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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Indians Blank Pioneers, 4-0 pg 12
The Isbell Family from Savannah, Tenn., will be in concert at Mount Pleasant Brethren in Christ Church, 1756 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Joy, on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. Call 717-653-1284. COMMUNITY MEAL
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a stuffed chicken breast dinner on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The public is invited. The dinner will include stuffed chicken breasts with supreme sauce, cheesy mashed potatoes, country blend vegetables, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, and beverages. There is a fee for the meal, but reservations are not needed. As Oct. 13 is Pastor Appreciation Sunday, all pastors will get a free meal. Parking is available in the rear of the church. For more information about the dinners or the church’s worship services, call 717-653-5493. GUEST SPEAKER
will host historian Stephen Shaw as guest speaker at the monthly meeting to be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, at the Cemetery Road Schoolhouse, 120 Fairview St., Mount Joy. Shaw will present “My Neighbor’s Secret,” the story of a Lancaster man who fought for Germany in World War I, was interned in a Nazi detention camp, lost family in the Holocaust, and fled his homeland for his faith. The historical society meetings include a brief business meeting, followed by a guest speaker. Refreshments follow each program. The meetings are open to the public free of charge. The society building is open on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. for the public to do research and see displays of Mount Joy memorabilia. Details are available at www.mountjoyhistory.com.
Thriving Under Extraordinary Circumstances
Thrive and Grit is just one of many area organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer. Here’s a sampling of some of the other local groups that are fighting back against the disease and supporting breast cancer patients and survivors:
By Chelsea Peifer
Very loving, sweet, and always having fun - that’s how Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello describes her older sister Megan Sauder Ralston. With two and a half years between them in age, the sisters - who are the youngest daughters of John and Bonita Sauder of Lititz - grew up doing nearly everything together and had a friendship that strengthened into adulthood. Megan graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and went on to play Division I field hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University and earn a Master of Teaching in 2011. She taught first-grade in the Washington, D.C., area and married the love of her life, John Ralston, in 2013. In 2016, after finding a small lump in her breast about six months after giving birth to her son, Bryce, Megan - who was living in Charlottesville, Va., at the time and had no family history of breast cancer - made an OB-GYN appointment and was told by two doctors that the lump was a blocked milk duct. “She was nursing at the time, and the doctors said it was going to go away,” said Jacquelyn. “She was misdiagnosed.” Megan’s pain continued to increase to the point of being unable to lift her son. She returned to the doctor weeks later and was directed to a breast care clinic where she had a See Thrive And Grit pg 8
Diana’s Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer Established in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand, this endowment has been set up through the Millersville University Foundation to fund a national campaign to raise awareness among college-age women and men about breast cancer and breast health in general. www.millersville.edu/nursing/ breast-cancer-awareness-program/ dianas-dreamers.php
Sisters Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello (middle) and Megan Sauder Ralston (right) started Thrive and Grit to create awareness of breast cancer in women under age 40, donate toward research, and support others. Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, just nine months after giving birth to her son, Bryce (left), and passed away in 2018 at age 31.
Feel Your Boobies Leigh Hurst founded this nonprofit organization in 2004 after she See Local Groups pg 3
Friends In Action Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Local Historian To Lead Organization Sets “Hauntings Of Maytown” Tours Missions Banquet By Chelsea Peifer
By Chelsea Peifer
Friends In Action International (FIA) has been named a 2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, an organization that allows people to share stories on its website about their experiences with more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofit organizations. The award is the based on the rating and number of reviews that FIA received from volunteers, donors, and aid recipients. With headquarters in Middletown, FIA supports mission work in areas of limited infrastructure worldwide by using construction projects and other practical service to speed the See Friends In Action pg 9
Have you ever wondered if Maytown has any secrets? How much do you know about the history of the people
Levi Pittman, pictured with his wife, Jenn, and son, Jonathan, will be the keynote speaker at the Friends in Action Missions Banquet on Nov. 1 in Harrisburg.
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who lived in Maytown? The Maytown Historical Society is giving everyone an opportunity to learn about some unusual people, sightings, stories, and happenings in the town from long ago. See Maytown pg 6
The Maytown Historical Society will offer Hauntings of Maytown tours on Oct. 25 and 26, led by local historian and retired St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church pastor Bob Lescallette (pictured). Reservations are required.
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Zion Church Plans Fall Harvest Bash pg 2
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Haldeman Mansion To Host Apple Festival pg 4
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