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APRIL 17, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 10
Green Nation Indoor Celebration will showcase students BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Showmanship will take center stage when Donegal’s color guard hosts the Green Nation Indoor Celebration on Saturday, April 20. The event will take place at Donegal High School, 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy.
Doors will open at 10 a.m., and the first performance will begin at noon. Thirty-two units are scheduled to perform, said Amanda Hess, who is coordinating the event with Ashley Zell. “Units consisting of standing and marching percussion, dance See Green Nation pg 3
Ginny shows off her moves on an agility course.
Shelties will shine at Mayfest BY CATHY MOLITORIS
vice president of the Maytown Historical Society. “ We do Mayfest every year to keep people interested and get new people interested in the history of Maytown,” she explained. “Maytown is an old town, and lots of historical events happened here. We’re trying to re-create and highlight as many as we can.” More than 80 vendors and many food trucks will be featured at Mayfest, along with a scavenger hunt that will take participants to historic places in Maytown. The Maytown Historical Society Museum, 4 W. High St., will host a display from local artist Delores Hackenberger. Guided bus tours of some of the town’s historic buildings and sites will be offered,
Through getaways, PA Family Travel Fair brings people together BY JEFF FALK
Sometimes we try too hard. Sometimes we overthink things. Sometimes the answer is right in front of us. The PA Family Travel Fair has a unique way of simplifying things. The lively event focuses on recreation, on Pennsylvania, on family. “Recreation is so important to your well-being,” said Wendy
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Royal, organizer of the PA Family Travel Fair and editor of Where & When Pennsylvania. “It’s crucial to your health to check out of your job. It can just be a long weekend. But it’s time with kids too. It’s important for families to spend time together. It’s important to get away and make those memories. You only get 18 summers with your kids.” The sixth edition of the annual PA Family Travel Fair, hosted by See Travel Fair pg 2
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his year, the annual Mayfest celebration in Maytown will go to the dogs but in a very cute way. Bonnie Frank will present two demonstrations of dog agility as part of the festivities on Saturday, May 4. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in historic Maytown; Frank’s dogs will demonstrate their skills at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Frank, a Maytown resident, has been participating in dog agility competitions with her pups since 2000. She learned about the activity after attending a trial in Reading with a friend. “I was enthralled, but I said, ‘This is cool. I’ll never be able to do that,’” she recalled with a laugh.
Fast forward two decades and Frank has not only competed; she’s succeeded. She’s been to national competitions with five different dogs, qualifying in each event. Currently, Frank competes with 6-year-old Ginny and 2-year-old Rhys. Both dogs are Shelties. At Mayfest, she hopes to entertain audiences as people watch the dogs in action. “I’ll set up a very small course, and it’s just for entertainment purposes,” she said. “I’m not going to talk about how to train your dog. I’m not some big expert. It’s just fun to watch.” B e fo re a n d a f te r F ra n k ’s demonstrations, Mayfest will feature activities for people of all ages, said Linda Good,
Some of the members of the Donegal High School color guard