Elizabethtown
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JANUARY 30, 2019
VOL LX • NO 4
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
OPEN HOUSE
The Masonic Village and Elizabethtown Model Railroad Club
Chargers Battle Harrisburg Christian pg 10
Students Attend Band Festival pg 6
DeMolay Members Recognized pg 5
Food Drive To Benefit Local Organizations
UPCOMING MEETING
The Elizabethtown Fair Board will meet on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church, 996 E. High St. The public is invited. VIGNETTE PLAY
Elizabethtown College Theatre
EVENT FOR FAMILIES
Bossler Christian Preschool, 2021 Bossler Road, Elizabethtown, will hold a drop-in open house on Thursday, Feb. 7, between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Families are invited to bring preschoolers to give them the opportunity to experience learning in a one-room schoolhouse. The preschool serves children ages 3 to 5, aiming to help them learn through Bible stories, art and cooking experiences, science discoveries, music and movement activities, math, and language development. Readers may visit www.bosslerchristianpreschool.com or call 717-537-8192.
By Sara D. Ulrich
Thanks to several projected snowstorms for Lancaster County in the last few weeks, many residents have visited their local grocery stores to stock up on essentials. The crew at Northwest
Emergency Medical Services (NWEMS) hopes that shoppers will visit their local markets again soon, but for a charitable reason this time around. NWEMS is planning its annual February Food Drive, which will run the entire month of February and will benefit
three local food bank organizations: the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown, the Manheim Central Food Pantry, and the East Donegal/Conoy Area Christian Food Bank. These three organizations are located within the NWEMS service area. See Food Drive pg 4
For many years, Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St., has served as a resource for individuals seeking work and those striving to achieve their dreams. Now, entrepreneurs and business people can use the library’s new Business Center on the second floor. The center is open to anyone for businessrelated purposes. The library transformed the secondfloor conference room into the Business Center, installing tables, office chairs, and a state-of-the-art copy machine and adding much of the library’s collection of business books and periodicals. In addition to the collection of businessrelated material and tables and chairs that can be arranged into individual work spaces or for large group meetings, limited quantities of office supplies are available for sale. Wi-Fi is also available throughout the library. See Business Center pg 6
Train Display Proceeds Support Literacy ODC Small Group Participants The Train Guys a group of local model railroad enthusiasts who set up the annual holiday train display in Elizabethtown Public Library - recently presented library officials with a check for $11,750. The monies were donated during the train display in December. The Train Guys recently presented a check for A record number $11,750 to Elizabethtown Public Library board members. of more than 4,600 Participating in the presentation were (front, from people visited the left) David Kruft, Aimee Nelson, Kegan Gantz, John exhibit. The Train Gantz, (back) ShaunJude McCoach, Bob McFarland, Guys coordinated Jeff Winterborne, Craig Coble, Timothy Keinard, all aspects of the Derek Lehman, Marian Fetter, Ed Fuhrer, Brett setup and ran the Thackara, and Susan Zeager. trains three or more days per week during December. In library, the Train Guys sold a limited addition to collecting donations for the number of custom model freight cars. See Train Display pg 4
Go To Work In Mount Joy
Maureen (left photo), an Occupational Development Center (ODC) small group employment participant, works at Kinsey’s Inc. in Mount Joy. Maureen and several other small group participants (right photo) are part of an ODC work program that creates boxes, packs items to be shipped, and completes other tasks for the Mount Joy outdoor gear business. By Ann Mead Ash
Daryl Strine, direct support professional with Occupational Development Center (ODC), 640 Martha Ave., Lancaster, is very proud of the
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will present “Love and Information,” a vignette play by Caryl Churchill, at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Feb. 7 and 14; Fridays, Feb. 8 and 15; and Saturday, Feb. 9, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Performances will take place in Tempest Theatre in the Baugher Student Center on the college’s campus, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown. Reservations are required. Tickets may be purchased by emailing boxoffice@etown.edu or calling 717-361-1170.
Northwest Emergency Medical Services will hold a food drive in February to benefit the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown, the Manheim Central Food Pantry, and the East Donegal/Conoy Area Christian Food Bank.
Library Opens Business Center
crew he takes to Kinsey’s Inc., in Mount Joy, two to three days a week as part of ODC’s small group employment program. He cannot say enough about the ODC participants’ skills and work ethic. See ODC Small Group pg 9
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will hold an open house on Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. The community is invited to see the club’s various trains and trolleys laid on 1,600 feet of track. Club members will be available to answer questions. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. The club is open to the community and meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Masonic Village is located at 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown. Once at the Masonic Village, attendees should follow directional signs. Call 717-367-1121, ext. 33253, or visit www.mvemodelrrclub.com or on www.facebook.com/Masonicvillage MRRC.