Pequea Valley townlively.com
JUNE 26, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 27
Celebrating independence Free concert planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
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tart with the New Holland Band playing traditional July Fourth tunes. Sprinkle with the melodic voices of Perfect Harmony. Blend in aerial displays provided by Schaefer Fireworks, and you will have a recipe for the first Celebrate America! event held at the Barn at Paradise Station. The free community event, which will be held at 312 Paradise Lane, Ronks, will open at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, with a variety of food trucks on-site, including those selling coffee, pretzels, and ice cream. Wine and beer will be available for purchase from the Barn Bistro, and yard games will be arranged on the grounds of the venue for attendees to enjoy. The music of the concert is designed to be a celebration of God and the blessings of American independence. The New
Holland Band performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Fred Hughes, who recently became the director of the New Holland Band, said that the two-hour concert will feature Perfect Harmony singing with the group. Perfect Harmony is a vocal trio featuring Kat Prickett, Sarah Poague, and Ric Zimmerman. “I have taken (Perfect Harmony’s) big patriotic numbers and scored the band to accompany them,” Hughes said. “(Members of Perfect Harmony) will also sing solo spots on (Great) American Songbook tunes, and the band will do some special numbers featuring sections of the band.” Hughes noted that some Broadway tunes will be mixed into the presentation, leading up to the “1812 Overture,” which will accompany the beginning of the fireworks at dusk. After the fireworks come in at the appropriate time during the “1812 Overture,” See Barn at Paradise Station pg 7 Members of the New Holland Band rehearse for Celebrate America! at the Barn at Paradise Station.
Enrichment camp Shortly after Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) students attended their last day of the 2023-24 school year, 16 elementary-age children were in the Braves Learning Center, located in The Factory Ministries, to learn about flowers and plants. On June 5, Karla Beiler, director of PV elementary advocacy with The Factory, instructed the first- through fourth-grade boys and girls gathered around her in how to create a bouquet. “Choose two or three pieces of greenery,” said Beiler, who selected some mint to add a scent to her bouquet. Beiler explained that students could have a hydrangea, another flower, and a few pieces of lavender in Karla Beiler, director of PV elementary advocacy a bouquet they could then secure with a ribbon. with The Factory, demonstrated how to create a “You might need a friend to (help) tie it together,” bouquet during arts and gardens week of Brave Kids See Braves Learning Center pg 4 Summer Camp.
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Students welcome to join TFS youth group BY FRANCINE FULTON
Games, social time, biblical teaching, discussion groups and mentorships for students in grades six to 12 can all be found in one place - the Twentyfourseven (TFS) youth group offered by Freedom Life C hurch in Christiana. TFS meets at the church on Wednesdays. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The group meets year-round, but it
held its summer kickoff celebration on June 19. “ ( Yo u t h s ) c a n c o m e a n y Wednesday throughout the year,” said Freedom Life youth pastor Caleb Stevenson. “The summer is a great time because students are out of school and not doing a whole lot.” Each session opens with social time and games, followed by a breakout of small groups based on age and gender. “(Beginning at 6:30 p.m.), it’s a lot of ‘hanging out’ time with basketball, nine See TFS pg 6
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