Pequea Valley OCTOBER 9, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 45
CALLING ALL VETERANS
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.
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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. UPCOMING DISCUSSION
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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 7
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.
Breakfast Will Explore The Question “Who Believed In You?”
MONTHLY MEETING
The Strasburg Senior Citizens will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Strasburg Fire Hall, 203 W. Franklin St., Strasburg. The meeting will feature entertainment by vocalist Rhonda Lee. The Strasburg Senior Citizens Group welcomes new members from Strasburg, Lancaster city, and Lancaster County. The club offers fellowship, musical entertainment, an annual picnic, a Christmas banquet, bus tours, bingo, refreshments, and more. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, readers may call Bill at 717-687-9072.
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
Chef Returns To PVHS For Cooking Demonstration By Ann Mead Ash
David Millary
Crystal Weaver
By Ann Mead Ash
In describing the concept behind this year’s HOPE Breakfast, Brian Boycan, regional representative with HOPE International, turned to a parable. In
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the parable, Christ tells of a man who is hosting a banquet and invited many guests who refused to attend. The man then sent his servants into the streets to invite any who would come and join in the celebration. “Christ said when See HOPE International pg 5
Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) 2007 graduate Eliza Martin took a circuitous route to her vocation as a chef, speaker, and cooking instructor. Eliza first attended college for musical theater, studying Shakespeare in London, and interning on the “Rachael Ray Show” as a communications requirement for a degree from DeSales University before deciding to attend the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. In 2012, Eliza became the first woman to receive the James Beard See Chef pg 4
Chef Eliza Martin (center), with her father, Larry (left), and mother, Cecilia (right), gave three demonstrations at Pequea Valley High School on Sept. 25. Eliza taught learners how to create several healthy dishes in only an hour.
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located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss strategies for surviving the death of a loved one on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “Surviving the Death of a Loved One: Finding Peace in Your Time of Loss,” includes a film featuring Susan Burton. Burton lost an infant child to sudden infant death syndrome. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
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