Conestoga Valley townlively.com
JUNE 9, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 25
A Service To Remember Fairmount Honors Those Who Died Due To COVID-19 BY ANN MEAD ASH
t 6 p.m. on May 12, the temperature was pleasant, and the weather was fair. Jerry Lyle, president at Fairmount, could not help but remark on the evening as he addressed more than 25 others who had gathered on the top of the hill where the Ephrata retirement home is located. “ What a beautiful evening we have as we look over the valley,” said Lyle, before thanking the friends and family of residents who had passed due to COVID-19 for joining him for a brief service in honor of those residents. In his opening remarks, Lyle referenced springtime as a season of optimism and hope, noting, “As Christians, we live our lives centered on hope. We are reminded that God is faithful even in days of uncertainty,” he said. Specifically addressing relatives of those who had passed, he said, “This evening, we remember
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each resident. They were fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, and truly loved by all of us.” Before leading the Lord’s Prayer, Lyle pointed out the new redbud tree donated to Fairmount by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in memory of the residents who succumbed to COVID-19. Chaplain Eugene Weaver also spoke, specifically sharing Scripture verses that he noted had been especially meaningful to many Fairmount patients. “It is the love of God that has helped us through the pandemic and is carrying us to our eternal home,” he said, adding that Psalm 23 is a favorite. “COVID took us through a valley,” he said, referring to verse 4. Weaver also read from John 11:25 and said, “We can look forward to being with our loved ones again. That is the joy and hope we Christians have.” To honor those loved ones individually, Fairmount staff members read names of those who had died, See Fairmount pg 6
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Ken Mueller, public relations and development manager at Occupational Development Center (ODC), is just a little biased when he talks about the coffee he and other staff members chose to be ODC’s selection from Wanderlust Coffees. “It’s just a really good coffee - not too strong, not weak,” said Mueller, who now purchases the coffee beans in five-pound bags. “It’s the only coffee I drink now. It is so good.”
Auction Will Aid Centers BY ANN MEAD ASH
Mervin is 22 years old, but his youthful exuberance gives one the impression that he is younger. As a student at Sunny Sunbeam, one of seven centers in Lancaster and Lebanon counties that serve members of the Plain community with special needs, Mervin is quick to greet a visitor and talk about the activities he enjoys up to three days a week. He points out the stickers he puts on boxes of clothespins that the students package for Georgetown Sales. He says his favorite job to do outside is to mow the lawn behind the workshop. The other centers - Caring
Hearts, Special Hearts Circle, Sunbeam, New Horizons, Valley Workshop, and Shady Hollow - gives the more than 80 students who attend a chance to learn, socialize, and take part in productive work. To help support the centers, organizers hold a yearly bring-something, buy-something auction. This year’s auction will be the 15th annual benefit and it will be held on Monday, July 5, at Fisher’s Quality Dairy Sales, 3304B Old Philadelphia Pike, Ronks. The auction will begin at 11 a.m., but a variety of foods will be offered for sale beginning at 5:30 a.m. Items that will be sold at the auction include flowers and plants,
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toys, barbecue apparatus, carriages, swing sets, sheds, and quilts made at Caring Hearts, which will be sold at 4 p.m. A garage, which will be built on location for the winner, will also go up for bids. Food that will be available for purchase at the auction includes breakfast items such as egg sandwiches, doughnuts, breakfast logs, and coffee. Lunch items will include cheesesteak sandwiches, barbecued chicken and ribs, sub sandwiches, ham and cheese sandwiches, fruit cups, french fries, and soft pretzels. Ice cream, fry pies, and baked goods will be on the dessert menu. Food may be eaten onsite or taken out, and a drive-through food pickup will be available.
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Jerry Lyle (left photo), president at Fairmount, and Eugene Weaver (right photo), Fairmount chaplain, each spoke at a recent service commemorating those who had died due to COVID-19.
