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Sharing Words Of Hope By Ann Mead Ash
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May 17-23
• mail a card • create a banner and deliver it when restrictions are lifted • connect with EMS organizations on social media and leave an encouraging message • leave a message on your own social media page expressing your gratitude • donate to an organization that supports EMS groups • schedule a time to drop off a meal when restrictions are lifted • volunteer (off-site tasks may be available while restrictions are in place) • simply say
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He noted that the district was the first in the county to launch a continuity of learning program, and he lauded the teachers who are making that happen. In addition to providing education at See Words Of Hope pg 7
Representatives of the ELANCO School District, New Holland Borough, New Holland Ambulance, CrossNet Ministries, and other organizations met virtually for a quarterly Community Collaboration Meeting on April 28.
Rebels With A Cause
By Leah Sintic
Operating a business is a strenuous venture in the best of circumstances, and with the current economic climate, local entrepreneurs are being strained and stretched even more. But that hasn’t stopped some tenacious Lancaster County residents from pushing forward with new or expanding businesses. LaundrE-town on Market in Elizabethtown is one such emerging endeavor. After over a year of renovation and progress, the fully renovated, modern laundromat was slated for an April 1 grand opening, but state mandates and closures postponed the final stages of completion. The essential business eventually opened successfully on May 1. See Emerging Businesses pg 4
Moving Forward Together
“Star Wars” Fans Feed Homeless In Lancaster
Fairmount Resident Shares Family History
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
Kaden Stetler of Lancaster, one of the founders of Rebel Cause, an organization that began feeding homeless people in Lancaster on March 19, credits “Star Wars” with the inspiration behind the group’s mission. “‘Star Wars’ has always been my inner mythology,” explained Stetler. “It’s about helping others and hope and inspiring other people to do the right thing.” Rebel Cause, a group made up of about 15 members living in the Lancaster area and beyond, was founded in 2015 with a dedication to uniting “Star Wars” fans and doing good in the community. The Rebel Cause mission statement reads in part, See Rebels With A Cause pg 2
Four years before C.J. Kurtz of Morgantown (affectionately known as “Pop”) died in 1999, he had asked his son Paul Kurtz, now a Fairmount resident, to promise to write a book based on his red notebook, which contained details of the family history. Paul spent five years researching the family genealogy and history his father had recorded, but he still was not sure the information would make a good story. Instead of giving up, Paul took a hard look at who his father was. “Pop’s life is like a puzzle, and I am putting the pieces together,” said Paul, who began to see purpose in the work as he wrote the narrative. “Pop and Mom (Elsie
Kaden Stetler of Rebel Cause stands with a truckload of food that he and his crew of volunteers then turned into meals for Lancaster’s homeless population. Rebel Cause is made up of “Star Wars” fans with a mission to aid the homeless.
Kurtz) always put family first,” he said, adding that the family story is one of continuing to move forward in unity. “It is a story of overcoming difficulty,” he shared. See Family History pg 6
Paul Kurtz, author of “Plow, Pulpit, People: We Called Him Pop,” introduced his book via a multimedia presentation to a gathering of about 20 people in the Crest View Gathering Room on the east side of the Fairmount campus on March 10.
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Community Collaboration Meetings are nothing new in New Holland. Meredith Dahl, executive director of CrossNet Ministries, first began organizing the quarterly meetings in 2016. In the past, the meetings have been held in the ELANCO School District Community Hall beginning at 7 a.m. on designated dates. On April 28, however, the meeting, which involves representatives of dozens of community organizations, was a little unusual due to COVID-19 restrictions. First, it was held at 9 a.m. rather than 7 a.m. Second, Dahl organized the meeting as a Zoom video conference so that attendees could see and hear each other via electronic devices. Third, rather than the usual updates, community leaders discussed how their organizations were responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and they shared
words of hope. Dr. Bob Hollister, superintendent of the ELANCO School District, was first to speak. Hollister reported that the district has responded well to the crisis.
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