Donegal JANUARY 1, 2020
IN THIS ISSUE: REC CENTER TO HOLD OPEN HOUSES page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 52
LADIES’ BRUNCH
The Elizabethtown/Mount Joy Christian Women’s Connection invites area ladies to its “Sacks Fifth Avenue” brunch, to be held on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 9:30 a.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The set price is inclusive. There will be opportunities to take home a prize. Vocalist Roxanne Wolgemuth from Columbia will provide special music. Irene Pace from Middletown, Del., will speak on “Come Rain or Shine, It’s a Wonderful Life.” Reservations for the brunch must be made by Friday, Jan. 3, by calling Judy at 717-367-3076, Sandy at 717-367-5140, or Karen at 717-3978987. Reservations not canceled by Tuesday, Jan. 7, must be honored.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Families United Network, 412 S. Angle St., Mount Joy, invites the community to foster parent orientation sessions on Thursdays, Jan. 9 and 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. To register for a session, readers may contact 800-722-0136 or email Holly at htanner@families4kids.org.
WINTER SERIES
2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, invites the public to join The Collective, its community for people in their mid20s and 30s who are single or dating, for its winter series from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 8 to Feb. 12. The group will talk about relationships and what it means to be in community with one another and live intentionally. It will be based on content from John Van Epp, author of “Relationship Goals.” To register, visit https://bit.ly/2robrJx. A registration fee has been set, which covers the series workbook as well as a copy of Van Epp’s book “How to Avoid Falling in Love With a Jerk.”
UPCOMING GATHERING
The Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers
Tree Recycling Initiative Slated pg 5
By Chelsea Peifer
When 14-year-old Matthew Hay sets out to do something, he puts in 100% effort, and the Eagle Scout project he is currently working on is no different. A Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 39 in Mount Joy, Matthew decided to build a veterans memorial in the Mount Joy Cemetery, 275 Terrace Road, as part of the journey to earn his Eagle Scout ranking. “ It’s because my dad is a veteran,” explained Matthew, whose father, Joshua Hay, served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2008. In a letter that Matthew wrote and sent to local businesses to explain his project and seek financial support for the project, he discussed the importance of honoring local veterans. Matthew came up with the idea of building a veterans memorial while participating in putting flags at the cemetery with his troop. “This memorial will
provide a place for the entire community to honor and remember our veterans,” wrote Matthew in the letter.
The memorial is going to be installed in the middle of the cemetery in a circular grass area approximately 57 feet in diameter with a 46-foot walking path through the center. In June 2019, Matthew and his fellow Scouts, along with other teenage and adult volunteers from the community, installed the walking path that now runs through the center of the area where the memorial will be. After brainstorming, Matthew drew the design for the memorial on paper before working together with his uncle, who is an engineer, to create a 3-D CAD image that he included in the letters he mailed. Approximately $25,000 is needed for the entire project, and Matthew said that $13,000 has been donated thus far. As more funds come in, Matthew will complete the rest of the project. See Veterans Memorial pg 3
Members of Boy Scout Troop 39 in Mount Joy helped Matthew Hay to lay a walking path for the veterans memorial he is in the process of constructing at the Mount Joy Cemetery for his Eagle Scout project.
Night To Shine Event Set At Spooky Nook Final Preparations Underway For Pennsylvania Farm Show By Chelsea Peifer
The Lancaster Collaboration of Night to Shine, a prom night celebrating people with special needs and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, is scheduled to take place on Feb. 7 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim. The deadline to register for the free event is Jan. 26. By Chelsea Peifer
The Lancaster Collaboration of Night to Shine is moving into the venue where event coordinator Joell Ketchum has always dreamt of hosting the event:
Spooky Nook Sports, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. “It gives us a lot of space and growing room,” explained Ketchum, who has planned the event for the past three years. The Lancaster Collaboration of Night See Night To Shine pg 4
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season may be over for many, but for Manheim brothers Tyler, Eric, and Drew Zimmerman and hundreds of other people across the state, life is about to kick into full speed as they make final preparations for their part in the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 104th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is scheduled to take place from Saturday through Saturday, Jan. 4 to 11, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. Admission is free; however, there is a parking fee in all Farm Show Complex-operated lots. See Farm Show pg 5
Manheim brothers (from left) Tyler, Drew, and Eric Zimmerman will be among the thousands of contestants from across the state exhibiting livestock at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The 104th annual event is set to take place from Jan. 4 to 11.
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will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. Attendees are asked to come prepared to share and to ask questions.
Social Justice Training Planned pg 3
Scout To Build Veterans Memorial At Mount Joy Cemetery
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