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OCTOBER 23, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 44
Touchdown for reading BY ANN MEAD ASH
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alisbury Elementary School second-grader Ashton Pincin’s favorite book is “Dragons Love Tacos.” Ashton was one of more than 330 children, including preschoolers through sixth-graders, who attended the seventh Read Under the Lights event at Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) on Oct. 3. Of the 10 reading and activity stations located on the gridiron, Ashton said the one run by the football players was his favorite. Asked what he liked about the event, Ashton responded, “The games, the books, and the prizes.” Lisa Eckert, Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) director of early learning, said that the stations were manned by PVHS athletes, but that Karla Beiler, director of PVSD elementary advocacy, had devised the games, which all featured educational elements. “There’s fishing for letters,” said Eckert, gesturing to
a station. “We have a duck and letter match. Some are literacy based, and some are counting.” Activities cleverly combined educational exercises with physical movement. Members of the cross-country team guided children in completing a workout that designated a physical activity for each letter of a child’s name. The football players oversaw an activity that combined hopscotch with a bean bag toss, but the athletes also endeavored to share their sport with younger learners, according to Eckert. As children and their 230 accompanying family members moved from station to station, they also worked to complete a scavenger hunt, which could earn each child a free ice cream at the snack stand. Since the event was devoted to reading, books were a central focus of the evening. Eckert explained that as each child arrived, he or she received a bag with a ticket for a free book. “This is the book station,” she said, See PVSD pg 4 Pequea Valley School District students took part in activities at 10 stations during Read Under the Lights.
Fall Fun Fest planned at Grace Point
Pequea Presbyterian Church offers ministry
BY ANN MEAD ASH
A few things have changed for the 18th Grace Point Church Fall Fun Fest. According to organizer Kathy Gehman, the 2024 event will be a bit more caffeinated. “This year, we will have a coffee truck to purchase specialty coffees,” said Gehman of the dispensary owned by a church member. The 2024 Fall Fun Fest will be held at the church, 10 S. Singer Ave., Paradise, on Friday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Gehman reported that last year during the event, 5,000 pieces of candy were given Looking forward to the 18th annual Fall Fun Fest are (from left) away and 300 meals were served. Kathy Gehman, Tim Rogers, Kevin Hackett, Greg Petersheim, and See Grace Point pg 12 Christy Burke.
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THE BANK THAT COMES TO YOU
BY FRANCINE FULTON
As part of an effort to serve people in need in the community, Pequea Presbyterian Church in Gap offers free food to the public every Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. No proof of income is required. The church obtains the items from Blessings of Hope, a food d i s t r i b u t i o n m i n i s t r y t h at receives food from food producers and distributors, as well as grocery stores. Each person gets several boxes of food at the church in a drive-up
format. “We have a dry goods box, a produce box and a refrigerated or frozen box,” explained food ministry volunteer Doris Witmer, who is also a church deacon. On a recent Friday, the fresh produce box contained potatoes, snap peas, strawberries, lettuce, grape tomatoes and peaches. “We usually have something they can make a salad with, and we try to get fresh fruits and vegetables,” said church pastor Alfred Wanner. The cold box contained chocolate milk, yogurt, liquid eggs, frozen shrimp fried rice and ice cream, See Pequea Presbyterian pg 2
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