The start of a new century for LCCF
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The L ancaster County Art Association (LCAA) invites the community to attend the first Lancaster Fine Art & Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime St., Quarryville. The community event will feature professional artists and artisan crafters from across Lancaster County, and refreshments will be available to purchase from food trucks. The proceeds will The Autumn Daze exhibit will showcase decorated, papier-mâché
This year, Lancaster County Community Foundation (LCCF) is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The organization has used its centennial as an opportunity to reflect on its past and chart a course for the future with a yearlong series of community events, which will conclude with Protecting Our Planet on Thursday, Oct. 17. The free community event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Farm at Eagles Ridge,
465 Long Lane, Lancaster, and it will highlight environmental issues that are specific to the area, as well as local organizations working to find solutions. “Protecting Our Planet is the culmination of the whole year’s celebration and more than $1 million given out in awards and scholarships,” said Val Schade, LCCF’s communications manager. “It’s about how we can come together to protect natural resources and address unique environmental challenges.”
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