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MAY 25, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 15
Memorial Day In Maytown BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For 120 years, Maytown has honored veterans with a Memorial Day parade. The early parades were sponsored by the Order of United American Mechanics, but after World War II, the American Legion Post 809 became the sponsor. This year’s parade will be held on Monday, May 30, beginning at 4 p.m. It’s part of a full day of activities in Maytown.
The 59th annual Antique, Art, Craft and Collectible Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on East High Street. Sponsored by the Donegal Post 809 Ladies Auxiliary, the event will feature approximately 50 vendors. Food will be available for purchase, including fried vegetables and chicken corn soup. The auxiliary will have a stand selling engraved bricks to honor veterans in Maytown Square. See Maytown pg 4
Members of the Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade committee invite the public to the May 28 event.
Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade Will March On “This is the oldest Memorial Day parade in Lancaster County,” said Denny Brandt, describing the Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade. “I believe it’s also the biggest parade in Lancaster County.” The parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. It will run from Angle Street down Main Street to Barbara Street. With a theme of “Freedom Today Because of Yesterday,” the parade returns after not being held in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic. This year’s grand marshal will be Jerry Berrier. “We have a really nice variety of participants,” Brandt noted. “We have bands, local businesses, organizations and more.” Participants will include the Donegal High School marching band, Central York Middle School Colonial Fife & Drum Corps, Zembo Shrine, Rainbow’s End Youth Services Center, Milanof-Schock Library, Marietta
Fireworks and local Rotary and Lions clubs. New this year, the parade will feature Twin Rose Community Band, Big Boy Brass, the Strasburg Rail Road, the Red Caboose Motel and Restaurant with a trackless train and Cylo, the Barnstormers mascot. “We have businesses sponsoring banners for each of the parade’s divisions,” Brandt stated. Banner sponsors are Berkshire Hathaway - Denny Brandt, Glick Woodworks, Hearing & Ear Care Center, SM Johns & Son Construction and Whitmoyer Auto Group, which is the major sponsor of the parade. The parade is a community tradition, Brandt explained, adding that people begin setting up chairs along Main Street the night before the event. “It’s a day for families to spend time together,” he said. “It’s all about honoring our veterans and celebrating Memorial Day.” The parade has a long and colorful
history, dating back to the 1880s. The first parade featured a band, Civil War soldiers and boys and girls from the local orphan school. Over the years, the parade expanded its route and its participants, including the first automobile division in 1920, when a prize was awarded for the best patriotically decorated car. No parade was held during World War II, but the American Legion held ceremonies at local cemeteries during those years. Today the parade attracts between 3,000 and 5,000 people and is supported by community members and organizations, including VFW Post 5752 and the American Legion Post 185. For more information on the parade, search for “Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade” on Facebook. If the parade needs to be canceled due to inclement weather, a decision will be posted on the page by 10 a.m. on May 28.
Janie Garber (left) with Harrison Perry, a veteran of three wars
Going Green In Marietta BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Marietta is a community full of creative gardens, and several of them will be on display when the Marietta Garden Tour is held on Sunday, June 5. The self-guided tour will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature eight stops. Proceeds will benefit the preservation of the Marietta Community House. Highlights of the tour will include a newly placed rock garden on a property whose history can be traced back as far as the 1760s. Other gardens will feature fountains, See Going Green pg 3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Marietta To Host Annual Parade . . . . . . . . .4 Fun For The Whole Family . . . . . . . . . .6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Business Directory . . . . . .9 House Of Worship . . . . . .11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13
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