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Manheim Central JANUARY 15, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXI • NO 2

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

The Merchandiser is teaming up with Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc.’s other community newspapers - the Pennysaver, Advertiser, and Community Courier - to create one go-to spot to engage with the community on Facebook. The new Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/townlively. Community members may follow the new page to stay connected to the areas where they live, work, and play through nonprofit news, community happenings, local sports coverage, and much more. The Facebook page supplements EPC’s www.townlively.com website, where readers can find digital editions of the community newspapers, read articles, learn about community events, and more. NETWORKING EVENT

The Manheim Chamber of Commerce is introducing 3 C’s: Connections Through Coffee and Conversations, a morning networking event to be held on the fourth Wednesday of alternate months. It will take place on Jan. 22 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Hearth and Harrow Restaurant at Pleasant View Communities, 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. Admission will be free for Chamber members and by invitation for others. Register online at www.manheimchamber.com.

Farm Show Attendees “Imagine The Opportunities� pg 5

Kraybill Plans Book Fair pg 2

Spotlighting Local Cuisine pg 3

Community Invited To Experience “A Taste Of MCDS� By Chelsea Peifer

On Monday, Feb. 3, the community is invited to experience A Taste of Manheim Christian Day School (MCDS) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the school, which is located at 686 Lebanon Road, Manheim. Food, live entertainment, and a scavenger hunt will be among the family-friendly activities planned, and people will have an opportunity to tour the school and meet faculty and staff members. The evening will kick off with a free taco dinner being served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. or while supplies last, followed by an ice cream social starting at 7:30 p.m. Clown and juggler duo Cissy and the Man, of WJTL Kids Cookie Break Fest fame, will be at the school to greet and interact with children. MCDS guitar students will play acoustic music. Children may participate in a scavenger hunt - with variations geared

toward different age groups - to receive a prize. All guests will be eligible to enter a drawing to win four free tickets to “Queen Esther� at Sight & Sound Theatres in Ronks. Those tickets will be valid for a performance between March 14 and Dec. 31. MCDS principal Jennifer Knecht, who has been serving at the school for nine years, said that MCDS wanted to offer something new in lieu of their traditional winter open house. “We want to have a community event so that people can come in and see our school, and they can meet our teachers and see some of the things that we do - in a fun environment,� shared Knecht. “We’re really excited about it.� Teachers will lead art, physical fitness, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities for children throughout the scavenger hunt. “It’s free to the See MCDS pg 2

Members of the Manheim Christian Day School community invite the public to A Taste of MCDS from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 3. The evening will include a free taco dinner, live entertainment, children’s activities, and time to ask questions and learn about the school, which provides Christian education for students in prekindergarten to eighth grade.

BASKETBALL GAMES

a team in the American Basketball Association, has home games at Warwick Middle School, 401 Maple St., Lititz, on Saturday, Jan. 18, versus the Connecticut Headliners at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 25, versus the Northeast Enforcers at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 26, versus the Norristown Knights at 2 p.m.; and Saturday, Feb. 15, versus the West Chester Wildcats at 7 p.m. For more information, readers may email ephratathunder@gmail.com. UPCOMING MEETING

Lancaster County Postcard Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The program will be member participation using the theme “One of My Favorite Postcards.� The postcard competition will be “A Postcard With Number 20 of 20 Items on the Card.� The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 717-413-6882 or search for “Lancaster County Postcard Club� on Facebook.

Trinity Lutheran Church To Host Clothing Giveaway And Meal

Comforters Offer Warmth At Providence Shelter By Dayna M. Reidenouer

When homeless individuals check into the new Providence Shelter at Water Street Mission, 210 S. Prince St., Lancaster, they keep warm under brightly colored comforters handsewn with love. Rosene Weaver has long been a member of the sewing circle at Hammer Creek Mennonite Church. The

By Chelsea Peifer

In October each year, people start calling the office at Trinity Lutheran Church, 47 W. Main St., Mount Joy, to ask about the annual clothing giveaway the church holds in January. “People are already checking in then to see if we’re doing it again,� shared Elayne Olson, who serves as the office and outreach coordinator at the church. Calls come in from people interested in donating and from people wanting to mark their calendars to attend. “It’s something people really look forward to,� Olson said. See Giveaway pg 4 The

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group makes comforters that are distributed to disaster survivors and refugees by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) as well as to homeless people by shelters in the Reading area. A comforter is made from a top pieced from squares that typically measure between 4 and 8 inches per side and a solid backing, together sandwiching quilt batting or a heavy piece of fabric. The three layers are tied together with See Comforters pg 4

Hammer Creek Mennonite Church sewing circle members Rosene Weaver (left) and Erma Martin were instrumental in assembling and delivering comforters for the cots at Water Street Mission’s Providence Shelter. Opportunities to contribute to the emergency shelter are ongoing.

Trinity Lutheran Church of Mount Joy office and outreach coordinator Elayne Olson invites the community to a clothing giveaway and meal at the church from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 25. Gently used clothing donations will be accepted through Jan. 19.

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