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MAY 17, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 21
Brown baggin’ it CrossNet Ministries prepares to serve summer lunches BY ANN MEAD ASH
my Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries, is preparing to feed up to 190 ELANCO School District students each weekday over the summer. Marburger is expecting 125 to 150 students to take part when the program begins on Monday, June 12, but she predicted that by the time the program ends. organizers will be serving 190 a day. “(In 2022), we ended (with) 190 a day,” Marburger said. “Our numbers jumped drastically.” This year, lunches will be available at three locations on Mondays and Thursdays. Lunches, which are for ELANCO students ages 1 to 21, are offered to families whose children receive free and reduced-cost meals at school. Lunches may be picked up at CrossNet, 110 W. Franklin St., New Holland, from 11 a.m. to noon. Pickup at Petra Church, 565 Airport Road, New Holland, will be from 11
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to 11:30 a.m. Lunches available at Pine Grove Church, 1194 Reading Road, Bowmansville, may be picked up from 11:30 a.m. to noon. According to Marburger, the lunch schedule will vary once over the summer. “We will be closed on Monday, June 19, so we will distribute on Tuesday, June 20,” she said. The last delivery date for lunches will be Thursday, Aug. 17, and that delivery will include a lunch for Friday, Aug. 18. Marburger would like to hear from parents of students who plan to participate by Thursday, June 1. Students who do not have transportation to one of the pickup sites should contact their school principal or call CrossNet at 717-355-2454 for assistance. Bag lunches will include a main food item, fruit, chips, a dessert, and a beverage. Additional snack items will be included when available. The program is in need of individually packaged snack items, such as granola bars and individual cereal cups, along with supplies like See CrossNet pg 5
Amy Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries, displays some of the items that will be packed into brown bags for this year’s summer lunch program.
Memory dragstrip GDN
Local man recalls his youthful love of wheels BY ANN MEAD ASH
Dean Graybill in his garage with a car he calls “part of the family,” a 1967 Plymouth Satellite.
Dean Graybill of Paradise was known for telling stories of his experiences with automobiles. He considered writing a book to share with family, but after talking to some friends, he realized that his tales might appeal to a wider audience. “(They) said it would be of great local interest,” reported Dean. “They said, ‘I would buy that. People would love that.’” Working with Masthof Press of Morgantown, Dean has produced
151 pages of 165 stories with the title “Burning Rubber, Slamming Gears, & Cheap Gas,” published in mid-March. The pages are punctuated by color and black-and-white photos of vintage automobiles and trucks. Dean began writing about five years ago by sitting at the computer while listening to classic rock ’n’ roll. “It just took me back,” said Dean of the process. “If it had to do with cars, it had stuck in my memory.” Editor Keith Rohrer added color and detail to Dean’s recollections.
To build hope New Clinic for Special Children breaks ground BY ANN MEAD ASH
On April 4, the sun shone brightly over the tent set up at the site along Hatville Road in Intercourse where the new Clinic for Special Children (CSC) will be built. Herman Bontrager, board chair of CSC and chair of the Keeping the Promise: Building Hope Capital Campaign, welcomed the gathering, noting, “We have a perfect day.” The groundbreaking and tree planting that occurred on the site not only celebrated the new building, but also commemorated the
founding of CSC by Dr. Holmes Morton and his wife, Caroline, 34 years ago. “They had the vision and courage to establish a clinic to serve children with genetically transmitted diseases here in Lancaster County,” said Bontrager, who noted that the new building will help more families, allow for the innovation of new therapies, and be a place of comfort and hope for generations to come. He stated that more than 1,700 donors have contributed to the $8.8 million raised toward the $12.5 million goal of the campaign.
See Dean Graybill pg 7
See CSC pg 2
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