Feature Stories

Voices of the Great Depression: Lessons from yesteryear

Marian Griffith of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, was a young girl during the Great Depression.

One day it was snowing hard, Griffith recalled. Her father was on his way home from Downingtown High School, where he was a math teacher, when he saw a couple and their two children walking through the snow — Griffith couldn’t remember whether they were headed for Harrisburg or Philadelphia. Her father brought them home with him.  Read more . . .

 

His history of volunteering continues

Even at age 87, above all else Jake Hostetter wants to help people. To satisfy that desire, he turns to volunteering, with most of his focus
for the past 39 years trained on Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. . . Read more . . .
 

Hurricane work a ‘blessing’ for local couple

When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf Coast in September, the Rev. J. Richard and Esther Boll didn’t know they’d be part of the story.  Read more . . .
 

She’s shooting for 105

It’s in the genes for Ethel Dragon. Dragon celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday, working her way to achieving the same feat her mother did — Dragon’s mother died just two days shy of her 105th birthday. “But I’m ready to go when the Lord calls me. I’m getting tired,” Dragon said. . . Read more . . .
 

Her Christmas tree is a symphony in glass

When you enter Maggie Eshelman’s apartment this month, the first thing you’ll notice is her sparkling Christmas tree rotating to show off 1,606 blown-glass ornaments amid 1,000 white lights. . . Read more . . .
 


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