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FEBRUARY 3, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 7
GSV Half/10K Introduces New Race Director Allison Cuthie Will Take Over 2021 Event BY ANN MEAD ASH
Wanda Sauder (left) and Alora are building a relationship as mentor and mentee, respectively, in the CrossNet Cross Jr. program for fourth- and fifth-grade students in the ELANCO School District.
Cross Jr. Mentoring Program Returns To ELANCO Schools hen Charis Pankratz, mentoring and education director with CrossNet Ministries, finished revamping the Cross Jr. program, changing it from a group activity program into an intentional one-on-one mentoring meetup, for the fall 2019 semester, she was excited to move forward. Fortunately, the advent of COVID-19 restrictions did not dampen her enthusiasm. “We did complete that year of programming,� said Pankratz, who wrapped up the program in a virtual format in the spring of 2020. “We had eight students at each elementary school, so a total of 16 kids completed (Cross Jr.), and we
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had some closure.� When Pankratz learned that outside volunteers would not be allowed on ELANCO School District (ESD) premises in the fall of 2020,
“Our goal is to provide a safe space for underresourced (students) in ESD to connect with a positive adult,� shared Pankratz. she knew that change would affect Cross Jr. “The whole essence (of Cross Jr.) was that the mentors meet with students and me at the school, which had eliminated the transportation
See GSV Half/10K pg 5
Runner Allison Cuthie will take over the helm of the Garden Spot Village Half Marathon and 10K for 2021.
Manheim Township Rec. Introduces Homeschool Phys. Ed.
barriers,� noted Pankratz, who spent the fall semester remodeling the program to fit COVID-19 ESD policy restrictions. The result is a pilot program for five students in fourth and fifth grades and their mentors that started the week of Feb. 1 and will be held through the week of Monday, April 19. Mentors and students will meet at two locations. Those who live outside New Holland and wish to meet on Tuesdays after school may utilize the lobby of Pine Grove Church in Bowmansville. Mentors and mentees in the New Holland area may meet at the CrossNet Youth Center on Thursday afternoons. CrossNet protocol for masks and social distancing will be followed.
When Michael Kurland graduated from the University of Tennessee, he headed to Jacksonville, Fla., with an idea. “I realized there was a large homeschool contingency down there,� said Kurland. “I started a homeschool PE (physical education) program.� In 2003, Kurland began teaching a curriculum
See Cross Jr. pg 6
See Homeschool Phys. Ed. pg 5
BY ANN MEAD ASH
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Holding a safe but in-person event was a top goal for Allison Cuthie, associate director of development with Garden Spot Village (GSV) and now race director for the GSV Half Marathon and 10K scheduled for Saturday, March 27, beginning at 8 a.m. at GSV, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. “As a runner, I really want people to have the opportunity to run,� shared Cuthie, who noted that race volunteers, most of whom are GSV residents, have been open to safe ways they can help out so the event can be held. The 2020 race was held in a virtual format. Former race director Scott Miller, chief marketing director at GSV, began working with Cuthie more than a year ago to prepare her to take over the race, which has been a tradition in the area for more than
a decade. “I spent time ‌ observing everything (Miller) and staff members were doing so I was familiar,â€? recalled Cuthie, who said when it was time to start planning the 2021 event, Miller asked if she was ready to take over. Well aware that the year would bring challenges, Cuthie took on the role.