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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 38
Connecting to the community: EPC at 70
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FAMILY OWNED It’s Time For Spring Projects!
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
started in 1954 in the basement of Alvin and Pauline Engle’s Mount Joy ver the past seven decades, home. Engle Printing & Publishing “My dad bought his own little Co., Inc. (EPC) has grown press and put it in our basement,” from one couple producing one Charlie said of Alvin. “He was paper to a company that employs 150 working full time in the printing people, distributes 16 business, but he community newsalways wanted to do “There are so papers and multiple his own thing.” specialty publications many good things In 1959, EPC purto close to 200,000 chased its first comhappening in our people, and provides munity publication, community, and printing services for the Merchandiser, we want to shine and by 1960, Alvin numerous clients. Although the scope had quit his day job a light on them.” of the business has to focus on the new changed, one thing business full time. It has remained constant: community. soon became a family enterprise, “We want to make that connection with Alvin and Pauline selling to our local merchants and to our ads while their children - Charlie, community members,” said Charlie Audrey, and Denny - helped where Engle, company president. they could. As EPC marks 70 years in business Charlie recalled the tedious this year, Charlie and his daughter task of cutting and hand-gluing generations of the Engle family work at EPC, including (from Jocelyn Engle looked back on what address labels on the paper as Multiple left) Jeremy Engle, Tanya Bomberger, Denny Engle, Charlie Engle,
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See EPC pg 3 Jocelyn Engle and Daryl Rutt.
Dauphin County Honor Guard in need of new members
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
In order to continue the tradition of honoring and recognizing veterans when they are laid to rest, the Dauphin County Veterans Honor Guard is seeking new members. Volunteers with the honor guard are present at the funerals of deceased veterans. Honor guard members play taps, provide a ceremonial gun salute and present an American flag to the grieving family. “We attend about 100 (events) a year,” said honor guard member Roger Calhoon. “We are contacted by the funeral home at the request of the deceased’s family. While
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the majority of our funerals are in Dauphin County, we’ve had occasion to venture to adjoining counties for funerals.” There is no minimum number of volunteer hours required. “The only requirement (for volunteers) is to be able to attend funerals on Mondays through Saturdays, as this is when the majority of our funerals occur,” Calhoon noted. “The only time we get a call for Sundays if it is a person of the Jewish faith who is being buried.” He said that the honor guard, wearing uniforms and carrying ceremonial rifles, typically performs its duties at the cemetery, but in the See Honor Guard pg 4
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