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MARCH 9, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 4
Lending A Helping Hand BY CATHY MOLITORIS
There’s no doubt the past few years have been hard for many people. To provide some relief, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) was created in 2021. Pennsylvania received approximately $569 million to administer assistance to renters, landlords and utility providers who have been affected by the pandemic and economic insecurity.
While access to the application is available at Tenfold in Lancaster, there can be barriers for many people in the county, from lack of transportation to the site to confusion over the application process. To help, Friends of Donegal recently partnered with Donegal Substance Abuse Alliance (DSAA) and Tenfold to open an emergency rental assistance application site at DSAA, 78 E. Main St., Mount Joy. See ERAP pg 6
Members of the Marietta Legion Riders
Serving Those Who Have Served BY CATHY MOLITORIS
or the members of the Marietta Legion Riders, it’s hard to tell what they love more: riding their bikes or giving back to their community. Lucky for them, they have equal opportunity to do both.
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Formed in the 1970s, the group has about 42 members, men and women who are either riders or passengers. Since its inception, the Marietta Riders group has had a mission of making an impact on the community. The group focuses on veterans’ organizations and events, but not exclusively, said secretary Colie Schmitt, who rides as a passenger with her husband, Robert. “Ninety-five percent of what we do is vet-related, but we also help others when there are needs in the community,” she said. The group collects items for Toys for Tots and participates in the Marietta, Bainbridge and Maytown Memorial Day parades. It holds biannual chicken barbecues and spaghetti dinners, and it recently acquired a mailbox, which it fixed up and will install in the Legion parking lot as a receptacle where the community can deposit tattered flags for retirement. In
Wade Drescher (left) and Bill Rittenhouse with a soon-to-be-installed box for old flags
May, the group will begin repairs on the Marietta Cemetery, working with a local Boy Scout troop. On the second Sunday of every month, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., the group holds an all-you-can-eat breakfast to benefit various organizations. On Sunday, March 13, proceeds will support Woodworking with Warriors, a Quarryvillebased nonprofit that serves wounded veterans. “We do a lot of research into the groups we support, because want to make sure they are nonprofits and they are helping the local community,” explained president Bill Rittenhouse. “All of the money we raise goes out to the door to the organization. We keep nothing.” For members of the Riders, the group provides not only a way to give back but also a chance to socialize with like-minded friends. “I joined because I wanted to ride with other people,” said Jerry Bush, “but I really like this group because they are making the community better.”
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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A few years ago, Mike Ebersole had an idea. The 1974 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS) organized an all-class reunion for alumni of any class year. “Mike was a very social person,” recalled Peter Rios, a friend from high school. “He thought this would be a fun way for everyone to get together.”
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See Friends pg 10
Stacy Emminger (left) and Deb Schleh
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Mount Joy Rotary Honors Students . . . . . . . .2 Mount Joy 4-H Sets Meeting . . . . . . . . . . .3
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13 Business Directory . . . . .16
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