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Penn Manor SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
VOL LVI • NO 24
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MEAL & ENTERTAINMENT
The Millersville-Manor Senior Luncheon
FREE DRESSES
Millersville Lioness Lions Club will offer free homecoming dresses at Cinderella’s Closet on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Millersville. Attendees should use the rear entrance on High School Avenue. Cinderella’s Closet is open to all Penn Manor girls.
CHICKEN BARBECUE
Comets Battle Bears pg 6
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
A craft, vendor, and yard sale will be held at the New Danville Fire Company, 43 Marticville Road, Lancaster, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Spaces may be reserved for a fee; tables will be provided by the West Willow Fire Company, or vendors may bring their own. The proceeds from space reservations will be used to fund Pequea Township’s 2020 National Night Out (NNO) event. Township resident Diane Lefever is a member of the NNO planning committee, and she is organizing the sale. She noted that the idea for the fundraiser had been floated before this year’s NNO event, which was held on Aug. 6, but there was not enough time to pull it together. As there are still a few months left in 2019, the committee wanted to host a fundraiser soon to get
The Millersville Woman’s Club will hold a meet-and-greet on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Millersville. Area women are invited to attend. Attendees will have an opportunity to chat with club members and learn more about the club’s activities, which include funding Penn Manor scholarships and awards and aiding local and global organizations. Appetizers will be served at the meet-and-greet. For more information or to make reservations, readers may call 717-284-4588.
planning for the area’s third annual NNO event off to a good start. “We had to buy more things this year, as donations were down,” Lefever explained. “We weren’t sure how much would be left over. This will bolster the fund for 2020.” National Night Out is promoted by the National Association of Town Watch and is held annually in communities across the country to foster positive relationships between residents and law enforcement members. “It makes a safer community if you trust the police and the fire company,” Lefever said. “We care,” added Pequea Township Police Department patrolman Craig Muir. “None of the public safety personnel would be here if we didn’t care about the township and the communities around it.” See Yard Sale pg 5
Growing Church Plans Grand Opening By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Word of Grace Church will host a grand opening celebration at its new worship location on Sunday, Sept. 29. The congregation has moved from a modest facility on Lyndon Avenue south of Lancaster to the New Danville campus of Lancaster Mennonite School, Inflatable games, barrel train rides, a 393 Long Lane, Lancaster. light lunch, and more will be available “We started in 2016 in the Lyn- during the grand opening celebration of don neighborhood, and this past Word of Grace Church’s new worship winter we were feeling a bit location on Sept. 29. The church is now cramped at our original location,” meeting at the New Danville campus of explained pastor Daryl Driver. “We Lancaster Mennonite School. looked into many possibilities, and the New Danville campus … rose very well, and the location works great.” to the top. The school has treated us Driver has said the new meeting See Grand Opening pg 10
Pequea Township Police Department patrolman Craig Muir (left) and National Night Out (NNO) planning committee member Diane Lefever invite the community to participate in the craft, vendor, and yard sale on Sept. 21 that will raise funds for the 2020 NNO event.
COPS Study Will Examine The Life Of Christ “(Change of Pace South) is a unique group of women who are unified because of Jesus, and I love that we are from all different churches and places in our spiritual journeys because we come together for the same goal, which is to grow closer to Jesus,” remarked Laurel Keyer, who attended her first Change of Pace South (COPS) Bible study this past year. Keyer noted that the weekly meetings offered a safe place to be herself and to grow. “It was nice to connect with women of all ages and know I See COPS Study pg 5
Anticipating a new season of Bible study with Change of Pace South are (back, from left) Laurel Keyer, Dawn Sapp, Donna Shirk, Jan Lefever, Dawn Warfel, and Shannon Swope, along with (front) Jan’s grandson, Connor Lefever. The new season will start on Sept. 25 at Providence Church.
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Yard Sale Will Support National Night Out
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will be held on Monday, Sept. 23, at the Millersville VFW, which is located at 219 Walnut Hill Road, Millersville. Entertainment will be provided by Tom Breneisen, who plays guitar and sings like Johnny Cash. Anyone over 55 years of age is welcome to attend. The meeting will start at noon with a luncheon. There is a per-person fee, which includes a meal, entertainment, and door and birthday prizes. Tickets for a giveaway drawing will be for sale. Interested attendees should make a reservation by Monday, Sept. 16, by calling Vi Herr at 717-464-2557 or Bill Kreider at 717-872-8191.