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Hempfield
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 29
OCTOBERFEST EVENT
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Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2 W. Strawberry St., Lancaster, will celebrate the 151st anniversary of the church with a polka Mass by the Heidelberg Brass Band on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. The polka Mass is a traditional liturgical service set to popular polka and waltz tunes. The public is invited to join the congregation for the service and for food and fellowship, which will follow the service. Parking for the church is available in the parking lot behind the church on Lafayette Street. For details, call 717-299-5639.
CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
Samantha was born. After learning that Samantha had the 2i version of LGMD, the Brazzos launched a foundation to promote treatments and a cure. In order to raise funds, the family, which lives in the Hempfield School District, has hosted a game night for seven years and held a golf outing for the first time last year. “When we get our cure, we’ll keep doing (the game) night for other causes,” Kelly remarked. Through the two events last year, CureLGMD2i brought in more than $50,000. That money helped the organization give a $60,000 grant to the University
will welcome Dr. Joan Maloof, founder and director of the Old-Growth Forest Network and a professor emeritus at Salisbury University in Maryland, as a guest speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. Maloof will discuss grassroots forest conservation and how everyone can become involved in protecting threatened forests for a more healthy and beautiful planet. The meeting will be held at the Bachman Center at Homestead Village, 633 Community Way, Lancaster. There is a fee to attend for nonmembers. For more information about upcoming events, readers may visit www.townandcountry gardenclub.net or call Joyce at 717-898-0229. UPCOMING GATHERING
The Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the community room at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. The topic will be “What Is ‘The 36-Hour Day’?”
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) Awareness Day will be observed on Sunday, Sept. 30, and CureLGMD2i Foundation vice president Kelly Brazzo, who co-founded the organization with her husband, Keith, is excited. “It will be the first time we’re all gathering under one umbrella,” Kelly ex plained. “There are more than 30 types of LGMD, and they’re continuing to be diagnosed.” The Brazzos have gained an incredible knowledge of LGMD in the decade since their daughter
of Massachusetts medical school, which is working with humanized mouse models to test gene therapy. In the past year, Kelly traveled to the school, where she helped to create a 2i steering committee composed of researchers, pharmaceutical developers, and people with 2i from all around the world. The foundation has also given about $140,000 to a clinical trial at Kennedy Krieger. The first human trial of a myostatin inhibitor has produced no negative side effects, but positive impacts have not yet been reported, Kelly said. She added that the foundation is considering See CureLGMD2i Foundation pg 8
The CureLGMD2i Foundation, founded by the Brazzo family, will host a golf outing and a game night on Oct. 13. Both events will support the foundation, which funds research into treatment and cures for limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD).
Taking Strides Toward A Cure
Church To Host Pet Celebration
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
There is not much good news when it comes to pancreatic cancer, but the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is making strides to change that. The national patient advocacy organization has been creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach, and advocacy for a cure since it was founded in 1999. “At one time, no one really knew much about pancreatic cancer,” said Lancaster County resident Jill Snyder, whose husband, Aaron Shiley, died from the disease in December 2010. “That has changed in recent years, and today there are so many great resources.” Pancreatic cancer has surpassed breast cancer to become the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and the five-year survival rate is still in the single digits at See PanCAN pg 4
Jill Snyder (right) has become an advocate for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network after the death of her husband, Aaron Shiley, from the disease in 2010. Fundraisers for the organization will be held in Lancaster on Oct. 4 and in Philadelphia on Nov. 3.
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 3131 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, will host the third annual Community Pet Celebration Day along with a Blessing of the Animals service on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. According to the Rev. Clifton D. Eshbach, pastor of Holy Spirit, the event is a time to celebrate pets and the love they give their human families. “We want to share with our neighbors a fun event that will celebrate the happiness pets provide and to give them a blessing for the coming year,” he said. Eshbach noted that more than 100 people participated in the event with their furry friends last year. The Blessing of the Animals will take place at noon. Throughout the day, animalrelated groups will provide presentations and information about their organizations. Some of the groups slated to attend the event are VisionCorps,
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Greyhounds and other pets will be welcome at the third annual Blessing of the Animals and Community Pet Celebration Day hosted by Holy Spirit Lutheran Church on Sept. 29. Personalized Greyhounds Inc., Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS), and UDS Service Dogs. See Pet Celebration pg 7
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will hold its OctoberFest on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Four Seasons Golf Club, 949 Church St., Landisville. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Eric Richard, a guide for Coveted Waters, will speak about the behavior of wild brown trout. The event will include a giveaway drawing. To make reservations, contact Dan Van Buskirk at danvb11580@ hotmail.com by Wednesday, Oct. 10.