Donegal JULY 24, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: “THE SPIRIT OF LINDBERGH” SET AT LIBRARY page 2
VOL LX • NO 29
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Families United Network, 412 S. Angle St., Mount Joy, will host foster parent orientation sessions on Thursdays, Aug. 8 and 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. The sessions are open to the community. To register for a session, contact 800-722-0136 or Holly at htanner@families4kids.org.
Program Will Spotlight Reptiles, Amphibians pg 7 Bible2School Receives Donation pg 7 Outdoor Worship Night Slated pg 7
POLLINATOR GARDENS
will meet at noon on Monday, Aug. 5, at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The program will be “Pollinator Garden Certification” by Holly List, master gardener. Guests are welcome. Reservations and cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, Aug. 1, by calling Mary Ann Kale at 717-653-9183 to avoid payment for a reserved meal. A cost for lunch has been set. OUTDOOR CONCERT
Music in the Park programs will be presented weekly in the gazebo in Fuhrman Park, Rock Point Road, Maytown. The Rampart Street Ramblers will perform on Sunday, July 28, at 7 p.m. The program will consist of New Orleans-style jazz. The program may be canceled in the event of inclement weather.
Chamber To Host Music In Memorial Park The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will once again organize and host Music in Memorial Park at War Memorial Park, 101 Marietta Ave., Mount Joy. Beginning on Sunday, July 28, there will be four consecutive Sundays of live music from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Two Diamond Chamber Members have helped to sponsor this free community event. Kicking off the concert series will be The Kracker Beez, a classic rock band, on July 28, followed by Whiskey Rose, a bluesy jazzy rock band, on Aug. 4. The sponsor for both concerts is Diamond Chamber Member the Merchandiser, a publication of Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. On Aug. 11, the Rampart Street Ramblers, which plays New Orleans and Dixie-style jazz, will perform. For the final concert on Aug. 18,
See Concert Series pg 8
GUEST SPEAKER
The World War II (WWII) Oral History Club will meet on Tuesday, July 30, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. David Tuck, a Holocaust survivor and author, will speak. WWII veterans and their families, as well as all those with an interest in WWII history, are invited to attend. For more information, call 717-319-3430. LANTERNFLY PROGRAM
Penn State Extension will offer duplicate sessions of a program on the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that threatens Pennsylvania agriculture and home gardens. Sessions will be held at noon and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The sessions will be repeated on Thursday, Sept. 5. The program is free, but registration is required at https://extension.psu.edu/ spotted-lanternfly-public-meetings or by calling 877-345-0691 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Masonic Village Resident Turns 105 By Chelsea Peifer
On July 9, Masonic Village resident Florence “Flossie” Methlie celebrated her 105th birthday. She credits her health and longevity to one of her choices: “I didn’t go to the medicine cabinet.” Flossie’s advice to younger people would be to do the same: Do not be so quick to take medicine for every minor ailment. “She always was very health conscious,” said Flossie’s niece Nina Gaskill. Flossie never smoked or drank alcohol. She ate a lot of fish and seafood, and she exercised regularly. Gaskill noted that even when Flossie was 95, she was still regularly walking the halls and doing exercises and stretches in her room. Flossie is currently the oldest resident at Masonic Village. She and her husband, Charlie, moved to the campus more than 20 years ago and settled into an apartment, but within a week he passed away. “Uncle Charlie made sure she got here,” Nina remarked. See Flossie Methlie pg 6
Family and friends joined Florence “Flossie” Methlie (front, left) at a small celebration for her 105th birthday at Masonic Village, where Flossie is the oldest resident.
The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce has prepared another great lineup of free concerts for Music in Memorial Park, to be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays from July 28 to Aug. 18. The Celtic Martins (pictured) will perform Celtic music and Irish dance on Aug. 18, when the annual ice cream social will take place.
New Business Directory Publication Released
The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce 2019-20 Business Directory, produced by the Chamber and Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC), has been released. Displaying the new publication are (from left) Chamber coordinator Kerry Meyers, Chamber volunteer Barb O’Neal, and EPC advertising consultant Julie Barker.
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music will be presented by the Celtic Martins, a family that performs Celtic music and Irish dance. Prior to the final concert, the Chamber will host its annual ice cream social at 5 p.m. with free ice cream, snacks, and water. The concerts on Aug. 11 and 18 are sponsored by Members 1st Federal Credit Union, a Diamond Chamber Member. Rotary Club of Mount Joy members will be at the concerts on July 28 and Aug. 4 and 11 with the famous Rotary fry wagon selling french fries and other food and beverages beginning at 5 p.m. Chamber coordinator Kerry Meyers noted that this year there will also be a few handicapped-accessible parking spaces available along the Delta Street side of War Memorial Park. A handicapped-accessible porta-potty will also be on-site behind the bandstand.
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