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The Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Community Room at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. The topic for discussion will be “Frustrations I Experience as a Caregiver.” INFORMATION SESSION
Families United Network, 412 S. Angle St., Mount Joy, will hold a foster parent orientation session on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. Foster families are needed. To attend this session, readers may call 800-722-0136 or email Holly at htanner@families4kids.org. MONTHLY MEETING
The Elizabethtown Flower Club will meet at noon on Monday, Dec. 3, at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. Members are asked to bring plants, baked goods or seasonal decorations for the silent auction. Guests are welcome to attend. Reservations and cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, Nov. 29, by calling Mary Ann Kale at 717-653-9183 to avoid payment for a reserved meal. A cost for the lunch has been set.
SSC To Present “The 1940s Radio Hour” By Chelsea Peifer
An illustrious cast of characters and a score of classic songs are sure to delight audiences as the Susquehanna Stage Company (SSC) presents “The 1940s Radio Hour,” a play with music by Walton Jones and based on an idea by Jones and Carol Lees. “I picked it because we like doing radio shows here this is our third one,” shared director Jim Johnson. “I love the era, and it is a great feeling of Christmas nostalgia for this time of year.” Performances are scheduled for Fridays to Sundays, Dec. 7 to 9 and Dec. 14 to 16, at SSC, located at the rear of 264 W. Market St., Marietta. All shows will begin at 8 p.m., with the exception of the Sunday shows, which will be at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.susquehannastageco.com or by
See “The 1940s Radio Hour” pg 3
Susquehanna Stage Company in Marietta will perform “The 1940s Radio Hour” on select dates from Dec. 7 to 16. The comedy portrays the last holiday broadcast of the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade on a New York radio station and features classic 1940s music.
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Elizabethtown, is an event brimming with fun and festive family activities, but one of the best parts may be that those who attend can find joy in knowing that See Brittany’s Hope pg 8
The World War II Oral History Club
Christmas at the Star Barn Village at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane,
will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. The club will welcome Pearl Harbor survivors William Bonelli and Henry “Hank” Heim. They will share their experiences as a B-17 mechanic and gunner, respectively, as well as training to be a B-17 pilot and surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor. The club meets at St. Anne’s on the last Tuesday of each month except December. All WWII veterans and family members, as well as those who have an interest in WWII history, are invited to attend. WWII veterans who would like to share their experiences at a meeting may contact the club. For more information, call 717-319-3430.
Christmas at the Star Barn Village in Elizabethtown, set to take place on Dec. 1, will feature wagon rides, visits with Santa Claus, a petting zoo, cookie decorating, and more. Proceeds from the event will support the efforts of Brittany’s Hope, a nonprofit organization committed to helping children in need around the globe.
By Chelsea Peifer
Upcycled items will make up just one portion of the selection of handmade products at this year’s Christmas Market at Donegal Presbyterian Church, 1891 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy. Organizer Kristi Elkner said that the definition of upcycle is to reuse discarded objects or materials to create a Donegal Presbyterian Church, represented by product of a higher quality or (from left) Nancy Ehrhart, Kristi Elkner, Pat value than the original. “I love Garrigan, and Dianna Wills, will host its that. Taking something that biennial Christmas Market from 9 a.m. to someone might not use any- 1 p.m. on Dec. 1. more and making it into lots of upcycling to the beloved children’s new things people can use,” Elkner book “Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree.” remarked. In it, author Robert E. Barry tells the Elkner compared the process of story of a Christmas tree that is too tall See Christmas Market pg 2
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calling 717-426-1277. “The 1940s Radio Hour” depicts the final holiday broadcast of the Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade on the New York radio station WOV in December 1942. Johnson noted that the characters in the radio show work day jobs in addition to broadcasting the show at night and are normal people through and through, as opposed to big stars. “It really is an ensemble show,” added Johnson. The performances will also mark the end of an era for SSC, as “The 1940s Radio Hour” is slated to be the final production that takes place at the theater company’s current location. Shows for the 2019 season are slated to be performed in the group’s new space at 133 W. Market St., a former church building that is in the process of being transformed into the Marietta Center for the Arts.
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