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MAY 25, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 15
Patriotism On Parade BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Ever since she was very little, Lily Hostetter wanted to be a poppy princess in the Bainbridge Memorial Day Parade. It was a dream of her father, Mike, to see his daughter raise money for veterans through selling poppies and then participate in the parade. Mike was killed in a car accident in 2018 when Lily was just 7 years old, but the Bainbridge Elementary School student was determined to fulfill her dad’s wishes. She’ll be one of four poppy kids in this year’s parade, to be held on Monday,
May 30, beginning at 9 a.m. “Lily’s dad had a lot of military friends and friends who were veterans,” said Lily’s mom, Alicia. “She was raised to be very patriotic. When we first moved to Bainbridge in 2013, we saw this poppy competition and Mike thought it was the most amazing thing. He just couldn’t wait for this year to get here. … Lily decided that she wanted to do it still in memory of her father.” Lily has been going door to door in Bainbridge asking for donations and has contacted local businesses as well. Not only does she want to sell the most poppies See Parade pg 5
Lily Hostetter Abby (left) and Julie Ramsey
Serving Up Nostalgia BY CATHY MOLITORIS
here’s an occupational hazard when you park an ice-cream truck in your driveway, as Julie Ramsey and her family recently found out. Everyone who drives by wants to know when they can get some of the frozen treats. The answer is “now.” MAR’s Delights - the letters stand for Mom & Abby Ramsey - is open for business. The ice-cream truck is named for Julie and her daughter, who plan to operate it throughout neighborhoods near their Elizabethtown home as well as into Mount Joy. It’s a family affair for the Ramseys, as dad Greg and brother Matt also help with the business. Owning an ice-cream truck has been a longtime goal for Julie. “This is something I’ve wanted to do for over 20 years,” she said. “The last few years, I started seriously thinking about it, and finally I thought, ‘I’m going to do it.’” She knew just who to recruit for help. “She walked into my room and
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Extending A Helping Hand BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When United Churches Elizabethtown Area (UCEA) hosted an open house of the expansion of Community Place on Washington (CPOW) in April, it fulfilled a longtime goal. “For many communities, there is nowhere for people to go for help in difficult times,” said Doug Lamb on behalf of UCEA. “The churches of Elizabethtown have been dreaming of a campus where everyone is welcomed to come find their path forward. Some would say this has been 40 years in See Helping Hand pg 4
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weather cooperates throughout the summer, along with participating in special events during the day. At first, Greg was hesitant when his wife proposed the idea of the icecream truck, but he soon got on board. “I had a few sleepless nights, wondering how this was all going to work, but I also came up with my own ideas and I got into it,” he said. One of Greg’s suggestions? Selling a treat he enjoyed as a kid - vanilla and chocolate ice-cream cups complete with wooden spoons. Along with treats for humans, MAR’s Delights will sell Frosty Paws ice-cream treats for dogs. The truck will operate on a cash-only basis. As she prepares to see a longtime dream come true, Julie said she hopes the ice-cream truck will bring smiles to the faces of everyone who encounters it. “I love the nostalgia of an ice-cream truck,” she stated. “Older people remember it from their neighborhoods, and it can be the start of creating new memories for the next generation.” For more information, search for “MAR’s Delights” on Facebook.
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said, ‘Do you want to be my business partner?’” recalled Abby, of the conversation she had with her mother a few months ago. “She has wanted to do this for so long, and I thought it would be even more special if I did it with her.” The Ramseys purchased the truck in January and spent the first quarter of the year turning the former tailgating truck into an ice-cream confectionery on wheels. All four Ramseys put in hands-on work on the renovations, and Julie especially credits her brother, Don Stoltz, with being instrumental in the truck’s transformation. Abby created the company’s logo of two icecream treats in a flying saucer. Operating an ice-cream truck required a lot of hands-on learning, from finding the perfect vendors to figuring out how to keep the treats cold when the truck is not in operation. “This is our first shot at being entrepreneurs,” noted Julie, who, along with Abby, has another fulltime day job. MAR’s Delights plans to operate every evening that the
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