Elizabethtown JANUARY 2, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 52
LECTURE SERIES
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FINANCIAL CLASSES
LCBC - Manheim, 2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, will kick off a new five-week series, Set for Life. Dave Ramsey will join the gatherings during the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 5, through Monday, Jan. 7. LCBC will also offer multiple Financial Peace University (FPU) groups throughout the week beginning in mid-January. FPU is a nine-week course that teaches wise money management. Groups will meet at the church and in homes. To register and view a full list of class dates and times, visit www.lcbcchurch.com/ events/fpu. BIBLE STUDIES
320 Musser Road, Mount Joy, will offer women’s Bible studies on Wednesdays beginning on Jan. 9. The morning study will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Class options will include “Adamant” by Lisa Bevere and “Psalm 23” by Jennifer Rothschild. The evening study will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. “It Is Not Supposed to Be This Way” by Lysa TerKeurst will be the class topic. Free child care will be available for both sessions. Visit www.mjmc.org or call the church at 717-653-5660. LUNCH SOCIAL
Hershey Medical Center retirees will get together for a lunch social on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hoss’s Steak & Sea House, 9009 Bridge Road (Route 322), Hummelstown. A banquet room will be provided by the restaurant. Retirees will be responsible for purchasing their own meals, and meal orders will be taken at the table after being seated. The purpose of the group is to meet quarterly on a social basis. Call Ginny Mullen at 717-641-3332 or Ellie Kuntz at 717-469-0220.
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Frozen Foot Race Series Enters 30th Year By Chelsea Peifer
The Frozen Foot 5K and 10K Race Series is back for its 30th year. The three-race series will kick off on Sunday, Jan. 20, at Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown. Participants who complete all three races will now have the opportunity to collect a unique set of finishers’ medals. “This is the first year that we’ve added finishers’ medals,” explained race director Chuck Wells. “If you finish all three races, you’ll be able to build yourself a snowman (out of the medals).” The races are set to begin at 2 p.m. on Sundays, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, and March 17, on the campus of Elizabethtown College. Each of the three races will follow the same rolling route through a neighboring development and around the college campus. Wells noted that the Idiots
Option 10K, which was added for the first time in 2017, was a success and will be available again for those looking to complete a longer distance by covering the 5K course twice. The name sparked from a conversation Wells had in the past with two participants: One suggested the addition of a 10K, while the other remarked, “What kind of idiot would do that?” Interested individuals may register for the 5K or 10K series at www.appliedracemgmt.com/events. Those who register for the series by the first race will receive a custom longsleeve tech shirt. On-site registration will also be available prior to each race. Race packet pickup will take place on race days between noon and 1:45 p.m. in the Bucher Meetinghouse at Elizabethtown College. Signage will be posted directing participants to the area. See Frozen Foot pg 7
The 30th annual Frozen Foot 5K and 10K Race Series will offer three Sunday afternoon races at Elizabethtown College on Jan. 20, Feb. 17, and March 17. New for 2019 is the addition of finishers’ medals for those who complete all three races.
Power Packs - Serving And Growing GBC, Manheim BIC To Host Night To Shine By Ann Mead Ash
By Chelsea Peifer
Back in 2004, Joan Espenshade noticed the large number of children waiting for breakfast outside a Lancaster city school on a Monday morning. Recognizing that these children may not be receiving adequate nutrition over the weekend, she founded Power Packs Project to help meet the nutritional needs of those children between Friday and Monday over the school year. The project sought to educate families as well by providing a recipe using lowcost ingredients that they could learn to replicate. Today, Power Packs Project has grown to help feed 1,600 families weekly 32 weeks per year by distributing ingredients for one low-cost meal in most Lancaster County school districts, but Jennifer Thompson, who became executive director in May, has identified several challenges Power Packs
Grace Baptist Church (GBC) of Lancaster and Manheim Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church are teaming up to present the Lancaster Collaboration of Night to Shine. Sponsored in part by the Tim Tebow Foundation, Night to Shine is centered on celebrating people with special needs through an unforgettable prom experience. The annual
See Power Packs pg 4
Jennifer Thompson, who became executive director of Power Packs Project in 2018, holds a jar of peanut butter, one of many staples the program provides to area families in need. The program also provides recipes and low-cost ingredients needed to make them.
event is one of several ministries led by the foundation established by Tebow, a former professional quarterback and current professional baseball outfielder. GBC has hosted a Night to Shine for the past two years, and event coordinator Joell Ketcham said that GBC decided to try a new and larger location for 2019. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 8, in the gymnasium at Manheim BIC, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. See Night To Shine pg 8
The Lancaster Collaboration of Night to Shine, a prom experience for teenagers and adults with special needs, will take place on Feb. 8 at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church. Organizers are currently seeking volunteers and donations.
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1 Alpha Drive will host a business lecture on Friday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon in Room 212 of the college’s Hoover Building. Michael Biggerstaff, owner and CEO of NXTbook Media Group, will be the speaker. The lecture series features senior-level executives speaking about their businesses and programs that are offered to their customers. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Stephanie VanderMey at vandermeys@etown .edu or 717-361-1982 or visit www.etown.edu/depts/business/ business-events.aspx#mmmars.