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OCTOBER 19, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 35
Time For Fun And Treats BY ANN MEAD ASH
ccording to Angela Stucchio, education director with Lititz United Methodist Church (LUMC), last year’s fall festival was exceptionally successful. “Last year, we did a fall festival with a small Trunk or Treat and outdoor activities,” recalled Stucchio. “My goal was 200 people, but we had more than 500 children and their families.” For this year, Stucchio has rethought the event. “It will just be a Trunk or Treat to accommodate larger numbers,” she said, noting she plans to have 12 trunks line the parking lot at the church, 201 Market St., on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Attendees are welcome to wear costumes. Among the participants Stucchio expects to provide a decorated trunk are the Lititz Borough Police Department,
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Movie Night Basket, a Breakfast Basket, and a Halloween Craft Basket. In addition, food trucks will be on-site to offer food for purchase, including the F.B.C. Food Truck, Tasty Dogs Food Truck, the Little Cotton Cart Food Truck, and Boothy’s BBQ. According to Stucchio, last year’s
Her Road To America Julie Henning To Speak At Luncheon BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center opened its doors on Oct. 3, it fulfilled a goal of the organization. “Adding Lancaster Medical Center is another step toward delivering on our promise to ensure the communities we serve are within 10 minutes of our primary care providers, 20 minutes of our specialty care and 30 minutes of our acute care,” said Joseph Frank, hospital president, East Region for Penn State Health. The medical center is located near the intersection of State Road and Harrisburg Pike in East Hempfield Township.
table where children can participate in a make-and-take craft will also be offered. Door prizes will also be handed out. “When you register for the children’s ministry newsletter, your name and email goes in the bucket, and we will choose,” explained Stucchio, who noted that giveaways will include a Family
inclement weather did not put a damper on the event. “It rained last year, and we did tables (instead of trunks),” she explained. “If it’s rainy, we will move it inside.” More information is available at https://lititzumc.org, on Facebook by searching for @LititzUMChurch, or on Instagram @lumc.kids or by searching for @lititz_umc.
The Lititz United Methodist Church will hold a Trunk or Treat rain or shine.
“One of my favorite sayings is ‘Bloom where you are planted,’” said Julie Henning, author of “A Rose in a Ditch,” published in 2019, which tells her story of learning to bloom wherever she found herself. “We cannot always change our circumstances, but we can change our responses to those circumstances to be the people God wants us to be,” said Henning. Henning will share her story, which begins in Korea and takes her to America as the adopted daughter
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of Pearl S. Buck, author of “The Good Earth,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Lancaster Christian Women’s Club luncheon at noon at Bent Creek Country Club, 620 Bent Creek Drive, Lititz. Advance reservations are required by Friday, Oct. 28, and there is a cost to attend. To make reservations, call 717-951-0773. Henning’s life began in South Korea. Her mother had escaped from the north and married a South Korean who was killed in the Korean War. Henning’s mother met her father, who was an American soldier, and later gave birth to Henning. See Julie Henning pg 3
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the Lititz Fire Company, the Lancaster Virtual Reality Lounge, Girl Scout Troop 70536, the LUMC children’s ministry, LUMC Club 56, and the LUMC youth group. Stucchio noted that one car will have a “Sesame Street” theme and others will have a camping theme and a video game theme. Candy and prizes will be handed out. A craft