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BPW members to open
homes on Dec. 15 Trail
December S, 1979
Members of the Mount
Joy Business and Profes-
sional Women’s Club will
open their homes for the
first time for a benefit called
“Christmas Tree Trail’.
The event to be . held
Saturday, December 15,
from S to 9PM. is to share
ideas in decor and hand
crafts in the holiday theme.
The twelve locations to be
featured are:
Sprechers- 120 E. Done-
gal St., Concolor fir tree
decorated in gold and white.
A candlelight atmosphere
with seasonal arrange-
ments. Christmas dinner
place settings in the dining
room. Buffet adorned with
Williamsburg apple cone.
Luminaries light approach
to home.
Kosers-64 E. Main St.
Country living theme car-
ried out to old type German
tree with heirloom decora-
tions from the hostess’
grandparents, brought to
this country from Germany.
The tree and trim is a replica
of one her grandparents had
when they lived in the old
mansion of the J.E.Baker
property near Billmyer, Pa.
Sheetz-16 E. Main St. The
Gerald Sheetz home was
built in the early 1800’s.
Jerry was born in this house
and moved away in 1949
when the house was sold.
The Sheetz’s purchased the
home 20( years later and
have now made this their
residence for the last 10
years. Several of the
Christmas tree ornaments
on their tree are ones used
when Jerry was a small boy
in this same house. One of
Mary’s hobbies is collecting
minature Nativity Sets,
which will be displayed. The
paintings throughout the
house are works of Jerry's
mother Rebecca Sheetz.
Straub-116 S. Market St.
Christmas decorations in-
clude a Nativity scene made
of carved stones brought
from Germany. The tree is
decorated with German
made candle lights. The
Christmas yard and fence
were made by Mrs. Straub’s
grandfather over S0 years
ago.
The electric train is also
around S0 years old.
Norman Rockwell Christmas
tree balls are used.
Hoffer-South Market and
School Lane. A live tree will
be decorated with orna-
ments from different coun-
tries around the world; the
dining room table will be set
for the holiday. A collection
of paintings by local artists
of scenes in and around
Mount Joy will be of interest
for tourists to view.
There is a beautiful
Christmas tradition being
reborn in the world’s
Christian churches these
days. It’s called a ‘‘Christ-
mon Tree.’ Instead of the
usual colored lights and
decorated glass and plaster
balls, Christmas trees in
many curches and homes
are being decorated with
delicate white and gold
symbols, called Christmons,
representing Christ. They
cannot be purchased. Each
one is made by a Christian
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DHS girls basketball
rolling relentlessly on
Last week the Donegal
girls chalked up two more
victories, taking Manheim
Central 78-35 on Tuesday
night and a tougher Ephra-
ta, 56-48 on Thursday night.
The game was not as close
as the score indicates;
Donegal substitutes were
playing at the end.
Keffer was high scorer for
the Indians with a total of
23. Merchant accumulated
1S.
Coach Earhart says that
the team ‘‘has been getting
loose ends together.”” He
feels that a lot of progress
was made last week, mainly
in the players’ mental
attitudes. He has been
concentrating lately on
D.H.S. Boys Basketball
The Donegal boys’ bas-
ketball team has a long
tradition of losing in the
pre-season games. Coach
Swift used to take a perverse
:
‘““mental toughness,”” not
letting things bother you.
“If you lose your cool,
you're out of the game,”
says Earhart, until you get it
back.
The officials compliment-
ed the girls after the
Ephrata game ‘‘on how well
they conducted them-
selves.”” ““They didn’t voice
their complaints,” said
Earhart.
This week they play
Annville-Cleona there Tues-
day, and Cedar Crest here
on Saturday, the Jayvees
starting at 1:30 and the
varsity about 2:45. Cedar
Crest will be one of the
tougher Teams that Donegal
will play this year.
pride in the Indians’
inevitable early losses,
which characterized every
team—even those that went
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‘“We love it here in Mount
Joy,”’ says Beverly Dishart
of Plum Street. ‘“The town is
clean, and the people are so
friendly. It’s a great place to
raise a family.”’
Mrs. Dishart and her
husband Ralph are from
Ebensburg, Pa, near Johns-
town. They went to high
school together and ‘‘met
while roller skating,’”’ says
youngest son Bill. “We get
to hear the ‘when we were
young’ stories pretty of-
ten,”’ he laughs.
“Mount Joy is so differ-
ent from the coal mining
area,”’ Mrs. Dishart tells us.
“It’s just so nice to live in a
small, clean town. You walk
info a store, and they greet
you by name. It makes you
feel good; like you belong.”
The Disharts have lived in
Mount Joy 21 years; raising
all of their children here.
Their oldest son, Keith, is
now living in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina. He is
married to Karen Klugh of
Mount Joy, and they have a
son, Matthew.
Chris, their second son,
has just come home from the
army with his wife Vicky and
their daughter.
Kevin, 18, and Bill, 16,
are both students at Don-
egal High School.
The Dishart’s youngest
child is a girl, Michelle, ten
years old and a third grader
at Grandview Elementary
School. ‘‘Just think,”’ says
Mrs. Dishart, “‘I grew up in
a family of five girls, and 1
had to wait all that time to
have a daughter of my
own!”
How does a family of boys
differ from a family of girls?
‘‘Actually, there’s little
difference,”” she says. “‘I
think that they both fight
and tease about the same.
Left to right; Bill, Beverly, Michelle and Ralph
Parent of the Week
Beverly Dishart
Girls are no better than boys
in that respect. Boys are less
fussy than girls, however.
When the boys were
younger, 1 would lay out
clother for them to wear,
and they wore them—no
questions asked.
“Michelle is quite a
different story. She may try
on three outfits before she is
ready to go. I’m not worried,
because my sisters and 1
were like that too. Fussy.”
Does Mrs. Dishart have
any theories about child
raising?
‘““Not really. I believe that
you have to look for the
strong points in every child,
and proceed accordingly.
Different children are not
praised—or punished—in
the same way.
“For example, our son
Kevin is crazy about his car.
Punishment for him usually
involves taking away driving
privileges. This hurts him
the most, and so he is more
careful the next time.”
“All kids are spoiled,”
says Mr. Dishart.. “To a
certain extent every child
today is spoiled. 1 don’t
think this is bad unless it
gets out of hand.”
‘““Many people our age
make a very serious mistake
in raising their children,”
adds Mrs. Dishart. ‘‘They
think that they should give
their children everything
that they themselves did not
have. Because of this, kids
expect to have everything
given to them. They don’t
know how to work for the
things they really want. We
have tried to teach our
children the importance of
working for things.
“l can remember my
Christmases as a child, and
how different they were
from the ones my own kids
experience. One year I got a
robe, a sweater and a slip,
and was thrilled about it.
Can you imagine any kid
today being happy with only
those three items?
“We were thrilled with
the oranges and the grapes
that we found in our
stockings. A child today
would ask ‘What kind of
Christmas present is this?’
Times have changed.”
How does a present-day
family deal with problems
such as this?
‘I believe children should
be taught to trust in God,”’
says Mrs. Dishart. ‘“This is
one of the most important
areas in raising a family. I
am so pleased that our
oldest son still attends
church. He has a family of
his own now and no longer
has Mom and Dad looking
over his shoulder, but he
realizes that church is an
important area of his life.”
The Disharts attend
Assumption BVM Catholic
Church in Mount Joy. Keith
is a member of the choir and
Bill was instrumental in
starting a youth group in the
church. “They. go because
they want to and not
because they have to.
“I don’t feel it is the
church that is so important.
I don’t care what faith my
children choose, just so long
as they go to church and
remember God.”’
The family is a very busy
one. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Dishart work full-time. Mr.
Dishart is employed by
Howmet Aluminum, and
Mrs. Dishart works at AMP.
“Working full-time is a
switch for me,” she re-
marks. ‘‘1 was home while
the boys were growing up.
With Michelle I must make
a real effort to see that she
gets the things that she
needs from a mother.
“I feel it is important to
take time out from whatever
I am doing when she comes
home from school in order to
talk with her about her day.
Some days it is harder than
others, but it is something
that must be done.
‘“‘My husband is a big
help. He helps with the
dishes and the laundry. I
could never do it without
him.”’
The Disharts are very
involved with their children
in many ways. Ralph was a
scout leader for ten years,
and a little league coach.
Beverly teaches a fourth
grade Sunday School class.
“lI am also the biggest
cheerer in the Donegal
football stands,’’ she lets us
know. ‘“‘When Keith played
midget football he told me
that he could hear me
yelling even while he was
playing. I don’t know if that
is true or not.”
Mrs. Dishart concludes by
expressing concern about
parents who are not in-
volved with their children’s
activities. ‘“Why wouldn’t
they want to get involved? It
helps us stay young!”’
Bob Walker in town
Congressman Robert
Walker’s mobile office will
appear in this area on the
following days:
Maytown: Friday, Dec.
21st, 10:00 to 12:00.
Marietta: Friday, Dec.
21st, 1:15 to 3:30pm.
Mount Joy: Friday, Jan.
25th, 1:15 to 3:30pm.
Mount Joy: Friday, Feb.
22nd, 10:00 to noon.
Marietta: Monday, Feb.
25th, 1:15 to 3:30pm.
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