Elizabethtown MAY 22, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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SPECIAL SERVICE
Bainbridge American Legion Post 197 will hold a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 27, at Falmouth Cemetery. Attendees are to meet at Falmouth United Methodist Church, 180 Falmouth Road, Bainbridge, at 7:45 a.m. and proceed to the cemetery, with the service to begin at 8 a.m.
GUEST SPEAKER
The Elizabethtown Flower Club will meet at noon on Monday, June 3, at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The program will be “Freezing Strawberries and Freezer Jam” by Martha Zepp, Master Gardener. Guests are welcome. Reservations and cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, May 30, by calling Mary Ann Kale at 717-653-9183 to avoid payment for a reserved meal. A cost for lunch has been set.
PET VACCINES
will hold a low-cost vaccine clinic for cats and dogs on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, 840 N. Hanover St., Elizabethtown. Distemper and rabies vaccinations will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis. For a three-year rabies vaccination, owners must provide proof of previous rabies vaccination. Microchips will also be available, and the price includes registration. Breeders will not be serviced. Cash and checks will be accepted as payment. All cats must be in secure carriers, and all dogs must be leashed. For more information on the clinic, contact The Dogs’ Den at 717-469-7325 or doggieden@aol.com.
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Haldeman Mansion To Host Strawberry Festival By Chelsea Peifer
Remembering The Fallen By Chelsea Peifer
Cool spring temperatures can sometimes delay peak strawberry season, but years of experience have meant that the organizers of the Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society (HMPS) Strawberry Festival usually hit the sweet spot with the timing of their event. The community is invited to attend the 14th annual HMPS Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 2, from noon to 4 p.m. at the historic Haldeman Mansion, 230 Locust Grove Road, Bainbridge. A nominal entrance fee will be charged. “It’s very family-friendly, and it’s just a nice place to come and relax and enjoy some good See Haldeman Mansion pg 2
Memorial Day is a time set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the many individuals who have died defending the freedom and democracy of this nation. In honor of this cherished patriotic observance, the members of American Legion Conewago Post 329 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 329 invite the community to the annual Elizabethtown Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27. The parade will step off at 10 a.m.; however, participants should meet at 9:30 a.m. at American Legion Post 329, 240 N. Hanover St., Elizabethtown. The parade will travel south on Market Street before turning left on College Avenue, after which it will turn left on Spruce Street toward Washington See Elizabethtown pg 9
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society board member Elaine Jackson, pictured along the north side of the historic mansion in Bainbridge, invites the community to the organization’s 14th annual Strawberry Festival on June 2, featuring live bluegrass music by N.E.V.
Heaps To Be Honored As Grand Marshal “Glowing” The Distance By Chelsea Peifer
The community is invited to the annual Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 25. The parade will form at Angle Street and continue down Main Street to Barbara Street. According to organizer Brenda Kready, the parade, which is known as one of the oldest Memorial Day parades in Lancaster Mount Joy native Charles Willis “Chas” Heaps, County, attracts between who was killed in action while serving in the 3,000 and 5,000 spectators Vietnam War at age 21, will be honored every year. VFW Post 5752 posthumously as the grand marshal of the and Mount Joy American Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade on May 25. Legion Post 185 are avid supporters of the parade. This year’s grand marshal is Cpl. was a 1964 graduate of Donegal High Charles Willis “Chas” Heaps, who is School, where he was a member of the being honored posthumously. Heaps soccer team. He was the son of Mr. and See Mount Joy pg 11
Manheim Chamber Plans 5K By Chelsea Peifer
Manheim is well-known for the magic that happens in the football stadium under the glow of Friday night lights every fall, but come summertime there is another big and bright event that draws people downtown: the Rock-N-Glow 5K. Organized by the Manheim Chamber of Commerce, this The Manheim Chamber of Commerce invites year’s event, the seventh individuals of all ages to take part in the sevannual, is set to take place enth annual Rock-N-Glow 5K on June 1, starton Saturday, June 1, begin- ing at 9 p.m. in Market Square in downtown ning in historic Market Manheim. New for this year will be a Kids Color Fun Run at 7:30 p.m. Square. Festivities will start at 6 p.m. with a pre-race party featuring music food trucks and children’s activities. provided by a disc jockey, along with New for this year, students from See Rock-N-Glow 5K pg 3
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