Elizabethtown NOVEMBER 7, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCHEDULES DINNER page 7
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 44
VETERANS DAY
The Ludwig United Methodist Church of Bainbridge will honor all American veterans at its annual Veterans Day service on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. The service will feature special music by the Bainbridge Band. The guest speaker will be Col. Donna Hershey, U.S. Army Reserves. A portion of the offering will go to the Lebanon Veterans Affairs (VA) program for homeless veterans and veterans in need. A luncheon will be served in the Bainbridge Fire Hall following the service. Pastor Doug Hill invites all veterans in the community and their families to attend. The church is located at 149 Race St. in Bainbridge. To register, call 717-879-9147. GUEST SPEAKER
The Elizabeth Hughes Society will meet at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St., Elizabethtown, on Monday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Susan Lilly will discuss the Arch Street Center, which supports the recovery of adults with mental illness. The public is welcome. Call 717-367-4934. ANNUAL BAZAAR
will hold its annual bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The bazaar will include clothing, attic treasures, handmade items, a bake sale, homemade candies, and books. A highlight of the bazaar wll be the Lucky Draw Auction, where more than 50 auction prizes will be offered. The bazaar will also feature an all-you-caneat pancake breakfast sponsored by the Conoy Lions Club. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m., and the menu will include pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, coffee, and juice. The Elizabethtown Area Senior Center is located in the GEARS Community Center at 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown. Call 717-367-7984. MONTHLY MEETING
The Maytown Historical Society
By Chelsea Peifer
Armed with the belief that collaborating as a community can often yield far greater results than going at it alone, 10 nonprofit organizations based in the Elizabethtown area have teamed up to present Elizabethtown Is Extraordinary. The event is set to take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, in the gymnasium at Mount Calvary Christian School (MCCS), 629 N. Holly St., Elizabethtown. Organizer April Miller, who serves as director of development at MCCS, explained that the event will allow people who would like to support Elizabethtown-area organizations during Lancaster County’s Extraordinary Give on Nov. 16 to make donations in one central location. After noticing
that most of last year’s Extraordinary Give events took place in downtown Lancaster - which can be a bit of a hike for folks living in the northern end of the county - Miller decided to reach out to groups in Elizabethtown to see which, if any, would be interested in collaborating this year. “I thought, ‘ W hy not bring everybody together under one roof?’” recalled Miller. The Extraordinary Give is an annual celebration of giving that enables donations made to any of the participating organizations during a designated 24-hour period to be increased thanks to a stretch pool made possible by sponsoring businesses and organizations. Folks may donate online at www.extragive.org or at the giving stations that will be set up at Elizabethtown Is Extraordinary. See E-town Is Extraordinary pg 8
Inviting the community to Elizabethtown Is Extraordinary are (front, from left) Jen Fontana and April Miller of Mount Calvary Christian School, Aimee Bergen of Hope Within Ministries, Mai-Lynn Sahd of Brittany’s Hope, (back) Peter Graustein of Naaman Center, and Jeff Kime of House on the Rock Ministries. The event will feature free food, live music, children’s activities, door prizes, and giving opportunities from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Mount Calvary Christian School during the Extraordinary Give.
Packing Shoeboxes, Sending Love Museum To Host Elizabethtown By Chelsea Peifer Heritage Craft Show Every November, during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, thousands of shoeboxes stuffed to the gills with small toys, school supplies, and hygiene items are collected to deliver to children in need around the world. While there are thousands of drop-off Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers sites throughout the shoeboxes filled with small gifts and essentials to country, Deb Ward, who children in need in approximately 120 nations. serves as the volunteer National Collection Week will take place from area coordinator for Lan- Nov. 12 to 19, when folks may take filled shoeboxes caster and Lebanon to any of the designated drop-off sites nearby. counties, noted that this region is consistently one of the areas that last year,” Ward said. “We’ve got a huge goal this year, and we’re really praying collects the largest number of boxes. “We collected around 32,000 boxes to get over 37,000.” See Operation Christmas Child pg 2
By Chelsea Peifer
The 28th annual Elizabethtown Heritage Craft Show will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Winters Heritage House Museum, 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown. Free parking is available behind the museum in two municipal parking lots or in the nearby Christ Lutheran Church parking lot. An admission fee of a food bank contribution - whether that be a nonperishable item or a See Craft Show pg 9
The work of local artists and craftspeople, including (from left) Eleanor Delk, Rachael Moon, and Donna Bucher, will be on display at the annual Elizabethtown Heritage Craft Show on Nov. 9 and 10 at the Winters Heritage House Museum in Elizabethtown. Museum manager Maryann Swartz (far right) invites the community to visit the show, where food bank donations will be the accepted admission fee.
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will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the large meeting room at the East Donegal Township Building, 190 Rock Point Road, Marietta. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda will be regular business and a discussion of upcoming activities, including the Christmas banquet, Mayfest 2019, and a house tour/fall fest. All are welcome to attend.
For details, check out pg 6.
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