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AUGUST 31, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 28
Twist Again 45th Pretzel 5K Scheduled BY ANN MEAD ASH
t’s a great course, and we can (accommodate) a lot of (runners),” said Ron Stief, program director with the Lititz recCenter. Stief noted that the Pretzel Twist course was changed in 2018 to place it more in the borough and less along farmland roads. This year, Stief hopes to see 250 runners complete the event. The 45th annual Pretzel Twist 5K will start at the recCenter, 301 W. Maple St., Lititz, on Saturday, Sept. 17. Day-of registration will begin at 7 a.m., and the run will start at 8 a.m. A special 1-mile kids’ run will be held at 7:45 a.m. Stief said the course is fast. “If you are looking to get a personal best, this is the 5K,” he said. The route leaves the recCenter and goes up Spruce Street through Sutter Village and into the Warwick Woodlands. Stief pointed out there is one
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slight hill on Marion Street. The only water stop is located near the 2-mile mark, but the configuration of the course causes runners to pass it twice. Because it travels through neighborhoods, the route is often lined with local spectators. “It’s kind of cool that people are out cheering and encouraging the runners,” Stief said. Members of the Lititz Borough Police Department will man the course, and Warwick School District sports team members will volunteer to help out. Teams of four, made up of all males, all females, or mixed with two and two, are encouraged. Corporate teams including 10 or more participants may also take part. Top overall male and female, individual winners in first, second, and third places will receive cash prizes. In keeping with the theme, pretzel awards will be given to top-place finishers in 13 age groups. See Pretzel Twist pg 4
Servant Stage To Present “Ragtime” BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Wally Calderon, director of the Servant Stage production of “Ragtime,” first saw the production in 1999, he knew he wanted to direct it. Now, as the cast of about 50 rehearses, he looks forward to bringing the musical to the local stage. “The challenges of ‘Ragtime’ are in its strong content,” said Calderon, who quickly added, “(The show) leaves you with hope for a future where there can be harmony and unity.” See Servant Stage pg 2
Four-Legged Police Partner
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PAD Provides Facility Dog To Officer BY ANN MEAD ASH Capers the week of July 18. Zoccola chose Gibbs for the job In the summer of 2021, Joe based on his outgoing personality Capers, a resource officer for the and low-key disposition. “He has a Camp Hill School District, contacted really strong social desire,” said ZocLinzey Zoccola, founder of Phoenix cola, who noted that she selects Assistance Dogs (PAD) in Lititz, dogs for assignments in accordance about the possibility of finding a with their strengths rather than facility dog to accompany him on his trying to change their natural inclirounds of four schools and to serve nations. “If a dog wants to interact, as a community outreach dog for and we have introduced him to impulse control, I want to give him the Camp Hill Police Department. “I thought of Gibbs right away,” that type of career,” explained Zocsaid Zoccola of the then 6-month- cola, who pointed out that Gibbs old golden retriever being raised by functions well with children and volunteer Molly McGovern. A year with crowds. “(Crowds) don’t make later, Gibbs began training with him nervous,” she said. Officer Joe Capers and his new See PAD pg 3
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