Elizabethtown OCTOBER 10, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: SILOAM ETHIOPIA TO HOLD FUNDRAISING BANQUET page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 40
HALLOWEEN EVENT
Winters Heritage House Museum, 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown, will host a family-friendly Halloween evening on Friday, Oct. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. The community is invited to drop in for fun and spooky tales, a pumpkin craft, cookies, and punch. There is no cost and no need to register. The program is geared toward families with schoolage children. Designated museum parking is available in the lot behind the building. For more information, call the museum at 717-367-4672.
Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, will host “Miguel Castellanos: A Forgotten Virtuoso Pianist and Maestro,” as part its Monday Concert Series on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Recital Hall in Zug Hall. Castellanos, a childhood friend of the famous American composer Edward MacDowell, was a successful pianist and composer in his own right. Miguel’s descendant, Andrés Castellanos, will introduce previously unknown information about this musician and his family history in Cuba, with illustrations of his music performed by Elizabethtown College faculty members. Admission is free. PET PARADE
Dog Park Mount Joy, located adjacent to Rapho Township Community Park, 960 Strickler Road, Mount Joy, will host The Mutt Strutt pet costume parade on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., and the parade will follow at 11 a.m. Prizes will be awarded at noon. There is a nominal fee for entry into the costume contest. In addition, the event will feature food, music, photo opportunities, giveaway drawings, and more. Spectators may attend free of charge. To preregister, visit www.dogparkmountjoy.com or email dogparkmountjoy@gmail.com.
When Friends in Action (FIA) International was first approached about the need for well drilling in West Africa in 1998, executive director Tim Johnston traveled to the area with a survey team. He still vividly remembers watching as women knelt in a pond to scoop water into eight-gallon containers to carry on their heads. Meanwhile, across the 500-foot pond, cattle sauntered through to relieve themselves and an alligator perched on a fallen tree while birds cleaned its teeth. “People walked 2 to 3 miles to find this dirty water. Then they would let it in pots and have to scoop the top off when they used it, because it was that d i r t y ,” e x p l a i n e d J o h n s t o n . H e m e n tioned that in some areas the water would be teeming with insects to
the point that the water did not stop moving. “That was my introduction to how desperately (the people of West Africa) needed clean water and why they get sick,” Johnston said. With such a high percentage of illness being waterborne, he noted that giving people access to clean water gives them a much better chance of survival and health. After the need was presented to and approved by the board, FIA started drilling wells in the Ivory Coast before transitioning to Ghana. Work began in Burkina Faso in 2006, where FIA c o n tinues to serve. According to Johnston, many people in West Africa often feel no need to hear about another belief system until they see FIA volunteers drilling water they desperately need free of charge. This causes people to pause and opens the door for conversation. “The water is so vital to See Friends In Action pg 8
Marine Corps League Plans Semper Fi 5K, Kids’ Fun Race
CHICKEN DINNER
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a stuffed chicken breast dinner on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The dinner will include stuffed chicken breasts with supreme sauce, ovenroasted red potatoes, a vegetable, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, and beverages. There is a fee for the dinner, but reservations are not necessary. Oct. 14 is Pastor Appreciation Sunday, and all pastors will receive a free meal. Parking is available behind the church. Call 717-653-5493.
4-H Club Will Commemorate 50 Years pg 3
Celebrating God’s Goodness Around The World By Chelsea Peifer
CONCERT SERIES
Honoring veterans for their service and sacrifice will be the focus of the Marine Corps League of Lancaster County’s Semper Fi 5K Run/Walk and the Kids’ Chesty’s Challenge Fun Race on Nov. 10 in Columbia. A discounted registration rate is available through Oct. 15. By Chelsea Peifer
The Marine Corps League of Lancaster County Detachment 294 and Auxiliary of
Lancaster County will present the second annual Semper Fi 5K Run/Walk and Kids’ Chesty’s Challenge Fun Race on Saturday, Nov. 10. Runners and walkers See Semper Fi 5K pg 7
Friends in Action International executive director Tim Johnston (far left), shown with a survey team in Vanuatu, invites the community to the organization’s Missions Banquet on Nov. 2 at the Red Lion Hotel in Harrisburg.
Falmouth Civic Association Looks Ahead By Chelsea Peifer
This September, for only the second time in the 39 years of the Falmouth Goat Races, organizers had to cancel the event at the last minute due to rain. While it was obviously not an outcome Falmouth Civic Association president Nancy Putt-Hower had hoped Falmouth Civic Association president for, the incredibly rainy condi- Nancy Putt-Hower (left) accepted a donation from Karen Baxter of MetEd on behalf tions made it necessary. “We want to say thank you to of the FirstEnergy Foundation. In the backthose who helped with the goat ground are the fields where the annual Falraces,” Putt-Hower said. Every mouth Goat Races take place. year, members of the Falmouth Civic Association send letters to the of the event program. Since this entire community seeking support for year’s event was canceled, Putt-Hower the annual event. All the names of wanted to make sure those who gave businesses and individuals who have still received acknowledgement and donated are listed in a special section recognition for their generosity. See Falmouth pg 3
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