Manheim Central FEBRUARY 13, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: NEW CONCERT SERIES WILL FEATURE FLUTE CHOIR page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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NONCOMPETITIVE WALKS
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SONGS OF INSPIRATION
Servant Stage will perform “A Million Dreams: Songs of Inspiration” at Zion Lutheran Church, 1905 Broad St., East Petersburg, on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. “A Million Dreams: Songs of Inspiration” features songs of faith, hope, and love. Admission is free, though a freewill offering will be received. For more information, readers may call 717-569-1359 or 717-455-0255. A full list of performances is available at www.ServantStageCompany.com.
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By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Ghanaian President Nana AkufoAddo announced last September that 2019 would be the Year of Return, the start of a 15-year campaign to increase tourism and investment in the small West African country. Ghana was pivotal in the slave trade, and Akufo-Addo hopes to welcome people of African descent to the country that most likely played a role in their heritage. The loss of untold numbers of people to the slave trade and colonial rule has had a long-lasting impact on the people of Ghana. “Ghana is a part of the world where great need exists,” said Troy Pfoutz, administrative director of Ghana Initiative Mobile Medical Mission, which is based in Mount Joy. “Many people in this West African nation struggle to meet basic needs. Each day, many poor
and needy parents have to decide whether to prepare a single meal for their family or to pay the fees necessary to send their children to school.” To alleviate some of the impoverished Ghanaians’ physical needs and to lighten their spiritual burdens as well, Ghana Initiative has sent medical teams throughout the country for more than five years. The teams of Ghanaians and Americans provide much-needed health care at no cost while striving to share God’s love with everyone they meet. As reported in a recent ministry newsletter, UNICEF’s statistics show that malaria, an insect-borne disease, contributes to the death of approximately 20,000 children every year. During medical clinics in 2018, Ghana Initiative volunteers distributed insecticide-treated nets purchased from UNICEF to more than 1,000 homes in See Ghana Initiative pg 3
The Lancaster County Postcard Club
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Mentoring Across The Miles
Boys ages 12 to 18 who take part in LifeCycles take rides in Lancaster County and beyond. LifeCycles is a bicycle ministry associated with Community Fellowship Church in Lancaster.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, will host “The Lafayette Square Tragedy,” a first-person presentation, during Presidents Day Living History at Wheatland on Monday, Feb. 18. Tours will be offered at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Visitors will be transported back to the White House in late February 1859 as President Buchanan, first lady Harriet Lane, and housekeeper Hetty Parker celebrate the admission of Oregon as the 33rd state of the Union. Advance reservations are recommended. For details, call 717-392-4633 or visit www.lancasterhistory.org.
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Benefit Auction Aims To Aid Medical Mission In Ghana
“ANYTHING RED”
will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The program will be a members’ market, with members selling postcards and other items. The postcard competition will be “Anything Red.” The meeting is open to the public. For more information, readers may call 717-413-6882.
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LifeCycles Helps Youths Stay On Track By Ann Mead Ash
At the end of each year, Lee Deremer, founder of LifeCycles, creates a presentation that shows each young man who
participates in the program how far he has ridden a bicycle by taking part in regular weekly and added challenge rides. “We hold an end-of-the-year celebration (with) an awards ceremony,” said Deremer. “I list all the boys who have participated by name on a map.” Deremer uses the map to create a See LifeCycles pg 4
During a recent clinic hosted by Ghana Initiative Mobile Medical Mission, biological scientist Daniel Senoo (right) collected blood from a young boy to check for malaria. An auction in Denver on Feb. 23 will raise funds for the organization.
Middle School Holds Spelling Bee Manheim Central Middle School students recently participated in a spelling bee. The top four students were seventh-grader Aaron Vogel, eighth-grader Kathryn Glover, seventh-grader Averie Kemberling, and seventh-grader Gavin Achen. The winner was Aaron Vogel. The top four spellers from the school-level contest will take a written test on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Conestoga Valley. High performers on the written test may participate in the next
level of the spelling bee on Friday, March 22, also at Conestoga Valley. In addition to Aaron, Kathryn, Averie, and Gavin, the following students participated in Manheim Central Middle School’s spelling bee: sixth-graders Elisa Rankin, Isabel Mayfield, Kayden Dietrich, Lily Temple, Landon Cash, Kiana Zimmerman, Matthew Stephens, Quinn Hoover, and Avery Krell; seventh-graders Julie Lindberg, Katrina Alvarez-Green, Payton Wilkinson, See Spelling Bee pg 7
Manheim Central Middle School recently held a spelling bee, featuring students in sixth through eighth grades.
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will offer noncompetitive 10K and 6K walks in Lititz on Saturday, Feb. 16. The start point will be St. James Catholic Church, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz. The walks will go past Warwick High School, through Lititz Springs Park and down Main Street, where walkers can enjoy the ice sculptures and food available as part of the Lititz Fire and Ice Festival. Participants may start anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and must finish by 4 p.m. A cost for IVV credit has been set; participation is free for all others. For more information, readers may call David Barber at 717-626-6103 or visit www.avaclubs.org/pdp.
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