Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: FOSSIL AND MINERAL CLUB WILL HOLD FALL SHOW page 3
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 44
HONORING LOVED ONES
The Light Up a Life Celebration presented by Hospice & Community Care will give community members an opportunity to recognize and celebrate their loved ones by purchasing a light. The celebration will take place on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. at Country Club of York, 1400 Country Club Road, York, and on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at The Essa Flory Center, 685 Good Drive, Lancaster. The snow date for the Dec. 2 event will be Sunday, Dec. 9. Each year, Hospice & Community Care places thousands of white lights on evergreen boughs with each light honoring a life. Each light also supports hospice’s mission of providing comfort and care to patients and families. To purchase a light, visit www.hospiceconnect.org/lights or call 717-295-3900. Lights purchased by Wednesday, Nov. 28, will be included in the program booklet. FESTIVE WORKSHOP
The National Watch and Clock Museum, 514 Poplar St., Columbia, will host a holiday Make and Take With Santa on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children of all ages are invited to make a holiday-themed clock to take home. Sweets and tours of the museum will be available. There is a cost per clock to participate. Photos with Santa will also be available. Call 717-684-8261.
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Veterans Day Service Planned At Historic Wrightsville Museum By Chelsea Peifer
Area residents are invited to join Historic Wrightsville Inc. and American Legion Post 469 for a community Veterans Day service at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Historic Wrightsville Museum, 309 Locust St., Wrightsville. Lisa Burk of Historic Wrightsville said that last year’s ceremony for the rededication of Union Cemetery included a Veterans Day observation that many attendees seemed to appreciate. “Someone said that this was very nice and Historic Wrightsville should do a service every year, so we decided to try it this year,” Burk noted. American Legion Post 469 commander Kurtis Timmer will be the featured speaker at the service, which organizers estimate will last approximately one hour. A choir led by Bob Gotwols and Sydney Lehman and composed of local residents will provide music. Individuals who would like to be part of the choir may call the museum at 717-252-1169. Pastors from the Trinity Lutheran, Wrightsville Assembly of God, See Veterans Day pg 5
A community Veterans Day service is planned for 1 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Historic Wrightsville Museum. All are welcome to attend, and the museum will be open for visitors to explore as well, with displays including the current “Remembering Wrightsville’s Veterans” exhibit.
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HISTORY LECTURE
Susquehanna Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, will host a Zimmerman Center Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m. Mark Arbogast, a retired land manager who now shares his passions for local history and collecting postcards of past scenes of the Susquehanna riverlands, will present on “Where the River Turns West.” A ticket price per person has been set, and advance registration is required. Tickets can be purchased at www.susquehannaheritage.org or by calling 717-252-0229, ext. 7.
Savory Pork And Sauerkraut St. James Lutheran To Host Dinner
By Chelsea Peifer
Every November, during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, thousands of shoeboxes stuffed to the gills with small toys, school supplies, and hygiene items are collected to deliver to children in need around the world. While there are thousands of drop-off sites throughout the country, Deb Ward, who serves as the volunteer area coordinator for Lancaster and Lebanon counties, noted that this region is consistently one of the areas that collects the largest number of boxes. “We collected around 32,000 boxes last year,” Ward said. “We’ve got a huge goal this year, and we’re really praying See Operation Christmas Child pg 2
By Chelsea Peifer
Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers shoeboxes filled with small gifts and essentials to children in need in approximately 120 nations. National Collection Week will take place from Nov. 12 to 19, when folks may take filled shoeboxes to any of the designated drop-off sites nearby.
For some people in Lancaster County, pork and sauerkraut is a meal associated with New Year’s Day celebrations in accordance with the longstanding German tradition of eating it to gain wealth and blessings for the new year. But why not enjoy the delicious combination more than once a year? The folks at St. James Lutheran Church, 655 S. 10th St., Columbia, have been hosting a pork and sauerkraut dinner for the community for nearly 40 years. This year’s event is set to take place at the church on Saturday, Nov. 17. Meals will be served familystyle from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the church See Pork And Sauerkraut pg 6
Members of St. James Lutheran Church in Columbia, including (back row, from left) Richard McComsey, Bob Buzzendore Sr., pastor Mark Kopp, Jim Lease, Sharon Pennell, Leo Barninger, Bob Fickes, (front row) Cathie Miller, Betty Albin, Peg Shenberger, Lynn Morrison, Vickie Waugh, Norma Hinkle, Dick Hinkle, and (seated) Betty Kuhn, invite the community to a pork and sauerkraut dinner on Nov. 17 at the church.
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5615 Mount Pisgah Road, York, will offer its last craft class of the year on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. Participants will make snowpeople out of recycled yogurt jars. A nominal fee will be charged for supplies. Registration is required by Monday, Nov. 12. To register, call Sandy at 717-751-6437.
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