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OCTOBER 24, 2018

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXIV • NO 33

COMMUNITY DAY

Grace Church Lancaster,

MEAT BINGO

The Wilshire Hills Lions Club will hold a meat bingo at Columbus Association, 1575 New Danville Pike, Lancaster, on Sunday, Oct. 28, to raise funds for Four Diamonds and other local charitable organizations, including Transitional Living Center in Lancaster, Veterans Victory House and Mom’s House of Lancaster. Doors will open and food will be available at 1 p.m. The first of 20 games of bingo will begin at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets in advance, call Carrie at 717-572-0252. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, readers may visit www.fourdiamonds.org/ palions. Information about the club is available by visiting www.e-clubhouse .org/sites/wilshirehills or emailing wilshirehillslions@gmail.com.

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’Tis The Season For Christmas At Salem By Dayna M. Reidenouer

For the first few decades after Christmas at Salem was launched, the members of Salem United Church of Christ (UCC) of Rohrerstown, 2312 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, created all of the wares for sale. “We spent all year working on them,” recalled church member Marty Sheetz. “All the tables were full.” The volunteers are increasing in age and decreasing in number, but they are still involved with hosting the annual Christmas at Salem. Now, however, the tables in the fellowship hall and throughout the church building are filled by vendors. The 33rd Christmas at Salem will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and vendor coordinator Eileen Shipe noted that more than 35 vendors are slated to participate in the bazaar,

representing a mix of handcrafters and direct sales businesses. Vendors will sell jewelry, ornaments, wreaths, papercrafts, clothing, pillows, Santa and Grinch scarves, used books, painted tiles, and wooden items. Boy Scout Troop 64 will have a table where attendees may register to sponsor wreaths that will be laid at veterans’ graves in December. Surprise balls - featuring small items that are wrapped into solid paper spheres - are a new product at Christmas at Salem. “I’ll have to take more time off (from serving that day) so I can go around and look at everything,” Sheetz remarked. A silent auction will run during the bazaar. Items up for bids will include wreaths, a bird feeder, a carved walking stick, an afghan, a knitted shawl, and a painted slate. There will also be opportunities to win a king-size, Amish-made See Christmas At Salem pg 6

Retiring Chair Plans Her Last Potpie Sale Church To Host Bonfire And Block Party

responsible for organizing and running the organization’s fundraising events. “Everybody thinks being part of a fire company is all about fires. It’s not,” Mokros-Rathgeb said. “For the past 10 years, I have been able to give back to the fire company and the community without going on any fire calls.”

East Petersburg Mennonite Church will host its fourth annual Community Fall Bonfire and Block Party on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will be open to everyone and will feature a bounce house, barrel train rides, candy, baked goods, hot beverages, roaring fire pits, and more. “I look forward to this event every year,” said pastor Jeff McLain. “So many of our neighbors and friends stop in on a cold night to find themselves warmed up through friendship and just being together. That’s what this event is all about.” Local residents are invited to stop by, hang out, and warm up by the fire pits in the parking lot of the church, 6279 Main St., East Petersburg. Guests may drop in and out as they trick-ortreat or stay for the whole time. “This is one night of the year that so many of our neighbors are already out and interacting with each other. For

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CELTIC MUSIC

PIANO RECITAL

The Wolf Museum of Music and Art, 423 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, will present a recital of piano music on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. The program will feature works for Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and others. Refreshments will be served after the program. Readers may call 717-397-9193 for more information.

East Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company ways and means committee chair Dawn Mokros-Rathgeb (left) will turn her role over to Kiersten Yocum (right) at the start of 2019. Folks may meet the two chairpersons at a potpie takeout sale on Nov. 3, which will be supported by additional volunteers, including Frank Mokros (center). By Dayna M. Reidenouer

Dawn Mokros-Rathgeb has set a record for longest-standing chair in a volunteer position at East Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company, serving for a decade as the ways and means committee chair. In that position, she has been

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People of all ages enjoyed barrel train rides during a past instance of the Community Fall Bonfire and Block Party hosted by East Petersburg Mennonite Church. The fourth annual event will be held on Oct. 31, and everyone is welcome.

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The Knotwork Band will perform at the Church of God of Landisville, 171 Church St., Landisville, on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature Celtic and Irish folk music. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item for the Hempfield Food Pantry. Admission is free, though monetary donations will be accepted to support the band. More information is available at www.theknotworkband.com.

The 33rd annual Christmas at Salem bazaar will be held at Salem UCC of Rohrerstown on Nov. 3. Displaying some of the items that will be offered that day are church members (from left) Ginny Deaner, Eileen Shipe, Donna Ellenberg, and Marty Sheetz.

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911 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, will host a fall community day and car show on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car show registration will occur from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children’s activities will include games and a bounce house, as well as a Trunk or Treat. Participants may dress in costumes. There will also be a display of local fire company and police vehicles. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Car show awards will be presented at 1:30 p.m., and winners must be present to receive awards. Admission and registration is free. To preregister, visit www.facebook.com/ GraceChurchLancasterPa. For more details, call pastor Scott Becker at 717-397-9991 or email scott.becker@meetgrace.org.


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