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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 28
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, will offer a free breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. The community is invited. A wide variety of breakfast foods will be offered. Plenty of free parking will be available at the lower end of the parking lot, and individuals should enter through the double glass doors under the drive-through. Reservations are not required. Readers may call 717-653-1202, ext. 2.
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Swim Team Receives Donation pg 5
An Unforgettable Summer Fresh Air Fund Children Arrive In Lancaster
FAMILY DAY
Maytown Church of God, 14 W. Elizabeth St., Maytown, will hold a Community Family Day on Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include water balloons at 1 p.m., a bounce house, barrel rides, carnival games, and a balloon artist. Free beverages and hot lunches will be available from noon to 1 p.m. To register, visit www.maytowncog.org. More information is available by calling 717-497-8238.
UPCOMING GATHERING
The Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the community room at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. The topic will be “When to Consider a Nursing Home.”
By Chelsea Peifer
For many local residents, like the Horst family of Elizabethtown, hosting a child through the Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns program is a highly anticipated part of every summer. The Horsts have welcomed Lulu, an 11-year-old from New York City, into their home for a week or more each summer since 2014 and were eager to see her as she arrived at the Junction Center in Manheim on July 2 along with 34 other children and teenagers being hosted by Lancaster- and Lebanon-area families. “It’s great to have Lulu return again and again and develop a close relationship with her,” said Juanita Horst. See Fresh Air Fund pg 2
Thirty-five children and teenagers from New York City arrived by bus at the Junction Center in Manheim on July 2 as part of the Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program and were greeted by excited host families from throughout the Lancaster and Lebanon area. Drop-offs occur at various locations several times each summer for one- or two-week stays. Host families are needed for next summer and may apply at www.freshair.org.
FoodStock To Support Local Organizations
OPEN HOUSE
Bossler Christian Preschool, 2021 Bossler Road, Elizabethtown, will hold an open house on Thursday, July 26, between 9:30 and 11 a.m. The preschool serves children ages 3 to 5, and families are invited to bring their preschooler to the open house to experience learning in a real one-room schoolhouse. The preschool aims to teach children about the world through Bible stories, art and cooking experiences, science discoveries, music and movement activities, math, and language development. A discount is being offered for the afternoon class, which runs from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. For more information, call 717-537-8192 or visit www.bosslerchristianpreschool.com.
Proceeds from the annual FoodStock Music Festival on July 28 at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim will benefit Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS), as well as Water Street Mission, the Manheim Central Food Pantry, and other local food banks and pantries. By Chelsea Peifer
Telling others about why the FoodStock Music Festival raises funds to support area organizations that are
working toward eliminating hunger is easy for Tom Hayden. As one of FoodStock’s three founders, Hayden said that he became passionate about fighting hunger 26 years ago, when the See Food Stock pg 3
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Mount Joy Chamber To Host Music In Memorial Park The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will once again sponsor Music in Memorial Park for the community beginning on Sunday, July 29, with The Kracker Beez. Live music performances are set to take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on four consecutive Sundays in War Memorial Park, located off Marietta Avenue in Mount Joy. There is no charge to attend. In addition to The Kracker Beez on July 29, the summer music series will include The Celtic Martins on Aug. 5, SweetLife Music on Aug. 12, and the Bainbridge Band on Aug. 19. The members of Rotary Club of Mount Joy will have their famous french fries for sale, as well as hot dogs See Music Series pg 8
The Kracker Beez, composed of (from left) Greg Pencheff, Bev Reece, and Phil Kresge, will perform a free outdoor concert on July 29 in Mount Joy’s War Memorial Park to kick off the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce’s four-week summer music series.
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