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APRIL 5, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 45
Meet & Mingle seeks to bring Parkinson’s disease into focus BY JEFF FALK
Meredith (left) and Leo Kereshi of Lancaster are looking forward to the PA Family Travel Fair.
All things Pennsylvania PA Family Travel Fair set for April 15
ommunity members are invited to discover or rediscover many of the events, museums, attractions and getaways that Pennsylvania has to offer at the fifth annual PA Family Travel Fair, to be held on Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Calvary Church in Lancaster. The event, hosted by Where & When Pennsylvania, will also feature children’s activities, entertainment and food. Those who visit the travel fair will also have opportunities to win prizes, including vacation packages. “The first 500 (attendees) will get a goodie bag to collect all of their swag from all of the vendors,” said Rachel Stebbins, marketing director at Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc., one of the
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event organizers. “There is a lot of opportunity throughout the event to register for prizes. Almost all of the vendors are bringing prizes to give away.” The grand prize will be a family getaway provided by the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau. The event focuses on providing information about family-friendly activities that are available throughout the entire state, including locally in Lancaster County and as far away as the northern tier of Pennsylvania. “When you are talking to vendors, they are not trying to sell you things. They are just providing information,” Stebbins emphasized. “The visitor’s bureaus will represent a lot of the (sites) in their areas, but we also have (representatives of) specific attractions that are coming to talk specifically about their places.”
Entertainment will include a magic show at noon by Papa Tater Magical Family Entertainment and a live show at 2 p.m. by Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland. Echo the Bat from Lincoln Caverns and Chipper from Herr Foods Inc. will greet visitors, and the Kids Cookie Break radio show will be on-site doing live interviews. Visitors will also be able to meet friendly service dogs from Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS). Food trucks will be available offering breakfast and lunch, as well as snacks and ice cream. New this year will be Joe on the GO Coffee Co., which will offer coffee, tea and breakfast selections. Stebbins hopes that people will attend the event to learn about local attractions they may not even
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be aware of. “It’s nice to have options with what you can do without having to travel really far,” she stated. “You can have a nice, long weekend or you can go out and do some of these activities and be home at night because it’s just that close. People often don’t realize what is right around them.” Calvary Church is located at 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster. Admission to and parking at the PA Family Travel Fair are free. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, including a complete list of exhibitors, food trucks, activities and giveaways, visit www.pafamilytravel.com. More information is also available at www.facebook.com/PAFamily TravelFair and www.instagram.com /pafamilytravelfair.
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Parkinson’s is a degenerative neurological disease that physically, mentally, and emotionally affects hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. The initial steps in treating it are awareness and education. That’s the goal of the Lititz recCenter’s fourth annual Parkinson’s Program Meet & Mingle. Planned as a way of teaching and breaking down barriers, the free event will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lititz recCenter, 301 Maple St., Lititz. Visitors can meet Parkinson’s disease warriors and current participants in the Lititz recCenter’s Rock Steady Boxing program, as well as doctors, a speech therapist, a registered dietitian, and a massage therapist. The Parkinson’s Program Meet & Mingle will address challenges in motor skills, coordination and balance, nutrition and diet, and speech. “The goal is to spread the word about our boxing program,” said Erica Wolgemuth Johnson, coach of the Rock Steady Boxing program. “People are aware that Parkinson’s exists, but they may not be aware of how prevalent it is in the world or in the local community. What we’re doing in this class is not keeping it in the forefront as much in your daily life. Hopefully, we’re giving you a chance to have a higher-functioning life.”