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MARCH 30, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 9
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The Ride Of A Lifetime BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Even as a baby, Hunter Bristow loved trains. “We call him the train master,” said his grandma Donna Frias. In early March, Hunter got to experience the ride of a lifetime when Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley arranged for the 10-year-old from Lititz to spend the day as a train engineer with Amtrak. Hunter was born with osteochondrodysplasia, a rare hereditary bone and cartilage condition. After a surgical mistake three years ago, he was paralyzed and now uses a wheelchair to get around. Although he was eligible for his wish in 2019, he had to wait a few years due to the pandemic. When the big day finally arrived, Hunter was all smiles as he got ready to board the train at the Lancaster Amtrak station. “Ever since he’s been a little kid, we’ve been buying him toy trains and taking him on train rides,” noted Hunter’s father, Daniel Bristow. “He probably has thousands and thousands of trains at home. He’s always looking for new ones and different ones.” See Ride pg 4
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BY CATHY MOLITORIS
hen Teen Central holds its annual banquet, people will get to see firsthand how the organization is impacting the community, said executive director Janelle Heying. The banquet will be held on Tuesday, April 26, at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the event will run until 8:30 p.m.
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Tickets are free for the event, which will feature a catered meal by Country Home Catering, along with donated desserts and an ice cream bar. A silent auction will also be held, offering a variety of items. “We have a lot of local things that have been donated,” Heying stated. “We have baskets, including a chocolate lovers’ basket from a local church. We have homemade cornhole boards that our students at Teen Central have been helping to decorate. We have Sight &
Sound (Theatre) tickets. Horst Arts here in Manheim donated a craft basket. … It’s a nice variety of baskets and tickets to events and activities.” After dinner, the banquet will feature an update on the Teen Central ministry. The guest speaker for the evening will be Bill Johnson, owner of Iron Nature. “He takes scrap metal and things that have been discarded and turns them into these beautiful creations,” Heying said of the Annville-based artist. “He creates
metalwork for God’s glory.” Johnson’s mission, she noted, is to teach others about Jesus through art. “He repurposes things that others have seen as trash and transforms them into a vessel for sharing God’s love,” she explained. “We are very excited that he’s going to be speaking at our banquet and sharing his testimony. What he does with his artwork very closely mirrors our mission at Teen Central of how God works and transforms to create beautiful things in all of us.” See Banquet pg 6
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Executive director Janelle Heying, holding a banquet invitation, with students from Teen Central