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IN THIS ISSUE: 4-H CLUB SEEKS VOLUNTEERS page 5
MARCH 4, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 9
UPCOMING MEETING
The Maytown Historical Society will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10, at the East Donegal Township Building, 190 Rock Point Road, Maytown, in the large meeting room beginning at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will include regular business and discussion of upcoming activities. All are encouraged to attend. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
The Willing Hearts group at Ironville United Methodist Church, 4020 Holly Drive, Columbia, will host its semiannual free community breakfast on Saturday, March 14. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Everyone is invited. Call 717-684-8072.
Conservation District Plans Program pg 3
Wild Harbors To Perform Concert pg 3
Baseball History Exhibit To Open pg 6
Donegal High School Musicians Capture Honors By Chelsea Peifer
The music department at Donegal School District is abuzz with activity almost year-round, and this school year has brought numerous achievements
for the student musicians. In the fall, the Donegal High School (DHS) marching band captured third place at the Tournament of Bands (TOB) Atlantic Coast Championships for the Group One Open category.
Nineteen bands competed in the Group One Open division at the event, which took place on Oct. 27 at Hersheypark Stadium. First place went to Oakcrest High School, Mays Landing, N.J., with a score of 97.45, and second
EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS
Donegal High School student musicians (front, from left) Mitchell Scordo, Sarah Hinkel, Rachel Fernald, Tara Shelton, Remy Kanegene, and (back) Stephanie Reider were nominated by band director Dale Sellers to participate in the LLMEA County Band North festival on Jan. 25 at Cedar Crest High School.
Donegal Substance Abuse Alliance (DSAA), 78 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will host PA CareerLink workshops from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from March 4 to April 1. Topics will be “Intro to CareerLink Services” on March 4, “Resume Workshop” on March 11, “Ace the Interview” on March 18, “Market Yourself” on March 25, and “Find the Job” on April 1. Registration is required by calling 717-492-4596 or emailing lexi.dsaa@gmail.com. INFORMATION SESSIONS
place to Youngsville High School, Youngsville, Pa., with a score of 96.00. DHS earned a score of 93.65 for its performance of this year’s show, “The Spark: Illumination, Imagination, Innovation.” See Musicians pg 2
The Donegal High School marching band earned third place at the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships on Oct. 27 at Hersheypark Stadium with a score of 93.65.
will hold information sessions for Lancaster County residents interested in becoming Master Gardeners on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, March 24, at 3 p.m.; and Tuesday, April 7, at 3 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Weekly classes will begin in August. There is a fee to cover the cost of training materials and expenses. For registration, visit https://extension.psu.edu/mastergardener-training-information-session or contact 717-394-6851 or lancasterext@psu.edu.
St. Mark’s UMC Welcomes Worship Director Hope Within To Launch Dental Services By Chelsea Peifer
In February, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (UMC), 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, hired Meghan Brenneman as its new director of contemporary worship. Meghan’s primary role will be planning and leading the church’s contemporary worship service,
SUMMER OPPORTUNITY
Camp Cadet of Lancaster County,
which takes place at 10:45 a.m. on Sundays, following the traditional service at 9 a.m. Born and raised in Mount Joy, Meghan grew up attending St. Mark’s UMC and is a 2015 Donegal High School graduate. Meghan’s mother, Pam Brenneman, was instrumental in establishing a contemporary worship service at St. Mark’s UMC before she died in 2011. Pam See Door Frames pg 4
Meghan Brenneman is now on staff at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Mount Joy as the director of contemporary worship. She invites the community to Door Frames, a new gathering at 7 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month in the third floor of the church Ministry Center.
By Chelsea Peifer
Hope Within Dental is set to open on Wednesday, March 25, within the offices of Hope Within Ministries, 4748 E. Harrisburg Pike, Elizabethtown. Hope Within Ministries executive director Anne Marie McAlester said that free services at the dental clinic will be offered under the same eligibility guidelines as the free primary health care services that Hope Within Ministries offers to low-income residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dauphin counties who are medically uninsured. Each patient must fill out an eligibility application. Appointments See Dental Services pg 2
Hope Within Ministries is adding dental care to the list of services it provides to incomeeligible residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dauphin counties who are medically uninsured. HACC director of dentistry Sara Ostrander (far left) is excited to partner with Hope Within, represented by (continuing from left) Anne Marie McAlester, Anderline Celestin, Tina Nissly, and Ami Gould.
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an overnight summer camp for youths ages 11 to 13 who live in Lancaster County, will be held from Sunday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug. 21, at Camp Ware in Peach Bottom. The camp is free. Register by visiting www.camp cadetoflancastercounty.com and clicking on Camp Cadet.
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