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MARCH 12, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXVI • NO 5
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Cub Scouts shine at Pinewood Derby BY CAT SHANNON
According to the Scout Law, a Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, clean, brave and reverent. At a recent event in Mount Joy, you could add “creative,” “competitive”
and “crafty” to that list - all with a layer of fun. Cub Scout Pack 39 held its second Pinewood Derby in January at The Gathering Place. Scouts in kindergarten through fifth grade enjoyed building and racing their own cars down a track built and donated by the See Scouts pg 4
A crowd enjoys speaker Matt Dowd at the Mount Joy Area Historical Society.
Exploring history in Mount Joy
“O
ffering programs is a core part of our mission,” said Sue Hostetter, president of the Mount Joy Area Historical Society. “ We collect and preserve our community’s history and make it accessible to visitors, homeowners and researchers through our programs, speaking engagements, displays, oral histories and online catalog.” The historical society will kick off its 2025 lecture series with a presentation by Robert Frick on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The program will
be held on Monday, March 17, at 7 p.m. All programs are held on the third Monday of the month from March through November at 7 p.m., in the society’s Cemetery Road schoolhouse, 120 Fairview St., Mount Joy. On April 21, members of the Patriot Daughters will share their story. On May 19, Jean-Paul Benowitz will discuss Anabaptist presidents. The June 16 program will feature Stephen Shaw, who will talk about the court martial of Paul Revere. Mike Gerhard will discuss water dowsing on July 21. On Aug. 18, Michael Cassidy will present “Working
Gardens in 19th Century PA Dutch Country,” and on Sept. 15, Patrick Clark will share “James Buchanan: How He Spent His Retirement at Wheatland.” The Oct. 20 program will feature Michael Jesberger and a presentation on “The True Story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Nancy Groff will close out the 2025 season with a program called “Watt & Shand: East, West: Home’s the Best” on Nov. 17. “In addition to hearing an interesting speaker with a Q&A session afterwards, you can tour the museum and enjoy light refreshments,” Hostetter said. She noted that a committee of
Hooked on the outdoors BY CAT SHANNON
Anyone who loves getting outside in nature should make plans to attend the Donegal Fish & Conservation Association’s (DFCA) Spring Outdoor Show. The event will be held on Saturday, March 15, at Maytown-East Donegal Fire Depar tment , 160 E. High St., Maytown. It will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will feature a variety of outdoor groups sharing what they do and how to participate, said Charlie Hower, acting president of the DFCA. “Fly tiers will be demonstrating
how to tie various flies and have them for sale,” he said. The show will also feature opportunities to buy and sell used hunting and fishing equipment, beef jerky for sale, fireworks for sale, Native American artifacts on display, information about local fishing clubs, woodworking and metalworking displays and much more. Participating organizations will include Chiques Rock Outfitters, conservation groups, the Pennsylvania Trappers Association, Precious Paws Community Cats and Boy and Girl Scout troops. A d d i t i o n a l l y, fo o d f ro m
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See Outdoors pg 2
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Participants in Cub Scout Pack 39’s Pinewood Derby