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Donegal JANUARY 29, 2020

IN THIS ISSUE: “CROP AND CRAFT” EVENT SLATED page 2

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXI • NO 4

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Chester County Area •“Votes for Women: A Visual History” exhibition, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford - Feb. 1 through June 7 •“Love Your Library” fundraiser, Heatherwood Retirement Community, Honey Brook - Feb. 14 •Valentine’s Breakfast Buffet, Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, Geigertown - Feb. 15 Greater Hershey Area •Caitlin’s Smiles’ Have a Heart Volunteer Day, New Hope Church, Harrisburg - Feb. 1 •“Voices of the Eighth: Rhythms of Resilience,” Gamut Theatre, Harrisburg - Feb. 7 to 9 •Performance by The Tamburitzans, Middletown Area High School - Feb. 22

Indians Battle Bulldogs pg 6

Mount Joy Minnie To Deliver Forecast The stretch of daylight hours each day is already starting to increase as the calendar flips closer to the official start of spring, but groundhogs soon will have their annual moment to shine and declare whether the weather itself will yield six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Mount Joy Minnie will make her prognostication on Groundhog Day, Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Rotary clock located at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and East Main Street in downtown Mount Joy. The community is invited to attend the festivities, which will begin with an See Minnie pg 5

Inviting the community to hear Mount Joy Minnie’s Groundhog Day prediction are (kneeling, from left) Maria Dickson, Lindsay Deshong, (standing) Keith Greenawalt, Kerry Meyers, Barbara O’Neal, Chris Neiles, Nancy Shonk holding Minnie, Sharon Myers, Josh Deering, Maureen Albert, and Denise Snyder-Patch. Groundhog Day festivities will begin at 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 2 at the Rotary clock at the intersection of East Main Street and Marietta Avenue.

•Patriotic Stitchers for Veterans fundraising auction, Veterans Hall of the War Memorial Building, Leola - Feb. 22

Local Family To Speak At Heart Ball The American Heart Association will host the 35th annual Lancaster Heart Ball. The gala will kick off American Heart Month on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. The

York County •1st Capital Leather and Lace Ball, Wyndham Garden, York Feb. 8 •Knights of Columbus Council 8891’s Polish Dinner Dance, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, New Freedom - Feb. 8

theme will be “The Heart of the Forest.” The event will honor young congenital heart disease survivor Shiloh Moran of Mount Joy. Shiloh was only a few weeks old when she underwent open heart surgery to correct four congenital heart defects. Children born with critical congenital heart defects like Shiloh’s have a much greater chance to enjoy a long and healthy life than they could only a few decades ago thanks to the advanced detection and surgical interventions available today. Shiloh’s parents, Austin and Addie Moran, will share their story as part of the annual Open Your Heart appeal. The Lancaster Heart Ball will also include silent and live auctions, a special performance by See Heart Ball pg 3

Addie and Austin Moran, whose daughter Shiloh is a congenital heart disease survivor, will share their story at the Lancaster Heart Ball.

“Tim, I know today is a workday for the project, but can I go to the Bible teaching this morning instead?” When Friends In Action (FIA) executive director Tim Johnston was approached with this question by a Rama Cay villager named Pete it was a moment to rejoice. Headquartered in Middletown, FIA supports mission work in areas of limited infrastructure worldwide by using construction projects and other practical service to spread the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have never heard it before. FIA has been at work among the Rama Cay people of Nicaragua since 2004, when village leaders invited volunteers to help with community See Friends In Action pg 3

Kiwanis Club Will Host Denim & Diamonds Dinner Auction By Chelsea Peifer

On Saturday, Feb. 29, the Kiwanis Club of Norlanco-Rheems will host its second annual Denim & Diamonds dinner auction at Acorn Farms, 3141 Mount Joy Road, Mount Joy. The community is invited to attend and support the club’s fundraising efforts for a new picnic pavilion to be built at Kunkle Field, 301 Manheim St., Mount Joy. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with appetiz- The Kiwanis Club of Norlanco-Rheems, repreers, and dinner stations will sented by (from left) Barbara O’Neal, Ben open at 7 p.m. Silent and live Osterhout, and Linda Eberly, invites the com-

munity to a Denim & Diamonds dinner auc-

See Kiwanis Club pg 3 tion on Feb. 29 at Acorn Farms in Mount Joy.

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•Lititz Fire & Ice, downtown Lititz - Feb. 14 to 17

Friends In Action Gears Up For 2020 Trips

By Chelsea Peifer

Lancaster County •Schreiberpalooza, Clair Brothers, Manheim - Feb. 8

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Fundraiser Will Spotlight Area Cuisine pg 2


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