Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Special events

FUNDRAISERS:

·Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 450 W. Main St., Mountville, will hold a rummage sale Friday, Feb. 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Items will be sold by donation rather than a set price. Frozen quarts of homemade soups will be available at a set price.

Donations of winter clothing and gently used items before Feb. 5 will be appreciated.

For more information and drop-off times, call 285-5593 from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Ten percent of proceeds will go to the Columbia Food Bank.

·Boy Scout Troop 4 will serve a pancake breakfast to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 25 N. West End Ave.

Cost is $6 for adults and $4.50 for children 12 and under.

Proceeds benefit troop activities including the year-round campout program.

For more information, call 295-3454.

MEETING: The Welsh Mountain 4-H Horse Club will hold its reorganizational meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Welsh Mountain Recreation Center, 564 Sandmine Road, New Holland.

Youth need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and bring with them a calendar for future meeting dates.

The club, which is open to all youth between 8 and 18 by Jan. 1, provides educational opportunities but does not provide horses or riding lessons.

For more information, contact Penny Piersol at 610-637-9958.

CONCERT: An evening of music will be held Saturday at the Fivepointville Fire Hall, Route 897 in Fivepointville.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the music starts at 6.

Featured will be the Heart and Soul Bluegrass band, based in Grantville with players from the Lancaster County area. Also appearing will be Chester Johnson & The Foggy Mountain Grass with Scott Yeager.

Food will be served by the Fivepointville Fire Company.

Cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple, $10 for ages 13 to 17. Children 12 and under will be admitted free.

For more information, call 610-573-0797.

ORIENTATION: COBYS Family Services will offer a Resource Family Orientation Session Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the COBYS main office, 1417 Oregon Road, Leola.

This orientation is designed for families who want to learn more about infant adoption, foster care and adoption through foster care. Families receive an introduction to the roles, expectations, and approval process for COBYS resource families.

The orientation is free and places no obligation on those attending.

For more information or to reserve a space, contact Kristen Bomberger at 656-6580 or careforkids@cobys.org.

PROGRAM: The Lancaster Jewish Community Center, 2120 Oregon Pike, will present a program on the unsolved mystery of a police officer Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Bill Hickey will speak about "The Enduring Mystery of Elwood Gainor -- 85 years later -- a murder of a city officer unsolved and unsettling."

The program is free for all LJCC members and $5 for nonmembers.

Light refreshments will be available.

Anyone planning to attend should RSVP to 569-7352, extension 2, by Monday.

CELEBRATION: Garden Spot High School's Future Medical Careers Club and the Coordinated School Health Council will hold an event to support the American Heart Association National Wear Red Day Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.

The community is invited to wear red and join students and staff in the high school's main gym lobby area.

There will be basketball games between the Garden Spot and Lampeter-Strasburg girls' teams. The junior varsity game will start at 6 and the varsity at 7:30.

Halftime will feature CPR demonstrations by Lancaster Emergency Services Association. Attendees are asked to bring a teddy bear or pillow to participate in the demonstration.

The event also will include educational videos about heart disease and prevention plus a heart healthy food display by Nutrifreak Sally Meints.

For more information, call Julie Groft at 354-1550.

WORKSHOPS:

·The Strasburg Heritage Society will present its first craft workshop of the year on Friday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m.

Kathleen Homer will teach the class on the art of Scherenschnitte, the traditional Pennsylvania German scissor cutting, at 28 E. Main St., Strasburg.

Participants will learn the basics of the craft and a bit of its history as well. They will create a Scherenschnitte Valentine and a cobweb card complete with calligraphy envelopes.

All materials will be provided. Students should bring a pair of small, sharp scissors, an X-ACTO knife with a #11 blade, a self healing matt (optional) and a picture of themselves to be used on the cobweb card.

Cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers.

To register or for more information, contact Ann Lainhoff at 687-8816.

·The Lancaster County Beekeepers Society will hold a basic beekeeping workshop on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy.

Doors will open at 8 for registration.

Cost is $45 per person, and $30 for each additional household member. Lunch is included.

For more information or to register, contact Jim Pinkerton at 653-5911 or Matt Libhart at workshop@lancasterbeekeepers.org.

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