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IN THIS ISSUE: MOUNT JOY ROTARY HONORS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH page 3
JANUARY 15, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 2
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St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a free chicken and waffle dinner on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. A vegetable, dessert and a beverage will be included. Guests are encouraged to call 717-653-5493 by 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, to make reservations. There is no cost for the dinner. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services (ECHOS) will host another winter shelter training on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. at Community Place on Washington, 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown, for individuals interested in volunteering. Volunteers help oversee operations of the shelter. To efficiently run the shelter, 90 volunteers are needed each week. In addition to completing the training, all new volunteers must provide updated clearances prior to volunteering in the shelter. For information on the training, contact Chrissie Raffensperger at shelter@echos lancaster.org or call 717-690-9260. MUSIC OPPORTUNITY
The Elizabethtown Community Chorus
The wreck of the last known slave ship to arrive in America was recently discovered near Mobile, a major seaport in what state that borders the Gulf of Mexico? Teenager Greta Thunberg started a global movement bringing attention to climate change when she protested outside of her country’s Parliament House, located in the Gamla Stan district of what Swedish city? Ascension Island is located in the South Atlantic and is part of an overseas territory of what country? If you said Alabama, Stockholm, and the United Kingdom (or Great Britain),
respectively, kudos to you for correctly answering the championship round questions that were presented to finalists in the Donegal Junior High School (DJHS) annual National Geographic GeoBee. All DJHS students took a written exam to qualify for the competition, and a total of 23 seventh- and eighthgraders scored high enough to take part in preliminary rounds on Jan. 2. Former DJHS and Donegal High School social studies teacher Liz Lewis served as narrator for the geography bee. DJHS social studies teachers Trent Hoffmaster and Matt Pogue were the scorekeepers. See GeoBee pg 7
ODC Presents First Olivia Stoner Awards By Ann Mead Ash
In late summer and early fall of 2019, Occupational Development Center (ODC), 640 Martha Ave., Lancaster, presented the first Olivia S. Stoner Awards. The organization has designated that two awards, named for one of ODC’s founders, will be given each year. “One is to go to an individual or group of individuals and another to a business,” explained Ken Mueller, public relations and development manager for ODC. “The awards will be given to those who embody the spirit and vision of Olivia Stoner,” said Mueller, adding that recipients will be recognized for reflecting Stoner’s commitment to creating a better life for See Stoner Awards pg 2
Donegal Junior High School eighth-grader Danny Watts (left) won first place in the school’s annual National Geographic GeoBee. Eighth-grader Corinne Watson (right) earned second place.
Trinity Lutheran Church To Offer Clothing Giveaway And Meal By Chelsea Peifer
In October each year, people start calling the office at Trinity Lutheran Church, 47 W. Main St., Mount Joy, to ask about the annual clothing giveaway the church holds in January. “People
Gregg Richards (left), executive director of the Occupational Development Center (ODC), presents the first Olivia Stoner Award to be given to a business to Rick Kinsey (center) and Sherri Kinsey Gorman (right), representatives of Kinsey’s Outdoors in Mount Joy.
are already checking in then to see if we’re doing it again,” shared Elayne Olson, who serves as the office and outreach coordinator at the church. Calls come in from people interested in donating and from people wanting to mark their calendars to attend. “It’s something people really look forward to,” Olson said. This year, the church will host its 12th annual clothing giveaway See Giveaway pg 2
Trinity Lutheran Church of Mount Joy office and outreach coordinator Elayne Olson invites the community to a clothing giveaway and meal at the church from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 25. Gently used clothing donations will be accepted through Jan. 19.
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seeks new members age 15 and up of all voice parts and singing abilities. The chorus rehearses on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. in Leffler Chapel - Musser Auditorium on the campus of Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive. Rehearsals began on Jan. 14, and the last day to join is Tuesday, Jan. 28. Concert performances are scheduled for April. For information, contact Matthew Fritz at fritzm@etown.edu or 717-361-1112.
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Donegal Junior High Students Compete In Geography Bee By Chelsea Peifer
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