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MAY 5, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 15
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A Year In The Life Of Seniors valeen Weinhold, a 96-yearold resident of Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim, summed up the resilience of senior citizens this past year when she imparted the lesson she’s learned from the pandemic: “Lean on the Lord and go to your knees. … This, too, shall pass.”
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While COVID-19 has affected all segments of the population, the impact has been particularly hard on seniors like Evaleen, who have dealt with fear, isolation and loneliness as the pandemic has closed retirement communities to the public. With restrictions being lifted, seniors at Mount Hope reflected on this past year - and how community members can help support the mission of the retirement community. Before she came to Mount Hope, Evaleen worked as a registered nurse and raised four children with her husband, Ernest, who passed away in 2015. When the pandemic hit, she learned to cope without visits from her children and grandchildren. “I just didn’t feel as free,” she recalled. “I kept thinking, ‘This, too, will be conquered,’ ... The Lord gives me what I can bear and the wherewithal to bear it if I need to.” While
Kids’ Color Fun Run Scheduled
See Seniors pg 4
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When the pandemic prompted the Manheim Area Chamber of Commerce to cancel its annual Rock-N-Glow 5K, Chamber members regrouped and came up with an alternative. The Kids’ Color Fun Run will be held on Saturday, May 15, at Manheim Central Middle School, 261 White Oak Road. The festivities will kick off at 4 p.m., and the race will run from 7 to 8 p.m. See Fun Run pg 2
Barbara Mayo (left) and her roommate, Marlene Campbell, enjoy praying and singing together at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community.
Make-A-Wish Truck Convoy Scheduled For Mother’s Day
The Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy will run through Manheim and Mount Joy on Sunday, May 9. Each star on the Wish Angel trailer represents a Wish child in the area who has passed away in the 32 years of the event.
The Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley Mother’s Day Truck Convoy will roll through town on Sunday, May 9. This year’s 100-truck convoy will leave from the Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction at 1:30 p.m. and will run a route from Manheim through Mount Joy. “The auto auction will not be open to the public, and we won’t be having the carnival we usually have, but there are still several ways for people to participate,” said Terry
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Graff Chosen For All-State Ensemble . . . . . .4 Manheim Community Library To Hold Book Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 14th Annual EPC Golf Outing To Benefit Good Samaritan Services . . . . .6 Business Directory . . . . . .7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . .10 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .11
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Evaleen Weinhold spends time at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community enjoying inspirational books, playing Scrabble and reading the newspaper.
her family could no longer come and sit on her bed with her, they could talk to her on a phone from outside her window. For 90-year-old Barbara Mayo, the pandemic not only brought isolation from family members, but it also forced a separation between Barbara and her husband of 67 years, Devere. After having a stroke, Devere went to a rehab facility, but soon Barbara found she couldn’t visit him due to restrictions. “It was terrible,” she said, noting that she could only see Devere through a window. “He was very, very lonely and we watched (him) simply deteriorate. I felt like my world was collapsing.” Barbara prayed that an opportunity would open for the couple to move somewhere together, and she soon learned about Mount Hope, which focuses on keeping couples together if at all possible. Devere and Barbara spent five months together at Mount Hope before he passed away in January. Barbara wasn’t sure how she’d get through the days without
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