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NOVEMBER 24, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 30
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” - Psalm 107:1
Lighting Up The Holidays BY COURTNEY MENGEL
For at least 12 years, the West Lampeter Township has hosted an annual tree-lighting ceremony inside the Lampeter Fire Company. “It’s been a well-oiled machine for a while now,” said event coordinator Anne Dunnenberger. “People who have been involved with it just know what to do, and they just do it, and it all comes together. The community really, really enjoys it.” Last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held outside on the grounds of the West Lampeter Township municipal building, 852 Village Road, Lampeter. Amanda Hickman, community development director with the West Lampeter Township, See Tree-Lighting pg 4
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Choo-Choo-Choo, Merry Christmas BY COURTNEY MENGEL
021 marks the third year that Willow Street resident Al Strausner and his grandson, Matthew Palmeri, will build a temporary model railroad layout at West Willow United Methodist Church (UMC), 118 West Willow Road, Willow Street. In December 2018,
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more than 180 people visited. The year after, the pair saw about 300 visitors. The upcoming display will differ from years prior, but Strausner plans to incorporate several Plasticville buildings like he did before. Now 77, Strausner has been collecting Plasticville items since he was 7. “Instead of candy and gifts for special
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Model Train Enthusiasts Stage Holiday Display occasions, my aunt and uncle would give me a Plasticville,” he explained. Today, his entire basement is stocked with Plasticville, and about five years ago, his grandson became interested in collecting, too. “He has two sheets of plywood as platforms, and every inch is covered with Plasticville,” Strausner said. An eighth-grader at Marticville
Middle School, Matthew said he hopes to have a collection as large as his grandfather’s at some point. “Pappy takes me to train shows, and there’s a flea market up in Adamstown, and it’s a pretty big thing,” he stated. “There’s a guy up there and he’s very nice. I bought Plasticville from him last year and he has it for pretty cheap, so I get a lot from him.” See Train Display pg 9
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Al Strausner (left) and his grandson, Matthew Palmeri, have bonded over Plasticville products for the past five years.