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IN THIS ISSUE: DFCA SEEKS COMMUNITY SUPPORT page 10
DECEMBER 5, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 48
ALTRUISTIC SHOPPING
Gifts That Give Hope will hold its annual Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Thirty local, national, and international nonprofits will offer opportunities to purchase alternative gifts that will directly benefit the organizations’ missions. Shoppers who purchase gifts will receive greeting cards to give to loved ones. The Marketplace will feature tangible gift items available for purchase; these items will be social enterprise, fair-trade, or both. There will also be family-friendly activities and local food vendors. After the Gift Fair, alternative gift items may be purchased online through Monday, Dec. 31. Visit http://giftsthatgivehope.org/lancaster/. HAMLOAF DINNER
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a hamloaf dinner on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The dinner will include hamloaf, sweet potatoes, buttered noodles, a vegetable, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, and beverages. There is a fee, but reservations are not necessary. For details, call the church office at 717-653-5493. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY
815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, recently began a new music ministry called Little Notes for babies to kindergartners. The free program meets from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. on the second, fourth, and fifth Thursdays of the month. Caregivers are welcome bring their children to play songs with instruments, have snack time, and watch DVDs. Participants may use the front door. Little Notes will follow the Donegal School District cancellation schedule during inclement weather. Call 717-653-1202 or search for “Little Notes at Florin Church of the Brethren” on Facebook.
Students Participate In Service Day pg 8
CHPS To Host Model Train Open Houses pg 13
Three Trips Around The Planet Lifecycles Concludes Fourth Season By Chelsea Peifer
Sometimes the wide-open road ahead can look impossible to conquer, but the leaders at Lifecycles are all about equipping students to rise to meet whatever challenges may arise. Founded by Lee DeRemer, the nonprofit mentoring program is committed to building young men of character through bicycling and outdoor adventures. One of the ways Lifecycles accomplishes that is through an annual summer challenge ride, and this year was the first time that the program offered two trips. The first summer journey, dubbed the Extreme Challenge Ride, was designed for Lifecycles participants
ready for an advanced level of riding. A group of 10 teenage boys and six adult leaders spent one week navigating 330 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., covering more than 60 miles each day and taking in beautiful scenery along the Great Allegheny Passage. A second trip later in the summer to White Sulfur Springs in Bedford was designed as more of a camping trip with daily rides, rather than a trek from one destination to another. Heavy rainfall during that week added to the normal challenges attached to camping and riding. “It rained almost every day, but we just kept reminding the boys every day that attitude is everything,” DeRemer recalled. In addition to offering two summer rides, the 2018 Lifecycles season featured See Lifecycles pg 11
A Fine And Folksy Tradition Annual Art Show To Fill Railroad Station By Chelsea Peifer
For traditional tinsmith Karen Hurd, the number of ideas she has for artwork outweighs the hours in a day. “It’s endless
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
Lifecycles offers free weekly bicycle rides for boys ages 12 to 18 at locations in Marietta, Landisville, and New Holland, along with weekend and summer challenge rides. At the close of its fourth season, the organization had tracked a total of more than 77,000 miles ridden by its students and volunteer leaders.
DHS Marching Band Earns Second Place
what you can do with tin. There are so many ideas in my head that I’ll have to live another two or three lifetimes to try them all,” said Hurd, who resides in Quarryville. Bringing ideas to life through artwork is one of life’s greatest joys for Hurd, who said that whenever she steps into her workshop it makes See Art Show pg 4
The Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas/holiday luncheon at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. A cost per person has been set. Those who preregister and prepay by Thursday, Dec. 6, will be entered into a drawing to win a prize. Donations of gift cards and/or cash will be collected for homeless students and their families in the Donegal School District. For more information, visit www.mountjoy chamber.com.
The Donegal High School marching band recently achieved second place in the Tournament of Bands circuit, where students in bands with up to 30 musicians and a maximum of 30 auxiliary members from schools in the Mid-Atlantic states compete each fall. By Chelsea Peifer
Artists including (from left) Doug Shaw, Dan Barthold, Karen Hurd, Mike Brown, Lois Pfoutz, and Ed Pfoutz will exhibit work at the 2018 Christmas Folk Art Show at the Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station on Dec. 14 and 15. Admission is free.
Small but mighty is a fitting description for the Donegal High School (DHS)
marching band, which completed its fall season finishing second place in the Tournament of Bands (TOB) circuit. DHS competed in the TOB’s Group 1 See DHS Marching Band pg 3
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