Octorara OCTOBER 9, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 37
TURKEY DINNER
Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, will host a turkey dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. It will feature all-you-can-eat turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pepper cabbage, cranberry sauce, corn, rolls and butter, and pie desserts. Prices for the meal have been set for for adults and for children ages 4 to 11. Takeouts will be available. For more information, readers may call the church at 717-786-3402. EPHRATA CLOISTER TALK
The Parkesburg Library, 105 West St., Parkesburg, will present a program about the Ephrata Cloister on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Elizabeth Bertheaud will present “Ephrata Cloister: A Village Like No Other.” The program will focus on the Ephrata Cloister’s history, religion, notable people, and achievements in art, music, and publishing. Bertheaud will also discuss the surviving historic site. The Ephrata Cloister was originally a retreat from worldly distractions where devoted members followed a disciplined life designed to prepare them for a heavenly existence. Seating is limited. For reservations, readers may contact the library at 610-857-5165 or visit www.parkesburglibrary.org.
“Favorite Things” Bingo Announced pg 2
NRHS To Hold Craft, Vendor Show pg 8
Haunted Park, Hayride Set In Oxford pg 11
Thriving Under Extraordinary Circumstances By Chelsea Peifer
Very loving, sweet, and always having fun - that’s how Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello describes her older sister Megan Sauder Ralston. With two and a half years between them in age, the sisters - who are the youngest daughters of John and Bonita Sauder of Lititz - grew up doing nearly everything together and had a friendship that strengthened into adulthood. Megan graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and went on to play Division I field hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University and earn a Master of Teaching in 2011. She taught first-grade in the Washington, D.C., area and married the love of her life, John Ralston, in 2013. In 2016, after finding a small lump in her breast about six months after giving birth to her son, Bryce, Megan - who was living in Charlottesville, Va., at the time and had no family history of breast cancer - made an OB-GYN appointment and was told by two doctors that the lump was a blocked milk duct. “She was nursing at the time, and the doctors said it was going to go away,” said Jacquelyn. “She was misdiagnosed.” Megan’s pain continued to increase to the point of being unable to lift her son. She returned to the doctor weeks later and was directed to a breast care clinic where she had a See Thrive And Grit pg 3
Sisters Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello (middle) and Megan Sauder Ralston (right) started Thrive and Grit to create awareness of breast cancer in women under age 40, donate toward research, and support others. Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, just nine months after giving birth to her son, Bryce (left), and passed away in 2018 at age 31.
Thrive and Grit is just one of many area organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer. Here’s a sampling of some of the other local groups that are fighting back against the disease and supporting breast cancer patients and survivors: Diana’s Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer Established in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand, this endowment has been set up through the Millersville University Foundation to fund a national campaign to raise awareness among college-age women and men about breast cancer and breast health in general. www.millersville.edu/nursing/ breast-cancer-awareness-program/ dianas-dreamers.php Feel Your Boobies Leigh Hurst founded this nonprofit organization in 2004 after she See Local Groups pg 2
TAIZE SERVICE
VETERANS DAY EVENT
Pequea Valley Intermediate School, 166 S. New Holland Road, Kinzers, will host a Veterans Day program on Monday, Nov. 11, from noon to 2:30 p.m. The event will honor the men and women who have served to preserve the nation’s freedom. All veterans are invited to attend. For details and registration, readers may contact Christy Collins at 717-768-5535 or christy_collins@pequeavalley.org.
Activities, Fireworks Added To Parkesburg Halloween Parade
WFCS Plans 5K, Walk/Run And Auction
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
The Parkesburg Halloween Parade, presented by the Parkesburg Lions Club, is a tradition that has lasted more than 70 years. The vitality of this year’s event on Saturday, Oct. 19, is surging with the addition of afternoon events at Minch Park and a fireworks display at dusk. “It’s very different from the typical parade; it’s more,” said parade co-chair Robin McKenna. The day’s activities will begin at the A. Duie Pyle warehouse property at 100 S. Limestone Road, Parkesburg. The parking lot will be the registration and staging area for the formation of the parade. Parade registration will begin at 1 p.m. Anyone is welcome to participate, either See Halloween Parade pg 3
Middle school students are excited to participate in and volunteer with the 5K and auction weekend at West Fallowfield Christian School on Oct. 18 and 19. The Parkesburg Lions Club Halloween Parade will take place on Oct. 19. Lions Club members who are helping to organize the event include (front, from left) Helen Leibig, Robin McKenna, Art Polk, Rhett Lipscomb, (back) Michele Orner, Dan Stirling, Melanie Revucky, Dave Deisinger and Karen Fronefield.
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
West Fallowfield Christian School (WFCS) invites the community to a weekend of events beginning on Friday, Oct. 18, with the Falcon 5K and Mile Fun Run/Walk. The evening will also be a preview for the 38th annual auction
set for Saturday, Oct. 19. This is the second year for the Falcon 5K and Mile Fun Run/Walk. “In our first year, we were overwhelmingly thrilled with the turnout,” said race director Janice McIntyre. “We had close to 180 (participants) between the fun run and the 5K. This year, we’re expecting bigger and better.” See WFCS pg 5
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