For more than three decades, the Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy has rolled through the county, lifting spirits and raising funds for local children battling critical illnesses. The 36th annual event will be held on Saturday, May 10. It will kick
BY CAT SHANNON
Celebrate your mom by taking a walk or a run with her - or in her honor - on Mother’s Day. The 10th annual Rotary Club of Elizabethtown Mother’s Day 5K will be held on Sunday, May 11. Raceday registration will begin at 1:30 p.m., and the race will step off at 3 p.m. The event will be held on the grounds of Masonic Village, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, with a start and finish line near Veterans Grove. Once on the property, race participants should follow signs for parking.
“We just want to celebrate moms on their special day,” said event co-chair Dan Brill, explaining the impetus behind the event. “We try really hard to stay on a strict timeframe, so people still have plenty of time for dinner with Mom. We are usually done no later than 4:15.”
The event has been successful for a decade thanks to support both from participants, who come to enjoy family time and earn prizes, and from community organizations, Brill said.
“We want to give a huge thank you to our generous business sponsors who are listed on our shirts,” he said, noting that race T-shirts will be available while supplies last. “And one to mention is Masonic Village for the use of their beautiful grounds!”
Prizes will be awarded to the top overall male and female finishers as well as the top three male and female finishers in seven age brackets: age 14 and under, ages 15 to 19, ages 20 to 29, ages 30 to 39, ages 40 to 49, ages 50 to 59 and age 60 and older.
“We also have some great door prizes to give out in addition to our awards,” Brill shared. Music will be featured at the event, and snacks will also be available. All mothers will also receive a flower to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Proceeds from the race will be used for various projects of the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown.
With a motto of “Service Above Self,” the group supports a variety of community organizations and efforts throughout northwestern Lancaster County, including projects to benefit students in the Elizabethtown Area School
District and GEARS. The club marks its 100th anniversary this year. The service organization holds other major fundraisers throughout the year, including the Taste of Western Lancaster County with Elizabethtown Public Library, so the race event is mostly just an opportunity for community members to have fun together.
The 5K is a family-friendly event that offers an opportunity to bond with Mom on Mother’s Day, Brill said.
“Bring the kids and grandkids! It’s always a fun time,” he said, adding that the course is perfect for walkers or runners and for people of all ages. “What a healthy way to celebrate Mom on her day. Thanks to all the wonderful moms out there.”
For more information on the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown’s Mother’s Day 5K, visit www .elizabethtownrotary.org and click on “Fundraising Events.”
Although race-day registration will be available, preregistration is encouraged. Online registration will close at midnight on Sunday, May 4.
BY CAT SHANNON
From demonstrations of old-fashioned artistry to hands-on fun, Mayfest will offer something for everyone. The annual celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Activities will be held along West High Street and North and South King streets and in Legion Park, 20 N. King St., Maytown, all within walking distance of the Maytown Historical Society’s museum at 4 W. High St.
off at Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction, 1190 Lancaster Road, Manheim. While truck parking and driver registration will run from 6 to 10 a.m., the public is invited to a Family Fest from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The convoy will depart at 1:30 p.m. In the past, the convoy has been held on Mother’s Day, but
Mayfest is a celebration of the past, an opportunity to mark the founding of the Maytown, which dates to May 1, 1760.
“Come to Mayfest to learn about your town’s past and to have a fun family day,” said Linda Good, Mayfest coordinator and vice president of the Maytown Historical Society. “You can expect to be entertained and also to learn about life in Maytown 265 years ago.”
Historical demonstrators will set up along West High Street. Patriots Daughters of Lancaster
People participate in a previous year’s Mother’s
organizers made the decision to move the event to the day before the holiday in the hopes of improving attendance, enhancing volunteer availability and encouraging more participation from drivers and wish families.
“Everything else that folks love about the event remains unchanged,” said Lori Dietrich, Make-AWish director of development for Lancaster County.
The Family Fest will feature fun for people of all ages, Dietrich shared. Activities will include carnival-style games with prizes, costumed characters, entertainment from a DJ and a community expo.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase a home-style chicken dinner inside the auction building. Meals will include a barbecued chicken thigh, green beans, cheesy potatoes, a roll and butter, applesauce, a cookie and a drink. Dinners will be available for purchase on the day of the event until sold out.
A dozen food trucks, including The Pretzel Spot Cafe, Mocha Motion Coffee, Philly Cheesesteak Co. On the Roll and Holy Smoked Meats, will also be on-site.
Funds will also be raised through an online auction that will begin on Saturday, May 3, and will conclude at noon on May 10.
“Items include gift cards,
convoy.
experiences, merchandise and more,” Dietrich said, noting that the auction will complement basket giveaways offered on-site at the Family Fest. “All baskets and auction items will be available for pickup from 1 to 3 p.m. on May 10 at the auction building. For those that cannot pick up at that time, alternative arrangements will be made.”
Last year’s convoy raised more than $442,000 to support the efforts of Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley.
“The 2025 goal is $500,000,” Dietrich remarked. “Anyone can help support granting wishes in the community by making a donation.”
Since 1990, more than 12,000 trucks have driven in the convoy, and the event has raised close to $10 million, granting wishes to more than 900 children in the Susquehanna Valley.
After the convoy leaves
the auto auction, it will proceed along a 26-mile route through Manheim to Elizabethtown and Mount Joy. Many of the trucks will carry wish kids along for the ride.
“There is a quiet zone this year on Cloverleaf Road for our convoy fans that would appreciate a quieter experience,” Dietrich said.
Drivers can still register to take part in the truck convoy. There is a fee for registering, and fundraising is optional but encouraged.
“We are also still in need of volunteers to assist with the day’s event, including truck parking, working the carnival games, helping at driver registration and more,” Dietrich commented. “It takes nearly 200 volunteers to have a safe and successful truck convoy for all to enjoy.”
To learn more about the convoy, visit www.wish convoy.org.
The Elizabeth Hughes Society, a women’s civic group in Elizabethtown, will award its annual Women for Women scholarship. To be eligible, a woman must be over 25 and living in the Elizabethtown or
Donegal School District. She may use the scholarship to pursue a college degree, certificate, or license for any career she chooses.
For an application, visit the Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St.,
Elizabethtown, or the Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, or call Judy Kay Bard at 717413-6254. Applications must have a postmark of Sunday, June 1, or earlier.
Drivers pause at the Wish Angel Trailer, memorializing children who have died, before last year’s truck
GEARS posts activities
GEARS will offer activities to the community. Unless otherwise noted, there is a per-person cost, with a discounted rate for residents. To register or for more information, visit www .getintogears.org or call 717-367-0355.
A Mother/Daughter Craft Night will take place on Friday, May 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the GEARS Community Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown. Representatives of the Twisted Easel will provide stepby-step tutorials for three crafts. The event will also include light refreshments and a photo booth. Girls may invite their mother, grandmother, or aunt. The event is open to people of all ages. The registration deadline is Friday, May 9.
Zumba Gold will be held on Wednesdays, May 28 to Aug. 6, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the gym
at the GEARS Community Center. There will be no session on July 2. The program is for active older adults and those who are deconditioned or new to exercise. It is for people age 16 and up.
Power Yoga Flow will be offered on Wednesdays, June 4 to Aug. 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Masonic Village Carpenter Chapel, 1244 Bainbridge Road, Elizabethtown. There will be no class on June 25. Participants should bring a yoga mat, and a strap and block are optional. The program is for people age 16 and up.
Registration is open for GEARS summer programming, which will run from May to August. Activities will range from summer camps and youth programs to fitness class and bus trips. A full list of the programs is available at the aforementioned website.
FIA, Milandila plan events
Two local nonprofit organizations headquartered in Elizabethtown, Friends in Action (FIA) International and Milandila, will host events in May. FIA and Milandila are currently partnering to make impacts in Uganda.
Milandila’s board of directors will host a Mother’s Day meal and flower sale at Alliance Church of Elizabethtown, 425 Cloverleaf Road, on Saturday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Readers are invited to contribute funds by purchasing a hot dog meal, baked goods, and flower bouquets.
and excavating equipment. Food from Peter’s Chicken BBQ will be available for a donation.
All proceeds will go toward raising $20,000 to expand Milandila’s Family Center in Uganda. Those who would like to contribute but cannot attend the event may donate at www .milandila.org. Readers may also contact Milandila’s director of partnership development, Shannon Medich, at 717-514-4356 or smedich@milandila.org to learn more about participating in a mission trip themselves.
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Friends in Action International will hold its fourth annual Community Fun Day and Mission Expo at its headquarters, 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event will feature WJTL’s “Kid’s Cookie Break” from 9 a.m. to noon. It will also include a Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary show, a bounce house, a candy cannon, a barrel train ride, and construction
Attendees will have opportunities to learn about the ways FIA ministers to unreached people around the world. The event will feature a hand water pump, kid-friendly activities and crafts, and the Mission Expo.
In addition, members of Milandila’s board of directors will be on hand to share information about its work in Uganda, and a children’s activity will be available.
Admission is free. To learn more, call 717-546-0208, email nicolemiller@fiaintl .org, or visit https://fiaintl .org/community-fun-day/.
FIA exists to support mission organizations around the globe by using construction projects to further frontline Gospel efforts. In February, the organization sent a volunteer team of local tradespeople to begin the first phase of an expansion project for Milandila’s Family Center.
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Teen mother Abbo received services from Milandila.
Bears stunned by visiting Bucks, 9-8
Elizabethtown’s Madelyn Bradley motors on the base path in Monday’s, April 21, 9-8 home loss against Conestoga Valley.
The Bears’ Bailey Bresch takes a cut at a Conestoga Valley pitch Monday, April 21, in a home night game. The Bucks outlasted the Bears 9-8.
Under the lights Monday, April 21, the Bears’ Savannah Bradley gets set for the throw to first base in a disappointing 9-8 defeat to the visiting Buckskins of Conestoga Valley.
At home Monday night, April 21, Paige Reigler celebrates her home run with her teammates. The Bears, however, suffered a 9-8 defeat at the hands of Conestoga Valley.
Elizabethtown catcher Keira Davis blocks the ball behind the plate in the Bears’ 9-8 loss to visiting Conestoga Valley Monday, April 21.
Elizabethtown shortstop Chloe Wilkinson fires a putout throw to first base in Monday’s, April 21, 9-8 loss to visiting Conestoga Valley.
Roberts to raise funds for PBCC
Jim Roberts of Mount Joy will compete in the 2025 One Lap of America. His participation will support the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC).
This year his transit driver will be Rich Grant, a member of the Northern Virginia Corvette Club. Roberts and Grant will use Roberts’ new orange Corvette and travel to race tracks in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan before returning to Indiana. Roberts will do all the competitive driving on the tracks, and Grant will help to drive the highway miles and maintain the car.
The duo will travel about 2,700 miles for the event and almost 4,000 miles by the time he arrives back home in just over a week. Along the way they will compete against about 90 other teams.
This will be Roberts’ 16th time competing in One Lap of America. Over the past several years, he has raised more than $50,000 in total for PBCC. In October at the PBCC’s pre-conference Pink Party at the Hilton Hotel, Roberts received the Pennsylvania Shining Light Award for raising more than $50,000.
Roberts will place a sticker on the roof of the Corvette in honor of each person who donates. The donor’s name or the name of someone the donor wishes to honor or memorialize will appear on the sticker.
For more information, visit http://onelap adventure.blogspot.com or search for “Jim’s One Lap Adventure” on Facebook.
The PBCC represents,
To make a donation by credit card, visit www .pabreastcancer.org/one -lap-of-america/. Readers may also donate by stopping in at Jim Roberts’ West Main Auto, 14 W. Main St., Mount Joy.
supports, and serves breast cancer survivors and their families in Pennsylvania through educational programming, legislative advocacy, and breast cancer research grants. The PBCC is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure. For more information, readers may call 800-377-8828 or visit www.pabreastcancer.org.
BOSSLER MENNONITE CHURCH: Located at 2021 Bossler Rd., Elizabethtown. Phone: 717-367-5167. Web site: www.bosslermennonite.org Sunday School at 9 am; Sunday Worship held at 10 am. Preschool: 717-537-8192.
CHIQUES METHODIST CHURCH:
1215 E. Main St., Mount Joy. Doug Paglia, Pastor. Worship Service at 9-10 am Children’s Sunday School: 9-10 am. Refreshments & Fellowship: 10-10:30 am. Adult Sunday School at 10:30-11:30 am. Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. For more information, call: 717-653-5175.
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
75-133 East High Street, Elizabethtown 717-367-2786. Rev. Albert J. Domines, Jr., Sr. Pastor. Rev. Gerald R. Kliner, Jr., Assoc. Pastor. Liturgies of Holy Eucharist Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 8:15am service. Sunday school for all ages at 9:45. 2nd service: 11am. Handicapped accessible. Morning Prayer Wed. at 8:30am. www.christlutheran-etown.com
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH: welcomes you to Love God, Love Others, and Reach Out with us! Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 a.m. We’re located at 331 Anderson Ferry Road in Marietta (off Rt 441 on Rt 772). Learn more at cbcpa.org.
ELIZABETHTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH:
300 S Spruce St. (corner of S. Spruce & E. Bainbridge) Elizabethtown, PA 17022. You are welcome to join us for Sunday School at 9:00 am and Sunday Worship at 10:00 am - in person or livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Ph: 717-367-7089 info@etownmennonite.com Visit us online at www.etownmennonite.com
ETOWN GRACE CHURCH, 305 Anchor Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Dr. Rick A. Clark, Pastor. Sunday: SS and Adult Bible Classes 9 am, Morning Worship 10:15 am. Wed night 6:15-7:45 pm AWANA (Children’s Ministry). Website at etowngrace.com
FLORIN CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: Come worship with us! 10:15am Sunday mornings at 815 Bruce Avenue, Mount Joy PA 17552. To view remotely on Zoom, call the church office for access codes. Listen to recorded sermons on our website at www.florincob.org Phone: 717-653-1202 Email: secretary@florincob.org
GLOSSBRENNER CHURCH: 713 Church St. (located on the corner of Church & Angle Sts.), Mount Joy. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am (In-Person or Live Streamed). Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. Sunday School for all ages: 11:15 am. Pastor: Heather Hammel. Church Office: 717-653-5683. "Like" us on Facebook: Glossbrenner Church. www.glossbrenner.net
GOSPEL OUTREACH (GO) CHURCH: New facility! The barn at 266 Maytown Rd, Elizabethtown. 717-475-7551. Love God, Love People, Disciple One Another. Sunday Worship: 8:30-9:45 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30-8 p.m., Gospel Outreach Training (GOT!): 2:304 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Rev. Dr. Kara Werner, Pastor. gochurch22.com
Women’s club slates brunch
GRACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF MANHEIM: 1483 N. Colebrook Rd., Manheim. SUNDAYS: Adult Bible Class at 9:30am and Worship Service at 10:30am. Wednesday Evening Prayer is held from 6:30pm-7:30pm For more details, please visit http://www.gcfmanheim.org or call 717-665-7222.
MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (A Roman Catholic Parish): 625 Union School Rd., Mount Joy. Pastor: Rev. Ted Keating. Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 4:30pm, Sunday 8:30 & 11 am; Monday thru Friday 8:30 am. Confessions: Sat 3:30pm. 717-653-4903, visit us online at www.marymotherparish.org
MAYTOWN CHURCH OF GOD: 14 West Elizabeth St., Maytown. Scott Sweigart, Pastor. All are w0elcome! Sunday Worship Service at 9:00 am. Phone: 717-426-3117. www.maytowncog.org
MILTON GROVE CHURCH: 2026 Cloverleaf Road (located N. of Rt. 283 Rheems/ Elizabethtown Exit) Mount Joy. Pastor: Jamie Pietsch. Join us Sundays at 9:30 am for in-person worship and on Facebook live at www.miltongrovechurch.com
The Elizabethtown/ Mount Joy Christian Women’s Connection invites area ladies to attend its “Tea Time” brunch on Thursday, May 8, at 9:30 a.m. at Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant, 1050 W. Main St., Mount Joy.
Sharon Jones, a violinist from Palmyra, will present music. Michelle Harris from Elizabethtown will present
“A British Tea Party.”
Norma Dougherty from Charlotte, N.C., will share “Overcoming Identity Crisis.” Dougherty is an author who seeks to help women find purpose. Reservations and payment must be received by Friday, May 2. For more information or to make a reservation, call Sandy at 717-580-5421.
Museum posts photography programs
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania will offer two Photography 101 programs, building on the initial session in February. The programs will be led by railroad photographer and author Brian Solomon.
PROCLAMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA): Meeting at Kraybill Mennonite School, 598 Kraybill Church Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552. Sundays at 10:30am We Welcome You! Visit us online at www.proclamationpca.com
RUHL’S CHURCH: A growing church committed to Christ. Worship on Sunday morning at 8 am for a traditional feel. Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am., 10:30 am. Worship led by praise band. (Nursery available. Handicap accessible.) For more information, please call 717-665-3400 or visit www.ruhlschurch.org Located at 4810 Elizabethtown Rd, Manheim.
SAINT LUKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 209 S. Market St. at Columbia Ave., Mount Joy. Phone: 717-653-4977. Sunday Holy Eucharist at 11 am. Wednesday Morning Prayer at 10 am in the Education Building. Taize Service 1st Sat. of the month at 5 pm. stlukesmountjoy@gmail.com www.stlukesmountjoypa.org Handicap Accessible.
SAINT PAUL’S CHURCH (A united Methodist Congregation): 398 N. Locust Street (North Spruce and Oak Streets), Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Phone:717-367-1889. Sunday Worship: Traditional at 8:30am, Grace Kids (ages 0-12 yrs) at 10:15am, Contemporary 10:15am.Email:office@wearesaintpauls.com Visit us online at: wearesaintpauls.com
ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Loving, growing, and sharing JOY through Jesus! Sunday service times: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy 717-6535493. www.connectstmarks.com Livestream at facebook.com/ConnectStMarks
WORD OF LIFE CHAPEL: 139 Wickersham Rd., Bainbridge. 717-426-1171 Sunday Service - 10:15 am (Children’s Ministry & Nursery Care Provided). Visit us online at www.wordoflifechapel.org We welcome you!
Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533
The second session will be held on Tuesday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, and it will emphasize technique and the approach to indoor light. Solomon will use portable stationary lights to illuminate several prominent rolling stock exhibits in order to allow for better photographs.
Photo subjects may include the 1838 Philadelphia and Reading Rocket and the Reading Company’s shop switcher No. 1251. The third session will take place on Tuesday, June 10, from
9 to 11 a.m., and it will focus on composition and the approach to outdoor light, weather permitting.
Solomon earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photographic illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He produces a daily blog about railroad photography, and his articles and photography have been printed in many railway magazines. Solomon received the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s prestigious Fred A. & Jane R. Stindt Photography Award in 2020 for his lifetime achievements in railroad photography.
Solomon is the author of more than 70 books and writes a monthly travel column and feature articles for Firecrown Media’s Trains Magazine. He is the marketing manager for New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad, and he lives with his wife in Lancaster County. Many of his books are available for purchase in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Whistle Stop Shop museum store. Participants may bring their smartphone, digital camera, or film camera to take photos of the museum’s historic railroad equipment. Each session is limited to 25 individuals, and the programs are designed for beginning photographers age 18 and over.
There is a fee. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com and search for “Railroad Photography 101, Session Two” or “Railroad Photography 101, Session Three.” To learn more about the museum, visit www .rrmuseumpa.org or call 717-687-8628.
Students to present play
The Learning Station theater department will perform the comedy play “Gone With the Gust” by Tim Kelly on Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, at 3 and 7 p.m. The production will take place at Warwick Middle School, 401 Maple St., Lititz.
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Our next orientation is:
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Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration closes one week before orientation. Please call for more information and to reserve your seat: 717-367-1121, ext. 33024, or visit MasonicVillageHospice.org/volunteer/registration.
Learning Station homeschool co-op has a large theater department that attracts students from all over Lancaster County, with many coming from the Ephrata, Lititz, Solanco, and Elizabethtown areas.
The show focuses on Lone Pine Films in Hollywood, which is slated to make a movie based on
a sensational new novel, “Gone With the Gust.” Peggy Tempest, the most powerful star in town, is slated to play the lead, but to keep her ego in check, the producers pretend they want an unknown actress for the part. They find the ideal girl, Vicki Rawlins, and the press builds her up to be the next Hollywood “it” girl. But when it is discovered that the producers do not actually have the film rights to the novel, Tempest sues.
To purchase tickets, visit www.homeschool-life .com/1434/store/pro duct?pid=2358. Tickets will also be available at the door.
The cast of “Gone With the Gust”
Mayfest
will operate an interactive stand, highlighting Civil War medical information.
“Kids can experience tearing bandages, washing clothes on a washboard, stuffing a mattress, along with information on rationing during that time period,” Good explained.
The Color Green will offer a demonstration of glass blowing, and Deb Gepfer will demonstrate needlework. She will also have Maytown needlework sampler patterns available for purchase.
Kelly McCart will demonstrate a pottery wheel, and Alpacas of York will provide a fleece-to-shawl presentation.
Penny candy will be available for children only.
John Scarpato will serve as the event’s master of ceremonies and will rove throughout the festivities with a microphone, asking attendees historical questions for a chance to win prizes.
At 2 p.m., local couple Janie and Larry Garber will mark 50 years of marriage by renewing their vows at a ceremony in front of the museum.
Second-graders from Donegal Primary School will sing songs and dance to music written in the 1800s, Good shared. “Following the second-graders will be the traditional maypole dance done by students from Donegal Intermediate School (DIS),” she said. “To end the program, the entire town is invited to participate in a cake walk around the square.” There is an incidental charge for participating in the cake walk, and the prizes will be homemade cakes and cookies.
“There will be a narrated bus tour highlighting Maytown’s businesses in the 1800s,” Good said, noting that there is a small fee for adults taking the tour but there is no charge for children who participate. “The bus will also stop, drop off and pick up at the huge vendor fair organized by the Shank Shoppe in Legion Park. There will be 93 stands in the park, with a variety of quality wares for sale and also including a petting area with goats.”
Numerous food trucks will set up along King
Street, and the museum will sell hot dogs, chili and baked goods.
“A family scavenger hunt will begin near the museum, and the questions and answers will take you on a trip around Mayfest,” Good remarked. “Prizes for completing it will be a game played by kids in Maytown long ago.”
Crafts and games for children will also be featured.
Special pillowcases made by the DIS sewing club and artwork from DIS students will be on display at the Maytown Church of God, 14 W. Elizabeth St. At Maytown Reformed Church, 11 E. Elizabeth St., pictures of Maytown historical houses, created by first-grade students, will be on display.
“All first-graders participated in Mayfest by drawing a picture of an actual house in Maytown,” Good explained. “Pictures were judged, and winner ribbons will be on the winning pictures.”
An old-fashioned popcorn wagon will be set up on High Street, and the old bank on West High Street, now a bed-and-breakfast, will be open for self-guided tours.
At 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Bonnie Frank will showcase her prizewinning shelties in a dog agility show held at 111 S. River St. Access to the show will be through an alley behind the Church of God.
Tickets will be sold to win a hand-carved bird designed by local woodcarver Danny Ebersole, and the museum will be open with a new exhibit on Maytown businesses in the 1800s. The museum will
also showcase a recently recovered needlework sampler made in Maytown. Two styles of handmade crocks - a jelly jar with a lid and a midsize crock - will also be sold to celebrate Maytown’s birthday.
Proceeds from Mayfest are used to support efforts to preserve Maytown’s past.
“We are having a capital campaign to raise money to make our outbuilding climate-controlled in order to preserve our valuable archive collection,” Good said. “We also have monthly expenses to keep our museum and the property in good condition.”
The rain date for Mayfest will be Sunday, May 4, but many of the activities will not be held if the event is postponed.
For more information or to volunteer, call or text Good at 717-725-2437.
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assists hundreds of abandoned and mistreated single, teen, and Muslim Ugandan women and their babies through pregnancy support programming; prenatal and postnatal care; resources for labor, delivery, and aftercare; lactation and child care education; ultrasounds and lab services; counseling; and home visits. “Milandila” is a word adopted from the Baganda tribe in Uganda. It means root, foundation, or the beginning of something. Milandila Community Missions is rooted in the Gospel of Jesus. Through relational evangelism and discipleship, Milandila presents the Gospel through conversation, counseling, and discussion-based Bible teaching.
Last year, Milandila assisted more than 100 women and had to turn many more away due to space restrictions. Founder and executive director James Tumwesiigye envisioned turning an abandoned water bottling facility into an expanded ministry space. Previous office, warehouse, and factory space could be renovated into a birthing clinic, church, educational programming center, pharmacy, laboratory, and life skills training area. Tumwesiigye had the vision but lacked the knowledge and manpower to make the transformation possible.
So, FIA’s volunteers stepped in to replace ceilings and roofing, walls, plumbing and sewage systems, electrical wiring, windows, doors, cabinetry, and water tanks. They also painted and tiled floors. FIA’s approach to construction is to include villagers in projects to pass FIA from pg 3
along profitable trade skills and foster relationships between the missionaries and the people to create conversational opportunities to share the Gospel.
The team’s efforts during the first round of construction allowed Milandila to host its first educational prenatal class for more than 100 women in one of the newly constructed areas.
The transformation that can take place due to the classes is demonstrated in the life of a Ugandan woman named Abbo. She grew up in an environment of strict religious beliefs, and her pregnancy led to her abandonment by her unborn baby’s father and
Abbo’s being shunned by her community. Alone with no work or resources, she turned to Milandila. Whereas she previously thought that God was approachable only through her good works, she now heard the Gospel message of forgiveness through God’s grace.
Another team of volunteers from Community Bible Church in Marietta is slated to continue efforts on a second phase of construction in June. In addition to the installation of bathroom essentials, crews will work on a parking area, plaster exterior walls, lay flooring on a courtyard and teaching area, and finish electrical work.
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Danny Ebersole with a bird he carved
Sheltie dogs will be featured during an agility demonstration at Mayfest.
Andy Bachert (left), chief operations officer for FIA, completes electrical work with a Ugandan man on Milandila’s expansion project.
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GROFF’S MEAT, INC.
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One of Lancaster County’s premier auction companies is accepting applications for the following positions: FT/PT SET UP/HAULING TEAM MEMBERS
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Sporting Goods
Miscellaneous
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GARAGE SALES
MOUNT JOY NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE
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*NOTE TO OUR CUSTOMERS* When placing your real estate ad please describe the property only, not who you wish to occupy it.
ARE YOUR TENANTS STRESSING YOU OUT? IS THERE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE ON YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY? DO YOU WANT TO SELL BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY REALTOR FEES AND TAXES. CALL TODAY. MELBUYSYOURHOUSE LLC 717-669-2936
After 44 years of service, Faith Lamb is retiring from Doug Lamb Construction Inc., where she served as treasurer.
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Since its founding, Doug Lamb Construction has specialized in commercial and street construction projects, operating out of Elizabethtown and employing approximately 32 full-time and parttime team members. Under Lamb’s financial leadership, the company has grown steadily, maintaining its commitment to excellence and community values.
Throughout her tenure, Lamb took on numerous responsibilities, including bookkeeping, payroll,
human resources and managing employee retirement portfolios.
As she embarks on her retirement, Lamb is looking forward to spending more time with her family and grandchildren. She is married to Doug Lamb, a community leader and pastor.
Flower club sets meeting
The Elizabethtown Flower Club will meet at noon on Monday, May 5, at the Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The meeting will include the club’s annual spring silent auction. Members are asked to bring seasonal
decorations, plants or flowers, baked goods, and other items to bid upon. There is a fee for lunch. Reservations and cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, May 1, by calling Barb Mowrer at 717-684-5331.
Dance company to present “Lovebug”
FRWRD Dance Company will return to the stage this spring with its latest version of “Lovebug,” complete with a swarm of fresh bugs, poetry and a cast of new faces and familiar favorites.
Featuring a blend of dance and theater showcasing an array of costumes and props, “Lovebug” transports viewers into the world of insects. FRWRD’s performers will spin, weave, creep, fly and hatch, bringing a cast of creatures to life from the web of the bella tarantella to the bustling beehive to the fields of singing cicadas, which are new to the show this year. The show’s runtime is just over 60 minutes, and it is appropriate for children and adults alike.
Ahead of the main performance at Mickey’s Black Box, FRWRD will host an outreach appearance, where families can mingle with the bugs, enjoy excerpts from the show and flutter their insect wings in interactive workshops led by the cast of the show. The sneak preview and family workshop will take place on Saturday, May 3, at noon at The North Museum, 400 College Ave., Lancaster. Tickets are free with the price of admission. Visit www.northmuseum.org for details.
The show will be pre -
sented at Mickey’s Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd., Lititz, on Saturday, May 17. The performance will begin at 2 p.m., but attendees are invited to come early for preshow fun, including live insect samples and AKA bug ambassadors from the Lancaster Conservancy. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
For more information and to order tickets, visit www.frwrddance.com.
Faith Lamb
The show features cast members depicting different types of bugs, modern dance numbers and elaborate costumes and props.
