Elizabethtown OCTOBER 9, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Thriving Under Extraordinary Circumstances By Chelsea Peifer
Elizabethtown Historical Society, 57 S. Poplar St., has announced that Jeri Lee Jones will present “Your Backyard Geology in Elizabethtown” on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Jones is a geologic consultant, a scholar, an author, and a geologist. He has written articles on the geology of southcentral Pennsylvania and has taught earth and space science at several local colleges. His upcoming presentation will focus on the rock formations that might be found in Elizabethtown and the surrounding area, including how they have affected the economic development of Elizabethtown over the centuries. MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
The Isbell Family from Savannah, Tenn., will be in concert at Mount Pleasant Brethren in Christ Church, 1756 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Joy, on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 717-653-1284. FREE WORKSHOP
61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown, will be the site of a free Domestic Violence Awareness #HealthEtown Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Debra Hewes of Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County will offer advice on how individuals can assist others by understanding the signs and dynamics of domestic violence. She will also provide information on services available through Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County. #HealthEtown is a community-led initiative designed to help the community develop healthy habits that lead to healthy lifestyles. For more information, contact Beth DeGoede at 717-689-3423, ext. 200, or office@echoslancaster.org.
Sisters Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello (middle) and Megan Sauder Ralston (right) started Thrive and Grit to create awareness of breast cancer in women under age 40, donate toward research, and support others. Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, just nine months after giving birth to her son, See Thrive And Grit pg 3 Bryce (left), and passed away in 2018 at age 31.
Diana’s Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer Established in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand, this endowment has been set up through the Millersville University Foundation to fund a national campaign to raise awareness among college-age women and men about breast cancer and breast health in general. www.millersville.edu/nursing/ breast-cancer-awareness-program/ dianas-dreamers.php Feel Your Boobies Leigh Hurst founded this nonprofit organization in 2004 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age See Local Groups pg 2
Haldeman Mansion To Host Apple Festival Friends In Action Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Organization Sets Missions Banquet
By Chelsea Peifer
On Sunday, Oct. 13, the Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society (HMPS) will host the 14th annual Apple Festival from noon to 4 p.m. at the mansion, located at 230 Locust Grove Road, Bainbridge. Admission is free, but a nominal fee will be charged for parking. HMPS board member Elaine Jackson said Apple Festival draws hundreds of attendees each fall, and people are welcome to stop in at any point in the afternoon to enjoy live music, food, and activities. Sweet November, a trio composed of Elizabethtown residents Josh and Elizabeth Tindall and Josh Duma, will perform live music throughout the event. This marks the eighth year that the group will be playing at Apple Festival, and Jackson noted that the band is See Apple Festival pg 6
By Chelsea Peifer
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society board member Elaine Jackson (left) invites the community to enjoy live music, food, and other activities at Apple Festival at the mansion in Bainbridge on Oct. 13. Guest presenter Dr. Iren Snavely (right) will speak on “Young Sam Haldeman: The Making of an American Scientist.”
Friends In Action International (FIA) has been named a 2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, an organization that allows people to share stories on its website about their experiences with more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofit organizations. The award is the based on the rating and number of reviews that FIA received from volunteers, donors, and aid recipients. With headquarters in Middletown, FIA supports mission work in areas of limited infrastructure worldwide by using construction projects and other practical service to See Friends In Action pg 4
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Very loving, sweet, and always having fun - that’s how Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello describes her older sister Megan Sauder Ralston. With two and a half years between them in age, the sisters - who are the youngest daughters of John and Bonita Sauder of Lititz - grew up doing nearly everything together and had a friendship that strengthened into adulthood. Megan graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and went on to play Division I field hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University and earn a Master of Teaching in 2011. She taught first-grade in the Washington, D.C., area and married the love of her life, John Ralston, in 2013. In 2016, after finding a small lump in her breast about six months after giving birth to her son, Bryce, Megan - who was living in Charlottesville, Va., at the time and had no family history of breast cancer - made an OB-GYN appointment and was told by two doctors that the lump was a blocked milk duct. “She was nursing at the time, and the doctors said it was going to go away,” said Jacquelyn. “She was misdiagnosed.” Megan’s pain continued to increase to the point of being unable to lift her son. She returned to the doctor weeks later and was directed to a breast care clinic where she had a mammogram,
Thrive and Grit is just one of many area organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer. Here’s a sampling of some of the other local groups that are fighting back against the disease and supporting breast cancer patients and survivors:
Levi Pittman, pictured with his wife, Jenn, and son, Jonathan, will be the keynote speaker at the Friends in Action Missions Banquet on Nov. 1 in Harrisburg.
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