April 16, 1980 Mr. John Addis Roland, le ft, and Mr. Howard Sipling received awards as life-members at Reich’s ECC. Mrs. Pauline Garman, in front, was honored for her many years of perfect attendance Members honored by Reich’s ECC Two members (lifelong) of Reich’s Evangelical Congre- gational Church, Marietta Rl, were honored at a Sunday School banquet held at Hostetters Banquet Hall, Mount Joy, Thursday night. Also honored for her many years of perfect attendance was Mrs. Pauline Garman, Bainbridge. Children and adults with high attendance records were recognized. Richard Keller, current superintendent of the Sun- day School presented each of the honored guests with gifts from the congregation. A surprise tribute was given to John Roland, S. Market St., Elizabethtown who served as Sunday School superintendent from 1935 to 1963. He was a class leader and assistant to the Pastor from 1926 to 1968. Roland was elected to the Board of Trustees from 1920 to 1963 and a lay delegate to church conferences from 1928 to 1959. He was also instrumental in the con- struction of the present parsonage. A retired farmer, Roland is the father of five children: Lester Roland, Mount Joy; Mrs. Warren Railing, Mt. Nebo; Mrs. Ken Johns, Rl Marietta; Mrs. Harold Ger- ber, R1 Elizabethtown; and Mrs. Frank Peifer. Also attending were two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Shuman, Maytown, and Mrs. Martha Seibert, and one brother, Russell Roland, both of Elizabethtown. Also honored for his many years of devotion was Howard Sipling, Rheems, a retired building contractor. Church records show that he attended Sunday School in 1916 and became a Sunday School teacher in 1917. He was the building contractor for the church addition in 1955 and was instrumental in the construction of the new parsonage. Elected to the Board of Trustees until 1975, Sipling and his wife attend services regularly. The couple has one daughter, Mrs. Earl Hecht, Rheems. The Reverend Don Wert, current pastor of Reich’s offered the invocation and served as master of cere- monies. Present for the event were six former pastors of Reich’s: The Rev. Amos Groff, Rev. Harry Minnich, Rev. James Rapp, Rev. C. Donald Waser, Rev. George Shultz and Rev. Glenn Miller. School Board Agenda The Donegal District School Board will meet Thursday, April 17, in the district office. The meeting will begin at 8 pm. Included here is a pre- liminary agenda of the meeting. 1. Change Baccalaureate date. 2. Action on retirement. 3. Approval of teacher ex- change program with United Kingdom. 5. Requests for approvals for attendance at meetings, conferences, etc. 6. Pennsylvania Ethics Law resolution. 7. Recommending a de- linquent tax collector. 8. Consideration of bids for supplies, etc. 9. Setting dates for Board committee meetings. 10. Acting on budget. 11. Consideration of Lan- caster County Vo-Tech budget. 12. Acting on bids for High School tennis courts resurfacing. 13. Custodian and per- sonnel matters. 14. Requests for use of school property for dog training school. 15. Report of delegation from Grandview PTG. teacher 1U13 16. Property matters re- lating to Governor Dick. 17. Plans for District Surplus Sale. 18. Consideration of ener- gy audit of district build- ings. 19. Discussion of vandal- ism and break-ins. 20. Discussion of possible state football play-off. 21. Other matters. Sister Angela will speak to Assump. BVM Sister Angela, of The Sisters of Mercy, Province of Scranton will be th~ yest speaker of the Assuinption Parish Council of Catholic Women. On Monday, April 21, 1980 at 8PM., Sister Angela will present her topic ‘‘The Church at Prayer in the 80’s’’. The public is invited to attend this lecture in the Assumption Parish Center. Sister Angela has served in the teaching field for 21 years, subsequently serving in the Pastoral Ministry of St. Annes Church in Lan- caster. She is presently serving as the Catholic Chaplain of the General Hospital in Lancaster. Hist. Soc. will meet April 21 The Mount Joy Area Historical Society will hold its April meeting at the Society headquarters . on Fairview St., Mount Joy, on Monday, April 21st at 7:30 p.m. O.K. Snyder will be showing some of his Mount Joy collections and talking about ‘‘Recollections of the Past.” Plans for the bus tour to Washington, D.C. on Satur- day, April 26th, will be discussed. Richard Peifer, Program Chairman, has announced that this tour will include stops at the White House, Capitol Building, Lincoln Memorial, Octagon House and Smithsonian Institute. There are still a few seats available and may be reserved by calling O.K. Snyder, 653-4441. W. Bernell Heisey will preside at the business meeting when reports of the Chicken Barbecue and vari- ous other projects will be given. The public is cordial- ly invited to attend and new members are always wel- come. Maytown Fire report The Maytown Fire Co. answered a total of 10 fire calls for the month of March, according to May- town Chief Charles Shaff- ner. The calls consisted of four vehicle accidents assisting the Maytown Ambulance, one tanker assist to the Mount Joy Fire Co., one tanker assist for Elizabeth- town-Mount Joy Forest Fire Crew, one car fire, one dumpster fire, one standby in the Marietta station and one reported brush fire handled by the Marietta, Fire Co. No property damage was reported for East Donegal Township. A total of 77 firemen responded on the month’s calls, and fire equipment was in service 8 hours and 49 minutes. In monthly business, the company voted to accept Christian Miller, R.D. 1, Marietta, as a new member. It was announced that plans for a new ambulance bay, dining room and meeting room have been finalized, and construction is expected to start in April. The dining hall will seat up to 275 and provide much needed room for company functions. 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