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Donegal OCTOBER 2, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: GLOSSBRENNER UMC TO HOST DINNER, AUCTION page 3

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LX • NO 39

SOUP SALE

St. John’s Episcopal Church,

Indian Girls Host Solanco pg12

The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Economic Forecast Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 9, beginning at 11:45 a.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. Speaking will be Leigh-Ann Wilkins, economic outreach associate with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. A cost has been set for the buffet meal. Registration is requested by Monday, Oct. 7, by calling the Chamber office at 717-653-0773. More information is available at www.mountjoychamber.com or www.facebook.com/mountjoychamber.

Candace Abel started making her own soaps and lotions when she was on a quest to find healthier products to use for her youngest son, who has a critical form of a blood disorder known as thalassemia, which requires intensive medication and gene therapy for survival. “I thought, ‘If we can put better things on the table, then we can put better things on our bodies, too,’” recalled Candace. Candace’s use of goat’s milk and oils to create soaps and lotions with an artistic flair caught the attention of family and friends, who asked her to make the products for them to use and then placed even more orders for things like party and wedding favors. In 2018, Candace decided to turn her hobby into something more and established Girl Crush Company as a limited liability company (LLC). Girl Crush Company is a member of

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will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the East Donegal Township Building, 190 Rock Point Road, Maytown, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Joe Fink, son of the former owners of the Maytown Hardware Store, will be the featured speaker, sharing his experiences living and working at the store from 1957 to 1968. He will bring along artifacts to show, and there will be time for questions. Refreshments and a business meeting will follow his presentation.

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

Milton Grove United Methodist Church, 2026 Cloverleaf Road, Mount Joy, will host its first community breakfast of the season on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 to 10 a.m. There is a charge for the breakfast.

the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild and uses organic, responsibly sourced oils and goat’s milk or honey from local suppliers. The products, which range from eye-catching unicorn swirled soaps to whimsical hand soaps with scents like heirloom tomato and oatmeal and honey, contain ethically sourced colors and fragrances. Using responsibly and ethically sourced ingredients is important to Candace, as it means no animal testing and no child labor have played a role in any of the products, which are all made in Girl Crush Company’s soap studio in Mount Joy. Now Girl Crush Company is in the process of becoming a social enterprise in order to use its profits to educate, employ, and empower at-risk single mothers in the local area. “The goal is much bigger than creating soaps,” Candace emphasized. “ We want to make our footprint healthy in the See Girl Crush Company pg 3

Marietta Bethel AME Church To Celebrate 200th Anniversary By Chelsea Peifer

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 128 W. Fairview Ave., Marietta, is planning a celebration to mark the 200th anniversary of its founding. Bethel is recognized as the oldest continuously operating church in Marietta. The Celebrate 200 banquet will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster. Everyone is invited to attend and join the Rev. Charlie Mae Thomas and the officers and members of the congregation in celebrating this milestone. The See Bethel AME Church pg 7

The members of Marietta Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church invite the public to join them in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the church’s founding. The Celebrate 200 banquet is set to take place on Oct. 19 at Heritage Hotel in Lancaster.

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Girl Crush Company founder Candace Abel (center) and team members Jackie Abel (left) and Carla Rissmiller display some of the artisan soaps created by the Mount Joy company. The company is working on becoming a social enterprise to use its profits to educate, employ, and empower local, at-risk single mothers.

Job Fair Set For Oct. 16 In Mount Joy By Chelsea Peifer

Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) is teaming up with the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce and PA CareerLink Lancaster County to host a job fair on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The event is free and open to the public, with no registration required. More than one dozen area employers are signed up to participate in the inaugural event, where job seekers will have the opportunity to visit with various company representatives and learn about part-time, full-time, and seasonal job openings. Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce coordinator Kerry Meyers said that hosting a job fair was an idea she had already been considering, so she was See Job Fair pg 5

Inviting the public to a job fair on Oct. 16 at The Gathering Place in Mount Joy are (from left) Laura O’Neill of PA CareerLink Lancaster County; Nichole Caban of Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc.; and Kerry Meyers of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce.

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Heritage Day, Car Show Planned pg 6

A Social Enterprise With Single Moms In Mind By Chelsea Peifer

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239 E. Market St., Marietta, will hold a homemade chicken corn soup sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Episcopal Church Women will prepare the soup. Soup will be sold by the quart, and containers will be provided. Orders for soup will be accepted. Soup will also be available for sale on Oct. 12 until sold out. To place an order, call Nancy Kulman at 717-426-1229.


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