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IN THIS ISSUE: ST. MARK’S UMC SETS SPECIAL SERVICE, MINISTRY FAIR page 8
OCTOBER 30, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 43
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Berks and Chester counties •Toy Run motorcycle charity ride at West Chester Cycle - Saturday, Nov. 2 •Tel Hai Turkey Bowl at Tel Hai Camp - Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28 •Holiday Open House at Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines - Sunday, Dec. 1 Dauphin County •Hershey Figure Skating Club’s “Riding the Silver Blades” show at the Giant Center - Friday, Nov. 1 •“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” at Gamut Theatre Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Dec. 8 •The Peace Tree ceremony and lighting at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital - Thursday, Nov. 21 Lancaster County
•Dayspring Christian Academy’s “Thanksgiving Exposed: The True Story of the Pilgrims” Friday, Nov. 22 •“The Queen of the Night” benefit at Lancaster Public Library’s Lancaster City Branch - Friday, Dec. 6 York County •Veterans Day celebration and breakfast at York Expo Center Monday, Nov. 11 •The Cultural Alliance of York County’s “Going Platinum” anniversary event - Saturday, Nov. 16
By Chelsea Peifer
By Chelsea Peifer
On Oct. 21, the Mount Joy Train Station, 25 S. Market St., was officially dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by numerous federal, state, and local officials and community members. Jennie Granger, PennDOT multimodal transportation deputy secretary, greeted the crowd and thanked everyone involved in seeing the multi-year, multi-phase project through to completion. Two posters next to Granger displayed photos of what the station looked like prior to its renovation: a set of stairs leading down to the tracks, with no accommodation for passengers with disabilities. “The station has always been well-used, but (before this project) See Train Station pg 7
The completion of the Mount Joy Train Station Project, which opened to the public on Oct. 7, was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 21. Taking part were (from left) Ronald Drnevich, Terry Garcia Crews, Rep. Lou Schmitt, Mount Joy Mayor Tim Bradley, PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Yassmin Gramian, Commissioner Dennis Stuckey, Commissioner Craig Lehman, Commissioner Joshua Parsons, and Jennie Granger, PennDOT multimodal transportation deputy secretary.
Glossbrenner UMC To Host Country Fair And Market By Chelsea Peifer
Glossbrenner United Methodist Church (UMC), 713 Church St., Mount Joy, will host its annual Country Fair and Market from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. A chicken potpie dinner will be served on Nov. 1. The meals, which are available for a set fee, include homemade chicken potpie, coleslaw, applesauce, a roll and butter, and a beverage. Takeout meals will also be available. “We get a lot of great comments on our potpie,” shared Marcia Brooks, who is a member of Glossbrenner’s Caring Hands and Hearts outreach group that organizes the annual event. See Country Market pg 3
Students at Mount Calvary Christian School (MCCS) will present “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” in the school gymnasium, 629 N. Holly St., Elizabethtown, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, at 7 p.m., with an additional matinee performance on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. Based on the children’s book written in 1950 by C.S. Lewis, the plot revolves around the four Pevensie siblings: Lucy, played by Claire Hixon; Edmund, played by Malachi Shenk; Susan, played by Alana Kelley; and Peter, played by Samuel Dougherty. The children have been removed from London following a wartime evacuation to the large, countryside home of a friend of their parents. See MCCS Play pg 5
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Announces Holiday Bazaar By Chelsea Peifer
The members of the Caring Hands and Hearts outreach group at Glossbrenner United Methodist Church, including (from left) Emma Jane Davis, Pam Miceli, Marcia Brooks, Hazel Hackley, and Linda Gockley, invite the community to the annual Country Fair and Market at the church in Mount Joy on Nov. 1 and 2.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1290 River Road, Marietta, will host its annual holiday bazaar on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2. The event will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both days. Proceeds from the bazaar will benefit the East Donegal/Conoy Area Christian Food Bank, Donegal Power Packs, and the elevator fund at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. All of the arts and crafts that will be available to
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marietta, represented by (from left) pastor Traci Glover, Mary Ann Eshleman, Gail Houck, and Mary Eppley, will host its annual holiday bazaar on Nov. 1 and 2. The event will feature arts and crafts, food and beverSee Holiday Bazaar pg 9 ages, a white elephant gift area, and giveaways.
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•Lancaster Chamber’s agriculture industry banquet at the DoubleTree Resort - Thursday, Nov. 14
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