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FEBRUARY 7, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 2
Love - and barbecue is in the air BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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Members of Mastersonville Fire Company (from left) Mark Duttera, Butch Montgomery, Kyle Peters and Jeff Siegrist
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he volunteers at Mastersonville Fire Company are on a mission. “We have a heart for helping,” said Jeff Siegrist, assistant chief, who has served the organization for more than two decades. “That’s the reason all of us are here.” A dd s Ky le Pe te rs , a l s o a 20-plus-year veteran who serves as fire chief, “And that’s certainly why we stay.” The all-volunteer nonprofit fire depar tment, located at
2121 Meadow View Road, Manheim, provides service to residents in parts of Rapho and Mount Joy townships. “We handle everything from vehicle accidents to house fires to barn fires to somebody that falls out of a tree to residential flooding,” stated Butch Montgomery, deputy fire chief. Any type of 911 call other than a police call is addressed by the station, including water rescues and medical calls. Like many fire stations, however, Mastersonville needs help.
“We’re looking for volunteers in all areas,” said Mark Duttera, company president. He emphasized that he is a “non-firefighting president” and noted that help is needed to go out in the field on calls but also to take on administrative tasks in the office. That’s what Mark and his family members do. His wife, Sara, is the station’s secretary. Son Zac is the assistant treasurer, and daughter Lexie is an unofficial volunteer. “I’m here for one reason and one reason only - to help them where I can,” Mark said, gesturing
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to his peers who answer the calls. “I have no desire to fight fires.” Lori Shenk, who began volunteering with the station 35 years ago with her now -husband, Matt, said there is a volunteer opportunity for everyone. “If we could have members that would just show up at the end of a call and help us clean up the equipment or wash the bay floor, that would be a huge help,” she said. “We need landscaping help. We have a lot of opportunities to help in different ways.” Training is offered ever y
Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community has a legacy of caring for seniors and people with disabilities, regardless of their ability to pay. The Rapho Township facility relies on community support to fulfill its mission, and it regularly holds fundraising meals to help cover the costs of care. The four th annual Sweethear t To-Go Benefit Meal will be he ld at L C B C - Ma n he i m Campus, 2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The curbside pickup meal will include Peters’ Barbecue fire-grilled chicken, gourmet cheese potatoes, saucy baked beans with bacon, applesauce, a dinner roll with butter and a dessert. “At our core, we’re known to have a reputation as a caring, supportive community providing quality nursing care that focuses on providing dignity, hope and love regardless of someone’s changing financial or personal circumstances,” said Kris Wilson, director of advancement. “Februar y is known as the month of love. It’s when we celebrate and remember those we cherish. Mt. Hope tries to provide an option for families who have loved ones who are married. Being able to move in mom and dad at the same time, as a couple, is the sweetest act of care for a family.” In fact, the campus is currently home to four married couples, Wilson noted. Der vin and Charlene Hart, who live independently in a