Manheim Central townlively.com
JANUARY 10, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 50
Sertoma delivers holiday smiles BY CATHY MOLITORIS
People in Manheim enjoyed some holiday cheer thanks to the Manheim Sertoma Club. Members of the club handed out 150 meals through the Manheim Central Food Pantry in December, using more than $5,000 in proceeds from a car show the club held in September.
“The distribution of meals originally started over 20 years ago with a small group of Manheim residents, members of Sertoma, who went personally to the homes of families in the community to deliver holiday meals,” explained Mike Connelly, club treasurer. Over time, the project evolved to include the food pantry and Salem United Methodist Church. See Sertoma pg 8
Shayna Sharp (left), Susan Ford (center) and Robin Buchmoyer with some of the purses that will be available at the Women’s Club of Manheim bingo
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
of how well bingo has been doing, we’ve been able to give five,” Sharp stated. The club also uses proceeds to fund community grants. “Last year, we were able to award almost $10,000 in grants,” Sharp commented. Recipients included Manheim Central Post Prom, the Home on Ferdinand and Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, where funds were used to install wheelchair-accessible garden beds and materials for residents. Recently, the club provided Christmas gifts and grocer y gift cards to 29 children from eight families in the Manheim community. Sharp encourages everyone to come out for the bingo, noting that the event usually sells out. “It’s just a fun afternoon,” she said. “Everyone always has a good time.”
Become a friend to bees BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“Honey bees pollinate a third of everything we eat,” said Master Beekeeper Denny Gorman. “Without them, we wouldn’t have most of the fruit we eat. Honey bees also pollinate 100% of the almonds grown in this country.” Gorman, who is vice president of the Lancaster County Beekeepers Society, is passionate about the insects. He invites other people who are interested in learning more to attend the 2024 New Beekeeper Workshop. It will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The event will cover everything people need to start the hobby of beekeeping. “We provide a continental breakfast and a very nice lunch,” Gorman said. “I personally teach a class in honey bee biology and hive biology. We teach classes in how to extract honey, where to place your hives, a little bit on diseases. We try to prepare a new beekeeper with the basic info they need to start beekeeping.” Gorman has been a beekeeper for seven years. He started the hobby after he retired from a
See Bingo pg 5
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ome out for an afternoon of fun, and you could win a prize while supporting people and organizations in the Manheim community. The Women’s Club of Manheim will hold a designer purse bingo on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Farm Show Exhibition Center, 502 Adele Ave. Doors will open at noon, and bingo will begin at 1 p.m. A ticket will provide three cards for 20 games of regular bingo. Four specialty bingo games will be available for purchase at the door. “All of the prizes for bingo are designer bags - Coach, Kate Spade and Michael Kors purses,” said Shayna Sharp, bingo chair. Additionally, numerous local businesses and individuals,
including Buchmoyer Electric, Witman Auctioneers, Edge Fiber & Wireless Development, New Street Laundry, Manheim Auto Auction and Laserdome, have donated items for giveaways. “Last year, we had 54 (giveaway) items,” Sharp recalled. Items range from gift baskets to gift cards. Food will also be available for purchase during bingo, and all proceeds from the event will be used by the Women’s Club to support projects in Manheim. “One hundred percent of everything we’re raising goes back into the Manheim community,” Sharp shared, adding that the bingo is the club’s biggest fundraiser. “Last year, we raised over $12,000.” Proceeds are used to fund scholarships for senior girls at Manheim Central High School. “Typically, we give at least three, but because
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