Friends Rally To Help Farm Girl Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) Customers at the Horst Produce Stand along Route 322 between Ephrata and Clay will recall a pretty 17-year-old girl who rang up produce while bantering with cus tomers. Tendrils, which escaped from a mass erf brown hair tightly drawn back from her face, accented the merriment in her eyes and the healthy tan achieved from working on the 20 acres of produce grown on the family farm. But many are unaware that on a snowy night in January, Martha was hit by a hit-and-run driver and hurled 88 feet from the impact The night of Jan. 24, Martha had been working in the kitchen at the Horst Auction, a few miles from her home. After cleaning up the kitchen, Martha and a girlfriend left. Generally they rode their bikes home, but because it was snowing, they decided to push them. A short distance from Martha’s home, she was struck by a hit and run vehicle. Amazingly, Martha had no broken bones or external injuries—not even a skull fracture. Instead the injuries were much deeper. “Doctors said that her brain looks like it’s been brush burned and some of the connecting ten drons have been torn loose," Martha’s mother said of her namesake. Exactly how much damage is permanent, only time will deter mine. Martha lay in a coma in the neuro-trauma unit for two weeks at the Lancaster General Hospital tf y~S( CLOSED SUNDAYS, NEW YEAR, EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, rUiNirVIE CHRISTMAS & DECEMBER 26TH FISHER’S FURNITURE, INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL 4 WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE 4 ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 8-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, 8-8, SAT. 8-12 BART, PA 17503 NEED YOUR FARM BUILDINGS PAINTED? Let us give you a price! Write: Daniel’s Painting 637-A Georgetown Rd. Ronks, PA 17572 (or leave message) (717) 687-8262 Spray on and Brush in Painting before being transferred to the crit ical care unit Recently, Martha was transferred to the rehabilita tion unit At this point the family isn’t sure how much Martha understands. “Some days she seems alert and smiles a lot but the next time she doesn’t respond,” her mother said. The day this article was written the family was delighted by an incident that had happened the day before. While an older sister was help ing put a housecoat on Martha, she leaned forward. The sister jumped in fear that Martha was going to bite her (a behavior that she exhi bits sometimes since the accident). Instead, Martha kissed her sister on the shoulder. “Then Martha laughed and laughed so hard her whole body shook,” her mother said. “That was the first time that she laughed like that" Also, for the first time on Tues day, Martha was fed a few spoons ful of food. “Doctors were amazed that she swallowed it because she still has a trac tube in," her mom said. Doctors tell the family not to expect 100 rapid an improvement YOUR MANURE IS OUR BREAD 8 BUTTER • Sa • Si -• - Liquid Manure is a valuable resource and a challenge to handle. You need an expert 1 At Mid-Atlantic Agrisystems, liquid manure is our bread and butter not a sideline. To solve your iblf Dealer in Northeast Last 5 Years ihh*i Second Largest Houle Dealer In The World! They say it will be at least a year or more of rehabilitation. Aware of this, the family said that they will not plant as much acreage in produce this year. “We only want to put out as much as we can take care of ourselves. We don’t want the neighbors to help because they have their own work to do,” her mother said. Because the family are conser vative Mennonites who use horse and buggy transportation, they need to rely on transportation to the hospital located about 20 miles from their home. Every day, the parents and some of the children have been able to go to the hospital The Horsts have three married children. At home are Nelson, 21; Curvin, 15; Arlene, 13; Eugene, 11, Dorothy, 7, and Sharon, 2. Another daughter died in a farm accident several years ago. “We are really grateful to the many people who have been pro viding meals for our six children at home, transporfcftion to the hospi tal, and encouragement,” the mother said. The family has no insurance coverage. Although their church and they themselves will pay what ustom Application t * 1 • Installation • Custom Design * > Top Volume i:li|ll>l=i Mid-Atlantic AgriSystems they can, more help is needed to meet the astronomical expenses. A concerned family friend, Delma Layton of Lititz, has set up an expense fund for Martha. Dona tions may be made to the Martha Horst Rehabilitation Fund at Ephrata National Bank, Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 or dropped off at the Horst Auction Center along Route 322, Ephrata. In addition, several fund raisers are planned. A Bluegrass Benefit Show is planned by Jim Good, a blue grass promoter, to be held on April 4, at the Horst Auction Cen ter. Bluegrass performers will include the Keystone Bluegrass, Penn-Del Mountain Boys, New Found Grass, and a special appear ance from the Larkin Family from complete line of equipment in the region, have years of practical hands-on experience, and offer valuable knowledge about products and the latest, most effective manure handling equipment. Call the experts. Call Mid-Atl 4019 Ashville Rd., Quarryville, Pa. 17566 800-222-2948 717-529-2782 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28, Tenn. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and die show will begin at 6 p.m. Tick ets sold at the door are $lO for adults, 6-12 years are $5. and under 6 years are free. The entire price at die door will be given tow ard the hospital bills. For more information, call Jim Good (717) 738-0379. Profits from the food concession stand operated by Edna Martin during the blue grass show will also be donated to Martha’s fund. A benefit soup and sub sale will be held at the Mt. Airy Fire Hall on March 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Match 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. Cards may be sent to Martha in care of her parents at 2011 W. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522. 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