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the visual arts. Art is an expression of what you see, what you feel. It can be just your love of Lititz.” LAA has a new venue for sharing art with the community, and it will make Lititz’s already lively downtown even more vibrant. Recently, LAA opened a new gallery for highlighting its members’ work at 51 N. Broad St., Lititz. LAA
It is the famous Senegalese environmental policy expert Baba Dioum who is credited with saying “In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we know and will know only what we are taught.” Those are words that the Lancaster County Conservation District (LCCD) takes to heart, words that LCCD lives by. “We hope that a student gains confidence in talking to others about conservation practices and what they’ve learned in the program,” said Sallie Gregory, who’s been LCCD’s education and operations coordinator for 25 years. “The program often gives students new directions as they consider their paths forward from high school graduation. It’s our hope that an ethic of conservation sticks with them in any direction and that they take one action step, even if that’s as simple as a shorter shower to conserve water, or as involved as studying forest management to create habitat through plantings and controlled burns.” Headquartered inside the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, LCCD conducts an annual Youth Conservation School. Over the last 47 summers, LCCD’s Youth Conservation School has gotten kids outside, taught them about the importance of the environment and introduced basic conservation skills. “The program shares the definition of conservation as the wise use of natural resources to prevent waste and damage, to maintain the supply we need to survive and that of future generations,” said Gregory. “If we
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oos afford humans opportunities to view and learn about animals. The petting zoo at the Pretzel Hut places a zoological spin on the concept of human touch. “The purpose of the petting zoo is to have people interact with animals, especially children,” said Katie Smith, the Pretzel Hut’s petting zoo manager. “It’s also to help people make memories with their families. Animals bring people a lot of joy. I love coming here. It just makes you happy.” Located on a hill up behind the property at 2224 Furnace Hills Pike, Newmanstown, in Elizabeth Township - just North of Brickerville on Route 501 - the petting zoo is an attraction, a destination for locals and out-of-towners alike. The petting Manager Katie Smith cares for the residents of the Pretzel Hut’s See Petting Zoo pg 5 petting zoo.
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Members of the Lititz Art Association now have a space that they can call their own.
Art is creation, art is self-expression and art originates from the soul. Art is meant to be shared, displayed and absorbed. “Art means something different to ever yone,” said Barbara Daggett, promotions coordinator for the Lititz Art Association (LAA). “We’re talking about
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