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Donegal MAY 15, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: “MY HOMETOWN” SERIES TO FEATURE MARIETTA page 3

VOL LX • NO 19

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

PLANTING PARTY

The Mount Joy Mennonite Church Women’s Ministry will host Pots With a Purpose on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., attendees may create a pot of annual plants to take home. All supplies will be provided, and a suggested donation amount has been set. Also, completed planters will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit North Star Initiative, a Lancaster County ministry to victims of sex trafficking. At 7:30 p.m., representatives of North Star Initiative will present a message about the way the Lord is using the ministry to provide healing. Preregistration by Saturday, May 18, is required by contacting Natalie at nataliewagner@mjmc.org or 717-665-3529. GUEST SPEAKER

The Mount Joy Area Historical Society will feature historian Robert Frick as guest speaker at the monthly meeting to be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20, at Cemetery Road Schoolhouse, 120 Fairview St., Mount Joy. Frick’s presentation will highlight two early merchants in Lancaster, Christopher Hager and Milton Garvin. The meeting is open to the public, without charge. The historical society building is open to the public every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. for research or to see Mount Joy memorabilia. For details, visit ww.mountjoyhistory.com. CHICKEN POTPIE

27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a free chicken potpie dinner in the fellowship hall on Sunday, May 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. offering chicken potpie, a vegetable, rolls and butter, dessert, and a beverage. There is no cost for the dinner, but guests are encouraged to make reservations by calling the church office at 717-653-5493 by 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Lancaster

Church Plans Community Breakfast pg 3

By Chelsea Peifer

Members of the Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance (CCWA) have planned a fun and educational e v e n i n g fo r t h e c o m m u n i t y o n Wednesday, June 5, when they will host the 2019 Watershed Expo at the Manheim Farm Show Complex, 502 E. Adele Ave., Manheim. People of all ages are invited to attend the free expo, which will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CCWA president Steve Gergely said that approximately 25 presenters will share information on various environmental topics such as spotted lanternfly, West Nile virus, streambank fencing, well water protection, beekeeping, and home composting. Exhibitors that will be set up both inside and outside of the Farm Show

The community is invited to enjoy a variety of exhibits, activities, food, and giveaways at the Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance Watershed Expo on June 5 at the Manheim Farm Show Complex. Complex include the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management

Going For The Gold By Chelsea Peifer

The 31st annual Lancaster Senior Games, held May 6 to 10, had another record-breaking year for attendance with a total of 1,004 participants and more than 335 volunteers. According to organizer Lisa Paulson of the Lancaster County Office of Aging, this was the first time that participation numbers broke the 1,000 mark. “People are having fun, and they Alan Ruby (foreground) and Barry Lynch just love doing it,” remarked were among dozens of competitors in the committee member Sandy Hess in horseshoes competition during the regards to the record-breaking Lancaster Senior Games, held May 6 to 10. participation. “The whole idea is to More than 1,000 Lancaster County get anybody 55 and up to keep residents age 55 and up participated in the moving. And it’s not just physical; weeklong event. it’s about using your mind, too.” The bulk of the events took place at Herr Park, Hempfield High School, Spooky Nook Sports, with shuttle buses Evergreen Golf Course, Leisure Lanes, running to events held at other locations, Buchmiller Park, Overlook Golf Course, including the Lancaster YMCA, Amos and Rocky Springs Lanes. See Senior Games pg 9

Authority, Lancaster Environmental Center, Lancaster County Conservation District, Penn State Agriculture and

Environment Center, Lancaster County Beekeepers Society, Lancaster Farmland Trust, and more. See Watershed Expo pg 2

Scouts Revamp Museum Garden By Chelsea Peifer

Bright and early on several recent weekend mornings, 10 girls from

Elizabethtown/Donegal Cadette Troop 70595 could be found hard at work at the Winters Heritage House Museum, 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown. When See Scouts pg 20

Members of Elizabethtown/Donegal Cadette Troop 70595, including (from left) Sarah Moss, Emma Griffith, Natalie Ott, Isabella Messina, Kate Datorre, Melissa Beaston, Addison Houck, Alison Fink, Molly Myers, and Sarah Ashley, rebuilt the fence and are in the process of making other improvements to the traditional 18th-century Pennsylvania German garden at the Winters Heritage House Museum to earn their Silver Award.

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will present a program on “Hate in Lancaster County” on Sunday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, 75 E. James St., Lancaster. The program is free and open to the public. The program will address the Lancaster community’s response to hatred directed at individuals and groups in Lancaster County. A reception will follow the program.

Rapho Township Wins Award pg 4

Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance To Host Expo

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