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on July 4 at historic Donegal Church
Elizabeth Fuhrman
by Peggi Fuhrman Ridgway
The historic ‘‘Witness
Tree'’ at Donegal Presbyter-
ian Church, Donegal
Springs, Pa., witnessed the
pledge of a new allegiance
on Independence day (July
4), 1979.
Under the branches of the
huge oak, a small group of
family members assembled
with the Rev. Elizabeth
Iseminger, pastor of the
Marietta and Bainbridge
United Methodist Churches.
for the baptism with
Donegal Springs water of
Amanda Elizabeth
Fuhrman, aged 13 months.
The holiday’s gentle rains
were accepted symbolically,
as a heavenly blessing upon
the toddler by her parents,
David E. and Rhonda (Lott)
Fuhrman, formerly of Mari-
etta, now residing in Pensa-
cola, FL. Mr. Fuhrman is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Fuhrman of Mari-
etta.
Several criteria were used
in selecting the Donegal
church and the Witness
Tree as the site for the
child’s baptism, and the
date July 4. Amanda is of
that ‘‘All American’’ heri-
tage which includes the
blood of immigrants and of
the ‘‘New’’ Americans who
pioneered with their fam-
ilies in America. She is also
the descendant, explains
her father, of a Revolution-
ary War Captain as well as
other Revolutionary War
patriots.
Historically, it was on a
Sunday morning in Septem-
ber 1777 that the congrega-
tion of the Donegal Church
was informed by messen-
Elizabeth Fuhrman christened under Witness Tree
gers of plans by the British
to invade Pennsylvania...
upon which news the con-
gregation, which had pre-
viously upheld the King of
England in it’s prayers,
pledged under the witness
oak tree, its loyalty to the
cause of liberty and its
allegiance to a new nation.
The original church,
founded by settlers from the
north of Ireland prior to
1721, was built of logs. The
present building, still used
for services, was construct-
ed in 1740.
Rev. Iseminger, who
recently came to Marietta
and Bainbridge churches,
previously pastored a
church in Shamokin, PA and
is a native of Yonkers, NY.
Present for the child's
baptism were her parents
and paternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Fuhrman, her brother Clin-
ton (who took part in the
service by pouring the water
into the bowl), her aunt and
Godmother Peggi Ridgway
of Tulsa, OK, and Mrs.
Mary Loucks of Marietta.
[Peggi Ridgway is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C.S. Fuhrman of Marietta.
—Ed.]
Mount Joy Jaycees perfect car-washing skills
for mammoth car wash on July 21
July 11, 1979
Tom Safko, left, and Todd Shank, right, practice in Mount Joy.
washing Tom’s car, to get ready for the big Mount Joy Cars, small trucks, campers and other small vehicles
Jaycee car-wash on Saturday, July 21, from 8:00 AM to will be cleansed.
5:00 PM at the Florin Fire Company, No. Market Avenue, Say the Jaycees: ‘‘Don’t wash your car! Let us do it!”
There were numerous
correct responses to last
week’s contest, so the award
goes to the earliest post-
marked entry, which was
Natalie Zuch’s guess. The
answer was the old railroad
station on the corner of
Perry and Front Streets.
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The Restoration Associates
congratulate Natalie on
being so observant and
encourage everyone to try to
identify this week's draw-
ing. Send your guesses to
Restoration Associates, P.
0. Box 3, Marietta, Pa.,
17547.
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:
We are writing this letter
in regard to the letters
written between Mrs. Shultz
and Coach Yohe.
Although we are neither
coaches nor parents, the
amount of immaturity ex-
pressed by Mrs. Shultz is
overwhelming. Really Mrs.
Shultz, which is better, 3
minutes or none at all? If a
person were to quickly
glance at those letters, they
might think that you were
the neglected player instead
of your son.
How can you have the
nerve to criticize the coaches
who spend endless hours
working with the players,
some who have little or no
talent, when it is obvious
that you have spent no time
working with the team as a
whole?
A coach, no matter what
league his team is in, can
not play all of his players the
same amount of time. The
better players should be
played more often, or don’t
you believe in rewarding
good performances?
My sister and I both think
Mr. Yohe and all the other
coaches should be com-
mended for the fine job they
are doing with the M.Y.A.A
Our hats are off to you.
Some adults complain
about the immature actions
of teenagers. Are your
actions mature? Should we
emulate you?
» Signed,
Two Teenagers
[Editor’s note: the above
letter is the ome that was
mentioned in last week’s
paper. The two teenagers
came to our office and
signed their letter, and
asked that their names be
withheld. —Ed.]
Local Redevelopment
Authority Projects
Among local projects
being sponsored by the
Redevelopment Authority of
Lancaster County are the
following (taken from a
recent bulletin from the
Authority:
The East Donegal Town-
ship Park, including a
pavillion, rest rooms, cook-
ing area, play areas.
(allocation—$38,000)
The Marietta Storm
Drainage Improvement Pro-
ject on Front St., from Perry
to Clay Street and on Bridge
St., from Essex to Front.
(Allocation, $109,800)
Marietta Community Re-
creation Center, in collabor-
ation with the J-C’s.
(Allocation, $29,000.)
Restoration of Union
Meeting House. (Allocation
$18,000)
Mount Joy Borough
Storm Sewer Project. (Al-
location, $175,000)
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