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IN THIS ISSUE: MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM SET IN MANHEIM page 9

Manheim Central MAY 22, 2019

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LX • NO 20

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BLOOD DRIVE

Pleasant View Communities, 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim, will hold its annual community blood drive on Thursday, June 6, from 1 to 6 p.m. to support the American Red Cross blood program. Eligible donors of all blood types may participate. Donors should enter Pleasant View’s campus at the main entrance. The American Red Cross will send participants a gift card via email. To make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767). A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Age and weight requirements apply. BUSINESS SEMINAR

will hold a Women Engaged in Business seminar on Wednesday, June 5, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Waltz Vineyards and Estate Winery, 1599 Old Line Road, Manheim. Business owners Jan and Kimberly Waltz will share their experience. Jan is a sixth-generation Lancaster County farmer with a related degree from Penn State University. Kimberly has experience with family business and marketing, and she holds a related degree from Penn State. There is a fee, which includes a catered breakfast. Chamber members will receive a discount. To register, visit www.manheim chamber.com or contact Kelly Lauver at 717-665-6330. CLOSING CEREMONY

H.C. Burgard Elementary School and the Manheim Central School District will honor 64 years of learning at H.C. Burgard at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31. A parade with the Manheim Central High School marching band and H.C. Burgard’s fourth-grade band will lead students and staff along the streets that surround the school. A building tour will be offered at 2 p.m. Call the school office at 717-665-8900. Monday, June 3, is the rain date for the parade and celebration.

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Mount Hope To Celebrate 50 Years By Chelsea Peifer

Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community (MHNRC), 3026 Mount Hope Home Road, Manheim, has a strong heritage and fascinating history that the public is invited to learn more about at its 50th anniversary celebration and old-fashioned picnic on Saturday, June 1. The old-fashioned picnic will take place rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with meals from Peters’ Barbecue available to purchase. Each meal will include a whole leg chicken, a baked potato, baked beans, applesauce, a roll and butter, a dessert, and a beverage. Takeout meals will be available to pick up via a drive-through option by entering along Mount Hope Home Road and exiting by way of Cider Press Road. Other family-friendly events will

include yard games and live music. A special anniversary service is planned for 1 p.m., with seating under a large tent. “If you’re a history buff in the community, you’re really going to want to come to this,” said director of advancement Kris Wilson. “Not only does Mount Hope have a rich history in its foundational roots, but the Mount Hope nursing facility fills a special niche The community is invited to a 50th anniversary celebration and old-fashioned picnic at in the community - one that is Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community on June 1. The 50-bed skilled nursing instrumental in caring for the com- facility was established by the Dunkard Brethren Church in 1969 in the former Chiques meetinghouse (left photo) and was purchased by Ephrata Grace Point Church munity’s aging population.” MHNRC has 50 beds and has of the Nazarene in 2006. been named a five-star, deficiencyfree skilled nursing facility by the Penn- Dunkard Brethren Church Home in care. MHNRC’s original structure - the sylvania Department of Health. 1969 after the Dunkard Brethren Mount Hope Meetinghouse - was built Although today MHNRC is a nonprofit Church purchased the Mount Hope in 1910 by the Chiques congregation as ministry of Grace Point Church of the Meetinghouse in 1965 for the purpose a place of worship. Ephrata Grace Point Nazarene, Wilson explained that the of establishing a home for the elderly in Church of the Nazarene purchased the home got its start as the Mount Hope the community who were in need of home from Dunkard Brethren in 2006. See Mount Hope pg 4

Northwest EMS Presents Stirling Scholarships

MPACT To Stage “James And The Giant Peach Jr.”

By Chelsea Peifer

On May 15, Northwest Emergency Medical Services (NWEMS) presented Robert C. Stirling Educational Scholarships to two students during Manheim Central High School’s (MCHS) awards ceremony for graduating seniors. The ceremony took place at Manheim Central Middle School. The scholarships are offered each spring through the Stirling family and NWEMS, which the Manheim Veterans Memorial Ambulance Association merged with in 2013. A committee of NWEMS and Stirling family representatives selects the recipients each year. The $1,000 educational scholarship is named in memory and honor of Bob Stirling, who was

Northwest Emergency Medical Services (NWEMS) community outreach manager Lori Shenk (third from left) and paramedic Lisa Latsha (second from right) congratulate 2019 Robert C. Stirling Educational Scholarship recipients Savannah Heisey (second from left) and Brittany Benner (third from right). Stirling’s sisters Jean Shelly (far left) and Beth Runk (far right) also attended the May 15 awards ceremony See Scholarships pg 11 where the scholarships were bestowed.

Manheim Performing Arts Community Theatre (MPACT) will present “James and the Giant Peach Jr.” at Manheim Central Middle School at 7 p.m. on May 30 and 31 and at 2 and 5 p.m. on June 1. By Chelsea Peifer

Students and volunteers at Manheim Performing Arts Community Theatre (MPACT) have been hard at work preparing to bring the wonderful, whimsical world of “James and the

Giant Peach Jr.” to life. Based on Roald Dahl’s quirky novel, the junior musical follows James as he is sent by his aunts to chop down an old fruit tree and discovers a magic potion that grows a larger-than-life size peach, kicking off a wild journey. See MPACT pg 12

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