IN THIS ISSUE: ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL SET IN ADAMSTOWN page 3
Garden Spot OCTOBER 16, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 46
WMCC Table Dedicated To Howard H. Ranck By Ann Mead Ash
Ginny Dissinger, Becky Zimmerman, and friend Demi Porter made a decision to honor the connection of Dissinger’s and Zimmerman’s father, Howard H. Ranck, to the Welsh Mountain Community Center (WMCC). Together, they bid on a picnic table at the Ranck United Methodist Church silent auction. The table had been constructed by young church members. The three asked Dan Pratt, who lives near WMCC, to make a plaque for the table, which reads, “In Memory of Howard Ranck,” and bears the likeness of a surveying tool. The table is now located in the park adjacent to the community center. Howard was born in the Green Bank area, which is close to both the church and the community center. He grew up on a farm located in the valley just below the Welsh Mountains. According to Dissinger, Howard was always more interested in locating the See WMCC Table pg 8
Gathered at the table dedicated to Howard H. Ranck, who surveyed and helped to found the Welsh Mountain Community Center, are (from left) Harold Arment, Logan Swartz, Becky Zimmerman, Jordan Good, and Ginny Dissinger.
School To Host Chicken Barbecue, Auction
Women’s Group Invites Community To Story Marks Tattoos And Testimonies To Return To Overlook
Displaying some of the auction items that will be available during Conestoga Christian School’s chicken barbecue and country auction on Oct. 18 and 19 are students (back, from left) Taemin Um, Adriana Zook, Sieum Kim, Samantha Nace, Lindsey Weaver, Evan McFarland, (front) Ethan Wayman, Zack Fulton, Zack Johnson and Alexander Italiano. By Francine Fulton
Conestoga Christian School (CCS) will hold its 46th annual benefit chicken barbecue and country auction on the school grounds, located at 2760 Main St. (Route 23), Morgantown, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19. The activities will begin on Oct. 18 with the chicken barbecue, which will be available between 11 a.m. and
7 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Diners may eat at tables set up in the gym, or they can pick up their meals for takeout. In addition, a drive-through service will be open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Conestoga Mennonite Church, located across the street from the school. Each dinner will include a half-chicken, applesauce, chips, a dinner roll and butter, a whoopie pie and a Turkey Hill beverage. Half-chickens only will also be See Benefit Event pg 17
A year ago, members of Stonecroft Ministries Lancaster decided to hold an event called Story Marks in Lancaster. The gathering featured photos and testimonies of a number of local women about how their tattoos are an expression of their Christian journeys. The event was so well received, the group, which includes Rebekah Christens-Persaud, Tracey Strohecker, Annie Friedrichs, Linda Johnston, Marlene Hall, Joleen Yunginger, Blanche Myer, and Lily Cheng, has decided to hold a second presentation. On Thursday, Oct. 24, area women are invited to the Barn at Overlook Commons, 605 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to view the photos; hear speakers, including Friedrichs; and enjoy light fare. This year’s gallery will feature more than a dozen photos of women and the tattoos that have been an expression of their Christian journeys. “Every woman has a story,” said Strohecker. “The event is about sharing stories,” added Christens-Persaud. Both women emphasized that the group welcomes each woman “where she is, as she is.” “It’s about women sharing their stories to relate See Story Marks pg 4
R049139
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER OCT. 16, 2019
Postal Patron
GDN
By Ann Mead Ash