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IN THIS ISSUE: MOUNT JOY ROTARY RECOGNIZES STUDENTS page 5
OCTOBER 24, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 42
FOURTH FRIDAY
Main Street Mount Joy will host a trick-or-treat night during Fourth Friday on Oct. 26. Parents may bring their children downtown to trickor-treat at businesses. Participants are asked to be respectful of the businesses and their shoppers. A list of participating businesses will be available soon. For more details, readers may visit www.mainstreetmountjoy.com. INFORMATION SESSION
Families United Network, 412 S. Angle St., Mount Joy, is seeking foster families. The organization will host foster parent orientation sessions on Thursdays, Nov. 8 and 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. To attend either one of the sessions, readers may call 800-722-0136 or email Holly at htanner@families4kids.org. GUEST SPEAKER
will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Newton Dana, a pilot with the 374th Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group, 14th Air Force, who served as a B-24 Liberator pilot in the China-Burma-India Theater. As a member of the famed Flying Tigers, Dana flew both bombing and transport missions over the Himalayan mountain range. He flew more than 40 missions. Dana and the rest of his crew flew a B-24 Liberator, The Manhattan Maiden. His plane and crew are memorialized at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Base near Dayton, Ohio. The World War II Oral History Club meets at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, on the last Tuesday of the month, except in December. All World War II veterans and their families and people with an interest in World War II history are invited to attend. For more information, call 717-319-3430.
GEARS To Host Ninth Annual Fall Festival pg 3
Town Talk To Explore Marietta Cemetery By Chelsea Peifer
The Marietta Town Talk series will continue on Sunday, Oct. 28, with “History in Repose,” a cemetery tour led by historian James Landis. The community is invited to meet at the Fairview Avenue entrance to the Marietta Cemetery for a lively tour of the property. Admission is free. In the case of rain, the event will take place indoors at the Marietta Community House, 264 W. Market St., Marietta. “This is going to be about real, authentic history, focusing on some of the people that are buried in the cemetery and stories that are going to be entertaining,” explained Landis, emphasizing that it will not be a ghost tour. Landis published “The Cemeteries of Marietta, PA,” an inventory of all of Marietta’s cemeteries in 2012, in conjunction with the bicentennial of the founding of the borough. The book has more than 600 pages with detailed records of the cemeteries in Marietta. “The
bicentennial was what piqued my interest for Marietta,” Landis commented. “Marietta is a very interesting place, and the cemetery is just one aspect of that.” According to Landis, the eight-acre property of the Marietta Cemetery is home to approximately 4,800 marked graves. While at one time a register existed for the cemetery, Landis said the story goes that the records disappeared never to be seen again after a fight between individuals in the borough many years ago. Thanks to Landis’ research, folks seeking information on those buried in the grounds may now refer to the complete inventory in his book. Copies are available to view in the Marietta Borough Office, 11 E. Market St.; at Marietta Restoration Associates, 3 W. Walnut St.; and at several local historical societies. “One really special aspect of the cemetery is the number of veterans that are buried there,” stated Landis. “Marietta has a very long tradition of its residents serving in the military.” See Town Talk pg 12
Historian James Landis will lead a walking tour of the Marietta Cemetery for the next Marietta Town Talk on Oct. 28. Landis will discuss the people buried there and various aspects of the property , including a mausoleum with stained glass (pictured) that often catches the attention of passersby.
Moyer’s Furniture Store Marks 25 Years In Business
A Lot To Celebrate At The Bake Shoppe At Country Table The Bake Shoppe at Country Table, located at 740 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will hold its second annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“When my husband and I took over the business last year, we never looked at it as getting into the bakery business; we were getting into the celebration business,” said Jessica Daly, who, along See The Bake Shoppe pg 7
MONTHLY FESTIVITIES
Fourth Friday Moyer’s Furniture Store in Mount Joy, represented by owners Daryl and Kay Moyer, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special sale through Nov. 15. Moyer’s Furniture Store, 1105 W. Main St., Mount Joy, is celebrating its 25th year in business. Owners Daryl and Kay Moyer have been selling new and quality used furniture to the community since the business’s inception.
“We consider (this milestone) a true blessing from the Lord,” they said. “When we first opened 25 years ago, we felt the need to have a good selection of new and quality used furniture at a great price and to give better service as a See Moyer’s Furniture pg 12
After a successful first year, Jessica and Tom Daly, owners of The Bake Shoppe at Country Table in Mount Joy, are preparing to celebrate the shop’s second annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 27.
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will be celebrated by various establishments in Wrightsville, Marietta, and Columbia on Friday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. The Country Clickers will perform at Bootleg Antiques, 135 Bridge St., Columbia, from 5:15 to 8:15 p.m., and free refreshments will be available. Geltz Gotz Goodeze, 430 Locust St., Columbia, will host a Christmas/holiday card making workshop from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.parivertowns.com.
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