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MARCH 24, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 14
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A Tradition Kept - Quilting Days Effort Will Help Sharing Fund BY ANN MEAD ASH
n the winter of 2020, Fairmount, a retirement community located in Ephrata, hosted its annual Quilting Days event in the Farm Crest Community Room. As had been done for many years, quilting enthusiasts, from beginner to advanced, were invited to take part in producing quilts to be sold at Fairmount’s annual benefit auction and chicken barbecue in September. The three-day quilting event was completed within weeks of the state being shut down by COVID-19 restrictions. This year, the tradition was once again observed, with quilters meeting at New Covenant Mennonite Fellowship on Farmersville Road, New Holland, on March 6, 9, and 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Organizer Nora Hoover said that the quilters worked on 18 quilts, which were mostly queen sized. Hoover noted that over the three days, more than 180 quilters gathered to work. “ We have had good help,” she said. The wives of Fairmount
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“A lot of people come together to do something like this ... We are Very happy (that they do).” but some featured shades of brown, peach, and rust, and one was done in cranberry, browns, and yellows with a cream background. “I really like these colors. They work nicely together,” said Peter Passage, stewardship director at Fairmount. When the quilts made during Quilting Days are auctioned off in September, proceeds will benefit the Sharing Fund, which provides $2.5 million in uncompensated care for Fairmount residents annually. In 2020, the auction
segment of the event was held online with items being previewed and picked up at New Covenant. The drive-through chicken barbecue was held there as well. About a dozen of the approximately 30 quilts prepared for the 2020 auction were completed during Quilting Days. According to Passage, the quilts brought in about $14,000 of the more than $91,000 raised by the partial event. The 2021 Fairmount Benefit Auction and Chicken Barbecue is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, at Fairmount. Passage said the format of this year’s event will depend on a number of factors. At this point, Passage is happy to see work on the quilts progressing. “A lot of people come together to do something like this,” he said. “We are very happy (that they do).” More information about the mission of Fairmount may be found at https://fairmounthomes.org. Ruth Smoker works on a quilt that will be auctioned off to help support Fairmount’s Sharing Fund.
BIHUMC Carefully Reopens BY ANN MEAD ASH
When your flock is made up of some of the most vulnerable among us, a pandemic will cause you to be very cautious. For Larry Dunlap, pastor of Bird-in-Hand United Methodist Church (BIHUMC), whose congregation is mostly octogenarians, holding church services over the past year has been tricky. “Only six of our people have internet access, so it didn’t make much sense to stream the services,” said Dunlap, who has been keeping in touch with members via cards and phone calls and visiting when it was safe. The church was open from May through November 2020 with safety precautions in place.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
The members of Cub Pack 82 of Brownstown needed a place to hold their annual Pinewood Derby race. “We normally meet at Brownstown Elementary School,” said Cubmaster Dan Dennis, “but that (building) is closed to outside groups (due to COVID-19 restrictions).” Fortunately, Dennis has a friend who attends Hinkletown Mennonite Church
See BIHUMC pg 7
Larry Dunlap (top photo), pastor of Bird-in-Hand United Methodist Church, welcomed his congregation back on March 7 with safety precautions in place. Church attendees (bottom photo) had gathered for Pentecost and other services during 2020.
See Pinewood Derby pg 6
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board members prepared a lunch each day for the quilters. Patterns that were spread on frames for quilting included Broken Star, Lone Star, Log Cabin Fan, and Spin Star. The brightly colored patterns favored purples and rose colors,