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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 5
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Concert will support mission trip to Ghana BY CATHY MOLITORIS
This summer, Ginger and Molly Wayde will travel to Ghana to help others and to meet a very special friend. The mother and daughter will get to see Tanko, a boy they’ve sponsored for years
through Arm of Hope. “We’ve seen him through elementary and high school. Now he’s graduated,” Ginger said. “We can’t wait to meet him.” To raise funds for their trip, the Waydes are hosting a music fundraiser on Saturday, March 16, See Concert pg 2
Dave Reist compiles information for his book.
Capturing family history BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“What would I give today to have such a book written by each of my hen his grandson was four grandparents? That’s what born in 2015, Dave prompted me to keep going in the Reist wrote down some process of writing this book.” stories of his younger days to pass on to the next generation at the request of his daughter. “This work has been a This project prompted Dave to labor of love for me.” dig even deeper. In January, Dave published “‘And they left me off at $1500’ - A Century of Progress at Reist Popcorn Company.” The The Reist Popcorn Company book includes stories about the was established as the Reist Mount Joy-based company ’s Seed Company in 1925 by Alvin almost 100-year history as well as J. Reist on the family’s 118-acre tales about Dave’s grandfather’s farm in Mount Joy. As the comlife. pany and its services grew, the “We all need to tell our stories, business moved to several locaand it helps my kids understand tions in Mount Joy, becoming the where they fit in the story,” said Reist Popcorn Company in 2001. Dave, the father of four daugh- Dave worked for the company ters and nine grandchildren. for 45 years, becoming president
Enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Get ready for a new season and gear up for Easter at a pancake breakfast with the Easter Bunny. The event will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 239 E. Market St., Marietta, on Saturday, March 23, from 8 to 10 a.m. “We always enjoy sharing this event with the community to celebrate Easter and spring,” said Nancy Kulman, church secretary. “We welcome others in
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sharing this season of rebirth.” The meal will include pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, juice, coffee and Easter treats. There will also be Easter egg painting at 9:30 a.m. for children of all ages to decorate eggs and take some home with them. “Attendees are invited to take pictures with the Easter Bunny,” Kulman shared. “He will be handing out candy to all children 12 and under.” Last year, the church featured baby lambs at the event, but that See Breakfast pg 2
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in 1994 before retiring in 2020. Today, his son-in-law Michael Higgins operates two locations of the business in Mount Joy. “This work has been a labor of love for me,” Dave said of writing the book. “I wanted to create a written history of not only the Reist Popcorn Company, but also of my family, so the generations that come after me know and understand our heritage.” When he started on the book, Dave used an audiotape of his grandfather as inspiration. The recording captures his grandfather recalling the formation of the business, with $1,500 being the investment Alvin would make as the company president. That inspired the memoir’s unique title, Dave said. Dave pored over historical
Molly (left) and Ginger Wayde will travel to Ghana this summer with Arm of Hope.