Lampeter-Strasburg DECEMBER 3, 2025
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REACHING MORE THAN 9,190 HOMES
Holiday Home Tour To Showcase Festive Properties
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Christmas trees Middle School To Present
Nearly 70 students at Martin Meylin Middle School will bring “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” to the stage.
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hen the curtain rises for this year’s Martin Meylin Middle School musical, audiences will plunge straight into the bright and zany world of “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition.” The musical will run from Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 4 to 6, at 7 p.m. at the Lampeter-Strasburg High School Performing Arts Center, 1640 Book Road, Lancaster. Doors
will open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is general admission, and both cash and card payments will be accepted. The production, an hourlong adaptation of the Broadway hit based on the beloved Nickelodeon series, will mark a milestone: It will be the final show directed by longtime faculty member Memory D’Agostino. “This is my 15th show and final show,” D’Agostino said, reflecting
on a fulfilling directing career at Martin Meylin. While she plans to retire as an English teacher in 2027, she hopes to hand off the musical program to a new leader after this season. For now, she’s savoring one last opportunity to guide nearly 70 students through a full-scale production. Why “SpongeBob”? For D’Agostino, the choice was both fun and providential. See Martin Meylin pg 2
Strasburg To Host Annual Tree Lighting
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The third annual Strasburg Community Tree Lighting will take place on Friday, Dec. 5, on the grounds of the Strasburg Borough Municipal Building , 145 Precision Ave., Strasburg. The event is always held on the first Friday in December. Activities will kick off the festive evening at 5:30 p.m., and the tree-lighting program will begin at 6:30 p.m. During the program, Santa Claus will arrive on the Strasburg Fire Company truck to light the tree; the Jolly Old Elf
The 2024 Strasburg Community Tree Lighting was attended by 500 to 600
See Tree Lighting pg 9 people.
The Strasburg Heritage Society’s 14th annual Holiday Home Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festive event will be held regardless of the weather. The Holiday Home Tour will shine the spotlight on seven festively decorated homes, most of which have never been on the tour before. Six of the homes are located in close proximity within the historic district, making this a ver y walkable tour. The Event Center will be located at First Presbyterian Church, 101 S. Decatur St., Strasburg. At the Event Center, visitors may purchase tour tickets, lunch, items from craft vendors, and fresh holiday greens. Tour tickets may be purchased at full price on the day of the tour, but they can be obtained prior to the tour up until Friday, Dec. 5, at a discount. Tickets may be purchased in person in advance at Main Street Antiques, 2 W. M a i n S t . , S t ra s b u r g , a n d S p e c k l e d He n C o f fe e , 141 E. Main St., Strasburg. They can also be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com by searching for “Strasburg Holiday Home Tour” or at www.strasburg heritagesociety.org under the Events tab. T h e Ho l i d ay Ho m e To u r will once again be preceded by Strasburg Borough’s Community Tree Lighting event, which will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The tree lighting is sponsored See Holiday Home Tour pg 8
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