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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 23
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Saying Farewell To EMM’s Salunga Campus A Letter From The Publisher
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
After 64 years in Salunga, Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) is preparing to move. In February, EMM hosted a groundbreaking event at its new facility at 450 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Even with slight delays caused by the shutdown this spring, the renovations are on schedule, and the organization is planning to relocate its offices in November. As excited as EMM workers are about the move, they recognize the emotional connection many people See EMM pg 7
A farewell to the Salunga campus of Eastern Mennonite Missions will be held on Sept. 19. Guests may tour the meetinghouse, former train station, and house during the event.
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The young couple at a dinner party that Valley Farm Supply owners J.C. and Caren Remsberg attended was frustrated with the challenges facing their small trucking company: hiring people, growing the business, and even the possibility of returning to work for someone else. The Remsbergs were empathetic, and they passed along the same advice J.C. had received from a college friend who owns a logging business. “Nothing is better than being on your own as a businessperson, and he knew that,” J.C. related. “We really talked SCORE up to him and (that) he needs to be in the next Simple Steps program.” “SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon is an active chapter of professional mentors who are here to help people who want to start or optimize their business,” explained certified mentor and education
Ethiopian Takeout Meal Set For Sept. 12 By Dayna M. Reidenouer
committee chair Catherine Bonser. “This is a service available to small businesses at no charge to them.” See Simple Steps pg 2
“Practice makes perfect,” so the saying goes, and it is proving true in the fundraising meals hosted by Siloam Ethiopia in Landisville. Prior to the shutdown in March, the organization co-founded by nurse Wegayhu Ketema and her husband, Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Lancaster (EECL) pastor
Demeke Getahun, held quarterly buffet dinners. When indoor dining was discouraged by state guidelines, the buffets became takeouts. “Takeout style is very good,” Getahun commented after Siloam Ethiopia’s second fundraiser in the new format. He noted that one of the benefits is that customers can enjoy Ethiopian food for more than one meal. “It’s also easier for us,” he added. “It saves our time: We don’t have to set up or clean up (a dining room).” See Ethiopian Takeout pg 4 Getahun and Ketema
Siloam Ethiopia president and co-founder Demeke Getahun (left) and Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Lancaster elder Elias Adnew volunteered at a fundraising event on Aug. 1.
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By Dayna M. Reidenouer
It comes as no surprise that we continue to face many of the challenges we have experienced over the past six months. Who hasn’t used the word “uncertainty” more times than they can count? Despite this uncertainty, we have worked hard to keep our families and community safe while providing positive, creative ways to reinforce that we are in this together. We encourage you to continue sharing your stories and connecting with us on social media so we can go on spreading all the good we see in this world. At Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC), we are committed to making adjustments within the current circumstances to try to continue to regularly provide you with the community news you expect to read in this paper. EPC has not been immune to the tough See Letter pg 3
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