Elizabethtown JUNE 12, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: MINISTRY PLANS TRUCK RALLY page 6
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 23
BIBLE SCHOOL
Falmouth United Methodist Church,
VENDORS SOUGHT
Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S Market St., is accepting vendor applications for space in its 10th annual Craft Fair With a Small Business Flair, taking place indoors on Friday, Sept. 13, from 50 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors are sought to provide handmade quality crafts, repurposed and vintage wares, and hobby and decorating items for sale, and vendors of noncraft-related businesses are also welcome. Spaces will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis at a set cost. A limited number of spaces with access to a 110-volt electric supply are available for an additional cost. The library will provide a 6-foot table and two chairs for each space. Proceeds will benefit the library. Applications can be obtained in person at the library, by calling 717-367-7467, or by emailing information@etownpubliclibrary.org.
SUPPORT GROUPS
1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, will host two monthly support group meetings. There is no cost to attend either meeting. Anyone who serves as a caregiver to a loved one is invited to a Dementia Caregiver Support and Education Group on Tuesday, June 18. This month’s speaker will be Kenneth Brubaker. The group meets every third Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Health Care Center Courtyard Conference Room. For more information, readers may call 717-367-1121, ext. 33764. Those who have lost a loved one are invited to the Bereavement Support Group on Thursday, June 20. Refreshments will be served. The group meets every third Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the large recreation room in Sycamore North, located on the first floor. For more information, readers may call Heidi Young, bereavement coordinator, at 717-367-1121, ext. 33576.
Kiwanis Club To Schedules Program pg 2
Students Present Donation To EACTC pg 7
Honoring Second Acts Turn Around Recognition Breakfast Held By Diane Bitting
One by one, 13 teenagers stood and told their heart-wrenching stories. One girl described how her drugaddicted parents were always fighting and told her she was an “inconvenience.” Money went to drugs instead of food and clothing for her and her sister. Another young woman said her father once locked her in her room for a week; she didn’t get to eat or have access to the bathroom. Later, diagnosed with depression and anxiety and in and out of mental hospitals, she tried to kill herself. One young man told of how he hung out with the wrong crowd,
partying and drinking. W hen he tried to join the Army, criminal charges caught up with him. These were just three in a medley of tales shared by students who had overcome challenges and moved on to successful second acts. They were honored recently at a Turn Around Recognition breakfast held by Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care (EACTC), a nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of children, youths and families in the Elizabethtown area. Fifty-six students in middle school and high school were nominated, and 35 attended the May 21 breakfast, which took place at Elizabethtown College. The event, held since 2000, recognizes youths who have made significant improvements in their attitudes, grades and behaviors; recommending them
Elizabethtown students nominated for Turn Around Recognition were honored during a recognition breakfast hosted by Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care (EACTC) at Elizabethtown College. were Elizabethtown Area School District staff. The students received certificates and gift bags. “Some of you have been through incredible challenges,” Gail Viscome,
EACTC executive director, told those assembled. “But somehow, you have drawn the positive attention of your teachers, your counselors, your administrators.” See Recognition Breakfast pg 5
Catholic War Veterans To Host Hero Walk For The Love Of Trains By Chelsea Peifer
The members of the Columbia Catholic War Veterans Post 1306 invite the community to join the annual Columbia Hero Walk on Saturday, June 15. Walkers, runners, and bicyclists of all ages and ability levels are welcome to participate. Strollers and pets are also welcome at the event, which will take place rain or shine. Members of Catholic War Veterans Post 1306, Columbia Hero Walk chair- including (from left) Ed Wickenheiser, person Donald Androsky chairperson Donald Androsky, Bill Wright, shared that the funds raised Jim Knapp, and Jack Hahn, invite the through the Columbia Hero community to participate in the annual Walk will benefit the PA Hero Columbia Hero Walk on June 15. Proceeds Walk, which supports veterans will go toward the PA Hero Walk, which exclusively in Pennsylvania exclusively supports veterans in Pennsylvania. who may be having a difficult time medically or economically. The ini- food, clothing, vehicle and home repair, tiative provides assistance with housing, appliance purchases and repairs, and See Hero Walk pg 6
Bill Cole Named Railroad Museum Volunteer Of The Year By Ann Mead Ash
“I am a model railroader,” said Bill Cole proudly. “I love trains all the time.” A man who first fell in love with trains when he received one for Christmas at the age of 5 growing up in Minnesota could not resist visiting a railroad museum after moving to Lancaster. But making just the occasional visit to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, Bill Cole of Lancaster was formally recogbecame a thing of the past when nized as the Railroad Museum of PennsylCole retired. vania Volunteer of the Year at the PennsylInstead, after picking up a vol- vania Historical and Museum Commission unteer brochure around 2012, ceremony in Harrisburg on April 27. Cole signed on to work in the museum archives. One day a week, he and helps prepare documents and scans and catalogs photo collections photos for sale. See Volunteer pg 13
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180 Falmouth Road, Bainbridge, will host vacation Bible school from Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The theme will be “Gospeltopia.” For more information, readers may call pastor Doug Hill at 717-468-4035.