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AUGUST 31, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 36
Saying, “Thank You” Former Patient Organizes Fairmount Fire Parade you to Fairmount,” Nolt pointed out, adding that he specifically remembered what it was like to t was nearly 90 degrees in live there when COVID-19 restricEphrata on Aug. 20, but at least tions were put in place. “I know 100 Fairmount residents and what it was like being on the dozens of members of the surinside looking out,” he said. “It’s rounding community waited not fun.” Nolt hoped the parade patiently for a number of fire was an enjoyable experience for trucks and rescue vehicles to residents who had lived through arrive and hold a parade around those restrictions. Local fire companies that took part, in addition to Bowmansville, which brought a tanker and a rescue vehicle, were Farmersville Fire Company, which brought an engine and an ambulance, and Fivepointville Fire Company, which brought a tanker. Fairmount is a nonprofit retirement community offering a variety of services, including living options, skilled nursing, and short-term and outpatient rehabilitation. Readers who would like to know more about A parade of fire trucks (left photo) at Fairmount was organized by Luke Nolt (center photo), followed by a chance for residents and spectators the organization may visit to visit with the first responders (right photo). https://fairmounthomes.org. the campus at 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata. At 1:30 p.m., the sirens could be heard as the emergency vehicles came up the hill and paraded first around the Farm Crest campus. They then proceeded to Wheat Ridge, where the trucks parked along the scenic ridge on the south side of the campus. First responders
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accident,” explained Nolt, who spent nearly a year recovering and undergoing therapy at the rehabilitation center. “Now I am doing better than I could ever imagine, and it’s thanks to Fairmount and their great people,” he continued. “I met a bunch of amazing people along the way.” “This is my way of saying thank
A Message Of Hope
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Servant Stage To Present “Ragtime”
25 Years Of HOPE . . . . . .2
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
In 1973, Landis Homes, 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz, held its first chicken barbecue, an event that would come to be known as Fellowship Days, which now includes a benefit auction, food, presentations, yard and craft sales, a talent show, a parade, and children’s activities. The event now benefits the Caring Fund, which was created in 1983 to help Landis Homes residents who had exhausted their financial resources.
When Wally Calderon, director of the Servant Stage production of “Ragtime,” first saw the production in 1999, he knew he wanted to direct it. Now, as the cast of about 50 rehearses, he looks forward to bringing the musical to the local stage. “The challenges of ‘Ragtime’ are in its strong content,” said Calderon, who quickly added, “(The show) leaves you with hope for a future where there can be harmony and unity.”
See Landis Homes pg 4
Leads in the cast of the Servant Stage production of “Ragtime” are rehearsing to bring the show to Lancaster Mennonite School.
See Servant Stage pg 3
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exited the trucks, pulled out equipment, and prepared to meet with those who had gathered. Fire safety packets were given to the children present. Luke Nolt, who arrived on the Bowmansville Fire Company truck, organized the event. “A few years ago, I was a resident (at Fairmount) after a serious motorcycle