Elizabethtown JUNE 19, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: GEARS ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PROGRAMS page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 24
OUTDOOR CONCERT
Music in the Park programs will be presented weekly in the gazebo in Fuhrman Park, Rock Point Road, Maytown. On Sunday, June 23, at 7 p.m., the program will feature Party of Five. The program will include rhythm and blues and rock and roll music from the 1960s through today. The program may be canceled in the event of inclement weather. FIELD DAY
Members of the Southern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)
Children’s Music Series Set pg 2 Softball League To Host All-Star Game pg 4
Sharing Hope At Relay For Life By Chelsea Peifer
the 2019 Honorary Survivor at the 26th annual Relay For Life of Lancaster County at Conestoga Valley High School. “I will forever be in debt to all the people who surrounded me in my weakest moments with prayers, meals, cards of encouragement, visits, and phone calls,” said Metzler to the audience gathered around the track at the school. “(Relay For Life) is a special time to honor those who have lost their fight with cancer and support those who are fighting cancer today.” Relay For Life of Lancaster County kicked off on the evening of June 7, with 112 teams and more than 1,000 total participants taking turns walking around the track overnight until a closing ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on June 8. This year’s event raised more than $672,462 for the American Cancer Society. Organizer Stephanie Delp noted
will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise on Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at 1715 Breneman Road, Manheim. This event is open to the public free of charge. For more than 100 years, amateur radio (sometimes called ham radio) has allowed people from all walks of life to experiment with electronics and communications techniques, as well as provide a free public service to their communities during a disaster, all without needing a cellphone or the internet. Field Day will demonstrate ham radio’s ability to work reliably under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent communications network. For more information about Field Day, readers may visit https://K3IR.org or www.arrl.org/ what-is-ham-radio.
New Holland police officer Wendell Metzler and his family had participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County for many years in support of a close friend who was fighting cancer. Then, in the summer of 2018 on a family vacation to Virginia Beach, Metzler had to be taken into the emergency room due to excruciating pain and the sudden inability to walk. He was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. “As a public servant, I had always taken great pride in helping others,” shared Metzler. “Through my times as a volunteer firefighter, EMT, and police officer, I never had to rely on others for help ... but God humbled me.” Metzler shared about his experience in celebration of one year of survivorship during the opening ceremony as
GUEST SPEAKER
11 Dogs Are Ready For Service Family Fun, Fireworks Planned For By Dayna M. Reidenouer Marietta Independence Day Celebration
will meet on Tuesday, June 25, at St. Anne’s Retirement Center, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, at 7 p.m. Congressional Gold Medal and Purple Heart recipient Salvatore Castro will speak about his World War II experiences. The club meets every last Tuesday of the month except December. All World War II veterans and family members and others with an interest in World War II history are invited to attend. There are no membership or admission fees. For more information, readers may call 717-319-3430. INFORMATION SESSIONS
Families United Network, 412 S. Angle St., Mount Joy, will offer foster parent orientation sessions on Thursdays, July 11 and 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. To attend one of these sessions, readers may call 800-722-0136 or email Holly at htanner@families4kids.org.
See Relay For Life pg 6
’Tis the season for commencements, but at one recent graduation ceremony, the honorees wore collars instead of caps, and most sported lettered vests instead of gowns. A total of 11 canines graduated from the UDS Service Dogs training program on June 3. This was the largest group ever to complete the program, which prepares dogs to aid folks with physical A total of 11 canines - the largest class ever disabilities or autism or to graduated from the UDS Service Dogs training work as therapy dogs in program on June 3. schools and other institutions. UDS Foundation (UDSF) president into a larger facility at 2270 Erin Court, and CEO Bill Kepner noted that the pro- Lancaster, last year. The new location has kennel space for 12 dogs, a puppy cudgram had only five graduates last year. Two reasons can be given for the dling room, and a large training room. increase in graduates. First, UDS moved Second, except for owner-trained dogs, See Service Dogs pg 3
The FUNguys For Life team (pictured) was one of 112 teams that participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County on June 7 and 8 at Conestoga Valley High School. Team captain and Cochranville resident Brenda Shelton (back, second from right) said the team name is in honor of her husband, Robert Shelton, who had a mushroom business and passed away in 2009. The FUNguys For Life raised $18,312 toward the event grand total of more than $672,462.
By Chelsea Peifer
Big plans are in the works for the Marietta Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 6, as organizers are focused on creating another fun-filled day for the entire community. The fireworks display is set to go off at the Marietta War Memorial Park, 344 E. Walnut St., at approximately The Marietta fireworks display is set to 9:15 p.m. Parking will be available begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. on on the baseball field, and attendees July 6. Community-organized festivities are encouraged to bring lawn chairs in Marietta War Memorial Park prior to and blankets for seating. the fireworks will include a cornhole Earlier in the day, folks will be tournament, a bounce house and inflatainvited to cheer on participants in the Historic Marietta Bike bles for children, local food trucks, music, Race, with the first division and a performance by juggler Chris Ivey. beginning at 10:45 a.m. and the last set at 2 p.m. The start and finish front of Lancaster Recumbent, 103 W. lines for each competition will be in Market St., Marietta. See Fireworks pg 7
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