Elizabethtown AUGUST 27, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 14,530 HOMES
VOL LXVI • NO 29
Training Will Prepare Volunteers to Aid Children
Inviting people to the book sale from the library’s bookstore are (front) Jackie Lerch, (back, from left) Terri Dorwart, Sue Crawford and Terri Zechman.
Books, Crafts and Community Fun
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BY CAT SHANNON
D
uring the first week of September, the Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St., will be bustling with activity
beyond its usual atmosphere. The Friends of the Elizabethtown Public Library will hold its Fall Book Sale from Tuesday, Sept. 2, through Saturday, Sept. 6, and a craft fair will be held on-site as well
on Friday, Sept. 5, and on Saturday. “Once a year, these two events take place at the same time, providing a fun and entertaining event for the community,” said Friends member Terri Dorwart. “If you’re See Books pg 4
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Expo Will Serve People Age 50 and Up BY CAT SHANNON
Looking for ways to serve his constituents, state Rep. Tom Jones created a senior expo in 2023. “Rep. Jones wanted to create a one-stop resource for older adults, caregivers and their families to connect with local organizations, s e r v i ce s a n d p ro g ra m s t h at support healthy, engaged and independent living,” said Sharon Ogilvie, legislative aid-outreach event coordinator for Jones. The 50 & Up Expo will be held on R121012
See Expo pg 5 People enjoy a previous year’s expo.
If you feel called to help others, especially children, the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren invites you to participate in a unique volunteer training event. The church, located at 777 S. Mount Joy St., Elizabethtown, will host a Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) Volunteer Training from 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, through 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18. “The CDS training program is a 25-hour overnight training that equips volunteers with the skills needed to understand and respond to children who have encountered both human-caused and natural disasters,” explained Sandra Brubaker, witness commission and local coordinator of the training. “Training includes setup and operation, safety procedures, self-care on-site and after returning home and a shelter simulation. The training will also include types of disasters, children and their needs after a disaster, how to respond in a healing manner and using play to begin emotional recovery.” Participants will sleep on cots loaned to the church through the local chapter of the American Red Cross, simulating the environment disaster relief volunteers would encounter in real life. “The trainees will be taught how to set up the cots that will be in the fellowship hall for the overnight stay,” Brubaker said. Children’s Disaster Services is a program administered by Brethren Disaster Ministries, See Training pg 3
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