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FEBRUARY 6, 2019
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Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will hold its February Chamber Mixer on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lancaster Barnstormers’ home stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The event will include time in the game room and a behind-the-scenes tour. Attendees are welcome to bring family members. Reservations are required by Thursday, Feb. 14, by contacting Samantha Biastre at 717-358-9859 or SBiastre@lancasterbarnstormers.com or the Chamber office at kerry@mount joychamber.com or 717-653-0773 and specifying how many people will attend with them. LOCAL ARCHITECTURE
will hold its monthly meeting at the East Donegal Township Building, 190 Rock Point Road, Maytown, on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a program presented by Gregory J. Scott, FAIA, a well-known Lancaster architect. The program and refreshments will be followed by the regular business meeting. The program, “Early American Lancaster County Architecture: The First One Hundred Years: 1710-1810,” will explore Germanic, Traditional English, and Georgian architectural styles and will conclude with Maytown examples. The next MHS-sponsored event will be a breakfast and bake sale on Saturday, March 16, from 7 to 10 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 11 N. Queen St., Maytown. All are welcome. For details, call 717-426-1526 and leave a message. EVENING SERVICE
Proclamation Presbyterian Church
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By Greg Schneider
Donegal High School inducted the 13th class into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 25 during halftime ceremonies at the boys’ basketball game against Elco. Joining the 65 individuals and 13 teams already enshrined in the Hall of Fame were five individuals - Kelsey Buffenmyer-McNeal, John L. Felix Jr., Duane Koser, J. Alan Kugle, and Michael S. Madara - and the 1970 baseball team. Buffenmyer-McNeal, Class of 2005, earned a varsity letter in tennis, three in basketball, and four in track and field. In basketball she was the MVP in 2005 and Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. In track and field she was the Indians’ MVP Female Athlete in 2005 and their Highest Points Earner from 2002 to 2005, finishing with seven district medals and four state medals in high jump and long jump. She also See Hall Of Fame pg 9
Donegal High School’s 13th Hall of Fame class includes inductees (front, from left) Donald Musser, Lynn Hoffman, Thomas Derr, Kelsey Buffenmyer-McNeal, John L. Felix Jr., John F. Shrum Jr., Tom Houseal, (back) Dennis Frank, Scott C. Penwell, J. Alan Kugle, Duane Koser, Michael S. Madara, Butch McCurdy, John Henry, and Douglas Lee Estock.
Local Teenager Participates In LLS Fundraising Effort By Francine Fulton
Even though he is only 14 years old, Logan Conrad, a freshman at Elizabethtown Area High School, has already learned important leadership skills such as event planning, public speaking and multitasking as a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2019 Students of the Year program. As part of the seven-week initiative, which began on Jan. 13, select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit LLS. So far, Logan has planned and held a cornhole tournament in which 20 teams took part. Proceeds from select food and beverages sales during the See LLS Program pg 6
Elizabethtown Area High School student Logan Conrad is a candidate for the LLS Students of the Year program.
Fastnacht Tradition Enters 95th Year By Dayna M. Reidenouer
In preparation for the Lenten season of reflection, which runs from Ash Wednesday until Easter and during which people often give up certain foods or luxuries, members and supporters of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, will fry up a surfeit of fastnachts, just as they have been doing since 1924. “My mother used to save the potato water (from cooking dinner) and bring it for the dough to help it rise,” shared Kathleen Lutz, the head of the group that rolls out the yeast-raised pastries. With the development of modern yeast and the introduction of food safety laws, church members no longer collect and donate the starch-rich liquid. The rest of the process is still much the same, resulting in a rich, tasty treat. “They’re delicious,” Lutz remarked. “A group comes in over the weekend to See Fastnacht Fundraiser pg 7
Fastnacht fundraising participants (from left) Kathleen Lutz, Jim Knapp, and Karen Sahd invite folks to place orders for the special pastries beginning on Feb. 11. Pickups will take place on 11 days from March 4 to April 3.
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invites the community to its evening worship service on the second and fifth Sundays of each month. The next gathering will be on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Chaplain Seth Dunn will preach from Proverbs 6. Proclamation meets at Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, with Sunday morning services at 11 a.m.
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New Members Inducted Into Donegal Athletic Hall Of Fame
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