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Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LX • NO 5

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Kreutz Creek Library (KCL), 66 Walnut Springs Road, York, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in February. During the week of Monday, Feb. 11, through Saturday, Feb. 16, the Friends of KCL will host a celebration with refreshments, balloons, old photographs, facts about KCL’s history, and information regarding the library’s capital campaign fundraiser slated for April through June. The public is invited stop by to remember the past and also imagine the future of Kreutz Creek Library in its proposed new home. For details, call 717-252-4080. BREAD BAKING

Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education, 4945 Horn Road, York, will host a bread baking class focused on flat breads on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will learn how to flat breads, which include naan, pita, focaccia, and ciabatta. Participants will take home bread samples, their own dough, and a pan for baking. The squirrel tail oven will be fired up to provide warmth and atmosphere. To make reservations, visit https://hornfarmcenter.org/bread -baking-flat-breads/. Additional information is available by calling 717-332-8710 or emailing education director@hornfarmcenter.org. PUZZLE SWAP

Eastern Matmen Pin Hanover, 39-29 pg 4

Learning Woodland Stewardship pg 9

A Woman’s Concern Expands Services pg 3

Fastnacht Tradition Enters 95th Year By Dayna M. Reidenouer

In preparation for the Lenten season of reflection, which runs from Ash Wednesday until Easter and during which people often give up certain fo o d s o r l u x u r i e s , members and supporters of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, will fry up a surfeit of fastnachts, just as they have been doing since 1924. “My mother used to save the potato water (from cooking dinner) and bring it for the dough to help it rise,” shared Kathleen Lutz, the head of the group that rolls out the

yeast-raised pastries. With the development of modern yeast and the introduction of food safety laws, church members no longer collect and donate the starch-rich liquid. The rest of the process is still much the same, resulting in a rich, tasty treat. “They’re delicious,” Lutz remarked. “A group comes in over the weekend to measure the ingredients, and someone mixes the glaze.” “The glazed (version) is by far the biggest seller,” said Jim Knapp, the general chair of the event. According to Knapp, fastnacht preparation is a lengthy process.

The dough is mixed at night so it has time to proof overnight. Then, folks arrive at 4 a.m. to prepare for the frying process, which the c h u r c h c a l l s a “ b a k e .” F r e s h fastnachts are ready for pickup by 10 a.m. All pastries are reserved, but any not picked up by 1 p.m. are fair game and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. “People have grown up with them. They look forward to them every year,” said night crew member Karen Sahd, adding that community members sometimes offer to assist with the bake, as well. “People come from all over to help.” See Fastnachts pg 8

Fastnacht fundraising participants (from left) Kathleen Lutz, Jim Knapp, and Karen Sahd invite folks to place orders for the special pastries beginning on Feb. 11. Pickups will take place on 11 days from March 4 to April 3.

ODC Small Group Participants Go To Work In Mount Joy

SOCIAL DANCE

The Circle Legacy Center, which aims to preserve Native American culture, will host a Native-style Sweetheart Social Dance on Friday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Community Mennonite Church, 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Featured will be Steve Conaway, Lenni-Lenape, from Bridgeton, N.J. Barry Lee will sing Longhouse social songs. Round dance and two step will also be part of the festivities. Participants are asked to bring a dish to share and are encouraged to come prepared to dance.

Maureen (left photo), an Occupational Development Center (ODC) small group employment participant, works at Kinsey’s Inc. in Mount Joy. Maureen and several other small group participants (right photo) are part of an ODC work program that creates boxes, packs items to be shipped, and completes other tasks for the Mount Joy outdoor gear business. By Ann Mead Ash

Daryl Strine, direct support professional with Occupational Development Center (ODC), 640 Martha Ave., Lancaster, is very proud of the crew he

takes to Kinsey’s Inc., in Mount Joy, two to three days a week as part of ODC’s small group employment p r o gram. He cannot say enough about the ODC participants’ skills and work ethic. See ODC Small Group pg 7

Give Local York Gears Up For Second Year By Ann K. Charles

Friday, May 3, has been set as the date for the second annual Give Local York, a county-wide day of giving. During this year’s 24-hour online fundraising spree, community members may visit www.givelocalyork.org to make online donations to the nonprofit organizations of their choice. The inaugural Give Local York Bob Pullo (left), founder of White Rose event in 2018 raised $1.47 million Leadership Institute and Give Local York, for 211 nonprofit organizations, exceeding its goal of raising and Meagan Given, executive director of $1 million for 200 organizations. Give Local York, invite the York County “Because we have a successful one community to participate in the second under our belt, we have momen- annual 24-hour Give Local York fundraising tum on our side (for the second spree, which is scheduled for Friday, May 3. annual give day),” said Meagan Given, executive director of Give Local have been set at raising $3 million for York. “My general theme for this year is 300 nonprofit groups. Given noted that there was a bit of a learning curve during ‘Bigger and Better.’” Indeed, goals for York County’s sec- last year’s inaugural event for organizers, ond annual community-wide give day representatives of nonprofit organizations, See Give Local York pg 2

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24 S. Sixth St., is introducing a Puzzle Swap area, located in the library’s downstairs Community Room. Individuals are invited to stop by to take a puzzle and/or leave a puzzle. The library is accepting donations of puzzles for people of all ages. Donors are asked to bring no more than three puzzles at a time. All puzzles must be in good condition and have all their pieces. The library is also considering making space for a puzzle assembly area in the future.

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