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IN THIS ISSUE: EXTENSION PLANS MEETING, SOCIAL GATHERING page 2
JANUARY 23, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 3
YOUTH ART WALK
Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, will host a Youth Art Walk on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Artwork by Donegal High School art students will be displayed throughout the library. Members of the public are invited to attend, meet the artists and listen to live music performed by Donegal students. Light refreshments will be served. The Youth Art Walk will be held in conjunction with the Festival of the Arts in downtown Mount Joy. For more information, visit www.mslibrary.org and follow the library on Facebook and Instagram.
Indians Take On Crusaders pg 4
Festival Will Showcase Local Art pg 9
Mount Joy Minnie To Return For Quirky Tradition By Diane Bitting
MUSIC PROGRAM
Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, will offer its Little Notes music program for babies to kindergarten-age children on Thursday, Jan. 24. The free program meets from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. on the second, fourth, and fifth Thursdays of the month. The program includes songs, instruments, a parachute, snacks, and DVDs. Participants may enter through the front door. In the case of inclement weather, Little Notes will follow the Donegal School District cancellation schedule. For more information, call Jan Chavez at 717-715-5977 or the church office at 717-653-1202 or search for “Little Notes at Florin Church of the Brethren” on Facebook. All coordinators have child protection certifications.
In the 10 years that Mount Joy Minnie has been popping up out of her tree stump on Feb. 2 to predict either a welcome early spring or six more blasted weeks of winter, the groundhog has been correct eight out of 10 times, according to Minnie’s “handler,” Nancy Shonk. With Groundhog Day 2019 fast approaching, Minnie and her posse - members of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce - recently gathered to promote this year’s event, scheduled for the usual early hour of 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Rotary Clock, located at
East Main Street and Marietta Avenue in Mount Joy. This reporter wanted to know: Does the magnificent marmot have a secret to her impressive 80 percent success rate? Minnie remained mum - she was, after all, rudely roused from her hibernation for this publicity gig. And Shonk was not about to spill any secrets. “She just has that feeling,” Shonk said. “She’s competing with the big boys, so she has to be pretty accurate.” The “big boys” are, of course, the famous Punxsutawney Phil and Lancaster County’s own Octorara Orphie, who rarely agree on a winter forecast. See Mount Joy Minnie pg 7
Members of Mount Joy Minnie’s Groundhog Day crew gather to promote the upcoming event, which is organized by the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce and will be held on Feb. 2. Joining Minnie, held by her handler, Nancy Shonk (second from left), are (from far left) Chamber president Carl Hackman Jr., Barbara O’Neal (holding a photo of the late Bob Myers, the event’s founder), Sharon Myers, Chamber coordinator Kerry Meyers, Chris Neiles of event sponsor Keystone Lawn Company and Keith Greenawalt of Breeze Designs Unlimited, which is providing the sound system.
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Trinity Lutheran Church members and friends work together to offer an annual clothing giveaway and community meal. This year’s event - the 11th annual - is slated for Saturday, Jan. 26, at the church, 47 W. Main St., Mount Joy. in need of clothing. No one is turned away, and there are no qualifications to participate. Organizers ask that participants take clothing that is needed and be respectful of others in attendance. The doors will open at 9 a.m.; no See Clothing Giveaway pg 2
Music Educators Association (LLMEA) County Chorus Festival will take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Donegal High School (DHS), 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy. Students from Lancaster and Lebanon counties auditioned to take part. More than 200 students will participate, rehearse all day, and then perform a concert for the public in the evening. This year, nine Donegal students successfully auditioned and will participate. The concert will begin at 5:30 p.m. Separate ticket prices have been set for adults and for students. See County Chorus pg 8
Donegal High School will host the LLMEA County Chorus Festival on Saturday, Feb. 2. Donegal students participating in the festival include (from left) Elizabeth Allen, Rachel Snyder, Mitchell Scordo, Regina Redinger, Michael Zettlemoyer, Rachel Fernald, Clark Mummau, Julian Negron Rivera, and (not pictured) Remy Kanegene.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, 47 W. Main St., Mount Joy, will hold its 11th annual clothing giveaway and community meal on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is open to anyone who is
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will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. The club will welcome Lancaster County resident Rosette Lobel, a Holocaust survivor. Lobel was born in France and grew up under Hitler’s regime during the five-year Nazi occupation. The club meets at St. Anne’s on the last Tuesday of each month except December. All WWII veterans and family members, as well as those who have an interest in WWII history, are invited to attend. WWII veterans and family and friends of WWII veterans who would like to speak at a meeting may contact the club. For more information, call 717-319-3430.
Concert To Feature Songs Of Inspiration pg 6