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NOVEMBER 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 39
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Dishing out nostalgia in “It Happened on Route 66” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Set in an Arizona diner in 1955, “It Happened on Route 66” offers audiences a serving of nostalgia with a side of humor. “This show will have you giggling from start to finish,” said Ginger Wayde, who is directing the play with
the Elizabethtown Homeschool Drama Program, part of the Life Enrichment Center (LEC) homeschool co-op in Mount Joy. “I particularly like staging comedies, because we all need to laugh more.” The play will be performed at Hope Community Church, 1806 Harrisburg Ave., Mount Joy, at 7 p.m. on Friday, See Nostalgia pg 4
The cast of “The Man Who Came to Dinner”
Donegal to present “The Man Who Came to Dinner” hey say you should never meet your heroes, and that might be the case in “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Donegal Performing Arts will present the play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the high school, 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy. Set in the late 1930s, the play tells the story of Sheridan Whiteside, a beloved radio celebrity, who accepts an invitation from a family during his travel through their small town on his tour. What starts as one dinner turns into a weeks-long stay after Sheridan slips on ice at the home and must recover from his injury in the house.
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“As he’s there, the family slowly starts to find out he’s not exactly the personality he seems to be on the radio,” said Landis Cramer, a senior who portrays Sheridan. “He’s relatively unpleasant, and he monopolizes the house.” Soon, the
“It’s going to make you laugh, but it’s also relatable.” family members are catering to Sheridan’s every whim and enduring his harsh sense of humor. “My character’s sort of signature thing is wildly creative insults he loves to sling to the people in the house,” Landis explained. “His sense
of humor mostly involves very creative ways of putting other people down.” A subplot to the story involves a budding romance between Sheridan’s secretary, Maggie Cutler, and Bert Jefferson, a local newspaper reporter. “Since Maggie works for Sheridan, he doesn’t like that she’s interested in Bert,” said Elijah Barlett, a freshman who plays Bert. “He spends a lot of time trying to mess up their relationship. The funny thing about my character is, I have absolutely no idea what’s going on the entire time.” Zoe Snyder, a senior who portrays Maggie, said the show is funny but also thought-provoking. “It really shows the emotional bonds of the characters,” she stated.
St. Mark’s will offer free Thanksgiving dinner BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Members of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Mount Joy believe that it is important to reach out and serve the people in their community, said parishioner Janet Lehman. “One way that St. Mark’s family meets the needs of people in their community is through their food ministry,” she explained. St. Mark’s will offer a free Thanksgiving Day dinner on
Thursday, Nov. 23, with curbside pickup between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. Delivery will be available to people who are sick and who are homebound. “St. Mark’s began serving a free Thanksgiving Day dinner in 2005,” Lehman said, noting that about 70 people came for the meal the first year. “Each year more individuals and families are enjoying (the meal). In 2022, almost 700 people enjoyed St. Mark’s Thanksgiving
See Donegal pg 3
See Dinner pg 2
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