Elizabethtown MARCH 20, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 11
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Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS)
GOLF TOURNAMENT
GEARS will hold its 13th annual Spring Mix Golf Tournament at Sunset Golf Club, 2601 Sunset Drive, Middletown, on Friday, April 26, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Dinner will be included. Participants will experience three different formats throughout their round. Games will consist of six holes of scramble, six holes of alternate shot and six holes of best ball. Separate fees have been set for individual players and for teams of four players. Proceeds will go toward scholarships to allow disadvantaged youths to attend GEARS’ summer playground programs or camps. Call GEARS at 717-367-0355. PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
will be held on Saturdays from March 30 through May 4, except April 20, at 10 a.m. at the Elizabethtown Fair Grounds, 900 E. High St. The series exists to help encourage children to live a healthy lifestyle, and events will be held in various age groups at various distances. Trophies will be presented to the participants with the most points after the final race. All runners will receive medals, and those who participate in the full series will receive a tech T-shirt and a race bag. This is not a drop-off event. Contact Caleb Basile at 484-926-1058 or hkrselizabeth town@gmail.com, or visit https://healthykidsrunningseries.org. GRANDMA MOSES
The Elizabeth Hughes Society invites the public to its general meeting at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St., Elizabethtown, on Monday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be Mary Conrad. She will use slides to portray the career of Grandma Moses, who began painting later in life. For more information, call 717-653-2664.
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Cornerstone Youth Center Plans Banquet, Auction Pam Tebow, mother of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, will speak at Cornerstone Youth Center’s annual Benefit Banquet on Friday, April 5, at Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church, 996 E. High St., Elizabethtown. The event will be part of Cornerstone’s celebration of its 20th anniversary this year. The event will begin with a live auction and a catered barbecue dinner at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Persons unable to attend the banquet may arrive at 7 p.m. to bid on silent auction items and attend the program in the auditorium. The silent and live auction items will include a hot air balloon ride over Lancaster County, gift certificates for
area restaurants and attractions, multiple yards of mulch for the upcoming spring, handcrafted items, and skydiving lessons with a local club. Fresh floral arrangements displayed on the banquet tables will be up for bids, as well. Pam will present “Celebrating Life: A Mother’s Story,” telling her story of choosing life for her son, Tim. She will encourage attendees to value the lives of persons with whom they cross paths. While in college, Pam discovered the joy of investing herself in the lives of others. She now speaks at women’s events, nonprofit group gatherings, and other events, and she has been featured on television
shows and has won national awards. She is currently writing a book. Pam has been married to Bob for more than 40 years, and they have five children and eight grandchildren. Bob and Pam have become known as “homeschool pioneers,” as they educated all of their children at home, starting the endeavor in 1982. The Tebows lived for a number of years in the Philippines, where Bob continues to have an ongoing ministry, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association. The Tebows also have an ongoing ministry in several semi-closed Asian countries. The banquet program will also include ministry updates and a new See Cornerstone pg 12
Pam Tebow (right), mother of Tim Tebow (left), will speak at Cornerstone Youth Center’s Benefit Banquet on Friday, April 5, at Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church.
Groups Partner To Present Training “Paint It Forward” Event Slated Jewel David Ministries of Elizabethtown invites the community to its Paint It Forward f u n d r a i s e r event on Sunday, March 31, from
1 to 4 p.m. at Trellis Place, 153 E. High St., studio level, Elizabethtown. People of all ages may participate. See Paint It Forward pg 9
An overdose reversal training will be held on Tuesday, April 16, at the Community Place on Washington in Elizabethtown. Inviting the community are (from left) Donita Sturgis, president, Hope Within Ministries; James Severson, outreach and education coordinator, Project Lazarus; and Gail Viscome, executive director, Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care. An opioid overdose reversal training will take place on Tuesday, April 16, at the Community Place on Washington (CPOW), 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown. One-hour sessions will be held at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. The sessions will include basic information about opioids, appropriate steps, rescue breathing, naloxone
adminitration, information about standing orders for naloxone, and how to obtain naloxone through insurance. James Severson from Project Lazarus will share his personal recovery story and lead the training sessions. Participants will receive a free naloxone kit and a free prescription lockbox. One person in each session will win a gift card. See Training pg 3
Inviting the community to Jewel David Ministries’ Paint It Forward event on Sunday, March 31, at Trellis Place in Elizabethown are (front, from left) board member Tammy Stout, local artist Vania Harding, (back) Dolores Reidenbach of Jewel David Ministries, and board member Becky Woods.
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will hold a free “Eat Well, Live Well” workshop on Thursday, March 28, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Community Place on Washington, 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown. The goal of the workshop is to teach individuals how to make healthier choices. This workshop is a collaboration between PennState Health, Elizabethtown Area HUB and ECHOS. To register, contact Beth DeGoede with ECHOS at office@echoslancaster.org or 717-689-3423, ext. 200.