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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 41
Cookies, Crafts And Celebration “(People) can expect a fun, festive holiday atmosphere with The Christmas at Kraybill Craft impressive artistry, a wide gift Fair and Celebration offers a fun selection and a chance to mingle way to get into the spirit of the hol- with local artisans and neighidays and start checking off your bors,” said Trish Hopper, Parent shopping list. The event will be held Teacher Fellowship co-chair. “The at Kraybill Mennonite School, fair features approximately 40 598 Kraybill Church Road, local artisans, crafters and venMount Joy, on Saturday, Nov. 20, dors, many selling handmade items such as hand-turned woodfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. en bowls and other wood carved items, jewelry, quilts, ornaments, home decor, local honey and children’s toys and books.” A variety of food will be available as well, including a baked goods stand and a concession stand run by Kraybill volunteers. “The concession stand is specifically raising funds for middle school extracurricular activities and will feature chicken corn soup and hot dogs from Gene Wenger’s Meats and pulled pork sandwiches from Acorn Farms,” Hopper noted. The event will also include horse-drawn wagon rides, featuring Granville Farms Clydesdales. Christmas music will be featured Gingerbread cookie decorating kits on the rides. will be featured at the Christmas at BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Homes For The Holidays BY CATHY MOLITORIS
or more than half a century, people have been peeking into the homes of Marietta residents at Christmastime. The 55th annual Marietta Candlelight Tour of Homes will continue this tradition on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “We have eight homeowners who have graciously opened their homes and decorated them in their own style for Christmas,” said Jason Spickler, who is co-chair of the tour along with Rebecca Baltozer. The tour is hosted by the Marietta Restoration Associates (MRA), who operate the Old Town Hall Museum, 3 W. Walnut St., and the Union Meeting House, 80 N. Waterford Ave., which will be part of the tour as well. A tree lighting and an appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus will take place at the Old Town Hall Museum at 5 p.m. Throughout the day, the Union Meeting House will feature dance demonstrations by World Dance Lancaster as well as Christmas music played on an 1847
The tour is a fundraiser for the MRA, which has worked to restore many of the public buildings in Marietta. “Our organization has been instrumental over the years in helping to preserve historic landmarks in town,” Spickler stated. He added that although Marietta is full of older homes, the tour offers a chance to see a variety of places. “We have homes in town that are modern. We have homes that were built in the early 1800s. It’s really an eclectic mix,” he said. “It’s about how the homeowners choose to decorate their homes and what their style is. You never know what they’re going to surprise you with when you walk in the door.” Advance tickets are available for the tour at several locations, which are listed at www.mariettarestoration.org. There is a discount for purchasing tickets in advance, but tickets can also be purchased at the event in the Donegal Intermediate School parking lot; at the First National Bank building, 100 W. Market St.; or at the Old Town Hall Museum.
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Henry Knauff pipe organ. The site will also feature a Make-A-Wish Christmas tree. Spickler noted that this year’s tour includes at least three homes that have never been featured before. “We try to get a variety of homes,” he said. “That’s why people come back year after year, because they are not going to see the same things.” A search committee begins looking for homes to feature early in the year, he said, and although some homes have been featured in the tour more than once, the committee tries not to revisit a site for at least five years. Tourgoers will receive a booklet as their ticket, and it will include a map of the tour stops along with information about friends of the MRA businesses and organizations in town. The tour also features an option to travel to stops by bus. Participants can park and board the bus in the Donegal Intermediate School parking lot, 1177 River Road, or can park in town and board anywhere along the route.
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