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OCTOBER 13, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 28
People Will Roar About Lions’ Chicken Potpie BY COURTNEY MENGEL
n the Lions Club International’s early years, Helen Keller was one of the first speakers to address the members, and she said she needed “knights of the blind.” Ever since, one of the core efforts of the Lions has been to help those who are visually impaired. Next year will mark the 75th year that the Mountville Lions Club has served the community. Proceeds from the club’s fundraisers go toward specific nonprofits and projects. The Lions help maintain the pavilion at Mountville Park, contribute to scholarships for Hempfield High School graduates, and support the Beacon Lodge, a nonprofit camp in Union County that offers programs for those who are blind or physically challenged in other ways. In addition to the Beacon Lodge, the club supports other programs that help people with vision impairment. Every year for over 60 years, the club has sold its homemade chicken potpie on the third Saturday of
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March and October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions were unable to host three of these major fundraisers. On Saturday, Oct. 16, however, the Mountville Lions Club will bring the event back in an adjusted format, hosting a takeout chicken potpie sale at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. Main St., Mountville. The sale will run from 10 a.m. until sold out, which typically happens at about 5 p.m. The potpie will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. “We miss all the people in the Mountville community and seeing all the friends who support us,” said Lions Club and chicken potpie committee member Jeff Weinman. The Lions go through about 400 pounds of chicken, 300 pounds of potatoes, and 175 pounds of flour. Takeout containers will be provided, and there will be no dine in option due to COVID-19 restrictions and the changing demographic of the club. In addition to chicken potpie, there will be homemade cakes and pies for sale as well as Lions brooms made by local Amish craftspeople.
The Return Of River Heritage Day
Lions Club and chicken potpie committee members (from left) Jean Brown, Jeff Weinman, Esther Weinman, and Eric Weaver look forward to the chicken potpie fundraiser.
Fictional Story, Real Technology BY COURTNEY MENGEL
“I’ve been writing all my life,” said Lancaster resident Dan Armstrong. From 1982 to 1987, Armstrong wrote songs for his Christian rock band, Damascus; from 1992 to 1997, he wrote 1,000 one-minute shows called “The Wacky Words of Dan Armstrong” on WJTL; and in 2015, he published “The Adventures of a Real-Life Cable Guy.” Armstrong is a man of many talents. He can speak Japanese, perform magic tricks, and craft owls out of pieces of wood. He’s a real estate investor, a business owner, a
BY COURTNEY MENGEL
For the past 20 years, the Blue Rock Heritage Center (BRHC), 2251 River Road, Washington Boro, has aimed to promote and conserve the history of the Lower Susquehanna River Valley area. To accomplish this goal, BRHC houses artifacts and brings attention to archaeological and historical resources, features, and buildings, also focusing on their relationship with and access to the local ecological systems. See Heritage Day pg 4
Dan Armstrong displays the cover art for his new book.
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