Elizabethtown townlively.com
OCTOBER 6, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 35
Healing, Hope And Horses The hoedown is a fundraiser for the organization, which pairs resIn a barn in Bainbridge, “silent cued horses with children who are equine counselors” are providing going through trauma, abuse, loss healing and hope to children. That’s or any type of conflict. Festivities at the hoedown will how Diane Strickland describes the horses that make up the heart of include horse rides, a petting zoo, Hope’s Haven Horse Rescue and pumpkin painting, kids’ games, Youth Camp. The organization will hayrides, face painting, an obstacle hold its fourth annual Hope’s course and a treasure hunt. Tours of Haven Hoedown on Saturday, the barn and property will be availOct. 16, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the able, and attendees will have the opportunity to win gift baskets. farm, 114 Kissel Barrick Road. “We will be serving Grange milkshakes, and this will be your last chance to get one before the season ends,” Strickland noted. “ We’ll also have a chili cookoff, where people will have the chance to sample the chili and then vote for their favorite.” The hoedown gives Hope’s Haven a chance to show the community what the organization is all about, she said. “We Donna Brubaker (left) and Diane Strickland are BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Charley Montgomery
A Collection Of Artisans BY CATHY MOLITORIS
nside Trellis Marketplace, located at 153 E. High St., Elizabethtown, Charley Montgomery is building a community. Trellis is an artisan collaborative, with 35 vendors under one roof. Hoping to expand that community even more, Charley is organizing the second annual Trellis Marketplace Harvest Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, in the parking lot of Christ Lutheran Church, next door to Trellis, as well as inside the store. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “This festival is an opportunity for me to showcase more vendors,” Charley stated. “I have limited space in the store, and I hate saying no to people, so an event like this gives me the chance to work
looking forward to the Hope’s Haven Hoedown.
from breast cancer. Although Charley, who is an artist specializing in watercolor and polymer clay, had helped her mom from time to time, she wasn’t expecting to take over the business. “We had one conversation about the future of this place, and she said, ‘If things don’t get better, what’s going to happen?’ and I told her, ‘I’ve got it,’” Charley recalled. Despite her lack of business experience, she dove headfirst into the shop and has relied on the support of mentors including Susan Zeager, who owns Whippoorwill boutique in Elizabethtown and has a gift shop in the lower level of Trellis Marketplace. “I tell everyone I am growing with this business,” Charley said. “I’m learning as I go, but there is nothing else I would rather be doing.”
The Girl Scout motto is “be prepared.” Girl Scouts Keeli Adams and Mya Brouse took that message to heart when they worked on a project to earn their Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. Throughout their project, the girls learned to be prepared for the unexpected, whether it was closures and delays due to the pandemic or facing a snowstorm. Keeli and Mya are members of Troop 70417. For their project,
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Helping Their Community
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with more people.” She expects about 30 additional vendors at the Harvest Festival, including fine artists, jewelry makers and more. “We also have a guy who does really cool tie dye,” Charley noted. Along with artisans, the festival will feature food trucks, including Rogue Chef, as well as make-andtake children’s activities. Matt Wenger will perform American folk music outside in front of the store. Inside Trellis, artisans will be featured as well, along with a gallery space showcasing the work of local artist Steve Koons. Charley has been running Trellis Marketplace with her business partner, Michelle Rehkugler, since 2018. She inherited the business from her mother, Laura Dobson Montgomery, who passed away
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