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Parade will celebrate patriotism BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“B
o l d S t r i p e s , B r i g ht Stars, Brave Hearts” is the theme of the 2024 Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade. Patriotism will be on full display when the parade steps off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, traveling along Main Street from Angle Street to Barbara Street. Joe Coover, a Korean War veteran, will serve as grand marshal.
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
A flurry of activity will take place in and around Maytown s q u a re o n M e m o r i a l Day, Monday, May 27, when a ceremony to honor servicemen and servicewomen is held along with a street fair. The events will begin with the
61st annual Antique, Art, Craft and Collectible Show, which will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will feature a variety of vendors selling antiques and homemade items. Food, including breakfast, will be available beginning at 8 a.m. At 2 p.m., a program will be held in the square. State
Members of the Memorial Day committee (from left) Sara Gutshall, Connie Longenecker and Nila Grose with a blanket Grose created Parade committee members (from left) Brenda Kready, Josh Deering, Denny Brandt, Chris Brandt and John Coleman
to recruit the Ferko String Band from Philadelphia and the Keystone Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Hope Fire Company in Northern Cambria. The String Band will be in full costume, and the Drum and Bugle Corps will play for the crowd before the parade in the reverse direction, so make sure you get there early to see them in both directions.” The committee will also award prizes for the best floats. Coleman emphasized that the parade would not be possible with sponsors, including major sponsor Houseal Plumbing. “We have 10 divisions, each with a sponsor,” he said. “They include Hershey Heating and Air Conditioning, Berkshire Hathaway
- Denny Brandt, Sheetz Funeral Home, Fox Chapel Publishing, Berkshire Hathaway - Ferne Silberman & Rose Madar, General RV Center, Hearing & Ear Care Center, Keystone Lawn Company, SM Johns & Son Construction and Stauffers of Kissel Hill.” Grand marshal Coover was born and raised in the west end of Mount Joy. “Because I didn’t have anyone pushing me to do my schoolwork, I did not graduate and I couldn’t do summer school because I had already signed up to join the Naval Reserves,” he recalled, noting that the then-principal of the high school said if Coover earned his GED while in the Navy, he would give Coover a high school
Squaring off against human trafficking BY JEFF FALK
Contested on indoor or outdoor courts, pickleball is a sport similar to tennis and pingpong played with a hard plastic ball and a paddle. Now a local nonprofit is seeking to capitalize on pickleball’s recent popularity to battle human trafficking. Enter North Star Initiative (NSI). NSI’s next annual pickleball tournament is almost upon us. The competitive event will raise money and awareness in the
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fight against human trafficking while promoting the growth of the blossoming sport. “It’s a way to get the community involved with something that’s going on in our own backyard,” said Alex Wagner, NSI’s marketing and communications director. “There’s a whole community that is super excited to play. The rules are easy to pick up. It’s something that’s fun and brings everyone together.” The second edition of NSI’s pickleball tournament will be contested on Saturday, June 15, See NSI pg 8
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“With its origin in the late 1800s, it has a long tradition of providing a fitting remembrance to those men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms which we enjoy.” “The Mount Joy parade has become the largest and bestknown Memorial Day parade in Lancaster County,” said John Coleman, parade committee member. “With its origin in the late 1800s, it has a long tradition of providing a fitting remembrance to those men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms which we enjoy.” He noted that the committee is especially appreciative of the community support it receives for the parade. “With this support, we have been able to recruit 10 bands to be in our parade,” he said, noting that bands will include the Donegal High School marching band and the Donegal Alumni Band. “We were also able
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