Solanco OCTOBER 9, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 28
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-youcan-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, call the church at 717-786-3402. HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Mount Nebo United Methodist Church, 673 Martic Heights Drive, Pequea, will host a holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to more than 20 vendors, the event will include a bake sale. For more details, call or text Deb Drexel at 717725-0590. Proceeds will benefit the Church Improvement Fund. LOCAL FUNDRAISER
A chicken barbecue to benefit Martic Pantry will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Martic Store, 561 Martic Heights Drive, Holtwood, beginning at 10 a.m. Martic Pantry offers free groceries to families in need in Martic Township. For more information, readers may call 717-923-0561.
Solanco Runners Split With Comets pg 4
“Favorite Things” Bingo Announced pg 2
Barktoberfest To Aid Educational Trip pg 2
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
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 See Thrive And Grit pg 8 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 13
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY
Annual Fundraiser Will Support Coming Home To The Beginning Outreach To Students By Dayna M. Reidenouer
ESTATE PLANNING TALK
Widow to Widow - Lancaster will meet on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. in the Legacy Room at Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. Evan Denlinger, of Legacy Law Advisors, will present “Estate Planning Essentials.” There will be time for questions and discussion. All widows are welcome. For more information, readers may contact Elaine Severein at 717-468-5239.
Sixth-grader Rhiannon Weaver has attended Solid Rock Youth Ministries programs since first grade. A ham dinner and auction on Oct. 22 will raise money for Solid Rock.
The community is invited to attend the annual ham dinner and auction to benefit Solid Rock Youth Ministries on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Wesley Church, 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., at which time guests may begin placing bids in the silent auction. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., and a live auction will follow the meal. Items that will be sold include themed baskets, gift certificates to local restaurants, family excursions, and a tour of the Capitol building with Rep. Bryan Cutler. More donations are continuing to come in and will be revealed at the event. Tickets for the ham dinner and auction can be purchased by visiting www.solidrockquarryville.com or calling 717-786-8007. Separate prices have been set for adults and for children ages See Solid Rock Fundraiser pg 6
The 94th annual homecoming service on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. at Union Presbyterian Church, 5637 Street Road, Kirkwood, will mark a homecoming for the Rev. Glen Knecht, 65 years after he first arrived
at the church. As a newly fledged minister fresh out of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1954, Glen accepted the call to Union. According to church member Martin Greenleaf, Glen and his wife, Betty Jane, were the first to occupy the newly completed manse. Glen and Betty Jane served at Union for three years, at which point they were sent to Tabriz, Iran, as missionary evangelists with the Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church, USA. See Union Presbyterian pg 3
Union Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood was the first pastorate served by the Rev. Glen and Betty Jane Knecht. Glen, who accepted the call to Union 65 years ago, will preach at the church’s 94th homecoming on Oct. 20.
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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.
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