Mennonite

The Mountain Anthems A Cappella mixed chorus from the Salisbury and Western Maryland area, will present a gospel concert at the Thomas Mennonite Church, Thomas Mills, at 7 p.m. Sunday. The concert will include solos, duets, trios and quartets. The...

NOV. 18, 1940-AUG. 9, 2011 Milton Linwood Strite, 70, of 1665 Mason Dixon Road in Greencastle, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at 7:25 p.m. at his home after a short battle with lymphoma. Born Nov. 18, 1940, in Washington County, Md., he was the...

Harold L. Baer, 74, of 12275 Market St., North Lima, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the love of his life, early Thursday morning, Nov. 10, 2011, following a short battle with cancer. Mr. Baer was born in Hagerstown, Md., on...

Esther Louise Bender, 69, Meyersdale, formerly of Springs, died peacefully and with a quiet grace Nov. 10, 2011, after winning a courageous 35 year struggle with health issues. Born March 14, 1942, Esther was the daughter of Alton and Rhoda Miller. She...

Earl H. Jr. Hunsberger,  92, of Davidsville, died Nov. 17, 2011, at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital. Born Sept.  11, 1919 in Dublin, the son of Earl H. Sr. and Estella (Detweiler) Hunsberger. Preceded in death by parents, first wife, the former Lydia...

There are outdoor summer festivals and then there's the Kutztown Folk Festival. The annual event, held each year in the Pennsylvania town that bears its name, is larger than life in every which way. It attracts around 150,000 visitors each year. It's...

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — Goshen College's decision to not play the national anthem before sporting events has drawn plenty of criticism despite being in line with the school's Mennonite beliefs. Goshen public relations director Richard Aguirre says...

Goshen College has decided to stop playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at sporting events after starting to do so for the first time last year. Last spring the Mennonite college made a decision to allow the instrumental version of the song played...

Iva Catherine Benner, 87, of Mennonite Home in Maugansville, Md., passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at the home. Born Aug. 12, 1923, in Smithsburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Penrose and Mary Elizabeth (Eshleman) Benner. She attended...

A. Fern Murray Sturtz, 87, of Cumberland, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at the Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home. Born Dec. 1, 1923, in Sand Patch, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Vera (Petenbrink) Murray. She was also preceded in...

I scrambled out of bed at dawn's first light, dashed to the barn to milk a cow, stopped by the chicken coop to collect fresh-from-the-hen eggs, then doubled back to the farmhouse for breakfast. Six of us gathered around the table at Verdant View Farm B&B,...

When Thanksgiving spread around the country in the mid-19th century, it was in the hope that holiday good feelings would heal the rift between North and South. So, the Thanksgiving menu had a certain amount of can't-we-all-get-together culinary...