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MARCH 5, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 52
WHS’ spring musical to For Linden Hall Key Club members, home is take audiences somewhere where the heart is over the rainbow BY JEFF FALK
It’s important to give back to your community. It’s important to give back to any community. The Linden Hall Key Club has become a part of the Lititz community partly through the act of giving back.
BY JEFF FALK
See Key Club pg 9
Some of the members of Linden Hall’s Key Club WHS students rehearse a scene from “The Wizard of Oz.”
character meet-and-greet on March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon in the auditorium’s lobby. “We always try to pick shows that play to the strengths of the
“I’m such a firm believer that students can be empowered by being part of something bigger than themselves.” students we have,” said Shoff. “This show features the students and showcases the capabilities we have on the stage. I am so excited
for so many elements of the show because of the challenges it presents. This is more of a traditional musical. There are super fun songs and big dance features, and there are a lot of technical elements. I hope it’s fun for the community.” W H S ’ g ro u p o f s t u d e n t s involved with presenting “The Wizard of Oz” numbers more than 80 strong - about 40 cast members, about 20 pit musicians and about 20 stagehands. The cast features Luciana Martinez as Dorothy, Lucy Taylor as Aunt Em, Soren Miller as Uncle Henry, Christian Wolf as Zeke/Cowardly Lion, Gannon Ziegler as Hickory/ Tinman, Jacob Soslow as Hunk/ Scarecrow, Abby Munoz as Miss
Run or walk to benefit Junior League of Lancaster BY JEFF FALK
It’s a great way to shake off the winter doldrums. It’s a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the family. It’s a great way to unofficially kick off the local running season. Officials of the Junior League of Lancaster want to use Run4Luck as a way to spread the word about the organization’s volunteer training, action and collaboration programs. “It’s kind of like everyone coming out of hibernation,” said
See “The Wizard of Oz” pg 3
Junior League of Lancaster president Laura McGarry. “It kind of kicks off the vibrant spring. We get outside, and we’re doing something different. When you get outside, there are so many people there, and it kind of lifts up that spirit. It’s a joyful, family, fun event.” This year’s edition of the annual Run4Luck 4-mile run and 2-mile walk will be held at Baker Field, at the intersection of Wilson Drive and Clayton Road in School Lane Hills, Lancaster Township, on Saturday, See Run4Luck pg 2
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ometimes a perilous journey, life can be filled with twisters, good and wicked witches and flying monkeys. A group of War wick High School (WHS) students is learning that those challenges are merely illusions or distractions. They are discovering that everything they need is right in front of them, that they can do anything that they set their minds to and that indeed there is no place like home. “There is so much to be said for the self-confidence that comes from (the students) putting themselves out there,” said Jonathan Shoff, the vocal director of WHS’ upcoming musical production. “It can be part of a well-oiled machine. You’re taking a risk, and it’s a risk that people are sometimes afraid to take. One of the most valuable gifts these productions can give is confidence, the kind that comes from taking that step of vulnerability.” Students involved with WHS’ drama department will bring L. Frank Baum’s cherished and timeless tale “The Wizard of Oz” to life on Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 15, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in the WHS auditorium, 3 0 1 W. O ra n g e S t . , L i t i t z . Tickets can be purchased at www.warwicksd.org, by calling 717-402-2604, by emailing tickets@warwicksd.org or at the auditorium’s box office one hour before each performance. The cast of WHS’ “The Wizard of Oz” will also host a free
“I think we try to instill in our students that Lititz might not be your hometown, but you’re part of the Lititz community,” said Chris Pula, Linden Hall’s assistant director of student affairs who’s been the Key Club’s adviser for three years. “There are interactions between our