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JULY 2, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXVI • NO 21
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With support from her husband, Wayne Betty, Jan changed her mind and became the director of children and youth not long after the library moved from its location on Main Street in Mount Joy to 1184 Anderson Ferry Road in 1999. Jan grew up outside Millersville. She graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1977 and earned degrees in theater performance and music vocal performance from Penn State University. For years, she participated in community theater productions, including
The Lancaster County Food Hub (LCFH) is the possessor of one fine title. But perhaps the organization should be called the Lancaster County Food, Clothing and Shelter Hub. Despite its formal name, LCFH concerns itself with three of the five basic human needs. And because those needs in Lancaster County are great, that makes the local nonprofit’s work even more important. “We just haven’t changed our name yet,” said Paige McFarling, who’s been LCFH’s executive director for four years. “We’re getting there. I think it’s essential that we come up with a name that shows who we are and lets people know what we do.” From a 27,000-square-foot renovated warehouse located at 812 N. Queen St., Lancaster, LCFH provides food, clothing and shelter services for county families and individuals in need. Serving with faith and compassion, LCFH distributes its services without asking questions and with few limitations. Clients or neighbors are not required to show identification to receive services. LCFH does ask that clients receive food no more than once a calendar month and clothing no more than once every two months. “ We envision a L ancaster County where everyone lives a life of stability and dignity,” said McFarling. “We’re hoping to build relationships. Basic human needs are what it takes for us to survive. If I’m helping someone with food and clothing, I’m freeing them up for their rent
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Jan Betty in the children’s section of the Milanof-Schock Library. Photo by Cat Shannon
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f you’ve attended a program at the Milanof-Schock Library over the past three decades, chances are you’ve interacted with Jan Betty. Jan, who goes by “Miss Jan,” is the director of children and youth for the library, a position she fills with zeal and boundless energy. While her enthusiasm for the library may be unending, her time in the role is coming to a close. Miss Jan will officially retire in August. “This has been my passion,” she
said of the job she took after volunteering as a storyteller in the early 1990s. A neighbor, who was the main children’s storyteller, asked Jan to fill in as a substitute, and Jan, who had a little boy at home who could accompany her to the library, agreed. She made such an impression that when the former director of children and youth announced her retirement, she approached Jan about taking over the job. “I said no,” Jan recalled. “I didn’t know if I could do it.”
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