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DECEMBER 12, 2018

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LIX • NO 49

SANTA BREAKFAST

The Donegal High School Future Business Leaders of America club will sponsor a breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 47 W. Main St., Mount Joy. Attendees will enjoy a pancake breakfast while visiting with Santa. Ticket prices will vary. Children age 2 and under may eat for free. To make reservations, parents may contact the office of their child’s school or contact Joan Gorlaski at Donegal High School. Participants are encouraged to bring a small, unwrapped, new toy or a monetary donation for Toys for Tots. All proceeds from the event will go to the Horizon Initiative. In the case of inclement weather, check www.wgal.com for cancellation information. Cancellation decisions will be made by 7 a.m. REFLECTIVE SERVICE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 209 S. Market St., Mount Joy, will hold a Blue Christmas service at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. It will be an intimate service, offering healing and hope for those dealing with issues that can make this season of the year difficult. Everyone is welcome. Visit www.stlukesmountjoypa.org. HAM DINNER

521 Club To Offer ALCATHON pg 2

Holiday Musical Slated pg 7

Cross Roads Church Plans Community Christmas Meal By Chelsea Peifer

The members of Cross Roads Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church, 800 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, invite area residents to join them for the 21st annual Community Christmas Day Meal. People are welcome to stop in at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to enjoy a hot turkey dinner. All are welcome, and there is no cost to attend. Takeout options are also available. Attendees who would like to pay it forward are welcome to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the Mount Joy Food Bank.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a free ham dinner on Sunday, Dec. 16, from 4 to 5 p.m. There is no cost for the meal, but those planning to attend should call 717-653-5493 to make reservations no later than Thursday, Dec. 13.

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Reservations are requested, but not required. Interested individuals may sign up by calling 717-653-1616 or visiting www.crossroadsbic.com/ christmas-meal-sign-up preferably by Sunday, Dec. 23. Walk-ins are welcome. “We don’t ever want to turn people away, because we always end up having plenty of food,” said coordinator Joe McFarland. Meals can also be delivered upon request to area residents who are unable to leave their homes. McFarland had the idea for the annual Community Christmas Day Meal at Cross Roads at a time when free Thanksgiving meals were plentiful in See Christmas Meal pg 4

Members of Cross Roads Brethren in Christ Church in Mount Joy, including (from left) Joe McFarland, Clare Funck, and Denise Steck, will host a free Community Christmas Day Meal on Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Donegal Students Shine In Honors Band 10th Annual New Year’s Day Ride To Support Veterans By Chelsea Peifer

Chiques Church of the Brethren, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim, will host a Christmas Eve service on Monday, Dec. 24, beginning at 6:45 p.m. with an organ prelude. The service will begin at 7 p.m., and it will be an adaptation of the traditional Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The lessons will be interspersed with solos and the singing of Christmas carols and hymns. The first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College in Cambridge, England, was held on Christmas Eve in 1918. In honor of the 100-year tradition at King’s College, the opening carol will be “Once in David’s Royal City.” Worship will conclude with the lighting of candles and two final carols.

Donegal Intermediate School sixth-graders (from left) Sadie Hakkinen, Jasmine Aument, Cadel Barber, Aidyn Zell, and Eric Kanegene were selected to rehearse and perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 7 2018 Youth Honors Band concert in November. By Chelsea Peifer

Learning how to play an instrument well takes a lot of hard work,

determination, and effort - all things that the five Donegal Intermediate School (DIS) students who were chosen to be part of this year’s Pennsylvania Music See Honors Band pg 3

MEATS

When Tyler Stumpf, Billy Hecht, and a few of their friends from the Mount Joy American Legion got together 10 years ago to plan and host a New Year’s Day motorcycle ride to raise funds to support local veterans, they had no idea how far-reaching the event would grow to be. “ We thought maybe it’d be one or two years,” recalled Stumpf. Instead, what started out as a fundraiser with 1 1 r i d ers in year one has grown to more than 450 participants. Some folks travel from as far as Philadelphia, Baltimore, the Poconos, See Motorcycle Ride pg 3

Mount Joy American Legion members (from left) Tyler Stumpf, Nicole Tipping, Billy Hecht, and Roland Geib invite the community to a motorcycle ride on New Year’s Day, followed by a hearty pork and sauerkraut meal. Proceeds from the 10th annual event will support the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

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