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wedNesdAY, JANuArY 24, 2024 • VoluMe lVIII, No. 42 • reAd THe dIGITAl edITIoN oN THe weB: sNews.CoM
In This Week’s Issue:
An Old-Fashioned Sleigh Ride Is Literally A Howling Good Time
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Do You Know...? Page 19A Where In The World Entry Form Page 5A
Student Spotlight
Gehmans Mennonite School Jayna Horst
Garden Spot High School Myra Bair Biblical Message ............. 18A Births.................................... 17A Crossword Puzzle......... 16A “Happy Birthday”.......... 17A Obituaries ............................2A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................4A Things To Do ................... 16A
When the cold winds start howling and the snow starts flying, most people head inside to relax by a warm fireplace or to have a cup of hot chocolate. While it said most people, that certainly is not what all people prefer.
If you’re the type who loves snow blowing in your face or on your cheeks, turning them a frozen rosy red, then this adventure might be right up your alley. This cool photograph captured on the outskirts of New Holland by
our talented photographer Donald Reese, comes complete with the following recipe for awesomeness. Start with a set of pictureperfect horses galloping in synchronization, while wearing jingling sleigh bells
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese with their hair all spiffy and glancing at the camera as they passed. Next, add a beautiful old country sleigh with four friends and some extra special bundled up passengers enjoying the
ride in cozy blankets! In case you didn’t notice, there are at least eight dogs, from small to large, snuggled in warm blankets or coats in every cozy spot. (Continued On Page 2A)
New Holland Band Announces The Appointment Of A New Director
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The New Holland Band has begun the new year by announcing the appointment of Fred Hughes as its 12th music director. His appointment was made following the retirement of Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch who
led the band from 2005 to 2023. The band is the nation’s second oldest community band and traces its beginnings to 1829. Hughes now joins a group of visionary leaders who have provided strong
leadership to the band throughout our country’s history. The band was reorganized in 1856 and, in 1864, enlisted as a group with Isaac Witwer as their
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese director and formed the Civil War, the band went basis of the regimental band through numerous reorganfor the 203rd Regiment of izations and was known as the Pennsylvania Volunteers the New Holland Band, the and served in the American Patriotic Order Sons of Civil War. Following the (Continued On Page 2A)