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APRIL 17, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 6
Through getaways, PA Family Travel Fair brings people together those memories. You only get 18 summers with your kids.” The sixth edition of the annual ometimes we try too hard. Sometimes we overthink PA Family Travel Fair, hosted by things . S ome times the Where & When Pennsylvania, will be presented on Saturday, answer is right in front of us. The PA Family Travel Fair has a April 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. unique way of simplifying things. at a new location, John Bonfield Elementary School, T he lively event 101 N. Oak St ., focuses on recreLititz. The event is ation, on Pennsyl“It’s important for free to attend. vania, on family. families to spend “There’s nothing “ R e c re at io n i s else like this in the so impor tant to time together. It’s state of Pennsylyour well-being,” important to get vania,” said Royal. said Wendy Royal, away and make “We call it a travel organizer of the PA Family Travel those memories.” fair because it’s fun and informative. Fair and editor of I’m amazed by how W here & W hen little people know Pennsylvania. “It’s crucial to your health to check about things to do in Pennsylvaout of your job. It can just be a nia. I’ve had so many people say long weekend. But it’s time with to me, ‘Why doesn’t the state do kids too. It’s important for fam- this?’ The state of Pennsylvania ilies to spend time together. It’s tourism office’s job is to bring important to get away and make people in. Our goal with the A representative of the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau distributes information at the BY JEFF FALK
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Local choir will shine its light on Warwick community BY JEFF FALK
Lititz Area, Warwick Alumni and Friends isn’t the same community choir it was when it formed. The evolution of the local community choir continues, and those progressions will be fully displayed at its upcoming concert. Through a dogged pursuit of perfection, the Lititz Area Community Choir, Warwick
Alumni and Friends has settled for excellence. “(The singers) have grown and sharpened their skills, and we’ve had a lot of experiences along the way,” said Debbie KlineSmith, the ensemble’s choral director. “The final goal is a fine performance. It’s very cool to know that they care enough to want to be a part of that. That’s why they became members.” The local community choir’s
LCS students will tackle real-world issues in “Little Women”
BY JEFF FALK
If the performing arts imitate life, then all the world’s a stage. Many of the challenges that Lititz Christian School (LCS) is facing in presenting its musical version of “Little Women” can be relatable in the real world. In some very meaningful ways, the performance is preparing LCS student actresses and actors for life beyond school. “Theater is so important to try, at least once,” said director Jenn Balmer. “It’s challenging (the students) in so many ways. They’re doing so many things at once in their brains. You’re using your body, your facial expressions and your voice to express how you’re feeling. It takes hard work. You’re working to portray the story and you’re also working with your The cast of Lititz Christian’s performance co-actors. There’s also a public speaking aspect to it. There of “Little Women” includes (clockwise, See “Little Women” pg 5
from left) Afton Urquhart, Larisa Horst, Rebekah Lapp and Sarah Smith.
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