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Lions Club will hold potpie fundraiser BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
he Mountville Lions Club will host a takeout meal fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 21, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. Main St., Mountville. From 10 a.m. until supplies run out, participants may pick up chicken potpie meals for a set price, and various desserts such as pies and cakes will be available to purchase. The Lions Club will also sell Lions Brooms during the event. The brooms were previously crafted by those with impaired vision, but they are now manufactured by local Amish craftsmen. The Lions Club holds the chicken potpie supper every spring and fall, and the tradition has been upheld for more than 50 years. Although the recipe for the meals and the organization’s goal for the event has remained the same over the decades, Lions Club members have adjusted their method of preparing for the fundraiser to meet a recent increase in demand. During the last few potpie suppers, customers’ wait times were much longer than normal; to combat this, volunteers will beginning cooking the meals earlier this year and
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have additional batches finished by the time the pickup window opens. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions Club hosted the fundraiser as a dine-in supper, but it offered patrons an option to purchase takeout meals. The event switched to only offer takeout meals since 2020, and it sells out of food before noon almost every year. The funds raised by the potpie supper will support the Lions Club ’s many community outreach initiatives, which include supporting those with visual impairments, fund- Mountville Lions Club members (from left) Dawn Flaharty, John Hostetter, Jim Eaton and Linda Eaton ing scholarships at Hempfield High School years, the club’s volunteers installed ramps handmade,” said Eric Weaver, who has been and completing service projects across for local residents to make various build- a member of the Mountville Lions Club for Mountville. The organization is currently ings accessible to those who use more than 25 years. “It’s always nice to see people in line chatting with each other and in the process of replacing benches wheelchairs. “People always come to the fundraiser catching up from the last meal.” throughout the town. The existing benches For more information, call Weaver at were placed at bus stops and parks in because they know they’re supporting a Mountville more than 30 years ago by good cause that gives back to the communi- 717-368-2810 or visit https://mountville members of the Lions Club. In recent ty. The potpie is also really good, and it’s all lionsclub.com.
LancasterHistory highlights filmmaker The National Museum of African American History and Culture recognizes Madeline Anderson as the first African American woman to direct a televised documentary film. Anderson and her work are credited with paving the way for black women in the television industry, but many Lancaster residents may be unaware that she also grew up in Lancaster city. The renowned filmmaker is an alumna of McCaskey High School and Millersville University, and she went on to achieve national acclaim in her career.
On Sept. 23, LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, held a film screening of two documentaries directed by Anderson. The first film, titled “Integration Report One,” was released in 1960, and it depicts the battle for racial equality in various cities across the United States. The second film, titled “I Am Somebody,” was released in 1970 to capture the troubles of black women who fought for better working conditions at a hospital in Charleston, S.C. Shianne Hargrove, an information specialist at LancasterHistory, had the idea to feature Anderson’s work while she was working on a
Hempfield High School will hold a STEM Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 8, and Thursday, Nov. 9, in partnership with Junior Achievement of South Central Pennsylvania (JASCPA). The summit will provide interactive learning modules for the school’s freshmen on biology, chemistry, engineering, manufacturing, mathematics, physics, technology, and multiple trades. A light breakfast and lunch will be available for volunteers. The summit relies on volunteers to run its activities; each volunteer will be assigned to one of the nine
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During the event, students will learn about different aspects of STEM and trades through volunteer-run, interactive stations.
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