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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 28
Lititz AMBUCS event will benefit 20 local nonprofits BY JEFF FALK
Service organization Lititz A MBUCS will conduct the 10th edition of its annual craft beer fest from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at TAIT, 401 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz. The event, for people age 21 and over, will serve as a fundraiser for Lititz AMBUCS, and all proceeds will go toward Lititz
AMBUCS - sponsored local nonprofits. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.lititzcraftbeer fest.com. Any remaining tickets will available on-site on the day of the event, and payment by some form of electronic means is required. U p t o 3 , 5 0 0 a d u l t s a re expected to attend. “The vast majority of people See AMBUCS event pg 4
Warwick band members (front, from left) Evan Rossi, Amanda Speer and Aubrey Seiverling warm up prior to a performance.
Hard work, perseverance, teamwork BY JEFF FALK
and at a competition at Manheim Central on Saturday, Oct. 26. “For the band to be successful, (members are) growing musically and getting more confidence in the music,” said Taylor. “There’s also a sense of camaraderie and teamwork involved. They’re all working together for a common goal. They’re always trying to continually improve. I know the kids care about their scores (at competitions), but if they (continually improve), I think they’ll feel successful.” The Warwick marching band features 87 students in grades eight through 12 - 50 members in the woodwinds and brass sections, 21 in the percussion unit and 16 members of the color guard. The band is headed up by senior drum major Kaelyn Jones and sophomore drum major
Patrons enjoy last year’s AMBUCS festival in Lititz.
Wise women of CPWBS still seek Him BY JEFF FALK
It started as a daughter-mother spat, as a way to mend fences, as a way to come together on common ground. It has evolved into something very few humans could’ve imagined. Change of Pace Women’s Bible Study (CPWBS) has seen a lot of water flow under its bridge over the last half-century. People have come and gone, ideas have been explored and forgotten, generational torches have been passed, but the group has never
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wavered from its commitment to seeking life’s deeper meaning and God’s will. “(CPWBS’ origin) had everything to do with my mother (Ruth Martin) and I,” said Dona Fisher, CPWBS’ founder. “We didn’t get along, and I couldn’t deal with it anymore. So we asked, ‘What can we do to bring us together?’ It’s been a bonding of God’s words, and (the women have) been there for each other to depend on. We’re there for anyone who comes in. It’s just a beautiful place; there’s love and See Wise women pg 5
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hey play for themselves. They march for their bandmates. They perform for their families. They show up for their school. And they show out for their community. No matter what they do or where they go, members of the Warwick marching band simply represent. “I think (the band) is held in high regard in the community, just based on the support we get,” said Aimee Taylor, president of the Warwick Band Parents Organization. “We never have trouble getting band sponsors. (Community members) know they’ve won competitions and awards and championships. They hear them practicing after dark all the time.”
“But the band works hard for everything they achieve,” continued Taylor. “They earn it. It takes hours and hours and hours of work to make it a successful effort.” After starting rehearsals in June, the 2024 edition of the Warwick marching band is more than halfway through its fivemonth season. From now until it closes out its fall campaign at the Championship Cavalcade of Bands at Dallastown on Saturday, Nov. 2, the band will perform prior to three more home football games; at halftime of two more away football games; at a competition at Boyertown on Saturday, Sept. 28; at its own Cavalcade of Bands on Saturday, Oct. 12; at the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Championships at the University of Delaware on Saturday, Oct. 19;