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JUNE 9, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 17
Lititz Farmers Market Opens For Season BY ANN MEAD ASH
he Lititz Farmers Market opened on May 20, and the vendors who gathered are looking forward to bringing fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats, dairy products, baked goods, and flowers to the venue each Thursday evening into October. “It’s a new market,” said market manager Dave Fahnestock. “There are a lot of people living and working close by (who we hope will visit).” The Lititz Farmers Market is an outdoor community-supported growers farm market located at the edge of Lititz Springs Park at 24 N. Broad St., Lititz, near the park fountain. Lititz Farmers Market is sponsored by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and is a program of Venture Lititz, downtown Lititz’s Main Street program. Plans are to hold the market rain or shine. Market hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. until Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, when they will change to 4 to 7:30 p.m. There will be no market day during the Fourth of July holiday week.
Helping Seniors Live With Dignity BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Matthew 25:40 emphasizes the importance of caring for “the least of these,” teaching that everyone deserves compassion. At Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim, the least will be getting the most due to a capital campaign designed to continue to provide quality care and support to seniors. “In honor of Mount Hope’s 50th anniversary in June 2019, Mount See Seniors pg 5
Visitors to the first Lititz Farmers Market in May found flowers, fruits and vegetables, and more for sale at the Lititz Springs Park location.
Pretzel Legacy
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Author Fulfills Family Request BY ANN MEAD ASH
Jill Marie Thomas is the author of several books, including several Bible studies. Among her works are “Risking It All,” the story of how she gave away her income for a full year, and “The Day My Son Fell from the Sky,” which tells the story of her son’s powered parachute crash, which he survived. Most recently, Thomas has written “Twisted: Mindful Pretzel
Consumption,” the story of how her great-great grandfather, Julius Sturgis, opened America’s first pretzel factory in Lititz in 1861, when the country was on the brink of civil war. “My family has pestered me to do this for years,” said Thomas, who taught math at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport while competing in East Coast judo competitions until 2010, when a mat accident
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See Pretzel pg 3
Jill Marie Thomas displays the book she wrote about her family’s pretzel business, which started in Lititz in 1861.
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Vendors coming to this year’s market will include those selling meats; such as pork; eggs; maple syrup; milk, cheese, and other dairy products; fruit, especially tree fruits; bread; cookies; day lilies; cut flowers; and gardening items. Rafiki Shoppe, a food vendor, will sell prepared African food items from under a market canopy. Fahnestock was pleased with the market kickoff. “It went well,” he said. “A couple vendors completely sold out. We still need to learn how much to bring.” Venture Lititz executive director Holly DeKarske said that she would like to see area residents and those who work in Lititz Borough frequent the market. “In order for market to continue and to grow, people need to support the vendors and shop with them,” she said. “If you want a shop, a vendor, or a restaurant to survive, you have to shop there.” More information about the market may be found by searching for “Lititz Farmers Market” on Facebook or visiting www.lititzfarmersmarket.com.