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NOVEMBER 25, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 35
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You’re Invited To Thanksgiving Dinner and Reilly, the Workmans solicited food donations from friends and family members, prepared the he meal must go on. Not food, and happily served full meals wanting the Mountville area to whomever showed up. to lose its public Thanksgiving The Workmans have continued their service, and every year the number of attendees has grown. In 2019, they served 175 people via sit-down meals, takeout, and delivery. Greg and Dolly begin preparing the turkeys at 4 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving. A few volunteers help to peel potatoes and pick the meat from the turkey bones, but the Workmans do most of the cooking themselves. “I make 10 gallons of homemade gravy from scratch,” Dolly commented. The Workmans prepare a sumptuous repast, complete with 22 very large turkeys, 100 pounds of mashed potatoes, two bushels of sweet potatoes, peas, corn, fruit cocktail, and pies. Martin’s donates 30 dozen dinner rolls as well as 48 pounds of bread cubes, which Dolly makes into stuffing. The Pilot Club of Central Pennsylvania, of which Dolly is a member, contributes to the meal too. The Workmans refuse to accept any monetary donations from diners. “We want people to eat The Workman family, including (from left) Greg, Dolly, Reilly, and freely,” Dolly explained. (not pictured) Holly, cooked and served a community Thanksgiving “Everybody needs to have a dinner last year. meal for Thanksgiving.
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Nobody is turned away.” After a year filled with the isolation of a pandemic shutdown, the anxiety of a tumultuous economy, and the stress of a presidential election, the Workmans are especially committed to hosting a Thanksgiving dinner. “A nice meal just makes everybody feel good,” Dolly remarked. With COVID-19 guidelines at the forefront, a socially distanced meal will be held at Central Manor Church, 387 Penn St. (Route 999), Washington Boro, on Thursday, Nov. 26. Takeouts and local delivery will be available at 11 a.m., and the sit-down meal will begin an hour later. Guests may drop in at any time and enjoy a meal while supplies last. “It starts at noon and goes until we feed the last person,” Dolly said. She noted that her family eats their Thanksgiving dinner at the church, too, but they tend to wait until the evening. “We have fun (serving),” Dolly added. “(By the end of the day), we’re so tired, but it’s such a rewarding thing.” For pandemic-related safety reasons, meals will be delivered to Hershey Mill Home, Faith Friendship Villa, and the GateHouse homes in Mountville and Marietta. In previous years, residents of those facilities had attended the Thanksgiving dinners in person. Dining reservations are not required but are appreciated. Those who would like to place orders for takeout or delivery may call the funeral home at 717-285-4513 or Dolly’s cellphone at 717-439-8128.
Wayside Presbyterian Church, 600 Stony Battery Road, Landisville, will offer hugs on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Instead of a physical embrace, however, the church hopes to offer Healing, Understanding, Gratitude, and Strength (HUGS) through a livestreamed service to those carrying pain and loss into the Advent season. “The first Christmas without someone you love can be a difficult time,” said Linda Anspach, who coined HUGS. “Knowing there are others who care, going through similar feelings, (can be reassuring). We hope Wayside can be a source of affirmation that those feelings are normal - even expected - and help people feel less alone.” See Wayside Church pg 5
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