Elizabethtown MAY 29, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Chester County •Octorara Angels Rainbow Run/Walk 5K and Carbon Monoxide Awareness Event: Saturday, June 1 •West Brandywine Township’s car show and concert: Saturday, June 15 •Golf outing to support Animal House Project’s Chester County Pet Food Pantry: Friday, July 19 Dauphin County •Harrisburg Bike Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2 •AACA Museum Car Show: Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16 •Walk for Love fundraiser to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children: Saturday, June 22 Lancaster County •Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance’s 2019 Watershed Expo: Wednesday, June 5
Bears Drop District Opener pg 10
The Elegance At Hershey Event Set pg 12
Go Red Luncheon Raises Funds For AHA pg 5
Elizabethtown Mennonite To Host Open House By Chelsea Peifer
To celebrate the completion of its new addition and remodel, Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, 300 S. Spruce St., Elizabethtown, would like to invite the community to an open house. The drop-in event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 2. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the building and view a slide presentation showing the progress of the building project from its groundbreaking in May 2018 to its completion in January 2019. Soft-serve ice cream and other free refreshments will be available, as well as children’s activities. Stations will be set up throughout the church highlighting activities and programs such as the youth group, the Sewing Circle, a men’s exercise program, Women of God’s Word (WOW), Lunch in the Park, and more. About five years ago the church
board briefly considered moving out of its downtown location because of the seemingly limited options for expansion due to how landlocked the location was. “But the vote from the board was unanimous: No, we are going to stay in town because we’re called to the community,” pastor Conrad Kanagy recalled. “As I watched the congregation envision the addition, I really sensed it was to expand our ministry not just for ourselves, but for the community.” Lead trustee Paul Swanger said from there a plan to simply renovate the existing structure was considered; however, the limited space in the original kitchen along with a few other factors led to the decision to remodel the entire existing building and put on an addition. Along with Swanger, the Building Committee for the project included chair Lester Landis, Elvin Boll, Kate Ebersole, Steve Keener, Ron Kratz, and Don Miller. See Open House pg 2
The congregation of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, represented by trustee Paul Swanger (left) and pastor Conrad Kanagy, invites the community to see the newly remodeled church and its new addition during a drop-in open house from 2 to 5 p.m. on June 2.
MHNRC To Celebrate 50 Years Long’s Park Concert Series To Highlight Well-Known Music
York County •York County History Center’s 27th annual Art and Leisure Auction: Friday, June 14 •York County Senior Games: Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21 •10,000 Acts of Kindness celebration: Sunday, June 30
The community is invited to a 50th anniversary celebration and old-fashioned picnic at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community on June 1. The 50-bed skilled nursing facility was established by the Dunkard Brethren Church in 1969 in the former Chiques meetinghouse (left photo) and was purchased by Ephrata Grace Point Church of the Nazarene in 2006. By Chelsea Peifer
Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community (MHNRC), 3026 Mount Hope Home Road, Manheim, has a strong heritage and fascinating history that the public is invited to learn more about at its 50th anniversary celebration and old-fashioned picnic on Saturday, June 1.
The old-fashioned picnic will take place rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with meals from Peters’ Barbecue available to purchase. Each meal will include a whole leg chicken, a baked potato, baked beans, applesauce, a roll and butter, a dessert, and a beverage. Takeout meals will be available to pick up via a drive-through option by entering See Mount Hope pg 6
Celtic band Réalta will join a lineup of a variety of musical groups to play at Long’s Park as part of the Long’s Park Summer Music Series. This year, the Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation will emphasize familiar tunes, with a tribute weekend scheduled in June. By Ann Mead Ash
Steve Deck, chair of the Long’s Park Summer Music Series committee, said that the group had a specific goal in mind when choosing performers for this
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year’s schedule. “Getting more music everybody knows was key,” said Deck. “This year we will have several bands that will play more familiar music.” With that aim in mind, the committee has lined up an Eagles tribute band, See Long’s Park pg 9
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•Cause for Paws, a 5K Fun Run, Walk, and Wheelchair Roll, to benefit UDS Service Dogs: Saturday, June 8
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