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MARCH 19, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 13
Making a musical splash PVIS to stage “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” BY ANN MEAD ASH
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aving recently staged “Legally Blonde” and, just prior to that, “Freaky F r i d ay,” A l i c i a Tre s c ava g e , director of the Pequea Valley Intermediate School (PVIS) spring musical, was looking for something completely different. “I wanted to do something fantasy and a little off the beaten path,” commented Trescavage. “‘SpongeBob’ checked all the boxes.” “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” will be presented in the Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) auditorium, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers, on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m.; Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, March 29, at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at http://www .pequeavalley.org or at the door prior to performances. Adapted from the animated Nickelodeon series, the show
offers a plot dripping with excite- everybody.” Additional characters ment when the underwater town include Austin Hofmann as the of Bikini Bottom, which is inhab- narrator, Daniel Della Rova as Gary, ited by a variety of sea creatures, is Logan King as Squidward, Kamryn threatened with destruction. The Scarborough as Eugene Krabs, chronically positive SpongeBob, Aria Byler as Karen Plankton, and played by Ezra Byler, and his good Brynn Smith as Pearl Krabs. f r i e n d s , Pat r i c k One of the direcStar, played by Finn tor’s goals was to Martin, and Sandy give the cast of 23 “I wanted to do Cheeks, played by something fantasy students chances Sarah Welch, are to play a variety of and a little off called upon to save parts. “It has a lot the town from the of different kinds the beaten path. eruption of a nearby of characters and ‘SpongeBob’ volcano, called opportunities,” she checked all the Mount Humongous. said, noting the SpongeBob and his students can each boxes.” friends encounter embody the main villains in the shape ch a rac te rs f rom of Plankton, played by Weston the well-known “SpongeBob Lapp, and hysteria, among other SquarePants” cartoon in their roadblocks as they work to rescue own individual ways. their underwater community. “The music (for the show) is “Plankton wants to hypnotize written by a number of artists, so everybody and take them to his there is a different feel (to each town of Chumville,” explained song),” explained Trescavage. Trescavage. “He’s trying to relocate Original tunes include songs by
Members of the Pequea Valley Intermediate School cast of the
See PVIS pg 5 production of “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition”
Spring tea to benefit Christiana library
A relaxer, a listener, and a friend
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Morgan, a 3-year-old black Labrador retriever who serves as the facility dog at Salisbury Elementary School, exhibits a calm demeanor that is welcome among students, faculty, and staff. “I find the benefit to be that the relationship with (Morgan) relaxes the student,” said Angela DeBalko, Salisbury learning support teacher and Morgan’s caregiver. “I work with students who have reading difficulties, and I find her to be a great support,” shared DeBalko. “She will lay with them while they read to her, and she is a great listener.” While the 60-pound female goes home with DeBalko each evening, DeBalko’s fellow learning support teacher, Amanda Lopez, is Amanda Lopez (left), Caroline Metzgar (center), also trained to work with Morgan. and Angela DeBalko all enjoy working with Morgan, the Salisbury Elementary School facility dog.
The Friends of the Moores Memorial Library will present a “Hop’n Into Spring” tea party on Saturday, March 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event, which will feature afternoon tea fare, will take place at Christiana Fire Company, 214 S. Bridge St., Christiana. Although it is not required, attendees are encouraged to dress in tea attire, which includes hats or fascinators, which are decorative headpieces that are
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attached to the head with a hair clip or comb. A limited number of fascinators will be available for purchase at the event. The tea is a popular annual event, and each year has its own unique theme. Last year’s tea was themed “Welcome Spring.” Previous themes have included “Downton Abbey” and “Gone With the Wind.” During the event, tea will be served in authentic teacups with saucers. “We will have an assortment of sweets and savories. We will have scones, finger sandwiches See Library pg 2
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