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MARCH 26, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 43
Landis Valley has made celebrating history a local tradition BY JEFF FALK
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum has a long and storied history of promoting a long and storied history. It’s an unwavering commitment to the local community that warrants a celebration.
For an entire century, Landis Valley has been teaching about and preserving a time nearly 300 years ago. “Henry and George Landis were brothers who were into collecting,” said Terry Kreider, manager of the Landis Valley Associates. “In adulthood, they See Landis Valley pg 4
Members of LCHS’ cast, crew and music department prepare for the public presentation of “Matilda.”
Through “Matilda,” high-schoolers learn something about drama and themselves
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t was Oscar Wilde who said, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” But he may not have been referring to the performing arts, which not only imitates life, but also teaches life lessons. A group of students is currently getting a pretty good glimpse of life beyond the walls of Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) through their involvement in the production of “Matilda.” “I hope they’re learning aspects of teamwork ,” said Michael Adams, the co-director and producer of LCHS’ “Matilda,” of his cast and crew. “We are one production, and every person
matters. I preach to them, ‘When (you aren’t) there, someone else is doing your job and their own.’ It’s a whole production that they are a part of.” LCHS’ fine and performing arts department will present its inter pretation of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3; Friday, April 4; and Saturday, April 5, at the school’s Old Gym Auditorium, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster. Tickets are available at www .cur8.com/projects/39899 or at the auditorium’s box office the nights of the shows. The cast and crew will also present “Matilda” to a group of 300 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from five Lancaster County
Catholic schools that serve as feeders for LCHS on Tuesday, April 1. That performance will serve as the production’s final dress rehearsal. “I’m a music guy through and through,” said Adams. “My passion is for the vocal part of it and seeing the students develop their characters, while their own personal character develops. We do try to let them make it their own. Seeing the final production on stage is one of the best feelings, because it’s all consuming.” There are 66 LCHS students involved with the production of “Matilda,” including 18 seniors, seven juniors, 16 sophomores and 25 freshmen. From that group, 29 are members of the
SkillsUSA has positive influence on LCCTC Willow Street students BY GEORGE DEIBEL
SkillsUSA is not “just a club” to members of the Willow Street chapter. Several students who attend the Willow Street campus of Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC) believe the organization offers a chance to be part of something special. “SkillsUSA is the No. 1 workforce development organization
for students,” explained Airamis Condé, a patient care technician student from Conestoga Valley, who is one of the chapter’s five officers. “(It) empowers students to become skilled professionals and career-ready leaders. SkillsUSA encourages students to step out of their comfort zone, have fun, and be themselves.” Natalie Yang, a medical assistant student from Garden Spot, said the group has organized 25 Thanksgiving dinners for
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A demonstrator shows Landis Valley visitors the 18th-century skill of textile spinning.
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