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FEBRUARY 22, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 43
Girl Scouts Celebrate World Thinking Day BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Each year, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) celebrates World Thinking Day, which this year is Wednesday, Feb. 22. For nearly 100 years, Girl Scouts around the world have used the holiday to discuss how they can help others and show gratitude for volunteers and parents
who make Girl Scouts possible. On Feb. 13, members of the Conestoga River Girl Scouts from Penn Manor, Hempfield and Lancaster city gathered to celebrate World Thinking Day, and the girls learned about the many World Centers in other countries and commemorate their connection to international members of the organization. World Centers are See Girl Scouts pg 3
Millersville students peruse the gallery during the opening night of “Sustainable Studios.”
Making Earth-Conscious Art BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n Feb. 2, Eckert Art Gallery, located inside the Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center, 60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville, opened a new exhibition titled “Sustainable Studios.” The exhibition features work from multiple artists and across several mediums. Each piece explores the
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topic of sustainability and how it can be applied to creating art, both in subject matter and the materials used by artists. “Sustainable Studios” features work from Nichole van Beek, Silas McDonough, Jill Good and Samantha Sanders. The showcase began with an artist talk from van Beek on opening night, in which she elaborated on how she
practices environmental activism with her work. Van Beek moved away from using plastic-based paints such as acrylics and began researching biologically based ink in an effort to reduce the waste produced by her work. Van Beek also began abstaining from the use of concrete and other environmentally impactful materials in her sculptures. The idea of sustainability not only is applied to how the artists featured in “Sustainable Studios” create art, but also influences how they view it. “It’s sort of the opposite of what artists are taught in school,” said gallery curator Heidi Lietzke. “ We’re taught how to make our paintings correctly so that they last forever. (Van Beek) proposes that if she makes artwork that won’t last forever, then she makes space for the next generation of artists and challenges the status quo.”
Girl Scouts learned about different international Scouting centers and discussed ways to preserve the environment in celebration of World Thinking Day.
An Artist’s View of Lancaster Denlinger’s Seasonal Murals Rest At New Holland Shop BY ANN MEAD ASH
In early 2019, Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy Sr., owners of Tannery Antiques, 148 E. Main St., New Holland, were contacted by members of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) building, 54 W. Main St., Leola. The board wanted to move three paintings by local artist Milton E. Denlinger located in the basement of the building. After several months of negotiations, the 12.5-by-4.5-foot paintings had found a new home near the front
of the couple’s shop. “They are painted on Masonite, so they are heavy,” said Dibartolo, who added that it takes six people to move each painting. Denlinger, who lived from 1909 to 1991, was a Soudersburg resident who sold paintings from his shop on Route 30 near Paradise. He took lessons from local painters as far east as Philadelphia, and he worked in watercolors and pastels, as well as oils. He was known for his murals, including one of Christ that is still hanging in the Akron United Zion Church.
See Sustainable Studios pg 7
See Artist Murals pg 4
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