Donegal JANUARY 9, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: MOUNT JOY ROTARY HONORS STUDENTS page 11
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 1
SENIOR LUNCHEON
First Presbyterian Church, 7 Marietta Ave., Mount Joy, will hold its monthly Neighbors Connect senior lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m., lunch will be served at noon, and the speaker, Brian Long from LINK - Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks Counties, will present at 12:30 p.m. Walk-ins will be welcome, but preregistration is preferred. To preregister, call 717-653-5888 and leave a message or email fpcmj1@gmail.com. SEEKING SINGERS
The Elizabethtown Community Chorus has announced openings for all voice parts. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 15 from 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. in Leffler Chapel on the campus of Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown. Singers age 16 and up, including faculty, staff members, students, and community members, are welcome to join regardless of experience. There are no fees for participation. The ensemble will perform in the spring concert on Sunday, May 5. Contact Dr. Matthew Fritz, director, at 717-361-1112 or fritzm@etown.edu. BEEF DINNER
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church,
By Chelsea Peifer
Every weeknight evening in the foyer of the James Buchanan apartment complex at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, a dozen or so individuals gather to loom knit. Known as the Masonic Village Loving Loomers, the group began meeting together two years ago after two women discovered a common interest in loom knitting and helping others. They began meeting casually in the library to create hats to donate for local, national, and international needs. As more people noticed what the women were doing and wanted to take part, they decided to move their nightly meetings to the roomier foyer to accommodate the growing group. “It’s friendship, getting together and laughing,
and it’s a wonderful social outlet to do something good for someone else,” said Mary Jean Risser, who helped to establish the club. Not everyone attends every night, but there is always a group knitting together for about an hour - give or take. “We are a very close-knit group,” said Betty Deibert with a laugh. Club members Donald and Emma Hoover have taken on the role of providing a bit of entertainment for the knitters, whether that be a song or a brief reading to open their time together. Other members of the group include Ann Colangelo, Dianna Taggart, Lynne Brenneman, Joan Firth, Dee Molinari, Twila Shreffler, Jean Saam, Millie Jamison, Lilly Campbell, Edna Sloan, Chris Hornberger, Carolyn Matthews, and Wanda Roth. See Loving Loomers pg 4
Room To Grow Service Dog Program Moves To Larger Facility By Ann Mead Ash
GUEST SPEAKER
The Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster County
Sully, the newest UDS Foundation service dog trainee, was named in honor of the yellow Labrador that served President George H. W. Bush. Sully is in need of a sponsor to fund the completion of his twoyear training before going to work helping to provide independence to a person with a disability.
When UDS Foundation moved from its previous home in Greenfield to 2270 Erin Court, Lancaster, the space available for the service dog program more than doubled. The new facility includes a kennel with space for 12 dogs, a cuddle room for puppies, and a large training room. According to Lori Breece, UDS service dog program manager, 12 puppies per year are brought into the program, which takes several years to turn an eight-week-old ball of fluff into a dog capable of giving a person with a disability a chance for greater independence. In addition to serving individuals, many UDS dogs are being sent to schools where they provide student support. “Since we have been here See Service Dogs pg 5
The members of the Masonic Village Loving Loomers, a resident-organized club that loom knits hats and other items to donate to folks in need, have completed a total of 1,759 hats since they began meeting two years ago.
Aaron’s Acres Gears Up For Summer Camp By Chelsea Peifer
Aaron’s Acres is recruiting campers and staff for its 2019 weekday summer camp at the Manheim
Community Pool and Memorial Park. The camp has programs for children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities ages 5 to 21. See Aaron s Acres pg 4
Aaron’s Acres, a nonprofit organization serving children and adults ages 5 to 21 with special needs, will host three sessions of weekday summer camp at the Manheim Community Pool and Memorial Park in June through August. Registration is now open for campers and staff.
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will hold its monthly meeting and presentation on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. A brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation providing suggestions on the latest hybrids to use in one’s garden this year. The presenter will be Sinclair Adam, director of Penn State’s Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim. Flower trials at the center involve conducting research on plants. A refreshment social will follow the program. Visitors and new members are invited, with a donation requested.
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27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a beef pot roast dinner on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition to beef pot roast, the meal will include mashed potatoes, carrots, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, ice cream, and beverages. The public is invited. Separate costs have been set for adults and for children ages 4 to 11. Children age 3 and under may eat for free. Reservations are not necessary. Proceeds from the dinner will go to Mount Joy Helping Services.
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