Manheim Central MAY 8, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: ARM OF HOPE 5K SET FOR MAY 18 page 6
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 18
PURSE BINGO
The Manheim Central Marching Band Boosters will hold a designer purse bingo fundraiser on Saturday, May 18, at the Manheim Farm Show building, 508 Adele Ave., Manheim. Doors will open at 3 p.m., with games to begin at 4 p.m. There will also be concessions and special games. Tickets may be purchased in advance for a set price, with a higher price at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Wendy at 717-201-4075 or mcmbpursebingotickets@gmail.com. HEARTH COOKING
The Manheim Historical Society will hold a hearth-style lunch at the Keith House, East High Street, Manheim, on Saturday, May 18, at 11:30 a.m. or 1:15 p.m. This will be a home-cooked meal as prepared in the 1700s, with a menu including chicken corn soup, cornbread and apple cobbler. A ticket price per person has been set. To purchase tickets, call 717-665-7989 or email manheim historicsociety@gmail.com. CAR SHOW
The Abigail L. Longenecker Memorial Foundation
Rapho Township Wins Award pg 6
By Chelsea Peifer
Over the years, Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft Show founder and chairperson Marilyn Hobday received numerous requests from exhibitors for a spring show to be added into the calendar in addition to the traditional fall event. “Finally after enough prodding, I decided to go for it,” said Hobday with a laugh. “Our main focus for this first year is just getting a lot of quality art work,” Hobday continued. “It’s going to be a fun show. I think this will get people excited about the fall show, and I think they’re really going to complement each other.” The inaugural spring Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft Show will take place on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Root’s Country Market,
705 Graystone Road, Manheim. Admission and parking are both free, and the outdoor show will take place rain or shine. Approximately 100 exhibitors will fill the stands at the spring show, including painters, photographers, jewelers, potters, woodworkers, and others representing a range of The first-ever spring Heart of Lancaster Arts and Craft styles within their fields, Show is planned for May 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the from traditional to contem- grounds of Root’s Country Market in Manheim. porary and beyond. “It’s a Admission and parking are free. nice eclectic show, and I like that there’s something there for every price point,” Hobday of the artists and crafters will be Showcasing original work rather than traveling from outside the central reproductions has been of the utmost added. “There are a lot of new (exhibitors) Pennsylvania region to participate in importance to Hobday for the fall coming, and it’s almost fifty-fifty with the show, but Hobday emphasized show as well, which has been held for arts and crafts,” noted Hobday. Some that they all feature handmade work. 31 years and counting. See Heart Of Lancaster pg 2
SSC To Present “Company”
Friends Group Prepares For Book Sale By Chelsea Peifer
The school year is winding down, but that does not mean anything is slowing down at the Manheim Community Library, 15 E. High St., Manheim.
PHOTO CONTEST
The Lancaster County Bird Club, in cooperation with Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (MCWMA) and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will hold a photo contest sponsored by Len Eiserer, author of “The American Robin: A Backyard Institution.” The subject is “Birds of Lancaster or Lebanon Counties.” In addition to the winning photographs, an award for the best photo taken at MCWMA will be included. Cash prizes will be awarded. The deadline is Thursday, Aug. 1. For details, visit www.lancasterbirdclub.org under Special Programs or contact Barbara Hunsberger at 717-984-2738 or phunsberger@comcast.net.
School Gears Up For Benefit Auction pg 5
Heart Of Lancaster Show To Debut Spring Event
Susquehanna Stage Company performers, including (front, from left) Deb Good-Zeiner, Layne Zeiner, Kevin Ditzler, Cara Ditzler, Josh Schwartz, Jordyn McCrady, Asher Johnson, (back) Beth Gable, Kent Gable, Chrissy Nickel, and Caleb Heckman, will present “Company” on select dates from May 10 to 19 at the Marietta Center for the Arts. By Chelsea Peifer
Dark comedy and iconic music are some of the hallmarks of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning
“Company,” which Susquehanna Stage Company (SSC) will bring to the stage of the Marietta Center for the Arts beginning on Friday, May 10, for its first musical of the 2019 season. See “Company” pg 10
Preparations are underway for the Summer Reading Program and for one of the fundraising events that helps to make it possible: the Friends of the Manheim Community Library spring book sale. See Book Sale pg 3
The board members of the Friends of the Manheim Community Library, including (from left) Stacey Gibble Barrick, Carolyn Peters, Elaine Gantz, Sharon Williams, Noreen Trostle, Kelly Barthol, Kathy Bower, and (not pictured) Vickie Nelson, invite the public to the spring book sale on May 16 to 18 at the Manheim Farm Show Exhibition Hall. A preview night for Friends members will take place on May 15.
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will benefit from the 14th annual spring car, truck and cycle show at Root’s Country Market, 705 Graystone Road, Manheim, on Saturday, May 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be a swap meet, a chili cookoff, a disc jockey, a flea market and crafts. Vendors are welcome. For more information, readers may email specialevents@rootsmarket.com, call 717-898-7443 or visit www.abbysfoundation.org.
Barons Split Meet At Ephrata pg 12