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JANUARY 29, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 47
Sing for the Moment Choir focuses on here and now BY JEFF FALK
of the brain that’s associated with singing and music stays intact inging has a way of centering for a very long time. (Singing) you, of washing away wor- doesn’t change their situations. ries, of making time stand They might not even remember still. Singing has the power to that moment. But parts of the both spark memories and render mind are being stirred for a them irrelevant all at the same while. They’re singing for that time. enjoyment.” Landis Homes’ L a n d i s Ho m e s ’ “Lots of hugs, Sing for the Sing for the Moment Moment Choir Choir - an exercise in lots of smiles. It can’t cure demensinging for individfeels safe. They’re uals with memory tia disorders having a great like Alzheimer’s loss and their care disease or Parpartners - is curtime.” kinson’s disease. rently gearing up But it can help to for its next performanage symptoms and make life mance. Practice and rehearsals a little more normal. for Sing for the Moment’s spring “Music just does so much for concert will begin at 10 a.m. on folks,” said Regina Cabezas, Sing Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Landis for the Moment Choir’s coordi- Homes’ West Bethany Chapel, nator. “It touches (some people) 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. in a place they can’t speak about The hourlong practices will anymore. We know that the part be conducted each successive
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Members of Sing for the Moment choir perform for an audience.
Wednesday through April 23 in preparation for Sing for the Moment Choir ’s spring performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, also at the retirement village’s West Bethany Chapel. Participation in the choir is open
to everyone and not limited to Landis Homes residents. Registration is not required but encouraged through email at sftm@landis.org or by calling 717-381-3599. “We talk about socializing,”
said Cabezas. “It’s a place where (the singers) can feel very comfortable. They are just there. Lots of hugs, lots of smiles. It feels safe. They’re having a great time. It’s their space, but we can be in it.” See Sing for the Moment pg 5
What’s in The Fridge? Do you know about T he Fridge? No, I’m not talking about a typical run-of-the-mill refrigerator that you can find in nearly every kitchen of nearly every home. If you swap the neglected Tupperware container of old leftovers with locally sourced bar bites and replace the shelf of half-used condiments with hundreds of craft beers, you no longer have a common man’s icebox; you have The Fridge, a bottle shop and pizza café located at 534 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster.
The Fridge joined Lancaster city’s eclectic roster of eateries and bistros in 2011, but to understand its role in the local community, we have to go all the way back to the very beginning of the 18th century (bear with me). In 1709, German immigrants made their new home in Conestoga, the fourth settlement of its kind in Lancaster County. Among the many cultural traditions and customs brought from their European homeland, the first German-Americans arrived with a mighty thirst for beer. At first, beer was brewed See The Fridge pg 3
BY JEFF FALK
It requires a very specific set of communication skills to engage an audience, present information in an interesting way and spark imaginations. Diane Whitcomb possesses those abilities, as well as a captivating topic with which to work. Drawing from a love of history and a love for medicine, Whitcomb will lead a discussion on medicine in the 1800s as part of the next installment of the
public lecture series organized by the Lititz Historical Foundation (LHF). Medicine has been playing a key role in human beings’ pursuit of health ever since the onset of illness. “When I read about the healing arts or anything associated with disease or traumas, everybody wants a pill to cure everything,” said Whitcomb. “Today, when we say medicine, we mean a substance we put into our bodies. If we say health care, hopefully we think about our entire situation, See Medicine of the 1800s pg 5
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